diff --git a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/js/index.js b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/js/index.js
index b6919261e8..c6f7a0a909 100644
--- a/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/js/index.js
+++ b/wp-content/themes/twentytwenty/assets/js/index.js
@@ -137,6 +137,17 @@ twentytwenty.coverModals = {
 			var target = event.target;
 			var modal = document.querySelector( '.cover-modal.active' );
 
+			// if target onclick is <a> with # within the href attribute
+			if ( event.target.tagName.toLowerCase() === 'a' && event.target.hash.includes( '#' ) && modal !== null ) {
+				// untoggle the modal
+				this.untoggleModal( modal );
+				// wait 550 and scroll to the anchor
+				setTimeout( function() {
+					var anchor = document.getElementById( event.target.hash.slice( 1 ) );
+					anchor.scrollIntoView();
+				}, 550 );
+			}
+
 			if ( target === modal ) {
 				this.untoggleModal( target );
 			}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 9b31645e18..bcc1004c99 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47783';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47784';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.