diff --git a/wp-includes/post-template.php b/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 0ad352c328..cdc2341c04 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -1963,3 +1963,28 @@ function wp_list_post_revisions( $post_id = 0, $type = 'all' ) {
 	echo $rows;
 	echo '</ul>';
 }
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the parent post object for the given post.
+ *
+ * @since 5.7.0
+ *
+ * @param int|WP_Post|null $post Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.
+ * @return WP_Post|null Parent post object, or null if there isn't one.
+ */
+function get_parent_post( $post = null ) {
+	$wp_post = get_post( $post );
+	return ! empty( $wp_post->post_parent ) ? get_post( $wp_post->post_parent ) : null;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Returns whether the given post has a parent post.
+ *
+ * @since 5.7.0
+ *
+ * @param int|WP_Post|null $post Optional. Post ID or WP_Post object. Default is global $post.
+ * @return bool Whether the post has a parent post.
+ */
+function has_parent_post( $post = null ) {
+	return (bool) get_parent_post( $post );
+}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 81c81725ae..cb10867bea 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-50126';
+$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-50127';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.