diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
index 122a719450..993fb7cafc 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-comments-list-table.php
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ class WP_Comments_List_Table extends WP_List_Table {
 		$edit_post_cap = $post ? 'edit_post' : 'edit_posts';
 
 		if ( ! current_user_can( $edit_post_cap, $comment->comment_post_ID )
-			&& ( ! empty( $post->post_password )
+			&& ( post_password_required( $comment->comment_post_ID )
 				|| ! current_user_can( 'read_post', $comment->comment_post_ID ) )
 		) {
 			// The user has no access to the post and thus cannot see the comments.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
index 31168803d9..30d7c854cb 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-list-table.php
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ class WP_List_Table {
 		$edit_post_cap = $post_object ? 'edit_post' : 'edit_posts';
 
 		if ( ! current_user_can( $edit_post_cap, $post_id )
-			&& ( ! empty( $post_object->post_password )
+			&& ( post_password_required( $post_id )
 				|| ! current_user_can( 'read_post', $post_id ) )
 		) {
 			// The user has no access to the post and thus cannot see the comments.
diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
index bbbeb0b855..ea870a1f5b 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/dashboard.php
@@ -1088,10 +1088,8 @@ function wp_dashboard_recent_comments( $total_items = 5 ) {
 		}
 
 		foreach ( $possible as $comment ) {
-			$comment_post = get_post( $comment->comment_post_ID );
-
 			if ( ! current_user_can( 'edit_post', $comment->comment_post_ID )
-				&& ( ! empty( $comment_post->post_password )
+				&& ( post_password_required( $comment->comment_post_ID )
 					|| ! current_user_can( 'read_post', $comment->comment_post_ID ) )
 			) {
 				// The user has no access to the post and thus cannot see the comments.
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 6a7d8339d7..2163dbf807 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57284';
+$wp_version = '6.5-alpha-57285';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.