diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index fea5c0e7f9..375fce3caa 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -3059,13 +3059,17 @@ function wp_trash_post( $post_id = 0 ) {
 	add_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_status', $post->post_status );
 	add_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_time', time() );
 
-	wp_update_post(
+	$post_updated = wp_update_post(
 		array(
 			'ID'          => $post_id,
 			'post_status' => 'trash',
 		)
 	);
 
+	if ( ! $post_updated ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	wp_trash_post_comments( $post_id );
 
 	/**
@@ -3126,13 +3130,17 @@ function wp_untrash_post( $post_id = 0 ) {
 	delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_status' );
 	delete_post_meta( $post_id, '_wp_trash_meta_time' );
 
-	wp_update_post(
+	$post_updated = wp_update_post(
 		array(
 			'ID'          => $post_id,
 			'post_status' => $post_status,
 		)
 	);
 
+	if ( ! $post_updated ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
 	wp_untrash_post_comments( $post_id );
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 2bf3164ae7..8132d61a41 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45723';
+$wp_version = '5.3-alpha-45724';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.