diff --git a/wp-admin/network/site-new.php b/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
index 7e9716bf37..ffe2f8fddd 100644
--- a/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
+++ b/wp-admin/network/site-new.php
@@ -145,31 +145,7 @@ if ( isset( $_REQUEST['action'] ) && 'add-site' === $_REQUEST['action'] ) {
 			update_user_option( $user_id, 'primary_blog', $id, true );
 		}
 
-		wp_mail(
-			get_site_option( 'admin_email' ),
-			sprintf(
-				/* translators: New site notification email subject. %s: Network title. */
-				__( '[%s] New Site Created' ),
-				get_network()->site_name
-			),
-			sprintf(
-				/* translators: New site notification email. 1: User login, 2: Site URL, 3: Site title. */
-				__(
-					'New site created by %1$s
-
-Address: %2$s
-Name: %3$s'
-				),
-				$current_user->user_login,
-				get_site_url( $id ),
-				wp_unslash( $title )
-			),
-			sprintf(
-				'From: "%1$s" <%2$s>',
-				_x( 'Site Admin', 'email "From" field' ),
-				get_site_option( 'admin_email' )
-			)
-		);
+		wpmu_new_site_admin_notification( $id, $user_id );
 		wpmu_welcome_notification( $id, $user_id, $password, $title, array( 'public' => 1 ) );
 		wp_redirect(
 			add_query_arg(
diff --git a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index 9740a50483..8419fe08e1 100644
--- a/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -1695,6 +1695,120 @@ We hope you enjoy your new site. Thanks!
 	return true;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Notifies the Multisite network administrator that a new site was created.
+ *
+ * Filter {@see 'send_new_site_email'} to disable or bypass.
+ *
+ * Filter {@see 'new_site_email'} to filter the contents.
+ *
+ * @since 5.6.0
+ *
+ * @param int $site_id Site ID of the new site.
+ * @param int $user_id User ID of the administrator of the new site.
+ * @return bool Whether the email notification was sent.
+ */
+function wpmu_new_site_admin_notification( $site_id, $user_id ) {
+	$site  = get_site( $site_id );
+	$user  = get_userdata( $user_id );
+	$email = get_site_option( 'admin_email' );
+
+	if ( ! $site || ! $user || ! $email ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters whether to send an email to the Multisite network administrator when a new site is created.
+	 *
+	 * Return false to disable sending the email.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.6.0
+	 *
+	 * @param bool    $send Whether to send the email.
+	 * @param WP_Site $site Site object of the new site.
+	 * @param WP_User $user User object of the administrator of the new site.
+	 */
+	if ( ! apply_filters( 'send_new_site_email', true, $site, $user ) ) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	$switched_locale = false;
+	$network_admin   = get_user_by( 'email', $email );
+
+	if ( $network_admin ) {
+		// If the network admin email address corresponds to a user, switch to their locale
+		$switched_locale = switch_to_locale( get_user_locale( $network_admin ) );
+	} else {
+		// Otherwise switch to the locale of the current site
+		$switched_locale = switch_to_locale( get_locale() );
+	}
+
+	$subject = sprintf(
+		/* translators: New site notification email subject. %s: Network title. */
+		__( '[%s] New Site Created' ),
+		get_network()->site_name
+	);
+
+	$message = sprintf(
+		/* translators: New site notification email. 1: User login, 2: Site URL, 3: Site title. */
+		__(
+			'New site created by %1$s
+
+Address: %2$s
+Name: %3$s'
+		),
+		$user->user_login,
+		get_site_url( $site->id ),
+		get_blog_option( $site->id, 'blogname' )
+	);
+
+	$header = sprintf(
+		'From: "%1$s" <%2$s>',
+		_x( 'Site Admin', 'email "From" field' ),
+		$email
+	);
+
+	$new_site_email = array(
+		'to'      => $email,
+		'subject' => $subject,
+		'message' => $message,
+		'headers' => $header,
+	);
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the content of the email sent to the Multisite network administrator when a new site is created.
+	 *
+	 * Content should be formatted for transmission via wp_mail().
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.6.0
+	 *
+	 * @param array $new_site_email {
+	 *     Used to build wp_mail().
+	 *
+	 *     @type string $to      The email address of the recipient.
+	 *     @type string $subject The subject of the email.
+	 *     @type string $message The content of the email.
+	 *     @type string $headers Headers.
+	 * }
+	 * @param WP_Site $site         Site object of the new site.
+	 * @param WP_User $user         User object of the administrator of the new site.
+	 */
+	$new_site_email = apply_filters( 'new_site_email', $new_site_email, $site, $user );
+
+	wp_mail(
+		$new_site_email['to'],
+		wp_specialchars_decode( $new_site_email['subject'] ),
+		$new_site_email['message'],
+		$new_site_email['headers']
+	);
+
+	if ( $switched_locale ) {
+		restore_previous_locale();
+	}
+
+	return true;
+}
+
 /**
  * Notify a user that their account activation has been successful.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a66d90d3d0..576dfb71eb 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-49126';
+$wp_version = '5.6-alpha-49127';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.