diff --git a/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index 0f984a7e58..7dee482170 100644
--- a/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -161,12 +161,12 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_mail' ) ) :
 	 *
 	 * @global PHPMailer\PHPMailer\PHPMailer $phpmailer
 	 *
-	 * @param string|array $to          Array or comma-separated list of email addresses to send message.
-	 * @param string       $subject     Email subject
-	 * @param string       $message     Message contents
-	 * @param string|array $headers     Optional. Additional headers.
-	 * @param string|array $attachments Optional. Paths to files to attach.
-	 * @return bool Whether the email contents were sent successfully.
+	 * @param string|string[] $to          Array or comma-separated list of email addresses to send message.
+	 * @param string          $subject     Email subject.
+	 * @param string          $message     Message contents.
+	 * @param string|string[] $headers     Optional. Additional headers.
+	 * @param string|string[] $attachments Optional. Paths to files to attach.
+	 * @return bool Whether the email was sent successfully.
 	 */
 	function wp_mail( $to, $subject, $message, $headers = '', $attachments = array() ) {
 		// Compact the input, apply the filters, and extract them back out.
@@ -188,6 +188,32 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_mail' ) ) :
 		 */
 		$atts = apply_filters( 'wp_mail', compact( 'to', 'subject', 'message', 'headers', 'attachments' ) );
 
+		/**
+		 * Filters whether to preempt sending an email.
+		 *
+		 * Returning a non-null value will short-circuit {@see wp_mail()}, returning
+		 * that value instead. A boolean return value should be used to indicate whether
+		 * the email was successfully sent.
+		 *
+		 * @since 5.7.0
+		 *
+		 * @param null|bool $return Short-circuit return value.
+		 * @param array     $atts {
+		 *     Array of the `wp_mail()` arguments.
+		 *
+		 *     @type string|string[] $to          Array or comma-separated list of email addresses to send message.
+		 *     @type string          $subject     Email subject.
+		 *     @type string          $message     Message contents.
+		 *     @type string|string[] $headers     Additional headers.
+		 *     @type string|string[] $attachments Paths to files to attach.
+		 * }
+		 */
+		$pre_wp_mail = apply_filters( 'pre_wp_mail', null, $atts );
+
+		if ( null !== $pre_wp_mail ) {
+			return $pre_wp_mail;
+		}
+
 		if ( isset( $atts['to'] ) ) {
 			$to = $atts['to'];
 		}
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ff1704784b..a34a9299ff 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49843';
+$wp_version = '5.7-alpha-49844';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.