diff --git a/src/wp-includes/load.php b/src/wp-includes/load.php
index 27c58b57dd671..31437fe4ee60d 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/load.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/load.php
@@ -1789,6 +1789,24 @@ function wp_doing_cron() {
 	return apply_filters( 'wp_doing_cron', defined( 'DOING_CRON' ) && DOING_CRON );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determines whether the current request is a WP-CLI request.
+ *
+ * @since {{VERSION}}
+ *
+ * @return bool True if it's a WP-CLI request, false otherwise.
+ */
+function wp_doing_cli() {
+	/**
+	 * Filters whether the current request is a WP-CLI request.
+	 *
+	 * @since {{VERSION}}
+	 *
+	 * @param bool $wp_doing_cli Whether the current request is a WP-CLI request.
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'wp_doing_cli', defined( 'WP_CLI' ) && WP_CLI );
+}
+
 /**
  * Checks whether the given variable is a WordPress Error.
  *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpDoingCli.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpDoingCli.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..fa3ab9a7c9d52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpDoingCli.php
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Tests for the wp_doing_cli() function.
+ *
+ * @group functions
+ * @group load
+ *
+ * @covers ::wp_doing_cli
+ */
+class Tests_Functions_WpDoingCli extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that wp_doing_cli() returns false by default.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 65043
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_doing_cli_returns_false_by_default() {
+		$this->assertFalse( wp_doing_cli() );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that wp_doing_cli() returns true when forced via the filter.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 65043
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_doing_cli_returns_true_when_filtered() {
+		add_filter( 'wp_doing_cli', '__return_true' );
+		$result = wp_doing_cli();
+		remove_filter( 'wp_doing_cli', '__return_true' );
+
+		$this->assertTrue( $result );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that wp_doing_cli() returns false when forced via the filter.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 65043
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_doing_cli_returns_false_when_filtered() {
+		add_filter( 'wp_doing_cli', '__return_false' );
+		$result = wp_doing_cli();
+		remove_filter( 'wp_doing_cli', '__return_false' );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( $result );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests that wp_doing_cli() applies the wp_doing_cli filter.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 65043
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_doing_cli_applies_filter() {
+		$filter_called = false;
+
+		add_filter(
+			'wp_doing_cli',
+			function ( $doing_cli ) use ( &$filter_called ) {
+				$filter_called = true;
+				return $doing_cli;
+			}
+		);
+
+		wp_doing_cli();
+
+		$this->assertTrue( $filter_called, 'The wp_doing_cli filter should be applied.' );
+	}
+}