diff --git a/src/wp-includes/embed-functions.php b/src/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
index 3fe4e1ad22..0b67ed5869 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/embed-functions.php
@@ -746,26 +746,27 @@ function wp_filter_oembed_result( $result, $data, $url ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Filters the string in the "more" link displayed after a trimmed excerpt.
+ * Filters the string in the 'more' link displayed after a trimmed excerpt.
+ *
+ * Replaces '[...]' (appended to automatically generated excerpts) with an
+ * ellipsis and a "Continue reading" link in the embed template.
  *
  * @since 4.4.0
  *
- * @param string $more_string The string shown within the more link.
- * @return string The modified excerpt.
+ * @param string $more_string Default 'more' string.
+ * @return string 'Continue reading' link prepended with an ellipsis.
  */
 function wp_embed_excerpt_more( $more_string ) {
 	if ( ! is_embed() ) {
 		return $more_string;
 	}
 
-	return sprintf(
-		_x( '… %s', 'read more link' ),
-		sprintf(
-			'<a class="wp-embed-more" href="%s" target="_top">%s</a>',
-			get_the_permalink(),
-			__( 'Read more' )
-		)
+	$link = sprintf( '<a href="%1$s" class="wp-embed-more" target="_top">%2$s</a>',
+		esc_url( get_permalink() ),
+		/* translators: %s: Name of current post */
+		sprintf( __( 'Continue reading %s' ), '<span class="screen-reader-text">' . get_the_title() . '</span>' )
 	);
+	return ' &hellip; ' . $link;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/template.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/template.php
index b0bb1a330d..04a07ba984 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/template.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/template.php
@@ -194,7 +194,8 @@ class Tests_Embed_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 	function test_wp_embed_excerpt_more() {
 		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create( array(
-			'post_content' => 'Foo Bar',
+			'post_title'   => 'Foo Bar',
+			'post_content' => 'Bar Baz',
 		) );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( '', wp_embed_excerpt_more( '' ) );
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ class Tests_Embed_Template extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$actual = wp_embed_excerpt_more( '' );
 
 		$expected = sprintf(
-			'&hellip; <a class="wp-embed-more" href="%s" target="_top">Read more</a>',
+			' &hellip; <a href="%s" class="wp-embed-more" target="_top">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Foo Bar</span></a>',
 			get_the_permalink()
 		);