diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index d238e3c0b9..94d6de3eb5 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -3359,6 +3359,18 @@ function is_ssl() {
 	return false;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Determine if the scheme of the given URL is https.
+ *
+ * @since 4.0.0
+ * 
+ * @param  string  $url The URL
+ * @return boolean      True if the given URL uses https, false if not (or if the URL is not valid).
+ */
+function is_https_url( $url ) {
+	return ( 'https' === parse_url( $url, PHP_URL_SCHEME ) );
+}
+
 /**
  * Whether SSL login should be forced.
  *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/isHttpsUrl.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/isHttpsUrl.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..22d9d9785c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/isHttpsUrl.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Test is_https_url().
+ *
+ * @group functions.php
+ * @ticket 28487
+ */
+class Tests_Functions_IsHttpsUrl extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	function test_is_https_url() {
+
+		$this->assertTrue( is_https_url( 'https://example.com/' ) );
+		$this->assertTrue( is_https_url( 'https://localhost/' ) );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( is_https_url( 'http://example.com' ) );
+		$this->assertFalse( is_https_url( 'Hello World!' ) );
+		$this->assertFalse( is_https_url( 'httpsinvalid' ) );
+
+	}
+
+}