diff --git a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index 47bdafd395..fb44dc35d5 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -1215,6 +1215,7 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_redirect' ) ) :
 	 *
 	 * @since 1.5.1
 	 * @since 5.1.0 The `$x_redirect_by` parameter was added.
+	 * @since 5.4.0 On invalid status codes, wp_die() is called.
 	 *
 	 * @global bool $is_IIS
 	 *
@@ -1250,6 +1251,10 @@ if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_redirect' ) ) :
 			return false;
 		}
 
+		if ( 300 > $status || 399 < $status ) {
+			wp_die( __( 'HTTP redirect status code must be a redirection code, 3xx.' ) );
+		}
+
 		$location = wp_sanitize_redirect( $location );
 
 		if ( ! $is_IIS && PHP_SAPI != 'cgi-fcgi' ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable.php
index fd97a2dd77..663da4bd3f 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable.php
@@ -5,6 +5,53 @@
  */
 class Tests_Pluggable extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider get_good_status_codes
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 44317
+	 * @param string $location The path or URL to redirect to.
+	 * @param int $status HTTP response status code to use.
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_redirect_good_status_code( $location, $status ) {
+		$this->assertTrue( wp_redirect( $location, $status ) );
+	}
+
+	public function get_good_status_codes() {
+		return [
+			// Expected Statuses
+			[ '/wp-admin', 301 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 302 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 307 ],
+			// Outliers that are valid
+			[ '/wp-admin', 300 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 399 ],
+		];
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @expectedException WPDieException
+	 * @dataProvider get_bad_status_codes
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 44317
+	 * @param string $location The path or URL to redirect to.
+	 * @param int $status HTTP response status code to use.
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_redirect_bad_status_code( $location, $status ) {
+		wp_redirect( $location, $status );
+	}
+
+	public function get_bad_status_codes() {
+		return [
+			// Tests for bad arguments
+			[ '/wp-admin', 404 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 410 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 500 ],
+			// Tests for condition.
+			[ '/wp-admin', 299 ],
+			[ '/wp-admin', 400 ],
+		];
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests that the signatures of all functions in pluggable.php match their expected signature.
 	 *