diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php
index 823b4b5e58..80b93ef1e6 100755
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-hook.php
@@ -351,6 +351,22 @@ final class WP_Hook implements Iterator, ArrayAccess {
 		$this->nesting_level--;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Return the current priority level of the currently running iteration of the hook.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.7.0
+	 * @access public
+	 *
+	 * @return int|false If the hook is running, return the current priority level. If it isn't running, return false.
+	 */
+	public function current_priority() {
+		if ( false === current( $this->iterations ) ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		return current( current( $this->iterations ) );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Normalizes filters set up before WordPress has initialized to WP_Hook objects.
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/filters.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/filters.php
index fddcf4aade..151b4ac8cd 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/filters.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/filters.php
@@ -347,4 +347,37 @@ class Tests_Filters extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 
 		$this->assertSame( $val, apply_filters_deprecated( 'tests_apply_filters_deprecated', array( $val ), '4.6' ) );
 	}
+
+	private $current_priority;
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39007
+	 */
+	public function test_current_priority() {
+		add_action( 'test_current_priority', array( $this, '_current_priority_action' ), 99 );
+		do_action( 'test_current_priority' );
+		remove_action( 'test_current_priority', array( $this, '_current_priority_action' ), 99 );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 99, $this->current_priority );
+	}
+
+	public function _current_priority_action() {
+		global $wp_filter;
+		$this->current_priority = $wp_filter[ current_filter() ]->current_priority();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39007
+	 */
+	public function test_other_priority() {
+		add_action( 'test_current_priority', array( $this, '_other_priority_action' ), 99 );
+		do_action( 'test_current_priority' );
+		remove_action( 'test_current_priority', array( $this, '_other_priority_action' ), 99 );
+
+		$this->assertSame( false, $this->current_priority );
+	}
+
+	public function _other_priority_action() {
+		global $wp_filter;
+		$this->current_priority = $wp_filter[ 'the_content' ]->current_priority();
+	}
 }