diff --git a/src/wp-includes/functions.php b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
index 7d41b37aef..ec5a3d26ce 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -5993,6 +5993,13 @@ function wp_cache_get_last_changed( $group ) {
  * @param string $option_name The relevant database option name.
  */
 function wp_site_admin_email_change_notification( $old_email, $new_email, $option_name ) {
+	$send = true;
+
+	// Don't send the notification to the default 'admin_email' value.
+	if ( 'you@example.com' === $old_email ) {
+		$send = false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Filters whether to send the site admin email change notification email.
 	 *
@@ -6002,7 +6009,7 @@ function wp_site_admin_email_change_notification( $old_email, $new_email, $optio
 	 * @param string $old_email The old site admin email address.
 	 * @param string $new_email The new site admin email address.
 	 */
-	$send = apply_filters( 'send_site_admin_email_change_email', true, $old_email, $new_email );
+	$send = apply_filters( 'send_site_admin_email_change_email', $send, $old_email, $new_email );
 
 	if ( ! $send ) {
 		return;
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
index 984a69ce6f..c878739d6e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-functions.php
@@ -2842,6 +2842,13 @@ All at ###SITENAME###
  * @param int    $network_id  ID of the network.
  */
 function wp_network_admin_email_change_notification( $option_name, $new_email, $old_email, $network_id ) {
+	$send = true;
+
+	// Don't send the notification to the default 'admin_email' value.
+	if ( 'you@example.com' === $old_email ) {
+		$send = false;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Filters whether to send the network admin email change notification email.
 	 *
@@ -2852,7 +2859,7 @@ function wp_network_admin_email_change_notification( $option_name, $new_email, $
 	 * @param string $new_email  The new network admin email address.
 	 * @param int    $network_id ID of the network.
 	 */
-	$send = apply_filters( 'send_network_admin_email_change_email', true, $old_email, $new_email, $network_id );
+	$send = apply_filters( 'send_network_admin_email_change_email', $send, $old_email, $new_email, $network_id );
 
 	if ( ! $send ) {
 		return;