diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 57e02d6fab..14a48e5bfd 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ add_filter( 'comment_text_rss',   'ent2ncr',      8 );
 add_filter( 'comment_text_rss',   'esc_html'        );
 add_filter( 'bloginfo_rss',       'ent2ncr',      8 );
 add_filter( 'the_author',         'ent2ncr',      8 );
+add_filter( 'the_guid',           'esc_url'         );
 
 // Misc filters
 add_filter( 'option_ping_sites',        'privacy_ping_filter'                 );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
index 4d54178ee2..427b0acf90 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post-template.php
@@ -172,7 +172,14 @@ function get_the_title( $post = 0 ) {
  * @param int|WP_Post $id Optional. Post ID or post object.
  */
 function the_guid( $id = 0 ) {
-	echo esc_url( get_the_guid( $id ) );
+	/**
+	 * Filter the escaped Global Unique Identifier (guid) of the post.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.2.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $post_guid Escaped Global Unique Identifier (guid) of the post.
+	 */
+	echo apply_filters( 'the_guid', get_the_guid( $id ) );
 }
 
 /**