diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php b/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
index ef36683bc0..6bdc925e63 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-oembed.php
@@ -315,10 +315,32 @@ class WP_oEmbed {
 	 * @return false|string False on failure, otherwise the UNSANITIZED (and potentially unsafe) HTML that should be used to embed.
 	 */
 	public function get_html( $url, $args = '' ) {
+		/**
+		 * Filters the oEmbed result before any HTTP requests are made.
+		 *
+		 * This allows one to short-circuit the default logic, perhaps by
+		 * replacing it with a routine that is more optimal for your setup.
+		 *
+		 * Passing a non-null value to the filter will effectively short-circuit retrieval,
+		 * returning the passed value instead.
+		 *
+		 * @since 4.5.3
+		 *
+		 * @param null|string $result The UNSANITIZED (and potentially unsafe) HTML that should be used to embed. Default null.
+		 * @param string      $url    The URL to the content that should be attempted to be embedded.
+		 * @param array       $args   Optional. Arguments, usually passed from a shortcode. Default empty.
+		 */
+		$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_oembed_result', null, $url, $args );
+
+		if ( null !== $pre ) {
+			return $pre;
+		}
+
 		$provider = $this->get_provider( $url, $args );
 
-		if ( !$provider || false === $data = $this->fetch( $provider, $url, $args ) )
+		if ( ! $provider || false === $data = $this->fetch( $provider, $url, $args ) ) {
 			return false;
+		}
 
 		/**
 		 * Filters the HTML returned by the oEmbed provider.
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index f7bfeb52fb..ddaa5efe24 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -476,5 +476,6 @@ add_filter( 'the_excerpt_embed',      'wp_embed_excerpt_attachment'           );
 
 add_filter( 'oembed_dataparse',       'wp_filter_oembed_result',        10, 3 );
 add_filter( 'oembed_response_data',   'get_oembed_response_data_rich',  10, 4 );
+add_filter( 'pre_oembed_result',      'wp_filter_pre_oembed_result',    10, 3 );
 
 unset( $filter, $action );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/embed.php b/src/wp-includes/embed.php
index 79b0503180..785b5f3a20 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/embed.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/embed.php
@@ -1079,3 +1079,35 @@ function the_embed_site_title() {
 	 */
 	echo apply_filters( 'embed_site_title_html', $site_title );
 }
+
+/**
+ * Filters the oEmbed result before any HTTP requests are made.
+ *
+ * If the URL belongs to the current site, the result is fetched directly instead of
+ * going through the oEmbed discovery process.
+ *
+ * @since 4.5.3
+ *
+ * @param null|string $result The UNSANITIZED (and potentially unsafe) HTML that should be used to embed. Default null.
+ * @param string      $url    The URL that should be inspected for discovery `<link>` tags.
+ * @param array       $args   oEmbed remote get arguments.
+ * @return null|string The UNSANITIZED (and potentially unsafe) HTML that should be used to embed.
+ *                     Null if the URL does not belong to the current site.
+ */
+function wp_filter_pre_oembed_result( $result, $url, $args ) {
+	$post_id = url_to_postid( $url );
+
+	/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-oembed-controller.php */
+	$post_id = apply_filters( 'oembed_request_post_id', $post_id, $url );
+
+	$width = isset( $args['width'] ) ? $args['width'] : 0;
+
+	$data = get_oembed_response_data( $post_id, $width );
+	$data = _wp_oembed_get_object()->data2html( (object) $data, $url );
+
+	if ( ! $data ) {
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+	return $data;
+}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/wpOembed.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/wpOembed.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..93a9cca77f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/wpOembed.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group oembed
+ */
+class Tests_WP_oEmbed extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	/**
+	 * @var WP_oEmbed
+	 */
+	protected $oembed;
+
+	public $pre_oembed_result_filtered = false;
+
+	public function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+
+		require_once ABSPATH . WPINC . '/class-oembed.php';
+		$this->oembed = _wp_oembed_get_object();
+
+		$this->pre_oembed_result_filtered = false;
+	}
+
+	public function _filter_pre_oembed_result( $result ) {
+		// If this is not null, the oEmbed result has been filtered before any HTTP requests were made.
+		$this->pre_oembed_result_filtered = $result;
+
+		return $result;
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_filter_pre_oembed_result_prevents_http_request_for_internal_permalinks() {
+		$post_id   = self::factory()->post->create();
+		$permalink = get_permalink( $post_id );
+
+		add_filter( 'pre_oembed_result', array( $this, '_filter_pre_oembed_result' ) );
+		$actual = $this->oembed->get_html( $permalink );
+		remove_filter( 'pre_oembed_result', array( $this, '_filter_pre_oembed_result' ) );
+
+		$this->assertNotFalse( $this->pre_oembed_result_filtered );
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->pre_oembed_result_filtered, $actual );
+	}
+
+	public function test_wp_filter_pre_oembed_result_prevents_http_request_when_viewing_the_post() {
+		$post_id   = self::factory()->post->create();
+		$permalink = get_permalink( $post_id );
+
+		$this->go_to( $permalink );
+		$this->assertQueryTrue( 'is_single', 'is_singular' );
+
+		add_filter( 'pre_oembed_result', array( $this, '_filter_pre_oembed_result' ) );
+		$actual = $this->oembed->get_html( $permalink );
+		remove_filter( 'pre_oembed_result', array( $this, '_filter_pre_oembed_result' ) );
+
+		$this->assertNotFalse( $this->pre_oembed_result_filtered );
+		$this->assertEquals( $this->pre_oembed_result_filtered, $actual );
+	}
+}