diff --git a/wp-includes/formatting.php b/wp-includes/formatting.php
index 6c363bab2e..cb324f35d5 100644
--- a/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -32,6 +32,12 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 	$curl = '';
 	$textarr = preg_split('/(<.*>|\[.*\])/Us', $text, -1, PREG_SPLIT_DELIM_CAPTURE);
 	$stop = count($textarr);
+	
+	/* translators: opening curly quote */
+	$opening_quote = _x('&#8220;', 'opening curly quote');
+	/* translators: closing curly quote */
+	$closing_quote = _x('&#8221;', 'closing curly quote');
+	
 	$no_texturize_tags = apply_filters('no_texturize_tags', array('pre', 'code', 'kbd', 'style', 'script', 'tt'));
 	$no_texturize_shortcodes = apply_filters('no_texturize_shortcodes', array('code'));
 	$no_texturize_tags_stack = array();
@@ -47,10 +53,10 @@ function wptexturize($text) {
 	}
 
 	$static_characters = array_merge(array('---', ' -- ', '--', ' - ', 'xn&#8211;', '...', '``', '\'s', '\'\'', ' (tm)'), $cockney);
-	$static_replacements = array_merge(array('&#8212;', ' &#8212; ', '&#8211;', ' &#8211; ', 'xn--', '&#8230;', '&#8220;', '&#8217;s', '&#8221;', ' &#8482;'), $cockneyreplace);
+	$static_replacements = array_merge(array('&#8212;', ' &#8212; ', '&#8211;', ' &#8211; ', 'xn--', '&#8230;', $opening_quote, '&#8217;s', $closing_quote, ' &#8482;'), $cockneyreplace);
 
 	$dynamic_characters = array('/\'(\d\d(?:&#8217;|\')?s)/', '/(\s|\A|")\'/', '/(\d+)"/', '/(\d+)\'/', '/(\S)\'([^\'\s])/', '/(\s|\A)"(?!\s)/', '/"(\s|\S|\Z)/', '/\'([\s.]|\Z)/', '/(\d+)x(\d+)/');
-	$dynamic_replacements = array('&#8217;$1','$1&#8216;', '$1&#8243;', '$1&#8242;', '$1&#8217;$2', '$1&#8220;$2', '&#8221;$1', '&#8217;$1', '$1&#215;$2');
+	$dynamic_replacements = array('&#8217;$1','$1&#8216;', '$1&#8243;', '$1&#8242;', '$1&#8217;$2', '$1' . $opening_quote . '$2', $closing_quote . '$1', '&#8217;$1', '$1&#215;$2');
 
 	for ( $i = 0; $i < $stop; $i++ ) {
 		$curl = $textarr[$i];