diff --git a/src/wp-includes/query.php b/src/wp-includes/query.php
index 165cb6cb3b..c1ed984837 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/query.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/query.php
@@ -108,17 +108,14 @@ function wp_reset_query() {
 
 /**
  * After looping through a separate query, this function restores
- * the $post global to the current post in the main query
+ * the $post global to the current post in the main query.
  *
  * @since 3.0.0
  * @uses $wp_query
  */
 function wp_reset_postdata() {
 	global $wp_query;
-	if ( !empty($wp_query->post) ) {
-		$GLOBALS['post'] = $wp_query->post;
-		setup_postdata($wp_query->post);
-	}
+	$wp_query->reset_postdata();
 }
 
 /*
@@ -3628,6 +3625,21 @@ class WP_Query {
 		global $wp_the_query;
 		return $wp_the_query === $this;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * After looping through a nested query, this function
+	 * restores the $post global to the current post in this query.
+	 *
+	 * @since 3.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	function reset_postdata() {
+		if ( ! empty( $this->post ) ) {
+			$GLOBALS['post'] = $this->post;
+			setup_postdata( $this->post );
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/query.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/query.php
index 1c682304d0..75c188a2df 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/query.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/query.php
@@ -57,4 +57,25 @@ class Tests_Query extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 24785
+	 *
+	 */
+	function test_nested_loop_reset_postdata() {
+		$post_id = $this->factory->post->create();
+		$nested_post_id = $this->factory->post->create();
+
+		$first_query = new WP_Query( array( 'post__in' => array( $post_id ) ) );
+		while ( $first_query->have_posts() ) { $first_query->the_post();
+			$second_query = new WP_Query( array( 'post__in' => array( $nested_post_id ) ) );
+			while ( $second_query->have_posts() ) {
+				$second_query->the_post();
+				$this->assertEquals( get_the_ID(), $nested_post_id );
+			}
+			$first_query->reset_postdata();
+			$this->assertEquals( get_the_ID(), $post_id );
+		}
+
+	}
 }
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