diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index 9df41fbee8..c58ee26d0f 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -903,14 +903,18 @@ function edit_tag_link( $link = '', $before = '', $after = '', $tag = null ) {
  * @param string $taxonomy    Taxonomy.
  * @param string $object_type The object type. Used to highlight the proper post type menu on the linked page.
  *                            Defaults to the first object_type associated with the taxonomy.
- * @return string The edit term link URL for the given term.
+ * @return string|null The edit term link URL for the given term, or null on failure.
  */
 function get_edit_term_link( $term_id, $taxonomy, $object_type = '' ) {
 	$tax = get_taxonomy( $taxonomy );
-	if ( !current_user_can( $tax->cap->edit_terms ) )
+	if ( ! $tax || ! current_user_can( $tax->cap->edit_terms ) ) {
 		return;
+	}
 
 	$term = get_term( $term_id, $taxonomy );
+	if ( ! $term || is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
+		return;
+	}
 
 	$args = array(
 		'action' => 'edit',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getEditTermLink.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getEditTermLink.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efc6c0b863
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getEditTermLink.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * @group taxonomy
+ */
+class Tests_Term_GetEditTermLink extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	public function setUp() {
+		parent::setUp();
+		wp_set_current_user( $this->factory->user->create( array( 'role' => 'administrator' ) ) );
+		register_taxonomy( 'wptests_tax', 'post' );
+	}
+
+	public function test_get_edit_term_link_default() {
+		$term1 = $this->factory->term->create( array(
+			'taxonomy' => 'wptests_tax',
+			'name' => 'foo',
+		) );
+
+		$actual = get_edit_term_link( $term1, 'wptests_tax' );
+		$expected = 'http://example.org/wp-admin/edit-tags.php?action=edit&taxonomy=wptests_tax&tag_ID=' . $term1 . '&post_type=post';
+		$this->assertEquals( $expected, $actual );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 32786
+	 */
+	public function test_get_edit_term_link_invalid_id() {
+		$term1 = $this->factory->term->create( array(
+			'taxonomy' => 'wptests_tax',
+			'name' => 'foo',
+		) );
+
+		$actual = get_edit_term_link( 12345, 'wptests_tax' );
+		$this->assertNull( $actual );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 32786
+	 */
+	public function test_get_edit_term_link_empty_id() {
+		$actual = get_edit_term_link( '', 'wptests_tax' );
+		$this->assertNull( $actual );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 32786
+	 */
+	public function test_get_edit_term_link_bad_tax() {
+		$actual = get_edit_term_link( '', 'bad_tax' );
+		$this->assertNull( $actual );
+	}
+
+
+}