diff --git a/tests/phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php b/tests/phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php
index 3a9031d11b..be836f6707 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/includes/abstract-testcase.php
@@ -452,11 +452,16 @@ abstract class WP_UnitTestCase_Base extends PHPUnit_Adapter_TestCase {
 	/**
 	 * Throws an exception when called.
 	 *
-	 * @throws WPDieException Exception containing the message.
+	 * @since UT (3.7.0)
+	 * @since 5.9.0 Added the `$title` and `$args` parameters.
 	 *
-	 * @param string $message The `wp_die()` message.
+	 * @throws WPDieException Exception containing the message and the response code.
+	 *
+	 * @param string|WP_Error $message The `wp_die()` message or WP_Error object.
+	 * @param string          $title   The `wp_die()` title.
+	 * @param string|array    $args    The `wp_die()` arguments.
 	 */
-	public function wp_die_handler( $message ) {
+	public function wp_die_handler( $message, $title, $args ) {
 		if ( is_wp_error( $message ) ) {
 			$message = $message->get_error_message();
 		}
@@ -465,7 +470,12 @@ abstract class WP_UnitTestCase_Base extends PHPUnit_Adapter_TestCase {
 			$message = '0';
 		}
 
-		throw new WPDieException( $message );
+		$code = 0;
+		if ( isset( $args['response'] ) ) {
+			$code = $args['response'];
+		}
+
+		throw new WPDieException( $message, $code );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpNonceAys.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpNonceAys.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..06b807da42
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions/wpNonceAys.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Tests for the wp_nonce_ays() function.
+ *
+ * @since 5.9.0
+ *
+ * @group functions.php
+ * @covers ::wp_nonce_ays
+ */
+class Tests_Functions_wpNonceAys extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 53882
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_nonce_ays() {
+		$this->expectException( 'WPDieException' );
+		$this->expectExceptionMessage( 'The link you followed has expired.' );
+		$this->expectExceptionCode( 403 );
+
+		wp_nonce_ays( 'random_string' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 53882
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_nonce_ays_log_out() {
+		$this->expectException( 'WPDieException' );
+		$this->expectExceptionMessageMatches( '#You are attempting to log out of Test Blog</p><p>Do you really want to <a href="http://example\.org/wp-login\.php\?action=logout&amp;_wpnonce=.{10}">log out</a>\?#m' );
+		$this->expectExceptionCode( 403 );
+
+		wp_nonce_ays( 'log-out' );
+	}
+}