diff --git a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
index d3316b0eab..6f44ccefe5 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/link-template.php
@@ -930,14 +930,13 @@ function get_category_feed_link( $cat, $feed = '' ) {
  */
 function get_term_feed_link( $term, $taxonomy = '', $feed = '' ) {
 	if ( ! is_object( $term ) ) {
-		$term     = (int) $term;
-		$taxonomy = 'category';
-	} elseif ( ! $term instanceof WP_Term ) {
-		$taxonomy = $term->taxonomy;
+		$term = (int) $term;
 	}
 
 	$term = get_term( $term, $taxonomy );
 
+	$taxonomy = $term->taxonomy;
+
 	if ( empty( $term ) || is_wp_error( $term ) ) {
 		return false;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermLink.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermLink.php
index af41f9e92a..b9a396a4f6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermLink.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/term/getTermLink.php
@@ -265,6 +265,28 @@ class Tests_Term_GetTermLink extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		get_term_link( get_term( $term, $taxonomy ), $taxonomy );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @dataProvider data_get_term_link
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 50225
+	 *
+	 * @param string $taxonomy Taxonomy been tested (used for index of term keys).
+	 * @param bool   $use_id   When true, pass term ID. Else, skip the test.
+	 */
+	public function test_get_term_feed_link_backward_compatibility( $taxonomy, $use_id ) {
+		if ( $use_id ) {
+			$term = $this->get_term( $taxonomy, $use_id );
+
+			$term_feed_link = get_term_feed_link( $term, $taxonomy );
+			$this->assertIsString( $term_feed_link );
+
+			$term_feed_link = get_term_feed_link( $term, '' );
+			$this->assertIsString( $term_feed_link );
+		} else {
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'This test requires to pass an id to get_term_feed_link()' );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Data provider.
 	 *