diff --git a/src/wp-includes/option.php b/src/wp-includes/option.php
index c6ecb3bfde..3deb035758 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/option.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/option.php
@@ -131,6 +131,24 @@ function get_option( $option, $default = false ) {
 	 */
 	$pre = apply_filters( "pre_option_{$option}", false, $option, $default );
 
+	/**
+	 * Filters the value of all existing options before it is retrieved.
+	 *
+	 * Returning a truthy value from the filter will effectively short-circuit retrieval
+	 * and return the passed value instead.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.1.0
+	 *
+	 * @param mixed  $pre_option  The value to return instead of the option value. This differs
+	 *                            from `$default`, which is used as the fallback value in the event
+	 *                            the option doesn't exist elsewhere in get_option().
+	 *                            Default false (to skip past the short-circuit).
+	 * @param string $option      Name of the option.
+	 * @param mixed  $default     The fallback value to return if the option does not exist.
+	 *                            Default false.
+	 */
+	$pre = apply_filters( 'pre_option', $pre, $option, $default );
+
 	if ( false !== $pre ) {
 		return $pre;
 	}
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
index db20253b86..656fe086a9 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/option/option.php
@@ -297,4 +297,19 @@ class Tests_Option_Option extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 			array( 'autoload_false', false, 'no' ),
 		);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 37930
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::get_option
+	 */
+	public function test_filter_pre_option_all_filter_is_called() {
+		$filter = new MockAction();
+
+		add_filter( 'pre_option', array( $filter, 'filter' ) );
+
+		get_option( 'ignored' );
+
+		$this->assertSame( 1, $filter->get_call_count() );
+	}
 }