diff --git a/src/wp-includes/https-detection.php b/src/wp-includes/https-detection.php
index f6562bbca0..2ced175047 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/https-detection.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/https-detection.php
@@ -88,6 +88,23 @@ function wp_is_https_supported() {
  * @access private
  */
 function wp_update_https_detection_errors() {
+	/**
+	 * Short-circuits the process of detecting errors related to HTTPS support.
+	 *
+	 * Returning a `WP_Error` from the filter will effectively short-circuit the default logic of trying a remote
+	 * request to the site over HTTPS, storing the errors array from the returned `WP_Error` instead.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @param null|WP_Error $pre Error object to short-circuit detection,
+	 *                           or null to continue with the default behavior.
+	 */
+	$support_errors = apply_filters( 'pre_wp_update_https_detection_errors', null );
+	if ( is_wp_error( $support_errors ) ) {
+		update_option( 'https_detection_errors', $support_errors->errors );
+		return;
+	}
+
 	$support_errors = new WP_Error();
 
 	$response = wp_remote_request(
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/https-detection.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/https-detection.php
index b51284b6fc..3fcd8bcbb9 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/https-detection.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/https-detection.php
@@ -109,6 +109,37 @@ class Tests_HTTPS_Detection extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertEquals( 'https://example.com/', $this->last_request_url );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 47577
+	 */
+	public function test_pre_wp_update_https_detection_errors() {
+		// Override to enforce no errors being detected.
+		add_filter(
+			'pre_wp_update_https_detection_errors',
+			function() {
+				return new WP_Error();
+			}
+		);
+		wp_update_https_detection_errors();
+		$this->assertEquals( array(), get_option( 'https_detection_errors' ) );
+
+		// Override to enforce an error being detected.
+		add_filter(
+			'pre_wp_update_https_detection_errors',
+			function() {
+				return new WP_Error(
+					'ssl_verification_failed',
+					'Bad SSL certificate.'
+				);
+			}
+		);
+		wp_update_https_detection_errors();
+		$this->assertEquals(
+			array( 'ssl_verification_failed' => array( 'Bad SSL certificate.' ) ),
+			get_option( 'https_detection_errors' )
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 47577
 	 */