diff --git a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
index 535ed7261c..2dee4e2639 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/default-filters.php
@@ -131,14 +131,14 @@ foreach ( array( 'content_save_pre', 'excerpt_save_pre', 'comment_save_pre', 'pr
 add_action( 'init', 'wp_init_targeted_link_rel_filters' );
 
 // Format strings for display.
-foreach ( array( 'comment_author', 'term_name', 'link_name', 'link_description', 'link_notes', 'bloginfo', 'wp_title', 'widget_title' ) as $filter ) {
+foreach ( array( 'comment_author', 'term_name', 'link_name', 'link_description', 'link_notes', 'bloginfo', 'wp_title', 'document_title', 'widget_title' ) as $filter ) {
 	add_filter( $filter, 'wptexturize' );
 	add_filter( $filter, 'convert_chars' );
 	add_filter( $filter, 'esc_html' );
 }
 
 // Format WordPress.
-foreach ( array( 'the_content', 'the_title', 'wp_title' ) as $filter ) {
+foreach ( array( 'the_content', 'the_title', 'wp_title', 'document_title' ) as $filter ) {
 	add_filter( $filter, 'capital_P_dangit', 11 );
 }
 add_filter( 'comment_text', 'capital_P_dangit', 31 );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
index 6b67cd9a71..0b59b935d3 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/general-template.php
@@ -1238,10 +1238,15 @@ function wp_get_document_title() {
 	$title = apply_filters( 'document_title_parts', $title );
 
 	$title = implode( " $sep ", array_filter( $title ) );
-	$title = wptexturize( $title );
-	$title = convert_chars( $title );
-	$title = esc_html( $title );
-	$title = capital_P_dangit( $title );
+
+	/**
+	 * Filters the document title.
+	 *
+	 * @since 5.8.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $title Document title.
+	 */
+	$title = apply_filters( 'document_title', $title );
 
 	return $title;
 }