diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index f792748a13..2482c0250e 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -1330,6 +1330,7 @@ function wp_comment_form_unfiltered_html_nonce() {
  * Will not try to get the comments if the post has none.
  *
  * @since 1.5.0
+ * @since 5.5.0 Removed the need to use the $user_ID global.
  *
  * @global WP_Query   $wp_query         WordPress Query object.
  * @global WP_Post    $post             Global post object.
@@ -1337,7 +1338,6 @@ function wp_comment_form_unfiltered_html_nonce() {
  * @global int        $id
  * @global WP_Comment $comment          Global comment object.
  * @global string     $user_login
- * @global int        $user_ID
  * @global string     $user_identity
  * @global bool       $overridden_cpage
  * @global bool       $withcomments
@@ -1347,7 +1347,7 @@ function wp_comment_form_unfiltered_html_nonce() {
  *                                  Default false.
  */
 function comments_template( $file = '/comments.php', $separate_comments = false ) {
-	global $wp_query, $withcomments, $post, $wpdb, $id, $comment, $user_login, $user_ID, $user_identity, $overridden_cpage;
+	global $wp_query, $withcomments, $post, $wpdb, $id, $comment, $user_login, $user_identity, $overridden_cpage;
 
 	if ( ! ( is_single() || is_page() || $withcomments ) || empty( $post ) ) {
 		return;
@@ -1396,14 +1396,9 @@ function comments_template( $file = '/comments.php', $separate_comments = false
 		$comment_args['hierarchical'] = false;
 	}
 
-	if ( $user_ID ) {
-		$comment_args['include_unapproved'] = array( $user_ID );
-	} else {
-		$unapproved_email = wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email();
-
-		if ( $unapproved_email ) {
-			$comment_args['include_unapproved'] = array( $unapproved_email );
-		}
+	$include_unapproved = wp_get_include_unapproved_comments_argument();
+	if ( $include_unapproved ) {
+		$comment_args['include_unapproved'] = $include_unapproved;
 	}
 
 	$per_page = 0;
diff --git a/wp-includes/comment.php b/wp-includes/comment.php
index 744af98b9b..b4771df838 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -1132,6 +1132,36 @@ function get_page_of_comment( $comment_ID, $args = array() ) {
 			),
 		);
 
+		$include_unapproved = wp_get_include_unapproved_comments_argument();
+		if ( $include_unapproved ) {
+			$comment_args['include_unapproved'] = $include_unapproved;
+		}
+
+		/**
+		 * Filters the arguments used to query comments in get_page_of_comment().
+		 *
+		 * @since 5.5.0
+		 *
+		 * @see WP_Comment_Query::__construct()
+		 *
+		 * @param array $comment_args {
+		 *     Array of WP_Comment_Query arguments.
+		 *
+		 *     @type string $type               Limit paginated comments to those matching a given type. Accepts 'comment',
+		 *                                      'trackback', 'pingback', 'pings' (trackbacks and pingbacks), or 'all'.
+		 *                                      Default is 'all'.
+		 *     @type int    $post_id            ID of the post.
+		 *     @type string $fields             Comment fields to return.
+		 *     @type bool   $count              Whether to return a comment count (true) or array of
+		 *                                      comment objects (false)
+		 *     @type string $status             Comment status.
+		 *     @type int    $parent             Parent ID of comment to retrieve children of.
+		 *     @type array  $date_query         Date query clauses to limit comments by. See WP_Date_Query.
+		 *     @type array  $include_unapproved Array of IDs or email addresses whose unapproved comments
+		 *                                      will be included in paginated comments.
+		 * }
+		 */
+		$comment_args        = apply_filters( 'get_page_of_comment_query_args', $comment_args );
 		$comment_query       = new WP_Comment_Query();
 		$older_comment_count = $comment_query->query( $comment_args );
 
@@ -1896,6 +1926,33 @@ function wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email() {
 	return $commenter_email;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Get include unapproved comments query argument.
+ *
+ * Used to include unapproved comments of currrent commenters to
+ * keep them informed their comments were successfully saved.
+ *
+ * @since 5.5.0
+ *
+ * @return array The unapproved comments query argument.
+ */
+function wp_get_include_unapproved_comments_argument() {
+	$user_id            = get_current_user_id();
+	$include_unapproved = array();
+
+	if ( $user_id ) {
+		$include_unapproved = array( $user_id );
+	} else {
+		$unapproved_email = wp_get_unapproved_comment_author_email();
+
+		if ( $unapproved_email ) {
+			$include_unapproved = array( $unapproved_email );
+		}
+	}
+
+	return $include_unapproved;
+}
+
 /**
  * Inserts a comment into the database.
  *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 0a7ff3c0ce..e2846fa8b9 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48132';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-48133';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.