diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index 738b17838d..1381038418 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -1249,6 +1249,7 @@ function do_robots() {
 		$site_url = parse_url( site_url() );
 		$path = ( !empty( $site_url['path'] ) ) ? $site_url['path'] : '';
 		$output .= "Disallow: $path/wp-admin/\n";
+		$output .= "Allow: $path/wp-admin/admin-ajax.php\n";
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index e283abc61c..aacc1ac315 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34984';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-34985';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.