diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index ed95625d10..81d152f638 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -2633,6 +2633,11 @@ function sanitize_post_field( $field, $value, $post_id, $context = 'display' ) {
 		}
 	}
 
+	// Restore the type for integer fields after esc_attr().
+	if ( in_array( $field, $int_fields, true ) ) {
+		$value = (int) $value;
+	}
+
 	return $value;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
index 1de90cf877..7d7785407c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
+++ b/wp-includes/taxonomy.php
@@ -1760,6 +1760,12 @@ function sanitize_term_field( $field, $value, $term_id, $taxonomy, $context ) {
 	} elseif ( 'js' === $context ) {
 		$value = esc_js( $value );
 	}
+
+	// Restore the type for integer fields after esc_attr().
+	if ( in_array( $field, $int_fields, true ) ) {
+		$value = (int) $value;
+	}
+
 	return $value;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 13c1542e86..4de8b12b3c 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -1530,6 +1530,12 @@ function sanitize_user_field( $field, $value, $user_id, $context ) {
 	} elseif ( 'js' === $context ) {
 		$value = esc_js( $value );
 	}
+
+	// Restore the type for integer fields after esc_attr().
+	if ( in_array( $field, $int_fields, true ) ) {
+		$value = (int) $value;
+	}
+
 	return $value;
 }
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index af494e806b..ca445e437f 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50934';
+$wp_version = '5.8-alpha-50935';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.