diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index bc8135a1b4..7714c72218 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -3000,10 +3000,15 @@ function dead_db() {
  * @since 2.5.0
  *
  * @param mixed $maybeint Data you wish to have converted to a nonnegative integer
+ * @param bool $limit Whether to only return up to PHP_INT_MAX.
  * @return int An nonnegative integer
  */
-function absint( $maybeint ) {
-	return abs( intval( $maybeint ) );
+function absint( $maybeint, $limit = false ) {
+	$int = abs( intval( $maybeint ) );
+	if ( $limit && $int > PHP_INT_MAX ) {
+		$int = PHP_INT_MAX;
+	}
+	return $int;
 }
 
 /**