diff --git a/wp-includes/post.php b/wp-includes/post.php
index 024afbdd0c..eecdd7bf91 100644
--- a/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -4431,9 +4431,10 @@ function get_private_posts_cap_sql( $post_type ) {
  * @param string $post_type Post type.
  * @param bool $full Optional. Returns a full WHERE statement instead of just an 'andalso' term.
  * @param int $post_author Optional. Query posts having a single author ID.
+ * @param bool $public_only Optional. Only return public posts. Skips cap checks for $current_user.  Default is false.
  * @return string SQL WHERE code that can be added to a query.
  */
-function get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type, $full = true, $post_author = null ) {
+function get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type, $full = true, $post_author = null, $public_only = false ) {
 	global $user_ID, $wpdb;
 
 	// Private posts
@@ -4457,18 +4458,21 @@ function get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type, $full = true, $post_author = null
 
 	$sql .= "(post_status = 'publish'";
 
-	if ( current_user_can( $cap ) ) {
-		// Does the user have the capability to view private posts? Guess so.
-		$sql .= " OR post_status = 'private'";
-	} elseif ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
-		// Users can view their own private posts.
-		$id = (int) $user_ID;
-		if ( null === $post_author || ! $full ) {
-			$sql .= " OR post_status = 'private' AND post_author = $id";
-		} elseif ( $id == (int) $post_author ) {
+	// Only need to check the cap if $public_only is false
+	if ( false === $public_only ) {
+		if ( current_user_can( $cap ) ) {
+			// Does the user have the capability to view private posts? Guess so.
 			$sql .= " OR post_status = 'private'";
+		} elseif ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
+			// Users can view their own private posts.
+			$id = (int) $user_ID;
+			if ( null === $post_author || ! $full ) {
+				$sql .= " OR post_status = 'private' AND post_author = $id";
+			} elseif ( $id == (int) $post_author ) {
+				$sql .= " OR post_status = 'private'";
+			} // else none
 		} // else none
-	} // else none
+	}
 
 	$sql .= ')';
 
diff --git a/wp-includes/user.php b/wp-includes/user.php
index 187a9b6b05..7bdc37cc76 100644
--- a/wp-includes/user.php
+++ b/wp-includes/user.php
@@ -166,9 +166,10 @@ function count_user_posts($userid) {
  *
  * @param array $users Array of user IDs.
  * @param string $post_type Optional. Post type to check. Defaults to post.
+ * @param bool $public_only Optional. Only return counts for public posts.  Defaults to false.
  * @return array Amount of posts each user has written.
  */
-function count_many_users_posts( $users, $post_type = 'post' ) {
+function count_many_users_posts( $users, $post_type = 'post', $public_only = false ) {
 	global $wpdb;
 
 	$count = array();
@@ -176,7 +177,7 @@ function count_many_users_posts( $users, $post_type = 'post' ) {
 		return $count;
 
 	$userlist = implode( ',', array_map( 'absint', $users ) );
-	$where = get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type );
+	$where = get_posts_by_author_sql( $post_type, true, null, $public_only );
 
 	$result = $wpdb->get_results( "SELECT post_author, COUNT(*) FROM $wpdb->posts $where AND post_author IN ($userlist) GROUP BY post_author", ARRAY_N );
 	foreach ( $result as $row ) {