diff --git a/wp-includes/comment-template.php b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
index 104293b1bc..453a9ae5bf 100644
--- a/wp-includes/comment-template.php
+++ b/wp-includes/comment-template.php
@@ -596,8 +596,13 @@ function comment_date( $format = '', $comment_ID = 0 ) {
  * @return string The possibly truncated comment excerpt.
  */
 function get_comment_excerpt( $comment_ID = 0 ) {
-	$comment      = get_comment( $comment_ID );
-	$comment_text = strip_tags( str_replace( array( "\n", "\r" ), ' ', $comment->comment_content ) );
+	$comment = get_comment( $comment_ID );
+
+	if ( ! post_password_required( $comment->comment_post_ID ) ) {
+		$comment_text = strip_tags( str_replace( array( "\n", "\r" ), ' ', $comment->comment_content ) );
+	} else {
+		$comment_text = __( 'Password protected' );
+	}
 
 	/* translators: Maximum number of words used in a comment excerpt. */
 	$comment_excerpt_length = intval( _x( '20', 'comment_excerpt_length' ) );
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index ade54e7178..fc5a1d86d0 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47952';
+$wp_version = '5.5-alpha-47984';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.