diff --git a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
index fcc9697fd6..baa50dfa62 100644
--- a/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
+++ b/wp-includes/class-wp-customize-manager.php
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ final class WP_Customize_Manager {
 		$referer = wp_get_referer();
 		if ( $this->return_url ) {
 			$return_url = $this->return_url;
-		} else if ( $referer ) {
+		} else if ( $referer && 'customize.php' !== basename( parse_url( $referer, PHP_URL_PATH ) ) ) {
 			$return_url = $referer;
 		} else if ( $this->preview_url ) {
 			$return_url = $this->preview_url;
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index a963f32b5d..b924cbc3f7 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-beta4-35634';
+$wp_version = '4.4-beta4-35635';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.