diff --git a/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php b/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
index 947efce90e..c3f6be0d43 100644
--- a/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/rest-api/rest-functions.php
@@ -254,6 +254,13 @@ function get_rest_url( $blog_id = null, $path = '/', $scheme = 'rest' ) {
 		$url = add_query_arg( 'rest_route', $path, $url );
 	}
 
+	if ( is_ssl() ) { 
+		// If the current host is the same as the REST URL host, force the REST URL scheme to HTTPS 
+		if ( $_SERVER['SERVER_NAME'] === parse_url( get_home_url( $blog_id ), PHP_URL_HOST ) ) { 
+			$url = set_url_scheme( $url, 'https' ); 
+		} 
+	} 
+
 	/**
 	 * Filter the REST URL.
 	 *
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 162fc260c7..5fc4e6c009 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35350';
+$wp_version = '4.4-alpha-35351';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.