Ticket #40696: 40696.2.diff

src/wp-includes/taxonomy.php

@@ -1693 +1693 @@
                 'taxonomy'   => $taxonomy,
                 'hide_empty' => false,
         );
-        $args     = wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults );
+        /**
+         * This filter is used to filter the arguments for wp_count_terms query.
+         *
+         * @param array $args Count Term Query Arguments.
+         */
+        $args     = apply_filters( 'wp_count_terms_args', wp_parse_args( $args, $defaults ) );
 
         // Backward compatibility.
         if ( isset( $args['ignore_empty'] ) ) {