diff --git a/src/wp-includes/embed.php b/src/wp-includes/embed.php
index 2736204..17b9ac4 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/embed.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/embed.php
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ function wp_oembed_register_route() {
 function wp_oembed_add_discovery_links() {
 	$output = '';
 
-	if ( is_singular() ) {
+	if ( is_singular() && ! is_front_page() ) {
 		$output .= '<link rel="alternate" type="application/json+oembed" href="' . esc_url( get_oembed_endpoint_url( get_permalink() ) ) . '" />' . "\n";
 
 		if ( class_exists( 'SimpleXMLElement' ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/discovery.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/discovery.php
index 63eb5bb..6331602 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/discovery.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/oembed/discovery.php
@@ -8,6 +8,22 @@ class Tests_oEmbed_Discovery extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links' ) );
 	}
 
+	function test_add_oembed_discovery_links_front_page() {
+		$this->go_to( home_url('/') );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links' ) );
+	}
+
+	function test_add_oembed_discovery_links_static_front_page() {
+		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'page' );
+		update_option( 'page_for_posts', self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_title' => 'blog-page', 'post_type' => 'page' ) ) );
+		update_option( 'page_on_front', self::factory()->post->create( array( 'post_title' => 'front-page', 'post_type' => 'page' ) ) );
+
+		$this->go_to( home_url('/') );
+		$this->assertSame( '', get_echo( 'wp_oembed_add_discovery_links' ) );
+
+		update_option( 'show_on_front', 'posts' );
+	}
+
 	function test_add_oembed_discovery_links_to_post() {
 		$post_id = self::factory()->post->create();
 		$this->go_to( get_permalink( $post_id ) );