diff --git src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
index 0f5135f3c9..a8903eba0b 100644
--- src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
+++ src/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
@@ -816,6 +816,9 @@
 			// Initialize the model.
 			initialize: function() {
 
+				// Limit recursion in sync.
+				this.maxRecursion = 1;
+
 				/**
 				* Types that don't support trashing require passing ?force=true to delete.
 				*
@@ -864,13 +867,20 @@
 					};
 
 					// Update the nonce when a new nonce is returned with the response.
-					options.complete = function( xhr ) {
+					options.complete = _.bind( function( xhr ) {
 						var returnedNonce = xhr.getResponseHeader( 'X-WP-Nonce' );
 
 						if ( returnedNonce && _.isFunction( model.nonce ) && model.nonce() !== returnedNonce ) {
 							model.endpointModel.set( 'nonce', returnedNonce );
+							if ( 'rest_cookie_invalid_nonce' === xhr.responseJSON.code && this.maxRecursion-- > 0 ) {
+								this.sync(  method, model, options );
+							} else {
+								this.maxRecursion = 1;
+							}
 						}
-					};
+					}, this );
+
+
 				}
 
 				// Add '?force=true' to use delete method when required.
diff --git src/wp-includes/rest-api.php src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index 82d856a063..016ac07f1b 100644
--- src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -780,12 +780,16 @@ function rest_cookie_check_errors( $result ) {
 	// Check the nonce.
 	$result = wp_verify_nonce( $nonce, 'wp_rest' );
 
+	if ( is_user_logged_in() ) {
+
+		// Send a refreshed nonce in header.
+		rest_get_server()->send_header( 'X-WP-Nonce', wp_create_nonce( 'wp_rest' ) );
+	}
+
 	if ( ! $result ) {
 		return new WP_Error( 'rest_cookie_invalid_nonce', __( 'Cookie nonce is invalid' ), array( 'status' => 403 ) );
 	}
 
-	// Send a refreshed nonce in header.
-	rest_get_server()->send_header( 'X-WP-Nonce', wp_create_nonce( 'wp_rest' ) );
 
 	return true;
 }