diff --git src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
index 299b034329..e931722654 100644
--- src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
+++ src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-terms-controller.php
@@ -452,7 +452,7 @@ class WP_REST_Terms_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			return $fields_update;
 		}
 
-		$request->set_param( 'context', 'view' );
+		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );
 
 		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $term, $request );
 		$response = rest_ensure_response( $response );
@@ -543,7 +543,7 @@ class WP_REST_Terms_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 			return $fields_update;
 		}
 
-		$request->set_param( 'context', 'view' );
+		$request->set_param( 'context', 'edit' );
 
 		$response = $this->prepare_item_for_response( $term, $request );