diff --git a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index f659186b9a70c..57c32801993ce 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -1535,6 +1535,8 @@ function wp_redirect( $location, $status = 302, $x_redirect_by = 'WordPress' ) {
 			header( "X-Redirect-By: $x_redirect_by" );
 		}
 
+		wp_add_preload_header( $location );
+
 		header( "Location: $location", true, $status );
 
 		return true;
@@ -1592,6 +1594,81 @@ function _wp_sanitize_utf8_in_redirect( $matches ) {
 	}
 endif;
 
+if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_is_internal_url' ) ) :
+	/**
+	 * Checks whether a URL is internal to the site.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url The URL to check.
+	 * @return bool True if the URL is relative or matches the site URL, false otherwise.
+	 */
+	function wp_is_internal_url( $url ) {
+		if ( '/' === substr( $url, 0, 1 ) ) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		if ( ! is_blog_installed() ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$site_url = site_url();
+
+		return substr( $url, 0, strlen( $site_url ) ) === $site_url;
+	}
+endif;
+
+if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_create_preload_header' ) ) :
+	/**
+	 * Creates a preload Link header string for the given URL.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url  The URL to preload.
+	 * @param string $type Optional. The preload type. Default 'document'.
+	 * @return string The Link header string, or an empty string if not applicable.
+	 */
+	function wp_create_preload_header( $url, $type = 'document' ) {
+		if ( ! wp_is_internal_url( $url ) ) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		$parts = parse_url( $url );
+		$path  = isset( $parts['path'] ) ? $parts['path'] : '';
+
+		if ( '/' !== substr( $path, -1 ) &&
+			'.php' !== substr( $path, -4 ) &&
+			'.html' !== substr( $path, -5 ) ) {
+			return '';
+		}
+
+		$link = $path;
+		if ( isset( $parts['query'] ) ) {
+			$link .= '?' . $parts['query'];
+		}
+
+		return "Link: <{$link}>; rel=preload; as={$type}";
+	}
+endif;
+
+if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_add_preload_header' ) ) :
+	/**
+	 * Sends a preload Link header for the given URL if it is an internal URL.
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.9.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url  The URL to preload.
+	 * @param string $type Optional. The preload type. Default 'document'.
+	 */
+	function wp_add_preload_header( $url, $type = 'document' ) {
+		$header = wp_create_preload_header( $url, $type );
+
+		if ( $header ) {
+			header( $header, false );
+		}
+	}
+endif;
+
 if ( ! function_exists( 'wp_safe_redirect' ) ) :
 	/**
 	 * Performs a safe (local) redirect, using wp_redirect().
@@ -2372,7 +2449,7 @@ function wp_new_user_notification( $user_id, $deprecated = null, $notify = '' )
 
 		$switched_locale = switch_to_user_locale( $user_id );
 
-		$message  = __( 'To set your password, visit the following address:' ) . "\r\n\r\n";
+		$message = __( 'To set your password, visit the following address:' ) . "\r\n\r\n";
 
 		/*
 		 * Since some user login names end in a period, this could produce ambiguous URLs that
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/redirect.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/redirect.php
index c4b1d682094f4..9e4f2e7a9aeb8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/redirect.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/formatting/redirect.php
@@ -260,4 +260,52 @@ public function data_wp_validate_redirect_relative_url() {
 			),
 		);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 39695
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_wp_create_preload_header
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::wp_create_preload_header
+	 *
+	 * @param string $url      The URL to preload.
+	 * @param string $expected Expected header string.
+	 */
+	public function test_wp_create_preload_header( $url, $expected ) {
+		$this->assertSame( $expected, wp_create_preload_header( $url ) );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for test_wp_create_preload_header().
+	 *
+	 * @return array[]
+	 */
+	public function data_wp_create_preload_header() {
+		return array(
+			'relative path ending in slash'               => array(
+				'/wp-admin/',
+				'Link: </wp-admin/>; rel=preload; as=document',
+			),
+			'relative path ending in .php'                => array(
+				'/wp-login.php',
+				'Link: </wp-login.php>; rel=preload; as=document',
+			),
+			'relative path with query string'             => array(
+				'/wp-login.php?redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1',
+				'Link: </wp-login.php?redirect_to=%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1>; rel=preload; as=document',
+			),
+			'same-site absolute URL'                      => array(
+				site_url( '/wp-login.php' ),
+				'Link: </wp-login.php>; rel=preload; as=document',
+			),
+			'external URL returns empty string'           => array(
+				'https://external.example.com/wp-login.php',
+				'',
+			),
+			'non-document extension returns empty string' => array(
+				'/wp-content/uploads/file.zip',
+				'',
+			),
+		);
+	}
 }
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable/signatures.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable/signatures.php
index 68b511b9d0d2d..80ec0b71d317b 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable/signatures.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/pluggable/signatures.php
@@ -180,6 +180,15 @@ public function get_pluggable_function_signatures() {
 			),
 			'wp_sanitize_redirect'            => array( 'location' ),
 			'_wp_sanitize_utf8_in_redirect'   => array( 'matches' ),
+			'wp_is_internal_url'              => array( 'url' ),
+			'wp_create_preload_header'        => array(
+				'url',
+				'type' => 'document',
+			),
+			'wp_add_preload_header'           => array(
+				'url',
+				'type' => 'document',
+			),
 			'wp_safe_redirect'                => array(
 				'location',
 				'status'        => 302,