diff --git a/src/wp-includes/kses.php b/src/wp-includes/kses.php
index 9cd0f50f22487..15550d1ef2e48 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/kses.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/kses.php
@@ -2640,6 +2640,7 @@ function kses_init() {
  * @since 7.1.0 Extended gradient support to allow any single-level nested function.
  *              Added support for transform functions, `clip-path` basic shapes,
  *              and URLs in the SVG element reference properties.
+ * @since 7.2.0 Added support for filter functions.
  *
  * @param string $css        A string of CSS rules, decoded from an HTML `style` attribute.
  * @param string $deprecated Not used.
@@ -3027,6 +3028,9 @@ function safecss_filter_attr( $css, $deprecated = '' ) {
 					. '|translate|translate3d|translateX|translateY|translateZ'
 					// Basic shape functions, as used by `clip-path`.
 					. '|circle|ellipse|inset|path|polygon|rect|shape|xywh'
+					// Filter functions.
+					. '|blur|brightness|contrast|drop-shadow|grayscale'
+					. '|hue-rotate|invert|opacity|saturate|sepia'
 				. ')(\((?:[^()]|(?1))*\))/',
 				'',
 				$css_test_string
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/kses.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/kses.php
index b26bbd307d6aa..082fa29eb2584 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/kses.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/kses.php
@@ -1225,6 +1225,7 @@ public function test_wp_kses_attr_no_attributes_allowed_with_false() {
 	 * @ticket 65457
 	 * @ticket 64974
 	 * @ticket 65832
+	 * @ticket 65871
 	 *
 	 * @dataProvider data_safecss_filter_attr
 	 *
@@ -1882,6 +1883,80 @@ public function data_safecss_filter_attr() {
 				'css'      => 'clip-path: url(javascript:alert(1))',
 				'expected' => '',
 			),
+			// Filter functions (ticket #65871).
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: blur(5px)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: blur(5px)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: brightness(0.4)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: brightness(0.4)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: contrast(200%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: contrast(200%)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: drop-shadow(16px 16px 20px blue)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: drop-shadow(16px 16px 20px blue)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: grayscale(50%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: grayscale(50%)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: hue-rotate(90deg)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: hue-rotate(90deg)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: invert(75%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: invert(75%)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: opacity(25%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: opacity(25%)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: saturate(30%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: saturate(30%)',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: sepia(60%)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: sepia(60%)',
+			),
+			// Multiple filter functions chained.
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: blur(5px) brightness(0.4)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: blur(5px) brightness(0.4)',
+			),
+			// Nested functions within a filter function are allowed.
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: blur(calc(2px + 3px))',
+				'expected' => 'filter: blur(calc(2px + 3px))',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: drop-shadow(0 0 var(--shadow-size) black)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: drop-shadow(0 0 var(--shadow-size) black)',
+			),
+			// filter: none and filter: url() are unchanged (regression control).
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: none',
+				'expected' => 'filter: none',
+			),
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: url(#svgBlur)',
+				'expected' => 'filter: url(#svgBlur)',
+			),
+			// Disallow javascript: URLs in filter url() references (security regression).
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'filter: url(javascript:alert(1))',
+				'expected' => '',
+			),
+			// The opacity property is unaffected by the opacity() filter function.
+			array(
+				'css'      => 'opacity: 0.5',
+				'expected' => 'opacity: 0.5',
+			),
 		);
 	}