From c43783bad967169fcb0cd41b0b8a82f6c28baf0a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Sukhendu Sekhar Guria <sukhendu.guria@rtcamp.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:14:45 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] fix(script-loader): avoid false inline entries

---
 src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php         |  3 +-
 tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 34 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
index 6f633d465bb2c..ba14b448ac880 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-scripts.php
@@ -525,7 +525,8 @@ public function add_inline_script( $handle, $data, $position = 'after' ) {
 			$position = 'before';
 		}
 
-		$script   = (array) $this->get_data( $handle, $position );
+		$script   = $this->get_data( $handle, $position );
+		$script   = false === $script ? array() : (array) $script;
 		$script[] = $data;
 
 		return $this->add_data( $handle, $position, $script );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
index 41c9673915b93..85da7fe7e83f8 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/dependencies/scripts.php
@@ -230,6 +230,38 @@ public function data_provider_delayed_strategies() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests that inline scripts do not include a false entry when no data exists yet.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 52320
+	 * @dataProvider data_inline_script_positions
+	 *
+	 * @param string $position Inline script position.
+	 */
+	public function test_add_inline_script_does_not_store_false_for_empty_existing_data( $position ) {
+		$handle = 'test-inline-script-' . $position;
+
+		wp_register_script( $handle, '/test.js', array(), null );
+		wp_add_inline_script( $handle, 'console.log( "test" );', $position );
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			array( 'console.log( "test" );' ),
+			wp_scripts()->get_data( $handle, $position )
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for inline script positions.
+	 *
+	 * @return array[] Inline script positions.
+	 */
+	public function data_inline_script_positions() {
+		return array(
+			'before' => array( 'before' ),
+			'after'  => array( 'after' ),
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests that inline scripts in the `after` position, attached to delayed main scripts, remain unaffected.
 	 *