diff --git a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
index 3b2efce1c955e..e3100abc698bb 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
@@ -623,6 +623,35 @@ public function get_breadcrumbs() {
 		return $breadcrumbs;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns the nesting depth of the current location in the document.
+	 *
+	 * Example:
+	 *
+	 *     $processor = WP_HTML_Processor::create_fragment( '<div><p></p></div>' );
+	 *     // The processor starts in the BODY context, meaning it has depth from the start: HTML > BODY.
+	 *     2 === $processor->get_current_depth();
+	 *
+	 *     // Opening the DIV element increases the depth.
+	 *     $processor->next_token();
+	 *     3 === $processor->get_current_depth();
+	 *
+	 *     // Opening the P element increases the depth.
+	 *     $processor->next_token();
+	 *     4 === $processor->get_current_depth();
+	 *
+	 *     // The P element is closed during `next_token()` so the depth is decreased to reflect that.
+	 *     $processor->next_token();
+	 *     3 === $processor->get_current_depth();
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.6.0
+	 *
+	 * @return int Nesting-depth of current location in the document.
+	 */
+	public function get_current_depth() {
+		return $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->count();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Parses next element in the 'in body' insertion mode.
 	 *
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/html-api/wpHtmlProcessor.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/html-api/wpHtmlProcessor.php
index 76022a9ce60d3..13c2d7b58eac6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/html-api/wpHtmlProcessor.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/html-api/wpHtmlProcessor.php
@@ -334,4 +334,90 @@ public static function data_unsupported_special_in_body_tags() {
 			'XMP'       => array( 'XMP' ),
 		);
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensures that the HTML Processor properly reports the depth of a given element.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 61255
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_html_with_target_element_and_depth_in_body
+	 *
+	 * @param string $html_with_target_element HTML containing element with `target` class.
+	 * @param int    $depth_at_element         Depth into document at target node.
+	 */
+	public function test_reports_proper_element_depth_in_body( $html_with_target_element, $depth_at_element ) {
+		$processor = WP_HTML_Processor::create_fragment( $html_with_target_element );
+
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			$processor->next_tag( array( 'class_name' => 'target' ) ),
+			'Failed to find target element: check test data provider.'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			$depth_at_element,
+			$processor->get_current_depth(),
+			'HTML Processor reported the wrong depth at the matched element.'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider.
+	 *
+	 * @return array[].
+	 */
+	public static function data_html_with_target_element_and_depth_in_body() {
+		return array(
+			'Single element'                    => array( '<div class="target">', 3 ),
+			'Basic layout and formatting stack' => array( '<div><span><p><b><em class="target">', 7 ),
+			'Adjacent elements'                 => array( '<div><span></span><span class="target"></div>', 4 ),
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensures that the HTML Processor properly reports the depth of a given non-element.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 61255
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_html_with_target_element_and_depth_of_next_node_in_body
+	 *
+	 * @param string $html_with_target_element HTML containing element with `target` class.
+	 * @param int    $depth_after_element      Depth into document immediately after target node.
+	 */
+	public function test_reports_proper_non_element_depth_in_body( $html_with_target_element, $depth_after_element ) {
+		$processor = WP_HTML_Processor::create_fragment( $html_with_target_element );
+
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			$processor->next_tag( array( 'class_name' => 'target' ) ),
+			'Failed to find target element: check test data provider.'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertTrue(
+			$processor->next_token(),
+			'Failed to find next node after target element: check tests data provider.'
+		);
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			$depth_after_element,
+			$processor->get_current_depth(),
+			'HTML Processor reported the wrong depth after the matched element.'
+		);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider.
+	 *
+	 * @return array[].
+	 */
+	public static function data_html_with_target_element_and_depth_of_next_node_in_body() {
+		return array(
+			'Element then text'                 => array( '<div class="target">One Deeper', 4 ),
+			'Basic layout and formatting stack' => array( '<div><span><p><b><em class="target">Formatted', 8 ),
+			'Basic layout with text'            => array( '<div>a<span>b<p>c<b>e<em class="target">e', 8 ),
+			'Adjacent elements'                 => array( '<div><span></span><span class="target">Here</div>', 5 ),
+			'Adjacent text'                     => array( '<p>Before<img class="target">After</p>', 4 ),
+			'HTML comment'                      => array( '<img class="target"><!-- this is inside the BODY -->', 3 ),
+			'HTML comment in DIV'               => array( '<div class="target"><!-- this is inside the BODY -->', 4 ),
+			'Funky comment'                     => array( '<div><p>What <br class="target"><//wp:post-author></p></div>', 5 ),
+		);
+	}
 }