diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php
index 23331c7f196cc..938ae61d48b9a 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-gd.php
@@ -504,6 +504,11 @@ protected function _save( $image, $filename = null, $mime_type = null ) {
 			$filename = $this->generate_filename( null, null, $extension );
 		}
 
+		if ( function_exists( 'imageinterlace' ) ) {
+			/** This filter is documented in wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php */
+			imageinterlace( $image, apply_filters( 'image_save_progressive', false, $mime_type ) );
+		}
+
 		if ( 'image/gif' === $mime_type ) {
 			if ( ! $this->make_image( $filename, 'imagegif', array( $image, $filename ) ) ) {
 				return new WP_Error( 'image_save_error', __( 'Image Editor Save Failed' ) );
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
index 546ad3e7991bf..64babdad5aece 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-image-editor-imagick.php
@@ -489,10 +489,6 @@ protected function thumbnail_image( $dst_w, $dst_h, $filter_name = 'FILTER_TRIAN
 					$this->image->setImageDepth( 8 );
 				}
 			}
-
-			if ( is_callable( array( $this->image, 'setInterlaceScheme' ) ) && defined( 'Imagick::INTERLACE_NO' ) ) {
-				$this->image->setInterlaceScheme( Imagick::INTERLACE_NO );
-			}
 		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'image_resize_error', $e->getMessage() );
 		}
@@ -825,6 +821,23 @@ protected function _save( $image, $filename = null, $mime_type = null ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'image_save_error', $e->getMessage(), $filename );
 		}
 
+		if ( method_exists( $this->image, 'setInterlaceScheme' ) && method_exists( $this->image, 'getInterlaceScheme' ) && defined( 'Imagick::INTERLACE_PLANE' ) ) {
+			$orig_interlace = $this->image->getInterlaceScheme();
+			/**
+			 * Filters whether to output progressive images (if available).
+			 *
+			 * @since 6.5.0
+			 *
+			 * @param bool   $interlace Whether to use progressive images for output if available. Default false.
+			 * @param string $mime_type The mime type being saved.
+			 */
+			if ( apply_filters( 'image_save_progressive', false, $mime_type ) ) {
+				$this->image->setInterlaceScheme( Imagick::INTERLACE_PLANE ); // True - line interlace output.
+			} else {
+				$this->image->setInterlaceScheme( Imagick::INTERLACE_NO ); // False - no interlace output.
+			}
+		}
+
 		$write_image_result = $this->write_image( $this->image, $filename );
 		if ( is_wp_error( $write_image_result ) ) {
 			return $write_image_result;
@@ -833,6 +846,9 @@ protected function _save( $image, $filename = null, $mime_type = null ) {
 		try {
 			// Reset original format.
 			$this->image->setImageFormat( $orig_format );
+			if ( isset( $orig_interlace ) ) {
+				$this->image->setInterlaceScheme( $orig_interlace );
+			}
 		} catch ( Exception $e ) {
 			return new WP_Error( 'image_save_error', $e->getMessage(), $filename );
 		}