diff --git a/src/wp-includes/post.php b/src/wp-includes/post.php
index 17abaf8558c05..cd4a32093f911 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/post.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/post.php
@@ -5775,14 +5775,14 @@ function get_page_by_path( $page_path, $output = OBJECT, $post_type = 'page' ) {
  */
 function get_page_by_title( $page_title, $output = OBJECT, $post_type = 'page' ) {
 	$args  = array(
-		'post_title'             => $page_title,
+		'title'                  => $page_title,
 		'post_type'              => $post_type,
 		'post_status'            => get_post_stati(),
 		'posts_per_page'         => 1,
 		'update_post_term_cache' => false,
 		'update_post_meta_cache' => false,
 		'no_found_rows'          => true,
-		'orderby'                => 'ID',
+		'orderby'                => 'post_date ID',
 		'order'                  => 'ASC',
 	);
 	$query = new WP_Query( $args );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getPageByTitle.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getPageByTitle.php
index a09599c289c9a..ece15749ffdf6 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getPageByTitle.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/post/getPageByTitle.php
@@ -5,6 +5,41 @@
  * @covers ::get_page_by_title
  */
 class Tests_Post_GetPageByTitle extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Generate shared fixtures.
+	 *
+	 * These are not used in the tests but are rather used to populate the
+	 * posts table and ensure that the tests return the correct post object
+	 * by design rather than through chance.
+	 */
+	public static function wpSetUpBeforeClass( WP_UnitTest_Factory $factory ) {
+		// Fill the database with some pages.
+		$factory->post->create_many(
+			2,
+			array(
+				'post_type' => 'page',
+			)
+		);
+
+		// Fill the database with some attachments.
+		$factory->post->create_many(
+			2,
+			array(
+				'post_type' => 'attachment',
+			)
+		);
+
+		// Fill the database with some test post types.
+		register_post_type( 'wptests_pt' );
+		$factory->post->create_many(
+			2,
+			array(
+				'post_type' => 'wptests_pt',
+			)
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 36905
 	 */
@@ -43,6 +78,53 @@ public function test_should_match_top_level_page() {
 		$this->assertSame( $page, $found->ID );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 36905
+	 * @ticket 56609
+	 */
+	public function test_should_be_case_insensitive_match() {
+		$page = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_type'  => 'page',
+				'post_title' => 'Foo',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$found = get_page_by_title( 'foo' );
+
+		$this->assertSame( $page, $found->ID );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test the oldest published post is matched first.
+	 *
+	 * Per the docs: in case of more than one post having the same title,
+	 * it will check the oldest publication date, not the smallest ID.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 36905
+	 * @ticket 56609
+	 */
+	public function test_should_match_oldest_published_date_when_titles_match() {
+		self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_type'  => 'page',
+				'post_title' => 'foo',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$old_page = self::factory()->post->create(
+			array(
+				'post_type'  => 'page',
+				'post_title' => 'foo',
+				'post_date'  => '1984-01-11 05:00:00',
+			)
+		);
+
+		$found = get_page_by_title( 'foo' );
+
+		$this->assertSame( $old_page, $found->ID );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 36905
 	 */