diff --git a/src/wp-includes/comment.php b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
index 9399889768e57..acc3379bbe3be 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/comment.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/comment.php
@@ -4129,7 +4129,10 @@ function wp_create_initial_comment_meta() {
 					'enum' => array( 'resolved', 'reopen' ),
 				),
 			),
+			'auth_callback' => function ( $allowed, $meta_key, $object_id ) {
+				return current_user_can( 'edit_comment', $object_id );
+			},
 		)
 	);
 }
-add_action( 'init', 'wp_create_initial_comment_meta' );
+add_action( 'rest_api_init', 'wp_create_initial_comment_meta' );
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
index e0868bbeca362..d1e1de901215c 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-comments-controller.php
@@ -3888,6 +3888,11 @@ public function test_create_empty_note_with_resolution_meta( $status ) {
 
 		$response = rest_get_server()->dispatch( $request );
 		$this->assertSame( 201, $response->get_status() );
+
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'meta', $data );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( '_wp_note_status', $data['meta'] );
+		$this->assertSame( $status, $data['meta']['_wp_note_status'] );
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
index bf3d0d4703f37..d5390afbeff1d 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-schema-setup.php
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public function set_up() {
 		do_action( 'rest_api_init', $wp_rest_server );
 
 		add_filter( 'pre_http_request', array( $this, 'mock_embed_request' ), 10, 3 );
+
+		// `get_post_embed_html()` assumes `wp-includes/js/wp-embed.js` is present:
+		self::touch( ABSPATH . WPINC . '/js/wp-embed.js' );
 	}
 
 	public function tear_down() {
diff --git a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
index de83c1248e3db..ad92345619fe0 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
@@ -11654,7 +11654,18 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                         "meta": {
                             "description": "Meta fields.",
                             "type": "object",
-                            "properties": [],
+                            "properties": {
+                                "_wp_note_status": {
+                                    "type": "string",
+                                    "title": "",
+                                    "description": "Note resolution status",
+                                    "default": "",
+                                    "enum": [
+                                        "resolved",
+                                        "reopen"
+                                    ]
+                                }
+                            },
                             "required": false
                         }
                     }
@@ -11801,7 +11812,18 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                         "meta": {
                             "description": "Meta fields.",
                             "type": "object",
-                            "properties": [],
+                            "properties": {
+                                "_wp_note_status": {
+                                    "type": "string",
+                                    "title": "",
+                                    "description": "Note resolution status",
+                                    "default": "",
+                                    "enum": [
+                                        "resolved",
+                                        "reopen"
+                                    ]
+                                }
+                            },
                             "required": false
                         }
                     }
@@ -15480,6 +15502,7 @@ mockedApiResponse.CommentsCollection = [
             "96": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ca51ced0b389ffbeba3d269c6d824be664c84fa1b35503282abdd302e1f417c?s=96&d=mm&r=g"
         },
         "meta": {
+            "_wp_note_status": null,
             "meta_key": "meta_value"
         },
         "_links": {
@@ -15534,6 +15557,7 @@ mockedApiResponse.CommentModel = {
         "96": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/9ca51ced0b389ffbeba3d269c6d824be664c84fa1b35503282abdd302e1f417c?s=96&d=mm&r=g"
     },
     "meta": {
+        "_wp_note_status": null,
         "meta_key": "meta_value"
     }
 };
diff --git a/tests/qunit/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js b/tests/qunit/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
index be0249462d398..14ad7ec89cac9 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/wp-includes/js/wp-api.js
@@ -404,6 +404,9 @@
 					if ( 'Tags' === modelType ) {
 						expectedMetas = '{"test_single":"","test_multi":[],"meta_key":"meta_value","test_tag_meta":""}';
 					}
+					if ( 'Comments' === modelType ) {
+						expectedMetas = '{"_wp_note_status":null,"meta_key":"meta_value"}';
+					}
 
 					// Verify the meta object returned correctly from `getMetas()`.
 					assert.equal( JSON.stringify( endpoint.getMetas() ), expectedMetas, 'Full meta key/values object should be readable.' );