diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
index d33a52ef51d93..9c63a466819da 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api.php
@@ -245,7 +245,7 @@ function rest_api_default_filters() {
 		add_action( 'deprecated_argument_run', 'rest_handle_deprecated_argument', 10, 3 );
 		add_filter( 'deprecated_argument_trigger_error', '__return_false' );
 		add_action( 'doing_it_wrong_run', 'rest_handle_doing_it_wrong', 10, 3 );
-		add_filter( 'doing_it_wrong_trigger_error', '__return_false' );
+		add_filter( 'doing_it_wrong_trigger_error', 'rest_handle_doing_it_wrong_trigger_error', 10, 4 );
 	}
 
 	// Default serving.
@@ -257,6 +257,38 @@ function rest_api_default_filters() {
 	add_filter( 'rest_index', 'rest_add_application_passwords_to_index' );
 }
 
+/**
+ * Handles doing_it_wrong errors for REST API requests.
+ *
+ * Logs doing_it_wrong notices to the debug log during REST API requests
+ * while preventing trigger_error() from interfering with JSON responses.
+ *
+ * @since 6.x.0
+ *
+ * @param bool   $trigger       Whether to trigger an error.
+ * @param string $function_name The function that was called incorrectly.
+ * @param string $message       A message explaining what was called incorrectly.
+ * @param string $version       The version of WordPress where the message was added.
+ * @return bool Always returns false to prevent trigger_error().
+ */
+function rest_handle_doing_it_wrong_trigger_error( $trigger, $function_name, $message, $version ) {
+	// Only log when WordPress debugging and debug logging are enabled.
+	if ( defined( 'WP_DEBUG' ) && WP_DEBUG && defined( 'WP_DEBUG_LOG' ) && WP_DEBUG_LOG ) {
+		$log_message = sprintf(
+			'REST API: %1$s was called incorrectly. %2$s',
+			$function_name,
+			$message
+		);
+		if ( ! empty( $version ) ) {
+			$log_message .= sprintf( ' (This message was added in version %s.)', $version );
+		}
+		error_log( $log_message );
+	}
+
+	// Prevent PHP's trigger_error() to avoid corrupting JSON responses.
+	return false;
+}
+
 /**
  * Registers default REST API routes.
  *