diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
index 40e394a32b..2a7d6b5ab3 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/media.php
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ function media_handle_upload($file_id, $post_id, $post_data = array(), $override
 	$url = $file['url'];
 	$type = $file['type'];
 	$file = $file['file'];
-	$title = sanitize_title( $name );
+	$title = sanitize_text_field( $name );
 	$content = '';
 	$excerpt = '';
 
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/media.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/media.php
index 68ac7eebc8..b8d8203a33 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/media.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/media.php
@@ -585,6 +585,37 @@ VIDEO;
 		$this->assertEquals( 'This is a comment. / Это комментарий. / Βλέπετε ένα σχόλιο.', $post->post_excerpt );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 37989
+	 */
+	public function test_media_handle_upload_expected_titles() {
+		$test_file = DIR_TESTDATA . '/images/test-image.jpg';
+
+		// Make a copy of this file as it gets moved during the file upload
+		$tmp_name = wp_tempnam( $test_file );
+
+		copy( $test_file, $tmp_name );
+
+		$_FILES['upload'] = array(
+			'tmp_name' => $tmp_name,
+			'name'     => 'This is a test.jpg',
+			'type'     => 'image/jpeg',
+			'error'    => 0,
+			'size'     => filesize( $test_file ),
+		);
+
+		$post_id = media_handle_upload( 'upload', 0, array(), array( 'action' => 'test_upload_titles', 'test_form' => false ) );
+
+		unset( $_FILES['upload'] );
+
+		$post = get_post( $post_id );
+
+		// Clean up.
+		wp_delete_attachment( $post_id );
+
+		$this->assertEquals( 'This is a test', $post->post_title );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 33016
 	 */