diff --git a/src/wp-admin/includes/update.php b/src/wp-admin/includes/update.php
index 7e01a54d2c..e3f363c16e 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/includes/update.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/includes/update.php
@@ -254,7 +254,21 @@ function update_right_now_message() {
 			$msg .= '<a href="' . network_admin_url( 'update-core.php' ) . '" class="button" aria-describedby="wp-version">' . sprintf( __( 'Update to %s' ), $cur->current ? $cur->current : __( 'Latest' ) ) . '</a> ';
 	}
 
-	$msg .= sprintf( '<span id="wp-version">' . __( 'WordPress %1$s running %2$s theme.' ) . '</span>', get_bloginfo( 'version', 'display' ), $theme_name );
+	/* translators: 1: version number, 2: theme name */
+	$content = __( 'WordPress %1$s running %2$s theme.' );
+
+	/**
+	 * Filter the text displayed in the 'At a Glance' dashboard widget.
+	 *
+	 * Prior to 3.8.0, the widget was named 'Right Now'.
+	 *
+	 * @since 4.4.0
+	 *
+	 * @param string $content Default text.
+	 */
+	$content = apply_filters( 'update_right_now_text', $content );
+
+	$msg .= sprintf( '<span id="wp-version">' . $content . '</span>', get_bloginfo( 'version', 'display' ), $theme_name );
 
 	echo "<p id='wp-version-message'>$msg</p>";
 }