diff --git a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-open-elements.php b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-open-elements.php
index 15479801dda10..b1ca2a5dfa918 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-open-elements.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-open-elements.php
@@ -144,6 +144,48 @@ public function current_node() {
 		return $current_node ? $current_node : null;
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Indicates if the current node is of a given type or name.
+	 *
+	 * It's possible to pass either a node type or a node name to this function.
+	 * In the case there is no current element it will always return `false`.
+	 *
+	 * Example:
+	 *
+	 *     // Is the current node a text node?
+	 *     $stack->current_node_is( '#text' );
+	 *
+	 *     // Is the current node a DIV element?
+	 *     $stack->current_node_is( 'DIV' );
+	 *
+	 *     // Is the current node any element/tag?
+	 *     $stack->current_node_is( '#tag' );
+	 *
+	 * @see WP_HTML_Tag_Processor::get_token_type
+	 * @see WP_HTML_Tag_Processor::get_token_name
+	 *
+	 * @since 6.7.0
+	 *
+	 * @access private
+	 *
+	 * @param string $identity Check if the current node has this name or type (depending on what is provided).
+	 * @return bool Whether there is a current element that matches the given identity, whether a token name or type.
+	 */
+	public function current_node_is( string $identity ): bool {
+		$current_node = end( $this->stack );
+		if ( false === $current_node ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		$current_node_name = $current_node->node_name;
+
+		return (
+			$current_node_name === $identity ||
+			( '#doctype' === $identity && 'html' === $current_node_name ) ||
+			( '#tag' === $identity && ctype_upper( $current_node_name ) )
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Returns whether an element is in a specific scope.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
index 32800218f6404..f187ef7fd1b66 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/html-api/class-wp-html-processor.php
@@ -1029,7 +1029,7 @@ private function step_in_body() {
 				}
 
 				$this->generate_implied_end_tags();
-				if ( $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node()->node_name !== $token_name ) {
+				if ( ! $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node_is( $token_name ) ) {
 					// @todo Record parse error: this error doesn't impact parsing.
 				}
 				$this->state->stack_of_open_elements->pop_until( $token_name );
@@ -1094,7 +1094,7 @@ private function step_in_body() {
 
 				$this->generate_implied_end_tags();
 
-				if ( $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node()->node_name !== $token_name ) {
+				if ( ! $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node_is( $token_name ) ) {
 					// @todo Record parse error: this error doesn't impact parsing.
 				}
 
@@ -1120,7 +1120,7 @@ private function step_in_body() {
 				if ( $is_li ? 'LI' === $node->node_name : ( 'DD' === $node->node_name || 'DT' === $node->node_name ) ) {
 					$node_name = $is_li ? 'LI' : $node->node_name;
 					$this->generate_implied_end_tags( $node_name );
-					if ( $node_name !== $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node()->node_name ) {
+					if ( ! $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node_is( $node_name ) ) {
 						// @todo Indicate a parse error once it's possible. This error does not impact the logic here.
 					}
 
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ private function step_in_body() {
 
 				$this->generate_implied_end_tags( $token_name );
 
-				if ( $token_name !== $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node()->node_name ) {
+				if ( ! $this->state->stack_of_open_elements->current_node_is( $token_name ) ) {
 					// @todo Indicate a parse error once it's possible. This error does not impact the logic here.
 				}