diff --git a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
index 2dbdd584b385d..03593ea3e64e6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/pluggable.php
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function wp_set_current_user( $id, $name = '' ) {
 		// If `$id` matches the current user, there is nothing to do.
 		if ( isset( $current_user )
 		&& ( $current_user instanceof WP_User )
-		&& ( $id === $current_user->ID )
+		&& ( (int) $id === $current_user->ID )
 		&& ( null !== $id )
 		) {
 			return $current_user;
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/user/wpSetCurrentUser.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/user/wpSetCurrentUser.php
index bebee961ececc..868b3bc71b38a 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/user/wpSetCurrentUser.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/user/wpSetCurrentUser.php
@@ -57,4 +57,34 @@ public function test_should_set_by_name_if_id_is_null() {
 		$this->assertSame( $user, wp_get_current_user() );
 		$this->assertSame( self::$user_id2, get_current_user_id() );
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Ensure user switching doesn't occur for the same user, even if type is non-int.
+	 *
+	 * @ticket 64628
+	 *
+	 * @dataProvider data_should_not_switch_to_same_user_type_equivalency
+	 */
+	public function test_should_not_switch_to_same_user_type_equivalency( string $type_function ) {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$user_id );
+		$this->assertSame( self::$user_id, get_current_user_id(), "Current user's ID should match the ID of the user switched to." );
+
+		$action = new MockAction();
+		add_action( 'set_current_user', array( $action, 'action' ) );
+
+		wp_set_current_user( $type_function( self::$user_id ) );
+		$this->assertSame( 0, $action->get_call_count(), 'set_current_user should not be fired when switching to the same user.' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Data provider for test_should_not_switch_to_same_user_type_equivalency.
+	 *
+	 * @return array[] Data provider.
+	 */
+	public function data_should_not_switch_to_same_user_type_equivalency(): array {
+		return array(
+			'integer' => array( 'type_function' => 'intval' ),
+			'string'  => array( 'type_function' => 'strval' ),
+		);
+	}
 }