diff --git src/bp-core/bp-core-functions.php src/bp-core/bp-core-functions.php
index 57c1de3ae..9d59f85cd 100644
--- src/bp-core/bp-core-functions.php
+++ src/bp-core/bp-core-functions.php
@@ -73,6 +73,19 @@ function bp_db_version_raw() {
 		return !empty( $bp->db_version_raw ) ? $bp->db_version_raw : 0;
 	}
 
+/**
+ * Check whether the current version of WP exceeds a given version.
+ *
+ * @since 4.0.0
+ *
+ * @param string $version WP version, in "PHP-standardized" format.
+ * @param string $compare Optional. Comparison operator. Default '>='.
+ * @return bool
+ */
+function bp_is_running_wp( $version, $compare = '>=' ) {
+	return version_compare( $GLOBALS['wp_version'], $version, $compare );
+}
+
 /** Functions *****************************************************************/
 
 /**