diff --git a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
index 8ea05288ea..9628b610a0 100644
--- a/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
+++ b/WordPress-Core/ruleset.xml
@@ -170,6 +170,9 @@
 	<rule ref="Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing.SpacingBeforeClose">
 		<severity>0</severity>
 	</rule>
+	<rule ref="Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing.SpacingAfterVariadic">
+		<severity>0</severity>
+	</rule>
 
 
 	<!-- Covers rule: Call a function, like so: my_function( $param1, func_param( $param2 ) ); -->
@@ -336,6 +339,23 @@
 		 https://github.com/WordPress/WordPress-Coding-Standards/issues/1330 -->
 
 
+	<!--
+	#############################################################################
+	Handbook: Formatting - Spread operator.
+	Ref: https://developer.wordpress.org/coding-standards/wordpress-coding-standards/php/#spread-operator
+	#############################################################################
+	-->
+	<!-- Covers rule: When using the spread operator, there should be one space or a new line
+		 with the appropriate indentation before the spread operator. -->
+	<!-- Covered by a variety of sniffs which deal with function calls, function declarations, array declarations. -->
+
+	<!-- Covers rule: There should be no spaces between the spread operator and the variable/function call it applies to. -->
+	<rule ref="Generic.WhiteSpace.SpreadOperatorSpacingAfter"/>
+
+	<!-- Covers rule: When combining the spread operator with the reference operator (&), there should be no spaces between them.. -->
+	<!-- Covered by the Squiz.Functions.FunctionDeclarationArgumentSpacing.SpacingAfterReference error code. -->
+
+
 	<!--
 	#############################################################################
 	Handbook: Object-Oriented Programming - Only One Object Structure (Class/Interface/Trait) per File.