function bbp_insert_reply( $reply_data = array(), $reply_meta = array() ) {

	// Parse arguments against default values
	$reply_data = bbp_parse_args( $reply_data, array(
		'post_parent'    => 0, // topic ID
		'post_type'      => bbp_get_reply_post_type(),
		'post_author'    => bbp_get_current_user_id(),
		'post_password'  => '',
		'post_content'   => '',
		'post_title'     => '',
		'menu_order'     => bbp_get_topic_reply_count( $reply_data['post_parent'], true ) + 1,
		'comment_status' => 'closed'
	), 'insert_reply' );

	// Possibly override status based on parent topic
	if ( ! empty( $reply_data['post_parent'] ) && empty( $reply_data['post_status'] ) ) {
		$reply_data['post_status'] = bbp_get_topic_status( $reply_data['post_parent'] );
	}

	// Insert reply
	$reply_id = wp_insert_post( $reply_data, false );

	// Bail if no reply was added
	if ( empty( $reply_id ) ) {
		return false;
	}

	// Parse arguments against default values
	$reply_meta = bbp_parse_args( $reply_meta, array(
		'author_ip' => bbp_current_author_ip(),
		'forum_id'  => 0,
		'topic_id'  => 0,
		'reply_to'  => 0
	), 'insert_reply_meta' );

	// Insert reply meta
	foreach ( $reply_meta as $meta_key => $meta_value ) {

		// Prefix if not prefixed
		if ( '_bbp_' !== substr( $meta_key, 0, 5 ) ) {
			$meta_key = '_bbp_' . $meta_key;
		}

		// Update the meta
		update_post_meta( $reply_id, $meta_key, $meta_value );
	}

	// Update the reply and hierarchy
	bbp_update_reply( $reply_id, $reply_meta['topic_id'], $reply_meta['forum_id'], array(), $reply_data['post_author'], false, $reply_meta['reply_to'] );

	/**
	 * Fires after reply has been inserted via `bbp_insert_reply`.
	 *
	 * @since 2.6.0 bbPress (r6036)
	 *
	 * @param int $reply_id               The reply id.
	 * @param int $reply_meta['topic_id'] The reply topic meta.
	 * @param int $reply_meta['forum_id'] The reply forum meta.
	 */
	do_action( 'bbp_insert_reply', (int) $reply_id, (int) $reply_meta['topic_id'], (int) $reply_meta['forum_id'] );

	// Return reply_id
	return $reply_id;
}