diff --git a/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js b/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
index d3c78a3d6d012a..be132e9cedd82e 100644
--- a/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/customize-widgets/src/components/sidebar-block-editor/index.js
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@ export default function SidebarBlockEditor( {
 			mediaUpload: mediaUploadBlockEditor,
 			hasFixedToolbar: isFixedToolbarActive || ! isMediumViewport,
 			keepCaretInsideBlock,
+			editorTool: 'edit',
 			__unstableHasCustomAppender: true,
 		};
 	}, [
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
index af844fe9da4fe9..751931d858da8d 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/components/widget-areas-block-editor-provider/index.js
@@ -94,6 +94,7 @@ export default function WidgetAreasBlockEditorProvider( {
 			__experimentalSetIsInserterOpened: setIsInserterOpened,
 			pageOnFront,
 			pageForPosts,
+			editorTool: 'edit',
 		};
 	}, [
 		hasUploadPermissions,