diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/edit.js
index 06a7949a87e4d..d6d22c5365821 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/edit.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ export default function QueryLoopEdit( {
 			tagIds = [],
 			order,
 			orderBy,
+			author,
 		} = {},
 		queryContext,
 	},
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export default function QueryLoopEdit( {
 			if ( perPage ) {
 				query.per_page = perPage;
 			}
+			if ( author ) {
+				query.author = author;
+			}
 			return {
 				posts: select( 'core' ).getEntityRecords(
 					'postType',
@@ -54,7 +58,17 @@ export default function QueryLoopEdit( {
 				blocks: select( 'core/block-editor' ).getBlocks( clientId ),
 			};
 		},
-		[ perPage, page, offset, categoryIds, tagIds, order, orderBy, clientId ]
+		[
+			perPage,
+			page,
+			offset,
+			categoryIds,
+			tagIds,
+			order,
+			orderBy,
+			clientId,
+			author,
+		]
 	);
 
 	const blockContexts = useMemo(
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
index 45c1622627e29..78660188163c2 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-loop/index.php
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ function render_block_core_query_loop( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 		if ( isset( $block->context['query']['perPage'] ) ) {
 			$query['posts_per_page'] = $block->context['query']['perPage'];
 		}
+		if ( isset( $block->context['query']['author'] ) ) {
+			$query['author'] = $block->context['query']['author'];
+		}
 	}
 
 	$posts = get_posts( $query );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/query/block.json
index a4d39f0c7b3dd..ece5a390a5f0f 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query/block.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 				"categoryIds": [],
 				"tagIds": [],
 				"order": "desc",
-				"orderBy": "date"
+				"orderBy": "date",
+				"author": null
 			}
 		}
 	},
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query/edit/query-inspector-controls.js b/packages/block-library/src/query/edit/query-inspector-controls.js
index 50e7a38ea7359..ec6a28d672189 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query/edit/query-inspector-controls.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query/edit/query-inspector-controls.js
@@ -4,18 +4,30 @@
 import { PanelBody, QueryControls } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { InspectorControls } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 export default function QueryInspectorControls( { query, setQuery } ) {
-	const { order, orderBy } = query;
+	const { order, orderBy, author: selectedAuthorId } = query;
+	const { authorList } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
+		const { getEntityRecords } = select( 'core' );
+		return {
+			authorList: getEntityRecords( 'root', 'user', { per_page: -1 } ),
+		};
+	}, [] );
 	return (
 		<InspectorControls>
-			<PanelBody title={ __( 'Sorting' ) }>
+			<PanelBody title={ __( 'Sorting and filtering' ) }>
 				<QueryControls
-					{ ...{ order, orderBy } }
+					{ ...{ order, orderBy, selectedAuthorId, authorList } }
 					onOrderChange={ ( value ) => setQuery( { order: value } ) }
 					onOrderByChange={ ( value ) =>
 						setQuery( { orderBy: value } )
 					}
+					onAuthorChange={ ( value ) =>
+						setQuery( {
+							author: value !== '' ? +value : undefined,
+						} )
+					}
 				/>
 			</PanelBody>
 		</InspectorControls>
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/blocks/core__query.json b/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/blocks/core__query.json
index e06e002a5a314..d488279262312 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/blocks/core__query.json
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/blocks/core__query.json
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@
 				"categoryIds": [],
 				"tagIds": [],
 				"order": "desc",
-				"orderBy": "date"
+				"orderBy": "date",
+				"author": null
 			}
 		},
 		"innerBlocks": [],