diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/index.js
index 9985727a7b451..f1c8f982d4361 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import ListViewDropIndicator from './drop-indicator';
 import useListViewClientIds from './use-list-view-client-ids';
 import useListViewDropZone from './use-list-view-drop-zone';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
+import { hasFocusWithin } from './utils';
 
 const noop = () => {};
 const expanded = ( state, action ) => {
@@ -66,11 +67,14 @@ function ListView(
 		clientIdsTree,
 		selectedClientIds,
 		draggedClientIds,
+		selectedBlockRootClientId,
+		selectedBlockParentIds,
 	} = useListViewClientIds(
 		blocks,
 		showOnlyCurrentHierarchy,
 		__experimentalPersistentListViewFeatures
 	);
+
 	const { selectBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 	const selectEditorBlock = useCallback(
 		( clientId ) => {
@@ -80,12 +84,12 @@ function ListView(
 		[ selectBlock, onSelect ]
 	);
 	const [ expandedState, setExpandedState ] = useReducer( expanded, {} );
-
 	const { ref: dropZoneRef, target: blockDropTarget } = useListViewDropZone();
 	const elementRef = useRef();
 	const treeGridRef = useMergeRefs( [ elementRef, dropZoneRef, ref ] );
-
 	const isMounted = useRef( false );
+	const hasFocus = hasFocusWithin( elementRef?.current );
+
 	useEffect( () => {
 		isMounted.current = true;
 	}, [] );
@@ -125,6 +129,7 @@ function ListView(
 			expandedState,
 			expand,
 			collapse,
+			selectedBlockRootClientId,
 		} ),
 		[
 			__experimentalFeatures,
@@ -135,9 +140,30 @@ function ListView(
 			expandedState,
 			expand,
 			collapse,
+			selectedBlockRootClientId,
 		]
 	);
 
+	// If a selection is made outside the block list,
+	// for example, in the Block Editor,
+	// try to expand the block list tree.
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if (
+			! hasFocus &&
+			Array.isArray( selectedBlockParentIds ) &&
+			selectedBlockParentIds.length
+		) {
+			selectedBlockParentIds.forEach( ( clientId ) => {
+				if ( ! expandedState[ clientId ] ) {
+					setExpandedState( {
+						type: 'expand',
+						clientId,
+					} );
+				}
+			} );
+		}
+	}, [ hasFocus, selectedBlockParentIds ] );
+
 	return (
 		<AsyncModeProvider value={ true }>
 			<ListViewDropIndicator
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/use-list-view-client-ids.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/use-list-view-client-ids.js
index 14b3129bb7409..9ad4b4cdb2136 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/use-list-view-client-ids.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/use-list-view-client-ids.js
@@ -57,24 +57,39 @@ export default function useListViewClientIds(
 	showOnlyCurrentHierarchy,
 	__experimentalPersistentListViewFeatures
 ) {
-	const { selectedClientIds, draggedClientIds } = useSelect(
+	const {
+		selectedClientIds,
+		draggedClientIds,
+		selectedBlockParentIds,
+	} = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const {
 				getSelectedBlockClientId,
 				getSelectedBlockClientIds,
 				getDraggedBlockClientIds,
+				getBlockParents,
 			} = select( blockEditorStore );
 
 			if ( __experimentalPersistentListViewFeatures ) {
+				const selectedBlockClientIds = getSelectedBlockClientIds();
 				return {
-					selectedClientIds: getSelectedBlockClientIds(),
+					selectedClientIds: selectedBlockClientIds,
 					draggedClientIds: getDraggedBlockClientIds(),
+					selectedBlockParentIds: getBlockParents(
+						selectedBlockClientIds[ 0 ],
+						false
+					),
 				};
 			}
+			const selectedBlockClientId = getSelectedBlockClientId();
 
 			return {
-				selectedClientIds: getSelectedBlockClientId(),
+				selectedClientIds: selectedBlockClientId,
 				draggedClientIds: getDraggedBlockClientIds(),
+				selectedBlockParentIds: getBlockParents(
+					selectedBlockClientId,
+					false
+				),
 			};
 		},
 		[ __experimentalPersistentListViewFeatures ]
@@ -84,5 +99,11 @@ export default function useListViewClientIds(
 		selectedClientIds,
 		showOnlyCurrentHierarchy
 	);
-	return { clientIdsTree, selectedClientIds, draggedClientIds };
+
+	return {
+		clientIdsTree,
+		selectedClientIds,
+		draggedClientIds,
+		selectedBlockParentIds,
+	};
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/utils.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/utils.js
index 50bb561e42a8a..b103eb4664314 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/utils.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/list-view/utils.js
@@ -30,3 +30,14 @@ export const isClientIdSelected = ( clientId, selectedBlockClientIds ) =>
 	isArray( selectedBlockClientIds ) && selectedBlockClientIds.length
 		? selectedBlockClientIds.indexOf( clientId ) !== -1
 		: selectedBlockClientIds === clientId;
+
+/**
+ * Returns true if the container contains the document active element.
+ *
+ * @param {HTMLElement} container An HTML element.
+ *
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the container contains the currently document active element.
+ */
+export const hasFocusWithin = ( container ) => {
+	return !! container?.contains( container?.ownerDocument?.activeElement );
+};