diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inspector-controls/fill.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inspector-controls/fill.js
index 456b33af9137f..ce774b325816e 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inspector-controls/fill.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inspector-controls/fill.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import {
 	__experimentalStyleProvider as StyleProvider,
 	__experimentalToolsPanelContext as ToolsPanelContext,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
 import warning from '@wordpress/warning';
 import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';
 import { useEffect, useContext } from '@wordpress/element';
@@ -12,6 +13,8 @@ import { useEffect, useContext } from '@wordpress/element';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
+import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 import {
 	useBlockEditContext,
 	mayDisplayControlsKey,
@@ -36,7 +39,29 @@ export default function InspectorControlsFill( {
 		group = __experimentalGroup;
 	}
 
-	const context = useBlockEditContext();
+	const { clientId, ...context } = useBlockEditContext();
+
+	// Register any clientIds with `contentOnly` controls before the
+	// `mayDisplayControls` early return so that parent blocks can know whether
+	// child blocks have those controls.
+	const { addContentOnlyControlsBlock, removeContentOnlyControlsBlock } =
+		unlock( useDispatch( blockEditorStore ) );
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( group === 'contentOnly' ) {
+			addContentOnlyControlsBlock( clientId );
+		}
+		return () => {
+			if ( group === 'contentOnly' ) {
+				removeContentOnlyControlsBlock( clientId );
+			}
+		};
+	}, [
+		clientId,
+		group,
+		addContentOnlyControlsBlock,
+		removeContentOnlyControlsBlock,
+	] );
+
 	const Fill = groups[ group ]?.Fill;
 	if ( ! Fill ) {
 		warning( `Unknown InspectorControls group "${ group }" provided.` );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
index 6cfccb17287ff..780efd1d4510b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
@@ -391,3 +391,17 @@ export function expandBlock( clientId ) {
 		clientId,
 	};
 }
+
+export function addContentOnlyControlsBlock( clientId ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'ADD_CONTENT_ONLY_CONTROLS_BLOCK',
+		clientId,
+	};
+}
+
+export function removeContentOnlyControlsBlock( clientId ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'REMOVE_CONTENT_ONLY_CONTROLS_BLOCK',
+		clientId,
+	};
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
index 94de85cbabe70..58979c4f05bd0 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
@@ -449,6 +449,10 @@ export const getContentLockingParent = createSelector(
 	( state ) => [ state.blocks.parents, state.blockListSettings ]
 );
 
+export function getContentOnlyControlsBlocks( state ) {
+	return state.contentOnlyControlsBlocks;
+}
+
 /**
  * Retrieves the client ID of the block that is content locked but is
  * currently being temporarily edited as a non-locked block.
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/reducer.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/reducer.js
index 13024d4d2e8fa..f5eca91fc12d7 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/reducer.js
@@ -2065,6 +2065,26 @@ export function lastFocus( state = false, action ) {
 	return state;
 }
 
+export function contentOnlyControlsBlocks( state = [], action ) {
+	switch ( action.type ) {
+		case 'ADD_CONTENT_ONLY_CONTROLS_BLOCK': {
+			if ( state.includes( action.clientId ) ) {
+				return state;
+			}
+			return [ ...state, action.clientId ];
+		}
+		case 'DELETE_CONTENT_ONLY_CONTROLS_BLOCK': {
+			if ( ! state.includes( action.clientId ) ) {
+				return state;
+			}
+
+			return state.filter( ( item ) => item !== action.clientId );
+		}
+	}
+
+	return state;
+}
+
 const combinedReducers = combineReducers( {
 	blocks,
 	isDragging,
@@ -2097,6 +2117,7 @@ const combinedReducers = combineReducers( {
 	blockRemovalRules,
 	openedBlockSettingsMenu,
 	registeredInserterMediaCategories,
+	contentOnlyControlsBlocks,
 } );
 
 function withAutomaticChangeReset( reducer ) {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
index 8eeeb968f5841..3c32d6b667711 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/image/image.js
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ export default function Image( {
 					</ToolbarGroup>
 				</BlockControls>
 			) }
-			{ isContentOnlyMode && isSingleSelected && (
+			{ isContentOnlyMode && (
 				// Add some extra controls for content attributes when content only mode is active.
 				<InspectorControls group="contentOnly">
 					<ToolsPanel