diff --git a/editor/store/actions.js b/editor/store/actions.js
index aaf1b3646c5c1..ed60d1bfb515a 100644
--- a/editor/store/actions.js
+++ b/editor/store/actions.js
@@ -167,6 +167,7 @@ export function replaceBlocks( uids, blocks ) {
 		type: 'REPLACE_BLOCKS',
 		uids: castArray( uids ),
 		blocks: castArray( blocks ),
+		time: Date.now(),
 	};
 }
 
@@ -213,6 +214,7 @@ export function insertBlocks( blocks, index, rootUID ) {
 		blocks: castArray( blocks ),
 		index,
 		rootUID,
+		time: Date.now(),
 	};
 }
 
diff --git a/editor/store/reducer.js b/editor/store/reducer.js
index 6d9a0be3eba6d..900275cafc5a7 100644
--- a/editor/store/reducer.js
+++ b/editor/store/reducer.js
@@ -661,7 +661,7 @@ export function preferences( state = PREFERENCES_DEFAULTS, action ) {
 					insertUsage: {
 						...prevState.insertUsage,
 						[ id ]: {
-							time: Date.now(),
+							time: action.time,
 							count: prevState.insertUsage[ id ] ? prevState.insertUsage[ id ].count + 1 : 1,
 							insert,
 						},
diff --git a/editor/store/test/actions.js b/editor/store/test/actions.js
index f73555a4866bb..1bb16da38d36c 100644
--- a/editor/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/editor/store/test/actions.js
@@ -163,6 +163,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				type: 'REPLACE_BLOCKS',
 				uids: [ 'chicken' ],
 				blocks: [ block ],
+				time: expect.any( Number ),
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				type: 'REPLACE_BLOCKS',
 				uids: [ 'chicken' ],
 				blocks,
+				time: expect.any( Number ),
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -187,10 +189,12 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				uid: 'ribs',
 			};
 			const index = 5;
-			expect( insertBlock( block, index ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( insertBlock( block, index, 'test_uid' ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
 				blocks: [ block ],
 				index,
+				rootUID: 'test_uid',
+				time: expect.any( Number ),
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -201,10 +205,12 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 				uid: 'ribs',
 			} ];
 			const index = 3;
-			expect( insertBlocks( blocks, index ) ).toEqual( {
+			expect( insertBlocks( blocks, index, 'test_uid' ) ).toEqual( {
 				type: 'INSERT_BLOCKS',
 				blocks,
 				index,
+				rootUID: 'test_uid',
+				time: expect.any( Number ),
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
diff --git a/editor/store/test/effects.js b/editor/store/test/effects.js
index afa245777567d..36de6194fc3a5 100644
--- a/editor/store/test/effects.js
+++ b/editor/store/test/effects.js
@@ -106,11 +106,14 @@ describe( 'effects', () => {
 
 			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledTimes( 2 );
 			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( selectBlock( 'chicken', -1 ) );
-			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( replaceBlocks( [ 'chicken', 'ribs' ], [ {
-				uid: 'chicken',
-				name: 'core/test-block',
-				attributes: { content: 'chicken ribs' },
-			} ] ) );
+			expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( {
+				...replaceBlocks( [ 'chicken', 'ribs' ], [ {
+					uid: 'chicken',
+					name: 'core/test-block',
+					attributes: { content: 'chicken ribs' },
+				} ] ),
+				time: expect.any( Number ),
+			} );
 		} );
 
 		it( 'should not merge the blocks have different types without transformation', () => {
@@ -780,12 +783,13 @@ describe( 'effects', () => {
 				expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 					saveReusableBlock( expect.any( Number ) )
 				);
-				expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-					replaceBlocks(
+				expect( dispatch ).toHaveBeenCalledWith( {
+					...replaceBlocks(
 						[ staticBlock.uid ],
 						[ createBlock( 'core/block', { ref: expect.any( Number ) } ) ]
-					)
-				);
+					),
+					time: expect.any( Number ),
+				} );
 			} );
 		} );
 	} );
diff --git a/editor/store/test/reducer.js b/editor/store/test/reducer.js
index c9e1523ca56dc..61a359163c454 100644
--- a/editor/store/test/reducer.js
+++ b/editor/store/test/reducer.js
@@ -1207,12 +1207,13 @@ describe( 'state', () => {
 					uid: 'bacon',
 					name: 'core-embed/twitter',
 				} ],
+				time: 123456,
 			} );
 
 			expect( state ).toEqual( {
 				insertUsage: {
 					'core-embed/twitter': {
-						time: expect.any( Number ),
+						time: 123456,
 						count: 1,
 						insert: { name: 'core-embed/twitter' },
 					},
@@ -1222,7 +1223,7 @@ describe( 'state', () => {
 			const twoRecentBlocks = preferences( deepFreeze( {
 				insertUsage: {
 					'core-embed/twitter': {
-						time: expect.any( Number ),
+						time: 123456,
 						count: 1,
 						insert: { name: 'core-embed/twitter' },
 					},
@@ -1237,17 +1238,18 @@ describe( 'state', () => {
 					name: 'core/block',
 					attributes: { ref: 123 },
 				} ],
+				time: 123457,
 			} );
 
 			expect( twoRecentBlocks ).toEqual( {
 				insertUsage: {
 					'core-embed/twitter': {
-						time: expect.any( Number ),
+						time: 123457,
 						count: 2,
 						insert: { name: 'core-embed/twitter' },
 					},
 					'core/block/123': {
-						time: expect.any( Number ),
+						time: 123457,
 						count: 1,
 						insert: { name: 'core/block', ref: 123 },
 					},