diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/directives.tsx b/packages/interactivity/src/directives.tsx
index bddd017b1c99db..e2fea91a0c4d38 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/directives.tsx
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/directives.tsx
@@ -50,6 +50,39 @@ function deepClone< T >( source: T ): T {
 	return source;
 }
 
+function wrapEventAsync( event: Event ) {
+	const handler = {
+		get( target: any, prop: any, receiver: any ) {
+			const value = target[ prop ];
+			switch ( prop ) {
+				case 'currentTarget':
+					warn(
+						`Accessing the synchronous event.${ prop } property in a store action without wrapping it in withSyncEvent() is deprecated and will stop working in WordPress 6.9. Please wrap the store action in withSyncEvent().`
+					);
+					break;
+				case 'preventDefault':
+				case 'stopImmediatePropagation':
+				case 'stopPropagation':
+					warn(
+						`Using the synchronous event.${ prop }() function in a store action without wrapping it in withSyncEvent() is deprecated and will stop working in WordPress 6.9. Please wrap the store action in withSyncEvent().`
+					);
+					break;
+			}
+			if ( value instanceof Function ) {
+				return function ( this: any, ...args: any[] ) {
+					return value.apply(
+						this === receiver ? target : this,
+						args
+					);
+				};
+			}
+			return value;
+		},
+	};
+
+	return new Proxy( event, handler );
+}
+
 const newRule =
 	/(?:([\u0080-\uFFFF\w-%@]+) *:? *([^{;]+?);|([^;}{]*?) *{)|(}\s*)/g;
 const ruleClean = /\/\*[^]*?\*\/|  +/g;
@@ -96,13 +129,19 @@ const cssStringToObject = (
 const getGlobalEventDirective = (
 	type: 'window' | 'document'
 ): DirectiveCallback => {
-	return ( { directives, evaluate } ) => {
+	return ( { directives, resolveEntry, evaluateResolved } ) => {
 		directives[ `on-${ type }` ]
 			.filter( isNonDefaultDirectiveSuffix )
 			.forEach( ( entry ) => {
 				const eventName = entry.suffix.split( '--', 1 )[ 0 ];
 				useInit( () => {
-					const cb = ( event: Event ) => evaluate( entry, event );
+					const cb = ( event: Event ) => {
+						const resolved = resolveEntry( entry );
+						if ( ! resolved.value?.sync ) {
+							event = wrapEventAsync( event );
+						}
+						evaluateResolved( resolved, event );
+					};
 					const globalVar = type === 'window' ? window : document;
 					globalVar.addEventListener( eventName, cb );
 					return () => globalVar.removeEventListener( eventName, cb );
@@ -263,51 +302,58 @@ export default () => {
 	} );
 
 	// data-wp-on--[event]
-	directive( 'on', ( { directives: { on }, element, evaluate } ) => {
-		const events = new Map< string, Set< DirectiveEntry > >();
-		on.filter( isNonDefaultDirectiveSuffix ).forEach( ( entry ) => {
-			const event = entry.suffix.split( '--' )[ 0 ];
-			if ( ! events.has( event ) ) {
-				events.set( event, new Set< DirectiveEntry >() );
-			}
-			events.get( event )!.add( entry );
-		} );
+	directive(
+		'on',
+		( { directives: { on }, element, resolveEntry, evaluateResolved } ) => {
+			const events = new Map< string, Set< DirectiveEntry > >();
+			on.filter( isNonDefaultDirectiveSuffix ).forEach( ( entry ) => {
+				const event = entry.suffix.split( '--' )[ 0 ];
+				if ( ! events.has( event ) ) {
+					events.set( event, new Set< DirectiveEntry >() );
+				}
+				events.get( event )!.add( entry );
+			} );
 
-		events.forEach( ( entries, eventType ) => {
-			const existingHandler = element.props[ `on${ eventType }` ];
-			element.props[ `on${ eventType }` ] = ( event: Event ) => {
-				entries.forEach( ( entry ) => {
-					if ( existingHandler ) {
-						existingHandler( event );
-					}
-					let start;
-					if ( globalThis.IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN ) {
-						if ( globalThis.SCRIPT_DEBUG ) {
-							start = performance.now();
+			events.forEach( ( entries, eventType ) => {
+				const existingHandler = element.props[ `on${ eventType }` ];
+				element.props[ `on${ eventType }` ] = ( event: Event ) => {
+					entries.forEach( ( entry ) => {
+						if ( existingHandler ) {
+							existingHandler( event );
 						}
-					}
-					evaluate( entry, event );
-					if ( globalThis.IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN ) {
-						if ( globalThis.SCRIPT_DEBUG ) {
-							performance.measure(
-								`interactivity api on ${ entry.namespace }`,
-								{
-									// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
-									start,
-									end: performance.now(),
-									detail: {
-										devtools: {
-											track: `IA: on ${ entry.namespace }`,
+						let start;
+						if ( globalThis.IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN ) {
+							if ( globalThis.SCRIPT_DEBUG ) {
+								start = performance.now();
+							}
+						}
+						const resolved = resolveEntry( entry );
+						if ( ! resolved.value?.sync ) {
+							event = wrapEventAsync( event );
+						}
+						evaluateResolved( resolved, event );
+						if ( globalThis.IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN ) {
+							if ( globalThis.SCRIPT_DEBUG ) {
+								performance.measure(
+									`interactivity api on ${ entry.namespace }`,
+									{
+										// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+										start,
+										end: performance.now(),
+										detail: {
+											devtools: {
+												track: `IA: on ${ entry.namespace }`,
+											},
 										},
-									},
-								}
-							);
+									}
+								);
+							}
 						}
-					}
-				} );
-			};
-		} );
-	} );
+					} );
+				};
+			} );
+		}
+	);
 
 	// data-wp-on-async--[event]
 	directive(
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx b/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
index 7899e3eafd2281..fa56e8ece6a976 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/hooks.tsx
@@ -74,6 +74,16 @@ interface DirectiveArgs {
 	 * context.
 	 */
 	evaluate: Evaluate;
+	/**
+	 * Function that resolves a given path to value data in the store or the
+	 * context.
+	 */
+	resolveEntry: ResolveEntry;
+	/**
+	 * Function that evaluates resolved value data to a value either in the store
+	 * or the context.
+	 */
+	evaluateResolved: EvaluateResolved;
 }
 
 export interface DirectiveCallback {
@@ -90,6 +100,17 @@ interface DirectiveOptions {
 	priority?: number;
 }
 
+interface ResolvedEntry {
+	/**
+	 * Resolved value, either a result or a function to get the result.
+	 */
+	value: any;
+	/**
+	 * Whether a negation operator should be used on the result.
+	 */
+	hasNegationOperator: boolean;
+}
+
 export interface Evaluate {
 	( entry: DirectiveEntry, ...args: any[] ): any;
 }
@@ -98,6 +119,22 @@ interface GetEvaluate {
 	( args: { scope: Scope } ): Evaluate;
 }
 
+export interface ResolveEntry {
+	( entry: DirectiveEntry ): ResolvedEntry;
+}
+
+interface GetResolveEntry {
+	( args: { scope: Scope } ): ResolveEntry;
+}
+
+export interface EvaluateResolved {
+	( resolved: ResolvedEntry, ...args: any[] ): any;
+}
+
+interface GetEvaluateResolved {
+	( args: { scope: Scope } ): EvaluateResolved;
+}
+
 type PriorityLevel = string[];
 
 interface GetPriorityLevels {
@@ -229,9 +266,19 @@ const resolve = ( path: string, namespace: string ) => {
 };
 
 // Generate the evaluate function.
-export const getEvaluate: GetEvaluate =
+export const getEvaluate: GetEvaluate = ( scopeData ) => {
+	const resolveEntry = getResolveEntry( scopeData );
+	const evaluateResolved = getEvaluateResolved( scopeData );
+	return ( entry, ...args ) => {
+		const resolved = resolveEntry( entry );
+		return evaluateResolved( resolved, ...args );
+	};
+};
+
+// Generate the resolveEntry function.
+export const getResolveEntry: GetResolveEntry =
 	( { scope } ) =>
-	( entry, ...args ) => {
+	( entry ) => {
 		let { value: path, namespace } = entry;
 		if ( typeof path !== 'string' ) {
 			throw new Error( 'The `value` prop should be a string path' );
@@ -241,6 +288,19 @@ export const getEvaluate: GetEvaluate =
 			path[ 0 ] === '!' && !! ( path = path.slice( 1 ) );
 		setScope( scope );
 		const value = resolve( path, namespace );
+		resetScope();
+		return {
+			value,
+			hasNegationOperator,
+		};
+	};
+
+// Generate the evaluateResolved function.
+export const getEvaluateResolved: GetEvaluateResolved =
+	( { scope } ) =>
+	( resolved, ...args ) => {
+		const { value, hasNegationOperator } = resolved;
+		setScope( scope );
 		const result = typeof value === 'function' ? value( ...args ) : value;
 		resetScope();
 		return hasNegationOperator ? ! result : result;
@@ -277,6 +337,11 @@ const Directives = ( {
 	// element ref, state and props.
 	const scope = useRef< Scope >( {} as Scope ).current;
 	scope.evaluate = useCallback( getEvaluate( { scope } ), [] );
+	scope.resolveEntry = useCallback( getResolveEntry( { scope } ), [] );
+	scope.evaluateResolved = useCallback(
+		getEvaluateResolved( { scope } ),
+		[]
+	);
 	const { client, server } = useContext( context );
 	scope.context = client;
 	scope.serverContext = server;
@@ -308,6 +373,8 @@ const Directives = ( {
 		element,
 		context,
 		evaluate: scope.evaluate,
+		resolveEntry: scope.resolveEntry,
+		evaluateResolved: scope.evaluateResolved,
 	};
 
 	setScope( scope );
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/index.ts b/packages/interactivity/src/index.ts
index 9d013e4e744ed5..b7d68fd2007055 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/index.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export {
 	useCallback,
 	useMemo,
 	splitTask,
+	withSyncEvent,
 } from './utils';
 
 export { useState, useRef } from 'preact/hooks';
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/scopes.ts b/packages/interactivity/src/scopes.ts
index 722305f6bee112..d9734b695e75e7 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/scopes.ts
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/scopes.ts
@@ -7,10 +7,12 @@ import type { h as createElement, RefObject } from 'preact';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { getNamespace } from './namespaces';
-import type { Evaluate } from './hooks';
+import type { Evaluate, ResolveEntry, EvaluateResolved } from './hooks';
 
 export interface Scope {
 	evaluate: Evaluate;
+	resolveEntry: ResolveEntry;
+	evaluateResolved: EvaluateResolved;
 	context: object;
 	serverContext: object;
 	ref: RefObject< HTMLElement >;
diff --git a/packages/interactivity/src/utils.ts b/packages/interactivity/src/utils.ts
index ab6b0074727ee7..853287187cee8a 100644
--- a/packages/interactivity/src/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/interactivity/src/utils.ts
@@ -374,3 +374,15 @@ export const isPlainObject = (
 			typeof candidate === 'object' &&
 			candidate.constructor === Object
 	);
+
+/**
+ * Indicates that the passed `callback` requires synchronous access to the event object.
+ *
+ * @param callback The event callback.
+ * @return Wrapped event callback.
+ */
+export const withSyncEvent = ( callback: Function ): Function => {
+	const wrapped = ( ...args: any[] ) => callback( ...args );
+	wrapped.sync = true;
+	return wrapped;
+};