diff --git a/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/index.tsx b/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/index.tsx
index 4043a7824fac49..8728f2681a4936 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/index.tsx
@@ -5,13 +5,8 @@ import {
 	Icon,
 	BaseControl,
 	TextControl,
-	Flex,
-	FlexItem,
-	FlexBlock,
 	Button,
 	Modal,
-	__experimentalRadioGroup as RadioGroup,
-	__experimentalRadio as Radio,
 	__experimentalHStack as HStack,
 	__experimentalVStack as VStack,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
@@ -40,6 +35,13 @@ import {
 	useExistingTemplateParts,
 } from './utils';
 
+function getAreaRadioId( value: string, instanceId: number ) {
+	return `fields-create-template-part-modal__area-option-${ value }-${ instanceId }`;
+}
+function getAreaRadioDescriptionId( value: string, instanceId: number ) {
+	return `fields-create-template-part-modal__area-option-description-${ value }-${ instanceId }`;
+}
+
 type CreateTemplatePartModalContentsProps = {
 	defaultArea?: string;
 	blocks: any[];
@@ -201,52 +203,66 @@ export function CreateTemplatePartModalContents( {
 					onChange={ setTitle }
 					required
 				/>
-				<BaseControl
-					__nextHasNoMarginBottom
-					label={ __( 'Area' ) }
-					id={ `fields-create-template-part-modal__area-selection-${ instanceId }` }
-					className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-base-control"
-				>
-					<RadioGroup
-						label={ __( 'Area' ) }
-						className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-group"
-						id={ `fields-create-template-part-modal__area-selection-${ instanceId }` }
-						onChange={ ( value ) =>
-							value && typeof value === 'string'
-								? setArea( value )
-								: () => void 0
-						}
-						checked={ area }
-					>
+				<fieldset>
+					<BaseControl.VisualLabel as="legend">
+						{ __( 'Area' ) }
+					</BaseControl.VisualLabel>
+					<div className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-group">
 						{ ( defaultTemplatePartAreas ?? [] ).map( ( item ) => {
 							const icon = getTemplatePartIcon( item.icon );
 							return (
-								<Radio
-									__next40pxDefaultSize
-									key={ item.label }
-									value={ item.area }
-									className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio"
+								<div
+									key={ item.area }
+									className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-wrapper"
 								>
-									<Flex align="start" justify="start">
-										<FlexItem>
-											<Icon icon={ icon } />
-										</FlexItem>
-										<FlexBlock className="fields-create-template-part-modal__option-label">
-											{ item.label }
-											<div>{ item.description }</div>
-										</FlexBlock>
-
-										<FlexItem className="fields-create-template-part-modal__checkbox">
-											{ area === item.area && (
-												<Icon icon={ check } />
-											) }
-										</FlexItem>
-									</Flex>
-								</Radio>
+									<input
+										type="radio"
+										id={ getAreaRadioId(
+											item.area,
+											instanceId
+										) }
+										name={ `fields-create-template-part-modal__area-${ instanceId }` }
+										value={ item.area }
+										checked={ area === item.area }
+										onChange={ () => {
+											setArea( item.area );
+										} }
+										aria-describedby={ getAreaRadioDescriptionId(
+											item.area,
+											instanceId
+										) }
+									/>
+									<Icon
+										icon={ icon }
+										className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-icon"
+									/>
+									<label
+										htmlFor={ getAreaRadioId(
+											item.area,
+											instanceId
+										) }
+										className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-label"
+									>
+										{ item.label }
+									</label>
+									<Icon
+										icon={ check }
+										className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-checkmark"
+									/>
+									<p
+										className="fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-description"
+										id={ getAreaRadioDescriptionId(
+											item.area,
+											instanceId
+										) }
+									>
+										{ item.description }
+									</p>
+								</div>
 							);
 						} ) }
-					</RadioGroup>
-				</BaseControl>
+					</div>
+				</fieldset>
 				<HStack justify="right">
 					<Button
 						__next40pxDefaultSize
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/style.scss b/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/style.scss
index fedc0326648c2e..bba250b8f3a262 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/style.scss
+++ b/packages/fields/src/components/create-template-part-modal/style.scss
@@ -3,61 +3,86 @@
 }
 
 .fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-group {
-	width: 100%;
-	border: $border-width solid $gray-700;
+	border: $border-width solid $gray-600;
 	border-radius: $radius-small;
+}
+
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-wrapper {
+	position: relative;
+	padding: $grid-unit-15;
+
+	display: grid;
+	align-items: center;
+	grid-template-columns: min-content 1fr min-content;
+	grid-gap: $grid-unit-05 $grid-unit-10;
+
+	color: $gray-900;
+
+	& + & {
+		border-top: $border-width solid $gray-600;
+	}
+
+	input[type="radio"] {
+		position: absolute;
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+
+	&:has(input[type="radio"]:checked) {
+		// This is needed to make sure that the focus ring always renders on top
+		// of the sibling radio "wrapper"'s borders.
+		z-index: 1;
+	}
+
+	&:has(input[type="radio"]:not(:checked)):hover {
+		color: var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+	}
+
+	// Pass-through pointer events, so that the corresponding radio input
+	// gets checked when clicking on the underlying label
+	> *:not(.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-label) {
+		pointer-events: none;
+	}
+}
+
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-label {
+	// Capture pointer clicks for the whole radio wrapper
+	&::before {
+		content: "";
+		position: absolute;
+		inset: 0;
+	}
+
+	input[type="radio"]:not(:checked) ~ &::before {
+		cursor: pointer;
+	}
+
+	input[type="radio"]:focus-visible ~ &::before {
+		outline: 4px solid transparent;
+		box-shadow: 0 0 0 var(--wp-admin-border-width-focus) var(--wp-admin-theme-color);
+	}
+}
+
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-icon,
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-checkmark {
+	fill: currentColor;
+}
+
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-checkmark {
+	input[type="radio"]:not(:checked) ~ & {
+		opacity: 0;
+	}
+}
+
+.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio-description {
+	grid-column: 2 / 3;
+	margin: 0;
+
+	color: $gray-700;
+	font-size: $helptext-font-size;
+	line-height: normal;
+	text-wrap: pretty;
 
-	.components-button.fields-create-template-part-modal__area-radio {
-		display: block;
-		width: 100%;
-		height: 100%;
-		text-align: left;
-		padding: $grid-unit-15;
-
-		&,
-		&.is-secondary:hover,
-		&.is-primary:hover {
-			margin: 0;
-			background-color: inherit;
-			border-bottom: $border-width solid $gray-700;
-			border-radius: 0;
-
-			&:not(:focus) {
-				box-shadow: none;
-			}
-
-			&:focus {
-				border-bottom: $border-width solid $white;
-			}
-
-			&:last-of-type {
-				border-bottom: none;
-			}
-		}
-
-		&:not(:hover),
-		&[aria-checked="true"] {
-			color: $gray-900;
-			cursor: auto;
-
-			.fields-create-template-part-modal__option-label div {
-				color: $gray-600;
-			}
-		}
-
-		.fields-create-template-part-modal__option-label {
-			padding-top: $grid-unit-05;
-			white-space: normal;
-
-			div {
-				padding-top: $grid-unit-05;
-				font-size: $helptext-font-size;
-			}
-		}
-
-		.fields-create-template-part-modal__checkbox {
-			margin-left: auto;
-			min-width: $grid-unit-30;
-		}
+	input[type="radio"]:not(:checked):hover ~ & {
+		color: inherit;
 	}
 }