diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
index 9e726b4891..b55620db73 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -1983,17 +1983,13 @@ class WP_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_REST_Controller {
 					break;
 
 				case 'post-formats':
-					$supports_formats = get_theme_support( 'post-formats' );
-
-					// Force to an array. Supports formats can return true even if empty in some cases.
-					$supports_formats = is_array( $supports_formats ) ? array_values( $supports_formats[0] ) : array();
-
-					$supported_formats = array_merge( array( 'standard' ), $supports_formats );
+					// Get the native post formats and remove the array keys.
+					$formats = array_values( get_post_format_slugs() );
 
 					$schema['properties']['format'] = array(
 						'description' => __( 'The format for the object.' ),
 						'type'        => 'string',
-						'enum'        => $supported_formats,
+						'enum'        => $formats,
 						'context'     => array( 'view', 'edit' ),
 					);
 					break;
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-posts-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-posts-controller.php
index f7b7a74206..db94b71d5f 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-posts-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-posts-controller.php
@@ -990,20 +990,12 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_Test_REST_Post_Type_Controller_Te
 		$this->assertEquals( $post2, $data[0]['id'] );
 	}
 
-	public function test_get_items_no_supported_post_formats() {
-		// This causes get_theme_support( 'post-formats' ) to return `true` (not an array)
-		add_theme_support( 'post-formats' );
-
+	public function test_get_items_all_post_formats() {
 		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'OPTIONS', '/wp/v2/posts' );
 		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
 		$data = $response->get_data();
 
-		// Set the expected state back for the rest of the tests.
-		global $_wp_theme_features;
-		unset( $_wp_theme_features['post-formats'] );
-		add_theme_support( 'post-formats', array( 'post', 'gallery' ) );
-
-		$formats = array( 'standard' );
+		$formats = array_values( get_post_format_slugs() );
 
 		$this->assertEquals( $formats, $data['schema']['properties']['format']['enum'] );
 	}
@@ -1651,8 +1643,10 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_Test_REST_Post_Type_Controller_Te
 		) );
 		$request->set_body_params( $params );
 		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+		$this->assertEquals( 201, $response->get_status() );
 
-		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_invalid_param', $response, 400 );
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+		$this->assertEquals( 'link', $data['format'] );
 	}
 
 	public function test_create_update_post_with_featured_media() {
@@ -2149,8 +2143,10 @@ class WP_Test_REST_Posts_Controller extends WP_Test_REST_Post_Type_Controller_Te
 		) );
 		$request->set_body_params( $params );
 		$response = $this->server->dispatch( $request );
+		$this->assertEquals( 200, $response->get_status() );
 
-		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_invalid_param', $response, 400 );
+		$data = $response->get_data();
+		$this->assertEquals( 'link', $data['format'] );
 	}
 
 	public function test_update_post_ignore_readonly() {
diff --git a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
index a7f253282f..23a2fb918b 100644
--- a/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
+++ b/tests/qunit/fixtures/wp-api-generated.js
@@ -388,7 +388,16 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                         "format": {
                             "required": false,
                             "enum": [
-                                "standard"
+                                "standard",
+                                "aside",
+                                "chat",
+                                "gallery",
+                                "link",
+                                "image",
+                                "quote",
+                                "status",
+                                "video",
+                                "audio"
                             ],
                             "description": "The format for the object.",
                             "type": "string"
@@ -562,7 +571,16 @@ mockedApiResponse.Schema = {
                         "format": {
                             "required": false,
                             "enum": [
-                                "standard"
+                                "standard",
+                                "aside",
+                                "chat",
+                                "gallery",
+                                "link",
+                                "image",
+                                "quote",
+                                "status",
+                                "video",
+                                "audio"
                             ],
                             "description": "The format for the object.",
                             "type": "string"