diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit.php b/src/wp-admin/edit.php
index 20fb7e466f..a469bbd4b0 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit.php
@@ -201,8 +201,10 @@ wp_enqueue_script( 'inline-edit-post' );
 wp_enqueue_script( 'heartbeat' );
 
 if ( 'wp_block' === $post_type ) {
-	wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-list-reusable-blocks' );
 	wp_enqueue_style( 'wp-list-reusable-blocks' );
+
+	// wp-list-reusable-blocks enhances the page's DOM and so needs to be loaded in the footer.
+	wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-list-reusable-blocks', '', array(), false, true );
 }
 
 $title = $post_type_object->labels->name;