diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/header/writing-menu/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/header/writing-menu/index.js
index 4d5bc5653e17fc..754e65af5200d5 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/header/writing-menu/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/header/writing-menu/index.js
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function WritingMenu() {
 	};
 
 	const turnOffDistractionFree = () => {
-		setPreference( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree', false );
+		setPreference( 'core', 'distractionFree', false );
 	};
 
 	const isLargeViewport = useViewportMatch( 'medium' );
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ function WritingMenu() {
 				messageDeactivated={ __( 'Top toolbar deactivated' ) }
 			/>
 			<PreferenceToggleMenuItem
-				scope="core/edit-post"
+				scope="core"
 				name="distractionFree"
 				onToggle={ toggleDistractionFree }
 				label={ __( 'Distraction free' ) }
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
index 57c02f97308da5..357819313ab1d8 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
@@ -191,8 +191,7 @@ function Layout() {
 				keyboardShortcutsStore
 			).getAllShortcutKeyCombinations( 'core/edit-post/next-region' ),
 			showIconLabels: get( 'core', 'showIconLabels' ),
-			isDistractionFree:
-				select( editPostStore ).isFeatureActive( 'distractionFree' ),
+			isDistractionFree: get( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 			showBlockBreadcrumbs: get( 'core', 'showBlockBreadcrumbs' ),
 			showMostUsedBlocks:
 				select( editPostStore ).isFeatureActive( 'mostUsedBlocks' ),
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index 6a882e2b5f1067..aa83ff63befffd 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -44,14 +44,14 @@ export default function EditPostPreferencesModal() {
 	const [ isModalActive, showBlockBreadcrumbsOption ] = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const { getEditorSettings } = select( editorStore );
-			const { getEditorMode, isFeatureActive } = select( editPostStore );
+			const { getEditorMode } = select( editPostStore );
+			const { get } = select( preferencesStore );
 			const modalActive = select( interfaceStore ).isModalActive(
 				PREFERENCES_MODAL_NAME
 			);
 			const mode = getEditorMode();
 			const isRichEditingEnabled = getEditorSettings().richEditingEnabled;
-			const isDistractionFreeEnabled =
-				isFeatureActive( 'distractionFree' );
+			const isDistractionFreeEnabled = get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 			return [
 				modalActive,
 				! isDistractionFreeEnabled &&
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export default function EditPostPreferencesModal() {
 	};
 
 	const turnOffDistractionFree = () => {
-		setPreference( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree', false );
+		setPreference( 'core', 'distractionFree', false );
 	};
 
 	const sections = useMemo(
@@ -195,6 +195,7 @@ export default function EditPostPreferencesModal() {
 							label={ __( 'Top toolbar' ) }
 						/>
 						<EnableFeature
+							scope="core"
 							featureName="distractionFree"
 							onToggle={ toggleDistractionFree }
 							help={ __(
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/editor.js b/packages/edit-post/src/editor.js
index f04eb1a6a87474..d1c7cdbade44f8 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/editor.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/editor.js
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ function Editor( {
 	);
 
 	const {
-		isDistractionFree,
 		hasInlineToolbar,
 		post,
 		preferredStyleVariations,
@@ -85,7 +84,6 @@ function Editor( {
 				getPostType( currentPost.postType )?.viewable ?? false;
 			const canEditTemplate = canUser( 'create', 'templates' );
 			return {
-				isDistractionFree: isFeatureActive( 'distractionFree' ),
 				hasInlineToolbar: isFeatureActive( 'inlineToolbar' ),
 				preferredStyleVariations: select( preferencesStore ).get(
 					'core/edit-post',
@@ -114,7 +112,6 @@ function Editor( {
 				value: preferredStyleVariations,
 				onChange: updatePreferredStyleVariations,
 			},
-			isDistractionFree,
 			hasInlineToolbar,
 
 			// Keep a reference of the `allowedBlockTypes` from the server to handle use cases
@@ -141,7 +138,6 @@ function Editor( {
 	}, [
 		settings,
 		hasInlineToolbar,
-		isDistractionFree,
 		hiddenBlockTypes,
 		blockTypes,
 		preferredStyleVariations,
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/hooks/commands/use-common-commands.js b/packages/edit-post/src/hooks/commands/use-common-commands.js
index eb8b73e20a9f1d..c0300a292e29fd 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/hooks/commands/use-common-commands.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/hooks/commands/use-common-commands.js
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ export default function useCommonCommands() {
 			isPublishSidebarEnabled:
 				select( editorStore ).isPublishSidebarEnabled(),
 			showBlockBreadcrumbs: get( 'core', 'showBlockBreadcrumbs' ),
-			isDistractionFree: get( editPostStore.name, 'distractionFree' ),
+			isDistractionFree: get( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 		};
 	}, [] );
 	const { toggle } = useDispatch( preferencesStore );
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/index.js
index 6a84ce20978f6c..a3831047457be9 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/index.js
@@ -26,7 +26,6 @@ import {
 import './hooks';
 import './plugins';
 import Editor from './editor';
-import { store as editPostStore } from './store';
 import { unlock } from './lock-unlock';
 
 const { PluginPostExcerpt: __experimentalPluginPostExcerpt } =
@@ -80,7 +79,7 @@ export function initializeEditor(
 	// If `distractionFree` mode is enabled, the block list view should not be open.
 	if (
 		select( preferencesStore ).get( 'core', 'showListViewByDefault' ) &&
-		! select( editPostStore ).isFeatureActive( 'distractionFree' )
+		! select( preferencesStore ).get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 	) {
 		dispatch( editorStore ).setIsListViewOpened( true );
 	}
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/store/actions.js b/packages/edit-post/src/store/actions.js
index c862fdcb33572a..a4ca78f95e59c2 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/store/actions.js
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ export const openGeneralSidebar =
 	( { dispatch, registry } ) => {
 		const isDistractionFree = registry
 			.select( preferencesStore )
-			.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' );
+			.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 		if ( isDistractionFree ) {
 			dispatch.toggleDistractionFree();
 		}
@@ -205,9 +205,7 @@ export const switchEditorMode =
 
 		if (
 			mode === 'text' &&
-			registry
-				.select( preferencesStore )
-				.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' )
+			registry.select( preferencesStore ).get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 		) {
 			dispatch.toggleDistractionFree();
 		}
@@ -580,7 +578,7 @@ export const toggleDistractionFree =
 	( { dispatch, registry } ) => {
 		const isDistractionFree = registry
 			.select( preferencesStore )
-			.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' );
+			.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 		if ( ! isDistractionFree ) {
 			registry.batch( () => {
 				registry
@@ -594,11 +592,7 @@ export const toggleDistractionFree =
 		registry.batch( () => {
 			registry
 				.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-				.set(
-					'core/edit-post',
-					'distractionFree',
-					! isDistractionFree
-				);
+				.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', ! isDistractionFree );
 			registry
 				.dispatch( noticesStore )
 				.createInfoNotice(
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/store/test/actions.js b/packages/edit-post/src/store/test/actions.js
index 65dcfcf85fc676..f702d412d55dad 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/store/test/actions.js
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 	it( 'openGeneralSidebar - should turn off distraction free mode when opening a general sidebar', () => {
 		registry
 			.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-			.set( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree', true );
+			.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', true );
 		registry
 			.dispatch( editPostStore )
 			.openGeneralSidebar( 'edit-post/block' );
 		expect(
-			registry
-				.select( preferencesStore )
-				.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' )
+			registry.select( preferencesStore ).get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 		).toBe( false );
 	} );
 
@@ -119,12 +117,12 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 		it( 'should turn off distraction free mode when switching to code editor', () => {
 			registry
 				.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-				.set( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree', true );
+				.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', true );
 			registry.dispatch( editPostStore ).switchEditorMode( 'text' );
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( false );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -285,7 +283,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-post', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( true );
 		} );
 	} );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/use-site-editor-settings.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/use-site-editor-settings.js
index 4bc25690e83389..61c2232df6f8e0 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/use-site-editor-settings.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/block-editor/use-site-editor-settings.js
@@ -1,12 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { useViewportMatch } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { privateApis as editorPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/editor';
-import { store as preferencesStore } from '@wordpress/preferences';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -90,15 +88,8 @@ function useArchiveLabel( templateSlug ) {
 }
 
 export function useSpecificEditorSettings() {
-	const isLargeViewport = useViewportMatch( 'medium' );
 	const getPostLinkProps = usePostLinkProps();
-	const {
-		templateSlug,
-		isDistractionFree,
-		canvasMode,
-		settings,
-		postWithTemplate,
-	} = useSelect(
+	const { templateSlug, canvasMode, settings, postWithTemplate } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const {
 				getEditedPostType,
@@ -107,7 +98,6 @@ export function useSpecificEditorSettings() {
 				getCanvasMode,
 				getSettings,
 			} = unlock( select( editSiteStore ) );
-			const { get: getPreference } = select( preferencesStore );
 			const { getEditedEntityRecord } = select( coreStore );
 			const usedPostType = getEditedPostType();
 			const usedPostId = getEditedPostId();
@@ -119,16 +109,12 @@ export function useSpecificEditorSettings() {
 			const _context = getEditedPostContext();
 			return {
 				templateSlug: _record.slug,
-				isDistractionFree: !! getPreference(
-					'core/edit-site',
-					'distractionFree'
-				),
 				canvasMode: getCanvasMode(),
 				settings: getSettings(),
 				postWithTemplate: _context?.postId,
 			};
 		},
-		[ isLargeViewport ]
+		[]
 	);
 	const archiveLabels = useArchiveLabel( templateSlug );
 	const defaultRenderingMode = postWithTemplate ? 'template-locked' : 'all';
@@ -139,7 +125,6 @@ export function useSpecificEditorSettings() {
 			richEditingEnabled: true,
 			supportsTemplateMode: true,
 			focusMode: canvasMode !== 'view',
-			isDistractionFree,
 			defaultRenderingMode,
 			getPostLinkProps,
 			// I wonder if they should be set in the post editor too
@@ -149,7 +134,6 @@ export function useSpecificEditorSettings() {
 	}, [
 		settings,
 		canvasMode,
-		isDistractionFree,
 		defaultRenderingMode,
 		getPostLinkProps,
 		archiveLabels.archiveTypeLabel,
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/index.js
index b513569589649c..773edf469143b9 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/index.js
@@ -71,10 +71,7 @@ export default function HeaderEditMode() {
 				select( editSiteStore )
 			).getEditorCanvasContainerView(),
 			hasFixedToolbar: getPreference( 'core', 'fixedToolbar' ),
-			isDistractionFree: getPreference(
-				editSiteStore.name,
-				'distractionFree'
-			),
+			isDistractionFree: getPreference( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 			isZoomOutMode: __unstableGetEditorMode() === 'zoom-out',
 		};
 	}, [] );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/more-menu/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/more-menu/index.js
index ef672aed976f70..1c2991cced9e4b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/more-menu/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/header-edit-mode/more-menu/index.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export default function MoreMenu( { showIconLabels } ) {
 	};
 
 	const turnOffDistractionFree = () => {
-		setPreference( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree', false );
+		setPreference( 'core', 'distractionFree', false );
 	};
 
 	return (
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ export default function MoreMenu( { showIconLabels } ) {
 								) }
 							/>
 							<PreferenceToggleMenuItem
-								scope="core/edit-site"
+								scope="core"
 								name="distractionFree"
 								onToggle={ toggleDistractionFree }
 								label={ __( 'Distraction free' ) }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/index.js
index ce67495e723b6a..e8c45ccdb02a6d 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/layout/index.js
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ export default function Layout() {
 				'fixedToolbar'
 			),
 			isDistractionFree: select( preferencesStore ).get(
-				'core/edit-site',
+				'core',
 				'distractionFree'
 			),
 			hasBlockSelected:
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
index 7960e23d2023fb..0711b9f9a03bb2 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/preferences-modal/index.js
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ import {
 	PreferencesModalSection,
 	store as interfaceStore,
 } from '@wordpress/interface';
-import { useMemo } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch, useRegistry } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { store as preferencesStore } from '@wordpress/preferences';
@@ -52,10 +51,10 @@ export default function EditSitePreferencesModal() {
 	};
 
 	const turnOffDistractionFree = () => {
-		setPreference( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree', false );
+		setPreference( 'core', 'distractionFree', false );
 	};
 
-	const sections = useMemo( () => [
+	const sections = [
 		{
 			name: 'general',
 			tabLabel: __( 'General' ),
@@ -142,6 +141,7 @@ export default function EditSitePreferencesModal() {
 					) }
 				>
 					<EnableFeature
+						scope="core"
 						featureName="fixedToolbar"
 						onToggle={ turnOffDistractionFree }
 						help={ __(
@@ -150,6 +150,7 @@ export default function EditSitePreferencesModal() {
 						label={ __( 'Top toolbar' ) }
 					/>
 					<EnableFeature
+						scope="core"
 						featureName="distractionFree"
 						onToggle={ toggleDistractionFree }
 						help={ __(
@@ -201,7 +202,7 @@ export default function EditSitePreferencesModal() {
 				</>
 			),
 		},
-	] );
+	];
 	if ( ! isModalActive ) {
 		return null;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/hooks/commands/use-edit-mode-commands.js b/packages/edit-site/src/hooks/commands/use-edit-mode-commands.js
index 745bee52895d22..0265329f40b095 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/hooks/commands/use-edit-mode-commands.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/hooks/commands/use-edit-mode-commands.js
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ function useEditUICommands() {
 			),
 			showBlockBreadcrumbs: get( 'core', 'showBlockBreadcrumbs' ),
 			isListViewOpen: isListViewOpened(),
-			isDistractionFree: get( editSiteStore.name, 'distractionFree' ),
+			isDistractionFree: get( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 		};
 	}, [] );
 	const { openModal } = useDispatch( interfaceStore );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/index.js
index c145147b5e2efa..29b7df32e6d693 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/index.js
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@ export function initializeEditor( id, settings ) {
 	// so that we won't trigger unnecessary re-renders with useEffect.
 	dispatch( preferencesStore ).setDefaults( 'core/edit-site', {
 		editorMode: 'visual',
-		distractionFree: false,
 		welcomeGuide: true,
 		welcomeGuideStyles: true,
 		welcomeGuidePage: true,
@@ -62,6 +61,7 @@ export function initializeEditor( id, settings ) {
 
 	dispatch( preferencesStore ).setDefaults( 'core', {
 		allowRightClickOverrides: true,
+		distractionFree: false,
 		fixedToolbar: false,
 		focusMode: false,
 		inactivePanels: [],
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/store/actions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/store/actions.js
index c4435fbd0df412..5a8adad8e198b8 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/store/actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/store/actions.js
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ export const openGeneralSidebar =
 	( { dispatch, registry } ) => {
 		const isDistractionFree = registry
 			.select( preferencesStore )
-			.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' );
+			.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 		if ( isDistractionFree ) {
 			dispatch.toggleDistractionFree();
 		}
@@ -561,7 +561,7 @@ export const switchEditorMode =
 		} else if ( mode === 'text' ) {
 			const isDistractionFree = registry
 				.select( preferencesStore )
-				.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' );
+				.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 			if ( isDistractionFree ) {
 				dispatch.toggleDistractionFree();
 			}
@@ -602,7 +602,7 @@ export const toggleDistractionFree =
 	( { dispatch, registry } ) => {
 		const isDistractionFree = registry
 			.select( preferencesStore )
-			.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' );
+			.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' );
 		if ( ! isDistractionFree ) {
 			registry.batch( () => {
 				registry
@@ -616,11 +616,7 @@ export const toggleDistractionFree =
 		registry.batch( () => {
 			registry
 				.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-				.set(
-					'core/edit-site',
-					'distractionFree',
-					! isDistractionFree
-				);
+				.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', ! isDistractionFree );
 			registry
 				.dispatch( noticesStore )
 				.createInfoNotice(
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/store/private-actions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/store/private-actions.js
index d3037b61b1ccbc..7354f7b9b8843a 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/store/private-actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/store/private-actions.js
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ export const setCanvasMode =
 				.get( 'core', 'showListViewByDefault' ) &&
 			! registry
 				.select( preferencesStore )
-				.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' )
+				.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 		) {
 			registry.dispatch( editorStore ).setIsListViewOpened( true );
 		} else {
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/store/test/actions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/store/test/actions.js
index 602b46bc1962de..b3612b9a801ccd 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/store/test/actions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/store/test/actions.js
@@ -81,14 +81,14 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 			const registry = createRegistryWithStores();
 			registry
 				.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-				.set( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree', true );
+				.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', true );
 			registry
 				.dispatch( editSiteStore )
 				.openGeneralSidebar( 'edit-site/global-styles' );
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( false );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -98,18 +98,18 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 			const registry = createRegistryWithStores();
 			registry
 				.dispatch( preferencesStore )
-				.set( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree', true );
+				.set( 'core', 'distractionFree', true );
 			registry.dispatch( editSiteStore ).switchEditorMode( 'visual' );
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( true );
 			registry.dispatch( editSiteStore ).switchEditorMode( 'text' );
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( false );
 		} );
 	} );
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ describe( 'actions', () => {
 			expect(
 				registry
 					.select( preferencesStore )
-					.get( 'core/edit-site', 'distractionFree' )
+					.get( 'core', 'distractionFree' )
 			).toBe( true );
 		} );
 	} );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
index f47c0b2ffd34dc..eddc295766f8ce 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
@@ -47,13 +47,11 @@ const BLOCK_EDITOR_SETTINGS = [
 	'enableCustomSpacing',
 	'enableCustomUnits',
 	'enableOpenverseMediaCategory',
-	'distractionFree',
 	'fontSizes',
 	'gradients',
 	'generateAnchors',
 	'getPostLinkProps',
 	'hasInlineToolbar',
-	'isDistractionFree',
 	'imageDefaultSize',
 	'imageDimensions',
 	'imageEditing',
@@ -92,6 +90,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId ) {
 		allowRightClickOverrides,
 		focusMode,
 		hasFixedToolbar,
+		isDistractionFree,
 		keepCaretInsideBlock,
 		reusableBlocks,
 		hasUploadPermissions,
@@ -133,6 +132,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId ) {
 				focusMode: get( 'core', 'focusMode' ),
 				hasFixedToolbar:
 					get( 'core', 'fixedToolbar' ) || ! isLargeViewport,
+				isDistractionFree: get( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 				keepCaretInsideBlock: get( 'core', 'keepCaretInsideBlock' ),
 				reusableBlocks: isWeb
 					? getEntityRecords( 'postType', 'wp_block', {
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId ) {
 			allowRightClickOverrides,
 			focusMode: focusMode && ! forceDisableFocusMode,
 			hasFixedToolbar,
+			isDistractionFree,
 			keepCaretInsideBlock,
 			mediaUpload: hasUploadPermissions ? mediaUpload : undefined,
 			__experimentalReusableBlocks: reusableBlocks,
@@ -264,6 +265,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId ) {
 			focusMode,
 			forceDisableFocusMode,
 			hasFixedToolbar,
+			isDistractionFree,
 			keepCaretInsideBlock,
 			settings,
 			hasUploadPermissions,
diff --git a/packages/preferences-persistence/src/migrations/preferences-package-data/convert-editor-settings.js b/packages/preferences-persistence/src/migrations/preferences-package-data/convert-editor-settings.js
index b245fb958571f2..b1940ef1b10813 100644
--- a/packages/preferences-persistence/src/migrations/preferences-package-data/convert-editor-settings.js
+++ b/packages/preferences-persistence/src/migrations/preferences-package-data/convert-editor-settings.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ export default function convertEditorSettings( data ) {
 	let newData = data;
 	const settingsToMoveToCore = [
 		'allowRightClickOverrides',
+		'distractionFree',
 		'fixedToolbar',
 		'focusMode',
 		'inactivePanels',