diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
index e9114e53184ccf..2fe8a543a8663b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/index.js
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ function PreviewWrapper( { item, onClick, ariaDescribedBy, children } ) {
 
 function Preview( { item, viewType } ) {
 	const descriptionId = useId();
+	const description = item.description || item?.excerpt?.raw;
 	const isUserPattern = item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user;
 	const isTemplatePart = item.type === TEMPLATE_PART_POST_TYPE;
 	const [ backgroundColor ] = useGlobalStyle( 'color.background' );
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ function Preview( { item, viewType } ) {
 			<PreviewWrapper
 				item={ item }
 				onClick={ onClick }
-				ariaDescribedBy={ item.description ? descriptionId : undefined }
+				ariaDescribedBy={ !! description ? descriptionId : undefined }
 			>
 				{ isEmpty && isTemplatePart && __( 'Empty template part' ) }
 				{ isEmpty && ! isTemplatePart && __( 'Empty pattern' ) }
@@ -156,9 +157,9 @@ function Preview( { item, viewType } ) {
 					</Async>
 				) }
 			</PreviewWrapper>
-			{ item.description && (
+			{ !! description && (
 				<div hidden id={ descriptionId }>
-					{ item.description }
+					{ description }
 				</div>
 			) }
 		</div>
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ function Title( { item } ) {
 						// See https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/51898#discussion_r1243399243.
 						tabIndex="-1"
 					>
-						{ title || item.name }
+						{ title }
 					</Button>
 				) }
 			</Flex>
@@ -300,23 +301,20 @@ export default function DataviewsPatterns() {
 				header: __( 'Sync status' ),
 				id: 'sync-status',
 				render: ( { item } ) => {
+					const syncStatus =
+						'wp_pattern_sync_status' in item
+							? item.wp_pattern_sync_status ||
+							  PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.full
+							: PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.unsynced;
 					// User patterns can have their sync statuses checked directly.
 					// Non-user patterns are all unsynced for the time being.
 					return (
 						<span
-							className={ `edit-site-patterns__field-sync-status-${ item.syncStatus }` }
+							className={ `edit-site-patterns__field-sync-status-${ syncStatus }` }
 						>
 							{
-								(
-									SYNC_FILTERS.find(
-										( { value } ) =>
-											value === item.syncStatus
-									) ||
-									SYNC_FILTERS.find(
-										( { value } ) =>
-											value ===
-											PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.unsynced
-									)
+								SYNC_FILTERS.find(
+									( { value } ) => value === syncStatus
 								).label
 							}
 						</span>
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/search-items.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/search-items.js
index 64565d951e833f..1d03400c86c8cc 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/search-items.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/search-items.js
@@ -24,11 +24,42 @@ import {
 } from '../../utils/constants';
 
 // Default search helpers.
-const defaultGetName = ( item ) =>
-	item.type !== TEMPLATE_PART_POST_TYPE ? item.name || '' : '';
-export const defaultGetTitle = ( item ) =>
-	typeof item.title === 'string' ? item.title : item.title.rendered;
-const defaultGetDescription = ( item ) => item.description || '';
+const defaultGetName = ( item ) => {
+	if ( item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user ) {
+		return item.slug;
+	}
+
+	if ( item.type === TEMPLATE_PART_POST_TYPE ) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	return item.name || '';
+};
+
+export const defaultGetTitle = ( item ) => {
+	if ( typeof item.title === 'string' ) {
+		return item.title;
+	}
+
+	if ( item.title && item.title.rendered ) {
+		return item.title.rendered;
+	}
+
+	if ( item.title && item.title.raw ) {
+		return item.title.raw;
+	}
+
+	return '';
+};
+
+const defaultGetDescription = ( item ) => {
+	if ( item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user ) {
+		return item.excerpt.raw;
+	}
+
+	return item.description || '';
+};
+
 const defaultGetKeywords = ( item ) => item.keywords || [];
 const defaultHasCategory = () => false;
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/use-patterns.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/use-patterns.js
index dc5a92b560537d..ecbc6adee75587 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/use-patterns.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/page-patterns/use-patterns.js
@@ -128,8 +128,11 @@ const selectPatterns = createSelector(
 			patterns: themePatterns,
 			isResolving: isResolvingThemePatterns,
 		} = selectThemePatterns( select );
-		const { patterns: userPatterns, isResolving: isResolvingUserPatterns } =
-			selectUserPatterns( select );
+		const {
+			patterns: userPatterns,
+			isResolving: isResolvingUserPatterns,
+			categories: userPatternCategories,
+		} = selectUserPatterns( select );
 
 		let patterns = [
 			...( themePatterns || [] ),
@@ -141,7 +144,8 @@ const selectPatterns = createSelector(
 			// Non-user patterns are all unsynced for the time being.
 			patterns = patterns.filter( ( pattern ) => {
 				return pattern.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user
-					? pattern.syncStatus === syncStatus
+					? ( pattern.wp_pattern_sync_status ||
+							PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.full ) === syncStatus
 					: syncStatus === PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.unsynced;
 			} );
 		}
@@ -149,12 +153,35 @@ const selectPatterns = createSelector(
 		if ( categoryId ) {
 			patterns = searchItems( patterns, search, {
 				categoryId,
-				hasCategory: ( item, currentCategory ) =>
-					item.categories?.includes( currentCategory ),
+				hasCategory: ( item, currentCategory ) => {
+					if ( item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user ) {
+						return item.wp_pattern_category.some(
+							( catId ) =>
+								userPatternCategories.find(
+									( cat ) => cat.id === catId
+								)?.slug === currentCategory
+						);
+					}
+					return item.categories?.includes( currentCategory );
+				},
 			} );
 		} else {
 			patterns = searchItems( patterns, search, {
-				hasCategory: ( item ) => ! item.hasOwnProperty( 'categories' ),
+				hasCategory: ( item ) => {
+					if ( item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.user ) {
+						return (
+							userPatternCategories?.length &&
+							( ! item.wp_pattern_category?.length ||
+								! item.wp_pattern_category.some( ( catId ) =>
+									userPatternCategories.find(
+										( cat ) => cat.id === catId
+									)
+								) )
+						);
+					}
+
+					return ! item.hasOwnProperty( 'categories' );
+				},
 			} );
 		}
 		return {
@@ -168,41 +195,6 @@ const selectPatterns = createSelector(
 	]
 );
 
-/**
- * Converts a post of type `wp_block` to a 'pattern item' that more closely
- * matches the structure of theme provided patterns.
- *
- * @param {Object} patternPost The `wp_block` record being normalized.
- * @param {Map}    categories  A Map of user created categories.
- *
- * @return {Object} The normalized item.
- */
-const convertPatternPostToItem = ( patternPost, categories ) => ( {
-	blocks: parse( patternPost.content.raw, {
-		__unstableSkipMigrationLogs: true,
-	} ),
-	...( patternPost.wp_pattern_category.length > 0 && {
-		categories: patternPost.wp_pattern_category.map(
-			( patternCategoryId ) =>
-				categories && categories.get( patternCategoryId )
-					? categories.get( patternCategoryId ).slug
-					: patternCategoryId
-		),
-	} ),
-	termLabels: patternPost.wp_pattern_category.map( ( patternCategoryId ) =>
-		categories?.get( patternCategoryId )
-			? categories.get( patternCategoryId ).label
-			: patternCategoryId
-	),
-	id: patternPost.id,
-	name: patternPost.slug,
-	syncStatus: patternPost.wp_pattern_sync_status || PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.full,
-	title: patternPost.title.raw,
-	type: patternPost.type,
-	description: patternPost.excerpt.raw,
-	patternPost,
-} );
-
 const selectUserPatterns = createSelector(
 	( select, syncStatus, search = '' ) => {
 		const {
@@ -222,12 +214,7 @@ const selectUserPatterns = createSelector(
 		userPatternCategories.forEach( ( userCategory ) =>
 			categories.set( userCategory.id, userCategory )
 		);
-		let patterns = patternPosts
-			? patternPosts.map( ( record ) =>
-					convertPatternPostToItem( record, categories )
-			  )
-			: EMPTY_PATTERN_LIST;
-
+		let patterns = patternPosts ?? EMPTY_PATTERN_LIST;
 		const isResolving = isResolvingSelector( 'getEntityRecords', [
 			'postType',
 			PATTERN_TYPES.user,
@@ -236,7 +223,9 @@ const selectUserPatterns = createSelector(
 
 		if ( syncStatus ) {
 			patterns = patterns.filter(
-				( pattern ) => pattern.syncStatus === syncStatus
+				( pattern ) =>
+					pattern.wp_pattern_sync_status ||
+					PATTERN_SYNC_TYPES.full === syncStatus
 			);
 		}
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/use-pattern-categories.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/use-pattern-categories.js
index 4d80d838ae90d5..a41e0ea7660616 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/use-pattern-categories.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-patterns/use-pattern-categories.js
@@ -58,13 +58,21 @@ export default function usePatternCategories() {
 
 		// Update the category counts to reflect user registered patterns.
 		userPatterns.forEach( ( pattern ) => {
-			pattern.categories?.forEach( ( category ) => {
+			pattern.wp_pattern_category?.forEach( ( catId ) => {
+				const category = userPatternCategories.find(
+					( cat ) => cat.id === catId
+				)?.name;
 				if ( categoryMap[ category ] ) {
 					categoryMap[ category ].count += 1;
 				}
 			} );
 			// If the pattern has no categories, add it to uncategorized.
-			if ( ! pattern.categories?.length ) {
+			if (
+				! pattern.wp_pattern_category?.length ||
+				! pattern.wp_pattern_category.some( ( catId ) =>
+					userPatternCategories.find( ( cat ) => cat.id === catId )
+				)
+			) {
 				categoryMap.uncategorized.count += 1;
 			}
 		} );
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
index 8050999e8a71bc..c750c202e76fe4 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ import { store as editorStore } from '../../store';
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 import { exportPatternAsJSONAction } from './export-pattern-action';
 import { CreateTemplatePartModalContents } from '../create-template-part-modal';
+import { getItemTitle } from '../../dataviews/actions/utils';
 
 // Patterns.
 const { PATTERN_TYPES, CreatePatternModalContents, useDuplicatePatternProps } =
@@ -72,13 +73,6 @@ function isTemplateRemovable( template ) {
 	);
 }
 
-function getItemTitle( item ) {
-	if ( typeof item.title === 'string' ) {
-		return decodeEntities( item.title );
-	}
-	return decodeEntities( item.title?.rendered || '' );
-}
-
 const trashPostAction = {
 	id: 'move-to-trash',
 	label: __( 'Move to Trash' ),
@@ -805,10 +799,8 @@ export const duplicatePatternAction = {
 	modalHeader: _x( 'Duplicate pattern', 'action label' ),
 	RenderModal: ( { items, closeModal } ) => {
 		const [ item ] = items;
-		const isThemePattern = item.type === PATTERN_TYPES.theme;
 		const duplicatedProps = useDuplicatePatternProps( {
-			pattern:
-				isThemePattern || ! item.patternPost ? item : item.patternPost,
+			pattern: item,
 			onSuccess: () => closeModal(),
 		} );
 		return (
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/export-pattern-action.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/export-pattern-action.js
index deeac4314f653f..959cfe1a4abc7b 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/export-pattern-action.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/export-pattern-action.js
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import { privateApis as patternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+import { getItemTitle } from '../../dataviews/actions/utils';
 
 // Patterns.
 const { PATTERN_TYPES } = unlock( patternsPrivateApis );
@@ -23,9 +24,9 @@ function getJsonFromItem( item ) {
 	return JSON.stringify(
 		{
 			__file: item.type,
-			title: item.title || item.name,
-			content: item.patternPost.content.raw,
-			syncStatus: item.patternPost.wp_pattern_sync_status,
+			title: getItemTitle( item ),
+			content: item.content.raw,
+			syncStatus: item.wp_pattern_sync_status,
 		},
 		null,
 		2
@@ -45,14 +46,16 @@ export const exportPatternAsJSONAction = {
 	callback: async ( items ) => {
 		if ( items.length === 1 ) {
 			return downloadBlob(
-				`${ kebabCase( items[ 0 ].title || items[ 0 ].name ) }.json`,
+				`${ kebabCase(
+					getItemTitle( items[ 0 ] ) || items[ 0 ].slug
+				) }.json`,
 				getJsonFromItem( items[ 0 ] ),
 				'application/json'
 			);
 		}
 		const nameCount = {};
 		const filesToZip = items.map( ( item ) => {
-			const name = kebabCase( item.title || item.name );
+			const name = kebabCase( getItemTitle( item ) || item.slug );
 			nameCount[ name ] = ( nameCount[ name ] || 0 ) + 1;
 			return {
 				name: `${
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
index efbb7c590e6510..56c8c9f54c8507 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/utils.ts
@@ -24,7 +24,13 @@ export function getItemTitle( item: Post ) {
 	if ( typeof item.title === 'string' ) {
 		return decodeEntities( item.title );
 	}
-	return decodeEntities( item.title?.rendered || '' );
+	if ( 'rendered' in item.title ) {
+		return decodeEntities( item.title.rendered );
+	}
+	if ( 'raw' in item.title ) {
+		return decodeEntities( item.title.raw );
+	}
+	return '';
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
index 29f4358456324d..3d8906284a5971 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ type PostStatus =
 
 export interface BasePost {
 	status?: PostStatus;
-	title: string | { rendered: string };
+	title: string | { rendered: string } | { raw: string };
 	type: string;
 	id: string | number;
 }