diff --git a/editor/store/selectors.js b/editor/store/selectors.js
index 3f16a0b80fc20..43acdf5553162 100644
--- a/editor/store/selectors.js
+++ b/editor/store/selectors.js
@@ -1120,6 +1120,11 @@ function buildInserterItemFromReusableBlock( enabledBlockTypes, reusableBlock )
 		return null;
 	}
 
+	const referencedBlockType = getBlockType( reusableBlock.type );
+	if ( ! referencedBlockType ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	return {
 		// Attributes used for insertion
 		name: 'core/block',
@@ -1127,7 +1132,7 @@ function buildInserterItemFromReusableBlock( enabledBlockTypes, reusableBlock )
 
 		// Attributes shown in the inserter
 		title: reusableBlock.title,
-		icon: 'layout',
+		icon: referencedBlockType.icon,
 		category: 'reusable-blocks',
 
 		// Metadata
diff --git a/editor/store/test/selectors.js b/editor/store/test/selectors.js
index 067c9d237883c..17231c09bec2d 100644
--- a/editor/store/test/selectors.js
+++ b/editor/store/test/selectors.js
@@ -98,6 +98,7 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 			save: ( props ) => props.attributes.text,
 			category: 'common',
 			title: 'test block',
+			icon: 'test',
 			keywords: [ 'testing' ],
 			useOnce: true,
 		} );
@@ -2258,7 +2259,7 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 					name: 'core/test-block',
 					initialAttributes: {},
 					title: 'test block',
-					icon: 'block-default',
+					icon: 'test',
 					category: 'common',
 					keywords: [ 'testing' ],
 					isDisabled: false,
@@ -2295,7 +2296,11 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 				},
 				reusableBlocks: {
 					data: {
-						123: { id: 123, title: 'My reusable block' },
+						123: {
+							id: 123,
+							title: 'My reusable block',
+							type: 'core/test-block',
+						},
 					},
 				},
 			};
@@ -2305,7 +2310,7 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 					name: 'core/block',
 					initialAttributes: { ref: 123 },
 					title: 'My reusable block',
-					icon: 'layout',
+					icon: 'test',
 					category: 'reusable-blocks',
 					keywords: [],
 					isDisabled: false,
@@ -2337,7 +2342,7 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 				},
 				reusableBlocks: {
 					data: {
-						123: { id: 123 },
+						123: { id: 123, type: 'core/test-block' },
 					},
 				},
 			};
@@ -2391,7 +2396,7 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 				},
 				reusableBlocks: {
 					data: {
-						123: { id: 123 },
+						123: { id: 123, type: 'core/test-block' },
 					},
 				},
 			};