diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core.md b/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core.md
index b80703dcc67b18..6850e447824040 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core.md
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ _Parameters_
 
 _Returns_
 
--   `any`: Entity config
+-   `EntityConfig | undefined`: Entity config
 
 ### getEntityRecord
 
diff --git a/packages/core-data/README.md b/packages/core-data/README.md
index 6677a32df08dc9..ad336de40a33a1 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/README.md
+++ b/packages/core-data/README.md
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@ _Parameters_
 
 _Returns_
 
--   `any`: Entity config
+-   `EntityConfig | undefined`: Entity config
 
 ### getEntityRecord
 
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
index 444d66674d9839..60138ce0c6ad8f 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/entities.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { capitalCase, pascalCase } from 'change-case';
 import apiFetch from '@wordpress/api-fetch';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { RichTextData } from '@wordpress/rich-text';
+import { __unstableSerializeAndClean, parse } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -19,6 +20,13 @@ import { getSyncProvider } from './sync';
 export const DEFAULT_ENTITY_KEY = 'id';
 
 const POST_RAW_ATTRIBUTES = [ 'title', 'excerpt', 'content' ];
+const blocksTransientEntity = {
+	read: ( record ) => parse( record.content ),
+	write: ( record ) => ( {
+		...record,
+		content: __unstableSerializeAndClean( record.content ),
+	} ),
+};
 
 export const rootEntitiesConfig = [
 	{
@@ -138,7 +146,9 @@ export const rootEntitiesConfig = [
 		baseURL: '/wp/v2/sidebars',
 		baseURLParams: { context: 'edit' },
 		plural: 'sidebars',
-		transientEdits: { blocks: true },
+		transientEdits: {
+			blocks: blocksTransientEntity,
+		},
 		label: __( 'Widget areas' ),
 	},
 	{
@@ -147,7 +157,7 @@ export const rootEntitiesConfig = [
 		baseURL: '/wp/v2/widgets',
 		baseURLParams: { context: 'edit' },
 		plural: 'widgets',
-		transientEdits: { blocks: true },
+		transientEdits: { blocks: blocksTransientEntity },
 		label: __( 'Widgets' ),
 	},
 	{
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ async function loadPostTypeEntities() {
 			name,
 			label: postType.name,
 			transientEdits: {
-				blocks: true,
+				blocks: blocksTransientEntity,
 				selection: true,
 			},
 			mergedEdits: { meta: true },
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/entity-provider.js b/packages/core-data/src/entity-provider.js
index 5dc19f5225c769..ccf2b321436272 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/entity-provider.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/entity-provider.js
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
 	useMemo,
 } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
-import { parse, __unstableSerializeAndClean } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { __unstableSerializeAndClean } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ export function useEntityProp( kind, name, prop, _id ) {
 export function useEntityBlockEditor( kind, name, { id: _id } = {} ) {
 	const providerId = useEntityId( kind, name );
 	const id = _id ?? providerId;
-	const { content, editedBlocks, meta } = useSelect(
+	const { editedBlocks, meta } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			if ( ! id ) {
 				return {};
@@ -162,7 +162,6 @@ export function useEntityBlockEditor( kind, name, { id: _id } = {} ) {
 			const editedRecord = getEditedEntityRecord( kind, name, id );
 			return {
 				editedBlocks: editedRecord.blocks,
-				content: editedRecord.content,
 				meta: editedRecord.meta,
 			};
 		},
@@ -180,10 +179,8 @@ export function useEntityBlockEditor( kind, name, { id: _id } = {} ) {
 			return editedBlocks;
 		}
 
-		return content && typeof content !== 'function'
-			? parse( content )
-			: EMPTY_ARRAY;
-	}, [ id, editedBlocks, content ] );
+		return EMPTY_ARRAY;
+	}, [ id, editedBlocks ] );
 
 	const updateFootnotes = useCallback(
 		( _blocks ) => updateFootnotesFromMeta( _blocks, meta ),
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
index 5751a80b9106cd..315e07b8a8bffa 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/selectors.ts
@@ -83,10 +83,15 @@ interface EntityState< EntityRecord extends ET.EntityRecord > {
 	revisions?: RevisionsQueriedData;
 }
 
-interface EntityConfig {
+type TransientPropertyConfig = boolean | { read: Function; write: Function };
+type EntityConfig = {
 	name: string;
 	kind: string;
-}
+	key?: string;
+	__unstable_rest_base?: string;
+	getTitle?: ( entity: any ) => string;
+	transientEdits?: Record< string, TransientPropertyConfig >;
+};
 
 interface UserState {
 	queries: Record< string, EntityRecordKey[] >;
@@ -265,7 +270,7 @@ export function getEntityConfig(
 	state: State,
 	kind: string,
 	name: string
-): any {
+): EntityConfig | undefined {
 	return state.entities.config?.find(
 		( config ) => config.kind === kind && config.name === name
 	);
@@ -670,7 +675,7 @@ export const __experimentalGetDirtyEntityRecords = createSelector(
 							// when it's used as an object key.
 							key: entityRecord
 								? entityRecord[
-										entityConfig.key || DEFAULT_ENTITY_KEY
+										entityConfig?.key || DEFAULT_ENTITY_KEY
 								  ]
 								: undefined,
 							title:
@@ -723,7 +728,7 @@ export const __experimentalGetEntitiesBeingSaved = createSelector(
 							// when it's used as an object key.
 							key: entityRecord
 								? entityRecord[
-										entityConfig.key || DEFAULT_ENTITY_KEY
+										entityConfig?.key || DEFAULT_ENTITY_KEY
 								  ]
 								: undefined,
 							title:
@@ -750,16 +755,56 @@ export const __experimentalGetEntitiesBeingSaved = createSelector(
  *
  * @return The entity record's edits.
  */
-export function getEntityRecordEdits(
-	state: State,
-	kind: string,
-	name: string,
-	recordId: EntityRecordKey
-): Optional< any > {
-	return state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.edits?.[
-		recordId as string | number
-	];
-}
+export const getEntityRecordEdits = createSelector(
+	(
+		state: State,
+		kind: string,
+		name: string,
+		recordId: EntityRecordKey
+	): Optional< any > => {
+		const { transientEdits } = getEntityConfig( state, kind, name ) ?? {};
+		const regularEdits =
+			state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.edits?.[
+				recordId as string | number
+			];
+		let result = regularEdits;
+		const rawRecord = getRawEntityRecord( state, kind, name, recordId );
+		const recordWithEdits = rawRecord
+			? {
+					...rawRecord,
+					...regularEdits,
+			  }
+			: undefined;
+		Object.entries( transientEdits ?? {} ).forEach(
+			( [ key, transientEditConfig ] ) => {
+				if (
+					recordWithEdits &&
+					regularEdits?.[ key ] === undefined &&
+					typeof transientEditConfig === 'object'
+				) {
+					result = {
+						...result,
+						[ key ]: transientEditConfig.read( recordWithEdits ),
+					};
+				}
+			}
+		);
+
+		return result;
+	},
+	( state: State, kind: string, name: string, recordId: EntityRecordKey ) => {
+		const context = 'default';
+		return [
+			state.entities.config,
+			state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.edits?.[ recordId ],
+			state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.queriedData?.items[
+				context
+			]?.[ recordId ],
+			state.entities.records?.[ kind ]?.[ name ]?.queriedData
+				?.itemIsComplete[ context ]?.[ recordId ],
+		];
+	}
+);
 
 /**
  * Returns the specified entity record's non transient edits.
@@ -1152,6 +1197,9 @@ export function canUserEditEntityRecord(
 		return false;
 	}
 	const resource = entityConfig.__unstable_rest_base;
+	if ( resource === undefined ) {
+		return false;
+	}
 
 	return canUser( state, 'update', resource, recordId );
 }
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
index 70d726638a0940..cd53b44b54072f 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -10,7 +10,6 @@ import {
 	getFreeformContentHandlerName,
 	getDefaultBlockName,
 	__unstableSerializeAndClean,
-	parse,
 } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { isInTheFuture, getDate } from '@wordpress/date';
 import { addQueryArgs, cleanForSlug } from '@wordpress/url';
@@ -1112,18 +1111,9 @@ export const isPublishSidebarEnabled = createRegistrySelector(
  * @param {Object} state
  * @return {Array} Block list.
  */
-export const getEditorBlocks = createSelector(
-	( state ) => {
-		return (
-			getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'blocks' ) ||
-			parse( getEditedPostContent( state ) )
-		);
-	},
-	( state ) => [
-		getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'blocks' ),
-		getEditedPostContent( state ),
-	]
-);
+export function getEditorBlocks( state ) {
+	return getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'blocks' );
+}
 
 /**
  * Returns true if the given panel was programmatically removed, or false otherwise.