diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
index f6e023c67f115..8c272c088aad2 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -71,6 +71,14 @@ function remove_block_asset_path_prefix( $asset_handle_or_path ) {
  * @return string Generated asset name for the block's field.
  */
 function generate_block_asset_handle( $block_name, $field_name ) {
+	if ( 0 === strpos( $block_name, 'core/' ) ) {
+		$asset_handle = str_replace( 'core/', 'wp-block-', $block_name );
+		if ( 0 === strpos( $field_name, 'editor' ) ) {
+			$asset_handle .= '-editor';
+		}
+		return $asset_handle;
+	}
+
 	$field_mappings = array(
 		'editorScript' => 'editor-script',
 		'script'       => 'script',
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/blocks/register.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/blocks/register.php
index 392f7e2977b5a..e9e607d89aa00 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/blocks/register.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/blocks/register.php
@@ -144,6 +144,30 @@ function test_generate_block_asset_handle() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 50328
+	 */
+	function test_generate_block_asset_handle_core_block() {
+		$block_name = 'core/paragraph';
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			'wp-block-paragraph-editor',
+			generate_block_asset_handle( $block_name, 'editorScript' )
+		);
+		$this->assertSame(
+			'wp-block-paragraph',
+			generate_block_asset_handle( $block_name, 'script' )
+		);
+		$this->assertSame(
+			'wp-block-paragraph-editor',
+			generate_block_asset_handle( $block_name, 'editorStyle' )
+		);
+		$this->assertSame(
+			'wp-block-paragraph',
+			generate_block_asset_handle( $block_name, 'style' )
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 50263
 	 */