diff --git a/lib/full-site-editing/template-loader.php b/lib/full-site-editing/template-loader.php
index e0047b81c21f1c..f90f07c02fff55 100644
--- a/lib/full-site-editing/template-loader.php
+++ b/lib/full-site-editing/template-loader.php
@@ -65,6 +65,19 @@ function gutenberg_override_query_template( $template, $type, array $templates =
 	global $_wp_current_template_content;
 	$current_template = gutenberg_resolve_template( $type, $templates );
 
+	// Allow falling back to a PHP template if it has a higher priority than the block template.
+	$current_template_slug       = basename( $template, '.php' );
+	$current_block_template_slug = is_object( $current_template ) ? $current_template->slug : false;
+	foreach ( $templates as $template_item ) {
+		$template_item_slug = gutenberg_strip_php_suffix( $template_item );
+
+		// Don't override the template if we find a template matching the slug we look for
+		// and which does not match a block template slug.
+		if ( $current_template_slug !== $current_block_template_slug && $current_template_slug === $template_item_slug ) {
+			return $template;
+		}
+	}
+
 	if ( $current_template ) {
 		$_wp_current_template_content = empty( $current_template->content ) ? __( 'Empty template.', 'gutenberg' ) : $current_template->content;