diff --git a/lib/widgets.php b/lib/widgets.php
index 28ebc00367475..7ea5d3a5e770d 100644
--- a/lib/widgets.php
+++ b/lib/widgets.php
@@ -102,18 +102,17 @@ function gutenberg_get_legacy_widget_settings() {
 	$available_legacy_widgets          = array();
 	global $wp_widget_factory, $wp_registered_widgets;
 	foreach ( $wp_widget_factory->widgets as $class => $widget_obj ) {
-		if ( ! in_array( $class, $core_widgets ) ) {
-			$available_legacy_widgets[ $class ] = array(
-				'name'             => html_entity_decode( $widget_obj->name ),
-				// wp_widget_description is not being used because its input parameter is a Widget Id.
-				// Widgets id's reference to a specific widget instance.
-				// Here we are iterating on all the available widget classes even if no widget instance exists for them.
-				'description'      => isset( $widget_obj->widget_options['description'] ) ?
-					html_entity_decode( $widget_obj->widget_options['description'] ) :
-					null,
-				'isCallbackWidget' => false,
-			);
-		}
+		$available_legacy_widgets[ $class ] = array(
+			'name'             => html_entity_decode( $widget_obj->name ),
+			// wp_widget_description is not being used because its input parameter is a Widget Id.
+			// Widgets id's reference to a specific widget instance.
+			// Here we are iterating on all the available widget classes even if no widget instance exists for them.
+			'description'      => isset( $widget_obj->widget_options['description'] ) ?
+				html_entity_decode( $widget_obj->widget_options['description'] ) :
+				null,
+			'isCallbackWidget' => false,
+			'isHidden'         => in_array( $class, $core_widgets, true ),
+		);
 	}
 	foreach ( $wp_registered_widgets as $widget_id => $widget_obj ) {
 		if (
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/legacy-widget/edit/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/legacy-widget/edit/index.js
index 4b645318eb227..ffe7083d37687 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/legacy-widget/edit/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/legacy-widget/edit/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { map } from 'lodash';
+import {
+	map,
+	pickBy,
+} from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
@@ -47,6 +50,10 @@ class LegacyWidgetEdit extends Component {
 			hasPermissionsToManageWidgets,
 			setAttributes,
 		} = this.props;
+		const visibleLegacyWidgets = pickBy(
+			availableLegacyWidgets,
+			( { isHidden } ) => ! isHidden
+		);
 		const { isPreview } = this.state;
 		const { identifier, isCallbackWidget } = attributes;
 		const widgetObject = identifier && availableLegacyWidgets[ identifier ];
@@ -55,7 +62,7 @@ class LegacyWidgetEdit extends Component {
 
 			if ( ! hasPermissionsToManageWidgets ) {
 				placeholderContent = __( 'You don\'t have permissions to use widgets on this site.' );
-			} else if ( availableLegacyWidgets.length === 0 ) {
+			} else if ( visibleLegacyWidgets.length === 0 ) {
 				placeholderContent = __( 'There are no widgets available.' );
 			} else {
 				placeholderContent = (
@@ -68,7 +75,7 @@ class LegacyWidgetEdit extends Component {
 							isCallbackWidget: availableLegacyWidgets[ value ].isCallbackWidget,
 						} ) }
 						options={ [ { value: 'none', label: 'Select widget' } ].concat(
-							map( availableLegacyWidgets, ( widget, key ) => {
+							map( visibleLegacyWidgets, ( widget, key ) => {
 								return {
 									value: key,
 									label: widget.name,