diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-numbers/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-numbers/block.json
index 9e89fd6715d17..62e2f1c5945bf 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-numbers/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination-numbers/block.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 	"name": "core/comments-pagination-numbers",
 	"title": "Comments Pagination Numbers",
 	"category": "design",
-	"parent": [ "core/comments-query-loop" ],
+	"parent": [ "core/comments-pagination" ],
 	"description": "Displays a list of page numbers for comments pagination.",
 	"textdomain": "default",
 	"usesContext": [ "queryId", "queryPerPage", "postId" ],
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination/edit.js
index b75cd887b6958..bd9051e16f05d 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/comments-pagination/edit.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ import { PanelBody } from '@wordpress/components';
  */
 import { CommentsPaginationArrowControls } from './comments-pagination-arrow-controls';
 
+// TODO: add pagination-previous/next blocks once they are implemented.
+const TEMPLATE = [ [ 'core/comments-pagination-numbers' ] ];
+
 const getDefaultBlockLayout = ( blockTypeOrName ) => {
 	const layoutBlockSupportConfig = getBlockSupport(
 		blockTypeOrName,
@@ -48,6 +51,11 @@ export default function QueryPaginationEdit( {
 	}, [] );
 	const blockProps = useBlockProps();
 	const innerBlocksProps = useInnerBlocksProps( blockProps, {
+		template: TEMPLATE,
+		allowedBlocks: [
+			// TODO: add pagination-previous/next blocks once they are implemented.
+			'core/comments-pagination-numbers',
+		],
 		__experimentalLayout: usedLayout,
 	} );
 	return (