diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
index 99e14349d99e0..deb2c477fb80b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 // to assure colors take effect over another base class color, mainly to let
 // the colors override the added specificity by link states such as :hover.
 
+:root .editor-styles-wrapper,
 :root {
 	// Background colors.