diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
index 490bab2cc2fa4b..fcad5b97a13002 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/post-actions/actions.js
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { __, sprintf, _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import { store as noticesStore } from '@wordpress/notices';
 import { useMemo, useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { privateApis as patternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
 import { parse } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 import { DataForm } from '@wordpress/dataviews';
 import {
@@ -31,10 +30,6 @@ import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
 import { CreateTemplatePartModalContents } from '../create-template-part-modal';
 import { getItemTitle } from '../../dataviews/actions/utils';
 
-// Patterns.
-const { CreatePatternModalContents, useDuplicatePatternProps } =
-	unlock( patternsPrivateApis );
-
 // TODO: this should be shared with other components (see post-fields in edit-site).
 const fields = [
 	{
@@ -268,27 +263,6 @@ const useDuplicatePostAction = ( postType ) => {
 	);
 };
 
-export const duplicatePatternAction = {
-	id: 'duplicate-pattern',
-	label: _x( 'Duplicate', 'action label' ),
-	isEligible: ( item ) => item.type !== TEMPLATE_PART_POST_TYPE,
-	modalHeader: _x( 'Duplicate pattern', 'action label' ),
-	RenderModal: ( { items, closeModal } ) => {
-		const [ item ] = items;
-		const duplicatedProps = useDuplicatePatternProps( {
-			pattern: item,
-			onSuccess: () => closeModal(),
-		} );
-		return (
-			<CreatePatternModalContents
-				onClose={ closeModal }
-				confirmLabel={ _x( 'Duplicate', 'action label' ) }
-				{ ...duplicatedProps }
-			/>
-		);
-	},
-};
-
 export const duplicateTemplatePartAction = {
 	id: 'duplicate-template-part',
 	label: _x( 'Duplicate', 'action label' ),
@@ -383,7 +357,6 @@ export function usePostActions( { postType, onActionPerformed, context } ) {
 			isTemplateOrTemplatePart &&
 				userCanCreatePostType &&
 				duplicateTemplatePartAction,
-			isPattern && userCanCreatePostType && duplicatePatternAction,
 			...defaultActions,
 		].filter( Boolean );
 		// Filter actions based on provided context. If not provided
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/duplicate-pattern.tsx b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/duplicate-pattern.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..98f43a27c3628c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/actions/duplicate-pattern.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { _x } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+// @ts-ignore
+import { privateApis as patternsPrivateApis } from '@wordpress/patterns';
+import type { Action } from '@wordpress/dataviews';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { unlock } from '../../lock-unlock';
+import type { Pattern } from '../types';
+
+// Patterns.
+const { CreatePatternModalContents, useDuplicatePatternProps } =
+	unlock( patternsPrivateApis );
+
+const duplicatePattern: Action< Pattern > = {
+	id: 'duplicate-pattern',
+	label: _x( 'Duplicate', 'action label' ),
+	isEligible: ( item ) => item.type !== 'wp_template_part',
+	modalHeader: _x( 'Duplicate pattern', 'action label' ),
+	RenderModal: ( { items, closeModal } ) => {
+		const [ item ] = items;
+		const duplicatedProps = useDuplicatePatternProps( {
+			pattern: item,
+			onSuccess: () => closeModal?.(),
+		} );
+		return (
+			<CreatePatternModalContents
+				onClose={ closeModal }
+				confirmLabel={ _x( 'Duplicate', 'action label' ) }
+				{ ...duplicatedProps }
+			/>
+		);
+	},
+};
+
+export default duplicatePattern;
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
index a8b1573a528b50..6854c29bb0c4e4 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
+++ b/packages/editor/src/dataviews/store/private-actions.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { doAction } from '@wordpress/hooks';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import deletePost from '../actions/delete-post';
+import duplicatePattern from '../actions/duplicate-pattern';
 import exportPattern from '../actions/export-pattern';
 import resetPost from '../actions/reset-post';
 import trashPost from '../actions/trash-post';
@@ -74,7 +75,17 @@ export const registerPostTypeActions =
 			.resolveSelect( coreStore )
 			.getPostType( postType ) ) as PostType;
 
+		const canCreate = await registry
+			.resolveSelect( coreStore )
+			.canUser( 'create', {
+				kind: 'postType',
+				name: postType,
+			} );
+
 		const actions = [
+			canCreate && postTypeConfig.slug === 'wp_block'
+				? duplicatePattern
+				: undefined,
 			postTypeConfig.supports?.title ? renamePost : undefined,
 			postTypeConfig?.supports?.[ 'page-attributes' ]
 				? reorderPage