diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/home-link/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/home-link/index.php
index 459979b0d43893..8fb5ed109019d3 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/home-link/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/home-link/index.php
@@ -98,8 +98,15 @@ function block_core_home_link_build_li_wrapper_attributes( $context ) {
 		$colors['css_classes'],
 		$font_sizes['css_classes']
 	);
-	$classes[]       = 'wp-block-navigation-item';
 	$style_attribute = ( $colors['inline_styles'] . $font_sizes['inline_styles'] );
+	$classes[]       = 'wp-block-navigation-item';
+
+	if ( is_front_page() ) {
+		$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
+	} elseif ( is_home() && ( (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) !== get_queried_object_id() ) ) {
+		// Edge case where the Reading settings has a posts page set but not a static homepage.
+		$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
+	}
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes(
 		array(
@@ -124,8 +131,14 @@ function render_block_core_home_link( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	if ( empty( $attributes['label'] ) ) {
 		return '';
 	}
+	$aria_current = '';
 
-	$aria_current = is_home() || ( is_front_page() && 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) ? ' aria-current="page"' : '';
+	if ( is_front_page() ) {
+		$aria_current = ' aria-current="page"';
+	} elseif ( is_home() && ( (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) !== get_queried_object_id() ) ) {
+		// Edge case where the Reading settings has a posts page set but not a static homepage.
+		$aria_current = ' aria-current="page"';
+	}
 
 	return sprintf(
 		'<li %1$s><a class="wp-block-home-link__content wp-block-navigation-item__content" href="%2$s" rel="home"%3$s>%4$s</a></li>',