diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
index 7690386764f6c..deef2d75386fd 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ function BlockListBlockProvider( props ) {
 			const typing = isTyping();
 			const hasLightBlockWrapper = blockType?.apiVersion > 1;
 			const movingClientId = hasBlockMovingClientId();
-
+			const blockEditingMode = getBlockEditingMode( clientId );
 			return {
 				mode: getBlockMode( clientId ),
 				isSelectionEnabled: isSelectionEnabled(),
@@ -574,7 +574,7 @@ function BlockListBlockProvider( props ) {
 				themeSupportsLayout: supportsLayout,
 				isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks:
 					__unstableGetTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks() === clientId,
-				blockEditingMode: getBlockEditingMode( clientId ),
+				blockEditingMode,
 				mayDisplayControls:
 					_isSelected ||
 					( isFirstMultiSelectedBlock( clientId ) &&
@@ -590,7 +590,9 @@ function BlockListBlockProvider( props ) {
 				index: getBlockIndex( clientId ),
 				blockApiVersion: blockType?.apiVersion || 1,
 				blockTitle: match?.title || blockType?.title,
-				isSubtreeDisabled: isBlockSubtreeDisabled( clientId ),
+				isSubtreeDisabled:
+					blockEditingMode === 'disabled' &&
+					isBlockSubtreeDisabled( clientId ),
 				isOutlineEnabled: outlineMode,
 				hasOverlay: __unstableHasActiveBlockOverlayActive( clientId ),
 				initialPosition:
@@ -614,8 +616,7 @@ function BlockListBlockProvider( props ) {
 						getBlockName( movingClientId ),
 						getBlockRootClientId( clientId )
 					),
-				isEditingDisabled:
-					getBlockEditingMode( clientId ) === 'disabled',
+				isEditingDisabled: blockEditingMode === 'disabled',
 				className: hasLightBlockWrapper
 					? attributes.className
 					: undefined,
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
index caca9507f0770..da32272c8ff23 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-selectors.js
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ export function getLastInsertedBlocksClientIds( state ) {
 }
 
 /**
- * Returns true if the block with the given client ID and all of its descendants
+ * Returns true if all of the descendants of a block with the given client ID
  * have an editing mode of 'disabled', or false otherwise.
  *
  * @param {Object} state    Global application state.
  * @param {string} clientId The block client ID.
  *
- * @return {boolean} Whether the block and its descendants are disabled.
+ * @return {boolean} Whether the block descendants are disabled.
  */
 export const isBlockSubtreeDisabled = createSelector(
 	( state, clientId ) => {
@@ -63,10 +63,7 @@ export const isBlockSubtreeDisabled = createSelector(
 				)
 			);
 		};
-		return (
-			getBlockEditingMode( state, clientId ) === 'disabled' &&
-			getBlockOrder( state, clientId ).every( isChildSubtreeDisabled )
-		);
+		return getBlockOrder( state, clientId ).every( isChildSubtreeDisabled );
 	},
 	( state ) => [
 		state.blocks.parents,