diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
index d8ea09d09049b..468d83f5732f6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -1869,8 +1869,15 @@ function resolve_pattern_blocks( $blocks ) {
 				++$i;
 				continue;
 			}
+			$blocks_to_insert   = parse_blocks( trim( $pattern['content'] ) );
 
-			$blocks_to_insert   = parse_blocks( $pattern['content'] );
+			// For single-root patterns, add the pattern name to make this a pattern instance in the editor.
+			if ( count( $blocks_to_insert ) === 1 ) {
+				$blocks_to_insert[0]['attrs']['metadata'] = array(
+					'patternName' => $slug,
+					'name'        => $pattern['title'],
+				);
+			}
 			$seen_refs[ $slug ] = true;
 			$prev_inner_content = $inner_content;
 			$inner_content      = null;