diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
index 72ed6677e0b4ed..735790d07b803e 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+-   Prevent crash when Gutenberg plugin is not installed. [#56941](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/56941)
+
 ## 1.10.1 (2023-12-07)
 
 -   Update template to use modules instead of scripts. [#56694](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/56694)
diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/block-templates/render.php.mustache b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/block-templates/render.php.mustache
index 01cbe6ed83cfb5..0f6883a9362407 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/block-templates/render.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/block-templates/render.php.mustache
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@
 $unique_id = wp_unique_id( 'p-' );
 
 // Enqueue the view file.
-gutenberg_enqueue_module( '{{namespace}}-view' );
+if (function_exists('gutenberg_enqueue_module')) {
+	gutenberg_enqueue_module( '{{namespace}}-view' );
+}
 ?>
 
 <div
diff --git a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
index 73726b930e4728..81e6b035b1d737 100644
--- a/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
+++ b/packages/create-block-interactive-template/plugin-templates/$slug.php.mustache
@@ -44,11 +44,13 @@ if ( ! defined( 'ABSPATH' ) ) {
 function {{namespaceSnakeCase}}_{{slugSnakeCase}}_block_init() {
 	register_block_type( __DIR__ . '/build' );
 
-	gutenberg_register_module(
-		'{{namespace}}-view',
-		plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) . 'src/view.js',
-		array( '@wordpress/interactivity' ),
-		'{{version}}'
-	);
+	if (function_exists('gutenberg_register_module')) {
+		gutenberg_register_module(
+			'{{namespace}}-view',
+			plugin_dir_url( __FILE__ ) . 'src/view.js',
+			array( '@wordpress/interactivity' ),
+			'{{version}}'
+		);
+	}
 }
 add_action( 'init', '{{namespaceSnakeCase}}_{{slugSnakeCase}}_block_init' );