diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index 02c96d2e5f61e..7e58527d947f5 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ export default function NavigationLinkEdit( {
 	const ALLOWED_BLOCKS = [
 		'core/navigation-link',
 		'core/navigation-submenu',
+		'core/page-list',
 	];
 	const DEFAULT_BLOCK = {
 		name: 'core/navigation-link',
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
index e4568c8d48e2d..47a222bd57bb6 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-submenu/edit.js
@@ -43,7 +43,11 @@ import { name } from './block.json';
 import { LinkUI } from '../navigation-link/link-ui';
 import { updateAttributes } from '../navigation-link/update-attributes';
 
-const ALLOWED_BLOCKS = [ 'core/navigation-link', 'core/navigation-submenu' ];
+const ALLOWED_BLOCKS = [
+	'core/navigation-link',
+	'core/navigation-submenu',
+	'core/page-list',
+];
 
 const DEFAULT_BLOCK = {
 	name: 'core/navigation-link',