diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/transforms.js b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/transforms.js
index 357ee93fe7ff0..38df8799960ec 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/transforms.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/transforms.js
@@ -35,6 +35,11 @@ const transforms = {
 			transform: ( attributes ) =>
 				createBlock( 'core/paragraph', attributes ),
 		},
+		{
+			type: 'block',
+			blocks: [ 'core/code' ],
+			transform: ( attributes ) => createBlock( 'core/code', attributes ),
+		},
 	],
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/block-transforms.js b/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/block-transforms.js
index 8ca165dfcfd1d..a62c6cdc2db7e 100644
--- a/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/block-transforms.js
+++ b/packages/e2e-tests/fixtures/block-transforms.js
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ export const EXPECTED_TRANSFORMS = {
 	},
 	core__preformatted: {
 		originalBlock: 'Preformatted',
-		availableTransforms: [ 'Group', 'Paragraph' ],
+		availableTransforms: [ 'Group', 'Paragraph', 'Code' ],
 	},
 	core__pullquote: {
 		originalBlock: 'Pullquote',