diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
index 92d5ae7d2bb68b..8a3e84e0ee41eb 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/index.js
@@ -42,19 +42,11 @@ function ScreenRevisions() {
 			blocks: select( blockEditorStore ).getBlocks(),
 		};
 	}, [] );
-
 	const { revisions, isLoading, hasUnsavedChanges } =
 		useGlobalStylesRevisions();
+	const [ selectedRevisionId, setSelectedRevisionId ] = useState();
 	const [ globalStylesRevision, setGlobalStylesRevision ] =
 		useState( userConfig );
-
-	const [ currentRevisionId, setCurrentRevisionId ] = useState(
-		/*
-		 * We need this for the first render,
-		 * otherwise the unsaved changes haven't been merged into the revisions array yet.
-		 */
-		hasUnsavedChanges ? 'unsaved' : revisions?.[ 0 ]?.id
-	);
 	const [
 		isLoadingRevisionWithUnsavedChanges,
 		setIsLoadingRevisionWithUnsavedChanges,
@@ -89,7 +81,7 @@ function ScreenRevisions() {
 			settings: revision?.settings,
 			id: revision?.id,
 		} );
-		setCurrentRevisionId( revision?.id );
+		setSelectedRevisionId( revision?.id );
 	};
 
 	const isLoadButtonEnabled =
@@ -117,7 +109,7 @@ function ScreenRevisions() {
 			<div className="edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions">
 				<RevisionsButtons
 					onChange={ selectRevision }
-					currentRevisionId={ currentRevisionId }
+					selectedRevisionId={ selectedRevisionId }
 					userRevisions={ revisions }
 				/>
 				{ isLoadButtonEnabled && (
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/revisions-buttons.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/revisions-buttons.js
index c4d624bf1727e2..f32441f6a41b06 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/revisions-buttons.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/revisions-buttons.js
@@ -18,9 +18,8 @@ import { dateI18n, getDate, humanTimeDiff, getSettings } from '@wordpress/date';
  */
 function getRevisionLabel( revision ) {
 	const authorDisplayName = revision?.author?.name || __( 'User' );
-	const isUnsaved = 'unsaved' === revision?.id;
 
-	if ( isUnsaved ) {
+	if ( 'unsaved' === revision?.id ) {
 		return sprintf(
 			/* translators: %(name)s author display name */
 			__( 'Unsaved changes by %(name)s' ),
@@ -57,45 +56,42 @@ function getRevisionLabel( revision ) {
  * Returns a rendered list of revisions buttons.
  *
  * @typedef {Object} props
- * @property {Array<Object>} userRevisions     A collection of user revisions.
- * @property {number}        currentRevisionId Callback fired when the modal is closed or action cancelled.
- * @property {Function}      onChange          Callback fired when a revision is selected.
+ * @property {Array<Object>} userRevisions      A collection of user revisions.
+ * @property {number}        selectedRevisionId The id of the currently-selected revision.
+ * @property {Function}      onChange           Callback fired when a revision is selected.
  *
- * @param    {props}         Component         props.
+ * @param    {props}         Component          props.
  * @return {JSX.Element} The modal component.
  */
-function RevisionsButtons( { userRevisions, currentRevisionId, onChange } ) {
+function RevisionsButtons( { userRevisions, selectedRevisionId, onChange } ) {
 	return (
 		<ol
 			className="edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions__revisions-list"
 			aria-label={ __( 'Global styles revisions' ) }
 			role="group"
 		>
-			{ userRevisions.map( ( revision ) => {
-				const { id, author, isLatest, modified } = revision;
+			{ userRevisions.map( ( revision, index ) => {
+				const { id, author, modified } = revision;
 				const authorDisplayName = author?.name || __( 'User' );
 				const authorAvatar = author?.avatar_urls?.[ '48' ];
-				/*
-				 * If the currentId hasn't been selected yet, the first revision is
-				 * the current one so long as the API returns revisions in descending order.
-				 */
-				const isActive = !! currentRevisionId
-					? id === currentRevisionId
-					: isLatest;
+				const isUnsaved = 'unsaved' === revision?.id;
+				const isSelected = selectedRevisionId
+					? selectedRevisionId === revision?.id
+					: index === 0;
 
 				return (
 					<li
 						className={ classnames(
 							'edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions__revision-item',
 							{
-								'is-current': isActive,
+								'is-selected': isSelected,
 							}
 						) }
 						key={ id }
 					>
 						<Button
 							className="edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions__revision-button"
-							disabled={ isActive }
+							disabled={ isSelected }
 							onClick={ () => {
 								onChange( revision );
 							} }
@@ -106,13 +102,25 @@ function RevisionsButtons( { userRevisions, currentRevisionId, onChange } ) {
 									{ humanTimeDiff( modified ) }
 								</time>
 								<span className="edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions__meta">
-									{ sprintf(
-										/* translators: %(name)s author display name */
-										__( 'Changes saved by %(name)s' ),
-										{
-											name: authorDisplayName,
-										}
-									) }
+									{ isUnsaved
+										? sprintf(
+												/* translators: %(name)s author display name */
+												__(
+													'Unsaved changes by %(name)s'
+												),
+												{
+													name: authorDisplayName,
+												}
+										  )
+										: sprintf(
+												/* translators: %(name)s author display name */
+												__(
+													'Changes saved by %(name)s'
+												),
+												{
+													name: authorDisplayName,
+												}
+										  ) }
 
 									<img
 										alt={ author?.name }
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/style.scss b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/style.scss
index 2a214663447a84..238f3f7d116e19 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/style.scss
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 		left: 0;
 		transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
 	}
-	&.is-current::before {
+	&.is-selected::before {
 		background: var(--wp-components-color-accent, var(--wp-admin-theme-color, #007cba));
 	}
 }
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
 	}
 }
 
-.is-current {
+.is-selected {
 	.edit-site-global-styles-screen-revisions__revision-button {
 		color: var(--wp-components-color-accent, var(--wp-admin-theme-color, #007cba));
 		opacity: 1;
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 	justify-content: space-between;
 	width: 100%;
 	align-items: center;
+	text-align: left;
 
 	img {
 		width: $grid-unit-20;
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/test/use-global-styles-revisions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/test/use-global-styles-revisions.js
index d1e36ec9e595f1..0b7d086c1120fb 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/test/use-global-styles-revisions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/test/use-global-styles-revisions.js
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ describe( 'useGlobalStylesRevisions', () => {
 				styles: {},
 			},
 		],
-		isLoading: false,
 	};
 
 	it( 'returns loaded revisions with no unsaved changes', () => {
@@ -109,10 +108,24 @@ describe( 'useGlobalStylesRevisions', () => {
 		] );
 	} );
 
-	it( 'returns empty revisions when still loading', () => {
+	it( 'returns empty revisions', () => {
 		useSelect.mockImplementation( () => ( {
 			...selectValue,
-			isLoading: true,
+			revisions: [],
+		} ) );
+
+		const { result } = renderHook( () => useGlobalStylesRevisions() );
+		const { revisions, isLoading, hasUnsavedChanges } = result.current;
+
+		expect( isLoading ).toBe( true );
+		expect( hasUnsavedChanges ).toBe( false );
+		expect( revisions ).toEqual( [] );
+	} );
+
+	it( 'returns empty revisions when authors are not yet available', () => {
+		useSelect.mockImplementation( () => ( {
+			...selectValue,
+			authors: [],
 		} ) );
 
 		const { result } = renderHook( () => useGlobalStylesRevisions() );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/use-global-styles-revisions.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/use-global-styles-revisions.js
index e8f714ba72e9ba..94d9296989eee1 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/use-global-styles-revisions.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/global-styles/screen-revisions/use-global-styles-revisions.js
@@ -20,53 +20,46 @@ const SITE_EDITOR_AUTHORS_QUERY = {
 	context: 'view',
 	capabilities: [ 'edit_theme_options' ],
 };
-
+const EMPTY_ARRAY = [];
 const { GlobalStylesContext } = unlock( blockEditorPrivateApis );
 export default function useGlobalStylesRevisions() {
 	const { user: userConfig } = useContext( GlobalStylesContext );
-	const { authors, currentUser, isDirty, revisions, isLoading } = useSelect(
+	const { authors, currentUser, isDirty, revisions } = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const {
 				__experimentalGetDirtyEntityRecords,
 				getCurrentUser,
 				getUsers,
 				getCurrentThemeGlobalStylesRevisions,
-				isResolving,
 			} = select( coreStore );
 			const dirtyEntityRecords = __experimentalGetDirtyEntityRecords();
 			const _currentUser = getCurrentUser();
 			const _isDirty = dirtyEntityRecords.length > 0;
 			const globalStylesRevisions =
-				getCurrentThemeGlobalStylesRevisions() || [];
-			const _authors = getUsers( SITE_EDITOR_AUTHORS_QUERY );
+				getCurrentThemeGlobalStylesRevisions() || EMPTY_ARRAY;
+			const _authors =
+				getUsers( SITE_EDITOR_AUTHORS_QUERY ) || EMPTY_ARRAY;
 
 			return {
 				authors: _authors,
 				currentUser: _currentUser,
 				isDirty: _isDirty,
 				revisions: globalStylesRevisions,
-				isLoading:
-					! globalStylesRevisions.length ||
-					isResolving( 'getUsers', [ SITE_EDITOR_AUTHORS_QUERY ] ),
 			};
 		},
 		[]
 	);
 	return useMemo( () => {
 		let _modifiedRevisions = [];
-		if ( isLoading || ! revisions.length ) {
+		if ( ! authors.length || ! revisions.length ) {
 			return {
 				revisions: _modifiedRevisions,
 				hasUnsavedChanges: isDirty,
-				isLoading,
+				isLoading: true,
 			};
 		}
-		/*
-		 * Adds a flag to the first revision, which is the latest.
-		 * Also adds author information to the revision.
-		 * Then, if there are unsaved changes in the editor, create a
-		 * new "revision" item that represents the unsaved changes.
-		 */
+
+		// Adds author details to each revision.
 		_modifiedRevisions = revisions.map( ( revision ) => {
 			return {
 				...revision,
@@ -76,10 +69,12 @@ export default function useGlobalStylesRevisions() {
 			};
 		} );
 
-		if ( _modifiedRevisions[ 0 ]?.id !== 'unsaved' ) {
+		// Flags the most current saved revision.
+		if ( _modifiedRevisions[ 0 ].id !== 'unsaved' ) {
 			_modifiedRevisions[ 0 ].isLatest = true;
 		}
 
+		// Adds an item for unsaved changes.
 		if ( isDirty && ! isEmpty( userConfig ) && currentUser ) {
 			const unsavedRevision = {
 				id: 'unsaved',
@@ -94,10 +89,11 @@ export default function useGlobalStylesRevisions() {
 
 			_modifiedRevisions.unshift( unsavedRevision );
 		}
+
 		return {
 			revisions: _modifiedRevisions,
 			hasUnsavedChanges: isDirty,
-			isLoading,
+			isLoading: false,
 		};
-	}, [ revisions.length, isDirty, isLoading ] );
+	}, [ isDirty, revisions, currentUser, authors, userConfig ] );
 }