diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block-edit-button.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block-edit-button.js
index 15ae423ad5ddb..6281134e8c95e 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block-edit-button.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block-edit-button.js
@@ -4,20 +4,24 @@
 import { edit } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import { Button } from '@wordpress/components';
 import { useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { forwardRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 
-const BlockEditButton = ( { label, clientId } ) => {
+export default forwardRef( function BlockEditButton(
+	{ clientId, ...props },
+	ref
+) {
 	const { selectBlock } = useDispatch( blockEditorStore );
 
 	const onClick = () => {
 		selectBlock( clientId );
 	};
 
-	return <Button icon={ edit } label={ label } onClick={ onClick } />;
-};
-
-export default BlockEditButton;
+	return (
+		<Button { ...props } ref={ ref } icon={ edit } onClick={ onClick } />
+	);
+} );
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block.js
index a0bf8529a4d01..c88f5ed0f7bbf 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/off-canvas-editor/block.js
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 
 	const { isTreeGridMounted, expand, collapse } = useListViewContext();
 
+	const isEditable = block.name !== 'core/page-list-item';
 	const hasSiblings = siblingBlockCount > 0;
 	const hasRenderedMovers = showBlockMovers && hasSiblings;
 	const moverCellClassName = classnames(
@@ -330,12 +331,15 @@ function ListViewBlock( {
 							!! isSelected || forceSelectionContentLock
 						}
 					>
-						{ () => (
-							<BlockEditButton
-								label={ editAriaLabel }
-								clientId={ clientId }
-							/>
-						) }
+						{ ( props ) =>
+							isEditable && (
+								<BlockEditButton
+									{ ...props }
+									label={ editAriaLabel }
+									clientId={ clientId }
+								/>
+							)
+						}
 					</TreeGridCell>
 					<TreeGridCell
 						className={ listViewBlockSettingsClassName }