diff --git a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
index bf462cd11ca4b4..40fdc681934370 100644
--- a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
+++ b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.6/rest-api.php
@@ -29,3 +29,16 @@ function wp_api_template_access_controller( $args, $post_type ) {
 	}
 }
 add_filter( 'register_post_type_args', 'wp_api_template_access_controller', 10, 2 );
+
+function gutenberg_block_editor_preload_paths_6_6( $paths, $context ) {
+	if ( 'core/edit-site' === $context->name ) {
+		// When merging back to core, these should be added here:
+		// https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/blob/7159243c090e429a7d2a1fd2a9509e323f67a39d/src/wp-admin/site-editor.php#L90-L117
+		$paths[] = array( '/wp/v2/settings', 'OPTIONS' );
+		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/settings';
+		$paths[] = array( '/wp/v2/templates', 'OPTIONS' );
+		$paths[] = '/wp/v2/types?context=edit';
+	}
+	return $paths;
+}
+add_filter( 'block_editor_rest_api_preload_paths', 'gutenberg_block_editor_preload_paths_6_6', 10, 2 );
diff --git a/packages/core-commands/src/hooks.js b/packages/core-commands/src/hooks.js
index 6d744e3223234d..5a0b4f8c96b81a 100644
--- a/packages/core-commands/src/hooks.js
+++ b/packages/core-commands/src/hooks.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 export function useIsTemplatesAccessible() {
+	// This resource is preloaded.
 	return useSelect(
 		( select ) => select( coreStore ).canUser( 'read', 'templates' ),
 		[]
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
index d6773e5a24d899..470bb578cbaf1b 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/editor/index.js
@@ -146,6 +146,7 @@ export default function Editor( { isLoading, onClick } ) {
 			isDistractionFree: get( 'core', 'distractionFree' ),
 			showBlockBreadcrumbs: get( 'core', 'showBlockBreadcrumbs' ),
 			showIconLabels: get( 'core', 'showIconLabels' ),
+			// This resource is preloaded.
 			postTypeLabel: getPostTypeLabel(),
 		};
 	}, [] );
diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sync-state-with-url/use-init-edited-entity-from-url.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sync-state-with-url/use-init-edited-entity-from-url.js
index 8cfb0bca716f2f..bcbb0744a422d0 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sync-state-with-url/use-init-edited-entity-from-url.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sync-state-with-url/use-init-edited-entity-from-url.js
@@ -35,10 +35,10 @@ function useResolveEditedEntityAndContext( { path, postId, postType } ) {
 		url,
 		frontPageTemplateId,
 	} = useSelect( ( select ) => {
-		const { getSite, getUnstableBase, getEntityRecords } =
-			select( coreDataStore );
+		const { getSite, getEntityRecords } = select( coreDataStore );
+		// This resource is preloaded.
 		const siteData = getSite();
-		const base = getUnstableBase();
+		// This resource is preloaded.
 		const templates = getEntityRecords( 'postType', TEMPLATE_POST_TYPE, {
 			per_page: -1,
 		} );
@@ -63,10 +63,10 @@ function useResolveEditedEntityAndContext( { path, postId, postType } ) {
 				: false;
 		}
 		return {
-			hasLoadedAllDependencies: !! base && !! siteData,
+			hasLoadedAllDependencies: !! siteData,
 			homepageId: _homepageId,
 			postsPageId: _postsPageId,
-			url: base?.home,
+			url: siteData?.home,
 			frontPageTemplateId: _frontPageTemplateId,
 		};
 	}, [] );