diff --git a/core-blocks/index.js b/core-blocks/index.js
index 6782e3c5b6ef6..25042fdd5c06b 100644
--- a/core-blocks/index.js
+++ b/core-blocks/index.js
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import * as embed from './embed';
import * as file from './file';
import * as freeform from './freeform';
import * as html from './html';
+import * as latestComments from './latest-comments';
import * as latestPosts from './latest-posts';
import * as list from './list';
import * as more from './more';
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export const registerCoreBlocks = () => {
file,
freeform,
html,
+ latestComments,
latestPosts,
more,
nextpage,
diff --git a/core-blocks/latest-comments/edit.js b/core-blocks/latest-comments/edit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c76758c73f6f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/latest-comments/edit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { Component, Fragment } from '@wordpress/element';
+import {
+ PanelBody,
+ RangeControl,
+ ToggleControl,
+ ServerSideRender,
+} from '@wordpress/components';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import {
+ InspectorControls,
+ BlockAlignmentToolbar,
+ BlockControls,
+} from '@wordpress/editor';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies.
+ */
+import './editor.scss';
+
+const MIN_COMMENTS = 1;
+const MAX_COMMENTS = 100;
+
+class LatestComments extends Component {
+ constructor() {
+ super( ...arguments );
+ this.toggleHandler = this.toggleHandler.bind( this );
+ this.changeCommentsToShow = this.changeCommentsToShow.bind( this );
+ }
+
+ toggleHandler( propName ) {
+ return () => {
+ const value = this.props.attributes[ propName ];
+ const { setAttributes } = this.props;
+
+ setAttributes( { [ propName ]: ! value } );
+ };
+ }
+
+ changeCommentsToShow( commentsToShow ) {
+ const { setAttributes } = this.props;
+
+ setAttributes( { commentsToShow: parseInt( commentsToShow, 10 ) || 0 } );
+ }
+
+ render() {
+ const { setAttributes } = this.props;
+ const { align, displayAvatar, displayTimestamp } = this.props.attributes;
+
+ return (
+
+
+ {
+ setAttributes( { align: nextAlign } );
+ } }
+ controls={ [ 'left', 'center', 'right', 'wide', 'full' ] }
+ />
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+ this.changeCommentsToShow( value ) }
+ min={ MIN_COMMENTS }
+ max={ MAX_COMMENTS }
+ />
+
+
+
+
+
+ );
+ }
+}
+
+export default LatestComments;
diff --git a/core-blocks/latest-comments/editor.scss b/core-blocks/latest-comments/editor.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..774166ddffa5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/latest-comments/editor.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+.wp-block-latest-comments.alignright {
+ margin: 0 7em 2em;
+}
+.wp-block-latest-comments.alignleft {
+ margin-right: 2em;
+}
+
+.wp-block-latest-comments {
+ a {
+ pointer-events: none;
+ cursor: default;
+ }
+
+ .has-avatars img {
+ margin-right: 10px;
+ }
+}
+
+.edit-post-visual-editor {
+ .wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt p {
+ font-size: 14px;
+ line-height: 1.8;
+ padding-top: 0;
+ margin: 5px 0 20px;
+ }
+
+ .wp-block-latest-comments {
+ .has-avatars > li {
+ min-height: 36px;
+ }
+ }
+}
diff --git a/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.js b/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..908621ab1927c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies.
+ */
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies.
+ */
+import './style.scss';
+import edit from './edit';
+
+export const name = 'core/latest-comments';
+
+export const settings = {
+ title: __( 'Latest Comments' ),
+
+ description: __( 'Shows a list of your site\'s most recent comments.' ),
+
+ icon: 'list-view',
+
+ category: 'widgets',
+
+ keywords: [ __( 'recent comments' ) ],
+
+ supports: {
+ html: false,
+ },
+
+ getEditWrapperProps( attributes ) {
+ const { align } = attributes;
+ if ( 'left' === align || 'right' === align || 'wide' === align || 'full' === align ) {
+ return { 'data-align': align };
+ }
+ },
+
+ edit: edit,
+
+ save() {
+ return null;
+ },
+};
diff --git a/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.php b/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1d702bfc0b18f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/latest-comments/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+ 100
+ ) {
+ $attributes['commentsToShow'] = 5;
+ }
+
+ $align = 'center';
+ if ( isset( $attributes['align'] ) && in_array( $attributes['align'], array( 'left', 'right', 'wide', 'full' ), true ) ) {
+ $align = $attributes['align'];
+ }
+
+ /** This filter is documented in wp-includes/widgets/class-wp-widget-recent-comments.php */
+ $comments = get_comments( apply_filters( 'widget_comments_args', array(
+ 'number' => $attributes['commentsToShow'],
+ 'status' => 'approve',
+ 'post_status' => 'publish',
+ ) ) );
+
+ $list_items_markup = '';
+ if ( ! empty( $comments ) ) {
+
+ // Prime cache for associated posts. This is copied from \WP_Widget_Recent_Comments::widget().
+ $post_ids = array_unique( wp_list_pluck( $comments, 'comment_post_ID' ) );
+ _prime_post_caches( $post_ids, strpos( get_option( 'permalink_structure' ), '%category%' ), false );
+
+ foreach ( $comments as $comment ) {
+ $list_items_markup .= '
';
+ }
+ }
+
+ $class = "wp-block-latest-comments align{$align}";
+ if ( $attributes['displayAvatar'] ) {
+ $class .= ' has-avatars';
+ }
+ if ( $attributes['displayTimestamp'] ) {
+ $class .= ' has-timestamps';
+ }
+ if ( $attributes['displayExcerpt'] ) {
+ $class .= ' has-excerpts';
+ }
+
+ $block_content = sprintf(
+ '',
+ esc_attr( $class ),
+ $list_items_markup
+ );
+
+ return $block_content;
+}
+
+register_block_type( 'core/latest-comments', array(
+ 'attributes' => array(
+ 'className' => array(
+ 'type' => 'string',
+ ),
+ 'commentsToShow' => array(
+ 'type' => 'number',
+ 'default' => 5,
+ ),
+ 'displayAvatar' => array(
+ 'type' => 'boolean',
+ 'default' => true,
+ ),
+ 'displayExcerpt' => array(
+ 'type' => 'boolean',
+ 'default' => true,
+ ),
+ 'displayTimestamp' => array(
+ 'type' => 'boolean',
+ 'default' => true,
+ ),
+ 'align' => array(
+ 'type' => 'string',
+ 'default' => 'center',
+ ),
+ ),
+ 'render_callback' => 'gutenberg_render_block_core_latest_comments',
+) );
diff --git a/core-blocks/latest-comments/style.scss b/core-blocks/latest-comments/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..950fa5576dd5a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/latest-comments/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+.wp-block-latest-comments {
+ padding-left: 2.5em;
+
+ li {
+ line-height: 1.1;
+ margin-bottom: 1em;
+ font-size: 15px;
+ }
+
+ &.has-avatars > li {
+ min-height: 36px;
+ list-style: none;
+
+ .comment-data {
+ margin-left: 52px;
+ }
+ }
+
+ .latestcomments {
+ line-height: 2.2;
+ }
+
+ &.has-timestamps,
+ &.has-excerpts {
+ .latestcomments {
+ line-height: 1.5;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
+.wp-block-latest-comments__comment-excerpt p {
+ font-size: 14px;
+ line-height: 1.8;
+ margin: 5px 0 20px;
+}
+
+.wp-block-latest-comments__comment-timestamp {
+ color: $dark-gray-100;
+ font-size: 12px;
+ padding: 8px 2px 0 0;
+ display: block;
+}
+
+.wp-block-latest-comments .avatar,
+.wp-block-latest-comments__comment-avatar {
+ display: block;
+ float: left;
+ height: 40px;
+ width: 40px;
+ border-radius: 24px;
+ margin-right: 12px;
+}
diff --git a/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.html b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..cc4a2523b9d41
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+
diff --git a/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.json b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3a41fc27d3aa8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[
+ {
+ "uid": "_uid_0",
+ "name": "core/latest-comments",
+ "isValid": true,
+ "attributes": {},
+ "innerBlocks": [],
+ "originalContent": ""
+ }
+]
diff --git a/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.parsed.json b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.parsed.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a8806d27be5a4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.parsed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+[
+ {
+ "blockName": "core/latest-comments",
+ "attrs": {
+ "displayAvatar": true,
+ "displayExcerpt": true,
+ "displayTimestamp": true
+ },
+ "innerBlocks": [],
+ "innerHTML": ""
+ },
+ {
+ "attrs": {},
+ "innerHTML": "\n"
+ }
+]
diff --git a/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.serialized.html b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.serialized.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a50d5664a60a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core-blocks/test/fixtures/core__latest-comments.serialized.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+