diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks/cover.php
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+<?php
+/**
+ * Server-side rendering of the `core/cover` block.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Renders the `core/cover` block on server.
+ *
+ * @param array $attributes The block attributes.
+ * @param array $content    The block rendered content.
+ *
+ * @return string Returns the cover block markup, if useFeaturedImage is true.
+ */
+function render_block_core_cover( $attributes, $content ) {
+	if ( false === $attributes['useFeaturedImage'] ) {
+		return $content;
+	}
+
+	$current_featured_image = get_the_post_thumbnail_url();
+
+	if ( false === $current_featured_image ) {
+		return $content;
+	}
+
+	$is_img_element      = ! ( $attributes['hasParallax'] || $attributes['isRepeated'] );
+	$is_image_background = 'image' === $attributes['backgroundType'];
+
+	if ( $is_image_background && ! $is_img_element ) {
+		$content = preg_replace(
+			'/class=\".*?\"/',
+			'${0} style="background-image:url(' . esc_url( $current_featured_image ) . ')"',
+			$content,
+			1
+		);
+	}
+
+	if ( $is_image_background && $is_img_element ) {
+		$object_position = '';
+		if ( isset( $attributes['focalPoint'] ) ) {
+			$object_position = round( $attributes['focalPoint']['x'] * 100 ) . '%' . ' ' .
+			round( $attributes['focalPoint']['x'] * 100 ) . '%';
+		}
+
+		$image_template = '<img
+			class="wp-block-cover__image-background"
+			alt="%s"
+			src="%s"
+			style="object-position: %s"
+			data-object-fit="cover"
+			data-object-position="%s"
+		/>';
+
+		$image = sprintf(
+			$image_template,
+			esc_attr( get_the_post_thumbnail_caption() ),
+			esc_url( $current_featured_image ),
+			esc_attr( $object_position ),
+			esc_attr( $object_position )
+		);
+
+		$content = str_replace(
+			'</span><div',
+			'</span>' . $image . '<div',
+			$content
+		);
+
+	}
+
+	return $content;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers the `core/cover` block renderer on server.
+ */
+function register_block_core_cover() {
+	register_block_type_from_metadata(
+		__DIR__ . '/cover',
+		array(
+			'render_callback' => 'render_block_core_cover',
+		)
+	);
+}
+add_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_cover' );