diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie-editor.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie-editor.css
index d3bbb93c11..5afd750a7a 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/ie-editor.css
@@ -1197,7 +1197,7 @@ h6,
 
 /* Center image block by default in the editor */
 .wp-block-image,
-.wp-block-image > div {
+.wp-block-image > div:not(.components-placeholder) {
 	text-align: center;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
index 8f61bab00c..d6019c45bb 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/css/style-editor.css
@@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ h6,
 
 /* Center image block by default in the editor */
 .wp-block-image,
-.wp-block-image > div {
+.wp-block-image > div:not(.components-placeholder) {
 	text-align: center;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/image/_editor.scss b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/image/_editor.scss
index dcbf6d3511..c108a60f9a 100644
--- a/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/image/_editor.scss
+++ b/src/wp-content/themes/twentytwentyone/assets/sass/05-blocks/image/_editor.scss
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /* Center image block by default in the editor */
 
 .wp-block-image,
-.wp-block-image > div {
+.wp-block-image > div:not(.components-placeholder) {
 	text-align: center;
 }