diff --git a/src/wp-includes/blocks/navigation.php b/src/wp-includes/blocks/navigation.php
index 71c999e4a5..e3848190c6 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/blocks/navigation.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/blocks/navigation.php
@@ -183,6 +183,14 @@ function render_block_core_navigation( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 		$inner_blocks            = new WP_Block_List( $parsed_blocks, $attributes );
 	}
 
+	if ( ! empty( $block->context['navigationArea'] ) ) {
+		$area    = $block->context['navigationArea'];
+		$mapping = get_option( 'wp_navigation_areas', array() );
+		if ( ! empty( $mapping[ $area ] ) ) {
+			$attributes['navigationMenuId'] = $mapping[ $area ];
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Load inner blocks from the navigation post.
 	if ( array_key_exists( 'navigationMenuId', $attributes ) ) {
 		$navigation_post = get_post( $attributes['navigationMenuId'] );