diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-blocks.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-blocks.php
index 5dbb9f33e4..bd66ac60ba 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-form-blocks.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-form-blocks.php
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ wp_enqueue_script( 'wp-edit-post' );
 
 $rest_path = rest_get_route_for_post( $post );
 
-$active_theme = get_stylesheet();
-
+$active_theme                   = get_stylesheet();
+$global_styles_endpoint_context = current_user_can( 'edit_theme_options' ) ? 'edit' : 'view';
 // Preload common data.
 $preload_paths = array(
 	'/wp/v2/types?context=view',
@@ -71,7 +71,14 @@ $preload_paths = array(
 	'/wp/v2/global-styles/themes/' . $active_theme . '/variations?context=view',
 	'/wp/v2/themes?context=edit&status=active',
 	array( '/wp/v2/global-styles/' . WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_global_styles_post_id(), 'OPTIONS' ),
-	'/wp/v2/global-styles/' . WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_global_styles_post_id() . '?context=edit',
+	/*
+	 * Preload the global styles path with the correct context based on user caps.
+	 * NOTE: There is an equivalent conditional check in the client-side code to fetch
+	 * the global styles entity using the appropriate context value.
+	 * See the call to `canUser()`, under `useGlobalStylesUserConfig()` in `packages/edit-site/src/components/use-global-styles-user-config/index.js`.
+	 * Please ensure that the equivalent check is kept in sync with this preload path.
+	 */
+	'/wp/v2/global-styles/' . WP_Theme_JSON_Resolver::get_user_global_styles_post_id() . '?context=' . $global_styles_endpoint_context,
 );
 
 block_editor_rest_api_preload( $preload_paths, $block_editor_context );