diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
index a001966dd0c34d..1c4a27e6b5c4be 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ function block_core_page_list_render_nested_page_list( $open_submenus_on_click,
 			}
 		}
 
+		$front_page_id = (int) get_option( 'page_on_front' );
+		if ( (int) $page['page_id'] === $front_page_id ) {
+			$css_class .= ' menu-item-home';
+		}
+
 		$title = wp_kses( $page['title'], wp_kses_allowed_html( 'post' ) );
 
 		$markup .= '<li class="wp-block-pages-list__item' . $css_class . '"' . $style_attribute . '>';