diff --git a/lib/widgets-page.php b/lib/widgets-page.php
index f611908f2a5605..c7a2b0e132ba3d 100644
--- a/lib/widgets-page.php
+++ b/lib/widgets-page.php
@@ -70,10 +70,9 @@ function gutenberg_widgets_init( $hook ) {
 
 	$settings = array_merge(
 		array(
-			'imageSizes'         => $available_image_sizes,
-			'isRTL'              => is_rtl(),
-			'maxUploadFileSize'  => $max_upload_size,
-			'hideParentSelector' => true,
+			'imageSizes'        => $available_image_sizes,
+			'isRTL'             => is_rtl(),
+			'maxUploadFileSize' => $max_upload_size,
 		),
 		gutenberg_get_legacy_widget_settings()
 	);
@@ -142,3 +141,4 @@ function gutenberg_widgets_editor_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles( $is_bloc
 }
 
 add_filter( 'should_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles', 'gutenberg_widgets_editor_load_block_editor_scripts_and_styles' );
+
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js
index c6b7a458ea3887..e47295e4498998 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js
@@ -35,6 +35,10 @@ export default function BlockParentSelector() {
 		};
 	}, [] );
 
+	if ( parentBlockType.hideParentSelector ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
 	if ( firstParentClientId !== undefined ) {
 		return (
 			<div
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-toolbar/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-toolbar/index.js
index 2c8cac6fc0d795..bed8b921a2fe91 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-toolbar/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-toolbar/index.js
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ export default function BlockToolbar( {
 		blockType,
 		hasFixedToolbar,
 		hasReducedUI,
-		hideParentSelector,
 		isValid,
 		isVisual,
 	} = useSelect( ( select ) => {
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ export default function BlockToolbar( {
 				getBlockType( getBlockName( selectedBlockClientId ) ),
 			hasFixedToolbar: settings.hasFixedToolbar,
 			hasReducedUI: settings.hasReducedUI,
-			hideParentSelector: !! settings.hideParentSelector,
 			rootClientId: blockRootClientId,
 			isValid: selectedBlockClientIds.every( ( id ) =>
 				isBlockValid( id )
@@ -115,7 +113,7 @@ export default function BlockToolbar( {
 	return (
 		<Wrapper className={ classes }>
 			<div ref={ nodeRef } { ...showMoversGestures }>
-				{ ! hideParentSelector && ! isMultiToolbar && (
+				{ ! isMultiToolbar && (
 					<div className="block-editor-block-toolbar__block-parent-selector-wrapper">
 						<BlockParentSelector clientIds={ blockClientIds } />
 					</div>
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
index 326705421ee0a3..3902b793809307 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
@@ -16,5 +16,6 @@ export const settings = {
 	title: __( 'Widget Area' ),
 	description: __( 'A widget area container.' ),
 	__experimentalLabel: ( { name: label } ) => label,
+	hideParentSelector: true,
 	edit,
 };