diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
index a95075c6f9b42c..7cef45fa46206d 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/block.js
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ import { useBlockProps } from './use-block-props';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import { useLayout } from './layout';
 import { BlockListBlockContext } from './block-list-block-context';
+import { DragOnLongPress } from './drag-on-long-press';
+import { __unstableUseBlockRef as useBlockRef } from './use-block-props/use-block-refs';
 
 /**
  * Merges wrapper props with special handling for classNames and styles.
@@ -95,18 +97,21 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 		themeSupportsLayout,
 		isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks,
 		blockEditingMode,
+		rootClientId,
 	} = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			const {
 				getSettings,
 				__unstableGetTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks,
 				getBlockEditingMode,
+				getBlockRootClientId,
 			} = select( blockEditorStore );
 			return {
 				themeSupportsLayout: getSettings().supportsLayout,
 				isTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks:
 					__unstableGetTemporarilyEditingAsBlocks() === clientId,
 				blockEditingMode: getBlockEditingMode( clientId ),
+				rootClientId: getBlockRootClientId( clientId ),
 			};
 		},
 		[ clientId ]
@@ -229,6 +234,8 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 
 	const memoizedValue = useMemo( () => value, Object.values( value ) );
 
+	const blockWrapperRef = useBlockRef( clientId );
+
 	return (
 		<BlockListBlockContext.Provider value={ memoizedValue }>
 			<BlockCrashBoundary
@@ -239,6 +246,11 @@ function BlockListBlock( {
 				}
 			>
 				{ block }
+				<DragOnLongPress
+					target={ blockWrapperRef }
+					clientId={ clientId }
+					rootClientId={ rootClientId }
+				/>
 			</BlockCrashBoundary>
 		</BlockListBlockContext.Provider>
 	);
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/drag-on-long-press.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/drag-on-long-press.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..9f05a2ccbb521a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/drag-on-long-press.js
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { useRef, useEffect, useState, createPortal } from '@wordpress/element';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import BlockDraggableChip from '../block-draggable/draggable-chip';
+
+function useOnLongPress( ref, timeout, callback, deps ) {
+	useEffect( () => {
+		let timeoutId;
+		const set = ( event ) => {
+			clearTimeout( timeoutId );
+			timeoutId = setTimeout( () => callback( event ), timeout );
+		};
+		const unset = () => {
+			clearTimeout( timeoutId );
+		};
+
+		ref.current.addEventListener( 'mousedown', set );
+		ref.current.addEventListener( 'mouseup', unset );
+		return () => {
+			ref.current.removeEventListener( 'mousedown', set );
+			ref.current.removeEventListener( 'mouseup', unset );
+			clearTimeout( timeoutId );
+		};
+	}, deps );
+}
+
+export function DragOnLongPress( { target, clientId, rootClientId } ) {
+	const [ isDraggging, setIsDragging ] = useState( false );
+	const container = useRef( document.createElement( 'div' ) );
+
+	useOnLongPress(
+		target,
+		250,
+		() => {
+			if (
+				// isSelected is oudated.
+				! target.current.classList.contains( 'is-selected' ) ||
+				! target.current.ownerDocument.defaultView.getSelection()
+					.isCollapsed
+			) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const cancel = () => {
+				window.removeEventListener( 'mouseup', cancel );
+				document.removeEventListener( 'selectionchange', cancel );
+
+				target.current.style.transform = '';
+				target.current.style.transition = '';
+			};
+
+			window.addEventListener( 'mouseup', cancel );
+			document.addEventListener( 'selectionchange', cancel );
+
+			target.current.style.transform = 'scale(1.02)';
+			// target.current.style.transition = 'transform .75s ease-in-out';
+		},
+		[]
+	);
+
+	useOnLongPress(
+		target,
+		1000,
+		( _event ) => {
+			target.current.style.transform = '';
+			target.current.style.transition = '';
+
+			if (
+				! target.current.classList.contains( 'is-selected' ) ||
+				! target.current.ownerDocument.defaultView.getSelection()
+					.isCollapsed
+			) {
+				return;
+			}
+
+			const { parentNode } = target.current;
+
+			setIsDragging( true );
+			target.current.style.display = 'none';
+			target.current.ownerDocument.defaultView
+				.getSelection()
+				.removeAllRanges();
+			parentNode.appendChild( container.current );
+			container.current.style.position = 'fixed';
+			container.current.style.pointerEvents = 'none';
+			container.current.style.left = _event.clientX - 20 + 'px';
+			container.current.style.top = _event.clientY + 20 + 'px';
+
+			const onMouseMove = ( event ) => {
+				const newEvent = new window.CustomEvent( 'dragover', {
+					bubbles: true,
+					detail: {
+						clientX: event.clientX,
+						clientY: event.clientY,
+					},
+				} );
+				window.dispatchEvent( newEvent );
+
+				container.current.style.left = event.clientX - 20 + 'px';
+				container.current.style.top = event.clientY + 20 + 'px';
+			};
+
+			const onMouseUp = ( event ) => {
+				window.removeEventListener( 'mousemove', onMouseMove );
+				window.removeEventListener( 'mouseup', onMouseUp );
+
+				setIsDragging( false );
+
+				const dataTransfer = new window.DataTransfer();
+				const data = {
+					type: 'block',
+					srcClientId: clientId,
+					srcRootClientId: rootClientId || '',
+				};
+
+				dataTransfer.setData( 'text', JSON.stringify( data ) );
+
+				const newEvent = new window.DragEvent( 'drop', {
+					bubbles: true,
+					dataTransfer,
+				} );
+				event.target.dispatchEvent( newEvent );
+				parentNode.removeChild( container.current );
+
+				if ( target.current ) {
+					target.current.style.display = '';
+				}
+			};
+
+			window.addEventListener( 'mousemove', onMouseMove );
+			window.addEventListener( 'mouseup', onMouseUp );
+		},
+		[]
+	);
+
+	if ( ! isDraggging ) {
+		return null;
+	}
+
+	return createPortal(
+		<BlockDraggableChip clientIds={ [ clientId ] } />,
+		container.current
+	);
+}