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 e47295e449899..178dcef290faa 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-parent-selector/index.js
@@ -19,23 +19,33 @@ import BlockIcon from '../block-icon';
  */
 export default function BlockParentSelector() {
 	const { selectBlock } = useDispatch( 'core/block-editor' );
-	const { parentBlockType, firstParentClientId } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
-		const {
-			getBlockName,
-			getBlockParents,
-			getSelectedBlockClientId,
-		} = select( 'core/block-editor' );
-		const selectedBlockClientId = getSelectedBlockClientId();
-		const parents = getBlockParents( selectedBlockClientId );
-		const _firstParentClientId = parents[ parents.length - 1 ];
-		const parentBlockName = getBlockName( _firstParentClientId );
-		return {
-			parentBlockType: getBlockType( parentBlockName ),
-			firstParentClientId: _firstParentClientId,
-		};
-	}, [] );
+	const { parentBlockType, firstParentClientId, shouldHide } = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			const {
+				getBlockName,
+				getBlockParents,
+				getSelectedBlockClientId,
+			} = select( 'core/block-editor' );
+			const { hasBlockSupport } = select( 'core/blocks' );
+			const selectedBlockClientId = getSelectedBlockClientId();
+			const parents = getBlockParents( selectedBlockClientId );
+			const _firstParentClientId = parents[ parents.length - 1 ];
+			const parentBlockName = getBlockName( _firstParentClientId );
+			const _parentBlockType = getBlockType( parentBlockName );
+			return {
+				parentBlockType: _parentBlockType,
+				firstParentClientId: _firstParentClientId,
+				shouldHide: ! hasBlockSupport(
+					parentBlockType,
+					'__experimentalParentSelector',
+					true
+				),
+			};
+		},
+		[]
+	);
 
-	if ( parentBlockType.hideParentSelector ) {
+	if ( shouldHide ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
index 3902b79380930..f62dedda3c5e5 100644
--- a/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-widgets/src/blocks/widget-area/index.js
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ export const settings = {
 	title: __( 'Widget Area' ),
 	description: __( 'A widget area container.' ),
 	__experimentalLabel: ( { name: label } ) => label,
-	hideParentSelector: true,
+	supports: {
+		// Should show the parent selector for its children or not. Defaults to true.
+		__experimentalParentSelector: false,
+	},
 	edit,
 };