diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/transforms.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/transforms.js
index fb450a13a02dc..ff38589b92687 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/transforms.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/transforms.js
@@ -47,6 +47,13 @@ const transforms = {
 				return createBlock( 'core/navigation-link' );
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			type: 'block',
+			blocks: [ 'core/buttons' ],
+			transform: () => {
+				return createBlock( 'core/navigation-link' );
+			},
+		},
 	],
 	to: [
 		{
@@ -105,6 +112,21 @@ const transforms = {
 				return createBlock( 'core/page-list' );
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			type: 'block',
+			blocks: [ 'core/buttons' ],
+			transform: ( { label, url, rel, title, opensInNewTab } ) => {
+				return createBlock( 'core/buttons', {}, [
+					createBlock( 'core/button', {
+						text: label,
+						url,
+						rel,
+						title,
+						linkTarget: opensInNewTab ? '_blank' : undefined,
+					} ),
+				] );
+			},
+		},
 	],
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/constants.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/constants.js
index 07d71d50dd98c..21fc8bfdfb74d 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation/constants.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation/constants.js
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export const ALLOWED_BLOCKS = [
 	'core/site-logo',
 	'core/navigation-submenu',
 	'core/loginout',
+	'core/buttons',
 ];
 
 export const PRIORITIZED_INSERTER_BLOCKS = [