diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/index.js
index 93a03ee200497e..f224ad0d6566fe 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/index.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import PatternExplorerSidebar from './pattern-explorer-sidebar';
 import PatternList from './pattern-list';
 import { usePatternCategories } from '../block-patterns-tab/use-pattern-categories';
 
-function PatternsExplorer( { initialCategory, rootClientId } ) {
+function PatternsExplorer( { initialCategory, rootClientId, onModalClose } ) {
 	const [ searchValue, setSearchValue ] = useState( '' );
 	const [ selectedCategory, setSelectedCategory ] = useState(
 		initialCategory?.name
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ function PatternsExplorer( { initialCategory, rootClientId } ) {
 				selectedCategory={ selectedCategory }
 				patternCategories={ patternCategories }
 				rootClientId={ rootClientId }
+				onModalClose={ onModalClose }
 			/>
 		</div>
 	);
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ function PatternsExplorerModal( { onModalClose, ...restProps } ) {
 			onRequestClose={ onModalClose }
 			isFullScreen
 		>
-			<PatternsExplorer { ...restProps } />
+			<PatternsExplorer onModalClose={ onModalClose } { ...restProps } />
 		</Modal>
 	);
 }
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/pattern-list.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/pattern-list.js
index 8e5e50500ec72b..11d92d11a7bebc 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/pattern-list.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/block-patterns-explorer/pattern-list.js
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ function PatternList( {
 	selectedCategory,
 	patternCategories,
 	rootClientId,
+	onModalClose,
 } ) {
 	const container = useRef();
 	const debouncedSpeak = useDebounce( speak, 500 );
@@ -152,7 +153,10 @@ function PatternList( {
 					<>
 						<BlockPatternsList
 							blockPatterns={ pagingProps.categoryPatterns }
-							onClickPattern={ onClickPattern }
+							onClickPattern={ ( pattern, blocks ) => {
+								onClickPattern( pattern, blocks );
+								onModalClose();
+							} }
 							isDraggable={ false }
 						/>
 						<BlockPatternsPaging { ...pagingProps } />