diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/actions.js b/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
index 9f2874b9419659..09a0e5e84700c4 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/actions.js
@@ -686,6 +686,22 @@ export const __experimentalSaveSpecifiedEntityEdits = (
 	return await dispatch.saveEntityRecord( kind, name, editsToSave, options );
 };
 
+/**
+ * Action triggered to reset an entity record's edits.
+ *
+ * @param {string} kind     Kind of the entity.
+ * @param {string} name     Name of the entity.
+ * @param {Object} recordId ID of the record.
+ */
+export function __experimentalResetEditedEntityRecord( kind, name, recordId ) {
+	return {
+		type: 'RESET_ENTITY_RECORD_EDITS',
+		kind,
+		name,
+		recordId,
+	};
+}
+
 /**
  * Returns an action object used in signalling that Upload permissions have been received.
  *
diff --git a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
index 130407e6f277af..ba64c9680c4207 100644
--- a/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
+++ b/packages/core-data/src/reducer.js
@@ -263,6 +263,15 @@ function entity( entityConfig ) {
 							...state,
 							[ action.recordId ]: nextEdits,
 						};
+
+					case 'RESET_ENTITY_RECORD_EDITS':
+						const {
+							// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+							[ action.recordId ]: recordEdits,
+							...otherEdits
+						} = state;
+
+						return otherEdits;
 				}
 
 				return state;
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/index.js
index bfc580ee9e1307..06c15a8cf6edbf 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/index.js
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ export default function EntitiesSavedStates( { close } ) {
 		editEntityRecord,
 		saveEditedEntityRecord,
 		__experimentalSaveSpecifiedEntityEdits: saveSpecifiedEntityEdits,
+		__experimentalResetEditedEntityRecord: resetEditedEntityRecord,
 	} = useDispatch( coreStore );
 
 	// To group entities by type.
@@ -137,8 +138,8 @@ export default function EntitiesSavedStates( { close } ) {
 			}
 		);
 
-		// We're saving all changes and can thus safely return to the editor afterwards.
 		if ( entitiesToSave.length === dirtyEntityRecords.length ) {
+			// We're saving all changes and can thus safely return to the editor afterwards.
 			showDiscardEntitiesPanel( false );
 			close( entitiesToSave );
 		} else {
@@ -166,6 +167,41 @@ export default function EntitiesSavedStates( { close } ) {
 		saveSpecifiedEntityEdits( 'root', 'site', undefined, siteItemsToSave );
 	};
 
+	const discardCheckedEntities = () => {
+		const entitiesToDiscard = dirtyEntityRecords.filter(
+			( { kind, name, key, property } ) => {
+				return ! some(
+					unselectedEntities,
+					( elt ) =>
+						elt.kind === kind &&
+						elt.name === name &&
+						elt.key === key &&
+						elt.property === property
+				);
+			}
+		);
+
+		const siteItemsToDiscard = [];
+		entitiesToDiscard.forEach( ( { kind, name, key, property } ) => {
+			if ( 'root' === kind && 'site' === name ) {
+				siteItemsToDiscard.push( property );
+			} else {
+				// if (
+				// 	PUBLISH_ON_SAVE_ENTITIES.some(
+				// 		( typeToPublish ) =>
+				// 			typeToPublish.kind === kind &&
+				// 			typeToPublish.name === name
+				// 	)
+				// ) {
+				// 	editEntityRecord( kind, name, key, { status: 'publish' } );
+				// }
+
+				resetEditedEntityRecord( kind, name, key );
+			}
+		} );
+		//resetSpecifiedEntityEdits( 'root', 'site', undefined, siteItemsToDiscard );
+	};
+
 	// Explicitly define this with no argument passed.  Using `close` on
 	// its own will use the event object in place of the expected saved entities.
 	const dismissPanel = useCallback( () => close(), [ close ] );
@@ -247,7 +283,7 @@ export default function EntitiesSavedStates( { close } ) {
 								0
 							}
 							isDestructive
-							onClick={ dismissPanel }
+							onClick={ discardCheckedEntities }
 						>
 							{ __( 'Discard changes' ) }
 						</Button>