diff --git a/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php b/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
index 03e7d6f1b97e0..c3afb1d3414e7 100644
--- a/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
+++ b/lib/experimental/editor-settings.php
@@ -83,6 +83,9 @@ function gutenberg_enable_experiments() {
 	if ( $gutenberg_experiments && array_key_exists( 'gutenberg-color-randomizer', $gutenberg_experiments ) ) {
 		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__experimentalEnableColorRandomizer = true', 'before' );
 	}
+	if ( $gutenberg_experiments && array_key_exists( 'gutenberg-group-grid-variation', $gutenberg_experiments ) ) {
+		wp_add_inline_script( 'wp-block-editor', 'window.__experimentalEnableGroupGridVariation = true', 'before' );
+	}
 }
 
 add_action( 'admin_init', 'gutenberg_enable_experiments' );
diff --git a/lib/experiments-page.php b/lib/experiments-page.php
index 0304b851c19e5..0e9fc89aca155 100644
--- a/lib/experiments-page.php
+++ b/lib/experiments-page.php
@@ -65,6 +65,18 @@ function gutenberg_initialize_experiments_settings() {
 		)
 	);
 
+	add_settings_field(
+		'gutenberg-group-grid-variation',
+		__( 'Grid variation for Group block ', 'gutenberg' ),
+		'gutenberg_display_experiment_field',
+		'gutenberg-experiments',
+		'gutenberg_experiments_section',
+		array(
+			'label' => __( 'Test the Grid layout type as a new variation of Group block.', 'gutenberg' ),
+			'id'    => 'gutenberg-group-grid-variation',
+		)
+	);
+
 	register_setting(
 		'gutenberg-experiments',
 		'gutenberg-experiments'
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/group/variations.js b/packages/block-library/src/group/variations.js
index 8589b7f73fed4..3f5dcc0a45a9e 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/group/variations.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/group/variations.js
@@ -42,7 +42,10 @@ const variations = [
 			blockAttributes.layout?.orientation === 'vertical',
 		icon: stack,
 	},
-	{
+];
+
+if ( window?.__experimentalEnableGroupGridVariation ) {
+	variations.push( {
 		name: 'group-grid',
 		title: __( 'Grid' ),
 		description: __( 'Arrange blocks in a grid.' ),
@@ -51,7 +54,7 @@ const variations = [
 		isActive: ( blockAttributes ) =>
 			blockAttributes.layout?.type === 'grid',
 		icon: grid,
-	},
-];
+	} );
+}
 
 export default variations;