diff --git a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
index ca79bc98a3fa7..84c1732833c7e 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/class-wp-theme-json.php
@@ -2495,6 +2495,7 @@ private static function get_block_nodes( $theme_json ) {
 	 * Gets the CSS rules for a particular block from theme.json.
 	 *
 	 * @since 6.1.0
+	 * @since 6.6.0 Setting a min-height of HTML when root styles have a background gradient or image.
 	 *
 	 * @param array $block_metadata Metadata about the block to get styles for.
 	 *
@@ -2506,6 +2507,7 @@ public function get_styles_for_block( $block_metadata ) {
 		$selector             = $block_metadata['selector'];
 		$settings             = isset( $this->theme_json['settings'] ) ? $this->theme_json['settings'] : array();
 		$feature_declarations = static::get_feature_declarations_for_node( $block_metadata, $node );
+		$is_root_selector     = static::ROOT_BLOCK_SELECTOR === $selector;
 
 		// If there are style variations, generate the declarations for them, including any feature selectors the block may have.
 		$style_variation_declarations = array();
@@ -2588,15 +2590,53 @@ static function ( $pseudo_selector ) use ( $selector ) {
 		$block_rules = '';
 
 		/*
-		 * 1. Separate the declarations that use the general selector
+		 * 1. Bespoke declaration modifiers:
+		 * - 'filter': Separate the declarations that use the general selector
 		 * from the ones using the duotone selector.
+		 * - 'background|background-image': set the html min-height to 100%
+		 * to ensure the background covers the entire viewport.
 		 */
-		$declarations_duotone = array();
+		$declarations_duotone       = array();
+		$should_set_root_min_height = false;
+
 		foreach ( $declarations as $index => $declaration ) {
 			if ( 'filter' === $declaration['name'] ) {
+				/*
+				 * 'unset' filters happen when a filter is unset
+				 * in the site-editor UI. Because the 'unset' value
+				 * in the user origin overrides the value in the
+				 * theme origin, we can skip rendering anything
+				 * here as no filter needs to be applied anymore.
+				 * So only add declarations to with values other
+				 * than 'unset'.
+				 */
+				if ( 'unset' !== $declaration['value'] ) {
+					$declarations_duotone[] = $declaration;
+				}
 				unset( $declarations[ $index ] );
-				$declarations_duotone[] = $declaration;
 			}
+
+			if ( $is_root_selector && ( 'background-image' === $declaration['name'] || 'background' === $declaration['name'] ) ) {
+				$should_set_root_min_height = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * If root styles has a background-image or a background (gradient) set,
+		 * set the min-height to '100%'. Minus `--wp-admin--admin-bar--height` for logged-in view.
+		 * Setting the CSS rule on the HTML tag ensures background gradients and images behave similarly,
+		 * and matches the behavior of the site editor.
+		 */
+		if ( $should_set_root_min_height ) {
+			$block_rules .= static::to_ruleset(
+				'html',
+				array(
+					array(
+						'name'  => 'min-height',
+						'value' => 'calc(100% - var(--wp-admin--admin-bar--height, 0px))',
+					),
+				)
+			);
 		}
 
 		// Update declarations if there are separators with only background color defined.
@@ -2614,7 +2654,7 @@ static function ( $pseudo_selector ) use ( $selector ) {
 
 		// 4. Generate Layout block gap styles.
 		if (
-			static::ROOT_BLOCK_SELECTOR !== $selector &&
+			! $is_root_selector &&
 			! empty( $block_metadata['name'] )
 		) {
 			$block_rules .= $this->get_layout_styles( $block_metadata );