diff -r 7b1b88e27a20 -r 48c4eec2b7e6 wp/wp-includes/blocks/home-link.php
--- a/wp/wp-includes/blocks/home-link.php	Thu Sep 29 08:06:27 2022 +0200
+++ b/wp/wp-includes/blocks/home-link.php	Fri Sep 05 18:40:08 2025 +0200
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  * Build an array with CSS classes and inline styles defining the colors
  * which will be applied to the home link markup in the front-end.
  *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ *
  * @param  array $context home link block context.
  * @return array Colors CSS classes and inline styles.
  */
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@
  * Build an array with CSS classes and inline styles defining the font sizes
  * which will be applied to the home link markup in the front-end.
  *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ *
  * @param  array $context Home link block context.
  * @return array Font size CSS classes and inline styles.
  */
@@ -88,8 +92,10 @@
 /**
  * Builds an array with classes and style for the li wrapper
  *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ *
  * @param  array $context    Home link block context.
- * @return array The li wrapper attributes.
+ * @return string The li wrapper attributes.
  */
 function block_core_home_link_build_li_wrapper_attributes( $context ) {
 	$colors          = block_core_home_link_build_css_colors( $context );
@@ -99,11 +105,18 @@
 		$font_sizes['css_classes']
 	);
 	$style_attribute = ( $colors['inline_styles'] . $font_sizes['inline_styles'] );
-	$css_classes     = trim( implode( ' ', $classes ) ) . ' wp-block-navigation-item';
+	$classes[]       = 'wp-block-navigation-item';
+
+	if ( is_front_page() ) {
+		$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
+	} elseif ( is_home() && ( (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) !== get_queried_object_id() ) ) {
+		// Edge case where the Reading settings has a posts page set but not a static homepage.
+		$classes[] = 'current-menu-item';
+	}
 
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes(
 		array(
-			'class' => $css_classes,
+			'class' => implode( ' ', $classes ),
 			'style' => $style_attribute,
 		)
 	);
@@ -114,6 +127,8 @@
 /**
  * Renders the `core/home-link` block.
  *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ *
  * @param array    $attributes The block attributes.
  * @param string   $content    The saved content.
  * @param WP_Block $block      The parsed block.
@@ -122,32 +137,34 @@
  */
 function render_block_core_home_link( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	if ( empty( $attributes['label'] ) ) {
-		return '';
+		// Using a fallback for the label attribute allows rendering the block even if no attributes have been set,
+		// e.g. when using the block as a hooked block.
+		// Note that the fallback value needs to be kept in sync with the one set in `edit.js` (upon first loading the block in the editor).
+		$attributes['label'] = __( 'Home' );
+	}
+	$aria_current = '';
+
+	if ( is_front_page() ) {
+		$aria_current = ' aria-current="page"';
+	} elseif ( is_home() && ( (int) get_option( 'page_for_posts' ) !== get_queried_object_id() ) ) {
+		// Edge case where the Reading settings has a posts page set but not a static homepage.
+		$aria_current = ' aria-current="page"';
 	}
 
-	$wrapper_attributes = block_core_home_link_build_li_wrapper_attributes( $block->context );
-
-	$aria_current = is_home() || ( is_front_page() && 'page' === get_option( 'show_on_front' ) ) ? ' aria-current="page"' : '';
-
-	$html = '<li ' . $wrapper_attributes . '><a class="wp-block-home-link__content wp-block-navigation-item__content" rel="home"' . $aria_current;
-
-	// Start appending HTML attributes to anchor tag.
-	$html .= ' href="' . esc_url( home_url() ) . '"';
-
-	// End appending HTML attributes to anchor tag.
-	$html .= '>';
-
-	if ( isset( $attributes['label'] ) ) {
-		$html .= wp_kses_post( $attributes['label'] );
-	}
-
-	$html .= '</a></li>';
-	return $html;
+	return sprintf(
+		'<li %1$s><a class="wp-block-home-link__content wp-block-navigation-item__content" href="%2$s" rel="home"%3$s>%4$s</a></li>',
+		block_core_home_link_build_li_wrapper_attributes( $block->context ),
+		esc_url( home_url() ),
+		$aria_current,
+		wp_kses_post( $attributes['label'] )
+	);
 }
 
 /**
  * Register the home block
  *
+ * @since 6.0.0
+ *
  * @uses render_block_core_home_link()
  * @throws WP_Error An WP_Error exception parsing the block definition.
  */