diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
index 6eba62ccdef4e7..83c9a1970dcbaf 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
@@ -276,6 +276,7 @@ function GalleryEdit( props ) {
 			return createBlock( 'core/image', {
 				id: image.id,
 				url: image.url,
+				caption: image.caption,
 			} );
 		} );