diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/deprecated.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/deprecated.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..5db43785412bb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/deprecated.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { InnerBlocks, useBlockProps } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+
+const deprecated = [
+	// Version with wrapper `div` element.
+	{
+		save() {
+			return (
+				<div { ...useBlockProps.save() }>
+					<InnerBlocks.Content />
+				</div>
+			);
+		},
+	},
+];
+
+export default deprecated;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.js
index a15bdd4389cee5..05124f3321b67b 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { queryPagination as icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
 import metadata from './block.json';
 import edit from './edit';
 import save from './save';
+import deprecated from './deprecated';
 
 const { name } = metadata;
 export { metadata, name };
@@ -17,4 +18,5 @@ export const settings = {
 	icon,
 	edit,
 	save,
+	deprecated,
 };
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.php
index a9f31bf78fc4fe..ae32242bc9e49a 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/index.php
@@ -5,12 +5,35 @@
  * @package WordPress
  */
 
+/**
+ * Renders the `core/query-pagination` block on the server.
+ *
+ * @param array  $attributes Block attributes.
+ * @param string $content    Block default content.
+ *
+ * @return string Returns the wrapper for the Query pagination.
+ */
+function render_block_core_query_pagination( $attributes, $content ) {
+	if ( empty( trim( $content ) ) ) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	return sprintf(
+		'<div %1$s>%2$s</div>',
+		get_block_wrapper_attributes(),
+		$content
+	);
+}
+
 /**
  * Registers the `core/query-pagination` block on the server.
  */
 function register_block_core_query_pagination() {
 	register_block_type_from_metadata(
-		__DIR__ . '/query-pagination'
+		__DIR__ . '/query-pagination',
+		array(
+			'render_callback' => 'render_block_core_query_pagination',
+		)
 	);
 }
 add_action( 'init', 'register_block_core_query_pagination' );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/save.js b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/save.js
index 000acdcd4a6055..17571d8f30d2de 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/save.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/query-pagination/save.js
@@ -1,12 +1,8 @@
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { InnerBlocks, useBlockProps } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+import { InnerBlocks } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 
 export default function save() {
-	return (
-		<div { ...useBlockProps.save() }>
-			<InnerBlocks.Content />
-		</div>
-	);
+	return <InnerBlocks.Content />;
 }
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.html b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.html
index c962c0346e6662..076f0ad1e83ff0 100644
--- a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.html
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.html
@@ -1,3 +1,2 @@
 <!-- wp:query-pagination -->
-<div class="wp-block-query-pagination"></div>
 <!-- /wp:query-pagination -->
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.json b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.json
index 9a5c156770fbf9..0ab0484c12785b 100644
--- a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.json
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.json
@@ -7,6 +7,6 @@
 			"paginationArrow": "none"
 		},
 		"innerBlocks": [],
-		"originalContent": "<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>"
+		"originalContent": ""
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.parsed.json b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.parsed.json
index 60ec7f9aa9d732..831be0bc71a32c 100644
--- a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.parsed.json
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.parsed.json
@@ -3,9 +3,7 @@
 		"blockName": "core/query-pagination",
 		"attrs": {},
 		"innerBlocks": [],
-		"innerHTML": "\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>\n",
-		"innerContent": [
-			"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>\n"
-		]
+		"innerHTML": "\n",
+		"innerContent": [ "\n" ]
 	}
 ]
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.serialized.html b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.serialized.html
index c962c0346e6662..912a9515fee7f9 100644
--- a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.serialized.html
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination.serialized.html
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-<!-- wp:query-pagination -->
-<div class="wp-block-query-pagination"></div>
-<!-- /wp:query-pagination -->
+<!-- wp:query-pagination /-->
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.html b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..c962c0346e6662
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<!-- wp:query-pagination -->
+<div class="wp-block-query-pagination"></div>
+<!-- /wp:query-pagination -->
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.json b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..a5ade7819c893b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+[
+	{
+		"clientId": "_clientId_0",
+		"name": "core/query-pagination",
+		"isValid": true,
+		"attributes": {},
+		"innerBlocks": [],
+		"originalContent": "<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>"
+	}
+]
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.parsed.json b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.parsed.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..60ec7f9aa9d732
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.parsed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+	{
+		"blockName": "core/query-pagination",
+		"attrs": {},
+		"innerBlocks": [],
+		"innerHTML": "\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>\n",
+		"innerContent": [
+			"\n<div class=\"wp-block-query-pagination\"></div>\n"
+		]
+	}
+]
diff --git a/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.serialized.html b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.serialized.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..912a9515fee7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/fixtures/blocks/core__query-pagination__deprecated.serialized.html
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<!-- wp:query-pagination /-->