diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/menu.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/menu.js
index faf2c20514f67a..ea273f1284342b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/menu.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inserter/menu.js
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ import InserterSearchResults from './search-results';
 import useInsertionPoint from './hooks/use-insertion-point';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 import TabbedSidebar from '../tabbed-sidebar';
+import { useZoomOut } from '../../hooks/use-zoom-out';
 
 const NOOP = () => {};
 function InserterMenu(
@@ -77,6 +78,10 @@ function InserterMenu(
 	}
 	const [ selectedTab, setSelectedTab ] = useState( getInitialTab() );
 
+	const shouldUseZoomOut =
+		selectedTab === 'patterns' || selectedTab === 'media';
+	useZoomOut( shouldUseZoomOut );
+
 	const [ destinationRootClientId, onInsertBlocks, onToggleInsertionPoint ] =
 		useInsertionPoint( {
 			rootClientId,