diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
index e79833e0a73da7..b24eedda2b904f 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/private-actions.js
@@ -428,8 +428,12 @@ export const modifyContentLockBlock =
 export const setZoomLevel =
 	( zoom = 100 ) =>
 	( { select, dispatch } ) => {
+		// Disable zoom level if it's not allowed.
+		if ( ! select.getSettings()?.allowZoomLevel ) {
+			zoom = 100;
+		}
 		// When switching to zoom-out mode, we need to select the parent section
-		if ( zoom !== 100 ) {
+		else if ( zoom !== 100 ) {
 			const firstSelectedClientId = select.getBlockSelectionStart();
 			const sectionRootClientId = select.getSectionRootClientId();
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/header/index.js b/packages/editor/src/components/header/index.js
index 2a5629b080caf8..502f08654e8ab7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/header/index.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/header/index.js
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ function Header( {
 		showIconLabels,
 		hasFixedToolbar,
 		hasBlockSelection,
+		canBeZoomedOut,
 	} = useSelect( ( select ) => {
 		const { get: getPreference } = select( preferencesStore );
 		const {
@@ -80,13 +81,12 @@ function Header( {
 			hasFixedToolbar: getPreference( 'core', 'fixedToolbar' ),
 			hasBlockSelection:
 				!! select( blockEditorStore ).getBlockSelectionStart(),
+			canBeZoomedOut:
+				select( blockEditorStore ).getSettings()?.allowZoomLevel &&
+				[ 'post', 'page', 'wp_template' ].includes( postType ),
 		};
 	}, [] );
 
-	const canBeZoomedOut = [ 'post', 'page', 'wp_template' ].includes(
-		postType
-	);
-
 	const disablePreviewOption = [
 		NAVIGATION_POST_TYPE,
 		TEMPLATE_PART_POST_TYPE,
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
index f5c45f431e2c85..9d728128737819 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/provider/use-block-editor-settings.js
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId, renderingMode ) {
 	const isLargeViewport = useViewportMatch( 'medium' );
 	const {
 		allowRightClickOverrides,
+		allowZoomLevel,
 		blockTypes,
 		focusMode,
 		hasFixedToolbar,
@@ -186,6 +187,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId, renderingMode ) {
 				userPatternCategories: getUserPatternCategories(),
 				restBlockPatternCategories: getBlockPatternCategories(),
 				sectionRootClientId: getSectionRootBlock(),
+				allowZoomLevel: true,
 			};
 		},
 		[ postType, postId, isLargeViewport, renderingMode ]
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId, renderingMode ) {
 			[ globalStylesLinksDataKey ]: globalStylesLinksData,
 			allowedBlockTypes,
 			allowRightClickOverrides,
+			allowZoomLevel,
 			focusMode: focusMode && ! forceDisableFocusMode,
 			hasFixedToolbar,
 			isDistractionFree,
@@ -336,6 +339,7 @@ function useBlockEditorSettings( settings, postType, postId, renderingMode ) {
 
 		return blockEditorSettings;
 	}, [
+		allowZoomLevel,
 		allowedBlockTypes,
 		allowRightClickOverrides,
 		focusMode,