diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/index.js
index d6cc56d5e2cc9..ec5687b6fec9d 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list-appender/index.js
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import classnames from 'classnames';
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
-import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { getDefaultBlockName } from '@wordpress/blocks';
 
 /**
@@ -18,14 +18,38 @@ import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 
 function BlockListAppender( {
 	rootClientId,
-	canInsertDefaultBlock,
-	isLocked,
 	renderAppender: CustomAppender,
 	className,
-	selectedBlockClientId,
 	tagName: TagName = 'div',
 } ) {
-	if ( isLocked || CustomAppender === false ) {
+	const {
+		hideInserter,
+		canInsertDefaultBlock,
+		selectedBlockClientId,
+	} = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			const {
+				canInsertBlockType,
+				getTemplateLock,
+				getSelectedBlockClientId,
+				__unstableGetEditorMode,
+			} = select( blockEditorStore );
+
+			return {
+				hideInserter:
+					!! getTemplateLock( rootClientId ) ||
+					__unstableGetEditorMode() !== 'edit',
+				canInsertDefaultBlock: canInsertBlockType(
+					getDefaultBlockName(),
+					rootClientId
+				),
+				selectedBlockClientId: getSelectedBlockClientId(),
+			};
+		},
+		[ rootClientId ]
+	);
+
+	if ( hideInserter || CustomAppender === false ) {
 		return null;
 	}
 
@@ -92,19 +116,4 @@ function BlockListAppender( {
 	);
 }
 
-export default withSelect( ( select, { rootClientId } ) => {
-	const {
-		canInsertBlockType,
-		getTemplateLock,
-		getSelectedBlockClientId,
-	} = select( blockEditorStore );
-
-	return {
-		isLocked: !! getTemplateLock( rootClientId ),
-		canInsertDefaultBlock: canInsertBlockType(
-			getDefaultBlockName(),
-			rootClientId
-		),
-		selectedBlockClientId: getSelectedBlockClientId(),
-	};
-} )( BlockListAppender );
+export default BlockListAppender;