diff --git a/blocks/library/embed/index.js b/blocks/library/embed/index.js
index fcae1b0d16b6e..a8fd4081a9927 100644
--- a/blocks/library/embed/index.js
+++ b/blocks/library/embed/index.js
@@ -123,9 +123,13 @@ function getEmbedBlockSettings( { title, icon, category = 'embed', transforms, k
 							return;
 						}
 						response.json().then( ( obj ) => {
-							const { html, type, provider_name: providerName } = obj;
+							const { html, provider_name: providerName } = obj;
 							const providerNameSlug = kebabCase( toLower( providerName ) );
+							let { type } = obj;
 
+							if ( includes( html, 'class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret' ) ) {
+								type = 'wp-embed';
+							}
 							if ( html ) {
 								this.setState( { html, type, providerNameSlug } );
 								setAttributes( { type, providerNameSlug } );
@@ -194,6 +198,20 @@ function getEmbedBlockSettings( { title, icon, category = 'embed', transforms, k
 				const parsedUrl = parse( url );
 				const cannotPreview = includes( HOSTS_NO_PREVIEWS, parsedUrl.host.replace( /^www\./, '' ) );
 				const iframeTitle = sprintf( __( 'Embedded content from %s' ), parsedUrl.host );
+				const embedWrapper = 'wp-embed' === type ? (
+					<div
+						className="wp-block-embed__wrapper"
+						dangerouslySetInnerHTML={ { __html: html } }
+					/>
+				) : (
+					<div className="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
+						<SandBox
+							html={ html }
+							title={ iframeTitle }
+							type={ type }
+						/>
+					</div>
+				);
 				let typeClassName = 'wp-block-embed';
 				if ( 'video' === type ) {
 					typeClassName += ' is-video';
@@ -207,15 +225,7 @@ function getEmbedBlockSettings( { title, icon, category = 'embed', transforms, k
 								<p className="components-placeholder__error"><a href={ url }>{ url }</a></p>
 								<p className="components-placeholder__error">{ __( 'Previews for this are unavailable in the editor, sorry!' ) }</p>
 							</Placeholder>
-						) : (
-							<div className="wp-block-embed__wrapper">
-								<SandBox
-									html={ html }
-									title={ iframeTitle }
-									type={ type }
-								/>
-							</div>
-						) }
+						) : embedWrapper }
 						{ ( caption && caption.length > 0 ) || isSelected ? (
 							<RichText
 								tagName="figcaption"
diff --git a/lib/client-assets.php b/lib/client-assets.php
index 8b47af44c9451..341cd1debbf9b 100644
--- a/lib/client-assets.php
+++ b/lib/client-assets.php
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ function gutenberg_register_scripts_and_styles() {
 	wp_register_script(
 		'wp-edit-post',
 		gutenberg_url( 'edit-post/build/index.js' ),
-		array( 'jquery', 'heartbeat', 'wp-element', 'wp-components', 'wp-editor', 'wp-i18n', 'wp-date', 'wp-utils', 'wp-data' ),
+		array( 'jquery', 'heartbeat', 'wp-element', 'wp-components', 'wp-editor', 'wp-i18n', 'wp-date', 'wp-utils', 'wp-data', 'wp-embed' ),
 		filemtime( gutenberg_dir_path() . 'edit-post/build/index.js' ),
 		true
 	);
diff --git a/lib/compat.php b/lib/compat.php
index 8b68a25171b21..7cd79b0c361f4 100644
--- a/lib/compat.php
+++ b/lib/compat.php
@@ -197,3 +197,49 @@ function gutenberg_register_rest_api_post_type_capabilities() {
 	);
 }
 add_action( 'rest_api_init', 'gutenberg_register_rest_api_post_type_capabilities' );
+
+/**
+ * Make sure oEmbed REST Requests apply the WP Embed security mechanism for WordPress embeds.
+ *
+ * @see  https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/32522
+ *
+ * TODO: This is a temporary solution. Next step would be to edit the WP_oEmbed_Controller,
+ * once merged into Core.
+ *
+ * @since 2.3.0
+ *
+ * @param  WP_HTTP_Response|WP_Error $response The REST Request response.
+ * @param  WP_REST_Server            $handler  ResponseHandler instance (usually WP_REST_Server).
+ * @param  WP_REST_Request           $request  Request used to generate the response.
+ * @return WP_HTTP_Response|object|WP_Error    The REST Request response.
+ */
+function gutenberg_filter_oembed_result( $response, $handler, $request ) {
+	if ( 'GET' !== $request->get_method() ) {
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+	if ( is_wp_error( $response ) && 'oembed_invalid_url' !== $response->get_error_code() ) {
+		return $response;
+	}
+
+	// External embeds.
+	if ( '/oembed/1.0/proxy' === $request->get_route() ) {
+		if ( is_wp_error( $response ) ) {
+			// It's possibly a local post, so lets try and retrieve it that way.
+			$post_id = url_to_postid( $_GET['url'] );
+			$data    = get_oembed_response_data( $post_id, apply_filters( 'oembed_default_width', 600 ) );
+
+			if ( ! $data ) {
+				// Not a local post, return the original error.
+				return $response;
+			}
+			$response = (object) $data;
+		}
+
+		// Make sure the HTML is run through the oembed sanitisation routines.
+		$response->html = wp_oembed_get( $_GET['url'], $_GET );
+	}
+
+	return $response;
+}
+add_filter( 'rest_request_after_callbacks', 'gutenberg_filter_oembed_result', 10, 3 );