diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/template-part/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/template-part/index.php
index be867c4ced1660..c73b64408733dc 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/template-part/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/template-part/index.php
@@ -70,7 +70,9 @@ function render_block_core_template_part( $attributes ) {
 			if ( 0 === validate_file( $attributes['slug'] ) ) {
 				$block_template = get_block_file_template( $template_part_id, 'wp_template_part' );
 
-				$content = $block_template->content;
+				if ( isset( $block_template->content ) ) {
+					$content = $block_template->content;
+				}
 				if ( isset( $block_template->area ) ) {
 					$area = $block_template->area;
 				}