diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/post-template/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/post-template/edit.js
index a9e279ee2c305..c58990233f361 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/post-template/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/post-template/edit.js
@@ -119,6 +119,15 @@ export default function PostTemplateEdit( {
 					_fields: [ 'id' ],
 					slug: templateSlug.replace( 'category-', '' ),
 				} );
+			const templateTag =
+				inherit &&
+				templateSlug?.startsWith( 'tag-' ) &&
+				getEntityRecords( 'taxonomy', 'post_tag', {
+					context: 'view',
+					per_page: 1,
+					_fields: [ 'id' ],
+					slug: templateSlug.replace( 'tag-', '' ),
+				} );
 			const query = {
 				offset: offset || 0,
 				order,
@@ -182,6 +191,16 @@ export default function PostTemplateEdit( {
 					postType = query.postType;
 				} else if ( templateCategory ) {
 					query.categories = templateCategory[ 0 ]?.id;
+				} else if ( templateTag ) {
+					query.tags = templateTag[ 0 ]?.id;
+				} else if (
+					templateSlug?.startsWith( 'taxonomy-post_format' )
+				) {
+					// Get the post format slug from the template slug by removing the prefix.
+					query.format = templateSlug.replace(
+						'taxonomy-post_format-post-format-',
+						''
+					);
 				}
 			}
 			// When we preview Query Loop blocks we should prefer the current