diff --git a/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss b/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
index b9cd8c4032e0a..4139af987af5e 100644
--- a/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
+++ b/assets/stylesheets/_z-index.scss
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ $z-layers: (
 	".edit-post-header": 30,
 	".block-library-button__inline-link .editor-url-input__suggestions": 6, // URL suggestions for button block above sibling inserter
 	".block-library-image__resize-handlers": 1, // Resize handlers above sibling inserter
+	".wp-block-cover__inner-container": 1, // InnerBlocks area inside cover block.
+	".wp-block-cover__video-background": 0, // Video background inside cover block.
 
 	// Side UI active buttons
 	".editor-block-mover__control": 1,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/index.js
index 2d06ec2112283..a69df89e6a921 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/index.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import {
 	withColors,
 	getColorClassName,
 } from '@wordpress/editor';
+import deprecated from '@wordpress/deprecated';
 
 const validAlignments = [ 'left', 'center', 'right', 'wide', 'full' ];
 
@@ -75,6 +76,10 @@ export const settings = {
 
 	attributes: blockAttributes,
 
+	supports: {
+		inserter: false,
+	},
+
 	transforms: {
 		from: [
 			{
@@ -132,6 +137,10 @@ export const settings = {
 		withNotices,
 	] )(
 		( { attributes, setAttributes, isSelected, className, noticeOperations, noticeUI, overlayColor, setOverlayColor } ) => {
+			deprecated( 'The Cover Image block', {
+				alternative: 'the Cover block',
+				plugin: 'Gutenberg',
+			} );
 			const { url, title, align, contentAlign, id, hasParallax, dimRatio } = attributes;
 			const updateAlignment = ( nextAlign ) => setAttributes( { align: nextAlign } );
 			const onSelectImage = ( media ) => {
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/test/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/test/index.js
index ceb0bc9d5123c..270f59920b22c 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/test/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover-image/test/index.js
@@ -9,5 +9,8 @@ describe( 'core/cover-image', () => {
 		const wrapper = blockEditRender( name, settings );
 
 		expect( wrapper ).toMatchSnapshot();
+		expect( console ).toHaveWarnedWith(
+			'The Cover Image block is deprecated and will be removed. Please use the Cover block instead.'
+		);
 	} );
 } );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..671efcfff79fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/edit.js
@@ -0,0 +1,247 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import {
+	IconButton,
+	PanelBody,
+	RangeControl,
+	ToggleControl,
+	Toolbar,
+	withNotices,
+} from '@wordpress/components';
+import { Fragment, Component } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import {
+	BlockControls,
+	InspectorControls,
+	InnerBlocks,
+	MediaPlaceholder,
+	MediaUpload,
+	PanelColorSettings,
+	withColors,
+} from '@wordpress/editor';
+
+const INNER_BLOCKS_TEMPLATE = [
+	[ 'core/paragraph', {
+		align: 'center',
+		fontSize: 'large',
+		placeholder: __( 'Write title…' ),
+	} ],
+];
+const INNER_BLOCKS_ALLOWED_BLOCKS = [
+	'core/button',
+	'core/heading',
+	'core/paragraph',
+];
+const ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES = [ 'image', 'video' ];
+export const IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE = 'image';
+export const VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE = 'video';
+
+class CoverEdit extends Component {
+	constructor() {
+		super( ...arguments );
+		this.onSelectMedia = this.onSelectMedia.bind( this );
+	}
+
+	onSelectMedia( media ) {
+		const { setAttributes } = this.props;
+		if ( ! media || ! media.url ) {
+			setAttributes( { url: undefined, id: undefined } );
+			return;
+		}
+		let mediaType;
+		// for media selections originated from a file upload.
+		if ( media.media_type ) {
+			if ( media.media_type === IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE ) {
+				mediaType = IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE;
+			} else {
+				// only images and videos are accepted so if the media_type is not an image we can assume it is a video.
+				// video contain the media type of 'file' in the object returned from the rest api.
+				mediaType = VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE;
+			}
+		} else { // for media selections originated from existing files in the media library.
+			mediaType = media.type;
+		}
+		if ( mediaType ) {
+			setAttributes( {
+				url: media.url,
+				id: media.id,
+				backgroundType: mediaType,
+			} );
+			return;
+		}
+		setAttributes( { url: media.url, id: media.id } );
+	}
+
+	render() {
+		const {
+			attributes,
+			className,
+			noticeOperations,
+			noticeUI,
+			overlayColor,
+			setAttributes,
+			setOverlayColor,
+		} = this.props;
+
+		const {
+			backgroundType,
+			dimRatio,
+			hasParallax,
+			id,
+			url,
+		} = attributes;
+
+		const toggleParallax = () => setAttributes( {
+			hasParallax: ! hasParallax,
+		} );
+		const setDimRatio = ( ratio ) => setAttributes( { dimRatio: ratio } );
+
+		const style = {
+			...(
+				backgroundType === IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE ?
+					backgroundImageStyles( url ) :
+					{}
+			),
+			backgroundColor: overlayColor.color,
+		};
+
+		const classes = classnames(
+			className,
+			dimRatioToClass( dimRatio ),
+			{
+				'has-background-dim': dimRatio !== 0,
+				'has-parallax': hasParallax,
+			}
+		);
+
+		const controls = (
+			<Fragment>
+				{ !! url && (
+					<BlockControls>
+						<Toolbar>
+							<MediaUpload
+								onSelect={ this.onSelectMedia }
+								allowedTypes={ ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES }
+								value={ id }
+								render={ ( { open } ) => (
+									<IconButton
+										className="components-toolbar__control"
+										label={ __( 'Edit media' ) }
+										icon="edit"
+										onClick={ open }
+									/>
+								) }
+							/>
+						</Toolbar>
+					</BlockControls>
+				) }
+				{ !! url && (
+					<InspectorControls>
+						<PanelBody title={ __( 'Cover Settings' ) }>
+							{ IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE === backgroundType && (
+								<ToggleControl
+									label={ __( 'Fixed Background' ) }
+									checked={ hasParallax }
+									onChange={ toggleParallax }
+								/>
+							) }
+							<PanelColorSettings
+								title={ __( 'Overlay' ) }
+								initialOpen={ true }
+								colorSettings={ [ {
+									value: overlayColor.color,
+									onChange: setOverlayColor,
+									label: __( 'Overlay Color' ),
+								} ] }
+							>
+								<RangeControl
+									label={ __( 'Background Opacity' ) }
+									value={ dimRatio }
+									onChange={ setDimRatio }
+									min={ 0 }
+									max={ 100 }
+									step={ 10 }
+								/>
+							</PanelColorSettings>
+						</PanelBody>
+					</InspectorControls>
+				) }
+			</Fragment>
+		);
+
+		if ( ! url ) {
+			const icon = 'format-image';
+			const label = ( 'Cover' );
+
+			return (
+				<Fragment>
+					{ controls }
+					<MediaPlaceholder
+						icon={ icon }
+						className={ className }
+						labels={ {
+							title: label,
+							name: __( 'an image or a video' ),
+						} }
+						onSelect={ this.onSelectMedia }
+						accept="image/*,video/*"
+						allowedTypes={ ALLOWED_MEDIA_TYPES }
+						notices={ noticeUI }
+						onError={ noticeOperations.createErrorNotice }
+					/>
+				</Fragment>
+			);
+		}
+
+		return (
+			<Fragment>
+				{ controls }
+				<div
+					data-url={ url }
+					style={ style }
+					className={ classes }
+				>
+					{ VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE === backgroundType && url && (
+						<video
+							className="wp-block-cover__video-background"
+							autoPlay
+							muted
+							loop
+							src={ url }
+						/>
+					) }
+					<div className="wp-block-cover__inner-container">
+						<InnerBlocks
+							template={ INNER_BLOCKS_TEMPLATE }
+							allowedBlocks={ INNER_BLOCKS_ALLOWED_BLOCKS }
+						/>
+					</div>
+				</div>
+			</Fragment>
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+export default compose( [
+	withColors( { overlayColor: 'background-color' } ),
+	withNotices,
+] )( CoverEdit );
+
+export function dimRatioToClass( ratio ) {
+	return ( ratio === 0 || ratio === 50 ) ?
+		null :
+		'has-background-dim-' + ( 10 * Math.round( ratio / 10 ) );
+}
+
+export function backgroundImageStyles( url ) {
+	return url ?
+		{ backgroundImage: `url(${ url })` } :
+		{};
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/cover/editor.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..2b7649aea7bfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/editor.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+.wp-block-cover__inner-container .editor-block-list__block {
+	color: inherit;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..aeaad2b73e189
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import {
+	InnerBlocks,
+	getColorClassName,
+} from '@wordpress/editor';
+
+const blockAttributes = {
+	title: {
+		source: 'html',
+		selector: 'p',
+	},
+	url: {
+		type: 'string',
+	},
+	id: {
+		type: 'number',
+	},
+	hasParallax: {
+		type: 'boolean',
+		default: false,
+	},
+	dimRatio: {
+		type: 'number',
+		default: 50,
+	},
+	overlayColor: {
+		type: 'string',
+	},
+	customOverlayColor: {
+		type: 'string',
+	},
+	backgroundType: {
+		type: 'string',
+		default: 'image',
+	},
+};
+
+export const name = 'core/cover';
+
+import {
+	default as CoverEdit,
+	IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE,
+	VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE,
+	dimRatioToClass,
+	backgroundImageStyles,
+} from './edit';
+
+export const settings = {
+	title: __( 'Cover' ),
+
+	description: __( 'Add a full-width image or video, and layer text over it — great for headers.' ),
+
+	icon: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><path d="M4 4h7V2H4c-1.1 0-2 .9-2 2v7h2V4zm6 9l-4 5h12l-3-4-2.03 2.71L10 13zm7-4.5c0-.83-.67-1.5-1.5-1.5S14 7.67 14 8.5s.67 1.5 1.5 1.5S17 9.33 17 8.5zM20 2h-7v2h7v7h2V4c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2zm0 18h-7v2h7c1.1 0 2-.9 2-2v-7h-2v7zM4 13H2v7c0 1.1.9 2 2 2h7v-2H4v-7z" /><path d="M0 0h24v24H0z" fill="none" /></svg>,
+
+	category: 'common',
+
+	attributes: blockAttributes,
+
+	supports: {
+		align: true,
+	},
+
+	edit: CoverEdit,
+
+	save( { attributes, className } ) {
+		const {
+			backgroundType,
+			customOverlayColor,
+			dimRatio,
+			hasParallax,
+			overlayColor,
+			url,
+		} = attributes;
+		const overlayColorClass = getColorClassName(
+			'background-color',
+			overlayColor
+		);
+		const style = backgroundType === IMAGE_BACKGROUND_TYPE ?
+			backgroundImageStyles( url ) :
+			{};
+		if ( ! overlayColorClass ) {
+			style.backgroundColor = customOverlayColor;
+		}
+
+		const classes = classnames(
+			className,
+			dimRatioToClass( dimRatio ),
+			overlayColorClass,
+			{
+				'has-background-dim': dimRatio !== 0,
+				'has-parallax': hasParallax,
+			},
+		);
+
+		return (
+			<div className={ classes } style={ style }>
+				{ VIDEO_BACKGROUND_TYPE === backgroundType && url && ( <video
+					className="wp-block-cover__video-background"
+					autoPlay
+					muted
+					loop
+					src={ url }
+				/> ) }
+				<div className="wp-block-cover__inner-container">
+					<InnerBlocks.Content />
+				</div>
+			</div>
+		);
+	},
+};
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/cover/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..99cca0bd6d342
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+.wp-block-cover,
+.wp-block-cover.alignleft,
+.wp-block-cover.aligncenter,
+.wp-block-cover.alignright,
+.wp-block-cover.alignwide,
+.wp-block-cover.alignfull {
+	display: flex;
+}
+
+.wp-block-cover {
+	position: relative;
+	background-color: $black;
+	background-size: cover;
+	background-position: center center;
+	min-height: 430px;
+	width: 100%;
+	margin: 0 0 1.5em 0;
+
+	justify-content: center;
+	align-items: center;
+
+	&.has-parallax {
+		background-attachment: fixed;
+	}
+
+	&.has-background-dim::before {
+		content: "";
+		position: absolute;
+		top: 0;
+		left: 0;
+		bottom: 0;
+		right: 0;
+		background-color: inherit;
+		opacity: 0.5;
+		z-index: z-index(".wp-block-cover__inner-container");
+	}
+
+	@for $i from 1 through 10 {
+		&.has-background-dim.has-background-dim-#{ $i * 10 }::before {
+			opacity: $i * 0.1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	.wp-block-cover__inner-container {
+		width: calc(100% - 70px);
+		z-index: z-index(".wp-block-cover__inner-container");
+		color: $light-gray-100;
+	}
+
+	p,
+	h1,
+	h2,
+	h3,
+	h4,
+	h5,
+	h6,
+	.wp-block-subhead {
+		color: inherit;
+	}
+}
+
+.wp-block-cover__video-background {
+	position: absolute;
+	top: 50%;
+	left: 50%;
+	transform: translateX(-50%) translateY(-50%);
+	width: 100%;
+	height: 100%;
+	z-index: z-index(".wp-block-cover__video-background");
+	object-fit: fill;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap b/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d06c221b6e4ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/__snapshots__/index.js.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+// Jest Snapshot v1, https://goo.gl/fbAQLP
+
+exports[`core/cover block edit matches snapshot 1`] = `
+<div
+  class="components-placeholder editor-media-placeholder wp-block-cover"
+>
+  <div
+    class="components-placeholder__label"
+  >
+    <svg
+      aria-hidden="true"
+      class="dashicon dashicons-format-image"
+      focusable="false"
+      height="20"
+      role="img"
+      viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+      width="20"
+      xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+    >
+      <path
+        d="M2.25 1h15.5c.69 0 1.25.56 1.25 1.25v15.5c0 .69-.56 1.25-1.25 1.25H2.25C1.56 19 1 18.44 1 17.75V2.25C1 1.56 1.56 1 2.25 1zM17 17V3H3v14h14zM10 6c0-1.1-.9-2-2-2s-2 .9-2 2 .9 2 2 2 2-.9 2-2zm3 5s0-6 3-6v10c0 .55-.45 1-1 1H5c-.55 0-1-.45-1-1V8c2 0 3 4 3 4s1-3 3-3 3 2 3 2z"
+      />
+    </svg>
+    Cover
+  </div>
+  <div
+    class="components-placeholder__instructions"
+  >
+    Drag an image or a video, upload a new one or select a file from your library.
+  </div>
+  <div
+    class="components-placeholder__fieldset"
+  >
+    <div
+      class="components-drop-zone"
+    >
+      <div
+        class="components-drop-zone__content"
+      >
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          class="dashicon dashicons-upload components-drop-zone__content-icon"
+          focusable="false"
+          height="40"
+          role="img"
+          viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+          width="40"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+        >
+          <path
+            d="M8 14V8H5l5-6 5 6h-3v6H8zm-2 2v-6H4v8h12.01v-8H14v6H6z"
+          />
+        </svg>
+        <span
+          class="components-drop-zone__content-text"
+        >
+          Drop files to upload
+        </span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+    <div
+      class="components-form-file-upload"
+    >
+      <button
+        class="components-button components-icon-button editor-media-placeholder__upload-button is-button is-default is-large"
+        type="button"
+      >
+        <svg
+          aria-hidden="true"
+          class="dashicon dashicons-upload"
+          focusable="false"
+          height="20"
+          role="img"
+          viewBox="0 0 20 20"
+          width="20"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+        >
+          <path
+            d="M8 14V8H5l5-6 5 6h-3v6H8zm-2 2v-6H4v8h12.01v-8H14v6H6z"
+          />
+        </svg>
+        Upload
+      </button>
+      <input
+        accept="image/*,video/*"
+        style="display:none"
+        type="file"
+      />
+    </div>
+  </div>
+</div>
+`;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a088404e7c41d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/cover/test/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { name, settings } from '../';
+import { blockEditRender } from '../../test/helpers';
+
+describe( 'core/cover', () => {
+	test( 'block edit matches snapshot', () => {
+		const wrapper = blockEditRender( name, settings );
+
+		expect( wrapper ).toMatchSnapshot();
+	} );
+} );
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
index 70aa75c35b7f0..5e215a1f94b72 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/editor.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 @import "./categories/editor.scss";
 @import "./code/editor.scss";
 @import "./columns/editor.scss";
+@import "./cover/editor.scss";
 @import "./cover-image/editor.scss";
 @import "./embed/editor.scss";
 @import "./file/editor.scss";
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/index.js
index 470ad4aea9feb..e280c024bac22 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/index.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import * as categories from './categories';
 import * as code from './code';
 import * as columns from './columns';
 import * as column from './columns/column';
+import * as cover from './cover';
 import * as coverImage from './cover-image';
 import * as embed from './embed';
 import * as file from './file';
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export const registerCoreBlocks = () => {
 		code,
 		columns,
 		column,
+		cover,
 		coverImage,
 		embed,
 		...embed.common,
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
index 8ca793de2c055..e94dbd43adbc8 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/style.scss
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 @import "./button/style.scss";
 @import "./categories/style.scss";
 @import "./columns/style.scss";
+@import "./cover/style.scss";
 @import "./cover-image/style.scss";
 @import "./embed/style.scss";
 @import "./file/style.scss";
diff --git a/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.html b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..692cc679bf2e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.html
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<!-- wp:cover {"url":"https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg","dimRatio":40} -->
+<div class="wp-block-cover has-background-dim has-background-dim-40" style="background-image:url(https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg)">
+	<div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container">
+		<!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","placeholder":"Write title…","fontSize":"large"} -->
+		<p style="text-align:center" class="has-large-font-size">Cover!</p>
+		<!-- /wp:paragraph -->
+	</div>
+</div>
+<!-- /wp:cover -->
diff --git a/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.json b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..eed85fb25a843
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+[
+    {
+        "clientId": "_clientId_0",
+        "name": "core/cover",
+        "isValid": true,
+        "attributes": {
+            "title": "",
+            "url": "https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg",
+            "hasParallax": false,
+            "dimRatio": 40,
+            "backgroundType": "image"
+        },
+        "innerBlocks": [
+            {
+                "clientId": "_clientId_0",
+                "name": "core/paragraph",
+                "isValid": true,
+                "attributes": {
+                    "content": "Cover!",
+                    "align": "center",
+                    "dropCap": false,
+                    "placeholder": "Write title…",
+                    "fontSize": "large"
+                },
+                "innerBlocks": [],
+                "originalContent": "<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cover!</p>"
+            }
+        ],
+        "originalContent": "<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-image:url(https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg)\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n\t\t\n\t</div>\n</div>"
+    }
+]
diff --git a/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.parsed.json b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.parsed.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..6fa81f5ba6b94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.parsed.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+[
+    {
+        "blockName": "core/cover",
+        "attrs": {
+            "url": "https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg",
+            "dimRatio": 40
+        },
+        "innerBlocks": [
+            {
+                "blockName": "core/paragraph",
+                "attrs": {
+                    "align": "center",
+                    "placeholder": "Write title…",
+                    "fontSize": "large"
+                },
+                "innerBlocks": [],
+                "innerHTML": "\n\t\t<p style=\"text-align:center\" class=\"has-large-font-size\">Cover!</p>\n\t\t"
+            }
+        ],
+        "innerHTML": "\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover has-background-dim has-background-dim-40\" style=\"background-image:url(https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg)\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container\">\n\t\t\n\t</div>\n</div>\n"
+    },
+    {
+        "blockName": null,
+        "attrs": {},
+        "innerBlocks": [],
+        "innerHTML": "\n"
+    }
+]
diff --git a/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.serialized.html b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.serialized.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..4c125e194c4e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/full-content/fixtures/core__cover.serialized.html
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+<!-- wp:cover {"url":"https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg","dimRatio":40} -->
+<div class="wp-block-cover has-background-dim-40 has-background-dim" style="background-image:url(https://cldup.com/uuUqE_dXzy.jpg)"><div class="wp-block-cover__inner-container"><!-- wp:paragraph {"align":"center","placeholder":"Write title…","fontSize":"large"} -->
+<p style="text-align:center" class="has-large-font-size">Cover!</p>
+<!-- /wp:paragraph --></div></div>
+<!-- /wp:cover -->