diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core-editor.md b/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core-editor.md
index 3191956f8d99b0..6fdf8f1657fabf 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core-editor.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/data/data-core-editor.md
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ _Returns_
 
 ### getEditedPostSlug
 
-Returns the slug for the post being edited, preferring a manually edited value if one exists, then a sanitized version of the current post title, and finally the post ID.
+Returns the slug for the post being edited, preferring a manually edited value if one exists, then the server-generated slug from the post entity, then a JS approximation of the current post title, and finally the post ID.
 
 _Parameters_
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
index 46eb0a1cd4b27c..37f07121349382 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -988,8 +988,8 @@ export function getPermalink( state ) {
 
 /**
  * Returns the slug for the post being edited, preferring a manually edited
- * value if one exists, then a sanitized version of the current post title, and
- * finally the post ID.
+ * value if one exists, then the server-generated slug from the post entity,
+ * then a JS approximation of the current post title, and finally the post ID.
  *
  * @param {Object} state Editor state.
  *
@@ -998,6 +998,7 @@ export function getPermalink( state ) {
 export function getEditedPostSlug( state ) {
 	return (
 		getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'slug' ) ||
+		getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'generated_slug' ) ||
 		cleanForSlug( getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'title' ) ) ||
 		getCurrentPostId( state )
 	);
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.jsdom.test.jsx b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.jsdom.test.jsx
index ddd1194051a7cc..76483b5e4cc745 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.jsdom.test.jsx
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.jsdom.test.jsx
@@ -2692,7 +2692,45 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 			expect( getEditedPostSlug( state ) ).toBe( 'edited-slug' );
 		} );
 
-		it( 'should return the cleaned title as slug if no saved or edited slug exists', () => {
+		it( 'should return the server-generated slug if no saved or edited slug exists', () => {
+			const state = {
+				currentPost: {
+					title: 'Sample Post',
+					generated_slug: 'server-generated-slug',
+				},
+				editor: {
+					present: {
+						edits: {},
+					},
+				},
+			};
+
+			expect( getEditedPostSlug( state ) ).toBe(
+				'server-generated-slug'
+			);
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should prefer the server-generated slug over the cleaned title', () => {
+			const state = {
+				currentPost: {
+					title: 'Sample Post',
+					generated_slug: 'server-generated-slug',
+				},
+				editor: {
+					present: {
+						edits: {
+							title: 'Edited Title',
+						},
+					},
+				},
+			};
+
+			expect( getEditedPostSlug( state ) ).toBe(
+				'server-generated-slug'
+			);
+		} );
+
+		it( 'should return the cleaned title as slug if no saved, edited, or generated slug exists', () => {
 			const state = {
 				currentPost: {
 					title: 'Sample Post',
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/utils.ts b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/utils.ts
index 8e269095093e63..2a423c3a9fa3fb 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/fields/src/fields/slug/utils.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ export const getSlug = ( item: BasePost ): string => {
 	}
 
 	return (
-		item.slug || cleanForSlug( getItemTitle( item ) ) || item.id.toString()
+		item.slug ||
+		item.generated_slug ||
+		cleanForSlug( getItemTitle( item ) ) ||
+		item.id.toString()
 	);
 };
diff --git a/packages/fields/src/types.ts b/packages/fields/src/types.ts
index 87670ed979fb46..a017541e4fd3fb 100644
--- a/packages/fields/src/types.ts
+++ b/packages/fields/src/types.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export interface BasePost extends CommonPost {
 	ping_status?: 'open' | 'closed';
 	link?: string;
 	slug?: string;
+	generated_slug?: string;
 	sticky?: boolean;
 	permalink_template?: string;
 	date?: string;