diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks/README.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks/README.md
index 198681105693c4..b7ee60ecb610b8 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks/README.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks/README.md
@@ -754,7 +754,7 @@ Add text that respects your spacing and tabs, and also allows styling.
 
 -	**Name:** [core/preformatted](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-text/core-block-preformatted/)
 -	**Category:** [text](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/core-blocks/core-blocks-text/)
--	**Supports:** anchor, color (background, gradients, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), shadow, spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight)
+-	**Supports:** anchor, background (backgroundImage, backgroundSize, gradient), color (background, gradients, text), interactivity (clientNavigation), shadow, spacing (margin, padding), typography (fontSize, lineHeight)
 -	**Attributes:** content
 
 ## Pullquote
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/README.md b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/README.md
index b0e146eae1290c..076c9c6c8d0be7 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/README.md
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/README.md
@@ -21,6 +21,10 @@ _Defined via the [`attributes`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/ref
 _Defined via the [`supports`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/) property in block.json._
 
 - [`anchor`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#anchor): `true`
+- [`background`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#background):
+  - `backgroundImage`: `true`
+  - `backgroundSize`: `true`
+  - `gradient`: `true`
 - [`color`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#color):
   - [`gradients`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#color-gradients): `true`
 - [`shadow`](https://developer.wordpress.org/block-editor/reference-guides/block-api/block-supports/#shadow): `true`
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/block.json
index 29f360c529fb42..cc0f6c9285c0f2 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/preformatted/block.json
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 	},
 	"supports": {
 		"anchor": true,
+		"background": {
+			"backgroundImage": true,
+			"backgroundSize": true,
+			"gradient": true
+		},
 		"color": {
 			"gradients": true,
 			"__experimentalDefaultControls": {