diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
index 2b7f31c3c7c5e5..923b2d4fd88555 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/edit.js
@@ -225,7 +225,11 @@ export default function PageListEdit( {
 						page.title?.rendered?.trim() !== ''
 							? page.title?.rendered
 							: __( '(no title)' ),
-					title: page.title?.rendered,
+					title:
+						// translators: displayed when a page has an empty title.
+						page.title?.rendered?.trim() !== ''
+							? page.title?.rendered
+							: __( '(no title)' ),
 					link: page.url,
 					hasChildren,
 				};
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
index 4ff57e1a36a23e..a574633d4ddf47 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/page-list/index.php
@@ -192,7 +192,9 @@ function block_core_page_list_render_nested_page_list( $open_submenus_on_click,
 			$css_class .= ' menu-item-home';
 		}
 
-		$title      = wp_kses_post( $page['title'] );
+		$title = wp_kses_post( $page['title'] );
+		$title = $title ? $title : __( '(no title)' );
+
 		$aria_label = sprintf(
 			/* translators: Accessibility text. %s: Parent page title. */
 			__( '%s submenu' ),