diff --git a/wp-includes/blocks.php b/wp-includes/blocks.php
index 58e03d0155..4a9cf545e6 100644
--- a/wp-includes/blocks.php
+++ b/wp-includes/blocks.php
@@ -2564,8 +2564,10 @@ function build_query_vars_from_query_block( $block, $page ) {
 				 */
 				$query['post__in']            = ! empty( $sticky ) ? $sticky : array( 0 );
 				$query['ignore_sticky_posts'] = 1;
-			} else {
+			} elseif ( 'exclude' === $block->context['query']['sticky'] ) {
 				$query['post__not_in'] = array_merge( $query['post__not_in'], $sticky );
+			} elseif ( 'ignore' === $block->context['query']['sticky'] ) {
+				$query['ignore_sticky_posts'] = 1;
 			}
 		}
 		if ( ! empty( $block->context['query']['exclude'] ) ) {
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8bfb82aef0..78bb666236 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59865';
+$wp_version = '6.8-alpha-59866';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.