diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/grid-visualizer.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/grid-visualizer.js
index 3ef3be958841af..9fe6d666355e45 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/grid-visualizer.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/grid-visualizer.js
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { GridVisualizer, useGridLayoutSync } from '../components/grid';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../store';
 import { unlock } from '../lock-unlock';
+import { useBlockElement } from '../components/block-list/use-block-props/use-block-refs';
 import useBlockVisibility from '../components/block-visibility/use-block-visibility';
 import { deviceTypeKey } from '../store/private-keys';
 import { BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS } from '../components/block-visibility/constants';
@@ -20,60 +21,73 @@ function GridLayoutSync( props ) {
 }
 
 function GridTools( { clientId, layout } ) {
-	const { isVisible, blockVisibility, deviceType, isAnyAncestorHidden } =
-		useSelect(
-			( select ) => {
-				const {
-					isBlockSelected,
-					hasSelectedInnerBlock,
-					isDraggingBlocks,
-					getTemplateLock,
-					getBlockEditingMode,
-					getBlockAttributes,
-					getSettings,
-				} = select( blockEditorStore );
+	const { isVisible, blockVisibility, deviceType } = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			const {
+				isBlockSelected,
+				hasSelectedInnerBlock,
+				isDraggingBlocks,
+				getTemplateLock,
+				getBlockEditingMode,
+				getBlockAttributes,
+				getSettings,
+			} = select( blockEditorStore );
 
-				// These calls are purposely ordered from least expensive to most expensive.
-				// Hides the visualizer in cases where the user is not or cannot interact with it.
-				// Also hide if a child block is selected, because layout-child.js will render
-				// the visualizer in that case (with proper childGridClientId handling).
-				if (
-					( ! isDraggingBlocks() && ! isBlockSelected( clientId ) ) ||
-					getTemplateLock( clientId ) ||
-					getBlockEditingMode( clientId ) !== 'default' ||
-					hasSelectedInnerBlock( clientId )
-				) {
-					return { isVisible: false };
-				}
+			// These calls are purposely ordered from least expensive to most expensive.
+			// Hides the visualizer in cases where the user is not or cannot interact with it.
+			// Also hide if a child block is selected, because layout-child.js will render
+			// the visualizer in that case (with proper childGridClientId handling).
+			if (
+				( ! isDraggingBlocks() && ! isBlockSelected( clientId ) ) ||
+				getTemplateLock( clientId ) ||
+				getBlockEditingMode( clientId ) !== 'default' ||
+				hasSelectedInnerBlock( clientId )
+			) {
+				return { isVisible: false };
+			}
 
-				const { isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport } = unlock(
-					select( blockEditorStore )
-				);
+			const attributes = getBlockAttributes( clientId );
+			const settings = getSettings();
+			const currentDeviceType =
+				settings?.[ deviceTypeKey ]?.toLowerCase() ||
+				BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS.desktop.key;
 
-				const attributes = getBlockAttributes( clientId );
-				const settings = getSettings();
-				const currentDeviceType =
-					settings?.[ deviceTypeKey ]?.toLowerCase() ||
-					BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS.desktop.key;
+			return {
+				isVisible: true,
+				blockVisibility: attributes?.metadata?.blockVisibility,
+				deviceType: currentDeviceType,
+			};
+		},
+		[ clientId ]
+	);
 
-				return {
-					isVisible: true,
-					blockVisibility: attributes?.metadata?.blockVisibility,
-					deviceType: currentDeviceType,
-					isAnyAncestorHidden: isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport(
-						clientId,
-						currentDeviceType
-					),
-				};
-			},
-			[ clientId ]
-		);
+	// Get the block's DOM element to derive the canvas iframe window,
+	// so viewport detection matches the actual block rendering context
+	const blockElement = useBlockElement( clientId );
+	const rawCanvasView = blockElement?.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
+	const canvasView = rawCanvasView === null ? undefined : rawCanvasView;
 
-	const { isBlockCurrentlyHidden } = useBlockVisibility( {
+	const { isBlockCurrentlyHidden, currentViewport } = useBlockVisibility( {
 		blockVisibility,
 		deviceType,
+		view: canvasView,
 	} );
 
+	// Check whether any ancestor is hidden at the viewport actually detected
+	// from the canvas, so it stays consistent with how blocks are hidden.
+	const isAnyAncestorHidden = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			if ( ! isVisible ) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const { isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport } = unlock(
+				select( blockEditorStore )
+			);
+			return isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport( clientId, currentViewport );
+		},
+		[ clientId, currentViewport, isVisible ]
+	);
+
 	return (
 		<>
 			<GridLayoutSync clientId={ clientId } />
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
index 6e6f8d2cb70d1c..39601d65e86cdb 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/layout-child.js
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useState } from '@wordpress/element';
  * Internal dependencies
  */
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../store';
+import { unlock } from '../lock-unlock';
 import { useStyleOverride } from './utils';
 import { useLayout } from '../components/block-list/layout';
 import {
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import {
 	GridItemResizer,
 	GridItemMovers,
 } from '../components/grid';
+import { useBlockElement } from '../components/block-list/use-block-props/use-block-refs';
 import useBlockVisibility from '../components/block-visibility/use-block-visibility';
 import { deviceTypeKey } from '../store/private-keys';
 import { BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS } from '../components/block-visibility/constants';
@@ -390,6 +392,9 @@ function GridTools( {
 			const parentAttributes = getBlockAttributes( _rootClientId );
 			const blockAttributes = getBlockAttributes( clientId );
 			const settings = getSettings();
+			const currentDeviceType =
+				settings?.[ deviceTypeKey ]?.toLowerCase() ||
+				BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS.desktop.key;
 
 			return {
 				rootClientId: _rootClientId,
@@ -398,9 +403,7 @@ function GridTools( {
 					parentAttributes?.metadata?.blockVisibility,
 				blockBlockVisibility:
 					blockAttributes?.metadata?.blockVisibility,
-				deviceType:
-					settings?.[ deviceTypeKey ]?.toLowerCase() ||
-					BLOCK_VISIBILITY_VIEWPORTS.desktop.key,
+				deviceType: currentDeviceType,
 				// Check if the selected child block is itself a grid.
 				isChildBlockAGrid: blockAttributes?.layout?.type === 'grid',
 			};
@@ -408,16 +411,45 @@ function GridTools( {
 		[ clientId ]
 	);
 
-	const { isBlockCurrentlyHidden: isParentBlockCurrentlyHidden } =
-		useBlockVisibility( {
-			blockVisibility: parentBlockVisibility,
-			deviceType,
-		} );
+	// Get the block's DOM element to derive the canvas iframe window,
+	// so viewport detection matches the actual block rendering context
+	const blockElement = useBlockElement( clientId );
+	const rawCanvasView = blockElement?.ownerDocument?.defaultView;
+	const canvasView = rawCanvasView === null ? undefined : rawCanvasView;
+
+	const {
+		isBlockCurrentlyHidden: isParentBlockCurrentlyHidden,
+		currentViewport,
+	} = useBlockVisibility( {
+		blockVisibility: parentBlockVisibility,
+		deviceType,
+		view: canvasView,
+	} );
+
+	// Check whether any ancestor of the parent grid is hidden at the viewport
+	// actually detected from the canvas, so it stays consistent with how
+	// blocks are hidden.
+	const isAnyAncestorHidden = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			if ( ! rootClientId ) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const { isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport } = unlock(
+				select( blockEditorStore )
+			);
+			return isBlockParentHiddenAtViewport(
+				rootClientId,
+				currentViewport
+			);
+		},
+		[ rootClientId, currentViewport ]
+	);
 
 	const { isBlockCurrentlyHidden: isBlockItselfCurrentlyHidden } =
 		useBlockVisibility( {
 			blockVisibility: blockBlockVisibility,
 			deviceType,
+			view: canvasView,
 		} );
 
 	// Use useState() instead of useRef() so that GridItemResizer updates when ref is set.
@@ -425,7 +457,7 @@ function GridTools( {
 
 	const childGridClientId = isChildBlockAGrid ? clientId : undefined;
 
-	if ( ! isVisible || isParentBlockCurrentlyHidden ) {
+	if ( ! isVisible || isParentBlockCurrentlyHidden || isAnyAncestorHidden ) {
 		return null;
 	}