diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/font-size.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/font-size.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ee85b19ae80c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/font-size.js
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import classnames from 'classnames';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { addFilter } from '@wordpress/hooks';
+import { hasBlockSupport } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { compose, createHigherOrderComponent } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { PanelBody } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import {
+	getFontSizeClass,
+	FontSizePicker,
+	withFontSizes,
+} from '../components/font-sizes';
+import InspectorControls from '../components/inspector-controls';
+
+const FONT_SIZE_SUPPORT_KEY = '__experimentalFontSize';
+
+/**
+ * Filters registered block settings, extending attributes to include
+ * `fontSize` and `fontWeight` attributes.
+ *
+ * @param  {Object} settings Original block settings
+ * @return {Object}          Filtered block settings
+ */
+function addAttributes( settings ) {
+	if ( ! hasBlockSupport( settings, FONT_SIZE_SUPPORT_KEY ) ) {
+		return settings;
+	}
+
+	// Allow blocks to specify a default value if needed.
+	if ( ! settings.attributes.fontSize ) {
+		Object.assign( settings.attributes, {
+			fontSize: {
+				type: 'string',
+			},
+		} );
+	}
+
+	return settings;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Override props assigned to save component to inject font size.
+ *
+ * @param  {Object} props      Additional props applied to save element
+ * @param  {Object} blockType  Block type
+ * @param  {Object} attributes Block attributes
+ * @return {Object}            Filtered props applied to save element
+ */
+function addSaveProps( props, blockType, attributes ) {
+	if ( ! hasBlockSupport( blockType, FONT_SIZE_SUPPORT_KEY ) ) {
+		return props;
+	}
+
+	const { fontSize } = attributes;
+
+	const fontSizeClass = getFontSizeClass( fontSize );
+
+	props.className = classnames( props.className, fontSizeClass );
+
+	return props;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Filters registered block settings to expand the block edit wrapper
+ * by applying the desired styles and classnames.
+ *
+ * @param  {Object} settings Original block settings
+ * @return {Object}          Filtered block settings
+ */
+function addEditProps( settings ) {
+	if ( ! hasBlockSupport( settings, FONT_SIZE_SUPPORT_KEY ) ) {
+		return settings;
+	}
+
+	const existingGetEditWrapperProps = settings.getEditWrapperProps;
+	settings.getEditWrapperProps = ( attributes ) => {
+		let props = {};
+		if ( existingGetEditWrapperProps ) {
+			props = existingGetEditWrapperProps( attributes );
+		}
+		return addSaveProps( props, settings, attributes );
+	};
+
+	return settings;
+}
+
+const FontSizeInspectorControl = ( { fontSize, setFontSize } ) => (
+	<InspectorControls key="inspector-controls">
+		<PanelBody title={ __( 'Text settings' ) }>
+			<FontSizePicker value={ fontSize.size } onChange={ setFontSize } />
+		</PanelBody>
+	</InspectorControls>
+);
+
+/**
+ * Override the default edit UI to include inspector controls
+ * for font size, if block defines support.
+ *
+ * @param  {Function} BlockEdit Original component
+ * @return {Function}           Wrapped component
+ */
+const withBlockControls = createHigherOrderComponent(
+	( BlockEdit ) => ( props ) => {
+		const { name: blockName, fontSize, setFontSize } = props;
+
+		if ( ! hasBlockSupport( blockName, FONT_SIZE_SUPPORT_KEY ) ) {
+			return <BlockEdit key="edit" { ...props } />;
+		}
+
+		return [
+			<FontSizeInspectorControl
+				key="inspector-controls"
+				fontSize={ fontSize }
+				setFontSize={ setFontSize }
+			/>,
+			<BlockEdit key="edit" { ...props } />,
+		];
+	},
+	'withFontSizeControlsTest'
+);
+
+addFilter(
+	'blocks.registerBlockType',
+	'core/font/addAttribute',
+	addAttributes
+);
+
+addFilter(
+	'blocks.getSaveContent.extraProps',
+	'core/font/addSaveProps',
+	addSaveProps
+);
+
+addFilter( 'blocks.registerBlockType', 'core/font/addEditProps', addEditProps );
+
+addFilter(
+	'editor.BlockEdit',
+	'core/font/with-block-controls',
+	compose( [ withFontSizes( 'fontSize' ), withBlockControls ] )
+);
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
index 76897c0966921..5d9b2f5393a8d 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/index.js
@@ -7,5 +7,6 @@ import './custom-class-name';
 import './generated-class-name';
 import './style';
 import './color';
+import './font-size';
 
 export { AlignmentHookSettingsProvider };
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
index 4f1d668b7c4d5..22d1cac167312 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/block.json
@@ -30,12 +30,6 @@
 		"customBackgroundColor": {
 			"type": "string"
 		},
-		"fontSize": {
-			"type": "string"
-		},
-		"customFontSize": {
-			"type": "number"
-		},
 		"direction": {
 			"type": "string",
 			"enum": [ "ltr", "rtl" ]
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
index 105b1a502c763..7415ab8d7b478 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/edit.js
@@ -11,15 +11,12 @@ import { PanelBody, ToggleControl, ToolbarGroup } from '@wordpress/components';
 import {
 	AlignmentToolbar,
 	BlockControls,
-	FontSizePicker,
 	InspectorControls,
 	RichText,
-	withFontSizes,
 	__experimentalUseColors,
 	__experimentalBlock as Block,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { createBlock } from '@wordpress/blocks';
-import { compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { useEffect, useState, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { formatLtr } from '@wordpress/icons';
@@ -79,7 +76,6 @@ function ParagraphBlock( {
 	mergeBlocks,
 	onReplace,
 	setAttributes,
-	setFontSize,
 } ) {
 	const { align, content, dropCap, placeholder, direction } = attributes;
 
@@ -127,10 +123,6 @@ function ParagraphBlock( {
 			</BlockControls>
 			<InspectorControls>
 				<PanelBody title={ __( 'Text settings' ) }>
-					<FontSizePicker
-						value={ fontSize.size }
-						onChange={ setFontSize }
-					/>
 					<ToggleControl
 						label={ __( 'Drop cap' ) }
 						checked={ !! dropCap }
@@ -203,8 +195,4 @@ function ParagraphBlock( {
 	);
 }
 
-const ParagraphEdit = compose( [ withFontSizes( 'fontSize' ) ] )(
-	ParagraphBlock
-);
-
-export default ParagraphEdit;
+export default ParagraphBlock;
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
index 7fa310086cb45..48c97ddd9a8e1 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/paragraph/index.js
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ export const settings = {
 		className: false,
 		__unstablePasteTextInline: true,
 		lightBlockWrapper: true,
+		__experimentalFontSize: true,
 	},
 	__experimentalLabel( attributes, { context } ) {
 		if ( context === 'accessibility' ) {