diff --git a/gutenberg b/gutenberg
index 8c91964c6a..aa791feb9a 160000
--- a/gutenberg
+++ b/gutenberg
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit 8c91964c6a47cbc4d57152c48a8ef7091048265e
+Subproject commit aa791feb9aa9a5e3d4d57c7476f985cc5b934762
diff --git a/src/block-management/block-holder.js b/src/block-management/block-holder.js
index b5ba888cd3..e5b1330d31 100644
--- a/src/block-management/block-holder.js
+++ b/src/block-management/block-holder.js
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ type PropsType = BlockType & {
 	onChange: ( clientId: string, attributes: mixed ) => void,
 	onToolbarButtonPressed: ( button: number, clientId: string ) => void,
 	onBlockHolderPressed: ( clientId: string ) => void,
+	insertBlocksAfter: ( blocks: Array<Object> ) => void,
 };
 
 type StateType = {
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ export default class BlockHolder extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType> {
 				setAttributes={ ( attrs ) =>
 					this.props.onChange( this.props.clientId, { ...this.props.attributes, ...attrs } )
 				}
+				insertBlocksAfter={ this.props.insertBlocksAfter }
 				isSelected={ this.props.focused }
 				style={ style }
 			/>
diff --git a/src/block-management/block-manager.js b/src/block-management/block-manager.js
index 70d68d506c..08f6d905b9 100644
--- a/src/block-management/block-manager.js
+++ b/src/block-management/block-manager.js
@@ -139,6 +139,21 @@ export default class BlockManager extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType>
 		this.state.dataSource.setDirty();
 	}
 
+	insertBlocksAfter( clientId: string, blocks: Array<Object> ) {
+		// find currently focused block
+		const focusedItemIndex = this.getDataSourceIndexFromClientId( clientId );
+
+		const newBlock = blocks[ 0 ];
+		newBlock.focused = true;
+
+		// set it into the datasource, and use the same object instance to send it to props/redux
+		this.state.dataSource.splice( focusedItemIndex + 1, 0, newBlock );
+		this.props.createBlockAction( newBlock.clientId, newBlock, clientId );
+
+		// now set the focus
+		this.props.focusBlockAction( newBlock.clientId ); // this not working atm
+	}
+
 	onChange( clientId: string, attributes: mixed ) {
 		// Update Redux store
 		this.props.onChange( clientId, attributes );
@@ -252,6 +267,9 @@ export default class BlockManager extends React.Component<PropsType, StateType>
 					showTitle={ this.state.inspectBlocks }
 					focused={ value.item.focused }
 					clientId={ value.clientId }
+					insertBlocksAfter={ ( blocks ) =>
+						this.insertBlocksAfter.bind( this )( value.item.clientId, blocks )
+					}
 					{ ...value.item }
 				/>
 				{ this.state.blockTypePickerVisible && value.item.focused && insertHere }