diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-skip-rating-checking-in-editor-context b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-skip-rating-checking-in-editor-context
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0b12528c5dae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/changelog/update-videopress-skip-rating-checking-in-editor-context
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+VideoPress: skip rating checking when pulling video data for the block
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data-update/index.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data-update/index.ts
index 9aba18f76964..0f8aa5f72dc1 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data-update/index.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data-update/index.ts
@@ -162,7 +162,11 @@ export function useSyncMedia(
 	options: UseSyncMediaOptionsProps
 ): UseSyncMediaProps {
 	const { id, guid } = attributes;
-	const { videoData, isRequestingVideoData } = useVideoData( { id, guid } );
+	const { videoData, isRequestingVideoData } = useVideoData( {
+		id,
+		guid,
+		skipRatingControl: true,
+	} );
 
 	const isSaving = useSelect( select => select( editorStore ).isSavingPost(), [] );
 	const wasSaving = usePrevious( isSaving );
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
index 1e5d159c68ae..eef2fe491323 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/index.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,10 @@ import { decodeEntities } from '../../../lib/url';
 /**
  * Types
  */
-import { WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointResponseProps } from '../../../types';
+import {
+	WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointRequestArguments,
+	WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointResponseProps,
+} from '../../../types';
 import { UseVideoDataProps, UseVideoDataArgumentsProps, VideoDataProps } from './types';
 
 /**
@@ -23,6 +26,7 @@ import { UseVideoDataProps, UseVideoDataArgumentsProps, VideoDataProps } from '.
 export default function useVideoData( {
 	id,
 	guid,
+	skipRatingControl = false,
 }: UseVideoDataArgumentsProps ): UseVideoDataProps {
 	const [ videoData, setVideoData ] = useState< VideoDataProps >( {} );
 	const [ isRequestingVideoData, setIsRequestingVideoData ] = useState( false );
@@ -34,12 +38,26 @@ export default function useVideoData( {
 		async function fetchVideoItem() {
 			try {
 				const tokenData = await getMediaToken( 'playback', { id, guid } );
-				const params = tokenData?.token
-					? `?${ new URLSearchParams( { metadata_token: tokenData.token } ).toString() }`
+				const params: WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointRequestArguments = {};
+
+				// Add the token to the request if it exists.
+				if ( tokenData?.token ) {
+					params.metadata_token = tokenData.token;
+				}
+
+				// Add the birthdate to skip the rating check if it's required.
+				if ( skipRatingControl ) {
+					params.birth_day = '1';
+					params.birth_month = '1';
+					params.birth_year = '2000';
+				}
+
+				const requestArgs = Object.keys( params ).length
+					? `?${ new URLSearchParams( params ).toString() }`
 					: '';
 
 				const response: WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointResponseProps = await apiFetch( {
-					url: `https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/videos/${ guid }${ params }`,
+					url: `https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/videos/${ guid }${ requestArgs }`,
 					credentials: 'omit',
 					global: true,
 				} );
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/types.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/types.ts
index 519504acc391..8ba5781966e5 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/types.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/block-editor/hooks/use-video-data/types.ts
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ import { VideoGUID, VideoId } from '../../blocks/video/types';
 export type UseVideoDataArgumentsProps = {
 	id?: VideoId;
 	guid?: VideoGUID;
-	isPrivate?: boolean;
+	skipRatingControl: boolean;
 };
 
 export type VideoDataProps = {
diff --git a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/types.ts b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/types.ts
index 43f4699d9bf8..ab303a208fe9 100644
--- a/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/types.ts
+++ b/projects/packages/videopress/src/client/types.ts
@@ -93,6 +93,13 @@ export type WPV2mediaGetEndpointResponseProps = {
 /*
  * https://public-api.wordpress.com/rest/v1.1/videos/${ guid }
  */
+export type WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointRequestArguments = {
+	metadata_token?: string;
+	birth_day?: string;
+	birth_month?: string;
+	birth_year?: string;
+};
+
 export type WPCOMRestAPIVideosGetEndpointResponseProps = {
 	// source_url: string;