diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/index.native.js
index c60163cf9a3bee..71bdf217f1b50a 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/block-list/index.native.js
@@ -35,9 +35,10 @@ const stylesMemo = {};
 const getStyles = (
 	isRootList,
 	isStackedHorizontally,
-	horizontalAlignment
+	horizontalAlignment,
+	numColumns
 ) => {
-	if ( isRootList ) {
+	if ( isRootList || numColumns ) {
 		return;
 	}
 	const styleName = `${ isStackedHorizontally }-${ horizontalAlignment }`;
@@ -206,7 +207,9 @@ export class BlockList extends Component {
 			isStackedHorizontally,
 			horizontalAlignment,
 			contentResizeMode,
+			// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 			blockWidth,
+			numColumns,
 		} = this.props;
 		const { parentScrollRef } = extraProps;
 
@@ -224,8 +227,11 @@ export class BlockList extends Component {
 			marginHorizontal: isRootList ? 0 : -marginHorizontal,
 		};
 
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 		const isContentStretch = contentResizeMode === 'stretch';
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 		const isMultiBlocks = blockClientIds.length > 1;
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 		const { isWider } = alignmentHelpers;
 
 		return (
@@ -260,21 +266,20 @@ export class BlockList extends Component {
 					horizontal={ horizontal }
 					extraData={ this.getExtraData() }
 					scrollEnabled={ isRootList }
-					contentContainerStyle={ [
-						horizontal && styles.horizontalContentContainer,
-						isWider( blockWidth, 'medium' ) &&
-							( isContentStretch && isMultiBlocks
-								? styles.horizontalContentContainerStretch
-								: styles.horizontalContentContainerCenter ),
-					] }
+					contentContainerStyle={
+						horizontal && styles.horizontalContentContainer
+					}
 					style={ getStyles(
 						isRootList,
 						isStackedHorizontally,
-						horizontalAlignment
+						horizontalAlignment,
+						numColumns
 					) }
 					data={ blockClientIds }
 					keyExtractor={ identity }
 					renderItem={ this.renderItem }
+					numColumns={ numColumns }
+					key={ numColumns }
 					shouldPreventAutomaticScroll={
 						this.shouldFlatListPreventAutomaticScroll
 					}
@@ -316,22 +321,24 @@ export class BlockList extends Component {
 		} = this.props;
 		const { blockWidth } = this.state;
 		return (
-			<BlockListItem
-				isStackedHorizontally={ isStackedHorizontally }
-				rootClientId={ rootClientId }
-				clientId={ clientId }
-				parentWidth={ parentWidth }
-				contentResizeMode={ contentResizeMode }
-				contentStyle={ contentStyle }
-				onAddBlock={ onAddBlock }
-				marginVertical={ marginVertical }
-				marginHorizontal={ marginHorizontal }
-				onDeleteBlock={ onDeleteBlock }
-				shouldShowInnerBlockAppender={
-					this.shouldShowInnerBlockAppender
-				}
-				blockWidth={ blockWidth }
-			/>
+			<View style={ { flex: 1 } }>
+				<BlockListItem
+					isStackedHorizontally={ isStackedHorizontally }
+					rootClientId={ rootClientId }
+					clientId={ clientId }
+					parentWidth={ parentWidth }
+					contentResizeMode={ contentResizeMode }
+					contentStyle={ contentStyle }
+					onAddBlock={ onAddBlock }
+					marginVertical={ marginVertical }
+					marginHorizontal={ marginHorizontal }
+					onDeleteBlock={ onDeleteBlock }
+					shouldShowInnerBlockAppender={
+						this.shouldShowInnerBlockAppender
+					}
+					blockWidth={ blockWidth }
+				/>
+			</View>
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/index.native.js
index 29449bb0a0843d..099ee78bfee765 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/index.native.js
@@ -18,7 +18,10 @@ export * from './colors';
 export * from './gradients';
 export * from './font-sizes';
 export { AlignmentControl, AlignmentToolbar } from './alignment-control';
-export { default as InnerBlocks } from './inner-blocks';
+export {
+	default as InnerBlocks,
+	useInnerBlocksProps as __experimentalUseInnerBlocksProps,
+} from './inner-blocks';
 export { default as InspectorAdvancedControls } from './inspector-advanced-controls';
 export { default as InspectorControls } from './inspector-controls';
 export {
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.native.js
index 0b9401425e8640..50297a561853a9 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/index.native.js
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
  */
 import { useSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 import { getBlockType, withBlockContentContext } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+import { useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
 
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
@@ -23,6 +24,44 @@ import { BlockContextProvider } from '../block-context';
 import { defaultLayout, LayoutProvider } from '../block-list/layout';
 import { store as blockEditorStore } from '../../store';
 
+/**
+ * This hook is used to lightly mark an element as an inner blocks wrapper
+ * element. Call this hook and pass the returned props to the element to mark as
+ * an inner blocks wrapper, automatically rendering inner blocks as children. If
+ * you define a ref for the element, it is important to pass the ref to this
+ * hook, which the hook in turn will pass to the component through the props it
+ * returns. Optionally, you can also pass any other props through this hook, and
+ * they will be merged and returned.
+ *
+ * @param {Object} props   Optional. Props to pass to the element. Must contain
+ *                         the ref if one is defined.
+ * @param {Object} options Optional. Inner blocks options.
+ *
+ * @see https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/blob/master/packages/block-editor/src/components/inner-blocks/README.md
+ */
+export function useInnerBlocksProps( props = {}, options = {} ) {
+	const fallbackRef = useRef();
+	const { clientId } = useBlockEditContext();
+
+	const ref = props.ref || fallbackRef;
+	const InnerBlocks =
+		options.value && options.onChange
+			? ControlledInnerBlocks
+			: UncontrolledInnerBlocks;
+
+	return {
+		...props,
+		ref,
+		children: (
+			<InnerBlocks
+				{ ...options }
+				clientId={ clientId }
+				wrapperRef={ ref }
+			/>
+		),
+	};
+}
+
 /**
  * InnerBlocks is a component which allows a single block to have multiple blocks
  * as children. The UncontrolledInnerBlocks component is used whenever the inner
@@ -53,6 +92,7 @@ function UncontrolledInnerBlocks( props ) {
 		filterInnerBlocks,
 		blockWidth,
 		__experimentalLayout: layout = defaultLayout,
+		numColumns,
 	} = props;
 
 	const block = useSelect(
@@ -87,6 +127,7 @@ function UncontrolledInnerBlocks( props ) {
 			onDeleteBlock={ onDeleteBlock }
 			filterInnerBlocks={ filterInnerBlocks }
 			blockWidth={ blockWidth }
+			numColumns={ numColumns }
 		/>
 	);
 
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.native.js
index 1193b8a4122d4e..5b1c588c54e02b 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/components/media-placeholder/index.native.js
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ function MediaPlaceholder( props ) {
 		labels = {},
 		icon,
 		onSelect,
+		onFocus,
 		__experimentalOnlyMediaLibrary,
 		isAppender,
 		disableMediaButtons,
@@ -171,7 +172,7 @@ function MediaPlaceholder( props ) {
 							accessibilityRole={ 'button' }
 							accessibilityHint={ accessibilityHint }
 							onPress={ ( event ) => {
-								props.onFocus( event );
+								onFocus?.( event );
 								open();
 							} }
 						>
diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/store/defaults.native.js b/packages/block-editor/src/store/defaults.native.js
index 125ee6c85c1f42..bbafc0f71ac7da 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/store/defaults.native.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/store/defaults.native.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ import {
 
 const SETTINGS_DEFAULTS = {
 	...SETTINGS,
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-undef
+	__experimentalGalleryRefactor: __DEV__,
 	alignWide: true,
 };
 
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
index 83c9a1970dcbaf..2e0e82f767f285 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/edit.js
@@ -9,12 +9,14 @@ import { concat, find } from 'lodash';
  */
 import { compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
 import {
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 	BaseControl,
 	PanelBody,
 	SelectControl,
 	ToggleControl,
 	withNotices,
 	RangeControl,
+	// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
 	Spinner,
 } from '@wordpress/components';
 import {
@@ -490,7 +492,7 @@ function GalleryEdit( props ) {
 							hideCancelButton={ true }
 						/>
 					) }
-					{ ! imageSizeOptions && (
+					{ /* { ! imageSizeOptions && (
 						<BaseControl className={ 'gallery-image-sizes' }>
 							<BaseControl.VisualLabel>
 								{ __( 'Image size' ) }
@@ -500,7 +502,7 @@ function GalleryEdit( props ) {
 								{ __( 'Loading options…' ) }
 							</View>
 						</BaseControl>
-					) }
+					) } */ }
 				</PanelBody>
 			</InspectorControls>
 			{ noticeUI }
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery-styles.native.scss b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery-styles.native.scss
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..ea986c8a573ccf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery-styles.native.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+@import "./v1/gallery-styles.native.scss";
+
+.galleryAppender {
+	padding-top: 16px;
+}
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery.native.js b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery.native.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..092308b0e18ccd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/gallery/gallery.native.js
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+/**
+ * External dependencies
+ */
+import { View } from 'react-native';
+import { isEmpty } from 'lodash';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { defaultColumnsNumber } from './shared';
+import styles from './gallery-styles.scss';
+
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { __, sprintf } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import {
+	BlockCaption,
+	__experimentalUseInnerBlocksProps as useInnerBlocksProps,
+} from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+import { useState, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import { mediaUploadSync } from '@wordpress/react-native-bridge';
+import { WIDE_ALIGNMENTS } from '@wordpress/components';
+
+const TILE_SPACING = 8;
+
+// we must limit displayed columns since readable content max-width is 580px
+const MAX_DISPLAYED_COLUMNS = 4;
+const MAX_DISPLAYED_COLUMNS_NARROW = 2;
+
+export const Gallery = ( props ) => {
+	const [ isCaptionSelected, setIsCaptionSelected ] = useState( false );
+	useEffect( mediaUploadSync, [] );
+
+	const {
+		mediaPlaceholder,
+		attributes,
+		isNarrow,
+		onBlur,
+		insertBlocksAfter,
+		clientId,
+	} = props;
+
+	const {
+		imageCount,
+		align,
+		columns = defaultColumnsNumber( imageCount ),
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-unused-vars
+		imageCrop,
+	} = attributes;
+
+	const displayedColumns = Math.min(
+		columns,
+		isNarrow ? MAX_DISPLAYED_COLUMNS_NARROW : MAX_DISPLAYED_COLUMNS
+	);
+
+	const innerBlocksProps = useInnerBlocksProps(
+		{},
+		{
+			contentResizeMode: 'stretch',
+			allowedBlocks: [ 'core/image' ],
+			orientation: 'horizontal',
+			renderAppender: false,
+			numColumns: displayedColumns,
+			marginHorizontal: TILE_SPACING,
+			marginVertical: TILE_SPACING,
+		}
+	);
+
+	const focusGalleryCaption = () => {
+		if ( ! isCaptionSelected ) {
+			setIsCaptionSelected( true );
+		}
+	};
+
+	const isFullWidth = align === WIDE_ALIGNMENTS.alignments.full;
+
+	return (
+		<View style={ isFullWidth && styles.fullWidth }>
+			<View { ...innerBlocksProps } />
+			<View
+				style={ [
+					isFullWidth && styles.fullWidth,
+					styles.galleryAppender,
+				] }
+			>
+				{ mediaPlaceholder }
+			</View>
+			<BlockCaption
+				clientId={ clientId }
+				isSelected={ isCaptionSelected }
+				accessible={ true }
+				accessibilityLabelCreator={ ( caption ) =>
+					isEmpty( caption )
+						? /* translators: accessibility text. Empty gallery caption. */
+
+						  'Gallery caption. Empty'
+						: sprintf(
+								/* translators: accessibility text. %s: gallery caption. */
+								__( 'Gallery caption. %s' ),
+								caption
+						  )
+				}
+				onFocus={ focusGalleryCaption }
+				onBlur={ onBlur } // always assign onBlur as props
+				insertBlocksAfter={ insertBlocksAfter }
+			/>
+		</View>
+	);
+};
+
+export default Gallery;