diff --git a/lib/load.php b/lib/load.php
index 5504e8bd3fc3d0..c6777d3a86186f 100644
--- a/lib/load.php
+++ b/lib/load.php
@@ -156,6 +156,9 @@ function gutenberg_is_experiment_enabled( $name ) {
 if ( file_exists( __DIR__ . '/../build/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-gutenberg.php' ) ) {
 	require_once __DIR__ . '/../build/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-gutenberg.php';
 }
+if ( file_exists( __DIR__ . '/../build/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations-gutenberg.php' ) ) {
+	require_once __DIR__ . '/../build/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations-gutenberg.php';
+}
 
 // Block supports overrides.
 require __DIR__ . '/block-supports/utils.php';
diff --git a/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations.php b/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cde6b51355195e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,119 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Declarations
+ *
+ * Holds, sanitizes and prints CSS rules declarations
+ *
+ * @package Gutenberg
+ */
+
+if ( class_exists( 'WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Declarations' ) ) {
+	return;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Holds, sanitizes, processes and prints CSS styles rules declarations for the style engine.
+ *
+ * @access private
+ */
+class WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Declarations {
+
+	/**
+	 * An array of styles (property => value pairs).
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	protected $styles = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Contructor for this object.
+	 *
+	 * If a `$styles` array is passed, it will be used to populate
+	 * the initial $styles prop of the object by calling add_declarations().
+	 *
+	 * @param array $styles An array of styles (property => value pairs).
+	 */
+	public function __construct( $styles = array() ) {
+		if ( empty( $styles ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+		$this->add_declarations( $styles );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add a single declaration.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $property The CSS property.
+	 * @param string $value    The CSS value.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function add_declaration( $property, $value ) {
+
+		// Sanitize the property.
+		$property = $this->sanitize_property( $property );
+		// Bail early if the property is empty.
+		if ( empty( $property ) ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Trim the value. If empty, bail early.
+		$value = trim( $value );
+		if ( '' === $value ) {
+			return;
+		}
+
+		// Add the style.
+		$this->styles[ $property ] = $value;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Add multiple declarations.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $declarations An array of declarations.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function add_declarations( $declarations ) {
+		foreach ( $declarations as $property => $value ) {
+			$this->add_declaration( $property, $value );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the styles array.
+	 *
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function get_styles() {
+		return $this->styles;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Get the CSS styles.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The CSS styles.
+	 */
+	public function get_styles_string() {
+		$styles_array = $this->get_styles();
+		$styles       = '';
+		foreach ( $styles_array as $property => $value ) {
+			$css = esc_html( safecss_filter_attr( "{$property}: {$value}" ) );
+			if ( $css ) {
+				$styles .= $css . '; ';
+			}
+		}
+		return rtrim( $styles );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Sanitize property names.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $property The CSS property.
+	 *
+	 * @return string The sanitized property name.
+	 */
+	protected function sanitize_property( $property ) {
+		return sanitize_key( $property );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php b/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php
index c4cdd0c19419cb..160abd65e484be 100644
--- a/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php
+++ b/packages/style-engine/class-wp-style-engine.php
@@ -396,32 +396,19 @@ public function generate( $block_styles, $options ) {
 		}
 
 		// Build CSS rules output.
-		$css_selector              = isset( $options['selector'] ) ? $options['selector'] : null;
-		$filtered_css_declarations = array();
-
-		if ( ! empty( $css_declarations ) ) {
-			// Generate inline style declarations.
-			foreach ( $css_declarations as $css_property => $css_value ) {
-				$filtered_css_declaration = esc_html( safecss_filter_attr( "{$css_property}: {$css_value}" ) );
-				if ( ! empty( $filtered_css_declaration ) ) {
-					$filtered_css_declarations[] = $filtered_css_declaration . ';';
-				}
-			}
-		}
+		$css_selector = isset( $options['selector'] ) ? $options['selector'] : null;
+		$style_rules  = new WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Declarations( $css_declarations );
 
 		// The return object.
 		$styles_output = array();
+		$css           = $style_rules->get_styles_string();
 
 		// Return css, if any.
-		if ( ! empty( $filtered_css_declarations ) ) {
+		if ( ! empty( $css ) ) {
+			$styles_output['css'] = $css;
 			// Return an entire rule if there is a selector.
 			if ( $css_selector ) {
-				$css_rule             = "$css_selector { ";
-				$css_rule            .= implode( ' ', $filtered_css_declarations );
-				$css_rule            .= ' }';
-				$styles_output['css'] = $css_rule;
-			} else {
-				$styles_output['css'] = implode( ' ', $filtered_css_declarations );
+				$styles_output['css'] = $css_selector . ' { ' . $css . ' }';
 			}
 		}
 
@@ -433,7 +420,6 @@ public function generate( $block_styles, $options ) {
 		return $styles_output;
 	}
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Style value parser that returns a CSS definition array comprising style properties
 	 * that have keys representing individual style properties, otherwise known as longhand CSS properties.
diff --git a/packages/style-engine/phpunit/class-wp-style-engine-test.php b/packages/style-engine/phpunit/class-wp-style-engine-test.php
index e8274e85425fa3..30557f50e15cd9 100644
--- a/packages/style-engine/phpunit/class-wp-style-engine-test.php
+++ b/packages/style-engine/phpunit/class-wp-style-engine-test.php
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  * @subpackage style-engine
  */
 
+require __DIR__ . '/../class-wp-style-engine-css-declarations.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/../class-wp-style-engine.php';
 
 /**
diff --git a/tools/webpack/packages.js b/tools/webpack/packages.js
index dc161ab4dd75fd..c13ceea5de9ecc 100644
--- a/tools/webpack/packages.js
+++ b/tools/webpack/packages.js
@@ -35,7 +35,10 @@ const bundledPackagesPhpConfig = [
 	{
 		from: './packages/style-engine/',
 		to: 'build/style-engine/',
-		replaceClasses: [ 'WP_Style_Engine' ],
+		replaceClasses: [
+			'WP_Style_Engine_CSS_Declarations',
+			'WP_Style_Engine',
+		],
 	},
 ].map( ( { from, to, replaceClasses } ) => ( {
 	from: `${ from }/*.php`,