diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
index ae62492e79042d..a2bbf0f47770f1 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/selectors.js
@@ -289,17 +289,23 @@ export function getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName ) {
  *
  * @return {*} Post attribute value.
  */
-const getNestedEditedPostProperty = ( state, attributeName ) => {
-	const edits = getPostEdits( state );
-	if ( ! edits.hasOwnProperty( attributeName ) ) {
-		return getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName );
-	}
+const getNestedEditedPostProperty = createSelector(
+	( state, attributeName ) => {
+		const edits = getPostEdits( state );
+		if ( ! edits.hasOwnProperty( attributeName ) ) {
+			return getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName );
+		}
 
-	return {
-		...getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName ),
-		...edits[ attributeName ],
-	};
-};
+		return {
+			...getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName ),
+			...edits[ attributeName ],
+		};
+	},
+	( state, attributeName ) => [
+		getCurrentPostAttribute( state, attributeName ),
+		getPostEdits( state )[ attributeName ],
+	]
+);
 
 /**
  * Returns a single attribute of the post being edited, preferring the unsaved
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
index ea8b3fd97b87d1..c18377c4e385e7 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/store/test/selectors.js
@@ -725,6 +725,31 @@ describe( 'selectors', () => {
 				b: 2,
 			} );
 		} );
+
+		it( 'should return the same value for mergeable properties when called multiple times', () => {
+			const state = {
+				currentPost: {
+					meta: {
+						a: 1,
+						b: 1,
+					},
+				},
+				editor: {
+					present: {
+						edits: {
+							meta: {
+								b: 2,
+							},
+						},
+					},
+				},
+				initialEdits: {},
+			};
+
+			expect( getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'meta' ) ).toBe(
+				getEditedPostAttribute( state, 'meta' )
+			);
+		} );
 	} );
 
 	describe( 'getCurrentPostLastRevisionId', () => {