diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
index e3018c274ef787..35357e0c8a9bba 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/navigation-link/edit.js
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ import {
 	store as blockEditorStore,
 	getColorClassName,
 	useInnerBlocksProps,
+	useBlockEditingMode,
 } from '@wordpress/block-editor';
 import { isURL, prependHTTP, safeDecodeURI } from '@wordpress/url';
 import { useState, useEffect, useRef } from '@wordpress/element';
@@ -99,15 +100,25 @@ const useIsInvalidLink = ( kind, type, id ) => {
 	const isPostType =
 		kind === 'post-type' || type === 'post' || type === 'page';
 	const hasId = Number.isInteger( id );
+	const blockEditingMode = useBlockEditingMode();
+
 	const postStatus = useSelect(
 		( select ) => {
 			if ( ! isPostType ) {
 				return null;
 			}
+
+			// Fetching the posts status is an "expensive" operation. Especially for sites with large navigations.
+			// When the block is rendered in a template or other disabled contexts we can skip this check in order
+			// to avoid all these additional requests that don't really add any value in that mode.
+			if ( blockEditingMode === 'disabled' ) {
+				return null;
+			}
+
 			const { getEntityRecord } = select( coreStore );
 			return getEntityRecord( 'postType', type, id )?.status;
 		},
-		[ isPostType, type, id ]
+		[ isPostType, blockEditingMode, type, id ]
 	);
 
 	// Check Navigation Link validity if: