diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
index e40326280d13..f58cd29c7640 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostActivity.java
@@ -2255,6 +2255,7 @@ private void onXpostsSettingsCapability(boolean isXpostsCapable) {
 
     private GutenbergPropsBuilder getGutenbergPropsBuilder() {
         String postType = mIsPage ? "page" : "post";
+        int featuredImageId = (int) mEditPostRepository.getFeaturedImageId();
         String languageString = LocaleManager.getLanguage(EditPostActivity.this);
         String wpcomLocaleSlug = languageString.replace("_", "-").toLowerCase(Locale.ENGLISH);
 
@@ -2281,6 +2282,7 @@ private GutenbergPropsBuilder getGutenbergPropsBuilder() {
                 !isFreeWPCom, // Disable audio block until it's usable on free sites via "Insert from URL" capability
                 wpcomLocaleSlug,
                 postType,
+                featuredImageId,
                 themeBundle
         );
     }
@@ -2458,6 +2460,9 @@ protected void setPostContentFromShareAction() {
     private void setFeaturedImageId(final long mediaId, final boolean imagePicked) {
         if (mEditPostSettingsFragment != null) {
             mEditPostSettingsFragment.updateFeaturedImage(mediaId, imagePicked);
+            if (mEditorFragment instanceof GutenbergEditorFragment) {
+                ((GutenbergEditorFragment) mEditorFragment).sendToJSFeaturedImageId((int) mediaId);
+            }
         }
     }
 
@@ -2856,6 +2861,12 @@ public void onEditPostPublishedSettingsClick() {
      * EditorFragmentListener methods
      */
 
+    @Override public void clearFeaturedImage() {
+        if (mEditorFragment instanceof GutenbergEditorFragment) {
+            ((GutenbergEditorFragment) mEditorFragment).sendToJSFeaturedImageId(0);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public void onAddMediaClicked() {
         if (mEditorPhotoPicker.isPhotoPickerShowing()) {
diff --git a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostSettingsFragment.java b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostSettingsFragment.java
index 81bb590d652a..aaf155a037bb 100644
--- a/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostSettingsFragment.java
+++ b/WordPress/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/ui/posts/EditPostSettingsFragment.java
@@ -1021,6 +1021,10 @@ public void updateFeaturedImage(long featuredImageId, boolean imagePicked) {
 
     private void clearFeaturedImage() {
         updateFeaturedImage(0, false);
+
+        if (getActivity() instanceof EditPostSettingsCallback) {
+            ((EditPostSettingsCallback) getActivity()).clearFeaturedImage();
+        }
     }
 
     private void updateFeaturedImageView(PostImmutableModel postModel) {
@@ -1128,5 +1132,6 @@ private void updateFeaturedImageViews(FeaturedImageState state) {
 
     interface EditPostSettingsCallback {
         void onEditPostPublishedSettingsClick();
+        void clearFeaturedImage();
     }
 }
diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index c83068ae9a2d..d44cce16486a 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ buildscript {
     ext.kotlin_ktx_version = '1.2.0'
     ext.wordPressUtilsVersion = '1.30.3-beta.3'
     ext.detektVersion = '1.15.0'
-    ext.gutenbergMobileVersion = 'v1.51.0'
+    ext.gutenbergMobileVersion = 'develop-a26cd60c3eb95830198f4e0a17fe98adc761c022'
 
     repositories {
         google()
diff --git a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergContainerFragment.java b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergContainerFragment.java
index ae9e2924017d..d9c4b6f2f806 100644
--- a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergContainerFragment.java
+++ b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergContainerFragment.java
@@ -256,4 +256,8 @@ public void onStorySaveResult(final String storyFirstMediaId, final boolean succ
     public void onMediaModelCreatedForFile(String oldId, String newId, String oldUrl) {
         mWPAndroidGlueCode.mediaIdChanged(oldId, newId, oldUrl);
     }
+
+    public void sendToJSFeaturedImageId(int mediaId) {
+        mWPAndroidGlueCode.sendToJSFeaturedImageId(mediaId);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergEditorFragment.java b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergEditorFragment.java
index 5010aa048492..a1d2f56de720 100644
--- a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergEditorFragment.java
+++ b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergEditorFragment.java
@@ -774,6 +774,10 @@ public void onClick(DialogInterface dialog, int id) {
         dialog.show();
     }
 
+    public void sendToJSFeaturedImageId(int mediaId) {
+        getGutenbergContainerFragment().sendToJSFeaturedImageId(mediaId);
+    }
+
     private void showCancelMediaCollectionUploadDialog(ArrayList<Object> mediaFiles) {
         // Display 'cancel upload' dialog
         AlertDialog.Builder builder = new MaterialAlertDialogBuilder(getActivity());
diff --git a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergPropsBuilder.kt b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergPropsBuilder.kt
index 86587f253228..330406e848b2 100644
--- a/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergPropsBuilder.kt
+++ b/libs/editor/WordPressEditor/src/main/java/org/wordpress/android/editor/gutenberg/GutenbergPropsBuilder.kt
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ data class GutenbergPropsBuilder(
     private val enableAudioBlock: Boolean,
     private val localeSlug: String,
     private val postType: String,
+    private val featuredImageId: Int,
     private val editorTheme: Bundle?
 ) : Parcelable {
     fun build(activity: Activity, isHtmlModeEnabled: Boolean) = GutenbergProps(
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ data class GutenbergPropsBuilder(
             enableAudioBlock = enableAudioBlock,
             localeSlug = localeSlug,
             postType = postType,
+            featuredImageId = featuredImageId,
             editorTheme = editorTheme,
             translations = GutenbergUtils.getTranslations(activity),
             isDarkMode = GutenbergUtils.isDarkMode(activity),