diff --git a/backport-changelog/7.1/12041.md b/backport-changelog/7.1/12041.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e9af68392b9322
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-changelog/7.1/12041.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/12041
+
+* https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/78860
diff --git a/lib/compat/wordpress-7.1/block-bindings.php b/lib/compat/wordpress-7.1/block-bindings.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..3dbf0c73426dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compat/wordpress-7.1/block-bindings.php
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Block Bindings API additions for WordPress 7.1.
+ *
+ * @since 7.1.0
+ * @package gutenberg
+ * @subpackage Block Bindings
+ */
+
+// The following filter can be removed once the minimum required WordPress version is 7.1 or newer.
+add_filter(
+	'block_bindings_supported_attributes',
+	function ( $attributes, $block_type ) {
+		if ( 'core/verse' === $block_type && ! in_array( 'content', $attributes, true ) ) {
+			$attributes[] = 'content';
+		}
+		return $attributes;
+	},
+	10,
+	2
+);
diff --git a/lib/load.php b/lib/load.php
index 2173e9e35c8cf5..e3173f77f6c5e6 100644
--- a/lib/load.php
+++ b/lib/load.php
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ function gutenberg_is_experiment_enabled( $name ) {
 
 	// WordPress 7.1 compat.
 	require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-7.1/class-gutenberg-rest-view-config-controller-7-1.php';
+	require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-7.1/block-bindings.php';
 	require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-7.1/rest-api.php';
 	require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-7.1/collaboration.php';
 
diff --git a/phpunit/block-bindings-test.php b/phpunit/block-bindings-test.php
index 9517c425bcd191..a995e9ef0c407a 100644
--- a/phpunit/block-bindings-test.php
+++ b/phpunit/block-bindings-test.php
@@ -87,6 +87,16 @@ public function data_update_block_with_value_from_source() {
 				,
 				'<p class="wp-block-paragraph">test source value</p>',
 			),
+			'verse block'     => array(
+				'content',
+				<<<HTML
+<!-- wp:verse -->
+<pre class="wp-block-verse">This should not appear</pre>
+<!-- /wp:verse -->
+HTML
+				,
+				'<pre class="wp-block-verse">test source value</pre>',
+			),
 			'button block'    => array(
 				'text',
 				<<<HTML
@@ -351,6 +361,50 @@ public function test_default_binding_for_pattern_overrides() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests that the Verse block supports the default binding for pattern
+	 * overrides.
+	 *
+	 * @covers WP_Block::process_block_bindings
+	 */
+	public function test_default_binding_for_pattern_overrides_verse() {
+		$block_content = <<<HTML
+<!-- wp:verse {"metadata":{"bindings":{"__default":{"source":"core/pattern-overrides"}},"name":"Test verse"}} -->
+<pre class="wp-block-verse">This should not appear</pre>
+<!-- /wp:verse -->
+HTML;
+
+		$expected_content = 'This is the verse content value';
+		$parsed_blocks    = parse_blocks( $block_content );
+		$block            = new WP_Block(
+			$parsed_blocks[0],
+			array(
+				'pattern/overrides' => array(
+					'Test verse' => array(
+						'content' => $expected_content,
+					),
+				),
+			)
+		);
+
+		$result = $block->render();
+
+		$this->assertSame(
+			"<pre class=\"wp-block-verse\">$expected_content</pre>",
+			trim( $result ),
+			'The `__default` attribute should be replaced with the verse content binding.'
+		);
+
+		$expected_bindings_metadata = array(
+			'content' => array( 'source' => 'core/pattern-overrides' ),
+		);
+		$this->assertSame(
+			$expected_bindings_metadata,
+			$block->attributes['metadata']['bindings'],
+			'The __default binding should be updated with the Verse content binding.'
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests that filter `block_bindings_source_value` is applied.
 	 */
diff --git a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-bindings/custom-sources.spec.js b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-bindings/custom-sources.spec.js
index 91baf62b8fd325..096cb57156cc26 100644
--- a/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-bindings/custom-sources.spec.js
+++ b/test/e2e/specs/editor/various/block-bindings/custom-sources.spec.js
@@ -883,6 +883,20 @@ test.describe( 'Registered sources', () => {
 			await expect( contentAttribute ).toBeVisible();
 		} );
 
+		test( 'should be possible to connect the verse content', async ( {
+			editor,
+			page,
+		} ) => {
+			await editor.insertBlock( {
+				name: 'core/verse',
+			} );
+			await page.getByLabel( 'Attributes options' ).click();
+			const contentAttribute = page.getByRole( 'menuitemcheckbox', {
+				name: 'Show content',
+			} );
+			await expect( contentAttribute ).toBeVisible();
+		} );
+
 		test( 'should be possible to connect the button supported attributes', async ( {
 			editor,
 			page,
