diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
index 989c185943c2c..133e423e71497 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/layout/index.js
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ import SettingsSidebar from '../sidebar/settings-sidebar';
 import MetaBoxes from '../meta-boxes';
 import WelcomeGuide from '../welcome-guide';
 import ActionsPanel from './actions-panel';
+import StartPageOptions from '../start-page-options';
 import { store as editPostStore } from '../../store';
 
 const interfaceLabels = {
@@ -286,6 +287,7 @@ function Layout( { styles } ) {
 			<PreferencesModal />
 			<KeyboardShortcutHelpModal />
 			<WelcomeGuide />
+			<StartPageOptions />
 			<Popover.Slot />
 			<PluginArea onError={ onPluginAreaError } />
 		</>
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/index.js b/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..092883d3654d7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,216 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { Modal } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
+import { useState, useMemo, useEffect } from '@wordpress/element';
+import {
+	store as blockEditorStore,
+	__experimentalBlockPatternsList as BlockPatternsList,
+} from '@wordpress/block-editor';
+import { useSelect, useDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+import { useAsyncList } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { store as editorStore } from '@wordpress/editor';
+import { store as coreStore } from '@wordpress/core-data';
+import { parse } from '@wordpress/blocks';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { store as editPostStore } from '../../store';
+
+function TemplateSelection( { onChooseTemplate } ) {
+	const { availableTemplates, fetchedTemplates, linkedTemplate } = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			const {
+				getEditorSettings,
+				getCurrentPostType,
+				getCurrentPost,
+			} = select( editorStore );
+			const { getEntityRecords } = select( coreStore );
+
+			const currentPostType = getCurrentPostType();
+			const currentPostLink = getCurrentPost().link;
+
+			const templateRecords = getEntityRecords(
+				'postType',
+				'wp_template',
+				{
+					post_type: currentPostType,
+					per_page: -1,
+				}
+			);
+
+			const linkedTemplateRecords = getEntityRecords(
+				'postType',
+				'wp_template',
+				{
+					'find-template': currentPostLink,
+					per_page: 1,
+				}
+			);
+
+			return {
+				availableTemplates: getEditorSettings().availableTemplates,
+				fetchedTemplates: templateRecords,
+				linkedTemplate:
+					linkedTemplateRecords && linkedTemplateRecords[ 0 ],
+			};
+		},
+		[]
+	);
+	const templatesAsPatterns = useMemo( () => {
+		let templates = ( fetchedTemplates || [] ).filter(
+			( { slug } ) => !! availableTemplates[ slug ]
+		);
+		if (
+			linkedTemplate &&
+			! templates.some( ( { id } ) => id === linkedTemplate.id )
+		) {
+			templates = [ linkedTemplate, ...templates ];
+		}
+		return templates.map( ( template ) => ( {
+			name: template.id,
+			title: template.title.rendered,
+			blocks: parse( template.content.raw ),
+			template,
+		} ) );
+	}, [ availableTemplates, fetchedTemplates, linkedTemplate ] );
+	const shownPatterns = useAsyncList( templatesAsPatterns );
+	const { editPost } = useDispatch( editorStore );
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( availableTemplates.length <= 1 ) {
+			onChooseTemplate();
+		}
+	}, [ availableTemplates.length ] );
+	return (
+		<BlockPatternsList
+			blockPatterns={ templatesAsPatterns }
+			shownPatterns={ shownPatterns }
+			onClickPattern={ ( { template } ) => {
+				if ( template.id !== linkedTemplate.id ) {
+					editPost( { template: template.slug } );
+				}
+				onChooseTemplate();
+			} }
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+function PatternSelection( { onChoosePattern } ) {
+	const { blockPatterns } = useSelect( ( select ) => {
+		const { __experimentalGetPatternsByBlockTypes } = select(
+			blockEditorStore
+		);
+		return {
+			blockPatterns: __experimentalGetPatternsByBlockTypes(
+				'core/post-content'
+			),
+		};
+	}, [] );
+	const shownBlockPatterns = useAsyncList( blockPatterns );
+	const { resetEditorBlocks } = useDispatch( editorStore );
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( blockPatterns.length <= 1 ) {
+			onChoosePattern();
+		}
+	}, [ blockPatterns.length ] );
+	return (
+		<BlockPatternsList
+			blockPatterns={ blockPatterns }
+			shownPatterns={ shownBlockPatterns }
+			onClickPattern={ ( _pattern, blocks ) => {
+				resetEditorBlocks( blocks );
+				onChoosePattern();
+			} }
+		/>
+	);
+}
+
+const START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES = {
+	INITIAL: 'INITIAL',
+	TEMPLATE: 'TEMPLATE',
+	PATTERN: 'PATTERN',
+	CLOSED: 'CLOSED',
+};
+
+export default function StartPageOptions() {
+	const [ modalState, setModalState ] = useState(
+		START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.INITIAL
+	);
+	const shouldOpenModel = useSelect(
+		( select ) => {
+			if ( modalState !== START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.INITIAL ) {
+				return false;
+			}
+			const {
+				getCurrentPostType,
+				getEditedPostContent,
+				getEditedPostAttribute,
+				isEditedPostSaveable,
+			} = select( editorStore );
+			const { isEditingTemplate, isFeatureActive } = select(
+				editPostStore
+			);
+			return (
+				getCurrentPostType() === 'page' &&
+				! isEditedPostSaveable() &&
+				'' === getEditedPostContent() &&
+				'' === getEditedPostAttribute( 'template' ) &&
+				! isEditingTemplate() &&
+				! isFeatureActive( 'welcomeGuide' )
+			);
+		},
+		[ modalState ]
+	);
+
+	useEffect( () => {
+		if ( shouldOpenModel ) {
+			setModalState( START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.TEMPLATE );
+		}
+	}, [ shouldOpenModel ] );
+
+	if (
+		modalState === START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.INITIAL ||
+		modalState === START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.CLOSED
+	) {
+		return null;
+	}
+	return (
+		<Modal
+			className="edit-post-start-page-options__modal"
+			title={
+				modalState === START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.TEMPLATE
+					? __( 'Choose a template' )
+					: __( 'Choose a pattern' )
+			}
+			closeLabel={ __( 'Cancel' ) }
+			onRequestClose={ () => {
+				switch ( modalState ) {
+					case START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.TEMPLATE:
+						setModalState( START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.PATTERN );
+						return;
+					case START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.PATTERN:
+						setModalState( START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.CLOSED );
+				}
+			} }
+		>
+			<div className="edit-post-start-page-options__modal-content">
+				{ modalState === START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.TEMPLATE && (
+					<TemplateSelection
+						onChooseTemplate={ () => {
+							setModalState( START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.PATTERN );
+						} }
+					/>
+				) }
+				{ modalState === START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.PATTERN && (
+					<PatternSelection
+						onChoosePattern={ () => {
+							setModalState( START_PAGE_MODAL_STATES.CLOSED );
+						} }
+					/>
+				) }
+			</div>
+		</Modal>
+	);
+}
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/style.scss b/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/style.scss
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..78c0011aa6f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/components/start-page-options/style.scss
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+.edit-post-start-page-options__modal {
+	// To keep modal dimensions consistent as subsections are navigated, width
+	// and height are used instead of max-(width/height).
+	@include break-small() {
+		width: calc(100% - #{ $grid-unit-20 * 2 });
+		height: calc(100% - #{ $header-height * 2 });
+	}
+	@include break-medium() {
+		width: $break-medium - $grid-unit-20 * 2;
+	}
+	@include break-large() {
+		height: 70%;
+	}
+}
+
+.edit-post-start-page-options__modal-content .block-editor-block-patterns-list {
+	display: grid;
+	grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
+	grid-gap: $grid-unit-10;
+
+	.block-editor-block-patterns-list__list-item {
+		margin-bottom: 0;
+		.block-editor-block-preview__container {
+			min-height: 100px;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/packages/edit-post/src/style.scss b/packages/edit-post/src/style.scss
index fe6f8d3f6a0a1..519197cb789a4 100644
--- a/packages/edit-post/src/style.scss
+++ b/packages/edit-post/src/style.scss
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
 @import "./components/text-editor/style.scss";
 @import "./components/visual-editor/style.scss";
 @import "./components/welcome-guide/style.scss";
+@import "./components/start-page-options/style.scss";
 
 /**
  * Animations