diff --git a/core-blocks/paragraph/index.js b/core-blocks/paragraph/index.js
index acdc498c55faf..82be3fe52d815 100644
--- a/core-blocks/paragraph/index.js
+++ b/core-blocks/paragraph/index.js
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ import {
 import {
 	getColorClass,
 	withColors,
-	AlignmentToolbar,
-	BlockControls,
+	MultiBlockAlignmentToolbar,
 	ContrastChecker,
 	InspectorControls,
+	MultiBlockControls,
 	PanelColor,
 	RichText,
 } from '@wordpress/editor';
@@ -206,17 +206,16 @@ class ParagraphBlock extends Component {
 		} = attributes;
 
 		const fontSize = this.getFontSize();
-
 		return (
 			<Fragment>
-				<BlockControls>
-					<AlignmentToolbar
+				<MultiBlockControls>
+					<MultiBlockAlignmentToolbar
 						value={ align }
 						onChange={ ( nextAlign ) => {
 							setAttributes( { align: nextAlign } );
 						} }
 					/>
-				</BlockControls>
+				</MultiBlockControls>
 				<InspectorControls>
 					<PanelBody title={ __( 'Text Settings' ) } className="blocks-font-size">
 						<FontSizePicker
diff --git a/editor/components/alignment-toolbar/multi-block.js b/editor/components/alignment-toolbar/multi-block.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..dee613fb0348f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/components/alignment-toolbar/multi-block.js
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { withMultiBlockSupport } from '../block-controls/multi-block-controls';
+import AlignmentToolbar from './';
+
+const MultiBlockAlignmentToolbar = withMultiBlockSupport( AlignmentToolbar, 'align' );
+
+export default MultiBlockAlignmentToolbar;
diff --git a/editor/components/block-controls/multi-block-controls.js b/editor/components/block-controls/multi-block-controls.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..13ca6b4ccd688
--- /dev/null
+++ b/editor/components/block-controls/multi-block-controls.js
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { createSlotFill, Toolbar } from '@wordpress/components';
+import { createHigherOrderComponent, compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { withSelect, withDispatch } from '@wordpress/data';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelected } from '../block-edit/context';
+
+const { Fill, Slot } = createSlotFill( 'MultiBlockControls' );
+
+const MultiBlockControlsFill = ( { controls, children } ) => (
+	<Fill>
+		<Toolbar controls={ controls } />
+		{ children }
+	</Fill>
+);
+
+const MultiBlockControls = isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelected( MultiBlockControlsFill );
+
+MultiBlockControls.Slot = Slot;
+
+export default MultiBlockControls;
+
+/**
+ * Reduces blocks to a single attribute's value, taking the first in the list as
+ * a default, returning `undefined` if all blocks are not the same value.
+ *
+ * @param {Array}  multiSelectedBlocks Array of selected blocks.
+ * @param {string} attributeName       Attribute name.
+ *
+ * @return {*}     Reduced value of attribute.
+ */
+function reduceAttribute( multiSelectedBlocks, attributeName ) {
+	let attribute;
+	// Reduce the selected block's attributes, so if they all have the
+	// same value for an attribute, we get it in the multi toolbar attributes.
+	for ( let i = 0; i < multiSelectedBlocks.length; i++ ) {
+		const block = multiSelectedBlocks[ i ];
+		if ( block.attributes[ attributeName ] === attribute || 0 === i ) {
+			attribute = block.attributes[ attributeName ];
+		} else {
+			attribute = undefined;
+		}
+	}
+	return attribute;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Adds multi block support to a block control. If the control is used when there is a
+ * multi block selection, the `onChange` and `value` props are intercepted, and uses
+ * `reduceAttribute` to get a single value for the control from all selected blocks,
+ * and changes all selected blocks with the new value.
+ *
+ * This requires that multi block controls have `value` and `onChange` props, and
+ * set attributes on blocks with no other side effects (other than those handled
+ * when the edit component receives new props)
+ *
+ * @param {Component}  component     Component to make multi block selection aware.
+ * @param {string}     attributeName Attribute name the component controls.
+ *
+ * @return {Component} Component that can handle multple selected blocks.
+ */
+export const withMultiBlockSupport = ( component, attributeName ) => createHigherOrderComponent( ( OriginalComponent ) => {
+	const multSelectComponent = ( props ) => {
+		const newProps = { ...props };
+		if ( props.multiSelectedBlocks.length > 1 ) {
+			newProps.value = reduceAttribute( props.multiSelectedBlocks, attributeName );
+			newProps.onChange = ( newValue ) => {
+				const newAttributes = {
+					[ attributeName ]: newValue,
+				};
+				for ( let i = 0; i < props.multiSelectedBlocks.length; i++ ) {
+					newProps.onMultiBlockChange( props.multiSelectedBlocks[ i ].uid, newAttributes );
+				}
+			};
+		}
+		return (
+			<OriginalComponent { ...newProps } />
+		);
+	};
+	return compose( [
+		withSelect( ( select ) => {
+			const { getMultiSelectedBlocks } = select( 'core/editor' );
+			return {
+				multiSelectedBlocks: getMultiSelectedBlocks(),
+			};
+		} ),
+		withDispatch( ( dispatch ) => {
+			const { updateBlockAttributes } = dispatch( 'core/editor' );
+			return {
+				onMultiBlockChange( uid, attributes ) {
+					updateBlockAttributes( uid, attributes );
+				},
+			};
+		} ),
+	] )( multSelectComponent );
+}, 'withMultiBlockSupport' )( component );
diff --git a/editor/components/block-edit/context.js b/editor/components/block-edit/context.js
index 99591d0fdb321..30158cf97ab3f 100644
--- a/editor/components/block-edit/context.js
+++ b/editor/components/block-edit/context.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 /**
  * External dependencies
  */
-import { noop } from 'lodash';
+import { noop, uniq } from 'lodash';
 
 /**
  * WordPress dependencies
  */
 import { createContext } from '@wordpress/element';
-import { createHigherOrderComponent } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { createHigherOrderComponent, compose } from '@wordpress/compose';
+import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
 
 const { Consumer, Provider } = createContext( {
 	name: '',
@@ -59,3 +60,44 @@ export const ifBlockEditSelected = createHigherOrderComponent( ( OriginalCompone
 		</Consumer>
 	);
 }, 'ifBlockEditSelected' );
+
+/**
+ * A Higher Order Component used to render conditionally the wrapped
+ * component only when the BlockEdit has selected state set or it is
+ * the first block in a multi selection of all one type of block..
+ *
+ * @param {Component} OriginalComponent Component to wrap.
+ *
+ * @return {Component} Component which renders only when the BlockEdit is selected or it is the first block in a multi selection.
+ */
+
+const isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelectedHOC = createHigherOrderComponent( ( OriginalComponent ) => {
+	return ( props ) => {
+		return (
+			<Consumer>
+				{ ( { isSelected, uid } ) => ( isSelected || ( uid === props.firstMultiSelectedBlockUid && props.allSelectedBlocksOfSameType ) ) && (
+					<OriginalComponent { ...props } />
+				) }
+			</Consumer>
+		);
+	};
+}, 'isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelected' );
+
+export const isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelected = ( component ) => {
+	return compose( [
+		withSelect( ( select ) => {
+			const {
+				getMultiSelectedBlocks,
+				getFirstMultiSelectedBlockUid,
+				isMultiSelecting,
+			} = select( 'core/editor' );
+			const allSelectedBlocksOfSameType = uniq( getMultiSelectedBlocks().map( ( { name } ) => name ) ).length === 1;
+			return {
+				firstMultiSelectedBlockUid: getFirstMultiSelectedBlockUid(),
+				isSelecting: isMultiSelecting(),
+				selectedBlocks: getMultiSelectedBlocks(),
+				allSelectedBlocksOfSameType,
+			};
+		} ),
+	] )( isFirstOrOnlyBlockSelectedHOC( component ) );
+};
diff --git a/editor/components/block-toolbar/index.js b/editor/components/block-toolbar/index.js
index f3a4df5e385f2..72ee4c372e298 100644
--- a/editor/components/block-toolbar/index.js
+++ b/editor/components/block-toolbar/index.js
@@ -8,19 +8,20 @@ import { withSelect } from '@wordpress/data';
  */
 import './style.scss';
 import BlockSwitcher from '../block-switcher';
-import MultiBlocksSwitcher from '../block-switcher/multi-blocks-switcher';
 import BlockControls from '../block-controls';
+import MultiBlockControls from '../block-controls/multi-block-controls';
+import MultiBlocksSwitcher from '../block-switcher/multi-blocks-switcher';
 import BlockFormatControls from '../block-format-controls';
 
-function BlockToolbar( { blockUIDs, isValid, mode } ) {
-	if ( blockUIDs.length > 1 ) {
+function BlockToolbar( { blockUIDs, isValid, mode, isSelecting } ) {
+	if ( blockUIDs.length > 1 && ! isSelecting ) {
 		return (
 			<div className="editor-block-toolbar">
 				<MultiBlocksSwitcher />
+				<MultiBlockControls.Slot />
 			</div>
 		);
 	}
-
 	if ( ! isValid || 'visual' !== mode ) {
 		return null;
 	}
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ function BlockToolbar( { blockUIDs, isValid, mode } ) {
 	return (
 		<div className="editor-block-toolbar">
 			<BlockSwitcher uids={ blockUIDs } />
+			<MultiBlockControls.Slot />
 			<BlockControls.Slot />
 			<BlockFormatControls.Slot />
 		</div>
@@ -35,7 +37,7 @@ function BlockToolbar( { blockUIDs, isValid, mode } ) {
 }
 
 export default withSelect( ( select ) => {
-	const { getSelectedBlock, getBlockMode, getMultiSelectedBlockUids } = select( 'core/editor' );
+	const { getSelectedBlock, getBlockMode, getMultiSelectedBlockUids, isMultiSelecting } = select( 'core/editor' );
 	const block = getSelectedBlock();
 	const blockUIDs = block ? [ block.uid ] : getMultiSelectedBlockUids();
 
@@ -43,5 +45,6 @@ export default withSelect( ( select ) => {
 		blockUIDs,
 		isValid: block ? block.isValid : null,
 		mode: block ? getBlockMode( block.uid ) : null,
+		isSelecting: isMultiSelecting(),
 	};
 } )( BlockToolbar );
diff --git a/editor/components/index.js b/editor/components/index.js
index 0ae4fbc914cfb..e9cf8ff26cfac 100644
--- a/editor/components/index.js
+++ b/editor/components/index.js
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ export { default as ContrastChecker } from './contrast-checker';
 export { default as InnerBlocks } from './inner-blocks';
 export { default as InspectorAdvancedControls } from './inspector-advanced-controls';
 export { default as InspectorControls } from './inspector-controls';
+export { default as MultiBlockAlignmentToolbar } from './alignment-toolbar/multi-block';
+export { default as MultiBlockControls } from './block-controls/multi-block-controls';
 export { default as PanelColor } from './panel-color';
 export { default as PlainText } from './plain-text';
 export { default as RichText } from './rich-text';