diff --git a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/contrast-checker.js b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/contrast-checker.js
index 368e2e75264858..01ec394408fb98 100644
--- a/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/contrast-checker.js
+++ b/packages/block-editor/src/hooks/contrast-checker.js
@@ -13,40 +13,87 @@ function getComputedStyle( node ) {
 	return node.ownerDocument.defaultView.getComputedStyle( node );
 }
 
+function getBlockColors( blockEl ) {
+	if ( ! blockEl ) {
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const firstLinkElement = blockEl.querySelector( 'a' );
+	const linkColor =
+		firstLinkElement && !! firstLinkElement.innerText
+			? getComputedStyle( firstLinkElement ).color
+			: null;
+
+	const textColor = getComputedStyle( blockEl ).color;
+
+	let backgroundColorNode = blockEl;
+	let backgroundColor =
+		getComputedStyle( backgroundColorNode ).backgroundColor;
+	while (
+		backgroundColor === 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)' &&
+		backgroundColorNode.parentNode &&
+		backgroundColorNode.parentNode.nodeType ===
+			backgroundColorNode.parentNode.ELEMENT_NODE
+	) {
+		backgroundColorNode = backgroundColorNode.parentNode;
+		backgroundColor =
+			getComputedStyle( backgroundColorNode ).backgroundColor;
+	}
+
+	return {
+		textColor,
+		backgroundColor,
+		linkColor,
+	};
+}
+
+function createStyleObserver( node, callback ) {
+	// Watch for changes to style-related attributes.
+	const observer = new window.MutationObserver( ( mutations ) => {
+		const hasStyleChanges = mutations.some(
+			( mutation ) =>
+				mutation.attributeName === 'style' ||
+				mutation.attributeName === 'class'
+		);
+
+		if ( hasStyleChanges ) {
+			callback();
+		}
+	} );
+
+	observer.observe( node, {
+		attributeFilter: [ 'style', 'class' ],
+	} );
+
+	return observer;
+}
+
 export default function BlockColorContrastChecker( { clientId } ) {
 	const [ detectedBackgroundColor, setDetectedBackgroundColor ] = useState();
 	const [ detectedColor, setDetectedColor ] = useState();
 	const [ detectedLinkColor, setDetectedLinkColor ] = useState();
 	const blockEl = useBlockElement( clientId );
 
-	// There are so many things that can change the color of a block
-	// So we perform this check on every render.
 	useEffect( () => {
 		if ( ! blockEl ) {
 			return;
 		}
-		setDetectedColor( getComputedStyle( blockEl ).color );
 
-		const firstLinkElement = blockEl.querySelector( 'a' );
-		if ( firstLinkElement && !! firstLinkElement.innerText ) {
-			setDetectedLinkColor( getComputedStyle( firstLinkElement ).color );
+		function updateContrastChecker() {
+			const colors = getBlockColors( blockEl );
+			setDetectedColor( colors.textColor );
+			setDetectedBackgroundColor( colors.backgroundColor );
+			if ( colors.linkColor ) {
+				setDetectedLinkColor( colors.linkColor );
+			}
 		}
 
-		let backgroundColorNode = blockEl;
-		let backgroundColor =
-			getComputedStyle( backgroundColorNode ).backgroundColor;
-		while (
-			backgroundColor === 'rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)' &&
-			backgroundColorNode.parentNode &&
-			backgroundColorNode.parentNode.nodeType ===
-				backgroundColorNode.parentNode.ELEMENT_NODE
-		) {
-			backgroundColorNode = backgroundColorNode.parentNode;
-			backgroundColor =
-				getComputedStyle( backgroundColorNode ).backgroundColor;
-		}
+		// Check colors on mount.
+		updateContrastChecker();
+
+		const observer = createStyleObserver( blockEl, updateContrastChecker );
 
-		setDetectedBackgroundColor( backgroundColor );
+		return () => observer.disconnect();
 	}, [ blockEl ] );
 
 	return (