diff --git a/blocks/api/categories.js b/blocks/api/categories.js
index 05361f55ff39bc..493070492d0eac 100644
--- a/blocks/api/categories.js
+++ b/blocks/api/categories.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const categories = [
 	{ slug: 'formatting', title: __( 'Formatting' ) },
 	{ slug: 'embed', title: __( 'Embed' ) },
 	{ slug: 'layout', title: __( 'Layout Blocks' ) },
+	{ slug: 'rest-api', title: __( 'REST API Blocks' ) },
 ];
 
 /**
diff --git a/blocks/library/index.js b/blocks/library/index.js
index 59f625113cf564..5f1b28bcf894d2 100644
--- a/blocks/library/index.js
+++ b/blocks/library/index.js
@@ -11,3 +11,4 @@ import './pullquote';
 import './table';
 import './preformatted';
 import './code';
+import './latest-posts';
diff --git a/blocks/library/latest-posts/data.js b/blocks/library/latest-posts/data.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e48dbd2544d48f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/library/latest-posts/data.js
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Returns a Promise with the latest posts or an error on failure.
+ *
+ * @param   {Number} postsToShow       Number of posts to display.
+ *
+ * @returns {wp.api.collections.Posts} Returns a Promise with the latest posts.
+ */
+export function getLatestPosts( postsToShow = 5 ) {
+	const postsCollection = new wp.api.collections.Posts();
+
+	const posts = postsCollection.fetch( {
+		data: {
+			per_page: postsToShow,
+		},
+	} );
+
+	return posts;
+}
+
diff --git a/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.js b/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..af82a1bad7988e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.js
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+/**
+ * WordPress dependencies
+ */
+import { Placeholder } from 'components';
+import { __ } from 'i18n';
+
+/**
+ * Internal dependencies
+ */
+import { registerBlockType } from '../../api';
+import { getLatestPosts } from './data.js';
+
+registerBlockType( 'core/latestposts', {
+	title: __( 'Latest Posts' ),
+
+	icon: 'list-view',
+
+	category: 'rest-api',
+
+	defaultAttributes: {
+		poststoshow: 5,
+	},
+
+	edit: class extends wp.element.Component {
+		constructor() {
+			super( ...arguments );
+
+			const { poststoshow } = this.props.attributes;
+
+			this.state = {
+				latestPosts: [],
+			};
+
+			this.latestPostsRequest = getLatestPosts( poststoshow );
+
+			this.latestPostsRequest
+				.then( latestPosts => this.setState( { latestPosts } ) );
+		}
+
+		render() {
+			const { latestPosts } = this.state;
+
+			if ( ! latestPosts.length ) {
+				return (
+					<Placeholder
+						icon="update"
+						label={ __( 'Loading latest posts, please wait' ) }
+					>
+					</Placeholder>
+				);
+			}
+
+			return (
+				<div className="blocks-latest-posts">
+					<ul>
+						{ latestPosts.map( ( post, i ) =>
+							<li key={ i }><a href={ post.link }>{ post.title.rendered }</a></li>
+						) }
+					</ul>
+				</div>
+			);
+		}
+	},
+
+	componentWillUnmount() {
+		if ( this.latestPostsRequest.state() === 'pending' ) {
+			this.latestPostsRequest.abort();
+		}
+	},
+
+	save() {
+		return null;
+	},
+} );
diff --git a/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.php b/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..e947a54f8aaa2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/library/latest-posts/index.php
@@ -0,0 +1,60 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Server-side rendering of the `core/latest-posts` block.
+ *
+ * @package gutenberg
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Renders the `core/latest-posts` block on server.
+ *
+ * @param array $attributes The block attributes.
+ *
+ * @return string Returns the post content with latest posts added.
+ */
+function gutenberg_block_core_latest_posts( $attributes ) {
+	$posts_to_show = 5;
+
+	if ( array_key_exists( 'poststoshow', $attributes ) ) {
+		$posts_to_show_attr = $attributes['poststoshow'];
+
+		// Basic attribute validation.
+		if (
+			is_numeric( $posts_to_show_attr ) &&
+			$posts_to_show_attr > 0 &&
+			$posts_to_show_attr < 100
+		) {
+			$posts_to_show = $attributes['poststoshow'];
+		}
+	}
+
+	$recent_posts = wp_get_recent_posts( array(
+		'numberposts' => $posts_to_show,
+		'post_status' => 'publish',
+	) );
+
+	$posts_content = '';
+
+	foreach ( $recent_posts as $post ) {
+		$post_id = $post['ID'];
+		$post_permalink = get_permalink( $post_id );
+		$post_title = get_the_title( $post_id );
+
+		$posts_content .= "<li><a href='{$post_permalink}'>{$post_title}</a></li>\n";
+	}
+
+	$block_content = <<<CONTENT
+<div class="blocks-latest-posts">
+	<ul>
+		{$posts_content}
+	</ul>
+</div>
+
+CONTENT;
+
+	return $block_content;
+}
+
+register_block_type( 'core/latestposts', array(
+	'render' => 'gutenberg_block_core_latest_posts',
+) );
diff --git a/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.html b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cc09cb936f430a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<!-- wp:core/latestposts poststoshow="5" --><!-- /wp:core/latestposts -->
+
diff --git a/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.json b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..619edde2c7b2c0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[
+    {
+        "uid": "_uid_0",
+        "name": "core/latestposts",
+        "attributes": {
+            "poststoshow": 5
+        }
+    }
+]
diff --git a/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.serialized.html b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.serialized.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..cc09cb936f430a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/blocks/test/fixtures/core-latestposts.serialized.html
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<!-- wp:core/latestposts poststoshow="5" --><!-- /wp:core/latestposts -->
+
diff --git a/gutenberg.php b/gutenberg.php
index 6dae588b0c734a..98fa84bc9c0519 100644
--- a/gutenberg.php
+++ b/gutenberg.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
  * @package gutenberg
  */
 
+define( 'GUTENBERG__PLUGIN_DIR', plugin_dir_path( __FILE__ ) );
+
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/lib/blocks.php';
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/lib/client-assets.php';
 require_once dirname( __FILE__ ) . '/lib/i18n.php';
diff --git a/lib/blocks.php b/lib/blocks.php
index 58d23c7eb8a9d1..7864b5f9b31f7b 100644
--- a/lib/blocks.php
+++ b/lib/blocks.php
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 	die( 'Silence is golden.' );
 }
 
+define( 'GUTENBERG__BLOCKS_LIBRARY_DIR', GUTENBERG__PLUGIN_DIR . 'blocks/library' );
+
 $wp_registered_blocks = array();
 
 /**
@@ -128,3 +130,12 @@ function do_blocks( $content ) {
 	return $new_content;
 }
 add_filter( 'the_content', 'do_blocks', 10 ); // BEFORE do_shortcode().
+
+/**
+ * Loads the server-side rendering of blocks. If your block supports
+ * server-side rendering, add it here.
+ */
+function gutenberg_load_blocks_server_side_rendering() {
+	require_once GUTENBERG__BLOCKS_LIBRARY_DIR . '/latest-posts/index.php';
+}
+add_action( 'init', 'gutenberg_load_blocks_server_side_rendering' );