diff --git a/includes/content-gate/class-content-gate.php b/includes/content-gate/class-content-gate.php
index 4dc7bd3a1d..1df9651932 100644
--- a/includes/content-gate/class-content-gate.php
+++ b/includes/content-gate/class-content-gate.php
@@ -57,6 +57,13 @@ class Content_Gate {
 	 */
 	private static $restricted_content = [];
 
+	/**
+	 * Whether the overlay gate markup has been output in this execution.
+	 *
+	 * @var boolean
+	 */
+	private static $overlay_gate_output = false;
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialize hooks and filters.
 	 */
@@ -66,7 +73,7 @@ public static function init() {
 		add_action( 'admin_init', [ __CLASS__, 'handle_edit_gate_layout' ] );
 		add_action( 'wp_enqueue_scripts', [ __CLASS__, 'enqueue_scripts' ] );
 		add_action( 'enqueue_block_editor_assets', [ __CLASS__, 'enqueue_block_editor_assets' ] );
-		add_action( 'wp_footer', [ __CLASS__, 'render_overlay_gate' ], 1 );
+		add_action( 'after_setup_theme', [ __CLASS__, 'register_overlay_gate_hooks' ] );
 		add_action( 'before_delete_post', [ __CLASS__, 'delete_gate_layouts' ], 10, 2 );
 		add_filter( 'newspack_popups_assess_has_disabled_popups', [ __CLASS__, 'disable_popups' ] );
 		add_filter( 'newspack_reader_activity_article_view', [ __CLASS__, 'suppress_article_view_activity' ], 100 );
@@ -850,14 +857,57 @@ public static function render_overlay_gate() {
 		$_post = $post;
 		$post  = \get_post( $gate_layout_id ); // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
 		setup_postdata( $post );
-
 		self::render_overlay_gate_html( $gate_layout_id );
+		self::$overlay_gate_output = true;
 
 		self::mark_gate_as_rendered();
 		wp_reset_postdata();
 		$post = $_post; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.WP.GlobalVariablesOverride.Prohibited
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Register overlay gate hooks after the theme has been set up.
+	 *
+	 * Deferred to after_setup_theme so that wp_is_block_theme() can be called safely,
+	 * after theme directories have been registered.
+	 */
+	public static function register_overlay_gate_hooks() {
+		if ( self::is_block_theme() ) {
+			add_filter( 'render_block', [ __CLASS__, 'inject_overlay_gate_after_post_content_block' ], 10, 2 );
+		} else {
+			add_action( 'get_footer', [ __CLASS__, 'render_overlay_gate' ], 1 );
+		}
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Inject overlay gate markup right after the post content block.
+	 *
+	 * Used for block themes where there aren't hooks to use in time to get do_blocks() to run.
+	 *
+	 * @param string $block_content Block content.
+	 * @param array  $block         Parsed block.
+	 *
+	 * @return string
+	 */
+	public static function inject_overlay_gate_after_post_content_block( $block_content, $block ) {
+		static $injected = false;
+
+		// $injected prevents re-entry even if render_overlay_gate() bails early (e.g. gate style is not "overlay").
+		// $overlay_gate_output is only set when HTML is actually rendered. Both guards are needed.
+		if ( $injected || self::$overlay_gate_output || ! is_singular() ) {
+			return $block_content;
+		}
+
+		if ( 'core/post-content' !== ( $block['blockName'] ?? '' ) ) {
+			return $block_content;
+		}
+
+		$injected = true;
+		ob_start();
+		self::render_overlay_gate();
+		return $block_content . ob_get_clean();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Disable popups if rendering a restricted post.
 	 *
diff --git a/src/content-gate/gate.scss b/src/content-gate/gate.scss
index d1811a450f..b30fd7878d 100644
--- a/src/content-gate/gate.scss
+++ b/src/content-gate/gate.scss
@@ -10,9 +10,10 @@
 		z-index: 99999;
 		pointer-events: none;
 		overflow: hidden;
+		max-width: 100%;
 		&::before {
 			content: "";
-			position: absolute;
+			position: fixed;
 			inset: 0;
 			background: #000;
 			opacity: 0;