diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/pullquote/style.scss b/packages/block-library/src/pullquote/style.scss
index ff5fe6068dfac..35caf7f1cadbf 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/pullquote/style.scss
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/pullquote/style.scss
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 .wp-block-pullquote {
-	text-align: center; // Default text-alignment where the `textAlign` attribute value isn't specified.
+	text-align: left; // Default text-alignment where the `textAlign` attribute value isn't specified.
 	overflow-wrap: break-word; // Break long strings of text without spaces so they don't overflow the block.
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	margin: 0 0 1em 0;