diff --git a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
index 5465eb3dfe3ec..46e53602e9ea2 100644
--- a/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
+++ b/packages/edit-site/src/components/sidebar-navigation-screen-template/index.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ function useTemplateDetails( postType, postId ) {
 	}
 
 	let content = null;
-	if ( record?.slug === 'home' ) {
+	if ( record?.slug === 'home' || record?.slug === 'index' ) {
 		content = <HomeTemplateDetails />;
 	}
 
diff --git a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/hooks/use-is-dirty.js b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/hooks/use-is-dirty.js
index e1adc68c7a82a..7906dd800c661 100644
--- a/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/hooks/use-is-dirty.js
+++ b/packages/editor/src/components/entities-saved-states/hooks/use-is-dirty.js
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ const TRANSLATED_SITE_PROPERTIES = {
 	site_icon: __( 'Icon' ),
 	show_on_front: __( 'Show on front' ),
 	page_on_front: __( 'Page on front' ),
+	posts_per_page: __( 'Maximum posts per page' ),
+	default_comment_status: __( 'Allow comments on new posts' ),
 };
 
 export const useIsDirty = () => {