diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/useThemeConfig.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/useThemeConfig.ts
index 4d0b08fa94..a1d095387e 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/useThemeConfig.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-common/src/utils/useThemeConfig.ts
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ export type TableOfContents = {
   maxHeadingLevel: number;
 };
 
+// TODO Docusaurus v4: use interface + declaration merging to enhance
 // Theme config after validation/normalization
 export type ThemeConfig = {
   docs: {
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme-live-codeblock.d.ts b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme-live-codeblock.d.ts
index 1047302e70..6b2909123f 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme-live-codeblock.d.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme-live-codeblock.d.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,33 @@ declare module '@theme/Playground' {
   export default function Playground(props: LiveProviderProps): ReactNode;
 }
 
+declare module '@theme/Playground/Preview' {
+  import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+  export interface Props {}
+
+  export default function PlaygroundPreview(props: Props): ReactNode;
+}
+
+declare module '@theme/Playground/Editor' {
+  import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+  export interface Props {}
+
+  export default function PlaygroundEditor(props: Props): ReactNode;
+}
+
+declare module '@theme/Playground/Header' {
+  import type {ReactNode} from 'react';
+
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-empty-interface
+  export interface Props {}
+
+  export default function PlaygroundHeader(props: Props): ReactNode;
+}
+
 declare module '@theme/ReactLiveScope' {
   type Scope = {
     [key: string]: unknown;
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3ba90571cb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
+import {LiveEditor} from 'react-live';
+import useIsBrowser from '@docusaurus/useIsBrowser';
+import styles from './styles.module.css';
+
+export default function PlaygroundEditor(): ReactNode {
+  const isBrowser = useIsBrowser();
+  return (
+    <LiveEditor
+      // We force remount the editor on hydration,
+      // otherwise dark prism theme is not applied
+      key={String(isBrowser)}
+      className={styles.playgroundEditor}
+    />
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/styles.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3b5165baf9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Editor/styles.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+.playgroundEditor {
+  font: var(--ifm-code-font-size) / var(--ifm-pre-line-height)
+    var(--ifm-font-family-monospace) !important;
+  /* rtl:ignore */
+  direction: ltr;
+}
+
+.playgroundEditor pre {
+  border-radius: 0;
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5d1e4d2499
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
+import clsx from 'clsx';
+
+import styles from './styles.module.css';
+
+export default function PlaygroundHeader({
+  children,
+}: {
+  children: ReactNode;
+}): ReactNode {
+  return <div className={clsx(styles.playgroundHeader)}>{children}</div>;
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/styles.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..092af7825d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Header/styles.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+.playgroundHeader {
+  letter-spacing: 0.08rem;
+  padding: 0.75rem;
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  font-weight: bold;
+  background: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-200);
+  color: var(--ifm-color-content);
+  font-size: var(--ifm-code-font-size);
+}
+
+.playgroundHeader:first-of-type {
+  background: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-600);
+  color: var(--ifm-color-content-inverse);
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/index.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b4f6e1ef88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/index.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
+import {LiveError, LivePreview} from 'react-live';
+import BrowserOnly from '@docusaurus/BrowserOnly';
+import {ErrorBoundaryErrorMessageFallback} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
+import ErrorBoundary from '@docusaurus/ErrorBoundary';
+import Translate from '@docusaurus/Translate';
+import PlaygroundHeader from '@theme/Playground/Header';
+
+import styles from './styles.module.css';
+
+function Loader() {
+  // Is it worth improving/translating?
+  // eslint-disable-next-line @docusaurus/no-untranslated-text
+  return <div>Loading...</div>;
+}
+
+function PlaygroundLivePreview(): ReactNode {
+  // No SSR for the live preview
+  // See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/5747
+  return (
+    <BrowserOnly fallback={<Loader />}>
+      {() => (
+        <>
+          <ErrorBoundary
+            fallback={(params) => (
+              <ErrorBoundaryErrorMessageFallback {...params} />
+            )}>
+            <LivePreview />
+          </ErrorBoundary>
+          <LiveError />
+        </>
+      )}
+    </BrowserOnly>
+  );
+}
+
+export default function PlaygroundPreview(): ReactNode {
+  return (
+    <>
+      <PlaygroundHeader>
+        <Translate
+          id="theme.Playground.result"
+          description="The result label of the live codeblocks">
+          Result
+        </Translate>
+      </PlaygroundHeader>
+      <div className={styles.playgroundPreview}>
+        <PlaygroundLivePreview />
+      </div>
+    </>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/styles.module.css
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b22c113f10
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/Preview/styles.module.css
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) Facebook, Inc. and its affiliates.
+ *
+ * This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
+ * LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
+ */
+
+.playgroundPreview {
+  padding: 1rem;
+  background-color: var(--ifm-pre-background);
+}
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/index.tsx b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/index.tsx
index 37cda3ee02..1a078c549b 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/index.tsx
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/index.tsx
@@ -6,137 +6,74 @@
  */
 
 import React, {type ReactNode} from 'react';
-import clsx from 'clsx';
-import useIsBrowser from '@docusaurus/useIsBrowser';
-import {LiveProvider, LiveEditor, LiveError, LivePreview} from 'react-live';
-import Translate from '@docusaurus/Translate';
-import useDocusaurusContext from '@docusaurus/useDocusaurusContext';
-import BrowserOnly from '@docusaurus/BrowserOnly';
-import {
-  ErrorBoundaryErrorMessageFallback,
-  usePrismTheme,
-} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
-import ErrorBoundary from '@docusaurus/ErrorBoundary';
+import {LiveProvider} from 'react-live';
+import {usePrismTheme, useThemeConfig} from '@docusaurus/theme-common';
+import PlaygroundPreview from '@theme/Playground/Preview';
+import PlaygroundEditor from '@theme/Playground/Editor';
 
 import type {Props} from '@theme/Playground';
 import type {ThemeConfig} from '@docusaurus/theme-live-codeblock';
 
 import styles from './styles.module.css';
 
-function Header({children}: {children: ReactNode}) {
-  return <div className={clsx(styles.playgroundHeader)}>{children}</div>;
-}
-
-function LivePreviewLoader() {
-  // Is it worth improving/translating?
-  // eslint-disable-next-line @docusaurus/no-untranslated-text
-  return <div>Loading...</div>;
-}
-
-function Preview() {
-  // No SSR for the live preview
-  // See https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/5747
-  return (
-    <BrowserOnly fallback={<LivePreviewLoader />}>
-      {() => (
-        <>
-          <ErrorBoundary
-            fallback={(params) => (
-              <ErrorBoundaryErrorMessageFallback {...params} />
-            )}>
-            <LivePreview />
-          </ErrorBoundary>
-          <LiveError />
-        </>
-      )}
-    </BrowserOnly>
-  );
-}
-
-function ResultWithHeader() {
-  return (
-    <>
-      <Header>
-        <Translate
-          id="theme.Playground.result"
-          description="The result label of the live codeblocks">
-          Result
-        </Translate>
-      </Header>
-      {/* https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/5747 */}
-      <div className={styles.playgroundPreview}>
-        <Preview />
-      </div>
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
-function ThemedLiveEditor() {
-  const isBrowser = useIsBrowser();
-  return (
-    <LiveEditor
-      // We force remount the editor on hydration,
-      // otherwise dark prism theme is not applied
-      key={String(isBrowser)}
-      className={styles.playgroundEditor}
-    />
-  );
-}
-
-function EditorWithHeader() {
-  return (
-    <>
-      <Header>
-        <Translate
-          id="theme.Playground.liveEditor"
-          description="The live editor label of the live codeblocks">
-          Live Editor
-        </Translate>
-      </Header>
-      <ThemedLiveEditor />
-    </>
-  );
-}
-
 // this should rather be a stable function
 // see https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/issues/9630#issuecomment-1855682643
 const DEFAULT_TRANSFORM_CODE = (code: string) => `${code};`;
 
+type PlaygroundProviderProps = Omit<Props, 'children'> & {
+  code: string | undefined;
+  children: ReactNode;
+};
+
+function PlaygroundProvider(props: PlaygroundProviderProps): ReactNode {
+  const prismTheme = usePrismTheme();
+  const noInline = props.metastring?.includes('noInline') ?? false;
+  return (
+    <LiveProvider
+      noInline={noInline}
+      theme={prismTheme}
+      {...props}
+      code={props.code?.replace(/\n$/, '')}
+      transformCode={props.transformCode ?? DEFAULT_TRANSFORM_CODE}>
+      <PlaygroundContent />
+    </LiveProvider>
+  );
+}
+
+function useLiveCodeBlockThemeConfig() {
+  const themeConfig = useThemeConfig() as unknown as ThemeConfig;
+  return themeConfig.liveCodeBlock;
+}
+
+function PlaygroundContent(): ReactNode {
+  const {playgroundPosition} = useLiveCodeBlockThemeConfig();
+  return (
+    <>
+      {playgroundPosition === 'top' ? (
+        <>
+          <PlaygroundPreview />
+          <PlaygroundEditor />
+        </>
+      ) : (
+        <>
+          <PlaygroundEditor />
+          <PlaygroundPreview />
+        </>
+      )}
+    </>
+  );
+}
+
 export default function Playground({
   children,
   transformCode,
   ...props
 }: Props): ReactNode {
-  const {
-    siteConfig: {themeConfig},
-  } = useDocusaurusContext();
-  const {
-    liveCodeBlock: {playgroundPosition},
-  } = themeConfig as ThemeConfig;
-  const prismTheme = usePrismTheme();
-
-  const noInline = props.metastring?.includes('noInline') ?? false;
-
   return (
     <div className={styles.playgroundContainer}>
-      <LiveProvider
-        code={children?.replace(/\n$/, '')}
-        noInline={noInline}
-        transformCode={transformCode ?? DEFAULT_TRANSFORM_CODE}
-        theme={prismTheme}
-        {...props}>
-        {playgroundPosition === 'top' ? (
-          <>
-            <ResultWithHeader />
-            <EditorWithHeader />
-          </>
-        ) : (
-          <>
-            <EditorWithHeader />
-            <ResultWithHeader />
-          </>
-        )}
-      </LiveProvider>
+      <PlaygroundProvider code={children} {...props}>
+        <PlaygroundContent />
+      </PlaygroundProvider>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/styles.module.css b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/styles.module.css
index 6696d31335..a0387c648c 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/styles.module.css
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-theme-live-codeblock/src/theme/Playground/styles.module.css
@@ -26,19 +26,3 @@
   background: var(--ifm-color-emphasis-600);
   color: var(--ifm-color-content-inverse);
 }
-
-.playgroundEditor {
-  font: var(--ifm-code-font-size) / var(--ifm-pre-line-height)
-    var(--ifm-font-family-monospace) !important;
-  /* rtl:ignore */
-  direction: ltr;
-}
-
-.playgroundEditor pre {
-  border-radius: 0;
-}
-
-.playgroundPreview {
-  padding: 1rem;
-  background-color: var(--ifm-pre-background);
-}