diff --git a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
index 370025d927d2f..cbc62b49ea17b 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/rest-api/endpoints/class-wp-rest-attachments-controller.php
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ public function edit_media_item( $request ) {
 					$width  = (int) round( ( $size['width'] * $args['width'] ) / 100.0 );
 					$height = (int) round( ( $size['height'] * $args['height'] ) / 100.0 );
 
-					if ( $size['width'] !== $width && $size['height'] !== $height ) {
+					if ( $size['width'] !== $width || $size['height'] !== $height ) {
 						$result = $image_editor->crop( $crop_x, $crop_y, $width, $height );
 
 						if ( is_wp_error( $result ) ) {
diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
index 074c710c740f5..737c32b8e1ab1 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/rest-api/rest-attachments-controller.php
@@ -2381,6 +2381,43 @@ public function test_edit_image_crop() {
 		);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * @ticket 61514
+	 * @requires function imagejpeg
+	 */
+	public function test_edit_image_crop_one_axis() {
+		wp_set_current_user( self::$superadmin_id );
+		$attachment = self::factory()->attachment->create_upload_object( self::$test_file );
+
+		$this->setup_mock_editor();
+		WP_Image_Editor_Mock::$size_return = array(
+			'width'  => 640,
+			'height' => 480,
+		);
+
+		WP_Image_Editor_Mock::$edit_return['crop'] = new WP_Error();
+
+		$request = new WP_REST_Request( 'POST', "/wp/v2/media/{$attachment}/edit" );
+		$request->set_body_params(
+			array(
+				'x'      => 50,
+				'y'      => 0,
+				'width'  => 10,
+				'height' => 100,
+				'src'    => wp_get_attachment_image_url( $attachment, 'full' ),
+
+			)
+		);
+		$response = rest_do_request( $request );
+		$this->assertErrorResponse( 'rest_image_crop_failed', $response, 500 );
+
+		$this->assertCount( 1, WP_Image_Editor_Mock::$spy['crop'] );
+		$this->assertSame(
+			array( 320, 0, 64, 480 ),
+			WP_Image_Editor_Mock::$spy['crop'][0]
+		);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * @ticket 44405
 	 * @requires function imagejpeg