diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 3bae52c719c39..a28c9b0c3b2a0 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -2787,6 +2787,9 @@ importers:
       markdown-it:
         specifier: 12.3.2
         version: 12.3.2
+      markdown-it-footnote:
+        specifier: 3.0.3
+        version: 3.0.3
       photon:
         specifier: 4.0.0
         version: 4.0.0
@@ -16187,6 +16190,10 @@ packages:
       vt-pbf: 3.1.3
     dev: false
 
+  /markdown-it-footnote@3.0.3:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-YZMSuCGVZAjzKMn+xqIco9d1cLGxbELHZ9do/TSYVzraooV8ypsppKNmUJ0fVH5ljkCInQAtFpm8Rb3eXSrt5w==}
+    dev: false
+
   /markdown-it@12.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-TchMembfxfNVpHkbtriWltGWc+m3xszaRD0CZup7GFFhzIgQqxIfn3eGj1yZpfuflzPvfkt611B2Q/Bsk1YnGg==}
     hasBin: true
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-markdown-block-footnotes b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-markdown-block-footnotes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..ae36b0a3b7278
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-markdown-block-footnotes
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: enhancement
+
+Markdown Block: add support for footnotes
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/markdown/renderer.js b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/markdown/renderer.js
index d2f855301ded3..dc0a4a633be8b 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/markdown/renderer.js
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/extensions/blocks/markdown/renderer.js
@@ -2,11 +2,12 @@ import { __experimentalGetSpacingClassesAndStyles as getSpacingClassesAndStyles
 import { RawHTML } from '@wordpress/element';
 import { __ } from '@wordpress/i18n';
 import MarkdownIt from 'markdown-it';
+import footnote_plugin from 'markdown-it-footnote';
 
 /**
  * Module variables
  */
-const markdownConverter = new MarkdownIt();
+const markdownConverter = new MarkdownIt().use( footnote_plugin );
 const handleLinkClick = event => {
 	if ( event.target.nodeName === 'A' ) {
 		const hasConfirmed = window.confirm(
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
index 736d074b8e0ea..1d7617e891afa 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@
 		"jsdom": "20.0.3",
 		"mapbox-gl": "1.13.0",
 		"markdown-it": "12.3.2",
+		"markdown-it-footnote": "3.0.3",
 		"photon": "4.0.0",
 		"postcss-custom-properties": "12.1.7",
 		"prop-types": "15.7.2",