diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-wp_register_block_metadata_collection b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-wp_register_block_metadata_collection
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..db899e5772c71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/update-wp_register_block_metadata_collection
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: enhancement
+
+Use wp_register_block_metadata_collection() on WordPress 6.7+ to improve block registration performance by reducing filesystem operations. (See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/changeset/59132)
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack-gutenberg.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack-gutenberg.php
index ae63251b82539..0ff7814e9ecef 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack-gutenberg.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack-gutenberg.php
@@ -1331,6 +1331,33 @@ public static function site_supports_next_default_size() {
 		// Final fallback.
 		return false;
 	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Register block metadata collection for Jetpack blocks.
+	 * This allows for more efficient block metadata loading by avoiding
+	 * individual block.json file reads at runtime.
+	 *
+	 * Uses wp_register_block_metadata_collection() if available (WordPress 6.7+)
+	 * and if the manifest file exists. The manifest file is auto-generated
+	 * during the build process.
+	 *
+	 * Runs on plugins_loaded to ensure registration happens before individual
+	 * blocks register themselves on init.
+	 *
+	 * @static
+	 * @since $$next-version$$
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public static function register_block_metadata_collection() {
+		$meta_file_path = JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '_inc/blocks/blocks-manifest.php';
+		if ( function_exists( 'wp_register_block_metadata_collection' ) && file_exists( $meta_file_path ) ) {
+			// @phan-suppress-next-line PhanUndeclaredFunction -- New in WP 6.7. We're checking if it exists first.
+			wp_register_block_metadata_collection(
+				JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . '_inc/blocks/',
+				$meta_file_path
+			);
+		}
+	}
 }
 
 if ( ( new Host() )->is_woa_site() ) {
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack.php
index b7209115e34a3..65c62210b5e7b 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/class.jetpack.php
@@ -628,6 +628,7 @@ private function __construct() {
 		require_once JETPACK__PLUGIN_DIR . 'class.jetpack-gutenberg.php';
 		add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'Jetpack_Gutenberg', 'load_independent_blocks' ) );
 		add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'Jetpack_Gutenberg', 'load_block_editor_extensions' ), 9 );
+		add_action( 'plugins_loaded', array( 'Jetpack_Gutenberg', 'register_block_metadata_collection' ) );
 		/**
 		 * We've switched from enqueue_block_editor_assets to enqueue_block_assets in WP-Admin because the assets with the former are loaded on the main site-editor.php.
 		 *
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
index b7cc6d514c5bf..359589e5f089f 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 		"build-asset-cdn-json": "php tools/build-asset-cdn-json.php",
 		"build-client": "concurrently --names js,css,module-headings 'webpack --config ./tools/webpack.config.js' 'webpack --config ./tools/webpack.config.css.js' 'php tools/build-module-headings-translations.php'",
 		"build-concurrently": "pnpm run clean && concurrently 'pnpm:compile-ts' 'pnpm:build-client' 'pnpm:build-extensions' 'pnpm:build-widget-visibility' && pnpm run build-asset-cdn-json",
-		"build-extensions": "webpack --config ./tools/webpack.config.extensions.js && tools/check-block-assets.php",
+		"build-extensions": "webpack --config ./tools/webpack.config.extensions.js && tools/check-block-assets.php && php tools/build-block-manifest.php",
 		"build-production": "pnpm run clean && pnpm run build-production-client && pnpm run build-production-extensions && pnpm run build-production-widget-visibility && pnpm run build-asset-cdn-json",
 		"build-production-concurrently": "pnpm run clean && concurrently 'pnpm:compile-ts-production' 'pnpm:build-production-client' 'pnpm:build-production-extensions' 'pnpm:build-production-widget-visibility' && pnpm run build-asset-cdn-json",
 		"build-production-client": "NODE_ENV=production BABEL_ENV=production pnpm run build-client && pnpm exec validate-es ./_inc/build/",
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/test_block_manifest.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/test_block_manifest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8c023a6fe4b54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/test_block_manifest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,160 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Test file for Jetpack Block Manifest functionality.
+ *
+ * @package Jetpack
+ */
+
+require_once dirname( __DIR__, 2 ) . '/tools/build-block-manifest.php';
+
+/**
+ * Test case for block manifest generation.
+ */
+class WP_Test_Block_Manifest extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+
+	/**
+	 * Temporary test directory path.
+	 *
+	 * @var string
+	 */
+	private $test_dir;
+
+	/**
+	 * Track files and directories we create.
+	 *
+	 * @var array
+	 */
+	private $cleanup_paths = array();
+
+	/**
+	 * Set up the test environment.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function set_up() {
+		parent::set_up();
+
+		// Create a temporary test directory.
+		$this->test_dir = rtrim( sys_get_temp_dir(), '/\\' ) . '/jetpack-block-manifest-test-' . uniqid();
+		mkdir( $this->test_dir, 0777, true );
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $this->test_dir;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Clean up after ourselves.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function tear_down() {
+		// Remove files first, then directories in reverse order.
+		foreach ( array_reverse( $this->cleanup_paths ) as $path ) {
+			if ( is_file( $path ) ) {
+				unlink( $path );
+			} elseif ( is_dir( $path ) ) {
+				rmdir( $path );
+			}
+		}
+		parent::tear_down();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that the script fails properly when directory doesn't exist.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_nonexistent_directory() {
+		$this->expectException( Exception::class );
+		$this->expectExceptionMessage( 'Input directory does not exist: /path/does/not/exist' );
+		build_block_manifest( '/path/does/not/exist' );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test that the script handles empty directories correctly.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_empty_directory() {
+		$this->expectException( Exception::class );
+		$this->expectExceptionMessage( "No block.json files found in: {$this->test_dir}" );
+		build_block_manifest( $this->test_dir );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test invalid JSON handling.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_invalid_json() {
+		// Create test directory and file.
+		$block_dir = $this->test_dir . '/invalid-block';
+		mkdir( $block_dir );
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $block_dir;
+
+		$json_file = $block_dir . '/block.json';
+		file_put_contents( $json_file, '{invalid json}' );
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $json_file;
+
+		$this->expectException( Exception::class );
+		$this->expectExceptionMessage( 'No valid block.json files were processed' );
+		build_block_manifest( $this->test_dir );
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Test successful manifest generation.
+	 *
+	 * @return void
+	 */
+	public function test_successful_manifest_generation() {
+		// Create test directories and files.
+		$block1_dir = $this->test_dir . '/block1';
+		mkdir( $block1_dir );
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $block1_dir;
+
+		$block1_json = $block1_dir . '/block.json';
+		file_put_contents(
+			$block1_json,
+			wp_json_encode(
+				array(
+					'name'  => 'test/block1',
+					'title' => 'Test Block 1',
+				)
+			)
+		);
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $block1_json;
+
+		$block2_dir = $this->test_dir . '/block2';
+		mkdir( $block2_dir );
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $block2_dir;
+
+		$block2_json = $block2_dir . '/block.json';
+		file_put_contents(
+			$block2_json,
+			wp_json_encode(
+				array(
+					'name'  => 'test/block2',
+					'title' => 'Test Block 2',
+				)
+			)
+		);
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $block2_json;
+
+		// Generate manifest.
+		$result = build_block_manifest( $this->test_dir );
+		$this->assertTrue( $result );
+
+		// Track manifest file for cleanup.
+		$manifest_path         = $this->test_dir . '/blocks-manifest.php';
+		$this->cleanup_paths[] = $manifest_path;
+
+		// Verify the manifest was created and contains expected data.
+		$this->assertFileExists( $manifest_path );
+
+		// Include and check manifest content.
+		$manifest = include $manifest_path;
+		$this->assertIsArray( $manifest );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'block1', $manifest );
+		$this->assertArrayHasKey( 'block2', $manifest );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Test Block 1', $manifest['block1']['title'] );
+		$this->assertEquals( 'Test Block 2', $manifest['block2']['title'] );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tools/build-block-manifest.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tools/build-block-manifest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..b9e25758c9aed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tools/build-block-manifest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Build script to generate a PHP manifest file containing block metadata from block.json files.
+ * This reduces filesystem reads and JSON parsing at runtime.
+ *
+ * @package automattic/jetpack
+ */
+
+// phpcs:disable WordPress.WP.AlternativeFunctions, WordPress.PHP.DevelopmentFunctions.error_log_var_export
+
+/**
+ * Generates a manifest file containing block metadata from block.json files.
+ *
+ * Scans the given directory for block.json files, combines their metadata
+ * into a single PHP file that returns an array. This improves performance
+ * by avoiding filesystem reads and JSON parsing at runtime.
+ *
+ * @param string $base_path Optional. Base directory to scan for block.json files.
+ *                         Defaults to Jetpack blocks directory.
+ * @return bool True on success, throws Exception with error message on failure.
+ * @throws Exception If directory doesn't exist, no files found, or write fails.
+ */
+function build_block_manifest( $base_path = null ) {
+	if ( null === $base_path ) {
+		$base_path = __DIR__ . '/../_inc/blocks';
+	}
+
+	if ( ! file_exists( $base_path ) ) {
+		throw new Exception( "Input directory does not exist: {$base_path}", 1 );
+	}
+
+	$blocks = array();
+	$files  = glob( $base_path . '/*/block.json' );
+
+	if ( empty( $files ) ) {
+		throw new Exception( "No block.json files found in: {$base_path}", 1 );
+	}
+
+	foreach ( $files as $file ) {
+		if ( ! file_exists( $file ) ) {
+			// Log warning but continue processing other files.
+			fwrite( STDERR, "\033[33mWarning:\033[0m Skipping missing file: {$file}\n" );
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$json_content = file_get_contents( $file );
+		if ( false === $json_content ) {
+			fwrite( STDERR, "\033[33mWarning:\033[0m Could not read file: {$file}\n" );
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$block_data = json_decode( $json_content, true );
+		if ( null === $block_data ) {
+			fwrite( STDERR, "\033[33mWarning:\033[0m Invalid JSON in file: {$file}\n" );
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		$dir_name            = basename( dirname( $file ) );
+		$blocks[ $dir_name ] = $block_data;
+	}
+
+	if ( empty( $blocks ) ) {
+		throw new Exception( 'No valid block.json files were processed', 1 );
+	}
+
+	$output_path = $base_path . '/blocks-manifest.php';
+	$content     = sprintf(
+		"<?php\n" .
+		"/**\n" .
+		" * Generated block metadata manifest.\n" .
+		" * @generated This file is generated. Do not modify it manually.\n" .
+		" */\n\n" .
+		"return %s;\n",
+		var_export( $blocks, true )
+	);
+
+	$file_put_result = file_put_contents( $output_path, $content );
+	if ( false === $file_put_result ) {
+		throw new Exception( "Failed to write manifest file: {$output_path}", 1 );
+	}
+
+	echo '✅ Generated block manifest at ' . $output_path . "\n"; // phpcs:ignore WordPress.Security.EscapeOutput.OutputNotEscaped
+	echo 'Found ' . count( $blocks ) . " blocks\n";
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+// Only run the function if this script is being executed directly
+if ( defined( 'ABSPATH' ) && defined( 'DOING_TESTS' ) ) { // phpcs:ignore Generic.CodeAnalysis.EmptyStatement.DetectedIf
+	// Do nothing - we're in a test environment
+} else {
+	build_block_manifest();
+}