diff --git a/includes/functions.php b/includes/functions.php
index 1a05d2c..2077fc4 100644
--- a/includes/functions.php
+++ b/includes/functions.php
@@ -685,3 +685,31 @@ function is_html( $string ) { // phpcs:ignore Universal.NamingConventions.NoRese
 		return ( wp_strip_all_tags( $string ) !== $string );
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Check if a site supports the block editor.
+ *
+ * @return boolean True if the site supports the block editor, false otherwise.
+ */
+function site_supports_blocks() {
+	$return = true;
+
+	if ( \version_compare( \get_bloginfo( 'version' ), '5.9', '<' ) ) {
+		$return = false;
+	} elseif ( \function_exists( 'classicpress_version' ) ) {
+		$return = false;
+	} elseif (
+		! \function_exists( 'register_block_type_from_metadata' ) ||
+		! \function_exists( 'do_blocks' )
+	) {
+		$return = false;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Allow plugins to disable block editor support,
+	 * thus disabling blocks registered by the Webmentions plugin.
+	 *
+	 * @param boolean $supports_blocks True if the site supports the block editor, false otherwise.
+	 */
+	return apply_filters( 'webmention_site_supports_blocks', $return );
+}
diff --git a/webmention.php b/webmention.php
index af5ee65..3ff0a91 100755
--- a/webmention.php
+++ b/webmention.php
@@ -120,9 +120,11 @@ function init() {
 	require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/class-discovery.php';
 	add_action( 'init', array( '\Webmention\Discovery', 'init' ) );
 
-	// initialize Webmention Bloks.
-	require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/class-block.php';
-	add_action( 'init', array( '\Webmention\Block', 'init' ) );
+	if ( site_supports_blocks() ) {
+		// initialize Webmention Bloks.
+		require_once __DIR__ . '/includes/class-block.php';
+		add_action( 'init', array( '\Webmention\Block', 'init' ) );
+	}
 
 	// load local avatar store.
 	if ( WEBMENTION_LOCAL_AVATAR_STORE ) {