diff --git a/src/pages/blog/[slug].jsx b/src/pages/blog/[slug].jsx
index 1c2fef7f..fab01ac0 100644
--- a/src/pages/blog/[slug].jsx
+++ b/src/pages/blog/[slug].jsx
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ SinglePost.query = gql`
         name
         id: clientId
         parentId: parentClientId
+				renderedHtml
         ...${blocks.CoreParagraph.fragments.key}
         ...${blocks.CoreColumns.fragments.key}
         ...${blocks.CoreColumn.fragments.key}
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ SinglePost.query = gql`
         ...${blocks.CoreList.fragments.key}
         ...${blocks.CoreHeading.fragments.key}
         ...${blocks.CoreCode.fragments.key}
+        ...${blocks.CoreEmbed.fragments.key}
       }
     }
   }
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ SinglePost.query = gql`
   ${blocks.CoreList.fragments.entry}
   ${blocks.CoreHeading.fragments.entry}
   ${blocks.CoreCode.fragments.entry}
+  ${blocks.CoreEmbed.fragments.entry}
 `;
 
 SinglePost.variables = ({ params }) => ({ slug: params.slug });
diff --git a/src/wp-blocks/core-embed.jsx b/src/wp-blocks/core-embed.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5a8d1722
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/wp-blocks/core-embed.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { gql } from "@apollo/client";
+
+/**
+ * Extracts a YouTube video ID from any of the common URL shapes:
+ *   - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID
+ *   - https://youtu.be/ID
+ *   - https://www.youtube.com/embed/ID
+ *   - https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ID
+ */
+function getYouTubeId(url) {
+	if (!url) return;
+	try {
+		// eslint-disable-next-line n/prefer-global/url
+		const parsed = new URL(url);
+		const host = parsed.hostname.replace(/^www\./, "");
+		if (host === "youtu.be") {
+			return parsed.pathname.slice(1).split("/")[0] || undefined;
+		}
+
+		if (host.endsWith("youtube.com") || host.endsWith("youtube-nocookie.com")) {
+			if (parsed.pathname === "/watch") {
+				return parsed.searchParams.get("v");
+			}
+
+			const match = parsed.pathname.match(
+				/^\/(?:embed|shorts|v)\/(?<id>[^/?#]+)/,
+			);
+			if (match) return match.groups?.id;
+		}
+	} catch {
+		// Fall through to regex below
+	}
+
+	const fallback = url.match(
+		/(?:youtube\.com\/(?:watch\?v=|embed\/|shorts\/|v\/)|youtu\.be\/)(?<id>[\w-]{11})/,
+	);
+	return fallback ? fallback.groups?.id : undefined;
+}
+
+export default function CoreEmbed(props) {
+	const { attributes, renderedHtml } = props;
+	const { url, providerNameSlug, caption, className } = attributes ?? {};
+
+	if (providerNameSlug === "youtube" || /youtu\.?be/i.test(url ?? "")) {
+		const videoId = getYouTubeId(url);
+		if (videoId) {
+			return (
+				<figure className={["my-6", className].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}>
+					<div className="relative aspect-video w-full overflow-hidden rounded-lg">
+						{/* eslint-disable-next-line react/iframe-missing-sandbox */}
+						<iframe
+							className="absolute inset-0 h-full w-full border-0"
+							src={`https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/${videoId}`}
+							title={caption || "YouTube video"}
+							loading="lazy"
+							allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share"
+							referrerPolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin"
+							allowFullScreen
+						/>
+					</div>
+					{caption ? (
+						<figcaption
+							className="mt-2 text-center text-sm text-gray-400"
+							// eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
+							dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: caption }}
+						/>
+					) : undefined}
+				</figure>
+			);
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Fallback: trust whatever WP gave us.
+	if (renderedHtml) {
+		return (
+			<div
+				// eslint-disable-next-line react/no-danger
+				dangerouslySetInnerHTML={{ __html: renderedHtml }}
+			/>
+		);
+	}
+}
+
+CoreEmbed.displayName = "CoreEmbed";
+CoreEmbed.config = { name: "CoreEmbed" };
+CoreEmbed.fragments = {
+	key: "CoreEmbedBlockFragment",
+	entry: gql`
+		fragment CoreEmbedBlockFragment on CoreEmbed {
+			renderedHtml
+			attributes {
+				url
+				providerNameSlug
+				caption
+				className
+				type
+			}
+		}
+	`,
+};
diff --git a/src/wp-blocks/index.js b/src/wp-blocks/index.js
index b75fee66..5e81ed3c 100644
--- a/src/wp-blocks/index.js
+++ b/src/wp-blocks/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 import { CoreBlocks } from "@faustwp/blocks";
+import CoreEmbed from "./core-embed";
 import CoreHeading from "./core-heading";
 
 export default {
 	...CoreBlocks,
 	CoreHeading,
+	CoreEmbed,
 };