diff --git a/backport-changelog/6.7/6668.md b/backport-changelog/6.7/6668.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7653dd8d8294e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backport-changelog/6.7/6668.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+https://github.com/WordPress/wordpress-develop/pull/6668
+
+* https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/pull/62092
diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata.md b/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata.md
index 1b0925513b3a8..8dea562a45757 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-metadata.md
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ See the [Example documentation](/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-registrat
 
 ### Variations
 
--   Type: `object[]`
+-   Type: `object[]|WPDefinedPath` ([learn more](#wpdefinedpath))
 -   Optional
 -   Localized: Yes (`title`, `description`, and `keywords` of each variation only)
 -   Property: `variations`
@@ -454,6 +454,48 @@ Block Variations is the API that allows a block to have similar versions of it,
 
 _Note: In JavaScript you can provide a function for the `isActive` property, and a React element for the `icon`. In the `block.json` file both only support strings_
 
+Starting with version 6.7, it is possible to specify a PHP file in `block.json` that generates the list of block variations on the server side:
+
+```json
+{ "variations": "file:./variations.php" }
+```
+
+That PHP file is expected to `return` an array that contains the block variations. Strings found in the variations returned from the PHP file will not be localized automatically; instead, use the `__()` function as usual.
+
+For example:
+
+```php
+<?php
+// Generate variations for a Social Icon kind of block.
+
+return array(
+	array(
+		'isDefault'  => true,
+		'name'       => 'wordpress',
+		'title'      => 'WordPress',
+		'icon'       => 'wordpress',
+		'attributes' => array(
+			'service' => 'wordpress',
+		),
+		'isActive'   => array( 'service' )
+	),
+	array(
+		'name'       => 'mail',
+		'title'      => __( 'Mail' ),
+		'keywords'   => array(
+			__( 'email' ),
+			__( 'e-mail' )
+		),
+		'icon'       => 'mail',
+		'attributes' => array(
+			'service' => 'mail',
+		),
+		'isActive'   => array( 'mail' )
+	),
+);
+
+```
+
 See [the variations documentation](/docs/reference-guides/block-api/block-variations.md) for more details.
 
 ### Block Hooks
diff --git a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.7/blocks.php b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.7/blocks.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..18d21621be719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.7/blocks.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Temporary compatibility shims for block APIs present in Gutenberg.
+ *
+ * @package gutenberg
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Allow passing a PHP file as `variations` field for Core versions < 6.7
+ *
+ * @param array $settings Array of determined settings for registering a block type.
+ * @param array $metadata Metadata provided for registering a block type.
+ * @return array The block type settings
+ */
+function gutenberg_filter_block_type_metadata_settings_allow_variations_php_file( $settings, $metadata ) {
+	// If `variations` is a string, it's the name of a PHP file that
+	// generates the variations.
+	if ( ! empty( $settings['variations'] ) && is_string( $settings['variations'] ) ) {
+		$variations_path = wp_normalize_path(
+			realpath(
+				dirname( $metadata['file'] ) . '/' .
+				remove_block_asset_path_prefix( $settings['variations'] )
+			)
+		);
+		if ( $variations_path ) {
+			/**
+			 * Generates the list of block variations.
+			 *
+			 * @since 6.7.0
+			 *
+			 * @return string Returns the list of block variations.
+			 */
+			$settings['variation_callback'] = static function () use ( $variations_path ) {
+				$variations = require $variations_path;
+				return $variations;
+			};
+			// The block instance's `variations` field is only allowed to be an array
+			// (of known block variations). We unset it so that the block instance will
+			// provide a getter that returns the result of the `variation_callback` instead.
+			unset( $settings['variations'] );
+		}
+	}
+	return $settings;
+}
+add_filter( 'block_type_metadata_settings', 'gutenberg_filter_block_type_metadata_settings_allow_variations_php_file', 10, 2 );
diff --git a/lib/load.php b/lib/load.php
index 201bfe1967d5b..d337567f24371 100644
--- a/lib/load.php
+++ b/lib/load.php
@@ -141,6 +141,9 @@ function gutenberg_is_experiment_enabled( $name ) {
 require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.6/option.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.6/post.php';
 
+// WordPress 6.7 compat.
+require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.7/blocks.php';
+
 // Experimental features.
 require __DIR__ . '/experimental/block-editor-settings-mobile.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/experimental/blocks.php';
diff --git a/packages/blocks/src/store/process-block-type.js b/packages/blocks/src/store/process-block-type.js
index 154f74c6ab729..9c171f2c7e0f4 100644
--- a/packages/blocks/src/store/process-block-type.js
+++ b/packages/blocks/src/store/process-block-type.js
@@ -93,9 +93,14 @@ export const processBlockType =
 			save: () => null,
 			...bootstrappedBlockType,
 			...blockSettings,
+			// blockType.variations can be defined as a filePath.
 			variations: mergeBlockVariations(
-				bootstrappedBlockType?.variations,
-				blockSettings?.variations
+				Array.isArray( bootstrappedBlockType?.variations )
+					? bootstrappedBlockType.variations
+					: [],
+				Array.isArray( blockSettings?.variations )
+					? blockSettings.variations
+					: []
 			),
 		};
 
diff --git a/phpunit/blocks/block-json-variations-filename-test.php b/phpunit/blocks/block-json-variations-filename-test.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3cbbb05aa59b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpunit/blocks/block-json-variations-filename-test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Test for the block.json's variations field being a PHP file.
+ *
+ * @package WordPress
+ * @subpackage Blocks
+ */
+
+/**
+ * Test that block variations can be registered from a PHP file.
+ *
+ * @group blocks
+ */
+class Block_Json_Variations_Filename_Test extends WP_UnitTestCase {
+	/**
+	 * Tear down each test method.
+	 */
+	public function tear_down() {
+		$registry = WP_Block_Type_Registry::get_instance();
+
+		if ( $registry->is_registered( 'my-plugin/notice' ) ) {
+			$registry->unregister( 'my-plugin/notice' );
+		}
+
+		parent::tear_down();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Tests registering a block with variations from a PHP file.
+	 *
+	 * @covers ::register_block_type_from_metadata
+	 */
+	public function test_register_block_type_from_metadata_with_variations_php_file() {
+		$filter_metadata_registration = static function ( $metadata ) {
+			$metadata['variations'] = 'file:./variations.php';
+			return $metadata;
+		};
+
+		add_filter( 'block_type_metadata', $filter_metadata_registration, 10, 2 );
+		$result = register_block_type_from_metadata( GUTENBERG_DIR_TESTFIXTURES );
+		remove_filter( 'block_type_metadata', $filter_metadata_registration );
+
+		$this->assertInstanceOf( 'WP_Block_Type', $result, 'The block was not registered' );
+
+		$expected_variations = require GUTENBERG_DIR_TESTFIXTURES . '/variations.php';
+		$this->assertSame( $expected_variations, $result->variations, "Block variations haven't been set correctly." );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/phpunit/fixtures/variations.php b/phpunit/fixtures/variations.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..bed66d9544176
--- /dev/null
+++ b/phpunit/fixtures/variations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+<?php
+
+return array(
+	array(
+		'name'        => 'warning',
+		'title'       => 'warning',
+		'description' => 'Shows warning.',
+		'keywords'    => array( 'warning' ),
+	),
+);
diff --git a/schemas/json/block.json b/schemas/json/block.json
index 0c036a6e05ffe..6a27447f7b496 100644
--- a/schemas/json/block.json
+++ b/schemas/json/block.json
@@ -897,91 +897,100 @@
 			]
 		},
 		"variations": {
-			"type": "array",
 			"description": "Block Variations is the API that allows a block to have similar versions of it, but all these versions share some common functionality.",
-			"items": {
-				"type": "object",
-				"required": [ "name", "title" ],
-				"additionalProperties": false,
-				"properties": {
-					"name": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"description": "The unique and machine-readable name."
-					},
-					"title": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"description": "A human-readable variation title."
-					},
-					"description": {
-						"type": "string",
-						"description": "A detailed variation description."
-					},
-					"category": {
-						"description": "A category classification, used in search interfaces to arrange block types by category.",
-						"anyOf": [
-							{
-								"type": "string"
+			"oneOf": [
+				{
+					"type": "string",
+					"description": "The path to a PHP file that returns an array of block variations."
+				},
+				{
+					"type": "array",
+					"description": "An array of block variations.",
+					"items": {
+						"type": "object",
+						"required": [ "name", "title" ],
+						"additionalProperties": false,
+						"properties": {
+							"name": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "The unique and machine-readable name."
 							},
-							{
-								"enum": [
-									"text",
-									"media",
-									"design",
-									"widgets",
-									"theme",
-									"embed"
+							"title": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "A human-readable variation title."
+							},
+							"description": {
+								"type": "string",
+								"description": "A detailed variation description."
+							},
+							"category": {
+								"description": "A category classification, used in search interfaces to arrange block types by category.",
+								"anyOf": [
+									{
+										"type": "string"
+									},
+									{
+										"enum": [
+											"text",
+											"media",
+											"design",
+											"widgets",
+											"theme",
+											"embed"
+										]
+									}
 								]
+							},
+							"icon": {
+								"description": "An icon helping to visualize the variation. It can have the same shape as the block type.",
+								"type": "string"
+							},
+							"isDefault": {
+								"type": "boolean",
+								"default": false,
+								"description": "Indicates whether the current variation is the default one."
+							},
+							"attributes": {
+								"type": "object",
+								"description": "Values that override block attributes."
+							},
+							"innerBlocks": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"items": {
+									"type": "array"
+								},
+								"description": "Initial configuration of nested blocks."
+							},
+							"example": {
+								"type": "object",
+								"description": "Example provides structured data for the block preview. You can set to undefined to disable the preview shown for the block type."
+							},
+							"scope": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"description": "The list of scopes where the variation is applicable.",
+								"items": {
+									"enum": [ "inserter", "block", "transform" ]
+								},
+								"default": [ "inserter", "block" ]
+							},
+							"keywords": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"description": "An array of terms (which can be translated) that help users discover the variation while searching.",
+								"items": {
+									"type": "string"
+								}
+							},
+							"isActive": {
+								"type": "array",
+								"items": {
+									"type": "string"
+								},
+								"description": "The list of attributes that should be compared. Each attributes will be matched and the variation will be active if all of them are matching."
 							}
-						]
-					},
-					"icon": {
-						"description": "An icon helping to visualize the variation. It can have the same shape as the block type.",
-						"type": "string"
-					},
-					"isDefault": {
-						"type": "boolean",
-						"default": false,
-						"description": "Indicates whether the current variation is the default one."
-					},
-					"attributes": {
-						"type": "object",
-						"description": "Values that override block attributes."
-					},
-					"innerBlocks": {
-						"type": "array",
-						"items": {
-							"type": "array"
-						},
-						"description": "Initial configuration of nested blocks."
-					},
-					"example": {
-						"type": "object",
-						"description": "Example provides structured data for the block preview. You can set to undefined to disable the preview shown for the block type."
-					},
-					"scope": {
-						"type": "array",
-						"description": "The list of scopes where the variation is applicable.",
-						"items": {
-							"enum": [ "inserter", "block", "transform" ]
-						},
-						"default": [ "inserter", "block" ]
-					},
-					"keywords": {
-						"type": "array",
-						"description": "An array of terms (which can be translated) that help users discover the variation while searching.",
-						"items": {
-							"type": "string"
 						}
-					},
-					"isActive": {
-						"type": "array",
-						"items": {
-							"type": "string"
-						},
-						"description": "The list of attributes that should be compared. Each attributes will be matched and the variation will be active if all of them are matching."
 					}
 				}
-			}
+			]
 		},
 		"render": {
 			"type": "string",