diff --git a/lib/compat/wordpress-6.8/block-template-utils.php b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.8/block-template-utils.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..6e792f5be886eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/compat/wordpress-6.8/block-template-utils.php
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+<?php
+
+/**
+ * Make the title and description of the post format templates human readable.
+ *
+ * @param array $default_template_types Default template types.
+ * @return array Filtered template type data.
+ */
+function gutenberg_post_format_template_title_description( $default_template_types ) {
+	$post_formats = get_post_format_strings();
+
+	foreach ( $post_formats as $post_format_slug => $post_format_name ) {
+		$default_template_types[ 'taxonomy-post_format-post-format-' . $post_format_slug ] = array(
+			'title'       => sprintf(
+				/* translators: %s: Post format name. */
+				_x( 'Post Format: %s', 'Template name' ),
+				$post_format_name
+			),
+			'description' => sprintf(
+				/* translators: %s: Post format name. */
+				__( 'Displays the %s post format archive.' ),
+				$post_format_name
+			),
+		);
+	}
+	return $default_template_types;
+}
+
+add_filter( 'default_template_types', 'gutenberg_post_format_template_title_description', 10, 1 );
diff --git a/lib/load.php b/lib/load.php
index 789c9f9980e9a3..769066111fb95a 100644
--- a/lib/load.php
+++ b/lib/load.php
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ function gutenberg_is_experiment_enabled( $name ) {
 require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.8/post.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.8/site-editor.php';
 require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.8/class-gutenberg-rest-user-controller.php';
+require __DIR__ . '/compat/wordpress-6.8/block-template-utils.php';
 
 // Experimental features.
 require __DIR__ . '/experimental/block-editor-settings-mobile.php';