diff --git a/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/Blocks.java b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/Blocks.java
index d218d1808..1b890629a 100644
--- a/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/Blocks.java
+++ b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/Blocks.java
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ public static InputBlock input(ModelConfigurator<InputBlock.InputBlockBuilder> c
         return configurator.configure(InputBlock.builder()).build();
     }
 
+    // MarkdownBlock
+
+    public static MarkdownBlock markdown(ModelConfigurator<MarkdownBlock.MarkdownBlockBuilder> configurator) {
+        return configurator.configure(MarkdownBlock.builder()).build();
+    }
+
     // RichTextBlock
 
     public static RichTextBlock richText(ModelConfigurator<RichTextBlock.RichTextBlockBuilder> configurator) {
diff --git a/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/MarkdownBlock.java b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/MarkdownBlock.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ed158f75
--- /dev/null
+++ b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/model/block/MarkdownBlock.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+package com.slack.api.model.block;
+
+import com.slack.api.model.File;
+import lombok.AllArgsConstructor;
+import lombok.Builder;
+import lombok.Data;
+import lombok.NoArgsConstructor;
+
+/**
+ * https://docs.slack.dev/reference/block-kit/blocks/markdown-block
+ */
+@Data
+@Builder
+@NoArgsConstructor
+@AllArgsConstructor
+public class MarkdownBlock implements LayoutBlock {
+    public static final String TYPE = "markdown";
+    /**
+     * The type of block. For a markdown block, type is always markdown.
+     */
+    private final String type = TYPE;
+    /**
+     * The standard markdown-formatted text. Limit 12,000 characters max.
+     */
+    private String text;
+    /**
+     * The block_id is ignored in markdown blocks and will not be retained.
+     */
+    private String blockId;
+}
diff --git a/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/util/json/GsonLayoutBlockFactory.java b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/util/json/GsonLayoutBlockFactory.java
index 601fdf149..9460e7223 100644
--- a/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/util/json/GsonLayoutBlockFactory.java
+++ b/slack-api-model/src/main/java/com/slack/api/util/json/GsonLayoutBlockFactory.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ private Class<? extends LayoutBlock> getLayoutClassInstance(String typeName) {
                 return InputBlock.class;
             case HeaderBlock.TYPE:
                 return HeaderBlock.class;
+            case MarkdownBlock.TYPE:
+                return MarkdownBlock.class;
             case VideoBlock.TYPE:
                 return VideoBlock.class;
             case RichTextBlock.TYPE:
diff --git a/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlockKitTest.java b/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlockKitTest.java
index 5b7c59245..afd1903c0 100644
--- a/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlockKitTest.java
+++ b/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlockKitTest.java
@@ -55,6 +55,20 @@ public void parseInputOnes() {
         assertThat(inputBlock.getHint(), is(notNullValue()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void parseMarkdownBlock() {
+        String blocks = "[{\n" +
+                "  \"type\": \"markdown\",\n" +
+                "  \"text\": \"**this is bold**\"\n" +
+                "}]";
+        String json = "{blocks: " + blocks + "}";
+        Message message = GsonFactory.createSnakeCase().fromJson(json, Message.class);
+        assertThat(message, is(notNullValue()));
+        assertThat(message.getBlocks().size(), is(1));
+        MarkdownBlock markdownBlock = (MarkdownBlock) message.getBlocks().get(0);
+        assertThat(markdownBlock.getText(), is("**this is bold**"));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void parseMultiSelectOnes() {
         String blocks = "[\n" +
diff --git a/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlocksTest.java b/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlocksTest.java
index 597d85446..79d4499b7 100644
--- a/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlocksTest.java
+++ b/slack-api-model/src/test/java/test_locally/api/model/block/BlocksTest.java
@@ -86,6 +86,11 @@ public void testHeader() {
         assertThat(header(h -> h.blockId("block-id").text(plainText("This is the headline!"))), is(notNullValue()));
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testMarkdown() {
+        assertThat(markdown(h -> h.text("**this is bold**")), is(notNullValue()));
+    }
+
     @Test
     public void testRichText() {
         assertThat(richText(i -> i
@@ -123,4 +128,4 @@ public void testWorkflowButton() {
         ), is(notNullValue()));
     }
 
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}