diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/changelog/pods-141-add-gate b/projects/packages/podcast/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..dd6095cbca78
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: minor
+Type: added
+
+Podcast: add product-access gate (Podcast_Gate::has_product_access) and grandfather sticker constant.
diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/composer.json b/projects/packages/podcast/composer.json
index e6a74bba2ce6..402b8089d8cd 100644
--- a/projects/packages/podcast/composer.json
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/composer.json
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 		"automattic/jetpack-assets": "@dev",
 		"automattic/jetpack-blocks": "@dev",
 		"automattic/jetpack-connection": "@dev",
+		"automattic/jetpack-plans": "@dev",
 		"automattic/jetpack-status": "@dev",
 		"automattic/jetpack-wp-build-polyfills": "@dev"
 	},
diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-podcast-gate.php b/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-podcast-gate.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d91d8fc87663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-podcast-gate.php
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Podcast product-access gate.
+ *
+ * @package automattic/jetpack-podcast
+ */
+
+namespace Automattic\Jetpack\Podcast;
+
+use Automattic\Jetpack\Current_Plan;
+
+/**
+ * Premium podcast feature gate.
+ *
+ * Operates on the current blog. `Current_Plan::supports` reads request-scoped
+ * state, so callers that need to gate a different blog must `switch_to_blog`
+ * first.
+ */
+class Podcast_Gate {
+
+	const GRANDFATHER_STICKER = 'podcasting-grandfathered';
+
+	const FEATURE_SLUG = 'podcasting';
+
+	/**
+	 * Whether the current blog can use Premium podcast features.
+	 *
+	 * @return bool
+	 */
+	public static function has_product_access(): bool {
+		$blog_id = get_current_blog_id();
+		if ( $blog_id <= 0 ) {
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		if (
+			function_exists( 'wpcom_has_blog_sticker' )
+			&& wpcom_has_blog_sticker( self::GRANDFATHER_STICKER, $blog_id )
+		) {
+			return true;
+		}
+
+		return (bool) Current_Plan::supports( self::FEATURE_SLUG );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-tracks.php b/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-tracks.php
index 0c8d397698aa..60a860d33f16 100644
--- a/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-tracks.php
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/src/class-tracks.php
@@ -330,7 +330,6 @@ private static function maybe_record_status_change( int $old_value, int $new_val
 		// pattern as `Masterbar\Dashboard_Switcher_Tracking::get_plan()`.
 		$plan = class_exists( '\WPCOM_Store_API' )
 			? \WPCOM_Store_API::get_current_plan( (int) get_current_blog_id() )
-			// @phan-suppress-next-line PhanUndeclaredClassMethod -- Provided by the connection package on Atomic; not a hard dep.
 			: ( class_exists( '\Automattic\Jetpack\Current_Plan' ) ? \Automattic\Jetpack\Current_Plan::get() : array() );
 
 		self::record_event(
diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/Podcast_Gate_Test.php b/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/Podcast_Gate_Test.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..155867488d5f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/Podcast_Gate_Test.php
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * Tests for the Podcast_Gate product-access helper.
+ *
+ * @package automattic/jetpack-podcast
+ */
+
+namespace Automattic\Jetpack\Podcast\Tests;
+
+use Automattic\Jetpack\Current_Plan;
+use Automattic\Jetpack\Podcast\Podcast_Gate;
+use PHPUnit\Framework\Attributes\CoversClass;
+use WorDBless\BaseTestCase;
+use WorDBless\Options as WorDBless_Options;
+
+/**
+ * @covers \Automattic\Jetpack\Podcast\Podcast_Gate
+ */
+#[CoversClass( Podcast_Gate::class )]
+class Podcast_Gate_Test extends BaseTestCase {
+
+	protected function setUp(): void {
+		parent::setUp();
+		$GLOBALS['jetpack_podcast_test_stickers'] = array();
+		self::reset_active_plan_cache();
+	}
+
+	protected function tearDown(): void {
+		unset( $GLOBALS['jetpack_podcast_test_stickers'] );
+		WorDBless_Options::init()->clear_options();
+		self::reset_active_plan_cache();
+		parent::tearDown();
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * `Current_Plan::get()` memoizes for the request, leaking option writes between tests.
+	 */
+	private static function reset_active_plan_cache(): void {
+		$property = ( new \ReflectionClass( Current_Plan::class ) )->getProperty( 'active_plan_cache' );
+		// @todo Remove once we drop PHP < 8.1 support.
+		if ( PHP_VERSION_ID < 80100 ) {
+			$property->setAccessible( true );
+		}
+		$property->setValue( null, null );
+	}
+
+	public function test_grandfather_sticker_grants_access(): void {
+		$GLOBALS['jetpack_podcast_test_stickers'][ get_current_blog_id() ] = array( Podcast_Gate::GRANDFATHER_STICKER );
+
+		$this->assertTrue( Podcast_Gate::has_product_access() );
+	}
+
+	public function test_plan_supports_feature_grants_access(): void {
+		$plan                       = Current_Plan::PLAN_DATA['free'];
+		$plan['features']['active'] = array( Podcast_Gate::FEATURE_SLUG );
+		update_option( Current_Plan::PLAN_OPTION, $plan, true );
+
+		$this->assertTrue( Podcast_Gate::has_product_access() );
+	}
+
+	public function test_no_sticker_and_unsupported_plan_denies_access(): void {
+		$plan                       = Current_Plan::PLAN_DATA['free'];
+		$plan['features']['active'] = array();
+		update_option( Current_Plan::PLAN_OPTION, $plan, true );
+
+		$this->assertFalse( Podcast_Gate::has_product_access() );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/bootstrap.php b/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/bootstrap.php
index 0417e0a852e4..dea0c2c62cbd 100644
--- a/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/bootstrap.php
+++ b/projects/packages/podcast/tests/php/bootstrap.php
@@ -26,3 +26,13 @@ function tracks_record_event( $user, $event_name, $properties = array() ) {
 		return true;
 	}
 }
+
+/**
+ * Mirror the jetpack-mu-wpcom sticker dispatcher.
+ */
+if ( ! function_exists( 'wpcom_has_blog_sticker' ) ) {
+	function wpcom_has_blog_sticker( $sticker, $blog_id ) {
+		$stickers = $GLOBALS['jetpack_podcast_test_stickers'][ $blog_id ] ?? array();
+		return in_array( $sticker, $stickers, true );
+	}
+}
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/pods-141-add-gate b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..34e4a48b95ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+Comment: Podcast: composer.lock picks up jetpack-plans transitively from the podcast package; no plugin-level behavior change.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.lock b/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.lock
index 540c4862a0a3..689d7cccbf31 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.lock
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.lock
@@ -2575,12 +2575,13 @@
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "../../packages/podcast",
-                "reference": "99472f9cf83ec522499746f7736c5282bb3c70ba"
+                "reference": "165176b0f879970e605cf1219a0c286a0f3fcb0d"
             },
             "require": {
                 "automattic/jetpack-assets": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-blocks": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-connection": "@dev",
+                "automattic/jetpack-plans": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-status": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-wp-build-polyfills": "@dev",
                 "php": ">=7.2"
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/pods-141-add-gate b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c47617223e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Updated composer.lock to pick up jetpack-plans transitively via jetpack-podcast.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
index c9860b768083..7db7f63877d2 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
+++ b/projects/plugins/mu-wpcom-plugin/composer.lock
@@ -1431,12 +1431,13 @@
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "../../packages/podcast",
-                "reference": "99472f9cf83ec522499746f7736c5282bb3c70ba"
+                "reference": "165176b0f879970e605cf1219a0c286a0f3fcb0d"
             },
             "require": {
                 "automattic/jetpack-assets": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-blocks": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-connection": "@dev",
+                "automattic/jetpack-plans": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-status": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-wp-build-polyfills": "@dev",
                 "php": ">=7.2"
diff --git a/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/pods-141-add-gate b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3c47617223e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/changelog/pods-141-add-gate
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: changed
+
+Updated composer.lock to pick up jetpack-plans transitively via jetpack-podcast.
diff --git a/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/composer.lock b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/composer.lock
index 3a5499ef29e2..1e93ef48358c 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/composer.lock
+++ b/projects/plugins/wpcomsh/composer.lock
@@ -1638,12 +1638,13 @@
             "dist": {
                 "type": "path",
                 "url": "../../packages/podcast",
-                "reference": "99472f9cf83ec522499746f7736c5282bb3c70ba"
+                "reference": "165176b0f879970e605cf1219a0c286a0f3fcb0d"
             },
             "require": {
                 "automattic/jetpack-assets": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-blocks": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-connection": "@dev",
+                "automattic/jetpack-plans": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-status": "@dev",
                 "automattic/jetpack-wp-build-polyfills": "@dev",
                 "php": ">=7.2"