diff --git a/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/blocks.php b/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/blocks.php
index 77741954..1e0905f9 100644
--- a/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/blocks.php
+++ b/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/blocks.php
@@ -847,8 +847,16 @@ function render_global_footer( $attributes, $content, $block ) {
 	$wrapper_attributes = get_block_wrapper_attributes(
 		array( 'class' => 'global-footer wp-block-group' )
 	);
+
+	$tag_name = $attributes['tagName'];
+	$allowed_tag_names = array( 'footer', 'div', 'section' );
+	if ( ! $tag_name || ! in_array( $tag_name, $allowed_tag_names, true ) ) {
+		$tag_name = 'footer';
+	}
+
 	return sprintf(
-		'<footer %1$s>%2$s</footer>%3$s',
+		'<%1$s %2$s>%3$s</%1$s>%4$s',
+		$tag_name,
 		$wrapper_attributes,
 		$markup,
 		$footer_markup,
diff --git a/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/src/footer/block.json b/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/src/footer/block.json
index 8a11a692..07408dc9 100644
--- a/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/src/footer/block.json
+++ b/mu-plugins/blocks/global-header-footer/src/footer/block.json
@@ -26,7 +26,12 @@
 			"width": true
 		}
 	},
-	"attributes": {},
+	"attributes": {
+		"tagName": {
+			"type": "string",
+			"default": "footer"
+		}
+	},
 	"textdomain": "wporg",
 	"style": "wporg-global-header-footer",
 	"editorStyle": "wporg-global-header-footer",