diff --git a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
index 163dea2256ad5d..eb45c028bbbd3c 100644
--- a/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
+++ b/docs/reference-guides/core-blocks.md
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ Create and save content to reuse across your site. Update the block, and the cha
 Displays breadcrumbs of a page's hierarchy, or a post's categories ([Source](https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/tree/trunk/packages/block-library/src/breadcrumbs))
 
 -	**Name:** core/breadcrumbs
+-	**Experimental:** true
 -	**Category:** design
 -	**Supports:** align (full, wide), color (link, text, ~~background~~), typography (fontSize, lineHeight), ~~html~~
 -	**Attributes:** contentJustification, separator, showCurrentPageTitle, showLeadingSeparator, showSiteTitle, siteTitleOverride
diff --git a/packages/block-library/src/breadcrumbs/index.js b/packages/block-library/src/breadcrumbs/index.js
index 0e3438672f5b8f..d8de83008cfc84 100644
--- a/packages/block-library/src/breadcrumbs/index.js
+++ b/packages/block-library/src/breadcrumbs/index.js
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { listView as icon } from '@wordpress/icons';
 /**
  * Internal dependencies
  */
+import initBlock from '../utils/init-block';
 import metadata from './block.json';
 import edit from './edit';
 
@@ -16,3 +17,5 @@ export const settings = {
 	icon,
 	edit,
 };
+
+export const init = () => initBlock( { name, metadata, settings } );