diff --git a/.changeset/discourage-section-blocks.md b/.changeset/discourage-section-blocks.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..966c5e4a3
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+++ b/.changeset/discourage-section-blocks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@shopify/theme-check-common': minor
+---
+
+Add `DiscourageSectionBlocks` check that warns when section-defined blocks (blocks with `settings`) are used inside a section schema, suggesting the use of theme blocks instead.
diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.spec.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d6b5cbb3b
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+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+import { expect, describe, it } from 'vitest';
+import { runLiquidCheck } from '../../test';
+import { DiscourageSectionBlocks } from './index';
+
+const sectionFile = 'sections/my-section.liquid';
+
+describe('Module: DiscourageSectionBlocks', () => {
+  it('reports a section block', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Section",
+        "blocks": [
+          {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "Text",
+            "settings": [
+              { "type": "text", "id": "content", "label": "Content" }
+            ]
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('reports each section block independently', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Section",
+        "blocks": [
+          {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "Text",
+            "settings": []
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "image",
+            "name": "Image",
+            "settings": []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
+  it('does not report theme blocks', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Section",
+        "blocks": [
+          { "type": "@app" }
+        ]
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('does not report when there are no blocks', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Section",
+        "settings": []
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('does not report when the schema tag is missing', async () => {
+    const source = `<div>No schema here</div>`;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+
+  it('reports section blocks but not theme blocks when mixed', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Section",
+        "blocks": [
+          { "type": "@app" },
+          {
+            "type": "text",
+            "name": "Text",
+            "settings": []
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(DiscourageSectionBlocks, source, sectionFile);
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
+  it('does not report for non-section files', async () => {
+    const source = `
+      {% schema %}
+      {
+        "name": "My Block",
+        "settings": [
+          {
+            "type": "text",
+            "id": "content",
+            "label": "Content"
+          }
+        ]
+      }
+      {% endschema %}
+    `;
+
+    const offenses = await runLiquidCheck(
+      DiscourageSectionBlocks,
+      source,
+      'blocks/my-block.liquid',
+    );
+
+    expect(offenses).toHaveLength(0);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..17315b7bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/discourage-section-blocks/index.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+import { getLocEnd, getLocStart, nodeAtPath } from '../../json';
+import { getSchema, isSection } from '../../to-schema';
+import { LiquidCheckDefinition, Severity, SourceCodeType } from '../../types';
+
+export const DiscourageSectionBlocks: LiquidCheckDefinition = {
+  meta: {
+    code: 'DiscourageSectionBlocks',
+    name: 'Discourage Section Blocks',
+    docs: {
+      description: 'Discourages the use of section blocks in favor of theme blocks.',
+      recommended: false,
+    },
+    type: SourceCodeType.LiquidHtml,
+    severity: Severity.WARNING,
+    schema: {},
+    targets: [],
+  },
+
+  create(context) {
+    if (!isSection(context.file.uri)) {
+      return {};
+    }
+
+    return {
+      async LiquidRawTag(node) {
+        if (node.name !== 'schema' || node.body.kind !== 'json') {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const schema = await getSchema(context);
+        const { ast, validSchema } = schema ?? {};
+
+        if (!ast || ast instanceof Error || !validSchema || validSchema instanceof Error) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        const offset = node.blockStartPosition.end;
+        validSchema.blocks?.forEach((block, index) => {
+          if (!('settings' in block)) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          const astNode = nodeAtPath(ast, ['blocks', String(index), 'type']);
+          if (!astNode) {
+            return;
+          }
+
+          context.report({
+            message: 'Consider using a ThemeBlock instead of a SectionBlock.',
+            startIndex: offset + getLocStart(astNode),
+            endIndex: offset + getLocEnd(astNode),
+          });
+        });
+      },
+    };
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/index.ts b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/index.ts
index be0370c41..8e84d00be 100644
--- a/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/index.ts
+++ b/packages/theme-check-common/src/checks/index.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { BlockIdUsage } from './block-id-usage';
 import { CdnPreconnect } from './cdn-preconnect';
 import { ContentForHeaderModification } from './content-for-header-modification';
 import { DeprecateBgsizes } from './deprecate-bgsizes';
+import { DiscourageSectionBlocks } from './discourage-section-blocks';
 import { DeprecateLazysizes } from './deprecate-lazysizes';
 import { DeprecatedFilter } from './deprecated-filter';
 import { DeprecatedFontsOnSectionsAndBlocks } from './deprecated-fonts-on-sections-and-blocks';
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export const allChecks: (LiquidCheckDefinition | JSONCheckDefinition)[] = [
   ContentForHeaderModification,
   DeprecateBgsizes,
   DeprecateLazysizes,
+  DiscourageSectionBlocks,
   DeprecatedFilter,
   DeprecatedFontsOnSectionsAndBlocks,
   DeprecatedFontsOnSettingsData,