diff --git a/.github/scripts/create-preview-links.js b/.github/scripts/create-preview-links.js
index 95b3c41ac2..f1eae0bf10 100644
--- a/.github/scripts/create-preview-links.js
+++ b/.github/scripts/create-preview-links.js
@@ -44,6 +44,27 @@ function getThemeName(themeSlug) {
 	return themeName;
 }
 
+/*
+ * This function reads the `style.css` file of a theme and returns the name of the parent theme.
+ * If the theme is not a child theme, it returns an empty string.
+ *
+ * @param {string} themeSlug - The slug of the theme to get the parent theme name of.
+ * @returns {string} - The name of the parent theme as defined in the `style.css` file.
+ */
+function getParentThemeName(themeSlug) {
+	const styleCss = fs.readFileSync(`${themeSlug}/style.css`, 'utf8');
+	const parentTheme = styleCss.match(/Template:(.*)/i);
+	const isChildTheme = parentTheme && '' !== parentTheme[1].trim();
+
+	if (!isChildTheme) {
+		return '';
+	}
+
+	return parentTheme && '' !== parentTheme[1].trim()
+		? parentTheme[1].trim()
+		: '';
+}
+
 /*
  * This function creates a comment on a PR with preview links for the changed themes.
  * It is used by `preview-theme` workflow.
@@ -56,14 +77,24 @@ async function createPreviewLinksComment(github, context, changedThemeSlugs) {
 	const changedThemes = changedThemeSlugs.split(' ');
 	const previewLinks = changedThemes
 		.map((themeSlug) => {
+			const parentThemeName = getParentThemeName(themeSlug);
+			const note = parentThemeName
+				? ` (child theme of **${parentThemeName}**)`
+				: '';
+
 			return `- [Preview changes for **${getThemeName(
 				themeSlug
 			)}**](https://playground.wordpress.net/#${createBlueprint(
 				themeSlug,
 				context.payload.pull_request.head.ref
-			)})`;
+			)})${note}`;
 		})
 		.join('\n');
+
+	const includesChildThemes = changedThemes.some(
+		(themeSlug) => '' !== getParentThemeName(themeSlug)
+	);
+
 	const comment = `
 I've detected changes to the following themes in this PR: ${changedThemes
 		.map((themeSlug) => getThemeName(themeSlug))
@@ -75,6 +106,11 @@ ${previewLinks}
 
 I will update this comment with the latest preview links as you push more changes to this PR.
 **⚠️ Note:** The preview sites are created using [WordPress Playground](https://wordpress.org/playground/). You can add content, edit settings, and test the themes as you would on a real site, but please note that changes are not saved between sessions.
+${
+	includesChildThemes
+		? '\n**⚠️ Note:** Child themes are dependent on their parent themes. You will have to install the parent theme as well for the preview to work correctly.'
+		: ''
+}
 `;
 
 	const repoData = {