diff --git a/src/definitions/location.ts b/src/definitions/location.ts
index 5aee4e79e3f..9fbda95f59b 100644
--- a/src/definitions/location.ts
+++ b/src/definitions/location.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ export type LocationDefinition = LocaleEntry<{
    */
   city_suffix: string[];
 
+  /**
+   * The names of all continents.
+   */
+  continent: string[];
+
   /**
    * The names of all countries.
    */
diff --git a/src/locales/en/location/continent.ts b/src/locales/en/location/continent.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..379b460155e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/locales/en/location/continent.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+export default [
+  'Africa',
+  'Antarctica',
+  'Asia',
+  'Australia',
+  'Europe',
+  'North America',
+  'South America',
+];
diff --git a/src/locales/en/location/index.ts b/src/locales/en/location/index.ts
index 7938321dcb7..64ca3268f7d 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/location/index.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en/location/index.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import city_name from './city_name';
 import city_pattern from './city_pattern';
 import city_prefix from './city_prefix';
 import city_suffix from './city_suffix';
+import continent from './continent';
 import country from './country';
 import county from './county';
 import direction from './direction';
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ const location: LocationDefinition = {
   city_pattern,
   city_prefix,
   city_suffix,
+  continent,
   country,
   county,
   direction,
diff --git a/src/modules/location/index.ts b/src/modules/location/index.ts
index 4aabdd8db4a..4a49e029501 100644
--- a/src/modules/location/index.ts
+++ b/src/modules/location/index.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,20 @@ export class LocationModule extends ModuleBase {
     );
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Returns a random continent name.
+   *
+   * @example
+   * faker.location.continent() // 'Asia'
+   *
+   * @since 9.1.0
+   */
+  continent(): string {
+    return this.faker.helpers.arrayElement(
+      this.faker.definitions.location.continent
+    );
+  }
+
   /**
    * Returns a random [ISO_3166-1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISO_3166-1) country code.
    *
diff --git a/test/modules/__snapshots__/location.spec.ts.snap b/test/modules/__snapshots__/location.spec.ts.snap
index b53acbda355..a8d24e9a6ef 100644
--- a/test/modules/__snapshots__/location.spec.ts.snap
+++ b/test/modules/__snapshots__/location.spec.ts.snap
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ exports[`location > 42 > cardinalDirection > with abbreviated option 1`] = `"E"`
 
 exports[`location > 42 > city 1`] = `"Fort Moses"`;
 
+exports[`location > 42 > continent 1`] = `"Asia"`;
+
 exports[`location > 42 > country 1`] = `"Guinea"`;
 
 exports[`location > 42 > countryCode > noArgs 1`] = `"GY"`;
@@ -144,6 +146,8 @@ exports[`location > 1211 > cardinalDirection > with abbreviated option 1`] = `"W
 
 exports[`location > 1211 > city 1`] = `"The Villages"`;
 
+exports[`location > 1211 > continent 1`] = `"South America"`;
+
 exports[`location > 1211 > country 1`] = `"Uganda"`;
 
 exports[`location > 1211 > countryCode > noArgs 1`] = `"UM"`;
@@ -280,6 +284,8 @@ exports[`location > 1337 > cardinalDirection > with abbreviated option 1`] = `"E
 
 exports[`location > 1337 > city 1`] = `"East Duane"`;
 
+exports[`location > 1337 > continent 1`] = `"Antarctica"`;
+
 exports[`location > 1337 > country 1`] = `"Egypt"`;
 
 exports[`location > 1337 > countryCode > noArgs 1`] = `"EH"`;
diff --git a/test/modules/location.spec.ts b/test/modules/location.spec.ts
index 1291efd31fd..2be7c4896a3 100644
--- a/test/modules/location.spec.ts
+++ b/test/modules/location.spec.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ describe('location', () => {
 
     t.it('country');
 
+    t.it('continent');
+
     t.describe('countryCode', (t) => {
       t.it('noArgs')
         .it('with string alpha-2', 'alpha-2')
@@ -145,6 +147,16 @@ describe('location', () => {
   describe.each(times(NON_SEEDED_BASED_RUN).map(() => faker.seed()))(
     'random seeded tests for seed %i',
     () => {
+      describe('continent()', () => {
+        it('returns random continent', () => {
+          const actual = faker.location.continent();
+
+          expect(actual).toBeTruthy();
+          expect(actual).toBeTypeOf('string');
+          expect(faker.definitions.location.continent).toContain(actual);
+        });
+      });
+
       describe('countryCode()', () => {
         it('returns random alpha-2 countryCode', () => {
           const countryCode = faker.location.countryCode('alpha-2');