diff --git a/projects/packages/sync/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default b/projects/packages/sync/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7bb57acb9f1d1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/packages/sync/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: fixed
+
+Jetpack Sync: Ensure 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist' filter is respected when added late
diff --git a/projects/packages/sync/src/class-package-version.php b/projects/packages/sync/src/class-package-version.php
index a266f5a8bd60f..3b39ef9f3d9d3 100644
--- a/projects/packages/sync/src/class-package-version.php
+++ b/projects/packages/sync/src/class-package-version.php
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
  */
 class Package_Version {
 
-	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '2.16.1';
+	const PACKAGE_VERSION = '2.16.2-alpha';
 
 	const PACKAGE_SLUG = 'sync';
 
diff --git a/projects/packages/sync/src/modules/class-callables.php b/projects/packages/sync/src/modules/class-callables.php
index eddeec2ff690f..6aceead8a0dc3 100644
--- a/projects/packages/sync/src/modules/class-callables.php
+++ b/projects/packages/sync/src/modules/class-callables.php
@@ -109,6 +109,28 @@ public function set_defaults() {
 		$this->force_send_callables_on_next_tick = false; // Resets here as well mostly for tests.
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Set module defaults at a later time.
+	 * Reset the callable whitelist if needed to account for plugins adding the 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist'
+	 * and 'jetpack_sync_multisite_callable_whitelist' filters late.
+	 *
+	 * @see Automattic\Jetpack\Sync\Modules::set_module_defaults
+	 * @access public
+	 */
+	public function set_late_default() {
+		if ( is_multisite() ) {
+			$late_callables = array_merge(
+				apply_filters( 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist', array() ),
+				apply_filters( 'jetpack_sync_multisite_callable_whitelist', array() )
+			);
+		} else {
+			$late_callables = apply_filters( 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist', array() );
+		}
+		if ( ! empty( $late_callables ) && is_array( $late_callables ) ) {
+			$this->callable_whitelist = array_merge( $this->callable_whitelist, $late_callables );
+		}
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Initialize callables action listeners.
 	 *
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..916cb15ef262a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/changelog/fix-sync-callables-set-late-default
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Significance: patch
+Type: other
+Comment: Updated Sync related unit tests
+
+
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.json b/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.json
index bfb1aeb0570d3..40bb680259115 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/composer.json
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@
 		"platform": {
 			"ext-intl": "0.0.0"
 		},
-		"autoloader-suffix": "f11009ded9fc4592b6a05b61ce272b3c_jetpackⓥ13_5_a_1",
+		"autoloader-suffix": "f11009ded9fc4592b6a05b61ce272b3c_jetpackⓥ13_5_a_2",
 		"allow-plugins": {
 			"automattic/jetpack-autoloader": true,
 			"automattic/jetpack-composer-plugin": true
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/jetpack.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/jetpack.php
index df17fae9ea070..4b7669d0b466e 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/jetpack.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/jetpack.php
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
  * Plugin URI: https://jetpack.com
  * Description: Security, performance, and marketing tools made by WordPress experts. Jetpack keeps your site protected so you can focus on more important things.
  * Author: Automattic
- * Version: 13.5-a.1
+ * Version: 13.5-a.2
  * Author URI: https://jetpack.com
  * License: GPL2+
  * Text Domain: jetpack
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@
 
 define( 'JETPACK__MINIMUM_WP_VERSION', '6.4' );
 define( 'JETPACK__MINIMUM_PHP_VERSION', '7.0' );
-define( 'JETPACK__VERSION', '13.5-a.1' );
+define( 'JETPACK__VERSION', '13.5-a.2' );
 
 /**
  * Constant used to fetch the connection owner token
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
index 354278661a428..4f0b82ff2b765 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
 	"name": "Jetpack",
-	"version": "13.5.0-a.1",
+	"version": "13.5.0-a.2",
 	"private": true,
 	"description": "[Jetpack](https://jetpack.com/) is a WordPress plugin that supercharges your self-hosted WordPress site with the awesome cloud power of [WordPress.com](https://wordpress.com).",
 	"homepage": "https://jetpack.com",
diff --git a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/sync/test_class.jetpack-sync-callables.php b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/sync/test_class.jetpack-sync-callables.php
index e6496916a0e79..616435a87e5fb 100644
--- a/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/sync/test_class.jetpack-sync-callables.php
+++ b/projects/plugins/jetpack/tests/php/sync/test_class.jetpack-sync-callables.php
@@ -230,6 +230,26 @@ public function test_white_listed_callable_sync_on_next_tick() {
 		$this->assertNotEquals( $initial_value, $new_value );
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Tests that calling set_late_default works as expected.
+	 *
+	 * Return null
+	 */
+	public function test_sync_callable_set_late_default() {
+		$this->callable_module->set_callable_whitelist( array() );
+
+		add_filter( 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist', array( $this, 'filter_sync_callable_whitelist' ) );
+
+		$this->callable_module->set_late_default();
+
+		remove_filter( 'jetpack_sync_callable_whitelist', array( $this, 'filter_sync_callable_whitelist' ) );
+
+		$this->sender->do_sync();
+
+		$synced_value = $this->server_replica_storage->get_callable( 'jetpack_foo' );
+		$this->assertEquals( jetpack_foo_is_callable(), $synced_value );
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Tests that updating the theme should result in the no callabled transient being set.
 	 *
@@ -976,6 +996,18 @@ public function add_www_subdomain_to_siteurl( $url ) {
 		return "{$parsed_url['scheme']}://www.{$parsed_url['host']}";
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Filters the sync callable whitelist.
+	 *
+	 * @param array $whitelist The sync callable whitelist.
+	 * @return array
+	 */
+	public function filter_sync_callable_whitelist( $whitelist ) {
+		$whitelist['jetpack_foo'] = 'jetpack_foo_is_callable';
+
+		return $whitelist;
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Test "taxonomies_objects_do_not_have_meta_box_callback".
 	 */