We construct the blending-type modified Bernstein–Durrmeyer operators and investigate their approximation properties. First, we derive the Voronovskaya-type asymptotic theorem for this type of operator. Then, the local and global approximation theorems are obtained by using the classical modulus of continuity and K-functional. Finally, we derive the rate of convergence for functions with a derivative of bounded variation. The results show that the new operators have good approximation properties.