The character was seen exiting the BBC One soap in early 2024 under then-current executive producer Chris Clenshaw after the decision was made to write out Ben.
A source told the paper: "Ben had a list of characters he wanted to bring back and Ben Mitchell was one. It’s taken a little while to sort out but Max will be back filming on Albert Square later this year."
The BBC declined to comment when approached by RadioTimes.com, while a representative of Bowden has been approached for comment.
Last year, speaking on The Lewis Nicholls Show, Bowden said of his departure from EastEnders: "I did nearly 600 episodes in five years, which is a hell of a lot, and it was time for a rest. The character was tired, I was tired, they [the producers] were probably tired of me being tired."
Bowden was last seen as Ben Mitchell in March 2024 when the character was extradited to the US, having committed credit card fraud in a desperate plan to save his daughter Lexi's mother, Lola Pearce-Brown (Danielle Harold), from her terminal brain tumour.
Ben Mitchell shared an emotional goodbye with husband Callum Highway (Tony Clay) through a cell door before he left the country.
The reports of Bowden's return to the soap will also please fans of Callum Highway, as the character has had very little to do since the departure of his husband, despite still raising stepdaughter Lexi Pearce (Isabella Brown) with Lola's widower and Ben's adopted brother Jay Brown (Jamie Borthwick).
Executive producer Ben Wadey's era is already set to see some cast changes with the news of exits for Felix Baker (Matthew Morrison), Bernadette Taylor (Clair Norris), and Stacey Slater (Lacey Turner).
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