diff --git a/libs/apps/generator/generator.go b/libs/apps/generator/generator.go
index 3f99d80f900..3d38bed46b7 100644
--- a/libs/apps/generator/generator.go
+++ b/libs/apps/generator/generator.go
@@ -410,6 +410,12 @@ var appResourceSpecs = map[string]appResourceSpec{
 		staticFields: [][2]string{{"securable_type", "FUNCTION"}},
 		permission:   "EXECUTE",
 	},
+	"model_service": {
+		yamlKey:      "uc_securable",
+		varFields:    [][2]string{{"name", "securable_full_name"}},
+		staticFields: [][2]string{{"securable_type", "MODEL_SERVICE"}},
+		permission:   "EXECUTE",
+	},
 	"uc_connection": {
 		yamlKey:      "uc_securable",
 		varFields:    [][2]string{{"id", "securable_full_name"}},
diff --git a/libs/apps/generator/generator_test.go b/libs/apps/generator/generator_test.go
index d7a1de85cc8..a9c63e3e273 100644
--- a/libs/apps/generator/generator_test.go
+++ b/libs/apps/generator/generator_test.go
@@ -246,6 +246,7 @@ func TestGenerateBundleResourcesDefaultPermissions(t *testing.T) {
 		{"database", "CAN_CONNECT_AND_CREATE"},
 		{"volume", "READ_VOLUME"},
 		{"uc_function", "EXECUTE"},
+		{"model_service", "EXECUTE"},
 		{"uc_connection", "USE_CONNECTION"},
 		{"genie_space", "CAN_VIEW"},
 		{"vector_search_index", "SELECT"},
@@ -466,6 +467,17 @@ func TestGenerateResourceYAMLAllTypes(t *testing.T) {
 				"permission: EXECUTE",
 			},
 		},
+		{
+			name:     "model_service maps to uc_securable MODEL_SERVICE",
+			resource: manifest.Resource{Type: "model_service", Alias: "Model Service", ResourceKey: "model", Permission: "EXECUTE"},
+			expectContains: []string{
+				"- name: model",
+				"uc_securable:",
+				"securable_full_name: ${var.model_name}",
+				"securable_type: MODEL_SERVICE",
+				"permission: EXECUTE",
+			},
+		},
 		{
 			name:     "uc_connection maps to uc_securable CONNECTION",
 			resource: manifest.Resource{Type: "uc_connection", Alias: "UC Connection", ResourceKey: "conn", Permission: "USE_CONNECTION"},
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/listers.go b/libs/apps/prompt/listers.go
index 4bc2b1e301e..de8c3f1a404 100644
--- a/libs/apps/prompt/listers.go
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/listers.go
@@ -155,6 +155,26 @@ func ListFunctionsInSchema(ctx context.Context, catalogName, schemaName string)
 	return capResults(out), nil
 }
 
+// ListModelServicesInSchema returns model services in catalog.schema, with IDs as catalog.schema.name.
+func ListModelServicesInSchema(ctx context.Context, catalogName, schemaName string) ([]ListItem, error) {
+	w, err := workspaceClient(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	svcs, err := w.AiGateway.ListModelServicesAll(ctx, catalog.ListModelServicesRequest{
+		Parent: "schemas/" + catalogName + "." + schemaName,
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	out := make([]ListItem, 0, min(len(svcs), maxListResults))
+	for _, s := range svcs {
+		fullName := strings.TrimPrefix(s.Name, "model-services/")
+		out = append(out, ListItem{ID: fullName, Label: fullName})
+	}
+	return capResults(out), nil
+}
+
 // listDatabasesResponse is the response from the /databases endpoint.
 type listDatabasesResponse struct {
 	Databases []struct {
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/listers_test.go b/libs/apps/prompt/listers_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..71049848dcc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/listers_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package prompt_test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/apps/prompt"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdctx"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdio"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/experimental/mocks"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/catalog"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestListModelServicesInSchema(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+	ctx := cmdctx.SetWorkspaceClient(cmdio.MockDiscard(t.Context()), m.WorkspaceClient)
+
+	m.GetMockAiGatewayAPI().EXPECT().
+		ListModelServicesAll(ctx, catalog.ListModelServicesRequest{Parent: "schemas/main.default"}).
+		Return([]catalog.ModelService{
+			{Name: "model-services/main.default.chat"},
+			{Name: "model-services/main.default.embed"},
+		}, nil)
+
+	items, err := prompt.ListModelServicesInSchema(ctx, "main", "default")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []prompt.ListItem{
+		{ID: "main.default.chat", Label: "main.default.chat"},
+		{ID: "main.default.embed", Label: "main.default.embed"},
+	}, items)
+}
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/prefetch.go b/libs/apps/prompt/prefetch.go
index d3f38bade08..e2a2b017f19 100644
--- a/libs/apps/prompt/prefetch.go
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/prefetch.go
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ const (
 	cacheKeyCatalogs          = "_catalogs"
 	cacheKeyDatabaseInstances = "_database_instances"
 	cacheKeyPostgresProjects  = "_postgres_projects"
+	cacheKeySystemAIModels    = "_system_ai_model_services"
 )
 
 // firstStepPrefetch maps multi-step resource types to the cache key and
@@ -34,10 +35,11 @@ var firstStepPrefetch = map[string]struct {
 	cacheKey string
 	ctor     pagedConstructor
 }{
-	ResourceTypeVolume:     {cacheKeyCatalogs, ListCatalogs},
-	ResourceTypeUCFunction: {cacheKeyCatalogs, ListCatalogs},
-	ResourceTypeDatabase:   {cacheKeyDatabaseInstances, ListDatabaseInstances},
-	ResourceTypePostgres:   {cacheKeyPostgresProjects, ListPostgresProjects},
+	ResourceTypeVolume:       {cacheKeyCatalogs, ListCatalogs},
+	ResourceTypeUCFunction:   {cacheKeyCatalogs, ListCatalogs},
+	ResourceTypeModelService: {cacheKeySystemAIModels, listSystemAIModelServices},
+	ResourceTypeDatabase:     {cacheKeyDatabaseInstances, ListDatabaseInstances},
+	ResourceTypePostgres:     {cacheKeyPostgresProjects, ListPostgresProjects},
 }
 
 // PrefetchResources kicks off a background goroutine for every resource type
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/prompt.go b/libs/apps/prompt/prompt.go
index 6bbbaaa2d28..915bc6b4ec3 100644
--- a/libs/apps/prompt/prompt.go
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/prompt.go
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdctx"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdio"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/log"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/apierr"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/listing"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/apps"
 	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/postgres"
@@ -852,6 +853,39 @@ func PromptForUCFunction(ctx context.Context, r manifest.Resource, required bool
 	return promptUCResource(ctx, r, required, "UC Function", "Fetching functions...", ListFunctionsInSchema)
 }
 
+const browseCatalogsID = "__browse_catalogs__"
+
+// listSystemAIModelServices lists system.ai model services plus the browse entry; no access yields only the latter.
+func listSystemAIModelServices(ctx context.Context) (*PagedFetcher, error) {
+	items, err := ListModelServicesInSchema(ctx, "system", "ai")
+	if errors.Is(err, apierr.ErrPermissionDenied) || errors.Is(err, apierr.ErrNotFound) {
+		items, err = nil, nil
+	}
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return &PagedFetcher{Items: append(items, ListItem{ID: browseCatalogsID, Label: "Browse other catalogs..."})}, nil
+}
+
+// PromptForModelService opens on system.ai, since paging to the system catalog is slow in large workspaces.
+func PromptForModelService(ctx context.Context, r manifest.Resource, required bool) (map[string]string, error) {
+	f, err := getFetcherByKey(ctx, cacheKeySystemAIModels, "Fetching model services...", listSystemAIModelServices)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	value := browseCatalogsID
+	if len(f.Items) > 1 {
+		value, err = PromptFromList(ctx, resourceTitle("Select Model Service", r), "", f.Items, required)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	if value == browseCatalogsID {
+		return promptUCResource(ctx, r, required, "Model Service", "Fetching model services...", ListModelServicesInSchema)
+	}
+	return singleValueResult(r, value), nil
+}
+
 // PromptForUCConnection shows a picker for UC connections.
 func PromptForUCConnection(ctx context.Context, r manifest.Resource, required bool) (map[string]string, error) {
 	title := resourceTitle("Select UC Connection", r)
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/prompt_test.go b/libs/apps/prompt/prompt_test.go
index 239fb852cfa..9e77eb76aca 100644
--- a/libs/apps/prompt/prompt_test.go
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/prompt_test.go
@@ -9,7 +9,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/apps/manifest"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdctx"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdio"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/apierr"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/experimental/mocks"
+	"github.com/databricks/databricks-sdk-go/service/catalog"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 )
@@ -524,3 +528,30 @@ func TestPrintSuccessNotInPlace(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, got, "cd my-app")
 	assert.Contains(t, got, "npm run dev")
 }
+
+func TestListSystemAIModelServices(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+	ctx := cmdctx.SetWorkspaceClient(cmdio.MockDiscard(t.Context()), m.WorkspaceClient)
+	m.GetMockAiGatewayAPI().EXPECT().
+		ListModelServicesAll(ctx, catalog.ListModelServicesRequest{Parent: "schemas/system.ai"}).
+		Return([]catalog.ModelService{{Name: "model-services/system.ai.chat"}}, nil)
+
+	f, err := listSystemAIModelServices(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []ListItem{
+		{ID: "system.ai.chat", Label: "system.ai.chat"},
+		{ID: browseCatalogsID, Label: "Browse other catalogs..."},
+	}, f.Items)
+}
+
+func TestListSystemAIModelServicesWithoutAccess(t *testing.T) {
+	m := mocks.NewMockWorkspaceClient(t)
+	ctx := cmdctx.SetWorkspaceClient(cmdio.MockDiscard(t.Context()), m.WorkspaceClient)
+	m.GetMockAiGatewayAPI().EXPECT().
+		ListModelServicesAll(ctx, catalog.ListModelServicesRequest{Parent: "schemas/system.ai"}).
+		Return(nil, apierr.ErrPermissionDenied)
+
+	f, err := listSystemAIModelServices(ctx)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, []ListItem{{ID: browseCatalogsID, Label: "Browse other catalogs..."}}, f.Items)
+}
diff --git a/libs/apps/prompt/resource_registry.go b/libs/apps/prompt/resource_registry.go
index e6846ad2f2b..8744aa5594c 100644
--- a/libs/apps/prompt/resource_registry.go
+++ b/libs/apps/prompt/resource_registry.go
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ const (
 	ResourceTypeVectorSearchIndex = "vector_search_index"
 	ResourceTypeUCFunction        = "uc_function"
 	ResourceTypeUCConnection      = "uc_connection"
+	ResourceTypeModelService      = "model_service"
 	ResourceTypeDatabase          = "database" // Lakebase Provisioned (V1)
 	ResourceTypePostgres          = "postgres" // Lakebase Autoscaling (V2)
 	ResourceTypeGenieSpace        = "genie_space"
@@ -62,6 +63,8 @@ func GetPromptFunc(resourceType string) (PromptResourceFunc, bool) {
 		return PromptForVectorSearchIndex, true
 	case ResourceTypeUCFunction:
 		return PromptForUCFunction, true
+	case ResourceTypeModelService:
+		return PromptForModelService, true
 	case ResourceTypeUCConnection:
 		return PromptForUCConnection, true
 	case ResourceTypeDatabase: