diff --git a/packages/amazonq/.changes/next-release/Feature-35bcb9ac-0cc5-456f-8159-765a6deb3b47.json b/packages/amazonq/.changes/next-release/Feature-35bcb9ac-0cc5-456f-8159-765a6deb3b47.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..2ca333a9f64
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/amazonq/.changes/next-release/Feature-35bcb9ac-0cc5-456f-8159-765a6deb3b47.json
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+{
+	"type": "Feature",
+	"description": "Add model selection feature"
+}
diff --git a/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/activation.ts b/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/activation.ts
index 5f8d78ec84e..90a0adbc61f 100644
--- a/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/activation.ts
+++ b/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/activation.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import { pushConfigUpdate } from '../config'
 export async function activate(languageClient: LanguageClient, encryptionKey: Buffer, mynahUIPath: string) {
     const disposables = globals.context.subscriptions
 
-    const provider = new AmazonQChatViewProvider(mynahUIPath)
+    const provider = new AmazonQChatViewProvider(mynahUIPath, languageClient)
 
     disposables.push(
         window.registerWebviewViewProvider(AmazonQChatViewProvider.viewType, provider, {
diff --git a/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/webviewProvider.ts b/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/webviewProvider.ts
index bb190b5eb67..7d51648398d 100644
--- a/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/webviewProvider.ts
+++ b/packages/amazonq/src/lsp/chat/webviewProvider.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 import { AuthUtil, RegionProfile } from 'aws-core-vscode/codewhisperer'
 import { featureConfig } from 'aws-core-vscode/amazonq'
 import { getAmazonQLspConfig } from '../config'
+import { LanguageClient } from 'vscode-languageclient'
 
 export class AmazonQChatViewProvider implements WebviewViewProvider {
     public static readonly viewType = 'aws.amazonq.AmazonQChatView'
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ export class AmazonQChatViewProvider implements WebviewViewProvider {
     connectorAdapterPath?: string
     uiPath?: string
 
-    constructor(private readonly mynahUIPath: string) {}
+    constructor(
+        private readonly mynahUIPath: string,
+        private readonly languageClient: LanguageClient
+    ) {}
 
     public async resolveWebviewView(
         webviewView: WebviewView,
@@ -95,6 +99,8 @@ export class AmazonQChatViewProvider implements WebviewViewProvider {
         const pairProgrammingAcknowledged =
             !AmazonQPromptSettings.instance.isPromptEnabled('amazonQChatPairProgramming')
         const welcomeCount = globals.globalState.tryGet('aws.amazonq.welcomeChatShowCount', Number, 0)
+        const modelSelectionEnabled =
+            this.languageClient.initializeResult?.awsServerCapabilities?.chatOptions?.modelSelection ?? false
 
         // only show profile card when the two conditions
         //  1. profile count >= 2
@@ -143,14 +149,14 @@ export class AmazonQChatViewProvider implements WebviewViewProvider {
                     const vscodeApi = acquireVsCodeApi()
                     const hybridChatConnector = new HybridChatAdapter(${(await AuthUtil.instance.getChatAuthState()).amazonQ === 'connected'},${featureConfigData},${welcomeCount},${disclaimerAcknowledged},${regionProfileString},${disabledCommands},${isSMUS},${isSM},vscodeApi.postMessage)
                     const commands = [hybridChatConnector.initialQuickActions[0]]
-                    qChat = amazonQChat.createChat(vscodeApi, {disclaimerAcknowledged: ${disclaimerAcknowledged}, pairProgrammingAcknowledged: ${pairProgrammingAcknowledged}, agenticMode: true, quickActionCommands: commands}, hybridChatConnector, ${JSON.stringify(featureConfigData)});
+                    qChat = amazonQChat.createChat(vscodeApi, {disclaimerAcknowledged: ${disclaimerAcknowledged}, pairProgrammingAcknowledged: ${pairProgrammingAcknowledged}, agenticMode: true, quickActionCommands: commands, modelSelectionEnabled: ${modelSelectionEnabled}}, hybridChatConnector, ${JSON.stringify(featureConfigData)});
                 }
                 window.addEventListener('message', (event) => {
                     /**
                      * special handler that "simulates" reloading the webview when a profile changes.
                      * required because chat-client relies on initializedResult from the lsp that
                      * are only sent once
-                     * 
+                     *
                      * References:
                      *   closing tabs: https://github.com/aws/mynah-ui/blob/de736b52f369ba885cd19f33ac86c6f57b4a3134/docs/USAGE.md#removing-a-tab-programmatically-
                      *   opening tabs: https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/blob/c22efa03e73b241564c8051c35761eb8620edb83/packages/amazonq/test/e2e/amazonq/framework/framework.ts#L98