diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/Modal.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/Modal.tsx
index 0a6a2374ab2a..b8cd56659c31 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/Modal.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/Modal.tsx
@@ -53,11 +53,13 @@ export default function Modal({
     >
       <Card
         ref={modalRef}
-        className="relative w-[500px] max-w-full bg-bgApp rounded-xl shadow-none my-10 overflow-hidden max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col"
+        className="relative w-[500px] max-w-full bg-bgApp rounded-xl my-10  max-h-[90vh] flex flex-col"
       >
-        <div className="p-6 overflow-y-auto max-h-[calc(90vh-180px)]">{children}</div>
+        <div className="p-8 max-h-[calc(90vh-180px)]">{children}</div>
         {footer && (
-          <div className="border-t border-borderSubtle bg-bgApp w-full mt-auto">{footer}</div>
+          <div className="border-t border-borderSubtle bg-bgApp w-full rounded-b-xl overflow-hidden">
+            {footer}
+          </div>
         )}
       </Card>
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
index 935d5dd052e3..07a017c1d988 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/SettingsView.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useConfig } from '../ConfigContext';
 import { Button } from '../ui/button';
 import { Plus, Sliders } from 'lucide-react';
 import ExtensionsSection from './extensions/ExtensionsSection';
+import { AddModelButton } from './models/AddModelButton';
 
 interface ModelOption {
   id: string;
@@ -101,10 +102,7 @@ export default function SettingsView({
                     ))}
                   </div>
                   <div className="flex gap-4 pt-4 w-full">
-                    <Button className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-1 justify-center text-textSubtle bg-black dark:bg-white hover:bg-subtle">
-                      <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
-                      Add Model
-                    </Button>
+                    <AddModelButton />
                     <Button
                       className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-1 justify-center text-textSubtle bg-white dark:bg-black hover:bg-subtle dark:border dark:border-gray-500 dark:hover:border-gray-400"
                       onClick={() => {
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelButton.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..cfd5e899adfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import React, { useState } from 'react';
+import { Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Button } from '../../ui/button';
+import { AddModelModal } from './AddModelModal';
+
+export const AddModelButton = () => {
+  const [isAddModelModalOpen, setIsAddModelModalOpen] = useState(false);
+
+  return (
+    <>
+      <Button
+        className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-1 justify-center text-white dark:text-textSubtle bg-black dark:bg-white hover:bg-subtle"
+        onClick={() => setIsAddModelModalOpen(true)}
+      >
+        <Plus className="h-4 w-4" />
+        Add Model
+      </Button>
+      {isAddModelModalOpen ? <AddModelModal onClose={() => setIsAddModelModalOpen(false)} /> : null}
+    </>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelModal.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelModal.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..0ff570a19b58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/settings_v2/models/AddModelModal.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import { ExternalLink, Plus } from 'lucide-react';
+
+import Modal from '../../Modal';
+import { Button } from '../../ui/button';
+import { QUICKSTART_GUIDE_URL } from '../providers/modal/constants';
+import { Input } from '../../ui/input';
+import { Select } from '../../ui/Select';
+import { useConfig } from '../../ConfigContext';
+import { ToastFailureGeneral, ToastSuccessModelSwitch } from '../../settings/models/toasts';
+import { initializeSystem } from '../../../../src/utils/providerUtils';
+
+const ModalButtons = ({ onSubmit, onCancel }) => (
+  <div>
+    <Button
+      type="submit"
+      variant="ghost"
+      onClick={onSubmit}
+      className="w-full h-[60px] rounded-none border-borderSubtle text-base hover:bg-bgSubtle text-textProminent font-regular"
+    >
+      Add model
+    </Button>
+    <Button
+      type="button"
+      variant="ghost"
+      onClick={onCancel}
+      className="w-full h-[60px] rounded-none border-t border-borderSubtle hover:text-textStandard text-textSubtle hover:bg-bgSubtle text-base font-regular"
+    >
+      Cancel
+    </Button>
+  </div>
+);
+
+type AddModelModalProps = { onClose: () => void };
+export const AddModelModal = ({ onClose }: AddModelModalProps) => {
+  const { getProviders, upsert } = useConfig();
+  const [providerOptions, setProviderOptions] = useState([]);
+  const [provider, setProvider] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const [modelName, setModelName] = useState<string>('');
+
+  const changeModel = async () => {
+    try {
+      await upsert('GOOSE_PROVIDER', provider, false);
+      await upsert('GOOSE_MODEL', modelName, false);
+      await initializeSystem(provider, modelName);
+      ToastSuccessModelSwitch({ provider, name: modelName });
+      onClose();
+    } catch (e) {
+      ToastFailureGeneral(e.message);
+    }
+  };
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    (async () => {
+      try {
+        const providersResponse = await getProviders(false);
+        const activeProviders = providersResponse.filter((provider) => provider.is_configured);
+        setProviderOptions(
+          activeProviders.map(({ metadata, name }) => ({
+            value: name,
+            label: metadata.display_name,
+          }))
+        );
+      } catch (error) {
+        console.error('Failed to load providers:', error);
+      }
+    })();
+  }, [getProviders]);
+
+  return (
+    <div className="z-10">
+      <Modal onClose={onClose} footer={<ModalButtons onSubmit={changeModel} onCancel={onClose} />}>
+        <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-8">
+          <div className="flex flex-col items-center gap-3">
+            <Plus size={24} className="text-textStandard" />
+            <div className="text-textStandard font-medium">Add model</div>
+            <div className="text-textSubtle text-center">
+              Configure your AI model providers by adding their API keys. your Keys are stored
+              securely and encrypted locally.
+            </div>
+            <div>
+              <a
+                href={QUICKSTART_GUIDE_URL}
+                target="_blank"
+                rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                className="flex items-center justify-center text-textStandard font-medium text-sm"
+              >
+                <ExternalLink size={16} className="mr-1" />
+                View quick start guide
+              </a>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+
+          <div className="w-full flex flex-col gap-4">
+            <Select
+              options={providerOptions}
+              value={providerOptions.find((option) => option.value === provider) || null}
+              onChange={(option) => {
+                setProvider(option?.value || null);
+                setModelName('');
+              }}
+              placeholder="Provider"
+              isClearable
+            />
+            <Input
+              className="border-2 px-4 py-5"
+              placeholder="GPT"
+              onChange={(event) => setModelName(event.target.value)}
+              value={modelName}
+            />
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      </Modal>
+    </div>
+  );
+};
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/components/ui/Select.tsx b/ui/desktop/src/components/ui/Select.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..67d526e0ddfe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/components/ui/Select.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import React from 'react';
+import ReactSelect from 'react-select';
+
+export const Select = (props) => {
+  return (
+    <ReactSelect
+      {...props}
+      unstyled
+      classNames={{
+        container: () => 'w-full cursor-pointer',
+        indicatorSeparator: () => 'h-0',
+        control: ({ isFocused }) =>
+          `border-2 ${isFocused ? 'border-borderStandard' : 'border-borderSubtle'} focus:border-borderStandard hover:border-borderStandard rounded-md w-full px-4 py-2.5 text-sm text-textSubtle`,
+        menu: () => 'mt-3 bg-bgStandard shadow-xl rounded-md text-textSubtle overflow-hidden',
+        option: () =>
+          'py-4 px-4 cursor-pointer hover:bg-gray-100 dark:hover:bg-gray-700 text-textProminent font-medium',
+      }}
+    />
+  );
+};