diff --git a/sql/changelog.xml b/sql/changelog.xml
index 469868f8958..872c32320ac 100644
--- a/sql/changelog.xml
+++ b/sql/changelog.xml
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@
         <sqlFile path="sql/updates/28.sql"/>
     </changeSet>
 
+    <!-- Add model metadata tables -->
+    <changeSet id="30" author="tanishqgandhi1908">
+        <sqlFile path="sql/updates/30.sql"/>
+    </changeSet>
+
     <!-- example changeSet
     <changeSet id="1" author="author">
         <sqlFile path="sql/updates/1.sql"/>
diff --git a/sql/texera_ddl.sql b/sql/texera_ddl.sql
index 8a1e8782cde..0dc10e90f9c 100644
--- a/sql/texera_ddl.sql
+++ b/sql/texera_ddl.sql
@@ -61,10 +61,14 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS workflow_of_project CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS workflow_executions CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_upload_session CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_upload_session_part CASCADE;
-
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_upload_session CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_upload_session_part CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_user_access CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_version CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_user_access CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_version CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS public_project CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS project_user_access CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS workflow_user_likes CASCADE;
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ DROP TABLE IF EXISTS workflow_view_count CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS user_action CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_user_likes CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS dataset_view_count CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_user_likes CASCADE;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS model_view_count CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS site_settings CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS computing_unit_user_access CASCADE;
 DROP TABLE IF EXISTS notebook CASCADE;
@@ -359,6 +365,111 @@ CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS dataset_upload_session_part
         ON DELETE CASCADE
 );
 
+-- ML models
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model
+(
+    mid             SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    owner_uid       INT NOT NULL,
+    name            VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+    repository_name VARCHAR(128),
+    is_public       BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    is_downloadable BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    description     TEXT NOT NULL,
+    creation_time   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    cover_image     varchar(255),
+    framework       VARCHAR(32),
+    format          VARCHAR(32),
+    FOREIGN KEY (owner_uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    UNIQUE (owner_uid, name)
+    );
+
+-- model_user_access
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_user_access
+(
+    mid       INT NOT NULL,
+    uid       INT NOT NULL,
+    privilege privilege_enum NOT NULL DEFAULT 'NONE',
+    PRIMARY KEY (mid, uid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
+-- model_version
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_version
+(
+    mvid          SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    mid           INT NOT NULL,
+    creator_uid   INT NOT NULL,
+    name          VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+    version_hash  VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+    creation_time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_upload_session
+(
+    mid                 INT          NOT NULL,
+    uid                 INT          NOT NULL,
+    file_path           TEXT         NOT NULL,
+    upload_id           VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    physical_address    TEXT,
+    num_parts_requested INT          NOT NULL,
+    file_size_bytes     BIGINT       NOT NULL,
+    part_size_bytes     BIGINT       NOT NULL,
+    created_at          TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+    PRIMARY KEY (uid, mid, file_path),
+
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_num_parts_requested_positive
+        CHECK (num_parts_requested >= 1),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_file_size_bytes_positive
+        CHECK (file_size_bytes > 0),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_part_size_bytes_positive
+        CHECK (part_size_bytes > 0),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_part_size_bytes_s3_upper_bound
+        CHECK (part_size_bytes <= 5368709120)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_upload_session_part
+(
+    upload_id   VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    part_number INT          NOT NULL,
+    etag        TEXT         NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+
+    PRIMARY KEY (upload_id, part_number),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_part_number_positive CHECK (part_number > 0),
+
+    FOREIGN KEY (upload_id)
+        REFERENCES model_upload_session(upload_id)
+        ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+-- model_user_likes table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_user_likes
+(
+    uid INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    mid INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (uid, mid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
+-- model_view_count table
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_view_count
+(
+    mid        INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    view_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    PRIMARY KEY (mid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+    );
+
 -- operator_executions (modified to match MySQL: no separate primary key; added console_messages_uri)
 CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS operator_executions
 (
diff --git a/sql/updates/30.sql b/sql/updates/30.sql
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6dae197f400
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sql/updates/30.sql
@@ -0,0 +1,130 @@
+/*
+ * Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+ * distributed with this work for additional information
+ * regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+ * to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+ * "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+ * with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+ * software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+ * "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+ * KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+ * specific language governing permissions and limitations
+ * under the License.
+ */
+
+\c texera_db
+
+SET search_path TO texera_db;
+
+BEGIN;
+
+-- Introduce ML models as a first-class resource, These
+-- tables mirror the dataset* tables (own primary key `mid`, own LakeFS repo
+-- namespace) and add model-specific attributes (framework, format).
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model
+(
+    mid             SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    owner_uid       INT NOT NULL,
+    name            VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+    repository_name VARCHAR(128),
+    is_public       BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    is_downloadable BOOLEAN NOT NULL DEFAULT TRUE,
+    description     TEXT NOT NULL,
+    creation_time   TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    cover_image     varchar(255),
+    framework       VARCHAR(32),
+    format          VARCHAR(32),
+    FOREIGN KEY (owner_uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    UNIQUE (owner_uid, name)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_user_access
+(
+    mid       INT NOT NULL,
+    uid       INT NOT NULL,
+    privilege privilege_enum NOT NULL DEFAULT 'NONE',
+    PRIMARY KEY (mid, uid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_version
+(
+    mvid          SERIAL PRIMARY KEY,
+    mid           INT NOT NULL,
+    creator_uid   INT NOT NULL,
+    name          VARCHAR(128) NOT NULL,
+    version_hash  VARCHAR(64) NOT NULL,
+    creation_time TIMESTAMP NOT NULL DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP,
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_upload_session
+(
+    mid                 INT          NOT NULL,
+    uid                 INT          NOT NULL,
+    file_path           TEXT         NOT NULL,
+    upload_id           VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL UNIQUE,
+    physical_address    TEXT,
+    num_parts_requested INT          NOT NULL,
+    file_size_bytes     BIGINT       NOT NULL,
+    part_size_bytes     BIGINT       NOT NULL,
+    created_at          TIMESTAMPTZ  NOT NULL DEFAULT now(),
+
+    PRIMARY KEY (uid, mid, file_path),
+
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_num_parts_requested_positive
+        CHECK (num_parts_requested >= 1),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_file_size_bytes_positive
+        CHECK (file_size_bytes > 0),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_part_size_bytes_positive
+        CHECK (part_size_bytes > 0),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_upload_session_part_size_bytes_s3_upper_bound
+        CHECK (part_size_bytes <= 5368709120)
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_upload_session_part
+(
+    upload_id   VARCHAR(256) NOT NULL,
+    part_number INT          NOT NULL,
+    etag        TEXT         NOT NULL DEFAULT '',
+
+    PRIMARY KEY (upload_id, part_number),
+
+    CONSTRAINT chk_model_part_number_positive CHECK (part_number > 0),
+
+    FOREIGN KEY (upload_id)
+        REFERENCES model_upload_session(upload_id)
+        ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_user_likes
+(
+    uid INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    mid INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    PRIMARY KEY (uid, mid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (uid) REFERENCES "user"(uid) ON DELETE CASCADE,
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS model_view_count
+(
+    mid        INTEGER NOT NULL,
+    view_count INTEGER NOT NULL DEFAULT 0,
+    PRIMARY KEY (mid),
+    FOREIGN KEY (mid) REFERENCES model(mid) ON DELETE CASCADE
+);
+
+COMMIT;