diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/agent-status-bar.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/agent-status-bar.tsx
index d15f3aea9..015f19c9b 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/agent-status-bar.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/agent-status-bar.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,14 @@ import { useStoreWithEqualityFn } from "zustand/traditional";
 import { Brain, ChevronDown, ShieldAlert, ShieldCheck, ShieldOff } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { getProviderIcon } from "@/components/provider-icons";
 import { CombinedModelSelector } from "@/components/combined-model-selector";
-import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { useQueries, useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import { useSessionStore } from "@/stores/session-store";
-import { mergeProviderPreferences, useFormPreferences } from "@/hooks/use-form-preferences";
+import {
+  buildFavoriteModelKey,
+  mergeProviderPreferences,
+  toggleFavoriteModel,
+  useFormPreferences,
+} from "@/hooks/use-form-preferences";
 import {
   DropdownMenu,
   DropdownMenuContent,
@@ -25,6 +30,7 @@ import type {
 } from "@server/server/agent/agent-sdk-types";
 import type { AgentProviderDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/provider-manifest";
 import {
+  AGENT_PROVIDER_DEFINITIONS,
   getModeVisuals,
   type AgentModeColorTier,
   type AgentModeIcon,
@@ -42,6 +48,10 @@ type StatusOption = {
 
 type StatusSelector = "provider" | "mode" | "model" | "thinking";
 
+const PROVIDER_DEFINITION_MAP = new Map(
+  AGENT_PROVIDER_DEFINITIONS.map((definition) => [definition.id, definition]),
+);
+
 type ControlledAgentStatusBarProps = {
   provider: string;
   providerOptions?: StatusOption[];
@@ -58,6 +68,11 @@ type ControlledAgentStatusBarProps = {
   onSelectThinkingOption?: (thinkingOptionId: string) => void;
   disabled?: boolean;
   isModelLoading?: boolean;
+  providerDefinitions?: AgentProviderDefinition[];
+  allProviderModels?: Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>;
+  canSelectModelProvider?: (providerId: string) => boolean;
+  favoriteKeys?: Set<string>;
+  onToggleFavoriteModel?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
 };
 
 export interface DraftAgentStatusBarProps {
@@ -142,6 +157,11 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
   onSelectThinkingOption,
   disabled = false,
   isModelLoading = false,
+  providerDefinitions,
+  allProviderModels,
+  canSelectModelProvider,
+  favoriteKeys = new Set<string>(),
+  onToggleFavoriteModel,
 }: ControlledAgentStatusBarProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const isWeb = Platform.OS === "web";
@@ -205,6 +225,26 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
     () => (modelOptions ?? []).map((o) => ({ id: o.id, label: o.label })),
     [modelOptions],
   );
+  const fallbackAllProviderModels = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>();
+    if (!modelOptions || modelOptions.length === 0) {
+      return map;
+    }
+
+    map.set(
+      provider,
+      modelOptions.map((option) => ({
+        provider: provider as AgentProvider,
+        id: option.id,
+        label: option.label,
+      })),
+    );
+    return map;
+  }, [modelOptions, provider]);
+  const effectiveProviderDefinitions = providerDefinitions ??
+    (PROVIDER_DEFINITION_MAP.has(provider) ? [PROVIDER_DEFINITION_MAP.get(provider)!] : []);
+  const effectiveAllProviderModels = allProviderModels ?? fallbackAllProviderModels;
+  const canSelectProviderInModelMenu = canSelectModelProvider ?? (() => true);
   const comboboxThinkingOptions = useMemo<ComboboxOption[]>(
     () => (thinkingOptions ?? []).map((o) => ({ id: o.id, label: o.label })),
     [thinkingOptions],
@@ -289,49 +329,36 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
           ) : null}
 
           {canSelectModel ? (
-            <>
-              <Tooltip
-                key={`model-${openSelector === "model" ? "open" : "closed"}`}
-                delayDuration={0}
-                enabledOnDesktop
-                enabledOnMobile={false}
-              >
-                <TooltipTrigger asChild triggerRefProp="ref">
-                  <Pressable
-                    ref={modelAnchorRef}
-                    collapsable={false}
+            <Tooltip
+              key={`model-${displayModel}`}
+              delayDuration={0}
+              enabledOnDesktop
+              enabledOnMobile={false}
+            >
+              <TooltipTrigger asChild triggerRefProp="ref">
+                <View>
+                  <CombinedModelSelector
+                    providerDefinitions={effectiveProviderDefinitions}
+                    allProviderModels={effectiveAllProviderModels}
+                    selectedProvider={provider}
+                    selectedModel={selectedModelId ?? ""}
+                    canSelectProvider={canSelectProviderInModelMenu}
+                    onSelect={(selectedProviderId, modelId) => {
+                      if (selectedProviderId === provider) {
+                        onSelectModel?.(modelId);
+                      }
+                    }}
+                    favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+                    onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavoriteModel}
+                    isLoading={isModelLoading}
                     disabled={modelDisabled}
-                    onPress={() => handleSelectorPress("model")}
-                    style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
-                      styles.modeBadge,
-                      hovered && styles.modeBadgeHovered,
-                      (pressed || openSelector === "model") && styles.modeBadgePressed,
-                      modelDisabled && styles.disabledBadge,
-                    ]}
-                    accessibilityRole="button"
-                    accessibilityLabel="Select agent model"
-                    testID="agent-model-selector"
-                  >
-                    <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                    <Text style={styles.modeBadgeText}>{displayModel}</Text>
-                    <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                  </Pressable>
-                </TooltipTrigger>
-                <TooltipContent side="top" align="center" offset={8}>
-                  <Text style={styles.tooltipText}>{getStatusSelectorHint("model")}</Text>
-                </TooltipContent>
-              </Tooltip>
-              <Combobox
-                options={comboboxModelOptions}
-                value={selectedModelId ?? ""}
-                onSelect={(id) => onSelectModel?.(id)}
-                searchable={comboboxModelOptions.length > SEARCH_THRESHOLD}
-                open={openSelector === "model"}
-                onOpenChange={handleOpenChange("model")}
-                anchorRef={modelAnchorRef}
-                desktopPlacement="top-start"
-              />
-            </>
+                  />
+                </View>
+              </TooltipTrigger>
+              <TooltipContent side="top" align="center" offset={8}>
+                <Text style={styles.tooltipText}>{getStatusSelectorHint("model")}</Text>
+              </TooltipContent>
+            </Tooltip>
           ) : null}
 
           {thinkingOptions && thinkingOptions.length > 0 ? (
@@ -491,36 +518,35 @@ function ControlledStatusBar({
 
             {canSelectModel ? (
               <View style={styles.sheetSection}>
-                <DropdownMenu
-                  open={openSelector === "model"}
-                  onOpenChange={handleOpenChange("model")}
-                >
-                  <DropdownMenuTrigger
-                    disabled={modelDisabled}
-                    style={({ pressed }) => [
-                      styles.sheetSelect,
-                      pressed && styles.sheetSelectPressed,
-                      modelDisabled && styles.disabledSheetSelect,
-                    ]}
-                    accessibilityRole="button"
-                    accessibilityLabel="Select agent model"
-                    testID="agent-preferences-model"
-                  >
-                    <Text style={styles.sheetSelectText}>{displayModel}</Text>
-                    <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                  </DropdownMenuTrigger>
-                  <DropdownMenuContent side="top" align="start">
-                    {(modelOptions ?? []).map((model) => (
-                      <DropdownMenuItem
-                        key={model.id}
-                        selected={model.id === selectedModelId}
-                        onSelect={() => onSelectModel?.(model.id)}
-                      >
-                        {model.label}
-                      </DropdownMenuItem>
-                    ))}
-                  </DropdownMenuContent>
-                </DropdownMenu>
+                <CombinedModelSelector
+                  providerDefinitions={effectiveProviderDefinitions}
+                  allProviderModels={effectiveAllProviderModels}
+                  selectedProvider={provider}
+                  selectedModel={selectedModelId ?? ""}
+                  canSelectProvider={canSelectProviderInModelMenu}
+                  onSelect={(selectedProviderId, modelId) => {
+                    if (selectedProviderId === provider) {
+                      onSelectModel?.(modelId);
+                    }
+                  }}
+                  favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+                  onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavoriteModel}
+                  isLoading={isModelLoading}
+                  disabled={modelDisabled}
+                  renderTrigger={({ selectedModelLabel }) => (
+                    <View
+                      style={[
+                        styles.sheetSelect,
+                        modelDisabled && styles.disabledSheetSelect,
+                      ]}
+                      pointerEvents="none"
+                      testID="agent-preferences-model"
+                    >
+                      <Text style={styles.sheetSelectText}>{selectedModelLabel}</Text>
+                      <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                    </View>
+                  )}
+                />
               </View>
             ) : null}
 
@@ -650,6 +676,60 @@ export function AgentStatusBar({ agentId, serverId }: AgentStatusBarProps) {
     },
   });
 
+  const availableProvidersQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["availableProviders", serverId],
+    enabled: Boolean(client),
+    staleTime: 60 * 1000,
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      if (!client) {
+        throw new Error("Daemon client unavailable");
+      }
+      const payload = await client.listAvailableProviders();
+      if (payload.error) {
+        throw new Error(payload.error);
+      }
+      return payload.providers.filter((entry) => entry.available).map((entry) => entry.provider);
+    },
+  });
+
+  const availableProviderDefinitions = useMemo(() => {
+    const availableProviders = availableProvidersQuery.data;
+    if (!availableProviders) {
+      return [];
+    }
+    const available = new Set(availableProviders);
+    return AGENT_PROVIDER_DEFINITIONS.filter((definition) => available.has(definition.id));
+  }, [availableProvidersQuery.data]);
+
+  const allProviderModelQueries = useQueries({
+    queries: availableProviderDefinitions.map((definition) => ({
+      queryKey: ["providerModels", serverId, definition.id, agent?.cwd ?? ""],
+      enabled: Boolean(client && agent?.cwd),
+      staleTime: 5 * 60 * 1000,
+      queryFn: async () => {
+        if (!client || !agent) {
+          throw new Error("Daemon client unavailable");
+        }
+        const payload = await client.listProviderModels(definition.id, { cwd: agent.cwd });
+        if (payload.error) {
+          throw new Error(payload.error);
+        }
+        return payload.models ?? [];
+      },
+    })),
+  });
+
+  const liveAllProviderModels = useMemo(() => {
+    const map = new Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>();
+    for (let i = 0; i < availableProviderDefinitions.length; i++) {
+      const query = allProviderModelQueries[i];
+      if (query?.data) {
+        map.set(availableProviderDefinitions[i]!.id, query.data);
+      }
+    }
+    return map;
+  }, [allProviderModelQueries, availableProviderDefinitions]);
+
   const models = modelsQuery.data ?? null;
 
   const displayMode =
@@ -674,6 +754,10 @@ export function AgentStatusBar({ agentId, serverId }: AgentStatusBarProps) {
   const modelOptions = useMemo<StatusOption[]>(() => {
     return (models ?? []).map((model) => ({ id: model.id, label: model.label }));
   }, [models]);
+  const favoriteKeys = useMemo(
+    () => new Set((preferences.favoriteModels ?? []).map((favorite) => buildFavoriteModelKey(favorite))),
+    [preferences.favoriteModels],
+  );
 
   const thinkingOptions = useMemo<StatusOption[]>(() => {
     return (modelSelection.thinkingOptions ?? []).map((option) => ({
@@ -693,6 +777,9 @@ export function AgentStatusBar({ agentId, serverId }: AgentStatusBarProps) {
         modeOptions.length > 0 ? modeOptions : [{ id: agent.currentModeId ?? "", label: displayMode }]
       }
       selectedModeId={agent.currentModeId ?? undefined}
+      providerDefinitions={availableProviderDefinitions}
+      allProviderModels={liveAllProviderModels}
+      canSelectModelProvider={(providerId) => providerId === agent.provider}
       onSelectMode={(modeId) => {
         if (!client) {
           return;
@@ -722,6 +809,12 @@ export function AgentStatusBar({ agentId, serverId }: AgentStatusBarProps) {
           console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] setAgentModel failed", error);
         });
       }}
+      favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+      onToggleFavoriteModel={(provider, modelId) => {
+        void updatePreferences(toggleFavoriteModel({ preferences, provider, modelId })).catch((error) => {
+          console.warn("[AgentStatusBar] toggle favorite model failed", error);
+        });
+      }}
       thinkingOptions={thinkingOptions.length > 1 ? thinkingOptions : undefined}
       selectedThinkingOptionId={modelSelection.selectedThinkingId ?? undefined}
       onSelectThinkingOption={(thinkingOptionId) => {
@@ -775,6 +868,7 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
   disabled = false,
 }: DraftAgentStatusBarProps) {
   const isWeb = Platform.OS === "web";
+  const { preferences, updatePreferences } = useFormPreferences();
 
   const mappedModeOptions = useMemo<StatusOption[]>(() => {
     if (modeOptions.length === 0) {
@@ -789,6 +883,10 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
   const mappedThinkingOptions = useMemo<StatusOption[]>(() => {
     return thinkingOptions.map((option) => ({ id: option.id, label: option.label }));
   }, [thinkingOptions]);
+  const favoriteKeys = useMemo(
+    () => new Set((preferences.favoriteModels ?? []).map((favorite) => buildFavoriteModelKey(favorite))),
+    [preferences.favoriteModels],
+  );
 
   const effectiveSelectedMode = selectedMode || mappedModeOptions[0]?.id || "";
   const effectiveSelectedThinkingOption =
@@ -803,6 +901,12 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
           selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
           selectedModel={selectedModel}
           onSelect={onSelectProviderAndModel}
+          favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+          onToggleFavorite={(provider, modelId) => {
+            void updatePreferences(toggleFavoriteModel({ preferences, provider, modelId })).catch((error) => {
+              console.warn("[DraftAgentStatusBar] toggle favorite model failed", error);
+            });
+          }}
           isLoading={isAllModelsLoading}
           disabled={disabled}
         />
@@ -843,6 +947,12 @@ export function DraftAgentStatusBar({
       selectedModelId={selectedModel}
       onSelectModel={onSelectModel}
       isModelLoading={isModelLoading}
+      favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+      onToggleFavoriteModel={(provider, modelId) => {
+        void updatePreferences(toggleFavoriteModel({ preferences, provider, modelId })).catch((error) => {
+          console.warn("[DraftAgentStatusBar] toggle favorite model failed", error);
+        });
+      }}
       thinkingOptions={mappedThinkingOptions.length > 0 ? mappedThinkingOptions : undefined}
       selectedThinkingOptionId={effectiveSelectedThinkingOption}
       onSelectThinkingOption={onSelectThinkingOption}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.test.ts b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9da2b44c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { AgentModelDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/agent-sdk-types";
+import {
+  buildModelRows,
+  buildSelectedTriggerLabel,
+  matchesSearch,
+  resolveProviderLabel,
+} from "./combined-model-selector.utils";
+
+describe("combined model selector helpers", () => {
+  const providerDefinitions = [
+    {
+      id: "claude",
+      label: "Claude",
+      description: "Claude provider",
+      defaultModeId: "default",
+      modes: [],
+    },
+    {
+      id: "codex",
+      label: "Codex",
+      description: "Codex provider",
+      defaultModeId: "auto",
+      modes: [],
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const claudeModels: AgentModelDefinition[] = [
+    {
+      provider: "claude",
+      id: "sonnet-4.6",
+      label: "Sonnet 4.6",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  const codexModels: AgentModelDefinition[] = [
+    {
+      provider: "codex",
+      id: "gpt-5.4",
+      label: "GPT-5.4",
+    },
+  ];
+
+  it("keeps enough data to search by model and provider name", async () => {
+    const rows = buildModelRows(providerDefinitions, new Map([
+      ["claude", claudeModels],
+      ["codex", codexModels],
+    ]));
+
+    expect(rows).toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ providerLabel: "Claude", modelLabel: "Sonnet 4.6", modelId: "sonnet-4.6" }),
+      expect.objectContaining({ providerLabel: "Codex", modelLabel: "GPT-5.4", modelId: "gpt-5.4" }),
+    ]);
+
+    expect(matchesSearch(rows[0]!, "claude")).toBe(true);
+    expect(matchesSearch(rows[1]!, "gpt-5.4")).toBe(true);
+  });
+
+  it("builds an explicit trigger label for the selected provider and model", () => {
+    expect(resolveProviderLabel(providerDefinitions, "codex")).toBe("Codex");
+    expect(buildSelectedTriggerLabel("Codex", "GPT-5.4")).toBe("Codex: GPT-5.4");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.tsx
index d9edea21f..159bd774d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.tsx
@@ -1,22 +1,31 @@
 import { useCallback, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
-import { View, Text, Pressable, Platform } from "react-native";
+import { View, Text, Pressable, Platform, type GestureResponderEvent } from "react-native";
 import { StyleSheet, useUnistyles } from "react-native-unistyles";
-import { ArrowLeft, Check, ChevronDown, ChevronRight } from "lucide-react-native";
+import {
+  ArrowLeft,
+  ChevronDown,
+  ChevronRight,
+  Search,
+  Star,
+} from "lucide-react-native";
 import type { AgentModelDefinition, AgentProvider } from "@server/server/agent/agent-sdk-types";
 import type { AgentProviderDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/provider-manifest";
 import { Combobox, ComboboxItem, SearchInput } from "@/components/ui/combobox";
 import { getProviderIcon } from "@/components/provider-icons";
+import type { FavoriteModelRow } from "@/hooks/use-form-preferences";
+import {
+  buildModelRows,
+  buildSelectedTriggerLabel,
+  matchesSearch,
+  resolveProviderLabel,
+  type SelectorModelRow,
+} from "./combined-model-selector.utils";
 
-const INLINE_MODEL_THRESHOLD = 8;
+const INLINE_MODEL_THRESHOLD = Number.POSITIVE_INFINITY;
 
-type DrillDownView = { provider: string };
-
-function resolveDefaultModelLabel(models: AgentModelDefinition[] | undefined): string {
-  if (!models || models.length === 0) {
-    return "Select model";
-  }
-  return (models.find((model) => model.isDefault) ?? models[0])?.label ?? "Select model";
-}
+type SelectorView =
+  | { kind: "all" }
+  | { kind: "provider"; providerId: string; providerLabel: string };
 
 interface CombinedModelSelectorProps {
   providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
@@ -25,9 +34,393 @@ interface CombinedModelSelectorProps {
   selectedModel: string;
   onSelect: (provider: AgentProvider, modelId: string) => void;
   isLoading: boolean;
+  canSelectProvider?: (provider: string) => boolean;
+  favoriteKeys?: Set<string>;
+  onToggleFavorite?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  renderTrigger?: (input: {
+    selectedModelLabel: string;
+    onPress: () => void;
+    disabled: boolean;
+    isOpen: boolean;
+  }) => React.ReactNode;
   disabled?: boolean;
 }
 
+interface SelectorContentProps {
+  view: SelectorView;
+  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
+  allProviderModels: Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>;
+  selectedProvider: string;
+  selectedModel: string;
+  searchQuery: string;
+  onSearchChange: (query: string) => void;
+  favoriteKeys: Set<string>;
+  onSelect: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  canSelectProvider: (provider: string) => boolean;
+  onToggleFavorite?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  onDrillDown: (providerId: string, providerLabel: string) => void;
+  onBack?: () => void;
+}
+
+function resolveDefaultModelLabel(models: AgentModelDefinition[] | undefined): string {
+  if (!models || models.length === 0) {
+    return "Select model";
+  }
+  return (models.find((model) => model.isDefault) ?? models[0])?.label ?? "Select model";
+}
+
+function normalizeSearchQuery(value: string): string {
+  return value.trim().toLowerCase();
+}
+
+function partitionRows(
+  rows: SelectorModelRow[],
+  favoriteKeys: Set<string>,
+): { favoriteRows: SelectorModelRow[]; regularRows: SelectorModelRow[] } {
+  const favoriteRows: SelectorModelRow[] = [];
+  const regularRows: SelectorModelRow[] = [];
+
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    if (favoriteKeys.has(row.favoriteKey)) {
+      favoriteRows.push(row);
+      continue;
+    }
+    regularRows.push(row);
+  }
+
+  return { favoriteRows, regularRows };
+}
+
+function groupRowsByProvider(
+  rows: SelectorModelRow[],
+): Array<{ providerId: string; providerLabel: string; rows: SelectorModelRow[] }> {
+  const grouped = new Map<string, { providerId: string; providerLabel: string; rows: SelectorModelRow[] }>();
+
+  for (const row of rows) {
+    const existing = grouped.get(row.provider);
+    if (existing) {
+      existing.rows.push(row);
+      continue;
+    }
+
+    grouped.set(row.provider, {
+      providerId: row.provider,
+      providerLabel: row.providerLabel,
+      rows: [row],
+    });
+  }
+
+  return Array.from(grouped.values());
+}
+
+function ModelRow({
+  row,
+  isSelected,
+  isFavorite,
+  disabled = false,
+  onPress,
+  onToggleFavorite,
+}: {
+  row: SelectorModelRow;
+  isSelected: boolean;
+  isFavorite: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
+  onPress: () => void;
+  onToggleFavorite?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+  const ProviderIcon = getProviderIcon(row.provider);
+
+  const handleToggleFavorite = useCallback(
+    (event: GestureResponderEvent) => {
+      event.stopPropagation();
+      onToggleFavorite?.(row.provider, row.modelId);
+    },
+    [onToggleFavorite, row.modelId, row.provider],
+  );
+
+  return (
+    <ComboboxItem
+      label={row.modelLabel}
+      description={
+        disabled
+          ? `${row.providerLabel} · Available when creating a ${row.providerLabel} agent`
+          : row.description
+            ? `${row.providerLabel} · ${row.description}`
+            : row.providerLabel
+      }
+      selected={isSelected}
+      disabled={disabled}
+      onPress={onPress}
+      leadingSlot={<ProviderIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />}
+      trailingSlot={
+        onToggleFavorite && !disabled ? (
+          <Pressable
+            onPress={handleToggleFavorite}
+            hitSlop={8}
+            style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
+              styles.favoriteButton,
+              hovered && styles.favoriteButtonHovered,
+              pressed && styles.favoriteButtonPressed,
+            ]}
+            accessibilityRole="button"
+            accessibilityLabel={isFavorite ? "Unfavorite model" : "Favorite model"}
+            testID={`favorite-model-${row.provider}-${row.modelId}`}
+          >
+            <Star
+              size={16}
+              color={isFavorite ? theme.colors.palette.amber[500] : theme.colors.foregroundMuted}
+              fill={isFavorite ? theme.colors.palette.amber[500] : "transparent"}
+            />
+          </Pressable>
+        ) : null
+      }
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+function FavoritesSection({
+  favoriteRows,
+  selectedProvider,
+  selectedModel,
+  favoriteKeys,
+  onSelect,
+  canSelectProvider,
+  onToggleFavorite,
+}: {
+  favoriteRows: SelectorModelRow[];
+  selectedProvider: string;
+  selectedModel: string;
+  favoriteKeys: Set<string>;
+  onSelect: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  canSelectProvider: (provider: string) => boolean;
+  onToggleFavorite?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+  if (favoriteRows.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      <View style={styles.sectionHeading}>
+        <Star size={14} color={theme.colors.palette.amber[500]} fill={theme.colors.palette.amber[500]} />
+        <Text style={styles.sectionHeadingText}>Favorites</Text>
+      </View>
+      {favoriteRows.map((row) => (
+        <ModelRow
+          key={row.favoriteKey}
+          row={row}
+          isSelected={row.provider === selectedProvider && row.modelId === selectedModel}
+          isFavorite={favoriteKeys.has(row.favoriteKey)}
+          disabled={!canSelectProvider(row.provider)}
+          onPress={() => onSelect(row.provider, row.modelId)}
+          onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavorite}
+        />
+      ))}
+      <View style={styles.separator} />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function GroupedProviderRows({
+  providerDefinitions,
+  groupedRows,
+  selectedProvider,
+  selectedModel,
+  favoriteKeys,
+  onSelect,
+  canSelectProvider,
+  onToggleFavorite,
+  onDrillDown,
+}: {
+  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
+  groupedRows: Array<{ providerId: string; providerLabel: string; rows: SelectorModelRow[] }>;
+  selectedProvider: string;
+  selectedModel: string;
+  favoriteKeys: Set<string>;
+  onSelect: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  canSelectProvider: (provider: string) => boolean;
+  onToggleFavorite?: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
+  onDrillDown: (providerId: string, providerLabel: string) => void;
+}) {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      {groupedRows.map((group, index) => {
+        const providerDefinition = providerDefinitions.find((definition) => definition.id === group.providerId);
+        const ProvIcon = getProviderIcon(group.providerId);
+        const isInline = group.rows.length <= INLINE_MODEL_THRESHOLD;
+
+        return (
+          <View key={group.providerId}>
+            {index > 0 ? <View style={styles.separator} /> : null}
+            {isInline ? (
+              <>
+                <View style={styles.sectionHeading}>
+                  <ProvIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                  <Text style={styles.sectionHeadingText}>
+                    {providerDefinition?.label ?? group.providerLabel}
+                  </Text>
+                </View>
+                {group.rows.map((row) => (
+                  <ModelRow
+                    key={row.favoriteKey}
+                    row={row}
+                    isSelected={row.provider === selectedProvider && row.modelId === selectedModel}
+                    isFavorite={favoriteKeys.has(row.favoriteKey)}
+                    disabled={!canSelectProvider(row.provider)}
+                    onPress={() => onSelect(row.provider, row.modelId)}
+                    onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavorite}
+                  />
+                ))}
+              </>
+            ) : (
+              <Pressable
+                onPress={() => onDrillDown(group.providerId, group.providerLabel)}
+                style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
+                  styles.drillDownRow,
+                  hovered && styles.drillDownRowHovered,
+                  pressed && styles.drillDownRowPressed,
+                ]}
+              >
+                <ProvIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                <Text style={styles.drillDownText}>{group.providerLabel}</Text>
+                <View style={styles.drillDownTrailing}>
+                  <Text style={styles.drillDownCount}>{group.rows.length}</Text>
+                  <ChevronRight size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+                </View>
+              </Pressable>
+            )}
+          </View>
+        );
+      })}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function SelectorContent({
+  view,
+  providerDefinitions,
+  allProviderModels,
+  selectedProvider,
+  selectedModel,
+  searchQuery,
+  onSearchChange,
+  favoriteKeys,
+  onSelect,
+  canSelectProvider,
+  onToggleFavorite,
+  onDrillDown,
+  onBack,
+}: SelectorContentProps) {
+  const allRows = useMemo(
+    () => buildModelRows(providerDefinitions, allProviderModels),
+    [allProviderModels, providerDefinitions],
+  );
+
+  const scopedRows = useMemo(() => {
+    if (view.kind === "provider") {
+      return allRows.filter((row) => row.provider === view.providerId);
+    }
+    return allRows;
+  }, [allRows, view]);
+
+  const normalizedQuery = useMemo(() => normalizeSearchQuery(searchQuery), [searchQuery]);
+
+  const visibleRows = useMemo(
+    () => scopedRows.filter((row) => matchesSearch(row, normalizedQuery)),
+    [normalizedQuery, scopedRows],
+  );
+
+  const { favoriteRows, regularRows } = useMemo(
+    () => partitionRows(visibleRows, favoriteKeys),
+    [favoriteKeys, visibleRows],
+  );
+
+  const groupedRegularRows = useMemo(() => groupRowsByProvider(regularRows), [regularRows]);
+
+  return (
+    <View>
+      {view.kind === "provider" ? (
+        <ProviderBackButton providerId={view.providerId} providerLabel={view.providerLabel} onBack={onBack} />
+      ) : null}
+
+      <SearchInput
+        placeholder={view.kind === "provider" ? "Search models..." : "Search models or providers..."}
+        value={searchQuery}
+        onChangeText={onSearchChange}
+        autoFocus={Platform.OS === "web"}
+      />
+
+      <FavoritesSection
+        favoriteRows={favoriteRows}
+        selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
+        selectedModel={selectedModel}
+        favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+        onSelect={onSelect}
+        canSelectProvider={canSelectProvider}
+        onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavorite}
+      />
+
+      {groupedRegularRows.length > 0 ? (
+        <GroupedProviderRows
+          providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
+          groupedRows={groupedRegularRows}
+          selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
+          selectedModel={selectedModel}
+          favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+          onSelect={onSelect}
+          canSelectProvider={canSelectProvider}
+          onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavorite}
+          onDrillDown={onDrillDown}
+        />
+      ) : null}
+
+      {favoriteRows.length === 0 && groupedRegularRows.length === 0 ? (
+        <View style={styles.emptyState}>
+          <Search size={16} color="#777" />
+          <Text style={styles.emptyStateText}>No models match your search</Text>
+        </View>
+      ) : null}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+function ProviderBackButton({
+  providerId,
+  providerLabel,
+  onBack,
+}: {
+  providerId: string;
+  providerLabel: string;
+  onBack?: () => void;
+}) {
+  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
+  const ProviderIcon = getProviderIcon(providerId);
+
+  if (!onBack) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <Pressable
+      onPress={onBack}
+      style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
+        styles.backButton,
+        hovered && styles.backButtonHovered,
+        pressed && styles.backButtonPressed,
+      ]}
+    >
+      <ArrowLeft size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+      <ProviderIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+      <Text style={styles.backButtonText}>{providerLabel}</Text>
+    </Pressable>
+  );
+}
+
 export function CombinedModelSelector({
   providerDefinitions,
   allProviderModels,
@@ -35,48 +428,61 @@ export function CombinedModelSelector({
   selectedModel,
   onSelect,
   isLoading,
+  canSelectProvider = () => true,
+  favoriteKeys = new Set<string>(),
+  onToggleFavorite,
+  renderTrigger,
   disabled = false,
 }: CombinedModelSelectorProps) {
   const { theme } = useUnistyles();
   const anchorRef = useRef<View>(null);
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
-  const [view, setView] = useState<"groups" | DrillDownView>("groups");
+  const [view, setView] = useState<SelectorView>({ kind: "all" });
   const [searchQuery, setSearchQuery] = useState("");
 
   const handleOpenChange = useCallback(
     (open: boolean) => {
       setIsOpen(open);
-      if (open) {
-        const models = allProviderModels.get(selectedProvider);
-        if (models && models.length > INLINE_MODEL_THRESHOLD) {
-          setView({ provider: selectedProvider });
-        }
-      } else {
-        setView("groups");
+      setView({ kind: "all" });
+      if (!open) {
         setSearchQuery("");
       }
     },
-    [allProviderModels, selectedProvider],
+    [],
   );
 
   const handleSelect = useCallback(
     (provider: string, modelId: string) => {
       onSelect(provider as AgentProvider, modelId);
       setIsOpen(false);
-      setView("groups");
+      setView({ kind: "all" });
       setSearchQuery("");
     },
     [onSelect],
   );
 
   const ProviderIcon = getProviderIcon(selectedProvider);
+  const selectedProviderLabel = useMemo(
+    () => resolveProviderLabel(providerDefinitions, selectedProvider),
+    [providerDefinitions, selectedProvider],
+  );
 
   const selectedModelLabel = useMemo(() => {
     const models = allProviderModels.get(selectedProvider);
-    if (!models) return isLoading ? "Loading..." : "Select model";
-    const model = models.find((m) => m.id === selectedModel);
+    if (!models) {
+      return isLoading ? "Loading..." : "Select model";
+    }
+    const model = models.find((entry) => entry.id === selectedModel);
     return model?.label ?? resolveDefaultModelLabel(models);
-  }, [allProviderModels, selectedProvider, selectedModel, isLoading]);
+  }, [allProviderModels, isLoading, selectedModel, selectedProvider]);
+
+  const triggerLabel = useMemo(() => {
+    if (selectedModelLabel === "Loading..." || selectedModelLabel === "Select model") {
+      return selectedModelLabel;
+    }
+
+    return buildSelectedTriggerLabel(selectedProviderLabel, selectedModelLabel);
+  }, [selectedModelLabel, selectedProviderLabel]);
 
   return (
     <>
@@ -90,14 +496,26 @@ export function CombinedModelSelector({
           hovered && styles.triggerHovered,
           (pressed || isOpen) && styles.triggerPressed,
           disabled && styles.triggerDisabled,
+          renderTrigger ? styles.customTriggerWrapper : null,
         ]}
         accessibilityRole="button"
         accessibilityLabel={`Select model (${selectedModelLabel})`}
         testID="combined-model-selector"
       >
-        <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-        <Text style={styles.triggerText}>{selectedModelLabel}</Text>
-        <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+        {renderTrigger ? (
+          renderTrigger({
+            selectedModelLabel: triggerLabel,
+            onPress: () => handleOpenChange(!isOpen),
+            disabled,
+            isOpen,
+          })
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <ProviderIcon size={theme.iconSize.md} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+            <Text style={styles.triggerText}>{triggerLabel}</Text>
+            <ChevronDown size={theme.iconSize.sm} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+          </>
+        )}
       </Pressable>
       <Combobox
         options={[]}
@@ -109,180 +527,34 @@ export function CombinedModelSelector({
         desktopPlacement="top-start"
         title="Select model"
       >
-        {view === "groups" ? (
-          <GroupsView
-            providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
-            allProviderModels={allProviderModels}
-            selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
-            selectedModel={selectedModel}
-            onSelect={handleSelect}
-            onDrillDown={(provider) => {
-              setView({ provider });
-              setSearchQuery("");
-            }}
-          />
-        ) : (
-          <DrillDownModelView
-            provider={view.provider}
-            providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
-            models={allProviderModels.get(view.provider) ?? []}
-            selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
-            selectedModel={selectedModel}
-            searchQuery={searchQuery}
-            onSearchChange={setSearchQuery}
-            onSelect={handleSelect}
-            onBack={() => {
-              setView("groups");
-              setSearchQuery("");
-            }}
-          />
-        )}
+        <SelectorContent
+          view={view}
+          providerDefinitions={providerDefinitions}
+          allProviderModels={allProviderModels}
+          selectedProvider={selectedProvider}
+          selectedModel={selectedModel}
+          searchQuery={searchQuery}
+          onSearchChange={setSearchQuery}
+          favoriteKeys={favoriteKeys}
+          onSelect={handleSelect}
+          canSelectProvider={canSelectProvider}
+          onToggleFavorite={onToggleFavorite}
+          onDrillDown={(providerId, providerLabel) => {
+            setView({ kind: "provider", providerId, providerLabel });
+          }}
+          onBack={
+            view.kind === "provider"
+              ? () => {
+                  setView({ kind: "all" });
+                }
+              : undefined
+          }
+        />
       </Combobox>
     </>
   );
 }
 
-function GroupsView({
-  providerDefinitions,
-  allProviderModels,
-  selectedProvider,
-  selectedModel,
-  onSelect,
-  onDrillDown,
-}: {
-  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
-  allProviderModels: Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>;
-  selectedProvider: string;
-  selectedModel: string;
-  onSelect: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
-  onDrillDown: (provider: string) => void;
-}) {
-  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
-
-  return (
-    <View>
-      {providerDefinitions.map((def, index) => {
-        const models = allProviderModels.get(def.id) ?? [];
-        const isInline = models.length <= INLINE_MODEL_THRESHOLD;
-        const ProvIcon = getProviderIcon(def.id);
-
-        return (
-          <View key={def.id}>
-            {index > 0 ? <View style={styles.separator} /> : null}
-
-            {isInline ? (
-              <>
-                <View style={styles.sectionHeading}>
-                  <ProvIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                  <Text style={styles.sectionHeadingText}>{def.label}</Text>
-                </View>
-                {models.map((model) => (
-                  <ComboboxItem
-                    key={model.id}
-                    label={model.label}
-                    selected={model.id === selectedModel && def.id === selectedProvider}
-                    onPress={() => onSelect(def.id, model.id)}
-                  />
-                ))}
-              </>
-            ) : (
-              <Pressable
-                onPress={() => onDrillDown(def.id)}
-                style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
-                  styles.drillDownRow,
-                  hovered && styles.drillDownRowHovered,
-                  pressed && styles.drillDownRowPressed,
-                ]}
-              >
-                <ProvIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                <Text style={styles.drillDownText}>{def.label}</Text>
-                <View style={styles.drillDownTrailing}>
-                  <Text style={styles.drillDownCount}>{models.length}</Text>
-                  <ChevronRight size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-                </View>
-              </Pressable>
-            )}
-          </View>
-        );
-      })}
-    </View>
-  );
-}
-
-function DrillDownModelView({
-  provider,
-  providerDefinitions,
-  models,
-  selectedProvider,
-  selectedModel,
-  searchQuery,
-  onSearchChange,
-  onSelect,
-  onBack,
-}: {
-  provider: string;
-  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[];
-  models: AgentModelDefinition[];
-  selectedProvider: string;
-  selectedModel: string;
-  searchQuery: string;
-  onSearchChange: (query: string) => void;
-  onSelect: (provider: string, modelId: string) => void;
-  onBack: () => void;
-}) {
-  const { theme } = useUnistyles();
-  const ProvIcon = getProviderIcon(provider);
-  const providerLabel = providerDefinitions.find((d) => d.id === provider)?.label ?? provider;
-
-  const filteredModels = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!searchQuery.trim()) return models;
-    const q = searchQuery.toLowerCase();
-    return models.filter(
-      (m) => m.label.toLowerCase().includes(q) || m.id.toLowerCase().includes(q),
-    );
-  }, [models, searchQuery]);
-
-  return (
-    <View>
-      <Pressable
-        onPress={onBack}
-        style={({ pressed, hovered }) => [
-          styles.backButton,
-          hovered && styles.backButtonHovered,
-          pressed && styles.backButtonPressed,
-        ]}
-      >
-        <ArrowLeft size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-        <ProvIcon size={14} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
-        <Text style={styles.backButtonText}>{providerLabel}</Text>
-      </Pressable>
-
-      <SearchInput
-        placeholder="Search models..."
-        value={searchQuery}
-        onChangeText={onSearchChange}
-        autoFocus={Platform.OS === "web"}
-      />
-
-      {filteredModels.map((model) => (
-        <ComboboxItem
-          key={model.id}
-          label={model.label}
-          description={model.description}
-          selected={model.id === selectedModel && provider === selectedProvider}
-          onPress={() => onSelect(provider, model.id)}
-        />
-      ))}
-
-      {filteredModels.length === 0 ? (
-        <View style={styles.emptyState}>
-          <Text style={styles.emptyStateText}>No models match your search</Text>
-        </View>
-      ) : null}
-    </View>
-  );
-}
-
 const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   trigger: {
     height: 28,
@@ -307,6 +579,11 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm,
     fontWeight: theme.fontWeight.normal,
   },
+  customTriggerWrapper: {
+    paddingHorizontal: 0,
+    paddingVertical: 0,
+    height: "auto",
+  },
   separator: {
     height: 1,
     backgroundColor: theme.colors.border,
@@ -374,9 +651,23 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   emptyState: {
     paddingVertical: theme.spacing[4],
     alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[2],
   },
   emptyStateText: {
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.sm,
     color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
   },
+  favoriteButton: {
+    width: 24,
+    height: 24,
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.full,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  favoriteButtonHovered: {
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface2,
+  },
+  favoriteButtonPressed: {
+    backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface1,
+  },
 }));
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.utils.ts b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.utils.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fd1f07144
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/combined-model-selector.utils.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import type { AgentModelDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/agent-sdk-types";
+import type { AgentProviderDefinition } from "@server/server/agent/provider-manifest";
+import { buildFavoriteModelKey, type FavoriteModelRow } from "@/hooks/use-form-preferences";
+
+export type SelectorModelRow = FavoriteModelRow;
+
+export function resolveProviderLabel(
+  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[],
+  providerId: string,
+): string {
+  return providerDefinitions.find((definition) => definition.id === providerId)?.label ?? providerId;
+}
+
+export function buildSelectedTriggerLabel(providerLabel: string, modelLabel: string): string {
+  return `${providerLabel}: ${modelLabel}`;
+}
+
+export function buildModelRows(
+  providerDefinitions: AgentProviderDefinition[],
+  allProviderModels: Map<string, AgentModelDefinition[]>,
+): SelectorModelRow[] {
+  const providerLabelMap = new Map(providerDefinitions.map((definition) => [definition.id, definition.label]));
+  const rows: SelectorModelRow[] = [];
+
+  for (const definition of providerDefinitions) {
+    const providerLabel = providerLabelMap.get(definition.id) ?? definition.label;
+    for (const model of allProviderModels.get(definition.id) ?? []) {
+      rows.push({
+        favoriteKey: buildFavoriteModelKey({ provider: definition.id, modelId: model.id }),
+        provider: definition.id,
+        providerLabel,
+        modelId: model.id,
+        modelLabel: model.label,
+        description: model.description,
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  return rows;
+}
+
+export function matchesSearch(row: SelectorModelRow, normalizedQuery: string): boolean {
+  if (!normalizedQuery) {
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  return [row.modelLabel, row.modelId, row.providerLabel].some((value) =>
+    value.toLowerCase().includes(normalizedQuery),
+  );
+}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
index 450c46597..cffec42fd 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
@@ -145,8 +145,10 @@ export interface ComboboxItemProps {
   description?: string;
   kind?: "directory" | "file";
   leadingSlot?: ReactNode;
+  trailingSlot?: ReactNode;
   selected?: boolean;
   active?: boolean;
+  disabled?: boolean;
   onPress: () => void;
   testID?: string;
 }
@@ -156,8 +158,10 @@ export function ComboboxItem({
   description,
   kind,
   leadingSlot,
+  trailingSlot,
   selected,
   active,
+  disabled,
   onPress,
   testID,
 }: ComboboxItemProps): ReactElement {
@@ -178,12 +182,14 @@ export function ComboboxItem({
   return (
     <Pressable
       testID={testID}
+      disabled={disabled}
       onPress={onPress}
       style={({ pressed, hovered = false }) => [
         styles.comboboxItem,
         hovered && styles.comboboxItemHovered,
         pressed && styles.comboboxItemPressed,
         active && styles.comboboxItemActive,
+        disabled && styles.comboboxItemDisabled,
       ]}
     >
       {leadingContent}
@@ -197,9 +203,14 @@ export function ComboboxItem({
           </Text>
         ) : null}
       </View>
-      {selected ? (
-        <View style={styles.comboboxItemTrailingSlot}>
-          <Check size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+      {selected || trailingSlot ? (
+        <View style={styles.comboboxItemTrailingContainer}>
+          {trailingSlot}
+          {selected ? (
+            <View style={styles.comboboxItemTrailingSlot}>
+              <Check size={16} color={theme.colors.foregroundMuted} />
+            </View>
+          ) : null}
         </View>
       ) : null}
     </Pressable>
@@ -777,10 +788,18 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   comboboxItemActive: {
     backgroundColor: theme.colors.surface1,
   },
+  comboboxItemDisabled: {
+    opacity: 0.55,
+  },
   comboboxItemTrailingSlot: {
     width: 16,
     alignItems: "center",
     justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  comboboxItemTrailingContainer: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[1],
     marginLeft: "auto",
   },
   comboboxItemContent: {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.test.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.test.ts
index da73e4be2..55bb8fc56 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
-import { mergeProviderPreferences } from "./use-form-preferences";
+import {
+  buildFavoriteModelKey,
+  isFavoriteModel,
+  mergeProviderPreferences,
+  toggleFavoriteModel,
+} from "./use-form-preferences";
 
 describe("mergeProviderPreferences", () => {
   it("stores the selected model for a provider", () => {
@@ -55,3 +60,92 @@ describe("mergeProviderPreferences", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("favorite model preferences", () => {
+  it("builds a stable favorite key from provider and model", () => {
+    expect(buildFavoriteModelKey({ provider: "claude", modelId: "sonnet-4.6" })).toBe(
+      "claude:sonnet-4.6",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("adds a model to favorites without dropping other preferences", () => {
+    expect(
+      toggleFavoriteModel({
+        preferences: {
+          provider: "claude",
+          providerPreferences: {
+            claude: {
+              model: "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        provider: "codex",
+        modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      provider: "claude",
+      providerPreferences: {
+        claude: {
+          model: "claude-sonnet-4-6",
+        },
+      },
+      favoriteModels: [
+        {
+          provider: "codex",
+          modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("removes a model from favorites when toggled again", () => {
+    expect(
+      toggleFavoriteModel({
+        preferences: {
+          favoriteModels: [
+            {
+              provider: "codex",
+              modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        provider: "codex",
+        modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+      }),
+    ).toEqual({
+      favoriteModels: [],
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("reports whether a model is favorited", () => {
+    expect(
+      isFavoriteModel({
+        preferences: {
+          favoriteModels: [
+            {
+              provider: "codex",
+              modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        provider: "codex",
+        modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(true);
+
+    expect(
+      isFavoriteModel({
+        preferences: {
+          favoriteModels: [
+            {
+              provider: "codex",
+              modelId: "gpt-5.4",
+            },
+          ],
+        },
+        provider: "claude",
+        modelId: "sonnet-4.6",
+      }),
+    ).toBe(false);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.ts b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.ts
index 6031e16bc..ff04c8e84 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/hooks/use-form-preferences.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,20 @@ import type { AgentProvider } from "@server/server/agent/agent-sdk-types";
 const FORM_PREFERENCES_STORAGE_KEY = "@paseo:create-agent-preferences";
 const FORM_PREFERENCES_QUERY_KEY = ["form-preferences"];
 
+export interface FavoriteModelPreference {
+  provider: string;
+  modelId: string;
+}
+
+export interface FavoriteModelRow {
+  favoriteKey: string;
+  provider: string;
+  providerLabel: string;
+  modelId: string;
+  modelLabel: string;
+  description?: string;
+}
+
 const providerPreferencesSchema = z.object({
   model: z.string().optional(),
   mode: z.string().optional(),
@@ -16,6 +30,12 @@ const providerPreferencesSchema = z.object({
 const formPreferencesSchema = z.object({
   provider: z.string().optional(),
   providerPreferences: z.record(providerPreferencesSchema).optional(),
+  favoriteModels: z.array(
+    z.object({
+      provider: z.string(),
+      modelId: z.string(),
+    }),
+  ).optional(),
 });
 
 export type ProviderPreferences = z.infer<typeof providerPreferencesSchema>;
@@ -66,6 +86,41 @@ export function mergeProviderPreferences(args: {
   };
 }
 
+export function buildFavoriteModelKey(input: FavoriteModelPreference): string {
+  return `${input.provider}:${input.modelId}`;
+}
+
+export function isFavoriteModel(args: {
+  preferences: FormPreferences;
+  provider: string;
+  modelId: string;
+}): boolean {
+  const favoriteKey = buildFavoriteModelKey({ provider: args.provider, modelId: args.modelId });
+  return (args.preferences.favoriteModels ?? []).some(
+    (favorite) => buildFavoriteModelKey(favorite) === favoriteKey,
+  );
+}
+
+export function toggleFavoriteModel(args: {
+  preferences: FormPreferences;
+  provider: string;
+  modelId: string;
+}): FormPreferences {
+  const favorite = { provider: args.provider, modelId: args.modelId };
+  const favoriteKey = buildFavoriteModelKey(favorite);
+  const existingFavorites = args.preferences.favoriteModels ?? [];
+  const hasFavorite = existingFavorites.some(
+    (entry) => buildFavoriteModelKey(entry) === favoriteKey,
+  );
+
+  return {
+    ...args.preferences,
+    favoriteModels: hasFavorite
+      ? existingFavorites.filter((entry) => buildFavoriteModelKey(entry) !== favoriteKey)
+      : [...existingFavorites, favorite],
+  };
+}
+
 export function useFormPreferences(): UseFormPreferencesReturn {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
   const { data, isPending } = useQuery({