diff --git a/app/models/concerns/project_features_compatibility.rb b/app/models/concerns/project_features_compatibility.rb
index c70100c03c8c6f9d3440a4072dbdf1d5a6976453..1d687b29b022755a5bae4c4928efad7f20b3aa4e 100644
--- a/app/models/concerns/project_features_compatibility.rb
+++ b/app/models/concerns/project_features_compatibility.rb
@@ -118,6 +118,10 @@ def model_experiments_access_level=(value)
     write_feature_attribute_string(:model_experiments_access_level, value)
   end
 
+  def model_registry_access_level=(value)
+    write_feature_attribute_string(:model_registry_access_level, value)
+  end
+
   # TODO: Remove this method after we drop support for project create/edit APIs to set the
   # container_registry_enabled attribute. They can instead set the container_registry_access_level
   # attribute.
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 655ca2095a5723b8be7be8fdd319726926f4b231..d0f0bd7c46cea435c1d0e163f829be2db5ab7b8b 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ def self.integration_association_name(name)
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :prometheus_integration, update_only: true
   accepts_nested_attributes_for :alerting_setting, update_only: true
 
-  delegate :merge_requests_access_level, :forking_access_level, :issues_access_level, :wiki_access_level, :snippets_access_level, :builds_access_level, :repository_access_level, :package_registry_access_level, :pages_access_level, :metrics_dashboard_access_level, :analytics_access_level, :operations_access_level, :security_and_compliance_access_level, :container_registry_access_level, :environments_access_level, :feature_flags_access_level, :monitor_access_level, :releases_access_level, :infrastructure_access_level, :model_experiments_access_level, to: :project_feature, allow_nil: true
+  delegate :merge_requests_access_level, :forking_access_level, :issues_access_level, :wiki_access_level, :snippets_access_level, :builds_access_level, :repository_access_level, :package_registry_access_level, :pages_access_level, :metrics_dashboard_access_level, :analytics_access_level, :operations_access_level, :security_and_compliance_access_level, :container_registry_access_level, :environments_access_level, :feature_flags_access_level, :monitor_access_level, :releases_access_level, :infrastructure_access_level, :model_experiments_access_level, :model_registry_access_level, to: :project_feature, allow_nil: true
   delegate :name, to: :owner, allow_nil: true, prefix: true
   delegate :jira_dvcs_server_last_sync_at, to: :feature_usage
   delegate :last_pipeline, to: :commit, allow_nil: true
diff --git a/app/models/project_feature.rb b/app/models/project_feature.rb
index 36f1e09b2bad621c12010604c40a78b3150bd722..c8287628716af77e81838c24db698f45cfadb79a 100644
--- a/app/models/project_feature.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_feature.rb
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ class ProjectFeature < ApplicationRecord
     releases
     infrastructure
     model_experiments
+    model_registry
   ].freeze
 
   EXPORTABLE_FEATURES = (FEATURES - [:security_and_compliance, :pages]).freeze
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ def required_minimum_access_level_for_private_project(feature)
   attribute :feature_flags_access_level, default: ENABLED
   attribute :environments_access_level, default: ENABLED
   attribute :model_experiments_access_level, default: ENABLED
+  attribute :model_registry_access_level, default: ENABLED
 
   attribute :package_registry_access_level, default: -> do
     if ::Gitlab.config.packages.enabled
diff --git a/config/audit_events/types/project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated.yml b/config/audit_events/types/project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2be827cfcadcba06ded8f57e4deb8b37a36e081d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/audit_events/types/project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+---
+name: project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated
+description: Model registry access level was updated
+introduced_by_issue: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412734
+introduced_by_mr: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/138399
+feature_category: mlops
+milestone: '16.7'
+saved_to_database: true
+streamed: true
diff --git a/db/migrate/20231130195635_add_model_registry_access_level_to_project_feature.rb b/db/migrate/20231130195635_add_model_registry_access_level_to_project_feature.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..95675a1f82af41ed7cc75ceab676b6a644c4cbbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20231130195635_add_model_registry_access_level_to_project_feature.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class AddModelRegistryAccessLevelToProjectFeature < Gitlab::Database::Migration[2.2]
+  OPERATIONS_DEFAULT_VALUE = 20
+
+  enable_lock_retries!
+  milestone '16.7'
+
+  def change
+    add_column :project_features,
+      :model_registry_access_level,
+      :integer,
+      null: false,
+      default: OPERATIONS_DEFAULT_VALUE
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema_migrations/20231130195635 b/db/schema_migrations/20231130195635
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..5e8d8232feb302664bac72a8acf0005f3800dcec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/schema_migrations/20231130195635
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+5c9d89f5d5401d6a7082d5790cb12ee610a0a06138cf3608534a09685c812ea8
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/db/structure.sql b/db/structure.sql
index be9eee3f9af6c47a75f7986e66d6c88c60a8212d..15d2875b02d6fb66acc845abf472d7b4c0e07fbd 100644
--- a/db/structure.sql
+++ b/db/structure.sql
@@ -21897,7 +21897,8 @@ CREATE TABLE project_features (
     feature_flags_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL,
     environments_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL,
     releases_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL,
-    model_experiments_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL
+    model_experiments_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL,
+    model_registry_access_level integer DEFAULT 20 NOT NULL
 );
 
 CREATE SEQUENCE project_features_id_seq
diff --git a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
index fa89074ad53faf85dd113f783a540c98187ef935..cc396a6345cf399790c518808c2955dc750f5d1d 100644
--- a/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
+++ b/doc/administration/audit_event_streaming/audit_event_types.md
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ Audit event types belong to the following product categories.
 | Name | Description | Saved to database | Streamed | Introduced in |
 |:-----|:------------|:------------------|:---------|:--------------|
 | [`project_feature_model_experiments_access_level_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/121027) | Model experiments access level was updated| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412384) |
+| [`project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated`](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/138399) | Model registry access level was updated| **{check-circle}** Yes | **{check-circle}** Yes | GitLab [16.7](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/412734) |
 
 ### Not categorized
 
diff --git a/ee/lib/audit/project_feature_changes_auditor.rb b/ee/lib/audit/project_feature_changes_auditor.rb
index 4a2ce47154056219a13e1ac511086f8cfddb1236..3fcada86b6ff5abb212a30b3bdca4775f73e251e 100644
--- a/ee/lib/audit/project_feature_changes_auditor.rb
+++ b/ee/lib/audit/project_feature_changes_auditor.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@ class ProjectFeatureChangesAuditor < BaseChangesAuditor
       feature_flags_access_level: 'project_feature_feature_flags_access_level_updated',
       environments_access_level: 'project_feature_environments_access_level_updated',
       releases_access_level: 'project_feature_releases_access_level_updated',
-      model_experiments_access_level: 'project_feature_model_experiments_access_level_updated'
+      model_experiments_access_level: 'project_feature_model_experiments_access_level_updated',
+      model_registry_access_level: 'project_feature_model_registry_access_level_updated'
     }.freeze
 
     def initialize(current_user, model, project)
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml
index 6f3601e9a2189ab51cfc6b10e96740f231a2c54a..e38930ed5480eb34f5f3da7718c8756ae5c42b2f 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml
+++ b/lib/gitlab/import_export/project/import_export.yml
@@ -318,6 +318,7 @@ included_attributes:
     - :releases_access_level
     - :infrastructure_access_level
     - :model_experiments_access_level
+    - :model_registry_access_level
   prometheus_metrics:
     - :created_at
     - :updated_at
@@ -738,6 +739,7 @@ included_attributes:
     - :releases_access_level
     - :infrastructure_access_level
     - :model_experiments_access_level
+    - :model_registry_access_level
     - :auto_devops_deploy_strategy
     - :auto_devops_enabled
     - :container_registry_enabled
diff --git a/rubocop/cop/gitlab/feature_available_usage.rb b/rubocop/cop/gitlab/feature_available_usage.rb
index 307ff7ea6f66de2706fcb0f262e805c3d2cad93c..0b1c4367eae7b373545b3189a2a66d78e52d8954 100644
--- a/rubocop/cop/gitlab/feature_available_usage.rb
+++ b/rubocop/cop/gitlab/feature_available_usage.rb
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ class FeatureAvailableUsage < RuboCop::Cop::Base
           releases
           infrastructure
           model_experiments
+          model_registry
         ].freeze
         EE_FEATURES = %i[requirements].freeze
         ALL_FEATURES = (FEATURES + EE_FEATURES).freeze
diff --git a/spec/factories/projects.rb b/spec/factories/projects.rb
index a1d56194ba5a63a9b71b8fd5ab0f7e55041e068b..82fdeea95575564ff08ac20c6be4290a93e0158d 100644
--- a/spec/factories/projects.rb
+++ b/spec/factories/projects.rb
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
       releases_access_level { ProjectFeature::ENABLED }
       infrastructure_access_level { ProjectFeature::ENABLED }
       model_experiments_access_level { ProjectFeature::ENABLED }
+      model_registry_access_level { ProjectFeature::ENABLED }
 
       # we can't assign the delegated `#ci_cd_settings` attributes directly, as the
       # `#ci_cd_settings` relation needs to be created first
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
index e0efa1bfd38ac79738ba6abb0ebd8098ccfe6b88..3efa33d8879fff3c903bb14c7e2885a3119754c5 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/import_export/safe_model_attributes.yml
@@ -706,6 +706,7 @@ ProjectFeature:
 - monitor_access_level
 - infrastructure_access_level
 - model_experiments_access_level
+- model_registry_access_level
 - created_at
 - updated_at
 ProtectedBranch::MergeAccessLevel:
diff --git a/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
index c0a78ff2f53ab6f2852846916181b0e6ac03b57c..149b0d4df8ce9a443c70a3c813b93899e064f2fa 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_feature_spec.rb
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
     specify { expect(subject.package_registry_access_level).to eq(ProjectFeature::ENABLED) }
     specify { expect(subject.container_registry_access_level).to eq(ProjectFeature::ENABLED) }
     specify { expect(subject.model_experiments_access_level).to eq(ProjectFeature::ENABLED) }
+    specify { expect(subject.model_registry_access_level).to eq(ProjectFeature::ENABLED) }
   end
 
   describe 'PRIVATE_FEATURES_MIN_ACCESS_LEVEL_FOR_PRIVATE_PROJECT' do
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index e458a086bcce2152df45d3428e2b4b7184a7247e..9c7902e0240942f5d8ecf69a39a8cb3106b36d42 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -1128,6 +1128,7 @@
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:container_registry_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:environments_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:model_experiments_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
+    it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:model_registry_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:feature_flags_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:releases_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
     it { is_expected.to delegate_method(:infrastructure_access_level).to(:project_feature) }
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/project_attributes.yml b/spec/requests/api/project_attributes.yml
index bab5bd2b6acf09e0dbcf0aec59b639e0ddadb6cd..ab03df84cd5b983acbb9b1a1c016f33d20a5c175 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/project_attributes.yml
+++ b/spec/requests/api/project_attributes.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ project_feature:
     - project_id
     - updated_at
     - operations_access_level
+    - model_registry_access_level
   computed_attributes:
     - issues_enabled
     - jobs_enabled