diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
index 3d91477f9..f90cba49a 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/connections.js
@@ -368,6 +368,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
   get_meta: true,
   async get({ conid }, req) {
+    if (conid == '__model') {
+      return {
+        _id: '__model',
+      };
+    }
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
     return this.getCore({ conid, mask: true });
   },
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
index 238204682..9c470b030 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/databaseConnections.js
@@ -350,6 +350,11 @@ module.exports = {
 
   syncModel_meta: true,
   async syncModel({ conid, database, isFullRefresh }, req) {
+    if (conid == '__model') {
+      socket.emitChanged('database-structure-changed', { conid, database });
+      return { status: 'ok' };
+    }
+
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
     const conn = await this.ensureOpened(conid, database);
     conn.subprocess.send({ msgtype: 'syncModel', isFullRefresh });
diff --git a/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js b/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
index f7dabfe62..e47e15bec 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/controllers/serverConnections.js
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ module.exports = {
   listDatabases_meta: true,
   async listDatabases({ conid }, req) {
     if (!conid) return [];
+    if (conid == '__model') return [];
     testConnectionPermission(conid, req);
     const opened = await this.ensureOpened(conid);
     return opened.databases;
@@ -172,7 +173,7 @@ module.exports = {
         }
       })
     );
-    socket.setStreamIdFilter(strmid, { conid: conidArray });
+    socket.setStreamIdFilter(strmid, { conid: [...(conidArray ?? []), '__model'] });
     return { status: 'ok' };
   },