diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
index 821340fc86..497fda1b72 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/AssetModelsController.php
@@ -292,6 +292,30 @@ class AssetModelsController extends Controller
         return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', null, trans('admin/models/message.delete.success')));
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Restore a soft-deleted asset model.
+     */
+    public function restore($id): JsonResponse
+    {
+        $this->authorize('delete', AssetModel::class);
+
+        if ($assetmodel = AssetModel::withTrashed()->find($id)) {
+
+            if ($assetmodel->deleted_at == '') {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('general.not_deleted', ['item_type' => trans('general.asset_model')])), 200);
+            }
+
+            // The `restore` action_log entry is written by AssetModelObserver::restoring
+            if ($assetmodel->restore()) {
+                return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('success', null, trans('admin/models/message.restore.success')), 200);
+            }
+
+            return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('general.could_not_restore', ['item_type' => trans('general.asset_model'), 'error' => $assetmodel->getErrors()->first()])), 200);
+        }
+
+        return response()->json(Helper::formatStandardApiResponse('error', null, trans('admin/models/message.does_not_exist')), 200);
+    }
+
     /**
      * Gets a paginated collection for the select2 menus
      *
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index ac63f7b138..0eb4640cb6 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -927,6 +927,13 @@ Route::group(['prefix' => 'v1', 'middleware' => ['api', 'api-throttle:api']], fu
                 'assets',
             ]
         )->name('api.models.assets');
+
+        Route::post('{id}/restore',
+            [
+                Api\AssetModelsController::class,
+                'restore',
+            ]
+        )->name('api.models.restore');
     });
 
     Route::resource('models',