diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/model_service.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/model_service.py
index c6e0c69678c84..02fc7378380f2 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/model_service.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/model_service.py
@@ -208,6 +208,7 @@ def upload_model(
         project_id: str,
         region: str,
         model: Model | dict,
+        parent_model: str | None = None,
         retry: Retry | _MethodDefault = DEFAULT,
         timeout: float | None = None,
         metadata: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] = (),
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ def upload_model(
         :param project_id: Required. The ID of the Google Cloud project that the service belongs to.
         :param region: Required. The ID of the Google Cloud region that the service belongs to.
         :param model:  Required. The Model to create.
+        :param parent_model: The name of the parent model to create a new version under.
         :param retry: Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
         :param timeout: The timeout for this request.
         :param metadata: Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.
@@ -225,11 +227,16 @@ def upload_model(
         client = self.get_model_service_client(region)
         parent = client.common_location_path(project_id, region)
 
+        request = {
+            "parent": parent,
+            "model": model,
+        }
+
+        if parent_model:
+            request["parent_model"] = parent_model
+
         result = client.upload_model(
-            request={
-                "parent": parent,
-                "model": model,
-            },
+            request=request,
             retry=retry,
             timeout=timeout,
             metadata=metadata,
diff --git a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/vertex_ai/model_service.py b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/vertex_ai/model_service.py
index c44da5ffd58c5..04d45f253f568 100644
--- a/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/vertex_ai/model_service.py
+++ b/airflow/providers/google/cloud/operators/vertex_ai/model_service.py
@@ -362,6 +362,7 @@ class UploadModelOperator(GoogleCloudBaseOperator):
     :param project_id: Required. The ID of the Google Cloud project that the service belongs to.
     :param region: Required. The ID of the Google Cloud region that the service belongs to.
     :param model: Required. The Model to create.
+    :param parent_model: The name of the parent model to create a new version under.
     :param retry: Designation of what errors, if any, should be retried.
     :param timeout: The timeout for this request.
     :param metadata: Strings which should be sent along with the request as metadata.
@@ -385,6 +386,7 @@ def __init__(
         project_id: str,
         region: str,
         model: Model | dict,
+        parent_model: str | None = None,
         retry: Retry | _MethodDefault = DEFAULT,
         timeout: float | None = None,
         metadata: Sequence[tuple[str, str]] = (),
@@ -396,6 +398,7 @@ def __init__(
         self.project_id = project_id
         self.region = region
         self.model = model
+        self.parent_model = parent_model
         self.retry = retry
         self.timeout = timeout
         self.metadata = metadata
@@ -412,6 +415,7 @@ def execute(self, context: Context):
             project_id=self.project_id,
             region=self.region,
             model=self.model,
+            parent_model=self.parent_model,
             retry=self.retry,
             timeout=self.timeout,
             metadata=self.metadata,
diff --git a/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/test_model_service.py b/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/test_model_service.py
index e4431b0cd2f51..1505e8276d077 100644
--- a/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/test_model_service.py
+++ b/tests/providers/google/cloud/hooks/vertex_ai/test_model_service.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 TEST_REGION: str = "test-region"
 TEST_PROJECT_ID: str = "test-project-id"
 TEST_MODEL = None
+TEST_PARENT_MODEL = "test-parent-model"
 TEST_MODEL_NAME: str = "test_model_name"
 TEST_OUTPUT_CONFIG: dict = {}
 
@@ -136,6 +137,24 @@ def test_upload_model(self, mock_client) -> None:
         )
         mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.assert_called_once_with(TEST_PROJECT_ID, TEST_REGION)
 
+    @mock.patch(MODEL_SERVICE_STRING.format("ModelServiceHook.get_model_service_client"))
+    def test_upload_model_with_parent_model(self, mock_client) -> None:
+        self.hook.upload_model(
+            project_id=TEST_PROJECT_ID, region=TEST_REGION, model=TEST_MODEL, parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL
+        )
+        mock_client.assert_called_once_with(TEST_REGION)
+        mock_client.return_value.upload_model.assert_called_once_with(
+            request=dict(
+                parent=mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.return_value,
+                model=TEST_MODEL,
+                parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL,
+            ),
+            metadata=(),
+            retry=DEFAULT,
+            timeout=None,
+        )
+        mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.assert_called_once_with(TEST_PROJECT_ID, TEST_REGION)
+
     @mock.patch(MODEL_SERVICE_STRING.format("ModelServiceHook.get_model_service_client"))
     def test_list_model_versions(self, mock_client) -> None:
         self.hook.list_model_versions(
@@ -322,6 +341,24 @@ def test_upload_model(self, mock_client) -> None:
         )
         mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.assert_called_once_with(TEST_PROJECT_ID, TEST_REGION)
 
+    @mock.patch(MODEL_SERVICE_STRING.format("ModelServiceHook.get_model_service_client"))
+    def test_upload_model_with_parent_model(self, mock_client) -> None:
+        self.hook.upload_model(
+            project_id=TEST_PROJECT_ID, region=TEST_REGION, model=TEST_MODEL, parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL
+        )
+        mock_client.assert_called_once_with(TEST_REGION)
+        mock_client.return_value.upload_model.assert_called_once_with(
+            request=dict(
+                parent=mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.return_value,
+                model=TEST_MODEL,
+                parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL,
+            ),
+            metadata=(),
+            retry=DEFAULT,
+            timeout=None,
+        )
+        mock_client.return_value.common_location_path.assert_called_once_with(TEST_PROJECT_ID, TEST_REGION)
+
     @mock.patch(MODEL_SERVICE_STRING.format("ModelServiceHook.get_model_service_client"))
     def test_list_model_versions(self, mock_client) -> None:
         self.hook.list_model_versions(
diff --git a/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_vertex_ai.py b/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_vertex_ai.py
index 4957d71ed5739..ef0ca5360873f 100644
--- a/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_vertex_ai.py
+++ b/tests/providers/google/cloud/operators/test_vertex_ai.py
@@ -2849,6 +2849,34 @@ def test_execute(self, mock_hook, to_dict_mock):
             region=GCP_LOCATION,
             project_id=GCP_PROJECT,
             model=TEST_MODEL_OBJ,
+            parent_model=None,
+            retry=RETRY,
+            timeout=TIMEOUT,
+            metadata=METADATA,
+        )
+
+    @mock.patch(VERTEX_AI_PATH.format("model_service.model_service.UploadModelResponse.to_dict"))
+    @mock.patch(VERTEX_AI_PATH.format("model_service.ModelServiceHook"))
+    def test_execute_with_parent_model(self, mock_hook, to_dict_mock):
+        op = UploadModelOperator(
+            task_id=TASK_ID,
+            gcp_conn_id=GCP_CONN_ID,
+            impersonation_chain=IMPERSONATION_CHAIN,
+            region=GCP_LOCATION,
+            project_id=GCP_PROJECT,
+            model=TEST_MODEL_OBJ,
+            parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL,
+            retry=RETRY,
+            timeout=TIMEOUT,
+            metadata=METADATA,
+        )
+        op.execute(context={"ti": mock.MagicMock()})
+        mock_hook.assert_called_once_with(gcp_conn_id=GCP_CONN_ID, impersonation_chain=IMPERSONATION_CHAIN)
+        mock_hook.return_value.upload_model.assert_called_once_with(
+            region=GCP_LOCATION,
+            project_id=GCP_PROJECT,
+            model=TEST_MODEL_OBJ,
+            parent_model=TEST_PARENT_MODEL,
             retry=RETRY,
             timeout=TIMEOUT,
             metadata=METADATA,
diff --git a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/vertex_ai/example_vertex_ai_model_service.py b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/vertex_ai/example_vertex_ai_model_service.py
index 4560d9f54f9f4..b80eaabdd58db 100644
--- a/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/vertex_ai/example_vertex_ai_model_service.py
+++ b/tests/system/providers/google/cloud/vertex_ai/example_vertex_ai_model_service.py
@@ -231,6 +231,13 @@
         model=MODEL_OBJ,
     )
     # [END how_to_cloud_vertex_ai_upload_model_operator]
+    upload_model_with_parent_model = UploadModelOperator(
+        task_id="upload_model_with_parent_model",
+        region=REGION,
+        project_id=PROJECT_ID,
+        model=MODEL_OBJ,
+        parent_model=MODEL_DISPLAY_NAME,
+    )
 
     # [START how_to_cloud_vertex_ai_export_model_operator]
     export_model = ExportModelOperator(
@@ -251,6 +258,13 @@
         trigger_rule=TriggerRule.ALL_DONE,
     )
     # [END how_to_cloud_vertex_ai_delete_model_operator]
+    delete_model_with_parent_model = DeleteModelOperator(
+        task_id="delete_model_with_parent_model",
+        project_id=PROJECT_ID,
+        region=REGION,
+        model_id=upload_model_with_parent_model.output["model_id"],
+        trigger_rule=TriggerRule.ALL_DONE,
+    )
 
     # [START how_to_cloud_vertex_ai_list_models_operator]
     list_models = ListModelsOperator(
@@ -317,8 +331,10 @@
         >> set_default_version
         >> add_version_alias
         >> upload_model
+        >> upload_model_with_parent_model
         >> export_model
         >> delete_model
+        >> delete_model_with_parent_model
         >> list_models
         # TEST TEARDOWN
         >> delete_version_alias
