diff --git a/qt/aqt/models.py b/qt/aqt/models.py
index 572ec2e42..ffbcd0310 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/models.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/models.py
@@ -80,9 +80,10 @@ class Models(QDialog):
 
         def on_done(fut) -> None:
             self.updateModelsList(fut.result())
+            f.modelsList.setCurrentRow(0)
+            gui_hooks.models_dialog_will_show(self)
 
         self.mw.taskman.with_progress(self.col.models.all_use_counts, on_done, self)
-        f.modelsList.setCurrentRow(0)
         maybeHideClose(box)
 
     def onRename(self) -> None:
diff --git a/qt/aqt/sidebar.py b/qt/aqt/sidebar.py
index 79c4baac2..1ffdd1c5c 100644
--- a/qt/aqt/sidebar.py
+++ b/qt/aqt/sidebar.py
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ from enum import Enum
 
 import aqt
 from anki.errors import DeckRenameError
+from aqt import gui_hooks
 from aqt.main import ResetReason
+from aqt.models import Models
 from aqt.qt import *
 from aqt.utils import TR, getOnlyText, showInfo, showWarning, tr
 
@@ -84,6 +86,7 @@ class NewSidebarTreeView(SidebarTreeViewBase):
                 (tr(TR.ACTIONS_RENAME), self.rename_filter),
                 (tr(TR.ACTIONS_DELETE), self.remove_filter),
             ),
+            SidebarItemType.NOTETYPE: ((tr(TR.ACTIONS_MANAGE), self.manage_notetype),),
         }
 
     def onContextMenu(self, point: QPoint) -> None:
@@ -192,3 +195,14 @@ class NewSidebarTreeView(SidebarTreeViewBase):
 
     def rename_filter(self, item: "aqt.browser.SidebarItem") -> None:
         self.browser.renameFilter(item.name)
+
+    def manage_notetype(self, item: "aqt.browser.SidebarItem") -> None:
+        def select(dialog: QDialog):
+            for i, m in enumerate(dialog.models):
+                if m.name == item.name:
+                    dialog.form.modelsList.setCurrentRow(i)
+                    break
+
+        gui_hooks.models_dialog_will_show.append(select)
+        Models(self.mw, parent=self.browser, fromMain=True)
+        gui_hooks.models_dialog_will_show.remove(select)
diff --git a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
index fdc3af8c8..e239fc429 100644
--- a/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
+++ b/qt/tools/genhooks_gui.py
@@ -742,6 +742,11 @@ gui_hooks.webview_did_inject_style_into_page.append(mytest)
     ),
     # Model
     ###################
+    Hook(
+        name="models_dialog_will_show",
+        args=["dialog: QDialog"],
+        doc="""Allows changing the models dialog before it is shown.""",
+    ),
     Hook(
         name="models_advanced_will_show",
         args=["advanced: QDialog"],