diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/acp_client.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/acp_client.rs
index c9695e9ccf..e9f88f4bbf 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/acp_client.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/acp_client.rs
@@ -143,6 +143,11 @@ impl AcpBackend {
                             out.push(Event::ConfigOptionFinished { id: config_id, result });
                         }
                     }
+                    // `session/set_model` is still unstable in ACP: an agent can list `models` and
+                    // still not serve it (#9970). It keeps its own model; that is no error to show.
+                    (Pending::SetModel, Err((acp::METHOD_NOT_FOUND, message))) => {
+                        log::debug!("agent does not serve session/set_model: {message}");
+                    }
                     (what, Err((code, message))) => {
                         let config_error = what == Pending::SetConfig;
                         if what == Pending::SetConfig
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/tests.rs
index 31677010a3..79261a31d7 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/agent_chat/tests.rs
@@ -1943,6 +1943,61 @@ done
     let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
 }
 
+/// An agent that lists `models` but does not serve the unstable `session/set_model` answers
+/// "method not found": the choice stays and no error shows (#9970). Other errors still show.
+#[cfg(unix)]
+#[test]
+fn set_model_method_not_found_shows_no_error() {
+    let dir = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("sc-agent-chat-model-unserved-{}", std::process::id()));
+    std::fs::create_dir_all(&dir).unwrap();
+    let log = dir.join("received.log");
+    let script = r#"
+log="$1"; n=0
+while IFS= read -r line; do
+  printf '%s\n' "$line" >> "$log"
+  id=$(printf '%s' "$line" | sed -n 's/.*"id":\([0-9][0-9]*\).*/\1/p')
+  case "$line" in
+    *'"method":"initialize"'*) printf '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":%s,"result":{"agentInfo":{"name":"fake","version":"1"}}}\n' "$id" ;;
+    *'"method":"session/new"'*) printf '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":%s,"result":{"sessionId":"s1","models":{"currentModelId":"fast","availableModels":[{"modelId":"fast","name":"Fast"},{"modelId":"smart","name":"Smart"}]}}}\n' "$id" ;;
+    *'"method":"session/set_model"'*)
+      n=$((n+1))
+      if [ "$n" = 1 ]; then printf '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":%s,"error":{"code":-32601,"message":"\\"Method not found\\": session/set_model"}}\n' "$id"
+      else printf '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":%s,"error":{"code":-32001,"message":"model unavailable"}}\n' "$id"; fi ;;
+  esac
+done
+"#;
+    let argv = vec!["sh".to_string(), "-c".to_string(), script.to_string(), "fake-agent".to_string(), log.to_string_lossy().into_owned()];
+    let start = backend::StartContext { cwd: dir.clone(), bridge: None, tools: None, wake: Box::new(|| {}) };
+    let mut app = SolveApp::new(solidcraft_engine::Session::default(), crate::Services::default());
+    app.agent_chat.backend = Some(Box::new(acp_client::AcpBackend::start(&argv, start).unwrap()));
+    app.agent_chat.state = Some(State::Starting);
+    app.agent_chat.running_id = "fake".into();
+    let ctx = crate::fonts::test_context();
+    let errors = |app: &SolveApp| -> Vec<String> {
+        app.agent_chat.items.iter().filter_map(|i| if let Item::Notice { text, error: true } = i { Some(text.clone()) } else { None }).collect()
+    };
+    let t = std::time::Instant::now();
+    while !(app.agent_chat.state() == State::Ready && models_shown(&app)) {
+        poll(&mut app, &ctx);
+        assert!(t.elapsed() < std::time::Duration::from_secs(20), "agent not ready: {}", status(&app));
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10));
+    }
+    set_model(&mut app, "smart");
+    set_model(&mut app, "fast");
+    // Replies come in order: once the second one's error shows, the first reply was handled too.
+    let t = std::time::Instant::now();
+    while !errors(&app).iter().any(|e| e == "model unavailable") {
+        poll(&mut app, &ctx);
+        assert!(t.elapsed() < std::time::Duration::from_secs(20), "no error for the second choice: {:?}", errors(&app));
+        std::thread::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10));
+    }
+    assert_eq!(errors(&app), ["model unavailable"], "method not found is no error to show");
+    assert!(app.agent_chat.state().running(), "the chat goes on");
+    assert_eq!(std::fs::read_to_string(&log).unwrap().matches("session/set_model").count(), 2);
+    disconnect(&mut app);
+    let _ = std::fs::remove_dir_all(&dir);
+}
+
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