diff --git a/model/common_strings.smithy b/model/common_strings.smithy
index b6a2c928c..c36fb006c 100644
--- a/model/common_strings.smithy
+++ b/model/common_strings.smithy
@@ -318,6 +318,9 @@ string WaitForActiveShards
 @documentation("Wait until the specified number of nodes is available.")
 string WaitForNodes
 
+@documentation("Comma-separated list of indices; use `_all` to perform the operation on all indices.")
+string KnnIndices
+
 @xDataType("time")
 @pattern("^([0-9]+)(?:d|h|m|s|ms|micros|nanos)$")
 @documentation("Time each individual bulk request should wait for shards that are unavailable.")
diff --git a/model/knn/warmup/operations.smithy b/model/knn/warmup/operations.smithy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..485c56bf0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/knn/warmup/operations.smithy
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//  The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+//  this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+//  compatible open source license.
+
+$version: "2"
+namespace OpenSearch
+
+@externalDocumentation(
+    "API Reference": "https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/search-plugins/knn/api/#warmup-operation"
+)
+
+@xOperationGroup("knn.warmup")
+@xVersionAdded("1.0")
+@readonly
+@suppress(["HttpUriConflict"])
+@http(method: "GET", uri: "/_plugins/_knn/warmup/{index}")
+@documentation("Preloads native library files into memory, reducing initial search latency for specified indexes")
+operation KNNWarmup {
+    input: KNNWarmup_Input,
+    output: KNNWarmup_Output
+}
diff --git a/model/knn/warmup/structures.smithy b/model/knn/warmup/structures.smithy
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2573ac7b1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/knn/warmup/structures.smithy
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+//  The OpenSearch Contributors require contributions made to
+//  this file be licensed under the Apache-2.0 license or a
+//  compatible open source license.
+
+$version: "2"
+namespace OpenSearch
+
+@input
+structure KNNWarmup_Input {
+    @required
+    @httpLabel
+    index: KnnIndices,
+}
+
+// TODO: Fill in Output Structure
+structure KNNWarmup_Output{}
diff --git a/model/opensearch.smithy b/model/opensearch.smithy
index ccb6b3805..b48ee6159 100644
--- a/model/opensearch.smithy
+++ b/model/opensearch.smithy
@@ -256,6 +256,7 @@ service OpenSearch {
         IngestSimulate_Get_WithId,
         IngestSimulate_Post,
         IngestSimulate_Post_WithId,
+        KNNWarmup,
         Mget_Get,
         Mget_Get_WithIndex,
         Mget_Post,