diff --git a/packages/databricks-vscode/package.json b/packages/databricks-vscode/package.json
index 52b6166a3..b7918d7c0 100644
--- a/packages/databricks-vscode/package.json
+++ b/packages/databricks-vscode/package.json
@@ -1201,6 +1201,7 @@
         "minimatch": "^10.0.1",
         "shell-quote": "^1.8.1",
         "triple-beam": "^1.4.1",
+        "vscode-languageclient": "^9.0.1",
         "winston": "^3.11.0",
         "yaml": "^2.3.4"
     },
diff --git a/packages/databricks-vscode/src/bundle/BundleLSPClient.ts b/packages/databricks-vscode/src/bundle/BundleLSPClient.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..82988b9bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/databricks-vscode/src/bundle/BundleLSPClient.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+import {
+    LanguageClient,
+    LanguageClientOptions,
+    ServerOptions,
+} from "vscode-languageclient/node";
+import {Disposable, Uri, workspace} from "vscode";
+import {CliWrapper} from "../cli/CliWrapper";
+
+/**
+ * Manages the lifecycle of the DABs Language Server Protocol client.
+ * Spawns `databricks experimental bundle-lsp` and connects via stdio to provide
+ * deployment-aware features (document links, hover) for bundle YAML files.
+ */
+export class BundleLSPClient implements Disposable {
+    private client: LanguageClient | undefined;
+    private readonly cli: CliWrapper;
+
+    constructor(cli: CliWrapper) {
+        this.cli = cli;
+    }
+
+    async start(workspaceFolder: Uri, target?: string): Promise<void> {
+        // Stop existing client if running.
+        await this.stop();
+
+        const args = ["experimental", "bundle-lsp"];
+        if (target) {
+            args.push("--target", target);
+        }
+
+        const serverOptions: ServerOptions = {
+            command: this.cli.cliPath,
+            args: args,
+            options: {
+                cwd: workspaceFolder.fsPath,
+            },
+        };
+
+        const clientOptions: LanguageClientOptions = {
+            documentSelector: [
+                {
+                    scheme: "file",
+                    language: "yaml",
+                    pattern: "**/databricks.yml",
+                },
+                {
+                    scheme: "file",
+                    language: "yaml",
+                    pattern: "**/databricks.yaml",
+                },
+                {
+                    scheme: "file",
+                    language: "yaml",
+                    pattern: "**/bundle.yml",
+                },
+                {
+                    scheme: "file",
+                    language: "yaml",
+                    pattern: "**/bundle.yaml",
+                },
+            ],
+            workspaceFolder: {
+                uri: workspaceFolder,
+                name: workspace.name ?? "workspace",
+                index: 0,
+            },
+        };
+
+        this.client = new LanguageClient(
+            "databricks-bundle-lsp",
+            "Databricks Experimental Bundle LSP",
+            serverOptions,
+            clientOptions
+        );
+
+        await this.client.start();
+    }
+
+    async stop(): Promise<void> {
+        if (this.client) {
+            try {
+                await this.client.stop();
+            } catch {
+                // Client may already be stopped.
+            }
+            this.client = undefined;
+        }
+    }
+
+    dispose(): void {
+        this.stop();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/packages/databricks-vscode/src/extension.ts b/packages/databricks-vscode/src/extension.ts
index 4713b02eb..5cc701869 100644
--- a/packages/databricks-vscode/src/extension.ts
+++ b/packages/databricks-vscode/src/extension.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,7 @@ import {
     BundleFileSet,
     registerBundleAutocompleteProvider,
 } from "./bundle";
+import {BundleLSPClient} from "./bundle/BundleLSPClient";
 import {showWhatsNewPopup} from "./whatsNewPopup";
 import {BundleValidateModel} from "./bundle/models/BundleValidateModel";
 import {ConfigModel} from "./configuration/models/ConfigModel";
@@ -890,6 +891,20 @@ export async function activate(
         );
     });
 
+    // Start the DABs LSP client for deployment-aware features (document links, hover).
+    const bundleLSPClient = new BundleLSPClient(cli);
+    context.subscriptions.push(bundleLSPClient);
+
+    const workspaceFolder = workspace.workspaceFolders?.[0]?.uri;
+    if (workspaceFolder) {
+        bundleLSPClient.start(workspaceFolder).catch((e) => {
+            logging.NamedLogger.getOrCreate(Loggers.Extension).error(
+                "Failed to start bundle LSP: ",
+                e
+            );
+        });
+    }
+
     setDbnbCellLimits(workspaceFolderManager, connectionManager).catch((e) => {
         logging.NamedLogger.getOrCreate(Loggers.Extension).error(
             "Error while setting jupyter configs for parsing databricks notebooks",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index bff6cb6c3..0189ec28c 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -3799,6 +3799,7 @@ __metadata:
     ts-node: ^10.9.2
     typescript: ^5.3.3
     vsce: ^2.15.0
+    vscode-languageclient: ^9.0.1
     wdio-video-reporter: ^5.1.4
     wdio-vscode-service: ^6.0.2
     winston: ^3.11.0
@@ -9520,6 +9521,15 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"semver@npm:^7.3.7":
+  version: 7.7.4
+  resolution: "semver@npm:7.7.4"
+  bin:
+    semver: bin/semver.js
+  checksum: 9b4a6a58e98b9723fafcafa393c9d4e8edefaa60b8dfbe39e30892a3604cf1f45f52df9cfb1ae1a22b44c8b3d57fec8a9bb7b3e1645431587cb272399ede152e
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "semver@npm:^7.5.2, semver@npm:^7.5.4":
   version: 7.5.4
   resolution: "semver@npm:7.5.4"
@@ -10840,6 +10850,41 @@ __metadata:
   languageName: node
   linkType: hard
 
+"vscode-jsonrpc@npm:8.2.0":
+  version: 8.2.0
+  resolution: "vscode-jsonrpc@npm:8.2.0"
+  checksum: f302a01e59272adc1ae6494581fa31c15499f9278df76366e3b97b2236c7c53ebfc71efbace9041cfd2caa7f91675b9e56f2407871a1b3c7f760a2e2ee61484a
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"vscode-languageclient@npm:^9.0.1":
+  version: 9.0.1
+  resolution: "vscode-languageclient@npm:9.0.1"
+  dependencies:
+    minimatch: ^5.1.0
+    semver: ^7.3.7
+    vscode-languageserver-protocol: 3.17.5
+  checksum: ff30e5a9aac6726a88fe443fd631fe7e6130225299667c13162547f0a13ca2548d3f277d68cfb3ef6dc1810c048b2cf0e05024e1bcbd11982cd8acf681a67873
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"vscode-languageserver-protocol@npm:3.17.5":
+  version: 3.17.5
+  resolution: "vscode-languageserver-protocol@npm:3.17.5"
+  dependencies:
+    vscode-jsonrpc: 8.2.0
+    vscode-languageserver-types: 3.17.5
+  checksum: dfb42d276df5dfea728267885b99872ecff62f6c20448b8539fae71bb196b420f5351c5aca7c1047bf8fb1f89fa94a961dce2bc5bf7e726198f4be0bb86a1e71
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
+"vscode-languageserver-types@npm:3.17.5":
+  version: 3.17.5
+  resolution: "vscode-languageserver-types@npm:3.17.5"
+  checksum: 79b420e7576398d396579ca3a461c9ed70e78db4403cd28bbdf4d3ed2b66a2b4114031172e51fad49f0baa60a2180132d7cb2ea35aa3157d7af3c325528210ac
+  languageName: node
+  linkType: hard
+
 "vscode-uri@npm:^3.0.8":
   version: 3.0.8
   resolution: "vscode-uri@npm:3.0.8"