diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/registry.ts b/packages/graphql/src/registry.ts
index e4ae4c57f3b..26a3980e9fc 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/registry.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/registry.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
-import { UsageFlags, type Enum } from "@typespec/compiler";
+import { UsageFlags, type Enum, type Model } from "@typespec/compiler";
 import {
   GraphQLBoolean,
   GraphQLEnumType,
+  GraphQLInputObjectType,
   GraphQLObjectType,
   type GraphQLNamedType,
   type GraphQLSchemaConfig,
 } from "graphql";
 import { type TypeKey } from "./type-maps.js";
-import { EnumTypeMap } from "./type-maps/index.js";
+import { EnumTypeMap, ModelTypeMap } from "./type-maps/index.js";
 /**
  * GraphQLTypeRegistry manages the registration and materialization of TypeSpec (TSP)
  * types into their corresponding GraphQL type definitions.
@@ -32,8 +33,9 @@ import { EnumTypeMap } from "./type-maps/index.js";
  *    by using thunks for fields/arguments.
  */
 export class GraphQLTypeRegistry {
-  // TypeMap for enum types
+  // TypeMaps for each type kind
   private enumTypeMap = new EnumTypeMap();
+  private modelTypeMap = new ModelTypeMap();
 
   // Track all registered names to detect cross-TypeMap name collisions
   private allRegisteredNames = new Set<string>();
@@ -55,14 +57,36 @@ export class GraphQLTypeRegistry {
     this.allRegisteredNames.add(enumName);
   }
 
-  // Materializes a TSP Enum into a GraphQLEnumType.
+  addModel(tspModel: Model, usageFlag: UsageFlags): void {
+    const modelName = tspModel.name;
+
+    // Check for duplicate names across all type maps
+    if (this.allRegisteredNames.has(modelName)) {
+      // Already registered (could be same model or name collision)
+      return;
+    }
+
+    this.modelTypeMap.register({
+      type: tspModel,
+      usageFlag,
+    });
+    this.allRegisteredNames.add(modelName);
+  }
+
   materializeEnum(enumName: string): GraphQLEnumType | undefined {
     return this.enumTypeMap.get(enumName as TypeKey);
   }
 
+  materializeModel(modelName: string): GraphQLObjectType | GraphQLInputObjectType | undefined {
+    return this.modelTypeMap.get(modelName as TypeKey);
+  }
+
   materializeSchemaConfig(): GraphQLSchemaConfig {
     // Collect all materialized types from all TypeMaps
-    const allMaterializedGqlTypes: GraphQLNamedType[] = [...this.enumTypeMap.getAllMaterialized()];
+    const allMaterializedGqlTypes: GraphQLNamedType[] = [
+      ...this.enumTypeMap.getAllMaterialized(),
+      ...this.modelTypeMap.getAllMaterialized(),
+    ];
     // TODO: Query type will come from operations
     let queryType: GraphQLObjectType | undefined = undefined;
     if (!queryType) {
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/schema-emitter.ts b/packages/graphql/src/schema-emitter.ts
index b922fe49b0a..fbb04e26dd8 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/schema-emitter.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/schema-emitter.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
   createDiagnosticCollector,
   navigateTypesInNamespace,
+  UsageFlags,
   type Diagnostic,
   type DiagnosticCollector,
   type EmitContext,
@@ -57,13 +58,14 @@ class GraphQLSchemaEmitter {
         this.registry.addEnum(node);
       },
       model: (node: Model) => {
-        // Add logic to handle the model node
+        // TODO: Determine usageFlag from mutation engine or usage tracking
+        this.registry.addModel(node, UsageFlags.Output);
       },
       exitEnum: (node: Enum) => {
         this.registry.materializeEnum(node.name);
       },
       exitModel: (node: Model) => {
-        // Add logic to handle the exit of the model node
+        this.registry.materializeModel(node.name);
       },
     };
   }
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/index.ts b/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/index.ts
index 09d87be5490..0fc1cc16fc2 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/index.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/index.ts
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 export { TypeMap, type TSPContext, type TypeKey } from "../type-maps.js";
 export { EnumTypeMap } from "./enum.js";
+export { ModelTypeMap } from "./model.js";
diff --git a/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/model.ts b/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/model.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0b3b794c06d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/graphql/src/type-maps/model.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { UsageFlags, type Model } from "@typespec/compiler";
+import {
+  GraphQLInputObjectType,
+  GraphQLObjectType,
+  GraphQLString,
+  type GraphQLFieldConfigMap,
+  type GraphQLInputFieldConfigMap,
+} from "graphql";
+import { TypeMap, type TSPContext, type TypeKey } from "../type-maps.js";
+
+/**
+ * TypeMap for converting TypeSpec Models to GraphQL ObjectTypes or InputObjectTypes.
+ *
+ * Handles registration of TSP models and lazy materialization into
+ * GraphQLObjectType (for output) or GraphQLInputObjectType (for input) instances.
+ * The usageFlag in TSPContext determines which type to create.
+ */
+export class ModelTypeMap extends TypeMap<Model, GraphQLObjectType | GraphQLInputObjectType> {
+  /**
+   * Derives the type key from the mutated model's name.
+   */
+  protected getNameFromContext(context: TSPContext<Model>): TypeKey {
+    return context.type.name as TypeKey;
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Materializes a TypeSpec Model into a GraphQL ObjectType or InputObjectType.
+   */
+  protected materialize(context: TSPContext<Model>): GraphQLObjectType | GraphQLInputObjectType {
+    const tspModel = context.type;
+    const name = tspModel.name;
+
+    // Create InputObjectType for input usage, ObjectType for output
+    if (context.usageFlag === UsageFlags.Input) {
+      return this.materializeInputType(name, tspModel);
+    }
+    return this.materializeOutputType(name, tspModel);
+  }
+
+  private materializeOutputType(name: string, tspModel: Model): GraphQLObjectType {
+    const fields: GraphQLFieldConfigMap<unknown, unknown> = {};
+
+    for (const [propName, prop] of tspModel.properties) {
+      fields[propName] = {
+        type: this.mapPropertyType(prop.type),
+        // TODO: Add description from doc comments
+      };
+    }
+
+    return new GraphQLObjectType({ name, fields });
+  }
+
+  private materializeInputType(name: string, tspModel: Model): GraphQLInputObjectType {
+    const fields: GraphQLInputFieldConfigMap = {};
+
+    for (const [propName, prop] of tspModel.properties) {
+      fields[propName] = {
+        type: this.mapPropertyType(prop.type),
+        // TODO: Add description from doc comments
+      };
+    }
+
+    return new GraphQLInputObjectType({ name, fields });
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Map a TypeSpec property type to a GraphQL String type.
+   * TODO: Implement full type mapping with references to other registered types.
+   */
+  private mapPropertyType(_type: unknown): typeof GraphQLString {
+    // Placeholder - will need to resolve references to other types
+    return GraphQLString;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/graphql/test/emitter.test.ts b/packages/graphql/test/emitter.test.ts
index bd0b1a74566..19dafc6fa50 100644
--- a/packages/graphql/test/emitter.test.ts
+++ b/packages/graphql/test/emitter.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,19 @@ import { strictEqual } from "node:assert";
 import { describe, it } from "vitest";
 import { emitSingleSchema } from "./test-host.js";
 
-// For now, the expected output is a placeholder string.
-// In the future, this should be replaced with the actual GraphQL schema output.
-const expectedGraphQLSchema = `type Query {
+const expectedGraphQLSchema = `type Book {
+  name: String
+  page_count: String
+  published: String
+  price: String
+}
+
+type Author {
+  name: String
+  books: String
+}
+
+type Query {
   """
   A placeholder field. If you are seeing this, it means no operations were defined that could be emitted.
   """