diff --git a/models/asymkey/error.go b/models/asymkey/error.go
index 5df7beb8cd..6c0db1dc7c 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/error.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/error.go
@@ -276,6 +276,48 @@ func (err ErrDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed) Unwrap() error {
 	return util.ErrNotExist
 }
 
+// ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist is returned when a lookup of an HTTPS deploy key
+// fails. Either of ID or RepoID may be zero depending on the call site.
+type ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist struct {
+	ID     int64
+	RepoID int64
+}
+
+// IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist checks if an error is an ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist.
+func IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("HTTPS deploy key does not exist [id: %d, repo_id: %d]", err.ID, err.RepoID)
+}
+
+func (err ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist) Unwrap() error {
+	return util.ErrNotExist
+}
+
+// ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed is returned when creating an HTTPS deploy
+// key would collide with an existing name under the same repository.
+type ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed struct {
+	RepoID int64
+	Name   string
+}
+
+// IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed checks if an error is an ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed.
+func IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(err error) bool {
+	_, ok := err.(ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed)
+	return ok
+}
+
+func (err ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed) Error() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("HTTPS deploy key with name already exists [repo_id: %d, name: %s]", err.RepoID, err.Name)
+}
+
+func (err ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed) Unwrap() error {
+	return util.ErrAlreadyExist
+}
+
 // ErrSSHInvalidTokenSignature represents a "ErrSSHInvalidTokenSignature" kind of error.
 type ErrSSHInvalidTokenSignature struct {
 	Wrapped     error
diff --git a/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key.go b/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..334e491f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key.go
@@ -0,0 +1,199 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package asymkey
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/subtle"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"time"
+
+	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/timeutil"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+
+	"xorm.io/builder"
+)
+
+// HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength is the expected length of a hex-encoded deploy
+// token (20 random bytes → 40 hex chars).
+const HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength = 40
+
+// HTTPSDeployKey is a per-repository credential that authenticates Git
+// operations over HTTPS without being tied to a user account. It mirrors the
+// semantics of the SSH DeployKey (RepoID + Mode) but carries a hashed bearer
+// token instead of a public-key fingerprint.
+type HTTPSDeployKey struct {
+	ID             int64           `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+	RepoID         int64           `xorm:"INDEX UNIQUE(s) NOT NULL"`
+	Name           string          `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) NOT NULL"`
+	TokenHash      string          `xorm:"UNIQUE NOT NULL"`
+	TokenSalt      string          `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
+	TokenLastEight string          `xorm:"INDEX"`
+	Mode           perm.AccessMode `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 1"`
+
+	// Token holds the plaintext token only on the row returned from a creation
+	// call. It is never read from or written to the database.
+	Token string `xorm:"-"`
+
+	CreatedUnix       timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX created"`
+	UpdatedUnix       timeutil.TimeStamp `xorm:"INDEX updated"`
+	HasRecentActivity bool               `xorm:"-"`
+	HasUsed           bool               `xorm:"-"`
+}
+
+// AfterLoad populates derived display fields after XORM reads a row.
+func (k *HTTPSDeployKey) AfterLoad() {
+	k.HasUsed = k.UpdatedUnix > k.CreatedUnix
+	k.HasRecentActivity = k.UpdatedUnix.AddDuration(7*24*time.Hour) > timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+}
+
+// IsReadOnly reports whether the key grants only read access to its
+// repository.
+func (k *HTTPSDeployKey) IsReadOnly() bool {
+	return k.Mode == perm.AccessModeRead
+}
+
+func init() {
+	db.RegisterModel(new(HTTPSDeployKey))
+}
+
+// tokenIsValidFormat reports whether s looks like a serialized deploy token
+// (40 lowercase hex chars). We reject everything else early so that an
+// incidental basic-auth password can never collide with the token lookup.
+func tokenIsValidFormat(s string) bool {
+	if len(s) != HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength {
+		return false
+	}
+	for i := 0; i < len(s); i++ {
+		c := s[i]
+		if !((c >= '0' && c <= '9') || (c >= 'a' && c <= 'f')) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+// AddHTTPSDeployKey creates a new HTTPS deploy key for the given repository
+// and returns both the stored row and the plaintext token. The plaintext is
+// only returned here; callers must surface it to the user exactly once.
+func AddHTTPSDeployKey(ctx context.Context, repoID int64, name string, readOnly bool) (*HTTPSDeployKey, string, error) {
+	if name == "" {
+		return nil, "", util.NewInvalidArgumentErrorf("deploy key name must not be empty")
+	}
+
+	salt := util.CryptoRandomString(10)
+	tokenBytes := util.CryptoRandomBytes(20)
+	token := hex.EncodeToString(tokenBytes)
+
+	mode := perm.AccessModeRead
+	if !readOnly {
+		mode = perm.AccessModeWrite
+	}
+
+	now := timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+	key := &HTTPSDeployKey{
+		RepoID:         repoID,
+		Name:           name,
+		TokenHash:      auth_model.HashToken(token, salt),
+		TokenSalt:      salt,
+		TokenLastEight: token[len(token)-8:],
+		Mode:           mode,
+		CreatedUnix:    now,
+		UpdatedUnix:    now,
+	}
+
+	insertErr := db.WithTx(ctx, func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		has, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("repo_id = ? AND name = ?", repoID, name).Exist(new(HTTPSDeployKey))
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		if has {
+			return ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed{RepoID: repoID, Name: name}
+		}
+
+		_, err = db.GetEngine(ctx).NoAutoTime().Insert(key)
+		if err != nil {
+			return ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed{RepoID: repoID, Name: name}
+		}
+		return nil
+	})
+	if insertErr != nil {
+		return nil, "", insertErr
+	}
+
+	key.Token = token
+	return key, token, nil
+}
+
+// GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID loads a single HTTPS deploy key by its primary key.
+func GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(ctx context.Context, id int64) (*HTTPSDeployKey, error) {
+	key, exist, err := db.GetByID[HTTPSDeployKey](ctx, id)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if !exist {
+		return nil, ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist{ID: id}
+	}
+	return key, nil
+}
+
+// ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions filters a list query.
+type ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions struct {
+	db.ListOptions
+	RepoID int64
+}
+
+// ToConds implements db.FindOptions.
+func (opt ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions) ToConds() builder.Cond {
+	cond := builder.NewCond()
+	if opt.RepoID != 0 {
+		cond = cond.And(builder.Eq{"repo_id": opt.RepoID})
+	}
+	return cond
+}
+
+// DeleteHTTPSDeployKey removes the key identified by (repoID, id). The repo
+// scope is required so that a caller in one repository cannot drop a token
+// belonging to another.
+func DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(ctx context.Context, repoID, id int64) error {
+	cnt, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("repo_id = ?", repoID).ID(id).Delete(new(HTTPSDeployKey))
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	if cnt == 0 {
+		return ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist{ID: id, RepoID: repoID}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+// VerifyHTTPSDeployToken returns the key that the given plaintext token
+// authenticates, or ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist if no key matches.
+func VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(ctx context.Context, token string) (*HTTPSDeployKey, error) {
+	if !tokenIsValidFormat(token) {
+		_ = auth_model.HashToken(token, util.CryptoRandomString(10)) // dummy to prevent timing side-channel
+		return nil, ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist{}
+	}
+
+	lastEight := token[len(token)-8:]
+	var candidates []HTTPSDeployKey
+	if err := db.GetEngine(ctx).Where("token_last_eight = ?", lastEight).Find(&candidates); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for i := range candidates {
+		expected := auth_model.HashToken(token, candidates[i].TokenSalt)
+		if subtle.ConstantTimeCompare([]byte(candidates[i].TokenHash), []byte(expected)) == 1 {
+			k := candidates[i]
+			k.UpdatedUnix = timeutil.TimeStampNow()
+			if _, err := db.GetEngine(ctx).ID(k.ID).Cols("updated_unix").Update(&k); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return &k, nil
+		}
+	}
+	return nil, ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist{}
+}
diff --git a/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key_test.go b/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..40cc56b5bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/asymkey/https_deploy_key_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,416 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package asymkey
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify the token length constant is used for validation.
+	assert.True(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength-1)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength+1)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("g", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength)))
+}
+
+func TestTokenIsValidFormatEdgeCases(t *testing.T) {
+	// Valid: 40 lowercase hex chars
+	assert.True(t, tokenIsValidFormat("aaaaaaaaaa000000000011111111112222222222"))
+
+	// Reject uppercase hex
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("A", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat("AAAAAAAAAA000000000011111111112222222222"))
+
+	// Reject whitespace
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(" "+strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength-1)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength-1)+" "))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength/2)+" "+strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength/2-1)))
+
+	// Reject empty string
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(""))
+
+	// Reject special characters
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("!", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength)))
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat(strings.Repeat("@", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength)))
+
+	// Reject mixed case
+	assert.False(t, tokenIsValidFormat("AaAaAaAaAa0000000000111111111122222222"))
+}
+
+func TestAddHTTPSDeployKeyEmptyName(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	_, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "", true)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.Contains(t, err.Error(), "empty")
+}
+
+func TestAddHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, token, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "ci-readonly", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NotNil(t, key)
+
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), key.RepoID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ci-readonly", key.Name)
+	assert.True(t, key.IsReadOnly())
+	assert.Len(t, token, HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength, "token should match HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength")
+	for _, r := range token {
+		ok := (r >= '0' && r <= '9') || (r >= 'a' && r <= 'f')
+		assert.Truef(t, ok, "token contains non-hex char %q", r)
+	}
+
+	// Verify TokenHash is non-empty (token was hashed)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, key.TokenHash, "TokenHash must be set after create")
+
+	// Verify TokenLastEight matches the actual token suffix
+	assert.Equal(t, token[len(token)-8:], key.TokenLastEight, "TokenLastEight must match token suffix")
+
+	// Verify timestamps are set
+	assert.NotZero(t, key.CreatedUnix, "CreatedUnix must be set after create")
+	assert.NotZero(t, key.UpdatedUnix, "UpdatedUnix must be set after create")
+
+	got, err := GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(t.Context(), key.ID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, key.ID, got.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, key.TokenHash, got.TokenHash)
+	assert.Empty(t, got.Token, "plaintext token must not be persisted")
+
+	_ = DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+}
+
+func TestAddHTTPSDeployKey_NameUnique(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	keyA, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "dup", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, keyA.ID)
+
+	_, _, err = AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "dup", false)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(err),
+		"expected ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed, got %T: %v", err, err)
+
+	// Same name on a different repo is fine.
+	keyB, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 2, "dup", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 2, keyB.ID)
+}
+
+func TestListHTTPSDeployKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	keyA, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "t-list-a", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, keyA.ID)
+
+	keyB, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "t-list-b", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, keyB.ID)
+
+	keyC, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 2, "t-list-c", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 2, keyC.ID)
+
+	keys, err := db.Find[HTTPSDeployKey](t.Context(),
+		ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: 1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	names := make(map[string]struct{}, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		names[k.Name] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	assert.Contains(t, names, "t-list-a")
+	assert.Contains(t, names, "t-list-b")
+
+	keys, err = db.Find[HTTPSDeployKey](t.Context(),
+		ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: 2})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	names = make(map[string]struct{}, len(keys))
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		names[k.Name] = struct{}{}
+	}
+	assert.Contains(t, names, "t-list-c")
+}
+
+func TestDeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "to-delete", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	require.NoError(t, DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID))
+
+	_, err = GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(t.Context(), key.ID)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err))
+
+	// Deleting a key that belongs to a different repo must fail cleanly.
+	key, _, err = AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "stays", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	err = DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 2, key.ID)
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err))
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, token, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "verify", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	got, err := VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), token)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, key.ID, got.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, key.RepoID, got.RepoID)
+
+	_, err = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), "0000000000000000000000000000000000000000")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err))
+
+	_, err = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), "")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	_, err = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), "not-hex")
+	require.Error(t, err)
+
+	_ = DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyAfterLoad(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, token, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "afterload-test", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+
+	// Fresh key: CreatedUnix == UpdatedUnix, so HasUsed should be false
+	got, err := GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(t.Context(), key.ID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.False(t, got.HasUsed, "fresh key should not have HasUsed")
+	assert.True(t, got.HasRecentActivity, "fresh key should have recent activity")
+
+	// After verify: UpdatedUnix > CreatedUnix, so HasUsed should be true
+	// Sleep to ensure second-level granularity differs.
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	_, err = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), token)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	got, err = GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(t.Context(), key.ID)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.True(t, got.HasUsed, "key should show HasUsed after verify")
+	assert.True(t, got.HasRecentActivity, "key should still have recent activity")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, got.CreatedUnix, got.UpdatedUnix, "UpdatedUnix should differ from CreatedUnix after use")
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHTTPSDeployTokenUpdatesTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, token, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "timestamp-test", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+
+	originalUpdated := key.UpdatedUnix
+
+	// Sleep to ensure second-level granularity differs.
+	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
+	got, err := VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), token)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Greater(t, got.UpdatedUnix, originalUpdated, "UpdatedUnix should increase after verification")
+}
+
+func TestAddHTTPSDeployKey_ConcurrentInsert(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Attempt concurrent inserts with the same (repoID, name) inside a transaction.
+	// Only one should succeed; the other must receive ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed.
+	var results [3]struct {
+		key *HTTPSDeployKey
+		err error
+	}
+
+	done := make(chan struct{})
+	for idx := range 3 {
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer func() { done <- struct{}{} }()
+			ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(t.Context(), 5*time.Second)
+			defer cancel()
+
+			key, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, 1, "concurrent-key", true)
+			results[i] = struct {
+				key *HTTPSDeployKey
+				err error
+			}{key: key, err: err}
+		}(idx)
+	}
+
+	for range 3 {
+		<-done
+	}
+
+	successCount := 0
+	for i := range results {
+		if results[i].err == nil {
+			successCount++
+			assert.NotNil(t, results[i].key, "result[%d]: key should not be nil on success", i)
+			_ = DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, results[i].key.ID)
+		} else {
+			assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(results[i].err),
+				"result[%d]: expected ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed, got %T: %v",
+				i, results[i].err, results[i].err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	assert.Equal(t, 1, successCount, "exactly one concurrent insert should succeed")
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHTTPSDeployToken_TimingResistance(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Create a valid key so that valid-format tokens trigger the hash lookup path.
+	key, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "timing-test", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+
+	// Generate a fake valid-format token that does not match any key.
+	validFormatToken := func() string {
+		b := make([]byte, 20)
+		_, _ = rand.Read(b)
+		return hex.EncodeToString(b)
+	}
+
+	// Measure the time to verify a valid-format but wrong token.
+	validFormat := validFormatToken()
+	start := time.Now()
+	for range 5 {
+		_, _ = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), validFormat)
+	}
+	validFormatDuration := time.Since(start)
+
+	// Measure the time to verify an invalid-format token.
+	// If the implementation short-circuits without a dummy hash,
+	// this will be orders of magnitude faster than the valid-format case.
+	invalidFormat := "short"
+	start = time.Now()
+	for range 5 {
+		_, _ = VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), invalidFormat)
+	}
+	invalidFormatDuration := time.Since(start)
+
+	// The invalid-format path should not be dramatically faster.
+	// Allow a generous margin (invalid should be within 10x of valid)
+	// to account for CI noise while still catching the microsecond-vs-millisecond gap.
+	if invalidFormatDuration < validFormatDuration/10 {
+		t.Errorf("invalid-format verification (%v) is too fast compared to valid-format (%v); "+
+			"possible timing oracle", invalidFormatDuration, validFormatDuration)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHTTPSDeployToken_DummyHash(t *testing.T) {
+	// Verify that the dummy hash in the invalid-format path actually performs
+	// a pbkdf2 computation by confirming the HashToken call is reachable.
+	// This is a structural check: the dummy hash uses a random salt,
+	// so the result should be deterministic for the same inputs.
+	salt := "test-salt-12345"
+	hash := auth_model.HashToken("dummy-token", salt)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, hash, "HashToken should produce non-empty output")
+	assert.NotEqual(t, "dummy-token", hash, "HashToken should not return the input")
+}
+
+func TestAddHTTPSDeployKey_WithinTransaction(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Create a key outside a transaction first.
+	key1, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "in-tx-key", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key1.ID)
+
+	// Attempt to create a duplicate inside a transaction.
+	// The operation should detect the conflict and return the proper error.
+	var insertErr error
+	_ = db.WithTx(t.Context(), func(ctx context.Context) error {
+		_, _, insertErr = AddHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, 1, "in-tx-key", true)
+		return insertErr
+	})
+	require.Error(t, insertErr)
+	assert.True(t, IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(insertErr),
+		"expected ErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed, got %T: %v", insertErr, insertErr)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyModeSelection(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	readOnlyKey, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "mode-read", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, readOnlyKey.ID)
+	assert.True(t, readOnlyKey.IsReadOnly())
+
+	writeKey, _, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "mode-write", false)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, writeKey.ID)
+	assert.False(t, writeKey.IsReadOnly())
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyTokenGeneration(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	// Verify that each key gets a unique token.
+	_, token1, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "token-gen-1", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, token2, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "token-gen-2", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	assert.NotEqual(t, token1, token2, "each key should have a unique token")
+
+	// Verify that generated tokens are always valid format.
+	assert.True(t, tokenIsValidFormat(token1))
+	assert.True(t, tokenIsValidFormat(token2))
+}
+
+func TestVerifyHTTPSDeployToken_LastEightIndex(t *testing.T) {
+	require.NoError(t, unittest.PrepareTestDatabase())
+
+	key, token, err := AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, "last-eight", true)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, key.ID)
+
+	// Verify that the last eight characters of the token match the index column.
+	assert.Equal(t, token[len(token)-8:], key.TokenLastEight)
+
+	// Verify that the token lookup works even when other keys share the same suffix.
+	// Create a dummy key with a crafted token that shares the last eight chars.
+	salt := util.CryptoRandomString(10)
+	dummyToken := strings.Repeat("a", HTTPSDeployKeyTokenLength-8) + key.TokenLastEight
+	dummyHash := auth_model.HashToken(dummyToken, salt)
+
+	dummyKey := &HTTPSDeployKey{
+		RepoID:         1,
+		Name:           "last-eight-collide",
+		TokenHash:      dummyHash,
+		TokenSalt:      salt,
+		TokenLastEight: key.TokenLastEight,
+		Mode:           1,
+	}
+	require.NoError(t, db.Insert(t.Context(), dummyKey))
+	defer DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), 1, dummyKey.ID)
+
+	// Verify the original token still resolves to the correct key.
+	got, err := VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(t.Context(), token)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, key.ID, got.ID)
+}
diff --git a/models/asymkey/main_test.go b/models/asymkey/main_test.go
index be71f848d9..3613f5bf3c 100644
--- a/models/asymkey/main_test.go
+++ b/models/asymkey/main_test.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ func TestMain(m *testing.M) {
 			"gpg_key.yml",
 			"public_key.yml",
 			"deploy_key.yml",
+			"https_deploy_key.yml",
 			"gpg_key_import.yml",
 			"user.yml",
 			"email_address.yml",
diff --git a/models/fixtures/https_deploy_key.yml b/models/fixtures/https_deploy_key.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0d1b2f0098
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/fixtures/https_deploy_key.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+[] # empty
+
+# DO NOT add more test data in the fixtures, test case should prepare their own test data separately and clearly
diff --git a/models/migrations/migrations.go b/models/migrations/migrations.go
index c3a8f08b5d..78b94e25fd 100644
--- a/models/migrations/migrations.go
+++ b/models/migrations/migrations.go
@@ -409,6 +409,7 @@ func prepareMigrationTasks() []*migration {
 		// Gitea 1.26.0 ends at migration ID number 330 (database version 331)
 
 		newMigration(331, "Add ActionRunAttempt model and related action fields", v1_27.AddActionRunAttemptModel),
+		newMigration(332, "Add https_deploy_key table", v1_27.AddHTTPSDeployKeyTable),
 	}
 	return preparedMigrations
 }
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_27/v332.go b/models/migrations/v1_27/v332.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26794b9cb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_27/v332.go
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_27
+
+import (
+	"xorm.io/xorm"
+)
+
+// AddHTTPSDeployKeyTable introduces the per-repository HTTPS deploy-key
+// credential table. The shape here must stay in lock-step with the
+// HTTPSDeployKey struct in models/asymkey.
+func AddHTTPSDeployKeyTable(x *xorm.Engine) error {
+	type HTTPSDeployKey struct {
+		ID             int64  `xorm:"pk autoincr"`
+		RepoID         int64  `xorm:"INDEX UNIQUE(s) NOT NULL"`
+		Name           string `xorm:"UNIQUE(s) NOT NULL"`
+		TokenHash      string `xorm:"UNIQUE NOT NULL"`
+		TokenSalt      string `xorm:"NOT NULL"`
+		TokenLastEight string `xorm:"INDEX"`
+		Mode           int    `xorm:"NOT NULL DEFAULT 1"`
+		CreatedUnix    int64  `xorm:"INDEX created"`
+		UpdatedUnix    int64  `xorm:"INDEX updated"`
+	}
+	return x.Sync(new(HTTPSDeployKey))
+}
diff --git a/models/migrations/v1_27/v332_test.go b/models/migrations/v1_27/v332_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..392bcfa690
--- /dev/null
+++ b/models/migrations/v1_27/v332_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package v1_27
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/migrations/migrationtest"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func Test_AddHTTPSDeployKeyTable(t *testing.T) {
+	// Start from an empty DB — nothing depends on prior migration state.
+	x, deferable := migrationtest.PrepareTestEnv(t, 0)
+	defer deferable()
+	if x == nil || t.Failed() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := AddHTTPSDeployKeyTable(x); err != nil {
+		assert.NoError(t, err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	type HTTPSDeployKey struct {
+		ID             int64
+		RepoID         int64
+		Name           string
+		TokenHash      string
+		TokenSalt      string
+		TokenLastEight string
+		Mode           int
+		CreatedUnix    int64
+		UpdatedUnix    int64
+	}
+
+	_, err := x.Insert(&HTTPSDeployKey{
+		RepoID:         1,
+		Name:           "migration-smoke",
+		TokenHash:      "hash",
+		TokenSalt:      "salt",
+		TokenLastEight: "abcd1234",
+		Mode:           1,
+	})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+
+	count, err := x.Count(&HTTPSDeployKey{})
+	assert.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Equal(t, int64(1), count)
+}
diff --git a/modules/structs/repo_key.go b/modules/structs/repo_key.go
index a13cde71fb..06945519b6 100644
--- a/modules/structs/repo_key.go
+++ b/modules/structs/repo_key.go
@@ -47,3 +47,45 @@ type CreateKeyOption struct {
 	// required: false
 	ReadOnly bool `json:"read_only"`
 }
+
+// HTTPSDeployKey an HTTPS deploy key/token
+type HTTPSDeployKey struct {
+	// ID is the unique identifier for the deploy key
+	ID int64 `json:"id"`
+	// Name is the human-readable name for the key
+	Name string `json:"name"`
+	// URL is the API URL for this deploy key
+	URL string `json:"url"`
+	// Token is the plaintext token, only returned on creation
+	Token string `json:"token,omitempty"`
+	// TokenLastEight is the last 8 characters of the token for identification
+	TokenLastEight string `json:"token_last_eight"`
+	// ReadOnly indicates if the key has read-only access
+	ReadOnly bool `json:"read_only"`
+	// HasUsed indicates if the key has been used for authentication
+	HasUsed bool `json:"has_used"`
+	// HasRecentActivity indicates if the key was used in the last 7 days
+	HasRecentActivity bool `json:"has_recent_activity"`
+	// Repository is the repository this deploy key belongs to
+	Repository *Repository `json:"repository,omitempty"`
+	// swagger:strfmt date-time
+	// Created is the time when the deploy key was created
+	Created time.Time `json:"created_at"`
+	// swagger:strfmt date-time
+	// Updated is the time when the deploy key was last updated
+	Updated time.Time `json:"updated_at"`
+}
+
+// CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption options when creating an HTTPS deploy key
+// swagger:model CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption
+type CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption struct {
+	// Name of the key to add
+	//
+	// required: true
+	// unique: true
+	Name string `json:"name" binding:"Required;MaxSize(50)"`
+	// Describe if the key has only read access or read/write
+	//
+	// required: false
+	ReadOnly bool `json:"read_only"`
+}
diff --git a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
index c7ec133e57..0ac45d2489 100644
--- a/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
+++ b/options/locale/locale_en-US.json
@@ -2379,6 +2379,12 @@
   "repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion": "Remove Deploy Key",
   "repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion_desc": "Removing a deploy key will revoke its access to this repository. Continue?",
   "repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion_success": "The deploy key has been removed.",
+  "repo.settings.https_deploy_keys": "HTTPS Deploy Keys",
+  "repo.settings.https_deploy_key_desc": "HTTPS deploy keys are per-repository tokens that can be used as the password for Git operations over HTTPS. The token is shown only once, right after it is created.",
+  "repo.settings.add_https_deploy_key": "Add HTTPS Deploy Key",
+  "repo.settings.no_https_deploy_keys": "There are no HTTPS deploy keys yet.",
+  "repo.settings.https_deploy_key_created": "The HTTPS deploy key \"%s\" has been created. Copy the token now — it will not be shown again: %s",
+  "repo.settings.https_deploy_key_created_info": "Your HTTPS deploy key \"%s\" was created successfully. Copy the token below — it will not be shown again:",
   "repo.settings.branches": "Branches",
   "repo.settings.protected_branch": "Branch Protection",
   "repo.settings.protected_branch.save_rule": "Save Rule",
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/api.go b/routers/api/v1/api.go
index a8bfa0965e..2ab345e7c0 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/api.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/api.go
@@ -1279,6 +1279,12 @@ func Routes() *web.Router {
 					m.Combo("/{id}").Get(repo.GetDeployKey).
 						Delete(repo.DeleteDeploykey)
 				}, reqToken(), reqAdmin())
+				m.Group("/https_keys", func() {
+					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListHTTPSDeployKeys).
+						Post(bind(api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{}), repo.CreateHTTPSDeployKey)
+					m.Combo("/{id}").Get(repo.GetHTTPSDeployKey).
+						Delete(repo.DeleteHTTPSDeployKey)
+				}, reqToken(), reqAdmin())
 				m.Group("/times", func() {
 					m.Combo("").Get(repo.ListTrackedTimesByRepository)
 					m.Combo("/{timetrackingusername}").Get(repo.ListTrackedTimesByUser)
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/repo/https_key.go b/routers/api/v1/repo/https_key.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..dd204f9b14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/routers/api/v1/repo/https_key.go
@@ -0,0 +1,242 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package repo
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/url"
+
+	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/routers/api/v1/utils"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/convert"
+)
+
+func composeHTTPSDeployKeysAPILink(owner, name string) string {
+	return setting.AppURL + "api/v1/repos/" + url.PathEscape(owner) + "/" + url.PathEscape(name) + "/https_keys/"
+}
+
+// ListHTTPSDeployKeys list all the HTTPS deploy keys of a repository
+func ListHTTPSDeployKeys(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys repository repoListHTTPSKeys
+	// ---
+	// summary: List a repository's HTTPS deploy keys
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: page
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: page number of results to return (1-based)
+	//   type: integer
+	// - name: limit
+	//   in: query
+	//   description: page size of results
+	//   type: integer
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKeyList"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
+	opts := asymkey_model.ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{
+		ListOptions: utils.GetListOptions(ctx),
+		RepoID:      ctx.Repo.Repository.ID,
+	}
+
+	keys, count, err := db.FindAndCount[asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey](ctx, opts)
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiLink := composeHTTPSDeployKeysAPILink(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+	apiKeys := make([]*api.HTTPSDeployKey, len(keys))
+	for i := range keys {
+		apiKeys[i] = convert.ToHTTPSDeployKey(apiLink, keys[i])
+	}
+
+	ctx.SetTotalCountHeader(count)
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, &apiKeys)
+}
+
+// GetHTTPSDeployKey get an HTTPS deploy key by id
+func GetHTTPSDeployKey(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation GET /repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys/{id} repository repoGetHTTPSKey
+	// ---
+	// summary: Get a repository's HTTPS deploy key by id
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: id
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: id of the key to get
+	//   type: integer
+	//   format: int64
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "200":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
+	key, err := asymkey_model.GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(ctx, ctx.PathParamInt64("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
+		} else {
+			ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if key.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
+		ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
+	apiLink := composeHTTPSDeployKeysAPILink(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusOK, convert.ToHTTPSDeployKey(apiLink, key))
+}
+
+// CreateHTTPSDeployKey create HTTPS deploy key for a repository
+func CreateHTTPSDeployKey(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation POST /repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys repository repoCreateHTTPSKey
+	// ---
+	// summary: Add an HTTPS deploy key to a repository
+	// consumes:
+	// - application/json
+	// produces:
+	// - application/json
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: body
+	//   in: body
+	//   schema:
+	//     "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption"
+	// responses:
+	//   "201":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+	//   "422":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
+
+	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption)
+	key, token, err := asymkey_model.AddHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, form.Name, form.ReadOnly)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch {
+		case asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(err):
+			ctx.APIError(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, "A deploy key with the same name already exists")
+		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument):
+			ctx.APIError(http.StatusUnprocessableEntity, err)
+		default:
+			ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("HTTPS deploy key added (API): operator=%s repo=%s key=%s (id=%d)",
+		ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), key.Name, key.ID)
+
+	apiLink := composeHTTPSDeployKeysAPILink(ctx.Repo.Owner.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.Name)
+	apiKey := convert.ToHTTPSDeployKey(apiLink, key)
+	apiKey.Token = token
+	ctx.JSON(http.StatusCreated, apiKey)
+}
+
+// DeleteHTTPSDeployKey delete HTTPS deploy key for a repository
+func DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(ctx *context.APIContext) {
+	// swagger:operation DELETE /repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys/{id} repository repoDeleteHTTPSKey
+	// ---
+	// summary: Delete an HTTPS deploy key from a repository
+	// parameters:
+	// - name: owner
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: owner of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: repo
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: name of the repo
+	//   type: string
+	//   required: true
+	// - name: id
+	//   in: path
+	//   description: id of the key to delete
+	//   type: integer
+	//   format: int64
+	//   required: true
+	// responses:
+	//   "204":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
+	//   "403":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
+	//   "404":
+	//     "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+
+	key, err := asymkey_model.GetHTTPSDeployKeyByID(ctx, ctx.PathParamInt64("id"))
+	if err != nil {
+		if asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
+		} else {
+			ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	if key.RepoID != ctx.Repo.Repository.ID {
+		ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
+		return
+	}
+
+	if err := asymkey_model.DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, key.ID); err != nil {
+		if asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err) {
+			ctx.APIErrorNotFound()
+		} else {
+			ctx.APIErrorInternal(err)
+		}
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("HTTPS deploy key deleted (API): operator=%s repo=%s key=%s (id=%d)",
+		ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), key.Name, key.ID)
+
+	ctx.Status(http.StatusNoContent)
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/key.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/key.go
index 8390833589..e565a03b89 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/key.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/key.go
@@ -48,3 +48,17 @@ type swaggerResponseDeployKeyList struct {
 	// in:body
 	Body []api.DeployKey `json:"body"`
 }
+
+// HTTPSDeployKey
+// swagger:response HTTPSDeployKey
+type swaggerResponseHTTPSDeployKey struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body api.HTTPSDeployKey `json:"body"`
+}
+
+// HTTPSDeployKeyList
+// swagger:response HTTPSDeployKeyList
+type swaggerResponseHTTPSDeployKeyList struct {
+	// in:body
+	Body []api.HTTPSDeployKey `json:"body"`
+}
diff --git a/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go b/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
index 1a442d1146..f00716796f 100644
--- a/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
+++ b/routers/api/v1/swagger/options.go
@@ -50,6 +50,9 @@ type swaggerParameterBodies struct {
 	// in:body
 	CreateKeyOption api.CreateKeyOption
 
+	// in:body
+	CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption
+
 	// in:body
 	RenameUserOption api.RenameUserOption
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
index 928c78a61f..8673998f9c 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/githttp.go
@@ -157,6 +157,48 @@ func httpBase(ctx *context.Context, optGitService ...string) *serviceHandler {
 			return nil
 		}
 
+		// HTTPS deploy tokens authenticate as the repo owner but must be
+		// constrained to the single bound repository and mode. We do this
+		// before the other basic-auth checks so a deploy token bypasses
+		// PAT-scope verification, 2FA, and unit-permission lookup — those
+		// all assume the doer's own permissions should drive the outcome,
+		// which is not what a deploy token is supposed to do.
+		if ctx.Data["IsDeployToken"] == true {
+			boundRepoID, _ := ctx.Data["DeployTokenRepoID"].(int64)
+			if !repoExist || boundRepoID != repo.ID {
+				ctx.PlainText(http.StatusNotFound, "Repository not found")
+				return nil
+			}
+			tokenMode, _ := ctx.Data["DeployTokenMode"].(perm.AccessMode)
+			if accessMode > tokenMode {
+				ctx.PlainText(http.StatusForbidden, "Deploy token does not grant write access")
+				return nil
+			}
+			if !isPull && repo.IsMirror {
+				ctx.PlainText(http.StatusForbidden, "mirror repository is read-only")
+				return nil
+			}
+			// Enforce the per-unit enablement check. Without this a deploy
+			// token could push to or clone a wiki whose TypeWiki unit has
+			// been disabled, bypassing the same check applied to the
+			// user-password and PAT paths further down.
+			if isWiki {
+				if _, err := repo.GetUnit(ctx, unit.TypeWiki); err != nil {
+					if repo_model.IsErrUnitTypeNotExist(err) {
+						ctx.PlainText(http.StatusForbidden, "repository wiki is disabled")
+						return nil
+					}
+					ctx.ServerError("GetUnit(UnitTypeWiki) for "+repo.FullName(), err)
+					return nil
+				}
+			}
+			var environ []string
+			if !isPull {
+				environ = repo_module.DoerPushingEnvironment(ctx.Doer, repo, isWiki)
+			}
+			return &serviceHandler{serviceType, repo, isWiki, environ}
+		}
+
 		context.CheckRepoScopedToken(ctx, repo, auth_model.GetScopeLevelFromAccessMode(accessMode))
 		if ctx.Written() {
 			return nil
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/deploy_key.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/deploy_key.go
index ab54b8ccf5..3aa890d401 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/deploy_key.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/deploy_key.go
@@ -4,19 +4,21 @@
 package setting
 
 import (
+	"errors"
 	"net/http"
 
 	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/setting"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/util"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/web"
 	asymkey_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/asymkey"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/context"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/services/forms"
 )
 
-// DeployKeys render the deploy keys list of a repository page
+// DeployKeys render the deploy keys and HTTPS deploy tokens list of a repository page
 func DeployKeys(ctx *context.Context) {
 	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deploy_keys") + " / " + ctx.Tr("secrets.secrets")
 	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsKeys"] = true
@@ -29,6 +31,14 @@ func DeployKeys(ctx *context.Context) {
 	}
 	ctx.Data["Deploykeys"] = keys
 
+	httpsKeys, err := db.Find[asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey](ctx,
+		asymkey_model.ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: ctx.Repo.Repository.ID})
+	if err != nil {
+		ctx.ServerError("ListHTTPSDeployKeys", err)
+		return
+	}
+	ctx.Data["HTTPSDeploykeys"] = httpsKeys
+
 	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplDeployKeys)
 }
 
@@ -92,16 +102,81 @@ func DeployKeysPost(ctx *context.Context) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	log.Trace("Deploy key added: %d", ctx.Repo.Repository.ID)
+	log.Trace("Deploy key added: operator=%s repo=%s key=%s (id=%d)",
+		ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), key.Name, key.ID)
 	ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.add_key_success", key.Name))
 	ctx.Redirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/settings/keys")
 }
 
 // DeleteDeployKey response for deleting a deploy key
 func DeleteDeployKey(ctx *context.Context) {
-	if err := asymkey_service.DeleteDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, ctx.FormInt64("id")); err != nil {
+	id := ctx.FormInt64("id")
+	if err := asymkey_service.DeleteDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository, id); err != nil {
 		ctx.Flash.Error("DeleteDeployKey: " + err.Error())
 	} else {
+		log.Trace("Deploy key deleted: operator=%s repo=%s key-id=%d",
+			ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), id)
+		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion_success"))
+	}
+
+	ctx.JSONRedirect(ctx.Repo.RepoLink + "/settings/keys")
+}
+
+// HTTPSDeployKeysPost handles creation of an HTTPS deploy key for the current
+// repository. The plaintext token is rendered inline via ctx.Data so it never
+// touches cookie-backed flash storage.
+func HTTPSDeployKeysPost(ctx *context.Context) {
+	form := web.GetForm(ctx).(*forms.HTTPSDeployKeyForm)
+	ctx.Data["Title"] = ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deploy_keys")
+	ctx.Data["PageIsSettingsKeys"] = true
+
+	if ctx.HasError() {
+		ctx.Data["HasError"] = true
+		ctx.Data["httpsKeyTitle"] = form.Title
+		DeployKeys(ctx)
+		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplDeployKeys)
+		return
+	}
+
+	key, token, err := asymkey_model.AddHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, form.Title, !form.IsWritable)
+	if err != nil {
+		switch {
+		case asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNameAlreadyUsed(err):
+			ctx.Data["HasError"] = true
+			ctx.Data["Err_Title"] = true
+		case errors.Is(err, util.ErrInvalidArgument):
+			ctx.Data["HasError"] = true
+			ctx.Data["Err_Title"] = true
+		default:
+			ctx.ServerError("AddHTTPSDeployKey", err)
+			return
+		}
+		ctx.Data["httpsKeyTitle"] = form.Title
+		DeployKeys(ctx)
+		ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplDeployKeys)
+		return
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("HTTPS deploy key added: operator=%s repo=%s key=%s (id=%d)",
+		ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), key.Name, key.ID)
+
+	// Render the page inline with the token in ctx.Data.
+	// This avoids storing the secret credential in cookie-backed flash.
+	DeployKeys(ctx)
+	ctx.Data["HTTPSDeployKeyToken"] = token
+	ctx.Data["HTTPSDeployKeyName"] = key.Name
+	ctx.HTML(http.StatusOK, tplDeployKeys)
+}
+
+// DeleteHTTPSDeployKey deletes a single HTTPS deploy key scoped to the
+// current repository.
+func DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(ctx *context.Context) {
+	id := ctx.FormInt64("id")
+	if err := asymkey_model.DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(ctx, ctx.Repo.Repository.ID, id); err != nil {
+		ctx.Flash.Error("DeleteHTTPSDeployKey: " + err.Error())
+	} else {
+		log.Trace("HTTPS deploy key deleted: operator=%s repo=%s key-id=%d",
+			ctx.Doer.Name, ctx.Repo.Repository.FullName(), id)
 		ctx.Flash.Success(ctx.Tr("repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion_success"))
 	}
 
diff --git a/routers/web/repo/setting/settings_test.go b/routers/web/repo/setting/settings_test.go
index 154d01fda4..90bf980355 100644
--- a/routers/web/repo/setting/settings_test.go
+++ b/routers/web/repo/setting/settings_test.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ package setting
 
 import (
 	"net/http"
+	"strconv"
 	"testing"
 
 	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/db"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/organization"
 	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/perm"
 	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
@@ -431,3 +433,74 @@ func TestHandleSettingsPostMirrorPreservesExistingUsername(t *testing.T) {
 	require.True(t, ok)
 	assert.Equal(t, "updated-password", password)
 }
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyCreateAndDelete(t *testing.T) {
+	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+
+	ctx, _ := contexttest.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1/settings/keys/https")
+	contexttest.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
+	contexttest.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
+
+	web.SetForm(ctx, &forms.HTTPSDeployKeyForm{
+		Title:      "ci-writable",
+		IsWritable: true,
+	})
+	HTTPSDeployKeysPost(ctx)
+
+	// Handler must render the template directly (200), not redirect (303).
+	// This avoids putting the plaintext token in a cookie-backed flash.
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, ctx.Resp.WrittenStatus())
+
+	keys, err := db.Find[asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey](ctx,
+		asymkey_model.ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: 1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, keys, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ci-writable", keys[0].Name)
+	assert.False(t, keys[0].IsReadOnly())
+
+	// The plaintext token must be on ctx.Data, NOT in flash/cookies.
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, ctx.Data["HTTPSDeployKeyToken"], "token must be in ctx.Data")
+	assert.NotContains(t, ctx.Flash.SuccessMsg, ctx.Data["HTTPSDeployKeyToken"],
+		"token must NOT be in flash — it is a secret credential")
+
+	// Now delete it.
+	delCtx, _ := contexttest.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1/settings/keys/https/delete")
+	contexttest.LoadUser(t, delCtx, 2)
+	contexttest.LoadRepo(t, delCtx, 1)
+	delCtx.Req.Form.Set("id", strconv.FormatInt(keys[0].ID, 10))
+	DeleteHTTPSDeployKey(delCtx)
+	assert.NotEqual(t, http.StatusInternalServerError, delCtx.Resp.WrittenStatus())
+
+	keys, err = db.Find[asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey](ctx,
+		asymkey_model.ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: 1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, keys)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeysPostValidationError(t *testing.T) {
+	unittest.PrepareTestEnv(t)
+
+	ctx, _ := contexttest.MockContext(t, "user2/repo1/settings/keys/https")
+	contexttest.LoadUser(t, ctx, 2)
+	contexttest.LoadRepo(t, ctx, 1)
+
+	// Empty title should fail the Required binding validation.
+	web.SetForm(ctx, &forms.HTTPSDeployKeyForm{
+		Title:      "",
+		IsWritable: false,
+	})
+	HTTPSDeployKeysPost(ctx)
+
+	// Must render template inline (200), not redirect — so error state is preserved.
+	assert.Equal(t, http.StatusOK, ctx.Resp.WrittenStatus())
+
+	// Error state must be set so the template can show the panel with errors.
+	hasError, ok := ctx.Data["HasError"].(bool)
+	assert.True(t, ok && hasError, "HasError must be set on validation failure")
+
+	// No HTTPS deploy key should have been created.
+	keys, err := db.Find[asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey](ctx,
+		asymkey_model.ListHTTPSDeployKeysOptions{RepoID: 1})
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	assert.Empty(t, keys)
+}
diff --git a/routers/web/web.go b/routers/web/web.go
index ecd75250d2..9ec49d179c 100644
--- a/routers/web/web.go
+++ b/routers/web/web.go
@@ -94,12 +94,14 @@ func optionsCorsHandler() func(next http.Handler) http.Handler {
 type AuthMiddleware struct {
 	AllowOAuth2       types.PreMiddlewareProvider
 	AllowBasic        types.PreMiddlewareProvider
+	AllowDeployToken  types.PreMiddlewareProvider
 	MiddlewareHandler func(*context.Context)
 }
 
 func newWebAuthMiddleware() *AuthMiddleware {
 	type keyAllowOAuth2 struct{}
 	type keyAllowBasic struct{}
+	type keyAllowDeployToken struct{}
 	webAuth := &AuthMiddleware{}
 
 	middlewareSetContextValue := func(key, val any) types.PreMiddlewareProvider {
@@ -114,11 +116,17 @@ func newWebAuthMiddleware() *AuthMiddleware {
 
 	webAuth.AllowBasic = middlewareSetContextValue(keyAllowBasic{}, true)
 	webAuth.AllowOAuth2 = middlewareSetContextValue(keyAllowOAuth2{}, true)
+	// AllowDeployToken narrows HTTPS deploy-token authentication to the
+	// request contexts that need it (git smart-HTTP). Without this gate, a
+	// deploy token would authenticate as the repo owner on every Basic-auth
+	// endpoint — REST API, attachments, feeds — and act as a full-owner PAT.
+	webAuth.AllowDeployToken = middlewareSetContextValue(keyAllowDeployToken{}, true)
 
 	enableSSPI := setting.IsWindows && auth_model.IsSSPIEnabled(graceful.GetManager().ShutdownContext())
 	webAuth.MiddlewareHandler = func(ctx *context.Context) {
 		allowBasic := ctx.GetContextValue(keyAllowBasic{}) == true
 		allowOAuth2 := ctx.GetContextValue(keyAllowOAuth2{}) == true
+		allowDeployToken := ctx.GetContextValue(keyAllowDeployToken{}) == true
 
 		group := auth_service.NewGroup()
 
@@ -127,6 +135,12 @@ func newWebAuthMiddleware() *AuthMiddleware {
 		if allowOAuth2 {
 			group.Add(&auth_service.OAuth2{})
 		}
+		if allowDeployToken {
+			// Must come before Basic so a valid deploy token short-circuits
+			// the fall-through into username/password sign-in (which would
+			// reject the 40-hex token and leave the caller with a 401).
+			group.Add(&auth_service.HTTPSDeployToken{})
+		}
 		if allowBasic {
 			group.Add(&auth_service.Basic{})
 		}
@@ -1208,6 +1222,8 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router, webAuth *AuthMiddleware) {
 			m.Combo("").Get(repo_setting.DeployKeys).
 				Post(web.Bind(forms.AddKeyForm{}), repo_setting.DeployKeysPost)
 			m.Post("/delete", repo_setting.DeleteDeployKey)
+			m.Post("/https", web.Bind(forms.HTTPSDeployKeyForm{}), repo_setting.HTTPSDeployKeysPost)
+			m.Post("/https/delete", repo_setting.DeleteHTTPSDeployKey)
 		})
 
 		m.Group("/lfs", func() {
@@ -1738,7 +1754,7 @@ func registerWebRoutes(m *web.Router, webAuth *AuthMiddleware) {
 	// Some users want to use "web-based git client" to access Gitea's repositories,
 	// so the CORS handler and OPTIONS method are used.
 	// pattern: "/{username}/{reponame}/{git-paths}": git http support
-	addOwnerRepoGitHTTPRouters(m, repo.HTTPGitEnabledHandler, webAuth.AllowBasic, webAuth.AllowOAuth2, repo.CorsHandler(), optSignInFromAnyOrigin, context.UserAssignmentWeb())
+	addOwnerRepoGitHTTPRouters(m, repo.HTTPGitEnabledHandler, webAuth.AllowBasic, webAuth.AllowOAuth2, webAuth.AllowDeployToken, repo.CorsHandler(), optSignInFromAnyOrigin, context.UserAssignmentWeb())
 
 	m.Group("/notifications", func() {
 		m.Get("", user.Notifications)
diff --git a/services/auth/basic.go b/services/auth/basic.go
index e8a4a2e8f7..4842301865 100644
--- a/services/auth/basic.go
+++ b/services/auth/basic.go
@@ -24,10 +24,11 @@ var (
 
 // BasicMethodName is the constant name of the basic authentication method
 const (
-	BasicMethodName       = "basic"
-	AccessTokenMethodName = "access_token"
-	OAuth2TokenMethodName = "oauth2_token"
-	ActionTokenMethodName = "action_token"
+	BasicMethodName            = "basic"
+	AccessTokenMethodName      = "access_token"
+	OAuth2TokenMethodName      = "oauth2_token"
+	ActionTokenMethodName      = "action_token"
+	HTTPSDeployTokenMethodName = "https_deploy_token"
 )
 
 // Basic implements the Auth interface and authenticates requests (API requests
diff --git a/services/auth/https_deploy_token.go b/services/auth/https_deploy_token.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c4e20cbec0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/auth/https_deploy_token.go
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package auth
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+
+	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/auth/httpauth"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/log"
+)
+
+// Ensure the struct implements the interface.
+var _ Method = &HTTPSDeployToken{}
+
+// HTTPSDeployToken authenticates HTTP Basic-auth credentials whose token half
+// matches a row in the https_deploy_key table. It is deliberately *not*
+// registered globally: callers add it to an auth group only for request
+// contexts where a repo-scoped deploy token makes sense (currently the git
+// smart-HTTP router). See routers/web/web.go for the gating flag.
+type HTTPSDeployToken struct{}
+
+// Name returns the name of this auth method.
+func (h *HTTPSDeployToken) Name() string {
+	return HTTPSDeployTokenMethodName
+}
+
+// Verify parses the Basic-auth header, resolves the token to an
+// HTTPSDeployKey, and returns the bound repository owner. The deploy-key
+// metadata is stashed on the data store so downstream permission logic can
+// constrain the request to the bound repo and access mode.
+func (h *HTTPSDeployToken) Verify(req *http.Request, _ http.ResponseWriter, store DataStore, _ SessionStore) (*user_model.User, error) {
+	authToken := extractBasicAuthToken(req)
+	if authToken == "" {
+		return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil // the auth method is not applicable
+	}
+
+	key, err := asymkey_model.VerifyHTTPSDeployToken(req.Context(), authToken)
+	if err != nil {
+		if asymkey_model.IsErrHTTPSDeployKeyNotExist(err) {
+			return nil, nil //nolint:nilnil // not our token — fall through to regular basic auth
+		}
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	repo, err := repo_model.GetRepositoryByID(req.Context(), key.RepoID)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Error("HTTPSDeployToken: GetRepositoryByID(%d): %v", key.RepoID, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	if err := repo.LoadOwner(req.Context()); err != nil {
+		log.Error("HTTPSDeployToken: LoadOwner for repo %d: %v", repo.ID, err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.Trace("HTTPSDeployToken: valid HTTPS deploy key for repo[%d]", repo.ID)
+	store.GetData()["LoginMethod"] = HTTPSDeployTokenMethodName
+	store.GetData()["IsDeployToken"] = true
+	store.GetData()["DeployTokenID"] = key.ID
+	store.GetData()["DeployTokenRepoID"] = key.RepoID
+	store.GetData()["DeployTokenMode"] = key.Mode
+	return repo.Owner, nil
+}
+
+// extractBasicAuthToken pulls the credential string out of an HTTP Basic
+// Authorization header. It returns the password half when present (the
+// conventional token-in-password pattern used by git credential helpers) and
+// otherwise the username half. Returns "" if no Basic header is present.
+func extractBasicAuthToken(req *http.Request) string {
+	authHeader := req.Header.Get("Authorization")
+	if authHeader == "" {
+		return ""
+	}
+	parsed, ok := httpauth.ParseAuthorizationHeader(authHeader)
+	if !ok || parsed.BasicAuth == nil {
+		return ""
+	}
+	if parsed.BasicAuth.Password != "" && parsed.BasicAuth.Password != "x-oauth-basic" {
+		return parsed.BasicAuth.Password
+	}
+	return parsed.BasicAuth.Username
+}
diff --git a/services/convert/convert.go b/services/convert/convert.go
index dae0587ec4..bf195bddcb 100644
--- a/services/convert/convert.go
+++ b/services/convert/convert.go
@@ -698,6 +698,21 @@ func ToDeployKey(apiLink string, key *asymkey_model.DeployKey) *api.DeployKey {
 	}
 }
 
+// ToHTTPSDeployKey convert asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey to api.HTTPSDeployKey
+func ToHTTPSDeployKey(apiLink string, key *asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey) *api.HTTPSDeployKey {
+	return &api.HTTPSDeployKey{
+		ID:                key.ID,
+		Name:              key.Name,
+		URL:               fmt.Sprintf("%s%d", apiLink, key.ID),
+		TokenLastEight:    key.TokenLastEight,
+		ReadOnly:          key.Mode == perm.AccessModeRead,
+		HasUsed:           key.HasUsed,
+		HasRecentActivity: key.HasRecentActivity,
+		Created:           key.CreatedUnix.AsTime(),
+		Updated:           key.UpdatedUnix.AsTime(),
+	}
+}
+
 // ToOrganization convert user_model.User to api.Organization
 func ToOrganization(ctx context.Context, org *organization.Organization) *api.Organization {
 	return &api.Organization{
diff --git a/services/forms/repo_form.go b/services/forms/repo_form.go
index d8e019f860..39d84ef06f 100644
--- a/services/forms/repo_form.go
+++ b/services/forms/repo_form.go
@@ -734,3 +734,15 @@ func (f *AddTimeManuallyForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) b
 type SaveTopicForm struct {
 	Topics []string `binding:"topics;Required;"`
 }
+
+// HTTPSDeployKeyForm form for adding an HTTPS deploy key to a repository.
+type HTTPSDeployKeyForm struct {
+	Title      string `binding:"Required;MaxSize(50)"`
+	IsWritable bool
+}
+
+// Validate validates the fields
+func (f *HTTPSDeployKeyForm) Validate(req *http.Request, errs binding.Errors) binding.Errors {
+	ctx := context.GetValidateContext(req)
+	return middleware.Validate(errs, ctx.Data, f, ctx.Locale)
+}
diff --git a/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl b/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
index 89a9df3667..02f33b6616 100644
--- a/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
+++ b/templates/repo/settings/deploy_keys.tmpl
@@ -77,4 +77,77 @@
 	{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm" .}}
 </div>
 
+	<div class="repo-setting-content">
+		<h4 class="ui top attached header">
+			{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.https_deploy_keys"}}
+			<div class="ui right">
+				<button class="ui primary tiny show-panel toggle button" data-panel="#add-https-deploy-key-panel">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.add_https_deploy_key"}}</button>
+			</div>
+		</h4>
+		<div class="ui attached segment">
+			<div class="{{if and .HasError (not .HTTPSDeployKeyToken)}}tw-hidden {{end}}tw-mb-4" id="add-https-deploy-key-panel">
+				{{if .HTTPSDeployKeyToken}}
+					<div class="ui warning message">
+						<p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.https_deploy_key_created_info" .HTTPSDeployKeyName}}</p>
+						<input class="tw-w-full tw-mt-2" readonly value="{{.HTTPSDeployKeyToken}}" onclick="this.select()" />
+					</div>
+				{{end}}
+				<form class="ui form" action="{{.Link}}/https" method="post">
+					<div class="field">
+						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.https_deploy_key_desc"}}
+					</div>
+					<div class="field {{if .Err_Title}}error{{end}}">
+						<label for="https-deploy-key-title">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.title"}}</label>
+						<input id="https-deploy-key-title" name="title" value="{{.httpsKeyTitle}}" required>
+					</div>
+					<div class="field">
+						<div class="ui checkbox {{if .Err_IsWritable}}error{{end}}">
+							<input id="https-deploy-key-is-writable" name="is_writable" type="checkbox" value="1">
+							<label for="https-deploy-key-is-writable">
+								{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.is_writable"}}
+							</label>
+							<small class="tw-pl-[26px]">{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.is_writable_info"}}</small>
+						</div>
+					</div>
+					<button class="ui primary button">
+						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.add_https_deploy_key"}}
+					</button>
+					<button class="ui hide-panel button" data-panel="#add-https-deploy-key-panel">
+						{{ctx.Locale.Tr "cancel"}}
+					</button>
+				</form>
+			</div>
+			{{if .HTTPSDeploykeys}}
+				<div class="flex-list">
+					{{range .HTTPSDeploykeys}}
+						<div class="flex-item">
+							<div class="flex-item-leading">
+								<span class="{{if .HasRecentActivity}}tw-text-green{{end}}" {{if .HasRecentActivity}}data-tooltip-content="{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.key_state_desc"}}"{{end}}>{{svg "octicon-key" 32}}</span>
+							</div>
+							<div class="flex-item-main">
+								<div class="flex-item-title">{{.Name}}</div>
+								<div class="flex-item-body">
+									<i>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.added_on" (DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .CreatedUnix)}} —  {{svg "octicon-info"}} {{if .HasUsed}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.last_used"}} <span {{if .HasRecentActivity}}class="tw-text-green"{{end}}>{{DateUtils.AbsoluteShort .UpdatedUnix}}</span>{{else}}{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.no_activity"}}{{end}} - <span>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_read_info"}}{{if not .IsReadOnly}} / {{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.can_write_info"}} {{end}}</span></i>
+								</div>
+							</div>
+							<div class="flex-item-trailing">
+								<button class="ui red tiny button link-action" data-modal-confirm="#repo-https-deploy-key-delete-modal" data-url="{{$.Link}}/https/delete?id={{.ID}}">
+									{{ctx.Locale.Tr "settings.delete_key"}}
+								</button>
+							</div>
+						</div>
+					{{end}}
+				</div>
+			{{else}}
+				{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.no_https_deploy_keys"}}
+			{{end}}
+		</div>
+	</div>
+
+<div class="ui small modal" id="repo-https-deploy-key-delete-modal">
+	<div class="header">{{svg "octicon-trash"}} {{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion"}}</div>
+	<div class="content"><p>{{ctx.Locale.Tr "repo.settings.deploy_key_deletion_desc"}}</p></div>
+	{{template "base/modal_actions_confirm" .}}
+</div>
+
 {{template "repo/settings/layout_footer" .}}
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
index 26d45940f2..1be32b52ed 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_json.tmpl
@@ -9493,6 +9493,187 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "List a repository's HTTPS deploy keys",
+        "operationId": "repoListHTTPSKeys",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "page number of results to return (1-based)",
+            "name": "page",
+            "in": "query"
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "description": "page size of results",
+            "name": "limit",
+            "in": "query"
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKeyList"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "post": {
+        "consumes": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Add an HTTPS deploy key to a repository",
+        "operationId": "repoCreateHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "name": "body",
+            "in": "body",
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/definitions/CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "201": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/validationError"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys/{id}": {
+      "get": {
+        "produces": [
+          "application/json"
+        ],
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Get a repository's HTTPS deploy key by id",
+        "operationId": "repoGetHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "description": "id of the key to get",
+            "name": "id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        }
+      },
+      "delete": {
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ],
+        "summary": "Delete an HTTPS deploy key from a repository",
+        "operationId": "repoDeleteHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "string",
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          },
+          {
+            "type": "integer",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "description": "id of the key to delete",
+            "name": "id",
+            "in": "path",
+            "required": true
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "204": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/empty"
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/forbidden"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issue_config": {
       "get": {
         "produces": [
@@ -23714,6 +23895,27 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
     },
+    "CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption": {
+      "description": "CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption options when creating an HTTPS deploy key",
+      "type": "object",
+      "required": [
+        "name"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "name": {
+          "description": "Name of the key to add",
+          "type": "string",
+          "uniqueItems": true,
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "read_only": {
+          "description": "Describe if the key has only read access or read/write",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "ReadOnly"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+    },
     "CreateHookOption": {
       "description": "CreateHookOption options when create a hook",
       "type": "object",
@@ -26459,6 +26661,67 @@
       },
       "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
     },
+    "HTTPSDeployKey": {
+      "description": "HTTPSDeployKey an HTTPS deploy key/token",
+      "type": "object",
+      "properties": {
+        "created_at": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "x-go-name": "Created"
+        },
+        "has_recent_activity": {
+          "description": "HasRecentActivity indicates if the key was used in the last 7 days",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "HasRecentActivity"
+        },
+        "has_used": {
+          "description": "HasUsed indicates if the key has been used for authentication",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "HasUsed"
+        },
+        "id": {
+          "description": "ID is the unique identifier for the deploy key",
+          "type": "integer",
+          "format": "int64",
+          "x-go-name": "ID"
+        },
+        "name": {
+          "description": "Name is the human-readable name for the key",
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Name"
+        },
+        "read_only": {
+          "description": "ReadOnly indicates if the key has read-only access",
+          "type": "boolean",
+          "x-go-name": "ReadOnly"
+        },
+        "repository": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/Repository"
+        },
+        "token": {
+          "description": "Token is the plaintext token, only returned on creation",
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "Token"
+        },
+        "token_last_eight": {
+          "description": "TokenLastEight is the last 8 characters of the token for identification",
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "TokenLastEight"
+        },
+        "updated_at": {
+          "type": "string",
+          "format": "date-time",
+          "x-go-name": "Updated"
+        },
+        "url": {
+          "description": "URL is the API URL for this deploy key",
+          "type": "string",
+          "x-go-name": "URL"
+        }
+      },
+      "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+    },
     "Hook": {
       "description": "Hook a hook is a web hook when one repository changed",
       "type": "object",
@@ -30660,6 +30923,21 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "HTTPSDeployKey": {
+      "description": "HTTPSDeployKey",
+      "schema": {
+        "$ref": "#/definitions/HTTPSDeployKey"
+      }
+    },
+    "HTTPSDeployKeyList": {
+      "description": "HTTPSDeployKeyList",
+      "schema": {
+        "type": "array",
+        "items": {
+          "$ref": "#/definitions/HTTPSDeployKey"
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "Hook": {
       "description": "Hook",
       "schema": {
diff --git a/templates/swagger/v1_openapi3_json.tmpl b/templates/swagger/v1_openapi3_json.tmpl
index 33adff75e0..9fa5195e05 100644
--- a/templates/swagger/v1_openapi3_json.tmpl
+++ b/templates/swagger/v1_openapi3_json.tmpl
@@ -604,6 +604,29 @@
         },
         "description": "GitignoreTemplateList"
       },
+      "HTTPSDeployKey": {
+        "content": {
+          "application/json": {
+            "schema": {
+              "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPSDeployKey"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "description": "HTTPSDeployKey"
+      },
+      "HTTPSDeployKeyList": {
+        "content": {
+          "application/json": {
+            "schema": {
+              "items": {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/HTTPSDeployKey"
+              },
+              "type": "array"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "description": "HTTPSDeployKeyList"
+      },
       "Hook": {
         "content": {
           "application/json": {
@@ -3978,6 +4001,27 @@
         "type": "object",
         "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
       },
+      "CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption": {
+        "description": "CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption options when creating an HTTPS deploy key",
+        "properties": {
+          "name": {
+            "description": "Name of the key to add",
+            "type": "string",
+            "uniqueItems": true,
+            "x-go-name": "Name"
+          },
+          "read_only": {
+            "description": "Describe if the key has only read access or read/write",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "x-go-name": "ReadOnly"
+          }
+        },
+        "required": [
+          "name"
+        ],
+        "type": "object",
+        "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+      },
       "CreateHookOption": {
         "description": "CreateHookOption options when create a hook",
         "properties": {
@@ -6686,6 +6730,68 @@
         "type": "object",
         "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
       },
+      "HTTPSDeployKey": {
+        "description": "HTTPSDeployKey an HTTPS deploy key/token",
+        "properties": {
+          "created_at": {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "Created"
+          },
+          "has_recent_activity": {
+            "description": "HasRecentActivity indicates if the key was used in the last 7 days",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "x-go-name": "HasRecentActivity"
+          },
+          "has_used": {
+            "description": "HasUsed indicates if the key has been used for authentication",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "x-go-name": "HasUsed"
+          },
+          "id": {
+            "description": "ID is the unique identifier for the deploy key",
+            "format": "int64",
+            "type": "integer",
+            "x-go-name": "ID"
+          },
+          "name": {
+            "description": "Name is the human-readable name for the key",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "Name"
+          },
+          "read_only": {
+            "description": "ReadOnly indicates if the key has read-only access",
+            "type": "boolean",
+            "x-go-name": "ReadOnly"
+          },
+          "repository": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/schemas/Repository"
+          },
+          "token": {
+            "description": "Token is the plaintext token, only returned on creation",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "Token"
+          },
+          "token_last_eight": {
+            "description": "TokenLastEight is the last 8 characters of the token for identification",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "TokenLastEight"
+          },
+          "updated_at": {
+            "format": "date-time",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "Updated"
+          },
+          "url": {
+            "description": "URL is the API URL for this deploy key",
+            "format": "uri",
+            "type": "string",
+            "x-go-name": "URL"
+          }
+        },
+        "type": "object",
+        "x-go-package": "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+      },
       "Hook": {
         "description": "Hook a hook is a web hook when one repository changed",
         "properties": {
@@ -20679,6 +20785,202 @@
         ]
       }
     },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys": {
+      "get": {
+        "operationId": "repoListHTTPSKeys",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "page number of results to return (1-based)",
+            "in": "query",
+            "name": "page",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "page size of results",
+            "in": "query",
+            "name": "limit",
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/HTTPSDeployKeyList"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        },
+        "summary": "List a repository's HTTPS deploy keys",
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ]
+      },
+      "post": {
+        "operationId": "repoCreateHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "requestBody": {
+          "content": {
+            "application/json": {
+              "schema": {
+                "$ref": "#/components/schemas/CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption"
+              }
+            }
+          },
+          "x-originalParamName": "body"
+        },
+        "responses": {
+          "201": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/notFound"
+          },
+          "422": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/validationError"
+          }
+        },
+        "summary": "Add an HTTPS deploy key to a repository",
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
+    "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/https_keys/{id}": {
+      "delete": {
+        "operationId": "repoDeleteHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "id of the key to delete",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "id",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "format": "int64",
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "204": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/empty"
+          },
+          "403": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/forbidden"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        },
+        "summary": "Delete an HTTPS deploy key from a repository",
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ]
+      },
+      "get": {
+        "operationId": "repoGetHTTPSKey",
+        "parameters": [
+          {
+            "description": "owner of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "owner",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "name of the repo",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "repo",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "type": "string"
+            }
+          },
+          {
+            "description": "id of the key to get",
+            "in": "path",
+            "name": "id",
+            "required": true,
+            "schema": {
+              "format": "int64",
+              "type": "integer"
+            }
+          }
+        ],
+        "responses": {
+          "200": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/HTTPSDeployKey"
+          },
+          "404": {
+            "$ref": "#/components/responses/notFound"
+          }
+        },
+        "summary": "Get a repository's HTTPS deploy key by id",
+        "tags": [
+          "repository"
+        ]
+      }
+    },
     "/repos/{owner}/{repo}/issue_config": {
       "get": {
         "operationId": "repoGetIssueConfig",
diff --git a/tests/integration/api_https_keys_test.go b/tests/integration/api_https_keys_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..31997f6797
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/api_https_keys_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
+	auth_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/auth"
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	user_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/user"
+	api "code.gitea.io/gitea/modules/structs"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestViewHTTPSDeployKeysNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/https_keys")
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+func TestCreateHTTPSDeployKeyNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/https_keys", api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "test-key",
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	})
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+func TestGetHTTPSDeployKeyNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/https_keys/1")
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+func TestDeleteHTTPSDeployKeyNoLogin(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	req := NewRequest(t, "DELETE", "/api/v1/repos/user2/repo1/https_keys/1")
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+func TestCreateHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+	repoOwner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+
+	session := loginUser(t, repoOwner.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+	keysURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/https_keys", repoOwner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+	createBody := api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "ci-read-only",
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	}
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, createBody).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+
+	createdKey := DecodeJSON(t, resp, &api.HTTPSDeployKey{})
+	assert.True(t, createdKey.ReadOnly)
+	assert.Equal(t, "ci-read-only", createdKey.Name)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, createdKey.Token, "create response must include the plaintext token")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, createdKey.TokenLastEight)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, createdKey.URL)
+	assert.Equal(t, createdKey.Token[len(createdKey.Token)-8:], createdKey.TokenLastEight)
+
+	unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &asymkey_model.HTTPSDeployKey{
+		ID:   createdKey.ID,
+		Name: "ci-read-only",
+	})
+}
+
+func TestListHTTPSDeployKeys(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+	repoOwner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+
+	session := loginUser(t, repoOwner.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+	keysURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/https_keys", repoOwner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+	// Create a key
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "list-test-key",
+		ReadOnly: false,
+	}).AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+
+	// List should now contain the key
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", keysURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	keys := DecodeJSON(t, resp, []api.HTTPSDeployKey{})
+	found := false
+	for _, k := range keys {
+		if k.Name == "list-test-key" {
+			found = true
+			assert.False(t, k.ReadOnly)
+			assert.Empty(t, k.Token, "list response must not include the plaintext token")
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	assert.True(t, found, "created key should appear in list")
+}
+
+func TestGetHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+	repoOwner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+
+	session := loginUser(t, repoOwner.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+	keysURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/https_keys", repoOwner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+	// Create a key
+	createBody := api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "get-test-key",
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	}
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, createBody).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+	createdKey := DecodeJSON(t, resp, &api.HTTPSDeployKey{})
+
+	// Get by ID
+	getURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", keysURL, createdKey.ID)
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", getURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp = MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	gotKey := DecodeJSON(t, resp, &api.HTTPSDeployKey{})
+	assert.Equal(t, createdKey.ID, gotKey.ID)
+	assert.Equal(t, "get-test-key", gotKey.Name)
+	assert.True(t, gotKey.ReadOnly)
+	assert.Empty(t, gotKey.Token, "get response must not include the plaintext token")
+
+	// Get non-existent key
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", keysURL+"/999999").
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+}
+
+func TestDeleteHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+	repoOwner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+
+	session := loginUser(t, repoOwner.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+	keysURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/https_keys", repoOwner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+	// Create a key
+	createBody := api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "delete-test-key",
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	}
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, createBody).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+	createdKey := DecodeJSON(t, resp, &api.HTTPSDeployKey{})
+
+	// Delete
+	deleteURL := fmt.Sprintf("%s/%d", keysURL, createdKey.ID)
+	req = NewRequest(t, "DELETE", deleteURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNoContent)
+
+	// Verify deleted
+	req = NewRequest(t, "GET", deleteURL).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+}
+
+func TestCreateHTTPSDeployKeyDuplicateName(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{Name: "repo1"})
+	repoOwner := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &user_model.User{ID: repo.OwnerID})
+
+	session := loginUser(t, repoOwner.Name)
+	token := getTokenForLoggedInUser(t, session, auth_model.AccessTokenScopeWriteRepository)
+	keysURL := fmt.Sprintf("/api/v1/repos/%s/%s/https_keys", repoOwner.Name, repo.Name)
+
+	createBody := api.CreateHTTPSDeployKeyOption{
+		Name:     "duplicate-name-key",
+		ReadOnly: true,
+	}
+	req := NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, createBody).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusCreated)
+
+	// Try to create with the same name
+	req = NewRequestWithJSON(t, "POST", keysURL, createBody).
+		AddTokenAuth(token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnprocessableEntity)
+}
diff --git a/tests/integration/https_deploy_key_test.go b/tests/integration/https_deploy_key_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..883794221e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/integration/https_deploy_key_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+// Copyright 2026 The Gitea Authors. All rights reserved.
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
+
+package integration
+
+import (
+	"net/http"
+	"testing"
+
+	asymkey_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/asymkey"
+	repo_model "code.gitea.io/gitea/models/repo"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unit"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/models/unittest"
+	repo_service "code.gitea.io/gitea/services/repository"
+	"code.gitea.io/gitea/tests"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+)
+
+// addTestHTTPSDeployKey is a small helper that creates an HTTPS deploy key in
+// the test database and returns the plaintext token. It assumes the fixtures
+// already hold a repo with the given ID.
+func addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t *testing.T, repoID int64, name string, readOnly bool) string {
+	t.Helper()
+	_, token, err := asymkey_model.AddHTTPSDeployKey(t.Context(), repoID, name, readOnly)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	return token
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyClone_Read(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo.ID, "https-clone-read", true)
+
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack")
+	req.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "service=git-upload-pack")
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyPush_ReadOnlyDenied(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo.ID, "https-push-denied", true)
+
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack")
+	req.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusForbidden)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyPush_WriteAllowed(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo.ID, "https-push-allowed", false)
+
+	// `GET info/refs?service=git-receive-pack` is the same auth path a
+	// real push would hit first; a 200 means the server would accept the
+	// push as far as auth is concerned.
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-receive-pack")
+	req.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	resp := MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusOK)
+	assert.Contains(t, resp.Body.String(), "service=git-receive-pack")
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyCrossRepo(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo1 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	repo2 := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 2})
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo1.ID, "https-cross-repo", false)
+
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo2.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack")
+	req.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	// A cross-repo token should be treated exactly like a missing credential
+	// for repo2 — the server must not leak whether the token is otherwise
+	// valid.
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusNotFound)
+}
+
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyInvalidToken(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+
+	// 40 hex chars that do not correspond to any stored token: the server
+	// must fall through to Basic auth which then rejects it.
+	req := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack")
+	req.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", "0123456789abcdef0123456789abcdef01234567")
+	MakeRequest(t, req, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+// TestHTTPSDeployKeyScopedToGitHTTP asserts that a deploy token does NOT
+// authenticate on non-git Basic-auth endpoints. Historically the token check
+// lived inside auth.Basic.VerifyAuthToken, which made the token behave like a
+// full owner-scoped PAT on the REST API, attachments, feeds, etc.
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyScopedToGitHTTP(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo.ID, "scope-guard", false)
+
+	// The token works on a git-HTTP path…
+	gitReq := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+"/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack")
+	gitReq.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	MakeRequest(t, gitReq, http.StatusOK)
+
+	// …but the same token on the REST API must NOT authenticate. The API
+	// layer only knows user/PAT credentials, so the request is rejected as
+	// an invalid credential (401) rather than silently admitted as the
+	// repo owner.
+	apiReq := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/api/v1/repos/"+repo.FullName())
+	apiReq.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	MakeRequest(t, apiReq, http.StatusUnauthorized)
+}
+
+// TestHTTPSDeployKeyRespectsDisabledWikiUnit asserts that a deploy token
+// cannot reach the wiki of a repository whose wiki unit has been disabled.
+// Before the fix the deploy-token branch in httpBase short-circuited before
+// the unit-enablement check that runs for password / PAT paths.
+func TestHTTPSDeployKeyRespectsDisabledWikiUnit(t *testing.T) {
+	defer tests.PrepareTestEnv(t)()
+
+	repo := unittest.AssertExistsAndLoadBean(t, &repo_model.Repository{ID: 1})
+	require.NoError(t, repo_service.UpdateRepositoryUnits(t.Context(), repo, nil, []unit.Type{unit.TypeWiki}))
+
+	token := addTestHTTPSDeployKey(t, repo.ID, "wiki-guard", false)
+
+	wikiReq := NewRequest(t, "GET", "/"+repo.FullName()+".wiki/info/refs?service=git-upload-pack")
+	wikiReq.Request.SetBasicAuth("x-deploy-token", token)
+	MakeRequest(t, wikiReq, http.StatusForbidden)
+}