diff --git a/docs/data-sources/machine_type.md b/docs/data-sources/machine_type.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c096f1d01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/data-sources/machine_type.md
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+---
+# generated by https://github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-docs
+page_title: "stackit_machine_type Data Source - stackit"
+subcategory: ""
+description: |-
+  Machine type data source.
+---
+
+# stackit_machine_type (Data Source)
+
+Machine type data source.
+
+## Example Usage
+
+```terraform
+data "stackit_machine_type" "two_vcpus_filter" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "vcpus==2"
+}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "filter_sorted_ascending_false" {
+  project_id     = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter         = "vcpus >= 2 && ram >= 2048"
+  sort_ascending = false
+}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "intel_icelake_generic_filter" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "extraSpecs.cpu==\"intel-icelake-generic\" && vcpus == 2"
+}
+
+# returns warning
+data "stackit_machine_type" "no_match" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "vcpus == 99"
+}
+```
+
+<!-- schema generated by tfplugindocs -->
+## Schema
+
+### Required
+
+- `filter` (String) Expr-lang filter for filtering machine types.
+
+Examples:
+- vcpus == 2
+- ram >= 2048
+- extraSpecs.cpu == "intel-icelake-generic"
+- extraSpecs.cpu == "intel-icelake-generic" && vcpus == 2
+
+See https://expr-lang.org/docs/language-definition for syntax.
+- `project_id` (String) STACKIT Project ID.
+
+### Optional
+
+- `sort_ascending` (Boolean) Sort machine types by name ascending (`true`) or descending (`false`). Defaults to `false`
+
+### Read-Only
+
+- `description` (String) Machine type description.
+- `disk` (Number) Disk size in GB.
+- `extra_specs` (Map of String) Extra specs (e.g., CPU type, overcommit ratio).
+- `id` (String) Terraform's internal resource ID. It is structured as "`project_id`,`image_id`".
+- `name` (String) Name of the machine type (e.g. 's1.2').
+- `ram` (Number) RAM size in MB.
+- `vcpus` (Number) Number of vCPUs.
diff --git a/examples/data-sources/stackit_machine_type/data-source.tf b/examples/data-sources/stackit_machine_type/data-source.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6120b15fc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/data-sources/stackit_machine_type/data-source.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+data "stackit_machine_type" "two_vcpus_filter" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "vcpus==2"
+}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "filter_sorted_ascending_false" {
+  project_id     = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter         = "vcpus >= 2 && ram >= 2048"
+  sort_ascending = false
+}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "intel_icelake_generic_filter" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "extraSpecs.cpu==\"intel-icelake-generic\" && vcpus == 2"
+}
+
+# returns warning
+data "stackit_machine_type" "no_match" {
+  project_id = "xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx"
+  filter     = "vcpus == 99"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
index 38b04894f..645eca304 100644
--- a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/iaas_acc_test.go
@@ -88,6 +88,9 @@ var (
 
 	//go:embed testdata/resource-server-max-server-attachments.tf
 	resourceServerMaxAttachmentConfig string
+
+	//go:embed testdata/datasource-machinetype.tf
+	dataSourceMachineTypeConfig string
 )
 
 const (
@@ -487,6 +490,10 @@ var testConfigKeyPairMaxUpdated = func() config.Variables {
 	return updatedConfig
 }()
 
+var testConfigMachineTypeVars = config.Variables{
+	"project_id": config.StringVariable(testutil.ProjectId),
+}
+
 // if no local file is provided the test should create a default file and work with this instead of failing
 var localFileForIaasImage os.File
 
@@ -4022,6 +4029,47 @@ func TestAccImageMax(t *testing.T) {
 	})
 }
 
+func TestAccMachineTyp(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Logf("TestAccMachineTyp projectid: %s", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigMachineTypeVars["project_id"]))
+	resource.ParallelTest(t, resource.TestCase{
+		ProtoV6ProviderFactories: testutil.TestAccProtoV6ProviderFactories,
+		Steps: []resource.TestStep{
+			{
+				ConfigVariables: testConfigMachineTypeVars,
+				Config:          fmt.Sprintf("%s\n%s", dataSourceMachineTypeConfig, testutil.IaaSProviderConfig()),
+				Check: resource.ComposeTestCheckFunc(
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "project_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigMachineTypeVars["project_id"])),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "vcpus"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "vcpus", "2"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "ram"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "disk"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "description"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.two_vcpus_filter", "extra_specs.cpu"),
+
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "project_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigMachineTypeVars["project_id"])),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "id"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "vcpus"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "ram"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "disk"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "description"),
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttrSet("data.stackit_machine_type.filter_sorted_ascending_false", "extra_specs.cpu"),
+
+					resource.TestCheckResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "project_id", testutil.ConvertConfigVariable(testConfigMachineTypeVars["project_id"])),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "description"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "disk"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "extra_specs"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "id"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "name"),
+					resource.TestCheckNoResourceAttr("data.stackit_machine_type.no_match", "ram"),
+				),
+			},
+		},
+	})
+}
+
 func testAccCheckDestroy(s *terraform.State) error {
 	checkFunctions := []func(s *terraform.State) error{
 		testAccCheckNetworkV1Destroy,
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3f3301126
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource.go
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+package machineType
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net/http"
+	"sort"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/datasource"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/datasource/schema"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/diag"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/schema/validator"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-log/tflog"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/iaas"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/conversion"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/core"
+	iaasUtils "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/utils"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/utils"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/validate"
+)
+
+// Ensure the implementation satisfies the expected interfaces.
+var _ datasource.DataSource = &machineTypeDataSource{}
+
+type DataSourceModel struct {
+	Id            types.String `tfsdk:"id"` // required by Terraform to identify state
+	ProjectId     types.String `tfsdk:"project_id"`
+	SortAscending types.Bool   `tfsdk:"sort_ascending"`
+	Filter        types.String `tfsdk:"filter"`
+	Description   types.String `tfsdk:"description"`
+	Disk          types.Int64  `tfsdk:"disk"`
+	ExtraSpecs    types.Map    `tfsdk:"extra_specs"`
+	Name          types.String `tfsdk:"name"`
+	Ram           types.Int64  `tfsdk:"ram"`
+	Vcpus         types.Int64  `tfsdk:"vcpus"`
+}
+
+// NewMachineTypeDataSource instantiates the data source
+func NewMachineTypeDataSource() datasource.DataSource {
+	return &machineTypeDataSource{}
+}
+
+type machineTypeDataSource struct {
+	client *iaas.APIClient
+}
+
+func (m *machineTypeDataSource) Metadata(_ context.Context, req datasource.MetadataRequest, resp *datasource.MetadataResponse) {
+	resp.TypeName = req.ProviderTypeName + "_machine_type"
+}
+
+func (m *machineTypeDataSource) Configure(ctx context.Context, req datasource.ConfigureRequest, resp *datasource.ConfigureResponse) {
+	providerData, ok := conversion.ParseProviderData(ctx, req.ProviderData, &resp.Diagnostics)
+	if !ok {
+		return
+	}
+
+	client := iaasUtils.ConfigureClient(ctx, &providerData, &resp.Diagnostics)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+	m.client = client
+
+	tflog.Info(ctx, "IAAS client configured")
+}
+
+func (m *machineTypeDataSource) Schema(_ context.Context, _ datasource.SchemaRequest, resp *datasource.SchemaResponse) {
+	resp.Schema = schema.Schema{
+		MarkdownDescription: "Machine type data source.",
+		Attributes: map[string]schema.Attribute{
+			"id": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "Terraform's internal resource ID. It is structured as \"`project_id`,`image_id`\".",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"project_id": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "STACKIT Project ID.",
+				Required:    true,
+				Validators: []validator.String{
+					validate.UUID(),
+					validate.NoSeparator(),
+				},
+			},
+			"sort_ascending": schema.BoolAttribute{
+				Description: "Sort machine types by name ascending (`true`) or descending (`false`). Defaults to `false`",
+				Optional:    true,
+			},
+			"filter": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: `Expr-lang filter for filtering machine types.
+
+Examples:
+- vcpus == 2
+- ram >= 2048
+- extraSpecs.cpu == "intel-icelake-generic"
+- extraSpecs.cpu == "intel-icelake-generic" && vcpus == 2
+
+See https://expr-lang.org/docs/language-definition for syntax.`,
+				Required: true,
+			},
+			"description": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "Machine type description.",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"disk": schema.Int64Attribute{
+				Description: "Disk size in GB.",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"extra_specs": schema.MapAttribute{
+				Description: "Extra specs (e.g., CPU type, overcommit ratio).",
+				ElementType: types.StringType,
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"name": schema.StringAttribute{
+				Description: "Name of the machine type (e.g. 's1.2').",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"ram": schema.Int64Attribute{
+				Description: "RAM size in MB.",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+			"vcpus": schema.Int64Attribute{
+				Description: "Number of vCPUs.",
+				Computed:    true,
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *machineTypeDataSource) Read(ctx context.Context, req datasource.ReadRequest, resp *datasource.ReadResponse) { // nolint:gocritic // function signature required by Terraform
+	var model DataSourceModel
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(req.Config.Get(ctx, &model)...)
+	if resp.Diagnostics.HasError() {
+		return
+	}
+
+	projectId := model.ProjectId.ValueString()
+	sortAscending := model.SortAscending.ValueBool()
+
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "project_id", projectId)
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "filter_is_null", model.Filter.IsNull())
+	ctx = tflog.SetField(ctx, "filter_is_unknown", model.Filter.IsUnknown())
+
+	listMachineTypeReq := m.client.ListMachineTypes(ctx, projectId)
+
+	if !model.Filter.IsNull() && !model.Filter.IsUnknown() && strings.TrimSpace(model.Filter.ValueString()) != "" {
+		listMachineTypeReq = listMachineTypeReq.Filter(strings.TrimSpace(model.Filter.ValueString()))
+	}
+
+	apiResp, err := listMachineTypeReq.Execute()
+	if err != nil {
+		utils.LogError(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, err, "Failed to read machine types",
+			fmt.Sprintf("Unable to retrieve machine types for project %q %s.", projectId, err),
+			map[int]string{
+				http.StatusForbidden: fmt.Sprintf("Access denied to project %q.", projectId),
+			},
+		)
+		resp.State.RemoveResource(ctx)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if apiResp.Items == nil || len(*apiResp.Items) == 0 {
+		core.LogAndAddWarning(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, "No machine types found", "No matching machine types.")
+		return
+	}
+
+	// Convert items to []*iaas.MachineType
+	machineTypes := make([]*iaas.MachineType, len(*apiResp.Items))
+	for i := range *apiResp.Items {
+		machineTypes[i] = &(*apiResp.Items)[i]
+	}
+
+	sorted, err := sortMachineTypeByName(machineTypes, sortAscending)
+	if err != nil {
+		core.LogAndAddWarning(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, "Unable to sort", err.Error())
+		return
+	}
+
+	first := sorted[0]
+	if err := mapDataSourceFields(ctx, first, &model); err != nil {
+		core.LogAndAddError(ctx, &resp.Diagnostics, "Mapping error", fmt.Sprintf("Failed to translate API response: %v", err))
+		return
+	}
+
+	resp.Diagnostics.Append(resp.State.Set(ctx, model)...)
+	tflog.Info(ctx, "Successfully read machine type")
+}
+
+func mapDataSourceFields(ctx context.Context, machineType *iaas.MachineType, model *DataSourceModel) error {
+	if machineType == nil || model == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("nil input provided")
+	}
+
+	if machineType.Name == nil || *machineType.Name == "" {
+		return fmt.Errorf("machine type name is missing")
+	}
+
+	model.Id = utils.BuildInternalTerraformId(model.ProjectId.ValueString(), *machineType.Name)
+	model.Name = types.StringPointerValue(machineType.Name)
+	model.Description = types.StringPointerValue(machineType.Description)
+	model.Disk = types.Int64PointerValue(machineType.Disk)
+	model.Ram = types.Int64PointerValue(machineType.Ram)
+	model.Vcpus = types.Int64PointerValue(machineType.Vcpus)
+
+	extra := types.MapNull(types.StringType)
+	if machineType.ExtraSpecs != nil && len(*machineType.ExtraSpecs) > 0 {
+		var diags diag.Diagnostics
+		extra, diags = types.MapValueFrom(ctx, types.StringType, *machineType.ExtraSpecs)
+		if diags.HasError() {
+			return fmt.Errorf("converting extraspecs: %w", core.DiagsToError(diags))
+		}
+	}
+	model.ExtraSpecs = extra
+	return nil
+}
+
+func sortMachineTypeByName(input []*iaas.MachineType, ascending bool) ([]*iaas.MachineType, error) {
+	if input == nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("input slice is nil")
+	}
+
+	// Filter out nil or missing name
+	filtered := make([]*iaas.MachineType, 0)
+	for _, m := range input {
+		if m != nil && m.Name != nil {
+			filtered = append(filtered, m)
+		}
+	}
+
+	sort.SliceStable(filtered, func(i, j int) bool {
+		if ascending {
+			return *filtered[i].Name < *filtered[j].Name
+		}
+		return *filtered[i].Name > *filtered[j].Name
+	})
+
+	return filtered, nil
+}
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource_test.go b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3fde4794d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype/datasource_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,241 @@
+package machineType
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/google/go-cmp/cmp"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/attr"
+	"github.com/hashicorp/terraform-plugin-framework/types"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/core/utils"
+	"github.com/stackitcloud/stackit-sdk-go/services/iaas"
+)
+
+func TestMapDataSourceFields(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		initial     DataSourceModel
+		input       *iaas.MachineType
+		expected    DataSourceModel
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name: "valid simple values",
+			initial: DataSourceModel{
+				ProjectId: types.StringValue("pid"),
+			},
+			input: &iaas.MachineType{
+				Name:        utils.Ptr("s1.2"),
+				Description: utils.Ptr("general-purpose small"),
+				Disk:        utils.Ptr(int64(20)),
+				Ram:         utils.Ptr(int64(2048)),
+				Vcpus:       utils.Ptr(int64(2)),
+				ExtraSpecs: &map[string]interface{}{
+					"cpu":         "amd-epycrome-7702",
+					"overcommit":  "1",
+					"environment": "general",
+				},
+			},
+			expected: DataSourceModel{
+				Id:          types.StringValue("pid,s1.2"),
+				ProjectId:   types.StringValue("pid"),
+				Name:        types.StringValue("s1.2"),
+				Description: types.StringValue("general-purpose small"),
+				Disk:        types.Int64Value(20),
+				Ram:         types.Int64Value(2048),
+				Vcpus:       types.Int64Value(2),
+				ExtraSpecs: types.MapValueMust(types.StringType, map[string]attr.Value{
+					"cpu":         types.StringValue("amd-epycrome-7702"),
+					"overcommit":  types.StringValue("1"),
+					"environment": types.StringValue("general"),
+				}),
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "missing name should fail",
+			initial: DataSourceModel{
+				ProjectId: types.StringValue("pid-456"),
+			},
+			input: &iaas.MachineType{
+				Description: utils.Ptr("gp-medium"),
+			},
+			expected:    DataSourceModel{},
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nil machineType should fail",
+			initial:     DataSourceModel{},
+			input:       nil,
+			expected:    DataSourceModel{},
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "empty extraSpecs should return null map",
+			initial: DataSourceModel{
+				ProjectId: types.StringValue("pid-789"),
+			},
+			input: &iaas.MachineType{
+				Name:        utils.Ptr("m1.noextras"),
+				Description: utils.Ptr("no extras"),
+				Disk:        utils.Ptr(int64(10)),
+				Ram:         utils.Ptr(int64(1024)),
+				Vcpus:       utils.Ptr(int64(1)),
+				ExtraSpecs:  &map[string]interface{}{},
+			},
+			expected: DataSourceModel{
+				Id:          types.StringValue("pid-789,m1.noextras"),
+				ProjectId:   types.StringValue("pid-789"),
+				Name:        types.StringValue("m1.noextras"),
+				Description: types.StringValue("no extras"),
+				Disk:        types.Int64Value(10),
+				Ram:         types.Int64Value(1024),
+				Vcpus:       types.Int64Value(1),
+				ExtraSpecs:  types.MapNull(types.StringType),
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "nil extrasSpecs should return null map",
+			initial: DataSourceModel{
+				ProjectId: types.StringValue("pid-987"),
+			},
+			input: &iaas.MachineType{
+				Name:        utils.Ptr("g1.nil"),
+				Description: utils.Ptr("missing extras"),
+				Disk:        utils.Ptr(int64(40)),
+				Ram:         utils.Ptr(int64(8096)),
+				Vcpus:       utils.Ptr(int64(4)),
+				ExtraSpecs:  nil,
+			},
+			expected: DataSourceModel{
+				Id:          types.StringValue("pid-987,g1.nil"),
+				ProjectId:   types.StringValue("pid-987"),
+				Name:        types.StringValue("g1.nil"),
+				Description: types.StringValue("missing extras"),
+				Disk:        types.Int64Value(40),
+				Ram:         types.Int64Value(8096),
+				Vcpus:       types.Int64Value(4),
+				ExtraSpecs:  types.MapNull(types.StringType),
+			},
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name: "invalid extraSpecs with non-string values",
+			initial: DataSourceModel{
+				ProjectId: types.StringValue("test-err"),
+			},
+			input: &iaas.MachineType{
+				Name:        utils.Ptr("invalid"),
+				Description: utils.Ptr("bad map"),
+				Disk:        utils.Ptr(int64(10)),
+				Ram:         utils.Ptr(int64(4096)),
+				Vcpus:       utils.Ptr(int64(2)),
+				ExtraSpecs: &map[string]interface{}{
+					"cpu":   "intel",
+					"burst": true, // not a string
+					"gen":   8,    // not a string
+				},
+			},
+			expected:    DataSourceModel{},
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			err := mapDataSourceFields(context.Background(), tt.input, &tt.initial)
+			if tt.expectError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error but got none")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			diff := cmp.Diff(tt.expected, tt.initial)
+			if diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected diff (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+
+			// Extra sanity check for proper ID format
+			if id := tt.initial.Id.ValueString(); !strings.HasPrefix(id, tt.initial.ProjectId.ValueString()+",") {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected ID format: got %q", id)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSortMachineTypeByName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name        string
+		input       []*iaas.MachineType
+		ascending   bool
+		expected    []string
+		expectError bool
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "ascending order",
+			input:     []*iaas.MachineType{{Name: utils.Ptr("zeta")}, {Name: utils.Ptr("alpha")}, {Name: utils.Ptr("gamma")}},
+			ascending: true,
+			expected:  []string{"alpha", "gamma", "zeta"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "descending order",
+			input:     []*iaas.MachineType{{Name: utils.Ptr("zeta")}, {Name: utils.Ptr("alpha")}, {Name: utils.Ptr("gamma")}},
+			ascending: false,
+			expected:  []string{"zeta", "gamma", "alpha"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "handles nil names",
+			input:     []*iaas.MachineType{{Name: utils.Ptr("beta")}, nil, {Name: nil}, {Name: utils.Ptr("alpha")}},
+			ascending: true,
+			expected:  []string{"alpha", "beta"},
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "empty input",
+			input:       []*iaas.MachineType{},
+			ascending:   true,
+			expected:    nil,
+			expectError: false,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "nil input",
+			input:       nil,
+			ascending:   true,
+			expectError: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			sorted, err := sortMachineTypeByName(tt.input, tt.ascending)
+
+			if tt.expectError {
+				if err == nil {
+					t.Errorf("expected error but got none")
+				}
+				return
+			}
+
+			if err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+			}
+
+			var result []string
+			for _, mt := range sorted {
+				if mt.Name != nil {
+					result = append(result, *mt.Name)
+				}
+			}
+
+			if diff := cmp.Diff(tt.expected, result); diff != "" {
+				t.Errorf("unexpected sorted order (-want +got):\n%s", diff)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
diff --git a/stackit/internal/services/iaas/testdata/datasource-machinetype.tf b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/testdata/datasource-machinetype.tf
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3475f34db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/stackit/internal/services/iaas/testdata/datasource-machinetype.tf
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+variable "project_id" {}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "two_vcpus_filter" {
+  project_id = var.project_id
+  filter     = "vcpus==2"
+}
+
+data "stackit_machine_type" "filter_sorted_ascending_false" {
+  project_id     = var.project_id
+  filter         = "vcpus >= 2 && ram >= 2048"
+  sort_ascending = false
+}
+
+# returns warning
+data "stackit_machine_type" "no_match" {
+  project_id = var.project_id
+  filter     = "vcpus == 99"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/stackit/provider.go b/stackit/provider.go
index c7d0953bc..438711c71 100644
--- a/stackit/provider.go
+++ b/stackit/provider.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import (
 	iaasAffinityGroup "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/affinitygroup"
 	iaasImage "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/image"
 	iaasKeyPair "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/keypair"
+	machineType "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/machinetype"
 	iaasNetwork "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/network"
 	iaasNetworkArea "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/networkarea"
 	iaasNetworkAreaRoute "github.com/stackitcloud/terraform-provider-stackit/stackit/internal/services/iaas/networkarearoute"
@@ -474,6 +475,7 @@ func (p *Provider) DataSources(_ context.Context) []func() datasource.DataSource
 		logMeInstance.NewInstanceDataSource,
 		logMeCredential.NewCredentialDataSource,
 		logAlertGroup.NewLogAlertGroupDataSource,
+		machineType.NewMachineTypeDataSource,
 		mariaDBInstance.NewInstanceDataSource,
 		mariaDBCredential.NewCredentialDataSource,
 		mongoDBFlexInstance.NewInstanceDataSource,