diff --git a/src/anomalib/models/__init__.py b/src/anomalib/models/__init__.py
index 3b32c83367..50e991327c 100644
--- a/src/anomalib/models/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anomalib/models/__init__.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from importlib import import_module
 
 from jsonargparse import Namespace
+from lightning_utilities.core.imports import module_available
 from omegaconf import DictConfig, OmegaConf
 
 from anomalib.models.components import AnomalyModule
@@ -30,7 +31,6 @@
     Rkde,
     Stfpm,
     Uflow,
-    VlmAd,
     WinClip,
 )
 from .video import AiVad
@@ -58,11 +58,16 @@ class UnknownModelError(ModuleNotFoundError):
     "Rkde",
     "Stfpm",
     "Uflow",
-    "VlmAd",
     "WinClip",
     "AiVad",
 ]
 
+if module_available("anomalib.models.image.vlm_ad"):
+    from .image import VlmAd
+
+    __all__.append("VlmAd")
+
+
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
diff --git a/src/anomalib/models/image/__init__.py b/src/anomalib/models/image/__init__.py
index b09da8b07b..a585d93cb1 100644
--- a/src/anomalib/models/image/__init__.py
+++ b/src/anomalib/models/image/__init__.py
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 # Copyright (C) 2023 Intel Corporation
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
 
+from lightning_utilities.core.imports import module_available
+
 from .cfa import Cfa
 from .cflow import Cflow
 from .csflow import Csflow
@@ -20,7 +22,6 @@
 from .rkde import Rkde
 from .stfpm import Stfpm
 from .uflow import Uflow
-from .vlm_ad import VlmAd
 from .winclip import WinClip
 
 __all__ = [
@@ -41,6 +42,10 @@
     "Rkde",
     "Stfpm",
     "Uflow",
-    "VlmAd",
     "WinClip",
 ]
+
+if module_available("anomalib.models.image.vlm_ad"):
+    from .vlm_ad import VlmAd
+
+    __all__.append("VlmAd")