diff --git a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/core.py b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/core.py
index 063a3d027..44dea4686 100644
--- a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/core.py
+++ b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/core.py
@@ -389,6 +389,8 @@ def __init__(
         self._optional_dependencies_complex: dict[str, dict[str, Requirement]] | None = None
         self._optional_dependencies: dict[str, list[str]] | None = None
         self._dynamic: list[str] | None = None
+        self._import_names: list[str] | None = None
+        self._import_namespaces: list[str] | None = None
 
         # Indicates that the version has been successfully set dynamically
         self._version_set: bool = False
@@ -1337,6 +1339,75 @@ def optional_dependencies(self) -> dict[str, list[str]]:
 
         return self._optional_dependencies
 
+    @property
+    def import_names(self) -> list[str] | None:
+        """
+        https://peps.python.org/pep-0794/
+        """
+        if self._import_names is None:
+            if "import-names" not in self.config:
+                return None
+
+            import_names = self.config["import-names"]
+            if "import-names" in self.dynamic:
+                message = (
+                    "Metadata field `import-names` cannot be both statically defined and "
+                    "listed in field `project.dynamic`"
+                )
+                raise ValueError(message)
+
+            if not isinstance(import_names, list):
+                message = "Field `project.import-names` must be an array"
+                raise TypeError(message)
+
+            for i, import_name in enumerate(import_names, 1):
+                if not isinstance(import_name, str) or not self.__import_name_is_valid(import_name):
+                    message = f"Import name #{i} of field `project.import-names` must be a valid import name"
+                    raise TypeError(message)
+
+            self._import_names = sorted(import_names)
+
+            if set(self._import_names) & set(self.import_namespaces):
+                message = "Fields `project.import-names` and `project.import-namespaces` cannot contain the same name"
+                raise ValueError(message)
+
+        return self._import_names
+
+    @property
+    def import_namespaces(self) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        https://packaging.python.org/en/latest/specifications/pyproject-toml/#import-namespaces
+        """
+        if self._import_namespaces is None:
+            if "import-namespaces" in self.config:
+                import_namespaces = self.config["import-namespaces"]
+                if "import-namespaces" in self.dynamic:
+                    message = (
+                        "Metadata field `import-namespaces` cannot be both statically defined and "
+                        "listed in field `project.dynamic`"
+                    )
+                    raise ValueError(message)
+            else:
+                import_namespaces = []
+
+            if not isinstance(import_namespaces, list):
+                message = "Field `project.import-namespaces` must be an array"
+                raise TypeError(message)
+
+            for i, import_namespace in enumerate(import_namespaces, 1):
+                if not isinstance(import_namespace, str) or not self.__import_name_is_valid(import_namespace):
+                    message = f"Import namespace #{i} of field `project.import-namespaces` must be a valid import name"
+                    raise TypeError(message)
+
+            self._import_namespaces = sorted(import_namespaces)
+
+            import_names = self.import_names
+            if import_names is not None and set(import_names) & set(self._import_namespaces):
+                message = "Fields `project.import-names` and `project.import-namespaces` cannot contain the same name"
+                raise ValueError(message)
+
+        return self._import_namespaces
+
     @property
     def dynamic(self) -> list[str]:
         """
@@ -1369,6 +1440,10 @@ def validate_fields(self) -> None:
     def __classifier_is_private(classifier: str) -> bool:
         return classifier.lower().startswith("private ::")
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def __import_name_is_valid(import_name: str) -> bool:
+        return all(module.isidentifier() for module in import_name.split("."))
+
 
 class HatchMetadata(Generic[PluginManagerBound]):
     def __init__(self, root: str, config: dict[str, dict[str, Any]], plugin_manager: PluginManagerBound) -> None:
diff --git a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
index 72c163d98..c2067bd1f 100644
--- a/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
+++ b/backend/src/hatchling/metadata/spec.py
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 
     from hatchling.metadata.core import ProjectMetadata
 
-DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION = "2.4"
-LATEST_METADATA_VERSION = "2.4"
+DEFAULT_METADATA_VERSION = "2.5"
+LATEST_METADATA_VERSION = "2.5"
 CORE_METADATA_PROJECT_FIELDS = {
     "Author": ("authors",),
     "Author-email": ("authors",),
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
     "Summary": ("description",),
     "Project-URL": ("urls",),
     "Version": ("version",),
+    "Import-Name": ("import-names",),
+    "Import-Namespace": ("import-namespaces",),
 }
 PROJECT_CORE_METADATA_FIELDS = {
     "authors": ("Author", "Author-email"),
@@ -46,6 +48,8 @@
     "description": ("Summary",),
     "urls": ("Project-URL",),
     "version": ("Version",),
+    "import-names": ("Import-Name",),
+    "import-namespaces": ("Import-Namespace",),
 }
 
 
@@ -59,6 +63,7 @@ def get_core_metadata_constructors() -> dict[str, Callable]:
         "2.2": construct_metadata_file_2_2,
         "2.3": construct_metadata_file_2_3,
         "2.4": construct_metadata_file_2_4,
+        "2.5": construct_metadata_file_2_5,
     }
 
 
@@ -196,6 +201,16 @@ def project_metadata_from_core_metadata(core_metadata: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
     if optional_dependencies:
         metadata["optional-dependencies"] = optional_dependencies
 
+    if (import_names := message.get_all("Import-Name")) is not None:
+        metadata["import-names"] = import_names
+
+    if (import_namespaces := message.get_all("Import-Namespace")) is not None:
+        metadata["import-namespaces"] = import_namespaces
+
+    if set(metadata.get("import-names", [])) & set(metadata.get("import-namespaces", [])):
+        error_message = "Import-Name and Import-Namespace fields cannot contain the same name"
+        raise ValueError(error_message)
+
     return metadata
 
 
@@ -598,3 +613,112 @@ def construct_metadata_file_2_4(metadata: ProjectMetadata, extra_dependencies: t
         metadata_file += f"\n{metadata.core.readme}"
 
     return metadata_file
+
+
+def construct_metadata_file_2_5(metadata: ProjectMetadata, extra_dependencies: tuple[str] | None = None) -> str:
+    """
+    https://peps.python.org/pep-0794/
+    """
+    metadata_file = "Metadata-Version: 2.5\n"
+    metadata_file += f"Name: {metadata.core.raw_name}\n"
+    metadata_file += f"Version: {metadata.version}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.import_names is not None:
+        if not metadata.core.import_names and not metadata.core.import_namespaces:
+            # Projects MAY set `import-names` an empty array and not set `import-namespaces`
+            # at all in a `pyproject.toml` file (e.g. `import-names = []`). To match this,
+            # projects MAY have an empty `Import-Name` field in their metadata. This represents
+            # a project with NO import names, public or private (i.e. there are no Python modules
+            # of any kind in the distribution file).
+            metadata_file += "Import-Name\n"
+
+        for import_name in metadata.core.import_names:
+            _name = f"{import_name}; private" if import_name.startswith("_") else import_name
+            metadata_file += f"Import-Name: {_name}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.import_namespaces:
+        for import_namespace in metadata.core.import_namespaces:
+            _name = f"{import_namespace}; private" if import_namespace.startswith("_") else import_namespace
+            metadata_file += f"Import-Namespace: {_name}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.dynamic:
+        # Ordered set
+        for field in {
+            core_metadata_field: None
+            for project_field in metadata.core.dynamic
+            for core_metadata_field in PROJECT_CORE_METADATA_FIELDS.get(project_field, ())
+        }:
+            metadata_file += f"Dynamic: {field}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.description:
+        metadata_file += f"Summary: {metadata.core.description}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.urls:
+        for label, url in metadata.core.urls.items():
+            metadata_file += f"Project-URL: {label}, {url}\n"
+
+    authors_data = metadata.core.authors_data
+    if authors_data["name"]:
+        metadata_file += f"Author: {', '.join(authors_data['name'])}\n"
+    if authors_data["email"]:
+        metadata_file += f"Author-email: {', '.join(authors_data['email'])}\n"
+
+    maintainers_data = metadata.core.maintainers_data
+    if maintainers_data["name"]:
+        metadata_file += f"Maintainer: {', '.join(maintainers_data['name'])}\n"
+    if maintainers_data["email"]:
+        metadata_file += f"Maintainer-email: {', '.join(maintainers_data['email'])}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.license:
+        license_start = "License: "
+        indent = " " * (len(license_start) - 1)
+        metadata_file += license_start
+
+        for i, line in enumerate(metadata.core.license.splitlines()):
+            if i == 0:
+                metadata_file += f"{line}\n"
+            else:
+                metadata_file += f"{indent}{line}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.license_expression:
+        metadata_file += f"License-Expression: {metadata.core.license_expression}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.license_files:
+        for license_file in metadata.core.license_files:
+            metadata_file += f"License-File: {license_file}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.keywords:
+        metadata_file += f"Keywords: {','.join(metadata.core.keywords)}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.classifiers:
+        for classifier in metadata.core.classifiers:
+            metadata_file += f"Classifier: {classifier}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.requires_python:
+        metadata_file += f"Requires-Python: {metadata.core.requires_python}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.dependencies:
+        for dependency in metadata.core.dependencies:
+            metadata_file += f"Requires-Dist: {dependency}\n"
+
+    if extra_dependencies:
+        for dependency in extra_dependencies:
+            metadata_file += f"Requires-Dist: {dependency}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.optional_dependencies:
+        for option, dependencies in metadata.core.optional_dependencies.items():
+            metadata_file += f"Provides-Extra: {option}\n"
+            for dependency in dependencies:
+                if ";" in dependency:
+                    dep_name, dep_env_marker = dependency.split(";", maxsplit=1)
+                    metadata_file += f"Requires-Dist: {dep_name}; ({dep_env_marker.strip()}) and extra == {option!r}\n"
+                elif "@ " in dependency:
+                    metadata_file += f"Requires-Dist: {dependency} ; extra == {option!r}\n"
+                else:
+                    metadata_file += f"Requires-Dist: {dependency}; extra == {option!r}\n"
+
+    if metadata.core.readme:
+        metadata_file += f"Description-Content-Type: {metadata.core.readme_content_type}\n"
+        metadata_file += f"\n{metadata.core.readme}"
+
+    return metadata_file
diff --git a/docs/history/hatchling.md b/docs/history/hatchling.md
index d9f47a0fa..9aedcd1eb 100644
--- a/docs/history/hatchling.md
+++ b/docs/history/hatchling.md
@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
 
 ## Unreleased
 
+***Added:***
+
+- Support PEP 794 (core metadata `Import-Name` and `Import-Namespace` fields and version 2.5)
+
 ## [1.29.0](https://github.com/pypa/hatch/releases/tag/hatchling-v1.29.0) - 2026-02-21 ## {: #hatchling-v1.29.0 }
 
 ***Fixed:***
diff --git a/tests/backend/metadata/test_core.py b/tests/backend/metadata/test_core.py
index 23440b725..b9794787c 100644
--- a/tests/backend/metadata/test_core.py
+++ b/tests/backend/metadata/test_core.py
@@ -1402,6 +1402,96 @@ def test_correct(self, isolation):
         )
 
 
+class TestImportNames:
+    def test_dynamic(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-names": 9000, "dynamic": ["import-names"]}}
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Metadata field `import-names` cannot be both statically defined and listed in field `project.dynamic`",
+        ):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_names
+
+    def test_not_array(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-names": 10}})
+
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Field `project.import-names` must be an array"):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_names
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("entry", [5, "1_foo", "foo.1_bar"])
+    def test_entry_not_valid_import_name(self, isolation, entry):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-names": [entry]}})
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            TypeError, match="Import name #1 of field `project.import-names` must be a valid import name"
+        ):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_names
+
+    def test_correct(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-names": ["foo", "_foo"]}})
+
+        assert metadata.core.import_names == ["_foo", "foo"]
+
+
+class TestImportNamespaces:
+    def test_dynamic(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-namespaces": 9000, "dynamic": ["import-namespaces"]}}
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Metadata field `import-namespaces` cannot be both statically defined and listed in field `project.dynamic`",
+        ):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_namespaces
+
+    def test_not_array(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-namespaces": 10}})
+
+        with pytest.raises(TypeError, match="Field `project.import-namespaces` must be an array"):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_namespaces
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("entry", [5, "1_foo", "foo.1_bar"])
+    def test_entry_not_valid_import_name(self, isolation, entry):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-namespaces": [entry]}})
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            TypeError, match="Import namespace #1 of field `project.import-namespaces` must be a valid import name"
+        ):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_namespaces
+
+    def test_correct(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(str(isolation), None, {"project": {"import-namespaces": ["foo", "foo.bar"]}})
+
+        assert metadata.core.import_namespaces == ["foo", "foo.bar"]
+
+    def test_import_names_and_import_namespaces_conflict(self, isolation):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {"project": {"import-names": ["pytest", "foo"], "import-namespaces": ["bar", "pytest"]}},
+        )
+
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Fields `project.import-names` and `project.import-namespaces` cannot contain the same name",
+        ):
+            _ = metadata.core.import_names
+
+        metadata2 = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {"project": {"import-names": ["pytest", "foo"], "import-namespaces": ["bar", "pytest"]}},
+        )
+        with pytest.raises(
+            ValueError,
+            match="Fields `project.import-names` and `project.import-namespaces` cannot contain the same name",
+        ):
+            _ = metadata2.core.import_namespaces
+
+
 class TestHook:
     def test_unknown(self, isolation):
         metadata = ProjectMetadata(
diff --git a/tests/backend/metadata/test_spec.py b/tests/backend/metadata/test_spec.py
index 311832092..2612da0b0 100644
--- a/tests/backend/metadata/test_spec.py
+++ b/tests/backend/metadata/test_spec.py
@@ -229,6 +229,32 @@ def test_dependencies(self):
             },
         }
 
+    def test_import_names_and_import_namespaces(self):
+        core_metadata = f"""\
+Metadata-Version: {LATEST_METADATA_VERSION}
+Name: My.App
+Version: 0.1.0
+Import-Name: _pytest
+Import-Name: py
+Import-Name: pytest
+"""
+        assert project_metadata_from_core_metadata(core_metadata) == {
+            "name": "My.App",
+            "version": "0.1.0",
+            "import-names": ["_pytest", "py", "pytest"],
+        }
+
+    def test_import_names_and_import_namespaces_conflict(self):
+        core_metadata = f"""\
+Metadata-Version: {LATEST_METADATA_VERSION}
+Name: My.App
+Version: 0.1.0
+Import-Name: pytest
+Import-Namespace: pytest
+"""
+        with pytest.raises(ValueError, match="^Import-Name and Import-Namespace fields cannot contain the same name$"):
+            project_metadata_from_core_metadata(core_metadata)
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("constructor", [get_core_metadata_constructors()["1.2"]])
 class TestCoreMetadataV12:
@@ -2370,3 +2396,130 @@ def test_all(self, constructor, temp_dir, helpers):
             test content
             """
         )
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize("constructor", [get_core_metadata_constructors()["2.5"]])
+class TestCoreMetadataV25:
+    def test_import_names(self, constructor, isolation, helpers):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {
+                "project": {
+                    "name": "scikit-learn",
+                    "version": "0.1.0",
+                    "import-names": ["sklearn"],
+                    "description": "A set of python modules for machine learning and data mining",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert constructor(metadata) == helpers.dedent(
+            """
+            Metadata-Version: 2.5
+            Name: scikit-learn
+            Version: 0.1.0
+            Import-Name: sklearn
+            Summary: A set of python modules for machine learning and data mining
+            """
+        )
+
+    def test_import_names_private(self, constructor, isolation, helpers):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {
+                "project": {
+                    "name": "pytest",
+                    "version": "0.1.0",
+                    "import-names": ["pytest", "_pytest"],
+                    "description": "pytest: simple powerful testing with Python",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert constructor(metadata) == helpers.dedent(
+            """
+            Metadata-Version: 2.5
+            Name: pytest
+            Version: 0.1.0
+            Import-Name: _pytest; private
+            Import-Name: pytest
+            Summary: pytest: simple powerful testing with Python
+            """
+        )
+
+    def test_explicit_no_import_names(self, constructor, isolation, helpers):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {
+                "project": {
+                    "name": "my-package",
+                    "version": "0.1.0",
+                    "import-names": [],
+                    "description": "My package without any import names",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert constructor(metadata) == helpers.dedent(
+            """
+            Metadata-Version: 2.5
+            Name: my-package
+            Version: 0.1.0
+            Import-Name
+            Summary: My package without any import names
+            """
+        )
+
+    def test_import_namespaces(self, constructor, isolation, helpers):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {
+                "project": {
+                    "name": "azure-mgmt-search",
+                    "version": "0.1.0",
+                    "import-names": ["azure.mgmt.search"],
+                    "import-namespaces": ["azure", "azure.mgmt"],
+                    "description": "Microsoft Azure Search Management Client Library for Python",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert constructor(metadata) == helpers.dedent(
+            """
+            Metadata-Version: 2.5
+            Name: azure-mgmt-search
+            Version: 0.1.0
+            Import-Name: azure.mgmt.search
+            Import-Namespace: azure
+            Import-Namespace: azure.mgmt
+            Summary: Microsoft Azure Search Management Client Library for Python
+            """
+        )
+
+    def test_import_namespaces_private(self, constructor, isolation, helpers):
+        metadata = ProjectMetadata(
+            str(isolation),
+            None,
+            {
+                "project": {
+                    "name": "pytest",
+                    "version": "0.1.0",
+                    "import-namespaces": ["_pytest.assertion"],
+                    "description": "pytest: simple powerful testing with Python",
+                },
+            },
+        )
+
+        assert constructor(metadata) == helpers.dedent(
+            """
+            Metadata-Version: 2.5
+            Name: pytest
+            Version: 0.1.0
+            Import-Namespace: _pytest.assertion; private
+            Summary: pytest: simple powerful testing with Python
+            """
+        )