diff --git a/netbox/dcim/migrations/0201_alter_platform_name_and_more.py b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0201_alter_platform_name_and_more.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..29705bf451c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/netbox/dcim/migrations/0201_alter_platform_name_and_more.py
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+# Generated by Django 5.1.5 on 2025-02-19 09:24
+
+from django.db import migrations, models
+
+
+class Migration(migrations.Migration):
+
+    dependencies = [
+        ('dcim', '0200_populate_mac_addresses'),
+        ('extras', '0122_charfield_null_choices'),
+    ]
+
+    operations = [
+        migrations.AlterField(
+            model_name='platform',
+            name='name',
+            field=models.CharField(max_length=100),
+        ),
+        migrations.AddConstraint(
+            model_name='platform',
+            constraint=models.UniqueConstraint(fields=('name', 'manufacturer'), name='unique_platform_per_manufacturer'),
+        ),
+    ]
diff --git a/netbox/dcim/models/devices.py b/netbox/dcim/models/devices.py
index 12b0dae18f1..1c83cdc7781 100644
--- a/netbox/dcim/models/devices.py
+++ b/netbox/dcim/models/devices.py
@@ -502,6 +502,10 @@ class Platform(OrganizationalModel):
     Platform refers to the software or firmware running on a Device. For example, "Cisco IOS-XR" or "Juniper Junos". A
     Platform may optionally be associated with a particular Manufacturer.
     """
+    name = models.CharField(
+        verbose_name=_('name'),
+        max_length=100
+    )
     manufacturer = models.ForeignKey(
         to='dcim.Manufacturer',
         on_delete=models.PROTECT,
@@ -522,7 +526,12 @@ class Meta:
         ordering = ('name',)
         verbose_name = _('platform')
         verbose_name_plural = _('platforms')
-
+        constraints = [
+            models.UniqueConstraint(
+                fields=['name', 'manufacturer'],
+                name='unique_platform_per_manufacturer'
+            )
+        ]
 
 def update_interface_bridges(device, interface_templates, module=None):
     """
diff --git a/netbox/virtualization/forms/bulk_import.py b/netbox/virtualization/forms/bulk_import.py
index 6b5b62d1103..8613784755a 100644
--- a/netbox/virtualization/forms/bulk_import.py
+++ b/netbox/virtualization/forms/bulk_import.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 from dcim.choices import InterfaceModeChoices
 from dcim.forms.mixins import ScopedImportForm
-from dcim.models import Device, DeviceRole, Platform, Site
+from dcim.models import Device, DeviceRole, Platform, Site, Manufacturer
 from extras.models import ConfigTemplate
 from ipam.models import VRF
 from netbox.forms import NetBoxModelImportForm
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ class VirtualMachineImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
         to_field_name='name',
         help_text=_('Assigned tenant')
     )
+    manufacturer = CSVModelChoiceField(
+        label=_('Manufacturer'),
+        queryset=Manufacturer.objects.all(),
+        required=False,
+        to_field_name='name',
+        help_text=_('Device type manufacturer'),
+    )
     platform = CSVModelChoiceField(
         label=_('Platform'),
         queryset=Platform.objects.all(),
@@ -138,12 +145,25 @@ class VirtualMachineImportForm(NetBoxModelImportForm):
         label=_('Config template'),
         help_text=_('Config template')
     )
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        manufacturer_name = self.data.get('manufacturer') or self.initial.get('manufacturer')
+        platform_name = self.data.get('platform') or self.initial.get('platform')
+
+        if manufacturer_name:
+            try:
+                manufacturer = Manufacturer.objects.get(name=manufacturer_name)
+                self.fields['platform'].queryset = Platform.objects.filter(manufacturer=manufacturer)
+            except Manufacturer.DoesNotExist:
+                self.fields['platform'].queryset = Platform.objects.none()
+        elif platform_name:
+            self.add_error('manufacturer', _("Manufacturer is required if Platform is provided"))
 
     class Meta:
         model = VirtualMachine
         fields = (
             'name', 'status', 'role', 'site', 'cluster', 'device', 'tenant', 'platform', 'vcpus', 'memory', 'disk',
-            'description', 'serial', 'config_template', 'comments', 'tags',
+            'description', 'serial', 'config_template', 'comments', 'tags','manufacturer'
         )