diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/__init__.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/__init__.py
index 4b6cfd6e0..83395c31b 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/__init__.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/__init__.py
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
     IonQSimulatorBackend,
     IonQQPUQirBackend,
     IonQAriaQirBackend,
+    IonQForteBackend,
+    IonQForteQirBackend,
     IonQSimulatorQirBackend,
 )
 
diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/ionq.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/ionq.py
index 6c74a539a..80b2876b1 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/ionq.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/qiskit/backends/ionq.py
@@ -30,13 +30,16 @@
     "IonQQPUBackend",
     "IonQSimulatorBackend",
     "IonQAriaBackend",
+    "IonQForteBackend",
     "IonQQirBackend",
     "IonQSimulatorQirBackend",
     "IonQSimulatorNativeBackend",
     "IonQQPUQirBackend",
     "IonQQPUNativeBackend",
     "IonQAriaQirBackend",
+    "IonQForteQirBackend",
     "IonQAriaNativeBackend",
+    "IonQForteNativeBackend",
 ]
 
 
@@ -159,6 +162,38 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
         super().__init__(configuration=configuration, provider=provider, **kwargs)
 
 
+class IonQForteQirBackend(IonQQirBackendBase):
+    backend_names = ("ionq.qpu.forte-1",)
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
+        """Base class for interfacing with an IonQ Forte QPU backend"""
+
+        default_config = BackendConfiguration.from_dict(
+            {
+                "backend_name": name,
+                "backend_version": __version__,
+                "simulator": False,
+                "local": False,
+                "coupling_map": None,
+                "description": "IonQ Forte QPU on Azure Quantum",
+                "basis_gates": ionq_basis_gates,
+                "memory": False,
+                "n_qubits": 35,
+                "conditional": False,
+                "max_shots": 10000,
+                "max_experiments": 1,
+                "open_pulse": False,
+                "gates": [{"name": "TODO", "parameters": [], "qasm_def": "TODO"}],
+                "azure": self._azure_config(),
+            }
+        )
+        logger.info("Initializing IonQForteQirBackend")
+        configuration: BackendConfiguration = kwargs.pop(
+            "configuration", default_config
+        )
+        super().__init__(configuration=configuration, provider=provider, **kwargs)
+
+
 class IonQBackend(AzureBackend):
     """Base class for interfacing with an IonQ backend in Azure Quantum"""
 
@@ -348,6 +383,39 @@ def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
         super().__init__(configuration=configuration, provider=provider, **kwargs)
 
 
+class IonQForteBackend(IonQBackend):
+    backend_names = ("ionq.qpu.forte-1",)
+
+    def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
+        """Base class for interfacing with an IonQ Forte QPU backend"""
+        gateset = kwargs.pop("gateset", "qis")
+        default_config = BackendConfiguration.from_dict(
+            {
+                "backend_name": name,
+                "backend_version": __version__,
+                "simulator": False,
+                "local": False,
+                "coupling_map": None,
+                "description": "IonQ Forte QPU on Azure Quantum",
+                "basis_gates": GATESET_MAP[gateset],
+                "memory": False,
+                "n_qubits": 35,
+                "conditional": False,
+                "max_shots": 10000,
+                "max_experiments": 1,
+                "open_pulse": False,
+                "gates": [{"name": "TODO", "parameters": [], "qasm_def": "TODO"}],
+                "azure": self._azure_config(),
+                "gateset": gateset,
+            }
+        )
+        logger.info("Initializing IonQForteBackend")
+        configuration: BackendConfiguration = kwargs.pop(
+            "configuration", default_config
+        )
+        super().__init__(configuration=configuration, provider=provider, **kwargs)
+
+
 class IonQAriaNativeBackend(IonQAriaBackend):
     def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
         if "gateset" not in kwargs:
@@ -362,3 +430,19 @@ def _azure_config(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
             }
         )
         return config
+
+
+class IonQForteNativeBackend(IonQForteBackend):
+    def __init__(self, name: str, provider: "AzureQuantumProvider", **kwargs):
+        if "gateset" not in kwargs:
+            kwargs["gateset"] = "native"
+        super().__init__(name, provider, **kwargs)
+
+    def _azure_config(self) -> Dict[str, str]:
+        config = super()._azure_config()
+        config.update(
+            {
+                "is_default": False,
+            }
+        )
+        return config
diff --git a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/ionq.py b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/ionq.py
index 276e1030b..bba2324eb 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/ionq.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/azure/quantum/target/ionq.py
@@ -13,21 +13,24 @@
     "ionq.simulator" : 0.0,
     "ionq.qpu" : 0.00003,
     "ionq.qpu.aria-1" : 0.0002205,
-    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 0.0002205
+    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 0.0002205,
+    "ionq.qpu.forte-1" : 0.0002205
 }
 
 COST_2QUBIT_GATE_MAP = {
     "ionq.simulator" : 0.0,
     "ionq.qpu" : 0.0003,
     "ionq.qpu.aria-1" : 0.00098,
-    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 0.00098
+    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 0.00098,
+    "ionq.qpu.forte-1" : 0.00098
 }
 
 MIN_PRICE_MAP = {
     "ionq.simulator" : 0.0,
     "ionq.qpu" : 1.0,
     "ionq.qpu.aria-1" : 97.5,
-    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 97.5
+    "ionq.qpu.aria-2" : 97.5,
+    "ionq.qpu.forte-1" : 97.5
 }
 
 def int_to_bitstring(k: int, num_qubits: int, measured_qubit_ids: List[int]):
@@ -43,7 +46,8 @@ class IonQ(Target):
         "ionq.qpu",
         "ionq.simulator",
         "ionq.qpu.aria-1",
-        "ionq.qpu.aria-2"
+        "ionq.qpu.aria-2",
+        "ionq.qpu.forte-1"
     )
 
     def __init__(
diff --git a/azure-quantum/tests/unit/test_qiskit.py b/azure-quantum/tests/unit/test_qiskit.py
index 9b3b3e514..27527e197 100644
--- a/azure-quantum/tests/unit/test_qiskit.py
+++ b/azure-quantum/tests/unit/test_qiskit.py
@@ -590,6 +590,26 @@ def test_ionq_aria2_has_qis_gateset_target(self):
         provider = DummyProvider()
         provider.get_backend("ionq.qpu.aria-2", gateset="qis")
 
+    @pytest.mark.ionq
+    def test_ionq_forte1_has_default(self):
+        provider = DummyProvider()
+        provider.get_backend("ionq.qpu.forte-1")
+
+    @pytest.mark.ionq
+    def test_ionq_forte1_has_qir_target(self):
+        provider = DummyProvider()
+        provider.get_backend("ionq.qpu.forte-1", input_data_format="qir.v1")
+
+    @pytest.mark.ionq
+    def test_ionq_forte1_has_native_gateset_target(self):
+        provider = DummyProvider()
+        provider.get_backend("ionq.qpu.forte-1", gateset="native")
+
+    @pytest.mark.ionq
+    def test_ionq_forte1_has_qis_gateset_target(self):
+        provider = DummyProvider()
+        provider.get_backend("ionq.qpu.forte-1", gateset="qis")
+
     # The following test is skipped until we can use a workspace
     # with this target available as part of the E2E tests.
     # @pytest.mark.ionq