diff --git a/integrations/openai/src/databricks_openai/__init__.py b/integrations/openai/src/databricks_openai/__init__.py
index ce04d0c0..34948429 100644
--- a/integrations/openai/src/databricks_openai/__init__.py
+++ b/integrations/openai/src/databricks_openai/__init__.py
@@ -8,17 +8,17 @@
 - :class:`databricks_openai.UCFunctionToolkit`
 - :class:`databricks_openai.DatabricksFunctionClient`
 - :func:`databricks_openai.set_uc_function_client`
+- :class:`databricks_openai.DatabricksOpenAI`
+- :class:`databricks_openai.AsyncDatabricksOpenAI`
+- :class:`databricks_openai.McpServerToolkit`
+- :class:`databricks_openai.ToolInfo`
+- :class:`databricks_openai.VectorSearchRetrieverTool`
 
 Refer to the Unity Catalog `documentation <https://docs.unitycatalog.io/ai/integrations/openai/#using-unity-catalog-ai-with-the-openai-sdk>`_ for more information.
 """
 
-from unitycatalog.ai.core.base import set_uc_function_client
-from unitycatalog.ai.core.databricks import DatabricksFunctionClient
-from unitycatalog.ai.openai.toolkit import UCFunctionToolkit
-
-from databricks_openai.mcp_server_toolkit import McpServerToolkit, ToolInfo
-from databricks_openai.utils.clients import AsyncDatabricksOpenAI, DatabricksOpenAI
-from databricks_openai.vector_search_retriever_tool import VectorSearchRetrieverTool
+from importlib import import_module
+from typing import Any
 
 # Expose all integrations to users under databricks-openai
 __all__ = [
@@ -31,3 +31,35 @@
     "McpServerToolkit",
     "ToolInfo",
 ]
+
+_LAZY_EXPORTS = {
+    "DatabricksOpenAI": ("databricks_openai.utils.clients", "DatabricksOpenAI"),
+    "AsyncDatabricksOpenAI": ("databricks_openai.utils.clients", "AsyncDatabricksOpenAI"),
+    "McpServerToolkit": ("databricks_openai.mcp_server_toolkit", "McpServerToolkit"),
+    "ToolInfo": ("databricks_openai.mcp_server_toolkit", "ToolInfo"),
+    "VectorSearchRetrieverTool": (
+        "databricks_openai.vector_search_retriever_tool",
+        "VectorSearchRetrieverTool",
+    ),
+    "UCFunctionToolkit": ("unitycatalog.ai.openai.toolkit", "UCFunctionToolkit"),
+    "DatabricksFunctionClient": (
+        "unitycatalog.ai.core.databricks",
+        "DatabricksFunctionClient",
+    ),
+    "set_uc_function_client": ("unitycatalog.ai.core.base", "set_uc_function_client"),
+}
+
+
+def __getattr__(name: str) -> Any:
+    try:
+        module_name, attribute_name = _LAZY_EXPORTS[name]
+    except KeyError as exc:
+        raise AttributeError(f"module {__name__!r} has no attribute {name!r}") from exc
+
+    value = getattr(import_module(module_name), attribute_name)
+    globals()[name] = value
+    return value
+
+
+def __dir__() -> list[str]:
+    return sorted(set(globals()) | set(__all__))
diff --git a/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_imports.py b/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_imports.py
index 9151fe77..39188ae0 100644
--- a/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_imports.py
+++ b/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_imports.py
@@ -1,21 +1,22 @@
-from databricks_openai import (
-    AsyncDatabricksOpenAI,
-    DatabricksFunctionClient,
-    DatabricksOpenAI,
-    McpServerToolkit,
-    ToolInfo,
-    UCFunctionToolkit,
-    VectorSearchRetrieverTool,
-    set_uc_function_client,
-)
-from databricks_openai.agents import McpServer
+def test_package_root_reexports_remain_available():
+    from databricks_openai import (
+        AsyncDatabricksOpenAI,
+        DatabricksFunctionClient,
+        DatabricksOpenAI,
+        McpServerToolkit,
+        ToolInfo,
+        UCFunctionToolkit,
+        VectorSearchRetrieverTool,
+        set_uc_function_client,
+    )
+    from databricks_openai.agents import McpServer
 
-assert DatabricksFunctionClient
-assert UCFunctionToolkit
-assert VectorSearchRetrieverTool
-assert set_uc_function_client
-assert DatabricksOpenAI
-assert AsyncDatabricksOpenAI
-assert McpServerToolkit
-assert ToolInfo
-assert McpServer
+    assert DatabricksFunctionClient
+    assert UCFunctionToolkit
+    assert VectorSearchRetrieverTool
+    assert set_uc_function_client
+    assert DatabricksOpenAI
+    assert AsyncDatabricksOpenAI
+    assert McpServerToolkit
+    assert ToolInfo
+    assert McpServer
diff --git a/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_lazy_imports.py b/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_lazy_imports.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8a9d6182
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integrations/openai/tests/unit_tests/test_lazy_imports.py
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+import importlib
+import sys
+
+FORBIDDEN_EAGER_IMPORTS = [
+    "databricks_openai.mcp_server_toolkit",
+    "databricks_openai.vector_search_retriever_tool",
+    "unitycatalog.ai.core.base",
+    "unitycatalog.ai.core.databricks",
+    "unitycatalog.ai.openai.toolkit",
+]
+
+
+def test_package_root_import_does_not_eagerly_import_integrations(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, "databricks_openai", raising=False)
+    for module_name in FORBIDDEN_EAGER_IMPORTS:
+        monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, module_name, raising=False)
+
+    importlib.import_module("databricks_openai")
+
+    loaded = [name for name in FORBIDDEN_EAGER_IMPORTS if name in sys.modules]
+    assert not loaded
+
+
+def test_package_root_client_import_only_loads_client_module(monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, "databricks_openai", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, "databricks_openai.utils.clients", raising=False)
+    for module_name in FORBIDDEN_EAGER_IMPORTS:
+        monkeypatch.delitem(sys.modules, module_name, raising=False)
+
+    databricks_openai = importlib.import_module("databricks_openai")
+    client = databricks_openai.DatabricksOpenAI
+
+    assert client.__name__ == "DatabricksOpenAI"
+    assert "databricks_openai.utils.clients" in sys.modules
+
+    loaded = [name for name in FORBIDDEN_EAGER_IMPORTS if name in sys.modules]
+    assert not loaded