diff --git a/model/parsers/parsers.go b/model/parsers/parsers.go
index e88b1a0d7..ec26f9bbc 100644
--- a/model/parsers/parsers.go
+++ b/model/parsers/parsers.go
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ func ParserForName(name string) Parser {
 	case "qwen3-thinking":
 		p = &Qwen3Parser{hasThinkingSupport: true, defaultThinking: true}
 	case "qwen3.5":
-		p = &Qwen3Parser{hasThinkingSupport: true, defaultThinking: true}
+		p = &Qwen35Parser{}
 	case "qwen3-coder":
 		p = &Qwen3CoderParser{}
 	case "qwen3-vl-instruct":
diff --git a/model/parsers/qwen35.go b/model/parsers/qwen35.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b3e672c5d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/parsers/qwen35.go
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+package parsers
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"log/slog"
+	"strings"
+	"unicode"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/logutil"
+)
+
+type qwen35ParserState int
+
+const (
+	qwen35ParserStateCollectingThinking qwen35ParserState = iota
+	qwen35ParserStateThinkingDoneEatingWhitespace
+	qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent
+)
+
+const (
+	qwen35ThinkingOpenTag  = "<think>"
+	qwen35ThinkingCloseTag = "</think>"
+)
+
+// Qwen35Parser handles qwen3.5 reasoning extraction and delegates post-thinking
+// content (including XML tool calls) to Qwen3CoderParser.
+type Qwen35Parser struct {
+	toolParser Qwen3CoderParser
+
+	state  qwen35ParserState
+	buffer strings.Builder
+	// Some checkpoints may emit an explicit leading <think> even when the
+	// prompt already opened thinking. Strip at most one such tag.
+	allowLeadingThinkOpenTag bool
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) HasToolSupport() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) HasThinkingSupport() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) Init(tools []api.Tool, lastMessage *api.Message, thinkValue *api.ThinkValue) []api.Tool {
+	p.buffer.Reset()
+	p.toolParser = Qwen3CoderParser{}
+	p.toolParser.Init(tools, nil, nil)
+
+	thinkingEnabled := thinkValue != nil && thinkValue.Bool()
+	if thinkValue == nil {
+		thinkingEnabled = true
+	}
+
+	assistantPrefill := lastMessage != nil && lastMessage.Role == "assistant" && lastMessage.Content != ""
+	if thinkingEnabled && !assistantPrefill {
+		p.state = qwen35ParserStateCollectingThinking
+		p.allowLeadingThinkOpenTag = true
+	} else {
+		p.state = qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent
+		p.allowLeadingThinkOpenTag = false
+	}
+
+	return tools
+}
+
+type qwen35Event interface {
+	isQwen35Event()
+}
+
+type qwen35EventContent struct {
+	content string
+}
+
+func (qwen35EventContent) isQwen35Event() {}
+
+type qwen35EventThinkingContent struct {
+	content string
+}
+
+func (qwen35EventThinkingContent) isQwen35Event() {}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) Add(s string, done bool) (content string, thinking string, calls []api.ToolCall, err error) {
+	p.buffer.WriteString(s)
+	events := p.parseEvents()
+
+	var contentSb strings.Builder
+	var thinkingSb strings.Builder
+	for _, event := range events {
+		switch event := event.(type) {
+		case qwen35EventContent:
+			parsedContent, _, parsedCalls, err := p.toolParser.Add(event.content, done)
+			if err != nil {
+				slog.Warn("qwen3.5 tool call parsing failed", "error", err)
+				return "", "", nil, err
+			}
+			contentSb.WriteString(parsedContent)
+			calls = append(calls, parsedCalls...)
+		case qwen35EventThinkingContent:
+			thinkingSb.WriteString(event.content)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return contentSb.String(), thinkingSb.String(), calls, nil
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) parseEvents() []qwen35Event {
+	var all []qwen35Event
+
+	keepLooping := true
+	for keepLooping {
+		var events []qwen35Event
+		events, keepLooping = p.eat()
+		if len(events) > 0 {
+			all = append(all, events...)
+		}
+	}
+
+	if len(all) > 0 {
+		slog.Log(context.TODO(), logutil.LevelTrace, "qwen3.5 events parsed", "events", all, "state", p.state, "buffer", p.buffer.String())
+	}
+
+	return all
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) splitAtTag(tag string, trimAfter bool) (string, string) {
+	return splitAtTag(&p.buffer, tag, trimAfter)
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) eatLeadingWhitespaceAndTransitionTo(nextState qwen35ParserState) ([]qwen35Event, bool) {
+	trimmed := strings.TrimLeftFunc(p.buffer.String(), unicode.IsSpace)
+	p.buffer.Reset()
+	if trimmed == "" {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	p.state = nextState
+	p.buffer.WriteString(trimmed)
+	return nil, true
+}
+
+// maybeConsumeLeadingThinkOpenTag handles a single optional leading <think> tag.
+// Returns (handled, shouldContinueParsingNow).
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) maybeConsumeLeadingThinkOpenTag(acc string) (bool, bool) {
+	if !p.allowLeadingThinkOpenTag {
+		return false, false
+	}
+
+	trimmed := strings.TrimLeftFunc(acc, unicode.IsSpace)
+	if strings.HasPrefix(trimmed, qwen35ThinkingOpenTag) {
+		after := strings.TrimPrefix(trimmed, qwen35ThinkingOpenTag)
+		after = strings.TrimLeftFunc(after, unicode.IsSpace)
+		p.buffer.Reset()
+		p.buffer.WriteString(after)
+		if after == "" {
+			return true, false
+		}
+		p.allowLeadingThinkOpenTag = false
+		return true, true
+	}
+
+	if strings.HasPrefix(qwen35ThinkingOpenTag, trimmed) {
+		return true, false
+	}
+
+	p.allowLeadingThinkOpenTag = false
+	return false, false
+}
+
+func (p *Qwen35Parser) eat() ([]qwen35Event, bool) {
+	var events []qwen35Event
+
+	switch p.state {
+	case qwen35ParserStateCollectingThinking:
+		acc := p.buffer.String()
+
+		if handled, continueNow := p.maybeConsumeLeadingThinkOpenTag(acc); handled {
+			return events, continueNow
+		}
+
+		if strings.Contains(acc, qwen35ThinkingCloseTag) {
+			thinking, remaining := p.splitAtTag(qwen35ThinkingCloseTag, true)
+			if len(thinking) > 0 {
+				events = append(events, qwen35EventThinkingContent{content: thinking})
+			}
+			if remaining == "" {
+				p.state = qwen35ParserStateThinkingDoneEatingWhitespace
+			} else {
+				p.state = qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent
+			}
+			return events, true
+		} else if overlapLen := overlap(acc, qwen35ThinkingCloseTag); overlapLen > 0 {
+			beforePartialTag := acc[:len(acc)-overlapLen]
+			trailingWsLen := trailingWhitespaceLen(beforePartialTag)
+			ambiguousStart := len(beforePartialTag) - trailingWsLen
+
+			unambiguous := acc[:ambiguousStart]
+			ambiguous := acc[ambiguousStart:]
+			p.buffer.Reset()
+			p.buffer.WriteString(ambiguous)
+			if len(unambiguous) > 0 {
+				events = append(events, qwen35EventThinkingContent{content: unambiguous})
+			}
+			return events, false
+		}
+
+		whitespaceLen := trailingWhitespaceLen(acc)
+		ambiguousStart := len(acc) - whitespaceLen
+		unambiguous := acc[:ambiguousStart]
+		ambiguous := acc[ambiguousStart:]
+		p.buffer.Reset()
+		p.buffer.WriteString(ambiguous)
+		if len(unambiguous) > 0 {
+			events = append(events, qwen35EventThinkingContent{content: unambiguous})
+		}
+		return events, false
+
+	case qwen35ParserStateThinkingDoneEatingWhitespace:
+		return p.eatLeadingWhitespaceAndTransitionTo(qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent)
+
+	case qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent:
+		if p.buffer.Len() == 0 {
+			return events, false
+		}
+
+		content := p.buffer.String()
+		p.buffer.Reset()
+		if len(content) > 0 {
+			events = append(events, qwen35EventContent{content: content})
+		}
+		return events, false
+
+	default:
+		slog.Warn("qwen3.5 parser entered unknown state; resetting to content mode", "state", p.state)
+		p.state = qwen35ParserStateCollectingContent
+		return events, false
+	}
+}
diff --git a/model/parsers/qwen35_test.go b/model/parsers/qwen35_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..94a3f26fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/parsers/qwen35_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,382 @@
+package parsers
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen35ParserXMLToolCall(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	tools := []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name: "get_weather",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Properties: func() *api.ToolPropertiesMap {
+						props := api.NewToolPropertiesMap()
+						props.Set("location", api.ToolProperty{Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}})
+						props.Set("days", api.ToolProperty{Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"}})
+						return props
+					}(),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(tools, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: false})
+	input := "<tool_call><function=get_weather><parameter=location>\nSan Francisco\n</parameter><parameter=days>\n3\n</parameter></function></tool_call>"
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add(input, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty thinking, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 tool call, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+
+	if calls[0].Function.Name != "get_weather" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected tool name %q, got %q", "get_weather", calls[0].Function.Name)
+	}
+
+	location, ok := calls[0].Function.Arguments.Get("location")
+	if !ok || location != "San Francisco" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected location %q, got %v", "San Francisco", location)
+	}
+
+	days, ok := calls[0].Function.Arguments.Get("days")
+	if !ok || days != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected days %d, got %v", 3, days)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserThinkingWithExplicitOpeningTag(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("<think>\nLet me think...</think>Answer.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "Let me think..." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", "Let me think...", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "Answer." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "Answer.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserAssistantPrefillStartsInContent(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	last := &api.Message{Role: "assistant", Content: "Prefilled response start"}
+	parser.Init(nil, last, nil)
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add(" and continued", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no thinking for assistant prefill continuation, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != " and continued" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", " and continued", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserToolCallEmittedInThinkingIsNotParsed(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	tools := []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name: "get_weather",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Properties: func() *api.ToolPropertiesMap {
+						props := api.NewToolPropertiesMap()
+						props.Set("location", api.ToolProperty{Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}})
+						return props
+					}(),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(tools, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+	input := `Need weather lookup<tool_call><function=get_weather><parameter=location>
+SF
+</parameter></function></tool_call>`
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add(input, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	expectedThinking := `Need weather lookup<tool_call><function=get_weather><parameter=location>
+SF
+</parameter></function></tool_call>`
+	if thinking != expectedThinking {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", expectedThinking, thinking)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls before </think>, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserToolCallAfterThinkingCloseIsParsed(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	tools := []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name: "get_weather",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Properties: func() *api.ToolPropertiesMap {
+						props := api.NewToolPropertiesMap()
+						props.Set("location", api.ToolProperty{Type: api.PropertyType{"string"}})
+						return props
+					}(),
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(tools, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+	input := `Need weather lookup</think><tool_call><function=get_weather><parameter=location>
+SF
+</parameter></function></tool_call>`
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add(input, true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	if thinking != "Need weather lookup" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", "Need weather lookup", thinking)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected 1 tool call after </think>, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+	if calls[0].Function.Name != "get_weather" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected tool name %q, got %q", "get_weather", calls[0].Function.Name)
+	}
+
+	location, ok := calls[0].Function.Arguments.Get("location")
+	if !ok || location != "SF" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected location %q, got %v", "SF", location)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserThinkingDisabledPassesContentThrough(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: false})
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("Plain answer without think close tag.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty thinking, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "Plain answer without think close tag." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "Plain answer without think close tag.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserThinkingDisabledWithCloseTagTreatsAsContent(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: false})
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("</think>Some content after spurious tag.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty thinking, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "</think>Some content after spurious tag." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "</think>Some content after spurious tag.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserLeadingThinkCloseProducesContent(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("</think>The final answer.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty thinking, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "The final answer." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "The final answer.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserStreamingSplitThinkCloseTag(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("Reasoning text</thi", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed on first chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if thinking != "Reasoning text" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", "Reasoning text", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err = parser.Add("nk>The final answer.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed on second chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no additional thinking on second chunk, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "The final answer." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "The final answer.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserStreamingEatsWhitespaceAfterThinkClose(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("Reasoning</think>", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed on first chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if thinking != "Reasoning" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", "Reasoning", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err = parser.Add("\n \t", false)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed on whitespace chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no thinking on whitespace chunk, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected whitespace after </think> to be eaten, got content %q", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+
+	content, thinking, calls, err = parser.Add("The final answer.", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed on content chunk: %v", err)
+	}
+	if thinking != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no additional thinking, got %q", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "The final answer." {
+		t.Fatalf("expected content %q, got %q", "The final answer.", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35ParserThinkingTruncatedWithoutCloseTag(t *testing.T) {
+	parser := ParserForName("qwen3.5")
+	if parser == nil {
+		t.Fatal("expected qwen3.5 parser")
+	}
+
+	parser.Init(nil, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: true})
+	content, thinking, calls, err := parser.Add("Reasoning that never closes", true)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("parse failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if thinking != "Reasoning that never closes" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected thinking %q, got %q", "Reasoning that never closes", thinking)
+	}
+	if content != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected empty content, got %q", content)
+	}
+	if len(calls) != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected no tool calls, got %d", len(calls))
+	}
+}
diff --git a/model/renderers/qwen35.go b/model/renderers/qwen35.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1e6accbc3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/renderers/qwen35.go
@@ -0,0 +1,194 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+const (
+	qwen35ThinkOpenTag  = "<think>"
+	qwen35ThinkCloseTag = "</think>"
+	qwen35ToolPostamble = `
+</tools>
+
+If you choose to call a function ONLY reply in the following format with NO suffix:
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=example_function_name>
+<parameter=example_parameter_1>
+value_1
+</parameter>
+<parameter=example_parameter_2>
+This is the value for the second parameter
+that can span
+multiple lines
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+
+<IMPORTANT>
+Reminder:
+- Function calls MUST follow the specified format: an inner <function=...></function> block must be nested within <tool_call></tool_call> XML tags
+- Required parameters MUST be specified
+- You may provide optional reasoning for your function call in natural language BEFORE the function call, but NOT after
+- If there is no function call available, answer the question like normal with your current knowledge and do not tell the user about function calls
+</IMPORTANT>`
+)
+
+type Qwen35Renderer struct {
+	isThinking bool
+
+	emitEmptyThinkOnNoThink bool
+	useImgTags              bool
+}
+
+func (r *Qwen35Renderer) renderContent(content api.Message, imageOffset int) (string, int) {
+	// This assumes all images are at the front of the message - same assumption as ollama/ollama/runner.go
+	var subSb strings.Builder
+	for range content.Images {
+		if r.useImgTags {
+			subSb.WriteString(fmt.Sprintf("[img-%d]", imageOffset))
+			imageOffset++
+		} else {
+			subSb.WriteString("<|vision_start|><|image_pad|><|vision_end|>")
+		}
+	}
+	// TODO: support videos
+
+	subSb.WriteString(content.Content)
+	return subSb.String(), imageOffset
+}
+
+func splitQwen35ReasoningContent(content, messageThinking string, isThinking bool) (reasoning string, remaining string) {
+	if isThinking && messageThinking != "" {
+		return strings.TrimSpace(messageThinking), content
+	}
+
+	if idx := strings.Index(content, qwen35ThinkCloseTag); idx != -1 {
+		before := content[:idx]
+		if open := strings.LastIndex(before, qwen35ThinkOpenTag); open != -1 {
+			reasoning = before[open+len(qwen35ThinkOpenTag):]
+		} else {
+			reasoning = before
+		}
+		content = strings.TrimLeft(content[idx+len(qwen35ThinkCloseTag):], "\n")
+	}
+
+	return strings.TrimSpace(reasoning), content
+}
+
+func (r *Qwen35Renderer) Render(messages []api.Message, tools []api.Tool, think *api.ThinkValue) (string, error) {
+	var sb strings.Builder
+
+	isThinking := r.isThinking
+	if think != nil {
+		isThinking = think.Bool()
+	}
+
+	if len(tools) > 0 {
+		sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "system\n")
+		sb.WriteString("# Tools\n\nYou have access to the following functions:\n\n<tools>")
+		for _, tool := range tools {
+			sb.WriteString("\n")
+			if b, err := marshalWithSpaces(tool); err == nil {
+				sb.Write(b)
+			}
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(qwen35ToolPostamble)
+		if len(messages) > 0 && messages[0].Role == "system" {
+			systemContent, _ := r.renderContent(messages[0], 0)
+			systemContent = strings.TrimSpace(systemContent)
+			if systemContent != "" {
+				sb.WriteString("\n\n")
+				sb.WriteString(systemContent)
+			}
+		}
+		sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+	} else if len(messages) > 0 && messages[0].Role == "system" {
+		systemContent, _ := r.renderContent(messages[0], 0)
+		sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "system\n" + strings.TrimSpace(systemContent) + imEndTag + "\n")
+	}
+
+	multiStepTool := true
+	lastQueryIndex := len(messages) - 1 // so this is the last user message
+
+	for i := len(messages) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
+		message := messages[i]
+		if multiStepTool && message.Role == "user" {
+			content, _ := r.renderContent(message, 0)
+			content = strings.TrimSpace(content)
+			if !(strings.HasPrefix(content, "<tool_response>") && strings.HasSuffix(content, "</tool_response>")) {
+				multiStepTool = false
+				lastQueryIndex = i
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	imageOffset := 0
+	for i, message := range messages {
+		content, nextImageOffset := r.renderContent(message, imageOffset)
+		imageOffset = nextImageOffset
+		content = strings.TrimSpace(content)
+
+		lastMessage := i == len(messages)-1
+		prefill := lastMessage && message.Role == "assistant"
+
+		if message.Role == "user" || (message.Role == "system" && i != 0) {
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + message.Role + "\n" + content + imEndTag + "\n")
+		} else if message.Role == "assistant" {
+			contentReasoning, content := splitQwen35ReasoningContent(content, message.Thinking, isThinking)
+
+			if isThinking && i > lastQueryIndex {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + message.Role + "\n<think>\n" + contentReasoning + "\n</think>\n\n" + content)
+			} else {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + message.Role + "\n" + content)
+			}
+
+			if len(message.ToolCalls) > 0 {
+				for j, toolCall := range message.ToolCalls {
+					if j == 0 {
+						if strings.TrimSpace(content) != "" {
+							sb.WriteString("\n\n")
+						}
+					} else {
+						sb.WriteString("\n")
+					}
+
+					sb.WriteString("<tool_call>\n<function=" + toolCall.Function.Name + ">\n")
+					for name, value := range toolCall.Function.Arguments.All() {
+						sb.WriteString("<parameter=" + name + ">\n")
+						sb.WriteString(formatToolCallArgument(value))
+						sb.WriteString("\n</parameter>\n")
+					}
+					sb.WriteString("</function>\n</tool_call>")
+				}
+			}
+
+			if !prefill {
+				sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+			}
+		} else if message.Role == "tool" {
+			if i == 0 || messages[i-1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "user")
+			}
+			sb.WriteString("\n<tool_response>\n" + content + "\n</tool_response>")
+			if i == len(messages)-1 || messages[i+1].Role != "tool" {
+				sb.WriteString(imEndTag + "\n")
+			}
+		}
+
+		// prefill at the end
+		if lastMessage && !prefill {
+			sb.WriteString(imStartTag + "assistant\n")
+			if isThinking {
+				sb.WriteString("<think>\n")
+			} else if r.emitEmptyThinkOnNoThink {
+				sb.WriteString("<think>\n\n</think>\n\n")
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	return sb.String(), nil
+}
diff --git a/model/renderers/qwen35_test.go b/model/renderers/qwen35_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..57c2c97ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/model/renderers/qwen35_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+package renderers
+
+import (
+	"strings"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ollama/ollama/api"
+)
+
+func TestQwen35RendererUsesXMLToolCallingFormat(t *testing.T) {
+	renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true}
+	msgs := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+		{Role: "user", Content: "What's the weather in Paris?"},
+		{
+			Role:    "assistant",
+			Content: "I'll check.",
+			ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+				{
+					Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "get_weather",
+						Arguments: testArgsOrdered([]orderedArg{
+							{Key: "location", Value: "Paris"},
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{Role: "tool", Content: "22C"},
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Thanks"},
+	}
+	tools := []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Type: "function",
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name: "get_weather",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Type: "object",
+					Properties: testPropsOrdered([]orderedProp{
+						{
+							Key: "location",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+					Required: []string{"location"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+
+	got, err := renderer.Render(msgs, tools, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "<tools>") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected tools section in prompt, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+	if !strings.Contains(got, "<function=example_function_name>") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected xml-style tool call instructions, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	wantToolCall := "<tool_call>\n<function=get_weather>\n<parameter=location>\nParis\n</parameter>\n</function>\n</tool_call>"
+	if !strings.Contains(got, wantToolCall) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected xml tool call payload, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	toolsIdx := strings.Index(got, "# Tools")
+	systemIdx := strings.Index(got, "You are a helpful assistant.")
+	if toolsIdx == -1 || systemIdx == -1 || systemIdx < toolsIdx {
+		t.Fatalf("expected system prompt appended after tool instructions, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35RendererNoThinkPrefill(t *testing.T) {
+	renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true, emitEmptyThinkOnNoThink: true}
+	msgs := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "user", Content: "hello"},
+	}
+
+	got, err := renderer.Render(msgs, nil, &api.ThinkValue{Value: false})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(got, "<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n\n</think>\n\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected explicit no-think prefill, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35RendererBackToBackToolCallsAndResponses(t *testing.T) {
+	renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true}
+
+	msgs := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Run add and multiply."},
+		{
+			Role:     "assistant",
+			Content:  "I'll run both now.",
+			Thinking: "Need to call add and multiply.",
+			ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+				{
+					Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "add",
+						Arguments: testArgsOrdered([]orderedArg{
+							{Key: "a", Value: 2},
+							{Key: "b", Value: 3},
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+				{
+					Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "multiply",
+						Arguments: testArgsOrdered([]orderedArg{
+							{Key: "x", Value: 4},
+							{Key: "y", Value: 5},
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{Role: "tool", Content: "5"},
+		{Role: "tool", Content: "20"},
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Summarize the results."},
+	}
+
+	got, err := renderer.Render(msgs, qwen35MathTools(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if strings.Contains(got, "Need to call add and multiply.") {
+		t.Fatalf("did not expect historical reasoning block in this sequence, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	wantToolCalls := `<tool_call>
+<function=add>
+<parameter=a>
+2
+</parameter>
+<parameter=b>
+3
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>
+<tool_call>
+<function=multiply>
+<parameter=x>
+4
+</parameter>
+<parameter=y>
+5
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call>`
+	if !strings.Contains(got, wantToolCalls) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected back-to-back tool calls, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	wantToolResponses := `<|im_start|>user
+<tool_response>
+5
+</tool_response>
+<tool_response>
+20
+</tool_response><|im_end|>`
+	if !strings.Contains(got, wantToolResponses) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected grouped back-to-back tool responses, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(got, "<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected assistant thinking prefill at end, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35RendererInterleavedThinkingAndTools(t *testing.T) {
+	renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true}
+
+	msgs := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "system", Content: "You are a helpful assistant."},
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Plan a picnic in Paris."},
+		{
+			Role:     "assistant",
+			Content:  "Checking weather first.",
+			Thinking: "Need weather before giving advice.",
+			ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+				{
+					Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "get_weather",
+						Arguments: testArgsOrdered([]orderedArg{
+							{Key: "location", Value: "Paris"},
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{Role: "tool", Content: "22C"},
+		{
+			Role:     "assistant",
+			Content:  "Checking UV too.",
+			Thinking: "Need UV index for sunscreen advice.",
+			ToolCalls: []api.ToolCall{
+				{
+					Function: api.ToolCallFunction{
+						Name: "get_uv",
+						Arguments: testArgsOrdered([]orderedArg{
+							{Key: "location", Value: "Paris"},
+						}),
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{Role: "tool", Content: "5"},
+	}
+
+	got, err := renderer.Render(msgs, qwen35WeatherUVTools(), nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	wantFirstTurn := `<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+Need weather before giving advice.
+</think>
+
+Checking weather first.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=get_weather>
+<parameter=location>
+Paris
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>`
+	if !strings.Contains(got, wantFirstTurn) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected first assistant thinking/tool sequence, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	wantSecondTurn := `<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+Need UV index for sunscreen advice.
+</think>
+
+Checking UV too.
+
+<tool_call>
+<function=get_uv>
+<parameter=location>
+Paris
+</parameter>
+</function>
+</tool_call><|im_end|>`
+	if !strings.Contains(got, wantSecondTurn) {
+		t.Fatalf("expected second assistant thinking/tool sequence, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+
+	if !strings.HasSuffix(got, "<|im_start|>assistant\n<think>\n") {
+		t.Fatalf("expected assistant thinking prefill at end, got:\n%s", got)
+	}
+}
+
+func TestQwen35RendererAssistantPrefillWithThinking(t *testing.T) {
+	renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true}
+	msgs := []api.Message{
+		{Role: "user", Content: "Write two words."},
+		{
+			Role:     "assistant",
+			Thinking: "Keep it short.",
+			Content:  "Hello world",
+		},
+	}
+
+	got, err := renderer.Render(msgs, nil, nil)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("render failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	want := `<|im_start|>user
+Write two words.<|im_end|>
+<|im_start|>assistant
+<think>
+Keep it short.
+</think>
+
+Hello world`
+	if got != want {
+		t.Fatalf("unexpected prefill output\n--- got ---\n%s\n--- want ---\n%s", got, want)
+	}
+}
+
+func qwen35MathTools() []api.Tool {
+	return []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Type: "function",
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name:        "add",
+				Description: "Add two numbers",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Type: "object",
+					Properties: testPropsOrdered([]orderedProp{
+						{
+							Key: "a",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							Key: "b",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+					Required: []string{"a", "b"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Type: "function",
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name:        "multiply",
+				Description: "Multiply two numbers",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Type: "object",
+					Properties: testPropsOrdered([]orderedProp{
+						{
+							Key: "x",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+							},
+						},
+						{
+							Key: "y",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"integer"},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+					Required: []string{"x", "y"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+func qwen35WeatherUVTools() []api.Tool {
+	return []api.Tool{
+		{
+			Type: "function",
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name:        "get_weather",
+				Description: "Get weather for a location",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Type: "object",
+					Properties: testPropsOrdered([]orderedProp{
+						{
+							Key: "location",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+					Required: []string{"location"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+		{
+			Type: "function",
+			Function: api.ToolFunction{
+				Name:        "get_uv",
+				Description: "Get UV index for a location",
+				Parameters: api.ToolFunctionParameters{
+					Type: "object",
+					Properties: testPropsOrdered([]orderedProp{
+						{
+							Key: "location",
+							Value: api.ToolProperty{
+								Type: api.PropertyType{"string"},
+							},
+						},
+					}),
+					Required: []string{"location"},
+				},
+			},
+		},
+	}
+}
diff --git a/model/renderers/renderer.go b/model/renderers/renderer.go
index 7309d38f5..17acaf0b4 100644
--- a/model/renderers/renderer.go
+++ b/model/renderers/renderer.go
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ func rendererForName(name string) Renderer {
 		renderer := &Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: true, useImgTags: RenderImgTags}
 		return renderer
 	case "qwen3.5":
-		renderer := &Qwen3VLRenderer{isThinking: true, emitEmptyThinkOnNoThink: true, useImgTags: RenderImgTags}
+		renderer := &Qwen35Renderer{isThinking: true, emitEmptyThinkOnNoThink: true, useImgTags: RenderImgTags}
 		return renderer
 	case "cogito":
 		renderer := &CogitoRenderer{isThinking: true}