diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/ElectricStats.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/ElectricStats.java
index bf336ec4676..7eea2d27b0c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/ElectricStats.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/ElectricStats.java
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 
 public class ElectricStats implements IItemComponent, IItemCapabilityProvider, IItemMaxStackSizeProvider,
-                           IItemBehaviour, ISubItemHandler {
+                           IItemBehaviour, ISubItemHandler, IItemModelDispatcher {
 
     public static final ElectricStats EMPTY = new ElectricStats(0, 0, false, false);
 
@@ -217,4 +217,14 @@ public static ElectricStats createRechargeableBattery(long maxCharge, int tier)
     public static ElectricStats createBattery(long maxCharge, int tier, boolean rechargeable) {
         return new ElectricStats(maxCharge, tier, rechargeable, true);
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getModelIndex(ItemStack itemStack, int maxIndex) {
+        IElectricItem electricItem = itemStack.getCapability(GregtechCapabilities.CAPABILITY_ELECTRIC_ITEM, null);
+        if (electricItem != null) {
+            return (int) Math.min(((electricItem.getCharge() / (electricItem.getMaxCharge() * 1.0)) * maxIndex),
+                    maxIndex);
+        }
+        return 0;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/MetaItem.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/MetaItem.java
index 52b94672421..235e97214e9 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/MetaItem.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/MetaItem.java
@@ -12,19 +12,7 @@
 import gregtech.api.items.OreDictNames;
 import gregtech.api.items.gui.ItemUIFactory;
 import gregtech.api.items.gui.PlayerInventoryHolder;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IEnchantabilityHelper;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IFoodBehavior;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemBehaviour;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemCapabilityProvider;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemColorProvider;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemComponent;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemContainerItemProvider;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemDurabilityManager;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemMaxStackSizeProvider;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemNameProvider;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemUseManager;
-import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.ISubItemHandler;
-import gregtech.api.recipes.ingredients.IntCircuitIngredient;
+import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.*;
 import gregtech.api.unification.OreDictUnifier;
 import gregtech.api.unification.material.Material;
 import gregtech.api.unification.ore.OrePrefix;
@@ -199,18 +187,17 @@ protected String formatModelPath(T metaValueItem) {
 
     protected int getModelIndex(ItemStack itemStack) {
         T metaValueItem = getItem(itemStack);
+        Objects.requireNonNull(metaValueItem);
 
-        // Electric Items
-        IElectricItem electricItem = itemStack.getCapability(GregtechCapabilities.CAPABILITY_ELECTRIC_ITEM, null);
-        if (electricItem != null) {
-            return (int) Math.min(((electricItem.getCharge() / (electricItem.getMaxCharge() * 1.0)) * 7), 7);
-        }
+        var modelDispatcher = metaValueItem.getItemModelDispatcher();
+        if (modelDispatcher == null) return 0;
 
-        // Integrated (Config) Circuit
-        if (metaValueItem != null) {
-            return IntCircuitIngredient.getCircuitConfiguration(itemStack);
-        }
-        return 0;
+        int maxIndex = metaValueItem.getModelAmount() - 1;
+        int index = modelDispatcher.getModelIndex(itemStack, maxIndex);
+        Validate.inclusiveBetween(0, maxIndex, index,
+                "Model index should be in range from 0 to %d (inclusive), where %d is supplied", maxIndex, index);
+
+        return index;
     }
 
     @SideOnly(Side.CLIENT)
@@ -787,6 +774,7 @@ public MetaItem<T> getMetaItem() {
         private IItemColorProvider colorProvider;
         private IItemDurabilityManager durabilityManager;
         private IEnchantabilityHelper enchantabilityHelper;
+        private IItemModelDispatcher itemModelDispatcher;
         private EnumRarity rarity;
 
         private int burnValue = 0;
@@ -927,6 +915,9 @@ protected void addItemComponentsInternal(IItemComponent... stats) {
                 if (itemComponent instanceof IEnchantabilityHelper) {
                     this.enchantabilityHelper = (IEnchantabilityHelper) itemComponent;
                 }
+                if (itemComponent instanceof IItemModelDispatcher iItemModelDispatcher) {
+                    this.itemModelDispatcher = iItemModelDispatcher;
+                }
                 this.allStats.add(itemComponent);
             }
         }
@@ -987,6 +978,11 @@ public IEnchantabilityHelper getEnchantabilityHelper() {
             return enchantabilityHelper;
         }
 
+        @Nullable
+        public IItemModelDispatcher getItemModelDispatcher() {
+            return itemModelDispatcher;
+        }
+
         public int getBurnValue() {
             return burnValue;
         }
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/stats/IItemModelDispatcher.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/stats/IItemModelDispatcher.java
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b20aaa94171
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/api/items/metaitem/stats/IItemModelDispatcher.java
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+package gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats;
+
+import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.MetaItem;
+
+import net.minecraft.item.ItemStack;
+
+@FunctionalInterface
+public interface IItemModelDispatcher extends IItemComponent {
+
+    /**
+     * Get the model index for the given item stack. <br>
+     * The index range will be checked at
+     * {@link MetaItem#getModelIndex(ItemStack)}.
+     *
+     * @param itemStack The specific item stack.
+     * @param maxIndex  The max model index, from
+     *                  {@link MetaItem.MetaValueItem#getModelAmount()} - 1.
+     * @return The model index for the specific stack, should be ranged between
+     *         {@code 0} (inclusive) and {@code maxIndex} (inclusive).
+     */
+    int getModelIndex(ItemStack itemStack, int maxIndex);
+}
diff --git a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/behaviors/IntCircuitBehaviour.java b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/behaviors/IntCircuitBehaviour.java
index f7523d976d1..0a53acee103 100644
--- a/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/behaviors/IntCircuitBehaviour.java
+++ b/src/main/java/gregtech/common/items/behaviors/IntCircuitBehaviour.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import gregtech.api.capability.IGhostSlotConfigurable;
 import gregtech.api.items.gui.ItemUIFactory;
 import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemBehaviour;
+import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.IItemModelDispatcher;
 import gregtech.api.items.metaitem.stats.ISubItemHandler;
 import gregtech.api.metatileentity.MetaTileEntity;
 import gregtech.api.mui.GTGuiTextures;
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.List;
 
-public class IntCircuitBehaviour implements IItemBehaviour, ItemUIFactory, ISubItemHandler {
+public class IntCircuitBehaviour implements IItemBehaviour, ItemUIFactory, ISubItemHandler, IItemModelDispatcher {
 
     @Override
     public void addInformation(ItemStack itemStack, List<String> lines) {
@@ -115,4 +116,9 @@ public String getItemSubType(ItemStack itemStack) {
     public void getSubItems(ItemStack itemStack, CreativeTabs creativeTab, NonNullList<ItemStack> subItems) {
         subItems.add(itemStack.copy());
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public int getModelIndex(ItemStack itemStack, int maxIndex) {
+        return IntCircuitIngredient.getCircuitConfiguration(itemStack);
+    }
 }