diff --git a/.nextchanges/bundles/generate-app-git.md b/.nextchanges/bundles/generate-app-git.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..160c8ae5bde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nextchanges/bundles/generate-app-git.md
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+* `databricks bundle generate app` now reproduces a git-backed app's `git_repository` and `git_source` configuration instead of emitting a workspace `source_code_path`, so generating from a Git-deployed app no longer silently converts it to workspace source.
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/databricks.yml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/databricks.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..33f02e64d95
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/databricks.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+bundle:
+  name: app_git_backed
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.app.yml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.app.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a8ddc85733b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.app.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+resources:
+  apps:
+    out:
+      name: my_git_app
+      description: This is a git-backed app
+      git_repository:
+        url: https://github.com/my-org/my-repo
+        provider: gitHub
+        auto_deploy: true
+      git_source:
+        branch: main
+        source_code_path: apps/my-app
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e1af1a235ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+Cloud = false
+EnvMatrix.DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = ["terraform", "direct"]
+EnvMatrix.DMS = ["", "true"]
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8b097941315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Loading app 'my_git_app' configuration
+App configuration successfully saved to out.app.yml
+Warning: Generated configuration is not included in the bundle
+
+The file out.app.yml is not matched by any pattern in the 'include' section of databricks.yml,
+so it will not be deployed. Add a matching entry to the 'include' section, for example:
+
+include:
+  - *.yml
+
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/script b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/script
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8f39e55343f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/script
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+$CLI bundle generate app --existing-app-name my_git_app --config-dir . --key out
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..096f61774f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/generate/app_git_backed/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+[[Server]]
+Pattern = "GET /api/2.0/apps/my_git_app"
+Response.Body = '''
+{
+    "app_id": "1234567890",
+    "name": "my_git_app",
+    "description": "This is a git-backed app",
+    "git_repository": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/my-org/my-repo",
+        "provider": "gitHub",
+        "auto_deploy": true
+    },
+    "git_source": {
+        "branch": "main",
+        "source_code_path": "apps/my-app"
+    }
+}
+'''
diff --git a/bundle/generate/app.go b/bundle/generate/app.go
index b4a37d8d6de..234967ce072 100644
--- a/bundle/generate/app.go
+++ b/bundle/generate/app.go
@@ -15,9 +15,21 @@ func ConvertAppToValue(app *apps.App, sourceCodePath string) (dyn.Value, error)
 	// The majority of fields of the app struct are read-only.
 	// We copy the relevant fields manually.
 	dv := map[string]dyn.Value{
-		"name":             dyn.NewValue(app.Name, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}}),
-		"description":      dyn.NewValue(app.Description, []dyn.Location{{Line: 2}}),
-		"source_code_path": dyn.NewValue(sourceCodePath, []dyn.Location{{Line: 3}}),
+		"name":        dyn.NewValue(app.Name, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}}),
+		"description": dyn.NewValue(app.Description, []dyn.Location{{Line: 2}}),
+	}
+
+	// For a git-backed app, emit git_repository + git_source instead of a
+	// workspace source_code_path. Otherwise the generated bundle would silently
+	// down-convert the app to workspace source and point source_code_path at a
+	// local directory that has nothing downloaded into it.
+	if app.GitRepository != nil {
+		dv["git_repository"] = gitRepositoryValue(app.GitRepository)
+		if gs := gitSourceValue(app); gs.Kind() != dyn.KindNil {
+			dv["git_source"] = gs
+		}
+	} else {
+		dv["source_code_path"] = dyn.NewValue(sourceCodePath, []dyn.Location{{Line: 4}})
 	}
 
 	if ar.Kind() != dyn.KindNil {
@@ -26,3 +38,46 @@ func ConvertAppToValue(app *apps.App, sourceCodePath string) (dyn.Value, error)
 
 	return dyn.V(dv), nil
 }
+
+func gitRepositoryValue(r *apps.GitRepository) dyn.Value {
+	m := map[string]dyn.Value{
+		"url":      dyn.NewValue(r.Url, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}}),
+		"provider": dyn.NewValue(r.Provider, []dyn.Location{{Line: 2}}),
+	}
+	if r.AutoDeploy {
+		m["auto_deploy"] = dyn.NewValue(r.AutoDeploy, []dyn.Location{{Line: 3}})
+	}
+	return dyn.NewValue(m, []dyn.Location{{Line: 3}})
+}
+
+// gitSourceValue returns the reference the app deploys from (branch, tag, or
+// commit, plus an optional repo-relative source_code_path). It prefers the
+// configured git_source and falls back to the default source of the app's most
+// recent deployment. System-populated fields (resolved_commit and the nested
+// git_repository) are intentionally omitted.
+func gitSourceValue(app *apps.App) dyn.Value {
+	src := app.GitSource
+	if src == nil {
+		src = app.DefaultGitSource
+	}
+	if src == nil {
+		return dyn.NilValue
+	}
+
+	m := map[string]dyn.Value{}
+	switch {
+	case src.Branch != "":
+		m["branch"] = dyn.NewValue(src.Branch, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}})
+	case src.Tag != "":
+		m["tag"] = dyn.NewValue(src.Tag, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}})
+	case src.Commit != "":
+		m["commit"] = dyn.NewValue(src.Commit, []dyn.Location{{Line: 1}})
+	}
+	if src.SourceCodePath != "" {
+		m["source_code_path"] = dyn.NewValue(src.SourceCodePath, []dyn.Location{{Line: 2}})
+	}
+	if len(m) == 0 {
+		return dyn.NilValue
+	}
+	return dyn.NewValue(m, []dyn.Location{{Line: 4}})
+}
diff --git a/cmd/bundle/generate/app.go b/cmd/bundle/generate/app.go
index 845853adbdf..bec005408cd 100644
--- a/cmd/bundle/generate/app.go
+++ b/cmd/bundle/generate/app.go
@@ -81,8 +81,10 @@ per target environment.`,
 
 		sourceCodePath := app.DefaultSourceCodePath
 		// If the source code path is not set, we don't need to download anything.
-		// This is the case for apps that are not yet deployed.
-		if sourceCodePath != "" {
+		// This is the case for apps that are not yet deployed. A git-backed app
+		// keeps its source in Git rather than the workspace, so there is nothing
+		// to download and ConvertAppToValue emits git_repository/git_source instead.
+		if app.GitRepository == nil && sourceCodePath != "" {
 			err = downloader.MarkDirectoryForDownload(ctx, &sourceCodePath)
 			if err != nil {
 				return err