diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/databricks.yml b/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/databricks.yml
index 97c420f1a5..77114e26e3 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/databricks.yml
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/databricks.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@ bundle:
   name: test-bundle
 
 # Tests implicit dependency detection for vector search indexes:
-# - name (format "catalog.schema.index") should resolve the catalog and schema parts
+# - name (format "catalog.schema.index") resolves the catalog and schema parts (my_index)
+# - a name that already contains a ${resources...} reference is left untouched; a mix of
+#   references and literals is not supported (mixed_ref_index, full_ref_index)
 resources:
   catalogs:
     my_catalog:
@@ -19,6 +21,20 @@ resources:
       index_type: DIRECT_ACCESS
       direct_access_index_spec:
         schema_json: '{"id":"integer","vector":"array<float>"}'
+    mixed_ref_index:
+      name: ${resources.catalogs.my_catalog.name}.myschema.myindex
+      endpoint_name: my-endpoint
+      primary_key: id
+      index_type: DIRECT_ACCESS
+      direct_access_index_spec:
+        schema_json: '{"id":"integer","vector":"array<float>"}'
+    full_ref_index:
+      name: ${resources.catalogs.my_catalog.name}.${resources.schemas.my_schema.name}.myindex
+      endpoint_name: my-endpoint
+      primary_key: id
+      index_type: DIRECT_ACCESS
+      direct_access_index_spec:
+        schema_json: '{"id":"integer","vector":"array<float>"}'
 
 targets:
   dev:
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/output.txt b/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/output.txt
index 862b7e25ea..3cdf0b6522 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/output.txt
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/resource_deps/implicit_deps_vector_search_index/output.txt
@@ -13,6 +13,24 @@
     }
   },
   "vector_search_indexes": {
+    "full_ref_index": {
+      "direct_access_index_spec": {
+        "schema_json": "{\"id\":\"integer\",\"vector\":\"array<float>\"}"
+      },
+      "endpoint_name": "my-endpoint",
+      "index_type": "DIRECT_ACCESS",
+      "name": "${resources.catalogs.my_catalog.name}.${resources.schemas.my_schema.name}.myindex",
+      "primary_key": "id"
+    },
+    "mixed_ref_index": {
+      "direct_access_index_spec": {
+        "schema_json": "{\"id\":\"integer\",\"vector\":\"array<float>\"}"
+      },
+      "endpoint_name": "my-endpoint",
+      "index_type": "DIRECT_ACCESS",
+      "name": "${resources.catalogs.my_catalog.name}.myschema.myindex",
+      "primary_key": "id"
+    },
     "my_index": {
       "direct_access_index_spec": {
         "schema_json": "{\"id\":\"integer\",\"vector\":\"array<float>\"}"
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies.go
index 61b7467df9..88b3853925 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies.go
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/bundle/config/resources"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/diag"
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/dyn/dynvar"
 )
 
 type captureUCDependencies struct{}
@@ -88,6 +89,18 @@ func resolveCatalog(b *bundle.Bundle, catalogName string) string {
 	return catalogName
 }
 
+// splitUCName splits a compound UC identifier into exactly n dot-separated
+// components, returning false if it has a different number of components. Callers
+// skip names containing a ${...} reference beforehand, so this is a plain split:
+// a reference would push the component count past n and be rejected here anyway.
+func splitUCName(name string, n int) ([]string, bool) {
+	parts := strings.Split(name, ".")
+	if len(parts) != n {
+		return nil, false
+	}
+	return parts, true
+}
+
 // resolveParent rewrites a `schemas/{catalog}.{schema}` parent reference so that
 // a catalog or schema defined in the same bundle becomes an explicit deploy-time
 // dependency. AI Gateway securables address their parent schema with this
@@ -97,8 +110,8 @@ func resolveParent(b *bundle.Bundle, parent string) string {
 	if !ok {
 		return parent
 	}
-	parts := strings.SplitN(rest, ".", 2)
-	if len(parts) != 2 {
+	parts, ok := splitUCName(rest, 2)
+	if !ok {
 		return parent
 	}
 	catalogName, schemaName := parts[0], parts[1]
@@ -144,9 +157,14 @@ func (m *captureUCDependencies) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) dia
 		if qm == nil || qm.OutputSchemaName == "" {
 			continue
 		}
+		// A name that already contains a reference is left as is: we only rewrite a
+		// fully literal name and do not support a mix of references and literals.
+		if dynvar.ContainsVariableReference(qm.OutputSchemaName) {
+			continue
+		}
 		// OutputSchemaName is a compound "catalog.schema" string.
-		parts := strings.SplitN(qm.OutputSchemaName, ".", 2)
-		if len(parts) != 2 {
+		parts, ok := splitUCName(qm.OutputSchemaName, 2)
+		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
 		catalogName, schemaName := parts[0], parts[1]
@@ -159,9 +177,14 @@ func (m *captureUCDependencies) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) dia
 		if idx == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		// A name that already contains a reference is left as is; a mix of
+		// references and literals is not supported.
+		if dynvar.ContainsVariableReference(idx.Name) {
+			continue
+		}
 		// Name is a three-part "catalog.schema.index" UC identifier.
-		parts := strings.SplitN(idx.Name, ".", 3)
-		if len(parts) != 3 {
+		parts, ok := splitUCName(idx.Name, 3)
+		if !ok {
 			continue
 		}
 		catalogName, schemaName := parts[0], parts[1]
@@ -187,6 +210,11 @@ func (m *captureUCDependencies) Apply(ctx context.Context, b *bundle.Bundle) dia
 		if ms == nil {
 			continue
 		}
+		// A parent that already contains a reference is left as is; a mix of
+		// references and literals is not supported.
+		if dynvar.ContainsVariableReference(ms.Parent) {
+			continue
+		}
 		ms.Parent = resolveParent(b, ms.Parent)
 	}
 
diff --git a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies_test.go b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies_test.go
index db4f888c7c..481df5d214 100644
--- a/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies_test.go
+++ b/bundle/config/mutator/resourcemutator/capture_uc_dependencies_test.go
@@ -347,3 +347,88 @@ func TestCaptureUCDependenciesNilResources(t *testing.T) {
 	d := bundle.Apply(t.Context(), b, CaptureUCDependencies())
 	require.Nil(t, d)
 }
+
+func TestSplitUCName(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		n        int
+		expected []string
+		ok       bool
+	}{
+		{"three_part", "catalog.schema.index", 3, []string{"catalog", "schema", "index"}, true},
+		{"two_part", "catalog.schema", 2, []string{"catalog", "schema"}, true},
+		{"too_many_components", "a.b.c.d", 3, nil, false},
+		{"too_few_components", "a.b", 3, nil, false},
+		{"single_component", "a", 3, nil, false},
+		{"empty", "", 3, nil, false},
+		{"reference_over_counts", "${resources.catalogs.c.name}.schema.index", 3, nil, false},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			parts, ok := splitUCName(tc.input, tc.n)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.ok, ok)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, parts)
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+// A vector search index name that already contains a ${resources...} reference is left
+// untouched: a mix of references and literals is not supported. Only a fully literal name
+// with exactly three components has its catalog and schema captured.
+func TestCaptureUCDependenciesVectorSearchIndexReferences(t *testing.T) {
+	newBundle := func(indexName string) *bundle.Bundle {
+		return &bundle.Bundle{
+			Config: config.Root{
+				Resources: config.Resources{
+					Catalogs: map[string]*resources.Catalog{
+						"dev_catalog": {CreateCatalog: catalog.CreateCatalog{Name: "catalog1"}},
+					},
+					Schemas: map[string]*resources.Schema{
+						"my_schema": {CreateSchema: catalog.CreateSchema{CatalogName: "catalog1", Name: "myschema"}},
+					},
+					VectorSearchIndexes: map[string]*resources.VectorSearchIndex{
+						"idx": {CreateVectorIndexRequest: vectorsearch.CreateVectorIndexRequest{Name: indexName}},
+					},
+				},
+			},
+		}
+	}
+
+	tests := []struct {
+		name     string
+		input    string
+		expected string
+	}{
+		{
+			"all_literal_captured",
+			"catalog1.myschema.myindex",
+			"${resources.catalogs.dev_catalog.name}.${resources.schemas.my_schema.name}.myindex",
+		},
+		{
+			"catalog_reference_with_literal_schema_unsupported",
+			"${resources.catalogs.dev_catalog.name}.myschema.myindex",
+			"${resources.catalogs.dev_catalog.name}.myschema.myindex",
+		},
+		{
+			"fully_referenced_unchanged",
+			"${resources.catalogs.dev_catalog.name}.${resources.schemas.my_schema.name}.myindex",
+			"${resources.catalogs.dev_catalog.name}.${resources.schemas.my_schema.name}.myindex",
+		},
+		{
+			"more_than_three_components_skipped",
+			"catalog1.myschema.my.index",
+			"catalog1.myschema.my.index",
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range tests {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			b := newBundle(tc.input)
+			d := bundle.Apply(t.Context(), b, CaptureUCDependencies())
+			require.Nil(t, d)
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.expected, b.Config.Resources.VectorSearchIndexes["idx"].Name)
+		})
+	}
+}