diff --git a/src/Cli.Tests/AutoSimulateTests.cs b/src/Cli.Tests/AutoSimulateTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..14f4412f7c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cli.Tests/AutoSimulateTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+namespace Cli.Tests;
+
+/// <summary>
+/// Tests for the auto-config-simulate CLI command.
+/// </summary>
+[TestClass]
+public class AutoSimulateTests
+{
+    private IFileSystem? _fileSystem;
+    private FileSystemRuntimeConfigLoader? _runtimeConfigLoader;
+
+    [TestInitialize]
+    public void TestInitialize()
+    {
+        _fileSystem = FileSystemUtils.ProvisionMockFileSystem();
+        _runtimeConfigLoader = new FileSystemRuntimeConfigLoader(_fileSystem);
+
+        ILoggerFactory loggerFactory = TestLoggerSupport.ProvisionLoggerFactory();
+        ConfigGenerator.SetLoggerForCliConfigGenerator(loggerFactory.CreateLogger<ConfigGenerator>());
+        SetCliUtilsLogger(loggerFactory.CreateLogger<Utils>());
+    }
+
+    [TestCleanup]
+    public void TestCleanup()
+    {
+        _fileSystem = null;
+        _runtimeConfigLoader = null;
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests that the simulate command fails when no autoentities are defined in the config.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestSimulateAutoentities_NoAutoentitiesDefined()
+    {
+        // Arrange: create an MSSQL config without autoentities
+        InitOptions initOptions = CreateBasicInitOptionsForMsSqlWithConfig(config: TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FILE);
+        Assert.IsTrue(TryGenerateConfig(initOptions, _runtimeConfigLoader!, _fileSystem!));
+
+        AutoConfigSimulateOptions options = new(config: TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FILE);
+
+        // Act
+        bool success = TrySimulateAutoentities(options, _runtimeConfigLoader!, _fileSystem!);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.IsFalse(success);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests that the simulate command options parse the output path correctly.
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestSimulateAutoentitiesOptions_OutputPathParsed()
+    {
+        // Arrange
+        string outputPath = "simulation-output.csv";
+
+        // Act
+        AutoConfigSimulateOptions options = new(output: outputPath, config: TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FILE);
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.AreEqual(outputPath, options.Output);
+        Assert.AreEqual(TEST_RUNTIME_CONFIG_FILE, options.Config);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Tests that the simulate command options default output to null (console output).
+    /// </summary>
+    [TestMethod]
+    public void TestSimulateAutoentitiesOptions_DefaultOutputIsNull()
+    {
+        // Arrange & Act
+        AutoConfigSimulateOptions options = new();
+
+        // Assert
+        Assert.IsNull(options.Output);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Cli/Commands/AutoConfigSimulateOptions.cs b/src/Cli/Commands/AutoConfigSimulateOptions.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..205c8d7d9e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Cli/Commands/AutoConfigSimulateOptions.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+// Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation.
+// Licensed under the MIT License.
+
+using System.IO.Abstractions;
+using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Config;
+using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Product;
+using Cli.Constants;
+using CommandLine;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
+using static Cli.Utils;
+using ILogger = Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.ILogger;
+
+namespace Cli.Commands
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Command options for the auto-config-simulate verb.
+    /// Simulates autoentities generation by querying the database and displaying
+    /// which entities would be created for each filter definition.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Verb("auto-config-simulate", isDefault: false, HelpText = "Simulate autoentities generation by querying the database and displaying the results.", Hidden = false)]
+    public class AutoConfigSimulateOptions : Options
+    {
+        public AutoConfigSimulateOptions(
+            string? output = null,
+            string? config = null)
+            : base(config)
+        {
+            Output = output;
+        }
+
+        [Option('o', "output", Required = false, HelpText = "Path to output CSV file. If not specified, results are printed to the console.")]
+        public string? Output { get; }
+
+        public int Handler(ILogger logger, FileSystemRuntimeConfigLoader loader, IFileSystem fileSystem)
+        {
+            logger.LogInformation("{productName} {version}", PRODUCT_NAME, ProductInfo.GetProductVersion());
+            bool isSuccess = ConfigGenerator.TrySimulateAutoentities(this, loader, fileSystem);
+            if (isSuccess)
+            {
+                return CliReturnCode.SUCCESS;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                logger.LogError("Failed to simulate autoentities.");
+                return CliReturnCode.GENERAL_ERROR;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Cli/ConfigGenerator.cs b/src/Cli/ConfigGenerator.cs
index 6d1fcf946d..31c7e91e9f 100644
--- a/src/Cli/ConfigGenerator.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/ConfigGenerator.cs
@@ -4,14 +4,17 @@
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
 using System.Diagnostics.CodeAnalysis;
 using System.IO.Abstractions;
+using System.Text;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Config;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Config.Converters;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Config.NamingPolicies;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Config.ObjectModel;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Core;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Core.Configurations;
+using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Core.Resolvers;
 using Azure.DataApiBuilder.Service;
 using Cli.Commands;
+using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
 using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Serilog;
 using static Cli.Utils;
@@ -3130,6 +3133,198 @@ private static AutoentityPatterns BuildAutoentityPatterns(AutoConfigOptions opti
             return parsedPermissions;
         }
 
+        // Column names returned by the autoentities SQL query.
+        private const string AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_ENTITY_NAME = "entity_name";
+        private const string AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_OBJECT = "object";
+        private const string AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_SCHEMA = "schema";
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Simulates the autoentities generation by querying the database and displaying
+        /// which entities would be created for each autoentities filter definition.
+        /// When an output file path is provided, results are written as CSV; otherwise they are printed to the console.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="options">The simulate options provided by the user.</param>
+        /// <param name="loader">The config loader to read the existing config.</param>
+        /// <param name="fileSystem">The filesystem used for reading the config file and writing output.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the simulation completed successfully; otherwise, false.</returns>
+        public static bool TrySimulateAutoentities(AutoConfigSimulateOptions options, FileSystemRuntimeConfigLoader loader, IFileSystem fileSystem)
+        {
+            if (!TryGetConfigFileBasedOnCliPrecedence(loader, options.Config, out string runtimeConfigFile))
+            {
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            // Load config with env var replacement so the connection string is fully resolved.
+            DeserializationVariableReplacementSettings replacementSettings = new(doReplaceEnvVar: true);
+            if (!loader.TryLoadConfig(runtimeConfigFile, out RuntimeConfig? runtimeConfig, replacementSettings: replacementSettings))
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Failed to read the config file: {runtimeConfigFile}.", runtimeConfigFile);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (runtimeConfig.DataSource.DatabaseType != DatabaseType.MSSQL)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Autoentities simulation is only supported for MSSQL databases. Current database type: {DatabaseType}.", runtimeConfig.DataSource.DatabaseType);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (runtimeConfig.Autoentities?.Autoentities is null || runtimeConfig.Autoentities.Autoentities.Count == 0)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("No autoentities definitions found in the config file.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            string connectionString = runtimeConfig.DataSource.ConnectionString;
+            if (string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(connectionString))
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Connection string is missing or empty in config file.");
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            MsSqlQueryBuilder queryBuilder = new();
+            string query = queryBuilder.BuildGetAutoentitiesQuery();
+
+            Dictionary<string, List<(string EntityName, string SchemaName, string ObjectName)>> results = new();
+
+            try
+            {
+                using SqlConnection connection = new(connectionString);
+                connection.Open();
+
+                foreach ((string filterName, Autoentity autoentity) in runtimeConfig.Autoentities.Autoentities)
+                {
+                    string include = string.Join(",", autoentity.Patterns.Include);
+                    string exclude = string.Join(",", autoentity.Patterns.Exclude);
+                    string namePattern = autoentity.Patterns.Name;
+
+                    List<(string, string, string)> filterResults = new();
+
+                    using SqlCommand command = new(query, connection);
+                    command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@include_pattern", include);
+                    command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@exclude_pattern", exclude);
+                    command.Parameters.AddWithValue("@name_pattern", namePattern);
+
+                    using SqlDataReader reader = command.ExecuteReader();
+                    while (reader.Read())
+                    {
+                        string entityName = reader[AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_ENTITY_NAME]?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+                        string objectName = reader[AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_OBJECT]?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+                        string schemaName = reader[AUTOENTITIES_COLUMN_SCHEMA]?.ToString() ?? string.Empty;
+
+                        if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(entityName) && !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(objectName))
+                        {
+                            filterResults.Add((entityName, schemaName, objectName));
+                        }
+                    }
+
+                    results[filterName] = filterResults;
+                }
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Failed to query the database: {Message}", ex.Message);
+                return false;
+            }
+
+            if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(options.Output))
+            {
+                return WriteSimulationResultsToCsvFile(options.Output, results, fileSystem);
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                WriteSimulationResultsToConsole(results);
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the autoentities simulation results to the console in a human-readable format.
+        /// Results are grouped by filter name with entity-to-database-object mappings.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="results">The simulation results keyed by filter (definition) name.</param>
+        private static void WriteSimulationResultsToConsole(Dictionary<string, List<(string EntityName, string SchemaName, string ObjectName)>> results)
+        {
+            Console.WriteLine("AutoEntities Simulation Results");
+            Console.WriteLine();
+
+            foreach ((string filterName, List<(string EntityName, string SchemaName, string ObjectName)> matches) in results)
+            {
+                Console.WriteLine($"Filter: {filterName}");
+                Console.WriteLine($"Matches: {matches.Count}");
+                Console.WriteLine();
+
+                if (matches.Count == 0)
+                {
+                    Console.WriteLine("(no matches)");
+                }
+                else
+                {
+                    int maxEntityNameLength = matches.Max(m => m.EntityName.Length);
+                    foreach ((string entityName, string schemaName, string objectName) in matches)
+                    {
+                        Console.WriteLine($"{entityName.PadRight(maxEntityNameLength)} -> {schemaName}.{objectName}");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                Console.WriteLine();
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Writes the autoentities simulation results to a CSV file.
+        /// The file includes a header row followed by one row per matched entity.
+        /// If the file already exists it is overwritten.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="outputPath">The file path to write the CSV output to.</param>
+        /// <param name="results">The simulation results keyed by filter (definition) name.</param>
+        /// <param name="fileSystem">The filesystem abstraction used for writing the file.</param>
+        /// <returns>True if the file was written successfully; otherwise, false.</returns>
+        private static bool WriteSimulationResultsToCsvFile(
+            string outputPath,
+            Dictionary<string, List<(string EntityName, string SchemaName, string ObjectName)>> results,
+            IFileSystem fileSystem)
+        {
+            try
+            {
+                StringBuilder sb = new();
+                sb.AppendLine("filter_name,entity_name,database_object");
+
+                foreach ((string filterName, List<(string EntityName, string SchemaName, string ObjectName)> matches) in results)
+                {
+                    foreach ((string entityName, string schemaName, string objectName) in matches)
+                    {
+                        sb.AppendLine($"{QuoteCsvValue(filterName)},{QuoteCsvValue(entityName)},{QuoteCsvValue($"{schemaName}.{objectName}")}");
+                    }
+                }
+
+                fileSystem.File.WriteAllText(outputPath, sb.ToString());
+                _logger.LogInformation("Simulation results written to {outputPath}.", outputPath);
+                return true;
+            }
+            catch (Exception ex)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Failed to write output file: {Message}", ex.Message);
+                return false;
+            }
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Quotes a value for inclusion in a CSV field.
+        /// If the value contains a comma, double-quote, or newline, it is wrapped in double-quotes
+        /// and any embedded double-quotes are escaped by doubling them.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="value">The value to quote.</param>
+        /// <returns>A properly escaped CSV field value.</returns>
+        private static string QuoteCsvValue(string value)
+        {
+            if (value.Contains(',') || value.Contains('"') || value.Contains('\n') || value.Contains('\r'))
+            {
+                return $"\"{value.Replace("\"", "\"\"")}\"";
+            }
+
+            return value;
+        }
+
         /// <summary>
         /// Attempts to update the Azure Key Vault configuration options based on the provided values.
         /// Validates that any user-provided parameter value is valid and updates the runtime configuration accordingly.
diff --git a/src/Cli/Program.cs b/src/Cli/Program.cs
index e4732da095..de16ed27f5 100644
--- a/src/Cli/Program.cs
+++ b/src/Cli/Program.cs
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ public static int Execute(string[] args, ILogger cliLogger, IFileSystem fileSyst
             });
 
             // Parsing user arguments and executing required methods.
-            int result = parser.ParseArguments<InitOptions, AddOptions, UpdateOptions, StartOptions, ValidateOptions, ExportOptions, AddTelemetryOptions, ConfigureOptions, AutoConfigOptions>(args)
+            int result = parser.ParseArguments<InitOptions, AddOptions, UpdateOptions, StartOptions, ValidateOptions, ExportOptions, AddTelemetryOptions, ConfigureOptions, AutoConfigOptions, AutoConfigSimulateOptions>(args)
                 .MapResult(
                     (InitOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
                     (AddOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ public static int Execute(string[] args, ILogger cliLogger, IFileSystem fileSyst
                     (AddTelemetryOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
                     (ConfigureOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
                     (AutoConfigOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
+                    (AutoConfigSimulateOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
                     (ExportOptions options) => options.Handler(cliLogger, loader, fileSystem),
                     errors => DabCliParserErrorHandler.ProcessErrorsAndReturnExitCode(errors));