diff --git a/integration/test_collection_diversity_hybrid.py b/integration/test_collection_diversity_hybrid.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ef0ae7b08
--- /dev/null
+++ b/integration/test_collection_diversity_hybrid.py
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+"""Integration tests for hybrid search + MMR diversity selection.
+
+``DiversitySelection`` passed inside ``HybridVector.near_vector`` /
+``HybridVector.near_text`` is applied by the server as a post-fusion MMR pass
+(Weaviate >= 1.39.0). These tests assert that ``balance=0`` (pure diversity)
+produces a different ordering than ``balance=1`` (pure relevance), and that
+``mmr.limit`` caps the result count.
+
+The equivalent ``near_vector`` behaviour is covered in
+``test_collection_diversity.py``.
+"""
+
+import pytest
+
+from integration.conftest import CollectionFactory
+from weaviate.classes.query import Diversity, HybridVector
+from weaviate.collections.classes.config import Configure, DataType, Property
+from weaviate.collections.classes.data import DataObject
+
+MIN_VERSION = (1, 39, 0)
+
+
+def _skip_if_unsupported(collection) -> None:
+    if collection._connection._weaviate_version.is_lower_than(*MIN_VERSION):
+        pytest.skip("Hybrid diversity selection requires Weaviate >= 1.39.0")
+
+
+def _create_clustered_collection(collection_factory: CollectionFactory):
+    """Create a collection with 3 tight clusters (a, b, c) of vectors in 3D."""
+    collection = collection_factory(
+        properties=[Property(name="text", data_type=DataType.TEXT)],
+        vectorizer_config=Configure.Vectorizer.none(),
+    )
+    _skip_if_unsupported(collection)
+    collection.data.insert_many(
+        [
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "a1"}, vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0]),
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "a2"}, vector=[0.95, 0.05, 0.0]),
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "a3"}, vector=[0.9, 0.1, 0.0]),
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "b1"}, vector=[0.0, 1.0, 0.0]),
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "b2"}, vector=[0.05, 0.95, 0.0]),
+            DataObject(properties={"text": "c1"}, vector=[0.0, 0.0, 1.0]),
+        ]
+    )
+    return collection
+
+
+def _create_large_collection(collection_factory: CollectionFactory, n_items: int = 50):
+    """Create a collection with enough items (>25) that a small mmr.limit is distinguishable from the server's default limit."""
+    collection = collection_factory(
+        properties=[Property(name="text", data_type=DataType.TEXT)],
+        vectorizer_config=Configure.Vectorizer.none(),
+    )
+    _skip_if_unsupported(collection)
+    collection.data.insert_many(
+        [
+            DataObject(properties={"text": f"t{i}"}, vector=[1.0 - 0.001 * i, 0.0, 0.0])
+            for i in range(n_items)
+        ]
+    )
+    return collection
+
+
+def test_hybrid_near_vector_balance_0_differs_from_balance_1(
+    collection_factory: CollectionFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Hybrid near-vector: balance=0 (diversity) must reorder vs balance=1 (relevance)."""
+    collection = _create_clustered_collection(collection_factory)
+    balance_0 = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=0.0),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    balance_1 = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=1.0),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    assert [o.uuid for o in balance_0] != [o.uuid for o in balance_1]
+
+
+def test_hybrid_near_vector_balance_1_matches_baseline(
+    collection_factory: CollectionFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Hybrid near-vector with MMR balance=1 (pure relevance) matches the plain baseline."""
+    collection = _create_clustered_collection(collection_factory)
+    baseline = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0]),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    mmr_balance_1 = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=1.0),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    assert [o.uuid for o in baseline] == [o.uuid for o in mmr_balance_1]
+
+
+def test_hybrid_alpha_1_balance_0_differs_from_balance_1(
+    collection_factory: CollectionFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Hybrid with explicit alpha=1.0 (pure vector) applies MMR like near_vector."""
+    collection = _create_clustered_collection(collection_factory)
+    balance_0 = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query="irrelevant",
+        alpha=1.0,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=0.0),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    balance_1 = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query="irrelevant",
+        alpha=1.0,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=1.0),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    ).objects
+    assert [o.uuid for o in balance_0] != [o.uuid for o in balance_1]
+
+
+def test_hybrid_respects_mmr_limit(
+    collection_factory: CollectionFactory,
+) -> None:
+    """Hybrid respects mmr.limit as the result-count cap when no outer limit is set."""
+    mmr_limit = 5
+    collection = _create_large_collection(collection_factory, n_items=50)
+
+    result = collection.query.hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=mmr_limit, balance=0.5),
+        ),
+    ).objects
+    assert len(result) == mmr_limit
diff --git a/test/collection/test_hybrid_diversity.py b/test/collection/test_hybrid_diversity.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..679324081
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/collection/test_hybrid_diversity.py
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+"""Unit tests: hybrid search wires diversity_selection into the gRPC request.
+
+Hybrid diversity is a post-fusion, hybrid-level operation, so the
+``HybridVector.near_vector`` / ``HybridVector.near_text`` ``diversity_selection``
+argument must populate the top-level ``Hybrid.selection.mmr`` in the
+SearchRequest proto (not the nested ``near_vector`` / ``near_text`` selection).
+"""
+
+from weaviate.collections.grpc.query import _QueryGRPC
+from weaviate.classes.query import Diversity, HybridVector
+from weaviate.util import _ServerVersion
+
+
+def _builder() -> _QueryGRPC:
+    return _QueryGRPC(
+        weaviate_version=_ServerVersion(1, 39, 0),
+        name="Dummy",
+        tenant=None,
+        consistency_level=None,
+        validate_arguments=True,
+        uses_125_api=True,
+        uses_127_api=True,
+    )
+
+
+def test_hybrid_near_vector_sets_top_level_selection() -> None:
+    req = _builder().hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(
+            vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0],
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=7, balance=0.0),
+        ),
+        limit=7,
+    )
+    # Canonical location: top-level Hybrid.selection, not the nested near_vector.
+    mmr = req.hybrid_search.selection.mmr
+    assert mmr.limit == 7
+    assert mmr.balance == 0.0
+    assert not req.hybrid_search.near_vector.HasField("selection")
+
+
+def test_hybrid_near_text_sets_top_level_selection() -> None:
+    req = _builder().hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_text(
+            query="cats",
+            diversity_selection=Diversity.mmr(limit=3, balance=0.5),
+        ),
+        limit=3,
+    )
+    mmr = req.hybrid_search.selection.mmr
+    assert mmr.limit == 3
+    assert mmr.balance == 0.5
+    assert not req.hybrid_search.near_text.HasField("selection")
+
+
+def test_hybrid_without_selection_leaves_it_unset() -> None:
+    req = _builder().hybrid(
+        query=None,
+        vector=HybridVector.near_vector(vector=[1.0, 0.0, 0.0]),
+        limit=5,
+    )
+    assert not req.hybrid_search.HasField("selection")
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/classes/grpc.py b/weaviate/collections/classes/grpc.py
index aeca327a7..8cebd0960 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/classes/grpc.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/classes/grpc.py
@@ -760,6 +760,7 @@ class _HybridNearBase(_WeaviateInput):
 
     distance: Optional[float] = None
     certainty: Optional[float] = None
+    diversity_selection: Optional[MMR] = None
 
 
 class _HybridNearText(_HybridNearBase):
@@ -772,6 +773,7 @@ class _HybridNearVector:  # can't be a Pydantic model because of validation issu
     vector: NearVectorInputType
     distance: Optional[float]
     certainty: Optional[float]
+    diversity_selection: Optional[MMR]
 
     def __init__(
         self,
@@ -779,10 +781,12 @@ def __init__(
         vector: NearVectorInputType,
         distance: Optional[float] = None,
         certainty: Optional[float] = None,
+        diversity_selection: Optional[MMR] = None,
     ) -> None:
         self.vector = vector
         self.distance = distance
         self.certainty = certainty
+        self.diversity_selection = diversity_selection
 
 
 HybridVectorType = Union[NearVectorInputType, _HybridNearText, _HybridNearVector]
@@ -897,6 +901,7 @@ def near_text(
         distance: Optional[float] = None,
         move_to: Optional[Move] = None,
         move_away: Optional[Move] = None,
+        diversity_selection: Optional[MMR] = None,
     ) -> _HybridNearText:
         """Define a near text search to be used within a hybrid query.
 
@@ -906,6 +911,7 @@ def near_text(
             distance: The maximum distance to search. If not specified, the default distance specified by the server is used.
             move_to: Define the concepts that should be moved towards in the vector space during the search.
             move_away: Define the concepts that should be moved away from in the vector space during the search.
+            diversity_selection: Apply diversity selection (e.g. MMR) to the hybrid results. Requires Weaviate >= 1.39.0.
 
         Returns:
             A `_HybridNearText` object to be used in the `vector` parameter of the `query.hybrid` and `generate.hybrid` search methods.
@@ -916,6 +922,7 @@ def near_text(
             certainty=certainty,
             move_to=move_to,
             move_away=move_away,
+            diversity_selection=diversity_selection,
         )
 
     @staticmethod
@@ -924,12 +931,14 @@ def near_vector(
         *,
         certainty: Optional[float] = None,
         distance: Optional[float] = None,
+        diversity_selection: Optional[MMR] = None,
     ) -> _HybridNearVector:
         """Define a near vector search to be used within a hybrid query.
 
         Args:
             certainty: The minimum similarity score to return. If not specified, the default certainty specified by the server is used.
             distance: The maximum distance to search. If not specified, the default distance specified by the server is used.
+            diversity_selection: Apply diversity selection (e.g. MMR) to the hybrid results. Requires Weaviate >= 1.39.0.
 
         Returns:
             A `_HybridNearVector` object to be used in the `vector` parameter of the `query.hybrid` and `generate.hybrid` search methods.
@@ -938,6 +947,7 @@ def near_vector(
             vector=vector,
             distance=distance,
             certainty=certainty,
+            diversity_selection=diversity_selection,
         )
 
 
diff --git a/weaviate/collections/grpc/shared.py b/weaviate/collections/grpc/shared.py
index f13e5c4b1..a4f3214e9 100644
--- a/weaviate/collections/grpc/shared.py
+++ b/weaviate/collections/grpc/shared.py
@@ -639,6 +639,15 @@ def _parse_hybrid(
 
         near_text, near_vector, vector_bytes, vectors = None, None, None, None
 
+        # Hybrid diversity selection is a post-fusion, hybrid-level operation, so
+        # it is carried on the top-level Hybrid.selection field rather than on the
+        # near_text / near_vector sub-query.
+        hybrid_selection = (
+            vector.diversity_selection
+            if isinstance(vector, (_HybridNearText, _HybridNearVector))
+            else None
+        )
+
         if vector is None:
             pass
         elif isinstance(vector, list) and len(vector) > 0 and isinstance(vector[0], float):
@@ -739,6 +748,7 @@ def _parse_hybrid(
                 vector_bytes=vector_bytes,
                 vector_distance=distance,
                 vectors=vectors,
+                selection=self._diversity_selection_to_grpc(hybrid_selection),
                 bm25_search_operator=base_search_pb2.SearchOperatorOptions(
                     operator=bm25_operator.operator,
                     minimum_or_tokens_match=bm25_operator.minimum_should_match