diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
index c1a61fbfff..a6c67fbb0f 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider.java
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ public class DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider implements ChannelTypeProvider {
             "electric-voltage");
     public static final ChannelTypeUID SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_ENERGY = new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID,
             "electric-energy");
+    public static final ChannelTypeUID SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_UV_INDEX = new ChannelTypeUID(BINDING_ID, "uv-index");
 
     /**
      * Signal strength default system wide {@link ChannelType}. Represents signal strength of a device as a number
@@ -397,6 +398,15 @@ public class DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider implements ChannelTypeProvider {
                     StateDescriptionFragmentBuilder.create().withReadOnly(true).withPattern("%.1f %unit%").build())
             .withTags(List.of("Measurement", "Energy")).build();
 
+    /**
+     * UV Index: system wide {@link ChannelType} which shows the UV Index
+     */
+    public static final ChannelType SYSTEM_UV_INDEX = ChannelTypeBuilder
+            .state(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_UV_INDEX, "UV Index", CoreItemFactory.NUMBER)
+            .withDescription("Current UV index").withStateDescriptionFragment(StateDescriptionFragmentBuilder.create()
+                    .withReadOnly(true).withPattern("%d").withMinimum(BigDecimal.ONE).build())
+            .withTags(List.of("Measurement", "Ultraviolet")).build();
+
     private static final Collection<ChannelType> CHANNEL_TYPES = List.of(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_SIGNAL_STRENGTH,
             SYSTEM_CHANNEL_LOW_BATTERY, SYSTEM_CHANNEL_BATTERY_LEVEL, SYSTEM_TRIGGER, SYSTEM_RAWBUTTON, SYSTEM_BUTTON,
             SYSTEM_RAWROCKER, SYSTEM_POWER, SYSTEM_LOCATION, SYSTEM_MOTION, SYSTEM_BRIGHTNESS, SYSTEM_COLOR,
@@ -404,7 +414,7 @@ public class DefaultSystemChannelTypeProvider implements ChannelTypeProvider {
             SYSTEM_MEDIA_TITLE, SYSTEM_MEDIA_ARTIST, SYSTEM_WIND_DIRECTION, SYSTEM_WIND_SPEED,
             SYSTEM_OUTDOOR_TEMPERATURE, SYSTEM_INDOOR_TEMPERATURE, SYSTEM_ATMOSPHERIC_HUMIDITY,
             SYSTEM_BAROMETRIC_PRESSURE, SYSTEM_ELECTRIC_POWER, SYSTEM_ELECTRIC_CURRENT, SYSTEM_ELECTRIC_VOLTAGE,
-            SYSTEM_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY);
+            SYSTEM_ELECTRICAL_ENERGY, SYSTEM_UV_INDEX);
 
     private final Map<LocalizedKey, ChannelType> localizedChannelTypeCache = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
diff --git a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/DefaultSystemChannels.properties b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/DefaultSystemChannels.properties
index 55426488ec..11f2d68938 100644
--- a/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/DefaultSystemChannels.properties
+++ b/bundles/org.openhab.core.thing/src/main/resources/OH-INF/i18n/DefaultSystemChannels.properties
@@ -56,3 +56,5 @@ channel-type.system.electric-voltage.label = Electric Voltage
 channel-type.system.electric-voltage.description = Current electric voltage
 channel-type.system.electrical-energy.label = Electrical Energy
 channel-type.system.electrical-energy.description = Current electrical energy
+channel-type.system.uv-index.label = UV Index
+channel-type.system.uv-index.description = Current UV index
diff --git a/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java b/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
index 49a57a07c8..c94c33a709 100644
--- a/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
+++ b/itests/org.openhab.core.thing.tests/src/main/java/org/openhab/core/thing/SystemWideChannelTypesTest.java
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import org.openhab.core.types.StateOption;
 @NonNullByDefault
 public class SystemWideChannelTypesTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
 
-    private static final int NUMBER_OF_SYSTEM_WIDE_CHANNEL_TYPES = 29;
+    private static final int NUMBER_OF_SYSTEM_WIDE_CHANNEL_TYPES = 30;
 
     private @NonNullByDefault({}) ChannelTypeProvider systemChannelTypeProvider;
 
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ public class SystemWideChannelTypesTest extends JavaOSGiTest {
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_CURRENT, null));
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_VOLTAGE, null));
         assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_ELECTRIC_ENERGY, null));
+        assertNotNull(systemChannelTypeProvider.getChannelType(SYSTEM_CHANNEL_TYPE_UID_UV_INDEX, null));
     }
 
     @Test