diff --git a/ultralytics/models/yolo/model.py b/ultralytics/models/yolo/model.py
index 1bd38d3b..f10dc977 100644
--- a/ultralytics/models/yolo/model.py
+++ b/ultralytics/models/yolo/model.py
@@ -18,6 +18,11 @@ class YOLO(Model):
             new_instance = YOLOWorld(path)
             self.__class__ = type(new_instance)
             self.__dict__ = new_instance.__dict__
+        elif "yolov10" in path.stem:
+            from ultralytics import YOLOv10
+            new_instance = YOLOv10(path)
+            self.__class__ = type(new_instance)
+            self.__dict__ = new_instance.__dict__
         else:
             # Continue with default YOLO initialization
             super().__init__(model=model, task=task, verbose=verbose)
diff --git a/ultralytics/models/yolov10/model.py b/ultralytics/models/yolov10/model.py
index e1c3e28c..a8881395 100644
--- a/ultralytics/models/yolov10/model.py
+++ b/ultralytics/models/yolov10/model.py
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
-from ..yolo import YOLO
+from ultralytics.engine.model import Model
 from ultralytics.nn.tasks import YOLOv10DetectionModel
 from .val import YOLOv10DetectionValidator
 from .predict import YOLOv10DetectionPredictor
 from .train import YOLOv10DetectionTrainer
 
-class YOLOv10(YOLO):
+class YOLOv10(Model):
+
+    def __init__(self, model="yolov10n.pt", task=None, verbose=False):
+        super().__init__(model=model, task=task, verbose=verbose)
+
     @property
     def task_map(self):
         """Map head to model, trainer, validator, and predictor classes."""