diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/out.test.toml b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/out.test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d560f1de04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/out.test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+Local = true
+Cloud = false
+
+[EnvMatrix]
+  DATABRICKS_BUNDLE_ENGINE = ["terraform", "direct"]
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/output.txt b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/output.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f5ce0ac53c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/output.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+
+=== SPOG account profile should be valid
+>>> [CLI] auth profiles --output json
+{
+  "profiles": [
+    {
+      "name":"spog-account",
+      "host":"[DATABRICKS_URL]",
+      "account_id":"spog-acct-123",
+      "workspace_id":"none",
+      "cloud":"aws",
+      "auth_type":"pat",
+      "valid":true
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/script b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/script
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..64285ad0ec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/script
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+sethome "./home"
+
+# Create a SPOG account profile: non-accounts.* host with account_id, no workspace_id.
+# Before the fix, this was misclassified as WorkspaceConfig and validated with
+# CurrentUser.Me, which fails on account-scoped SPOG hosts.
+cat > "./home/.databrickscfg" <<EOF
+[spog-account]
+host = ${DATABRICKS_HOST}
+account_id = spog-acct-123
+workspace_id = none
+token = test-token
+EOF
+
+title "SPOG account profile should be valid"
+trace $CLI auth profiles --output json
diff --git a/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/test.toml b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..817e024016
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/cmd/auth/profiles/spog-account/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+Ignore = [
+    "home"
+]
+
+# Override .well-known to return account-scoped OIDC, simulating a SPOG host.
+# The oidc_endpoint contains /oidc/accounts/ which signals account-scoped OIDC.
+[[Server]]
+Pattern = "GET /.well-known/databricks-config"
+Response.Body = '''
+{
+    "account_id": "spog-acct-123",
+    "oidc_endpoint": "localhost/oidc/accounts/spog-acct-123"
+}
+'''
+
+# Provide a handler for the account workspaces list endpoint used by
+# auth profiles validation for account-type configs.
+[[Server]]
+Pattern = "GET /api/2.0/accounts/spog-acct-123/workspaces"
+Response.Body = '[]'
diff --git a/cmd/auth/profiles.go b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
index 38ba3599fc..da76eceecb 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/profiles.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/profiles.go
@@ -5,9 +5,11 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"io/fs"
+	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/auth"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/cmdio"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/databrickscfg"
 	"github.com/databricks/cli/libs/databrickscfg/profile"
@@ -56,7 +58,30 @@ func (c *profileMetadata) Load(ctx context.Context, configFilePath string, skipV
 		return
 	}
 
-	switch cfg.ConfigType() {
+	// ConfigType() classifies based on the host URL prefix (accounts.* →
+	// AccountConfig, everything else → WorkspaceConfig). SPOG hosts don't
+	// match the accounts.* prefix so they're misclassified as WorkspaceConfig.
+	// Use the resolved DiscoveryURL (from .well-known/databricks-config) to
+	// detect SPOG hosts with account-scoped OIDC, matching the routing logic
+	// in auth.AuthArguments.ToOAuthArgument().
+	configType := cfg.ConfigType()
+	isAccountScopedOIDC := cfg.DiscoveryURL != "" && strings.Contains(cfg.DiscoveryURL, "/oidc/accounts/")
+	if configType != config.AccountConfig && cfg.AccountID != "" && isAccountScopedOIDC {
+		if cfg.WorkspaceID != "" && cfg.WorkspaceID != auth.WorkspaceIDNone {
+			configType = config.WorkspaceConfig
+		} else {
+			configType = config.AccountConfig
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Legacy backward compat: profiles with Experimental_IsUnifiedHost where
+	// .well-known is unreachable (so DiscoveryURL is empty). Matches the
+	// fallback in auth.AuthArguments.ToOAuthArgument().
+	if configType == config.InvalidConfig && cfg.Experimental_IsUnifiedHost && cfg.AccountID != "" {
+		configType = config.AccountConfig
+	}
+
+	switch configType {
 	case config.AccountConfig:
 		a, err := databricks.NewAccountClient((*databricks.Config)(cfg))
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go b/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
index afd7b0b548..edbdd25fb5 100644
--- a/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
+++ b/cmd/auth/profiles_test.go
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package auth
 
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"net/http"
+	"net/http/httptest"
+	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
 	"testing"
@@ -74,3 +78,189 @@ func TestProfilesDefaultMarker(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Equal(t, "profile-a", defaultProfile)
 }
+
+// newProfileTestServer creates a mock server for profile validation tests.
+// It serves /.well-known/databricks-config with the given OIDC shape and
+// responds to the workspace/account validation API endpoints.
+func newProfileTestServer(t *testing.T, accountScoped bool, accountID string) *httptest.Server {
+	t.Helper()
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/.well-known/databricks-config":
+			oidcEndpoint := r.Host + "/oidc"
+			if accountScoped {
+				oidcEndpoint = r.Host + "/oidc/accounts/" + accountID
+			}
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"account_id":    accountID,
+				"oidc_endpoint": oidcEndpoint,
+			})
+		case "/api/2.0/preview/scim/v2/Me":
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"userName": "test-user",
+			})
+		case "/api/2.0/accounts/" + accountID + "/workspaces":
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode([]map[string]any{})
+		default:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		}
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+	return server
+}
+
+func TestProfileLoadSPOGConfigType(t *testing.T) {
+	spogServer := newProfileTestServer(t, true, "spog-acct")
+	wsServer := newProfileTestServer(t, false, "ws-acct")
+
+	cases := []struct {
+		name            string
+		host            string
+		accountID       string
+		workspaceID     string
+		wantValid       bool
+		wantConfigCloud string
+	}{
+		{
+			name:      "SPOG account profile validated as account",
+			host:      spogServer.URL,
+			accountID: "spog-acct",
+			wantValid: true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "SPOG workspace profile validated as workspace",
+			host:        spogServer.URL,
+			accountID:   "spog-acct",
+			workspaceID: "ws-123",
+			wantValid:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:        "SPOG profile with workspace_id=none validated as account",
+			host:        spogServer.URL,
+			accountID:   "spog-acct",
+			workspaceID: "none",
+			wantValid:   true,
+		},
+		{
+			name:      "classic workspace with account_id from discovery stays workspace",
+			host:      wsServer.URL,
+			accountID: "ws-acct",
+			wantValid: true,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			dir := t.TempDir()
+			configFile := filepath.Join(dir, ".databrickscfg")
+			t.Setenv("HOME", dir)
+			if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+				t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", dir)
+			}
+
+			content := "[test-profile]\nhost = " + tc.host + "\ntoken = test-token\n"
+			if tc.accountID != "" {
+				content += "account_id = " + tc.accountID + "\n"
+			}
+			if tc.workspaceID != "" {
+				content += "workspace_id = " + tc.workspaceID + "\n"
+			}
+			require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(content), 0o600))
+
+			p := &profileMetadata{
+				Name:      "test-profile",
+				Host:      tc.host,
+				AccountID: tc.accountID,
+			}
+			p.Load(t.Context(), configFile, false)
+
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.wantValid, p.Valid, "Valid mismatch")
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Host, "Host should be set")
+			assert.NotEmpty(t, p.AuthType, "AuthType should be set")
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestProfileLoadUnifiedHostFallback(t *testing.T) {
+	// When Experimental_IsUnifiedHost is set but .well-known is unreachable,
+	// ConfigType() returns InvalidConfig. The fallback should reclassify as
+	// AccountConfig so the profile is still validated.
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/.well-known/databricks-config":
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		case "/api/2.0/accounts/unified-acct/workspaces":
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode([]map[string]any{})
+		default:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		}
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	configFile := filepath.Join(dir, ".databrickscfg")
+	t.Setenv("HOME", dir)
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", dir)
+	}
+
+	content := "[unified-profile]\nhost = " + server.URL + "\ntoken = test-token\naccount_id = unified-acct\nexperimental_is_unified_host = true\n"
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(content), 0o600))
+
+	p := &profileMetadata{
+		Name:      "unified-profile",
+		Host:      server.URL,
+		AccountID: "unified-acct",
+	}
+	p.Load(t.Context(), configFile, false)
+
+	assert.True(t, p.Valid, "unified host profile should be valid via fallback")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Host)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.AuthType)
+}
+
+func TestProfileLoadClassicAccountHost(t *testing.T) {
+	// Classic accounts.* hosts are already correctly classified as AccountConfig
+	// by ConfigType(). Verify that behavior is preserved.
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Type", "application/json")
+		switch r.URL.Path {
+		case "/.well-known/databricks-config":
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode(map[string]any{
+				"account_id":    "classic-acct",
+				"oidc_endpoint": r.Host + "/oidc/accounts/classic-acct",
+			})
+		case "/api/2.0/accounts/classic-acct/workspaces":
+			_ = json.NewEncoder(w).Encode([]map[string]any{})
+		default:
+			w.WriteHeader(http.StatusNotFound)
+		}
+	}))
+	t.Cleanup(server.Close)
+
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	configFile := filepath.Join(dir, ".databrickscfg")
+	t.Setenv("HOME", dir)
+	if runtime.GOOS == "windows" {
+		t.Setenv("USERPROFILE", dir)
+	}
+
+	// Use the test server URL but override the host to look like an accounts host.
+	// Since we can't actually use accounts.cloud.databricks.com in tests, we verify
+	// indirectly: a SPOG profile without workspace_id should be validated as account.
+	content := "[acct-profile]\nhost = " + server.URL + "\ntoken = test-token\naccount_id = classic-acct\n"
+	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(configFile, []byte(content), 0o600))
+
+	p := &profileMetadata{
+		Name:      "acct-profile",
+		Host:      server.URL,
+		AccountID: "classic-acct",
+	}
+	p.Load(t.Context(), configFile, false)
+
+	assert.True(t, p.Valid, "classic account profile should be valid")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.Host)
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, p.AuthType)
+}