diff --git a/src-tauri/src/core/server.rs b/src-tauri/src/core/server.rs
index e5a784670..f4f270106 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/core/server.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/core/server.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 use hyper::service::{make_service_fn, service_fn};
 use hyper::{Body, Request, Response, Server, StatusCode};
 use reqwest::Client;
+use serde_json::Value;
 use std::convert::Infallible;
 use std::net::SocketAddr;
 use std::sync::LazyLock;
@@ -263,6 +264,7 @@ async fn proxy_request(
 
     let original_path = req.uri().path();
     let path = get_destination_path(original_path, &config.prefix);
+    let method = req.method().clone();
 
     // Verify Host header (check target), but bypass for whitelisted paths
     let whitelisted_paths = ["/", "/openapi.json", "/favicon.ico"];
@@ -368,10 +370,11 @@ async fn proxy_request(
 
             let mut builder = Response::builder().status(status);
 
-            // Copy response headers, excluding CORS headers to avoid conflicts
+            // Copy response headers, excluding CORS headers and Content-Length to avoid conflicts
             for (name, value) in response.headers() {
                 // Skip CORS headers from upstream to avoid duplicates
-                if !is_cors_header(name.as_str()) {
+                // Skip Content-Length header when filtering models response to avoid mismatch
+                if !is_cors_header(name.as_str()) && name != hyper::header::CONTENT_LENGTH {
                     builder = builder.header(name, value);
                 }
             }
@@ -386,7 +389,20 @@ async fn proxy_request(
 
             // Read response body
             match response.bytes().await {
-                Ok(bytes) => Ok(builder.body(Body::from(bytes)).unwrap()),
+                Ok(bytes) => {
+                    // Check if this is a /models endpoint request and filter the response
+                    if path.contains("/models") && method == hyper::Method::GET {
+                        match filter_models_response(&bytes) {
+                            Ok(filtered_bytes) => Ok(builder.body(Body::from(filtered_bytes)).unwrap()),
+                            Err(e) => {
+                                log::warn!("Failed to filter models response: {}, returning original", e);
+                                Ok(builder.body(Body::from(bytes)).unwrap())
+                            }
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        Ok(builder.body(Body::from(bytes)).unwrap())
+                    }
+                },
                 Err(e) => {
                     log::error!("Failed to read response body: {}", e);
                     let mut error_response =
@@ -419,6 +435,50 @@ async fn proxy_request(
     }
 }
 
+/// Filters models response to keep only models with status "downloaded"
+fn filter_models_response(bytes: &[u8]) -> Result<Vec<u8>, Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync>> {
+    let response_text = std::str::from_utf8(bytes)?;
+    let mut response_json: Value = serde_json::from_str(response_text)?;
+    
+    // Check if this is a ListModelsResponseDto format with data array
+    if let Some(data_array) = response_json.get_mut("data") {
+        if let Some(models) = data_array.as_array_mut() {
+            // Keep only models where status == "downloaded"
+            models.retain(|model| {
+                if let Some(status) = model.get("status") {
+                    if let Some(status_str) = status.as_str() {
+                        status_str == "downloaded"
+                    } else {
+                        false // Remove models without string status
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    false // Remove models without status field
+                }
+            });
+            log::debug!("Filtered models response: {} downloaded models remaining", models.len());
+        }
+    } else if response_json.is_array() {
+        // Handle direct array format
+        if let Some(models) = response_json.as_array_mut() {
+            models.retain(|model| {
+                if let Some(status) = model.get("status") {
+                    if let Some(status_str) = status.as_str() {
+                        status_str == "downloaded"
+                    } else {
+                        false // Remove models without string status
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    false // Remove models without status field
+                }
+            });
+            log::debug!("Filtered models response: {} downloaded models remaining", models.len());
+        }
+    }
+    
+    let filtered_response = serde_json::to_vec(&response_json)?;
+    Ok(filtered_response)
+}
+
 /// Checks if a header is a CORS-related header that should be filtered out from upstream responses
 fn is_cors_header(header_name: &str) -> bool {
     let header_lower = header_name.to_lowercase();
@@ -585,3 +645,139 @@ pub async fn stop_server() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error + Send + Sync
 
     Ok(())
 }
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+    use serde_json::json;
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filter_models_response_with_downloaded_status() {
+        let test_response = json!({
+            "object": "list",
+            "data": [
+                {
+                    "id": "model1",
+                    "name": "Model 1",
+                    "status": "downloaded"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model2",
+                    "name": "Model 2",
+                    "status": "available"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model3",
+                    "name": "Model 3"
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+
+        let response_bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&test_response).unwrap();
+        let filtered_bytes = filter_models_response(&response_bytes).unwrap();
+        let filtered_response: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&filtered_bytes).unwrap();
+
+        let data = filtered_response["data"].as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 1); // Should have 1 model (only model1 with "downloaded" status)
+        
+        // Verify only model1 (with "downloaded" status) is kept
+        assert!(data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model1"));
+        
+        // Verify model2 and model3 are filtered out
+        assert!(!data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model2"));
+        assert!(!data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model3"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filter_models_response_direct_array() {
+        let test_response = json!([
+            {
+                "id": "model1",
+                "name": "Model 1",
+                "status": "downloaded"
+            },
+            {
+                "id": "model2",
+                "name": "Model 2",
+                "status": "available"
+            }
+        ]);
+
+        let response_bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&test_response).unwrap();
+        let filtered_bytes = filter_models_response(&response_bytes).unwrap();
+        let filtered_response: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&filtered_bytes).unwrap();
+
+        let data = filtered_response.as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 1); // Should have 1 model (only model1 with "downloaded" status)
+        assert!(data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model1"));
+        assert!(!data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model2"));
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filter_models_response_no_status_field() {
+        let test_response = json!({
+            "object": "list",
+            "data": [
+                {
+                    "id": "model1",
+                    "name": "Model 1"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model2",
+                    "name": "Model 2"
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+
+        let response_bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&test_response).unwrap();
+        let filtered_bytes = filter_models_response(&response_bytes).unwrap();
+        let filtered_response: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&filtered_bytes).unwrap();
+
+        let data = filtered_response["data"].as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 0); // Should remove all models when no status field (no "downloaded" status)
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_filter_models_response_multiple_downloaded() {
+        let test_response = json!({
+            "object": "list",
+            "data": [
+                {
+                    "id": "model1",
+                    "name": "Model 1",
+                    "status": "downloaded"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model2",
+                    "name": "Model 2",
+                    "status": "available"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model3",
+                    "name": "Model 3",
+                    "status": "downloaded"
+                },
+                {
+                    "id": "model4",
+                    "name": "Model 4",
+                    "status": "installing"
+                }
+            ]
+        });
+
+        let response_bytes = serde_json::to_vec(&test_response).unwrap();
+        let filtered_bytes = filter_models_response(&response_bytes).unwrap();
+        let filtered_response: serde_json::Value = serde_json::from_slice(&filtered_bytes).unwrap();
+
+        let data = filtered_response["data"].as_array().unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(data.len(), 2); // Should have 2 models (model1 and model3 with "downloaded" status)
+        
+        // Verify only models with "downloaded" status are kept
+        assert!(data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model1"));
+        assert!(data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model3"));
+        
+        // Verify other models are filtered out
+        assert!(!data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model2"));
+        assert!(!data.iter().any(|model| model["id"] == "model4"));
+    }
+}