diff --git a/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx b/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
index 47b448485..db78181c6 100644
--- a/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/containers/DownloadManegement.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,13 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
   const { setProviders } = useModelProvider()
   const { open: isLeftPanelOpen } = useLeftPanel()
   const [isPopoverOpen, setIsPopoverOpen] = useState(false)
-  const { downloads, updateProgress, removeDownload } = useDownloadStore()
+  const {
+    downloads,
+    updateProgress,
+    localDownloadingModels,
+    removeDownload,
+    removeLocalDownloadingModel,
+  } = useDownloadStore()
   const { updateState } = useAppUpdater()
 
   const [appUpdateState, setAppUpdateState] = useState({
@@ -76,23 +82,36 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
     })
   }, [])
 
+  const downloadProcesses = useMemo(() => {
+    // Get downloads with progress data
+    const downloadsWithProgress = Object.values(downloads).map((download) => ({
+      id: download.name,
+      name: download.name,
+      progress: download.progress,
+      current: download.current,
+      total: download.total,
+    }))
+
+    // Add local downloading models that don't have progress data yet
+    const localDownloadsWithoutProgress = Array.from(localDownloadingModels)
+      .filter((modelId) => !downloads[modelId]) // Only include models not in downloads
+      .map((modelId) => ({
+        id: modelId,
+        name: modelId,
+        progress: 0,
+        current: 0,
+        total: 0,
+      }))
+
+    return [...downloadsWithProgress, ...localDownloadsWithoutProgress]
+  }, [downloads, localDownloadingModels])
+
   const downloadCount = useMemo(() => {
-    const modelDownloads = Object.keys(downloads).length
+    const modelDownloads = downloadProcesses.length
     const appUpdateDownload = appUpdateState.isDownloading ? 1 : 0
     const total = modelDownloads + appUpdateDownload
     return total
-  }, [downloads, appUpdateState.isDownloading])
-  const downloadProcesses = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      Object.values(downloads).map((download) => ({
-        id: download.name,
-        name: download.name,
-        progress: download.progress,
-        current: download.current,
-        total: download.total,
-      })),
-    [downloads]
-  )
+  }, [downloadProcesses, appUpdateState.isDownloading])
 
   const overallProgress = useMemo(() => {
     const modelTotal = downloadProcesses.reduce((acc, download) => {
@@ -139,29 +158,32 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
     (state: DownloadState) => {
       console.debug('onFileDownloadError', state)
       removeDownload(state.modelId)
+      removeLocalDownloadingModel(state.modelId)
     },
-    [removeDownload]
+    [removeDownload, removeLocalDownloadingModel]
   )
 
   const onFileDownloadStopped = useCallback(
     (state: DownloadState) => {
       console.debug('onFileDownloadError', state)
       removeDownload(state.modelId)
+      removeLocalDownloadingModel(state.modelId)
     },
-    [removeDownload]
+    [removeDownload, removeLocalDownloadingModel]
   )
 
   const onFileDownloadSuccess = useCallback(
     async (state: DownloadState) => {
       console.debug('onFileDownloadSuccess', state)
       removeDownload(state.modelId)
+      removeLocalDownloadingModel(state.modelId)
       getProviders().then(setProviders)
       toast.success('Download Complete', {
         id: 'download-complete',
         description: `The model ${state.modelId} has been downloaded`,
       })
     },
-    [removeDownload, setProviders]
+    [removeDownload, removeLocalDownloadingModel, setProviders]
   )
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -264,12 +286,16 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
                     />
                     <p className="text-main-view-fg/60 text-xs">
                       {`${renderGB(appUpdateState.downloadedBytes)} / ${renderGB(appUpdateState.totalBytes)}`}{' '}
-                      GB ({Math.round(appUpdateState.downloadProgress * 100)}%)
+                      GB ({Math.round(appUpdateState.downloadProgress * 100)}
+                      %)
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 )}
                 {downloadProcesses.map((download) => (
-                  <div className="bg-main-view-fg/4 rounded-md p-2">
+                  <div
+                    key={download.id}
+                    className="bg-main-view-fg/4 rounded-md p-2"
+                  >
                     <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
                       <p className="truncate text-main-view-fg/80">
                         {download.name}
@@ -299,8 +325,9 @@ export function DownloadManagement() {
                       className="my-2"
                     />
                     <p className="text-main-view-fg/60 text-xs">
-                      {`${renderGB(download.current)} / ${renderGB(download.total)}`}{' '}
-                      GB ({Math.round(download.progress * 100)}%)
+                      {download.total > 0
+                        ? `${renderGB(download.current)} / ${renderGB(download.total)} GB (${Math.round(download.progress * 100)}%)`
+                        : 'Initializing download...'}
                     </p>
                   </div>
                 ))}
diff --git a/web-app/src/hooks/useDownloadStore.ts b/web-app/src/hooks/useDownloadStore.ts
index 8a0e6ac19..48a5a347c 100644
--- a/web-app/src/hooks/useDownloadStore.ts
+++ b/web-app/src/hooks/useDownloadStore.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ export interface DownloadProgressProps {
 // Zustand store for thinking block state
 export type DownloadState = {
   downloads: { [id: string]: DownloadProgressProps }
+  localDownloadingModels: Set<string>
   removeDownload: (id: string) => void
   updateProgress: (
     id: string,
@@ -19,6 +20,8 @@ export type DownloadState = {
     current?: number,
     total?: number
   ) => void
+  addLocalDownloadingModel: (modelId: string) => void
+  removeLocalDownloadingModel: (modelId: string) => void
 }
 
 /**
@@ -26,6 +29,7 @@ export type DownloadState = {
  */
 export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set) => ({
   downloads: {},
+  localDownloadingModels: new Set(),
   removeDownload: (id: string) =>
     set((state) => {
       // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-unused-vars
@@ -46,4 +50,18 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set) => ({
         },
       },
     })),
+
+  addLocalDownloadingModel: (modelId: string) =>
+    set((state) => ({
+      localDownloadingModels: new Set(state.localDownloadingModels).add(
+        modelId
+      ),
+    })),
+
+  removeLocalDownloadingModel: (modelId: string) =>
+    set((state) => {
+      const newSet = new Set(state.localDownloadingModels)
+      newSet.delete(modelId)
+      return { localDownloadingModels: newSet }
+    }),
 }))
diff --git a/web-app/src/routes/hub.tsx b/web-app/src/routes/hub.tsx
index c4327fb04..42147d0f8 100644
--- a/web-app/src/routes/hub.tsx
+++ b/web-app/src/routes/hub.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,8 @@ function Hub() {
     }
   }
 
-  const { downloads } = useDownloadStore()
+  const { downloads, localDownloadingModels, addLocalDownloadingModel } =
+    useDownloadStore()
 
   const downloadProcesses = useMemo(
     () =>
@@ -225,7 +226,9 @@ function Hub() {
         model.models.find((e) =>
           defaultModelQuantizations.some((m) => e.id.toLowerCase().includes(m))
         )?.id ?? model.models[0]?.id
-      const isDownloading = downloadProcesses.some((e) => e.id === modelId)
+      const isDownloading =
+        localDownloadingModels.has(modelId) ||
+        downloadProcesses.some((e) => e.id === modelId)
       const downloadProgress =
         downloadProcesses.find((e) => e.id === modelId)?.progress || 0
       const isDownloaded = llamaProvider?.models.some(
@@ -233,6 +236,12 @@ function Hub() {
       )
       const isRecommended = isRecommendedModel(model.metadata?.id)
 
+      const handleDownload = () => {
+        // Immediately set local downloading state
+        addLocalDownloadingModel(modelId)
+        downloadModel(modelId)
+      }
+
       return (
         <div
           className={cn(
@@ -255,7 +264,7 @@ function Hub() {
           ) : (
             <Button
               size="sm"
-              onClick={() => downloadModel(modelId)}
+              onClick={handleDownload}
               className={cn(isDownloading && 'hidden')}
               ref={isRecommended ? downloadButtonRef : undefined}
             >
@@ -271,6 +280,8 @@ function Hub() {
     handleUseModel,
     isRecommendedModel,
     downloadButtonRef,
+    localDownloadingModels,
+    addLocalDownloadingModel,
   ])
 
   const { step } = useSearch({ from: Route.id })
@@ -320,7 +331,8 @@ function Hub() {
   }
 
   // Check if any model is currently downloading
-  const isDownloading = downloadProcesses.length > 0
+  const isDownloading =
+    localDownloadingModels.size > 0 || downloadProcesses.length > 0
 
   const steps = [
     {
@@ -553,6 +565,9 @@ function Hub() {
                                       </p>
                                       {(() => {
                                         const isDownloading =
+                                          localDownloadingModels.has(
+                                            variant.id
+                                          ) ||
                                           downloadProcesses.some(
                                             (e) => e.id === variant.id
                                           )
@@ -607,9 +622,12 @@ function Hub() {
                                           <div
                                             className="size-6 cursor-pointer flex items-center justify-center rounded hover:bg-main-view-fg/10 transition-all duration-200 ease-in-out"
                                             title="Download model"
-                                            onClick={() =>
+                                            onClick={() => {
+                                              addLocalDownloadingModel(
+                                                variant.id
+                                              )
                                               downloadModel(variant.id)
-                                            }
+                                            }}
                                           >
                                             <IconDownload
                                               size={16}