diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerFilters.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerFilters.svelte
index 7c0eacff02..bd8c1a6d55 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerFilters.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerFilters.svelte
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@
 	<!-- a checkbox chip: the whole pill is the control, the box is its indicator -->
 	<Toggle
 		bind:pressed={draft}
-		class="inline-flex items-center whitespace-nowrap {FILTER_TRIGGER_CLASS}"
+		class="inline-flex items-center whitespace-nowrap {FILTER_TRIGGER_CLASS} px-2!"
 		variant="outline"
 	>
 		<span
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorDropdown.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorDropdown.svelte
index b57d789187..194f28ee6c 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorDropdown.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorDropdown.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import ModelLoadHighlight from '../ModelLoadHighlight.svelte';
-	import { ChevronDown, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { Box, ChevronDown, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import {
 		DropdownMenuSearchable,
 		ModelId,
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 	} from '$lib/constants';
 	import { KeyboardKey, ServerModelStatus } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { useModelsSelector } from '$lib/hooks/use-models-selector.svelte';
-	import { modelsStore, settingsStore } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { modelsStore, settingsStore, uiStore } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { modelLoadFraction } from '$lib/utils';
 	import { rawModelId } from '$lib/utils/model-option-id';
 
@@ -133,6 +133,13 @@
 		highlightedId = visualOrder[index];
 	}
 
+	function handleManageModels() {
+		isOpen = false;
+
+		// let the menu finish closing before the dialog takes focus
+		setTimeout(() => uiStore.openModelsManager(), 0);
+	}
+
 	function handleAddBackend() {
 		isOpen = false;
 
@@ -364,6 +371,18 @@
 								{showOrgName}
 							/>
 						</div>
+
+						{#snippet footer()}
+							<!-- Sticky action footer: it sticks to the bottom of the content
+							     scrollport, past the option list. -->
+							<DropdownMenu.Group class="px-2">
+								<DropdownMenu.Item class="gap-2" onSelect={handleManageModels}>
+									<Box class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+
+									Manage models
+								</DropdownMenu.Item>
+							</DropdownMenu.Group>
+						{/snippet}
 					</DropdownMenuSearchable>
 				</DropdownMenu.Content>
 			</DropdownMenu.Root>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorSheet.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorSheet.svelte
index a576822e38..a42c6857bd 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorSheet.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorSheet.svelte
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import ModelLoadHighlight from '../ModelLoadHighlight.svelte';
-	import { ChevronDown, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { Box, ChevronDown, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import {
 		ModelId,
 		ModelsSelectorList,
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 	import { SETTINGS_KEYS } from '$lib/constants';
 	import { ServerModelStatus } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { useModelsSelector } from '$lib/hooks/use-models-selector.svelte';
-	import { modelsStore, settingsStore } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { modelsStore, settingsStore, uiStore } from '$lib/stores';
 	import { modelLoadFraction } from '$lib/utils';
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -67,6 +67,13 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	function handleManageModels() {
+		sheetOpen = false;
+
+		// let the sheet finish closing before the dialog takes focus
+		setTimeout(() => uiStore.openModelsManager(), 0);
+	}
+
 	function handleAddBackend() {
 		sheetOpen = false;
 
@@ -201,6 +208,18 @@
 								{showOrgName}
 							/>
 						</div>
+
+						<div class="px-2 pb-1">
+							<button
+								class="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-2 rounded-md px-2 py-1.5 text-left text-sm transition-colors hover:bg-accent"
+								onclick={handleManageModels}
+								type="button"
+							>
+								<Box class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+
+								Manage models
+							</button>
+						</div>
 					</div>
 				</Sheet.Content>
 			</Sheet.Root>