diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscover.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscover.svelte
index 25ba0ce105..26bec1a617 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscover.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscover.svelte
@@ -1,16 +1,82 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import ModelsDiscoverListItem from './ModelsDiscoverList/ModelsDiscoverListItem.svelte';
+	import { Download } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { ModelsSection } from '$lib/components/app';
+	import { DialogConfirmDownload } from '$lib/components/app/dialogs';
 	import {
 		ModelsDiscoverDetails,
 		ModelsDiscoverList,
 		ModelsDiscoverListSearch
 	} from '$lib/components/app/models/discover';
 	import { Button } from '$lib/components/ui/button';
+	import { MODEL_ID } from '$lib/constants';
+	import { ModelDownloadConfirmAction } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { HuggingFaceService } from '$lib/services';
-	import { modelsDiscoverStore, uiStore } from '$lib/stores';
-	import type { HfModelDetailInfo, HfModelSibling } from '$lib/types';
+	import { modelsDiscoverStore, modelsStore, uiStore } from '$lib/stores';
+	import type { HfModelDetailInfo, HfModelInfo, HfModelSibling } from '$lib/types';
 
 	let selectedId = $state<string | null>(null);
 	let searchQuery = $state('');
+	// running and paused downloads both lead the list; a search owns the pane, so the
+	// section steps aside while a query is active
+	let downloadEntries = $derived(modelsStore.status.getDownloadEntries());
+	let isSearching = $derived(searchQuery.trim().length > 0);
+
+	/** Repo id of a download tag, e.g. `org/repo:Q8_0-mtp` reports `org/repo`. */
+	function repoOf(repoWithTag: string): string {
+		return repoWithTag.split(MODEL_ID.QUANTIZATION_SEPARATOR)[0] ?? repoWithTag;
+	}
+
+	/** Hub record for a repo the list does not carry, so its row still renders. */
+	function hubRecord(id: string): HfModelInfo {
+		return {
+			_id: id,
+			downloads: 0,
+			id,
+			library_name: null,
+			likes: 0,
+			modelId: id,
+			pipeline_tag: null,
+			private: false,
+			tags: []
+		};
+	}
+
+	// Hub records of repos the list does not carry, e.g. a download started from a
+	// search hit: fetched once so the row shows the same badges and icons as a result.
+	let fetchedRecords = $state<Record<string, HfModelInfo>>({});
+
+	/** Record of a repo: what the list fetched, else its own details, else a bare one. */
+	function recordOf(repo: string): HfModelInfo {
+		return (
+			modelsDiscoverStore.models.find((model) => model.id === repo) ??
+			fetchedRecords[repo] ??
+			hubRecord(repo)
+		);
+	}
+
+	$effect(() => {
+		for (const entry of downloadEntries) {
+			const repo = repoOf(entry.repoWithTag);
+
+			if (fetchedRecords[repo] || modelsDiscoverStore.models.some((m) => m.id === repo)) continue;
+
+			void HuggingFaceService.getDetails(repo).then((details) => {
+				if (details) fetchedRecords = { ...fetchedRecords, [repo]: details };
+			});
+		}
+	});
+
+	// cancel is confirmed once, so a single dialog serves every download row
+	// The target is kept while the dialog closes so its copy stays rendered.
+	let pendingCancel = $state('');
+	let cancelOpen = $state(false);
+
+	function requestCancel(repoWithTag: string) {
+		pendingCancel = repoWithTag;
+		cancelOpen = true;
+	}
+
 	let searchTimeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null;
 
 	// Detail pane state, reloaded when the selection changes.
@@ -104,11 +170,54 @@
 	});
 </script>
 
+{#snippet catalog()}
+	<ModelsDiscoverList
+		activeId={selectedId}
+		loading={modelsDiscoverStore.loading || modelsDiscoverStore.searching}
+		models={modelsDiscoverStore.models}
+		onSelect={(id) => (selectedId = id)}
+		showBaseModelAvatar
+	/>
+{/snippet}
+
 <aside
 	class="w-md shrink-0 self-start border-r border-border/40 bg-background overflow-y-auto md:pr-4 h-full space-y-4"
 >
 	<ModelsDiscoverListSearch bind:value={searchQuery} onSearch={handleSearchInput} />
 
+	{#if downloadEntries.length > 0 && !isSearching}
+		<ModelsSection
+			count={downloadEntries.length}
+			label="Downloading"
+			persistKey="discover-downloads"
+			sticky
+			stickyClass="sticky z-10 bg-background"
+		>
+			{#snippet icon()}
+				<Download class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
+			{/snippet}
+
+			{#each downloadEntries as entry (entry.repoWithTag)}
+				<!-- the row is the list's own, so a download opens the same details pane a
+				     result does; only the state line and the trailing control differ -->
+				{@const repo = repoOf(entry.repoWithTag)}
+
+				<ModelsDiscoverListItem
+					active={repo === selectedId}
+					download={{
+						isPaused: entry.isPaused,
+						onRequestCancel: requestCancel,
+						progress: entry.progress,
+						repoWithTag: entry.repoWithTag
+					}}
+					model={recordOf(repo)}
+					onSelect={(id) => (selectedId = id)}
+					showBaseModelAvatar
+				/>
+			{/each}
+		</ModelsSection>
+	{/if}
+
 	<!-- One list instance, so the rows keep their state across search round trips;
 		 skeleton rows replace them while the initial catalog or a query loads. -->
 	<div>
@@ -123,13 +232,19 @@
 		{:else if !modelsDiscoverStore.loading && !modelsDiscoverStore.searching && modelsDiscoverStore.models.length === 0}
 			<p class="p-4 text-sm text-muted-foreground">No models found</p>
 		{:else}
-			<ModelsDiscoverList
-				activeId={selectedId}
-				loading={modelsDiscoverStore.loading || modelsDiscoverStore.searching}
-				models={modelsDiscoverStore.models}
-				onSelect={(id) => (selectedId = id)}
-				showBaseModelAvatar
-			/>
+			{#if isSearching}
+				{@render catalog()}
+			{:else}
+				<ModelsSection
+					count={modelsDiscoverStore.models.length}
+					label="Suggested models"
+					persistKey="discover-suggested"
+					sticky
+					stickyClass="sticky z-10 bg-background"
+				>
+					{@render catalog()}
+				</ModelsSection>
+			{/if}
 		{/if}
 	</div>
 </aside>
@@ -146,3 +261,10 @@
 		/>
 	{/if}
 </main>
+
+<DialogConfirmDownload
+	action={ModelDownloadConfirmAction.CANCEL}
+	onClose={() => (cancelOpen = false)}
+	open={cancelOpen}
+	repoWithTag={pendingCancel}
+/>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscoverList/ModelsDiscoverListItem.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscoverList/ModelsDiscoverListItem.svelte
index 1fc589db08..ba8457b0d1 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscoverList/ModelsDiscoverListItem.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/discover/ModelsDiscoverList/ModelsDiscoverListItem.svelte
@@ -1,25 +1,43 @@
 <script lang="ts">
+	import ModelDownloadProgressBar from '../../ModelDownloadProgressBar.svelte';
 	import ModelId from '../../ModelId.svelte';
 	import ModelOrgAvatar from '../../ModelOrgAvatar.svelte';
+	import { Pause, Play, X } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { ActionIcon } from '$lib/components/app';
 	import { HF_MMPROJ_FILENAME_TOKEN, HF_MODALITY_PIPELINE_TAGS } from '$lib/constants';
 	import { ModelDraftSidecar } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { HuggingFaceService } from '$lib/services';
-	import { modelsDiscoverStore } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { modelsDiscoverStore, modelsStore } from '$lib/stores';
 	import type { ModelsDiscoverSizeRange } from '$lib/stores/models-discover/index.svelte';
 	import type { HfModelInfo } from '$lib/types/huggingface';
-	import type { ModelModalities } from '$lib/types/models';
+	import type { ModelDownloadProgress, ModelModalities } from '$lib/types/models';
 	import { detectThinkingSupport, detectToolUseSupport, isDraftSidecar, orgOf } from '$lib/utils';
 	import { SvelteSet } from 'svelte/reactivity';
 
 	interface Props {
 		model: HfModelInfo;
 		active?: boolean;
+		/** State of a tracked download this row stands for, else the row is a plain result. */
+		download?: {
+			isPaused: boolean;
+			/** Live while the download runs, frozen while it is paused. */
+			progress: ModelDownloadProgress | null;
+			repoWithTag: string;
+			/** Ask the list to confirm cancelling; the list owns the single dialog. */
+			onRequestCancel?: (repoWithTag: string) => void;
+		};
 		/** Show the original (base) model's org avatar instead of the repo's org. */
 		showBaseModelAvatar?: boolean;
 		onSelect?: (modelId: string) => void;
 	}
 
-	let { active = false, model, onSelect, showBaseModelAvatar = false }: Props = $props();
+	let { active = false, download, model, onSelect, showBaseModelAvatar = false }: Props = $props();
+
+	let percent = $derived(
+		download?.progress && download.progress.totalBytes > 0
+			? Math.round((download.progress.downloadedBytes / download.progress.totalBytes) * 100)
+			: null
+	);
 
 	let org = $derived(orgOf(model.id));
 
@@ -92,12 +110,14 @@
 	});
 </script>
 
-<li>
+<li
+	class="group relative flex items-center gap-0.5 overflow-hidden rounded-lg transition-colors {active
+		? 'bg-primary/10 hover:bg-primary/15'
+		: 'hover:bg-muted/60'}"
+>
 	<button
 		aria-current={active ? 'page' : undefined}
-		class="flex w-full cursor-pointer items-start gap-2.5 rounded-lg p-2.5 text-left transition-colors {active
-			? 'bg-primary/10 hover:bg-primary/15'
-			: 'hover:bg-muted/60'}"
+		class="flex min-w-0 flex-1 cursor-pointer items-start gap-2.5 p-2.5 text-left"
 		onclick={() => onSelect?.(model.id)}
 		type="button"
 	>
@@ -119,4 +139,50 @@
 			/>
 		</span>
 	</button>
+
+	{#if download}
+		{@const state = download}
+
+		<!-- the percent sits on the row's centre line, and the download's controls take
+		     its place on hover, the way the table's status column does -->
+		<span class="flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5 pr-2.5">
+			<span
+				class="text-xs text-muted-foreground tabular-nums group-hover:hidden [@media(pointer:coarse)]:hidden"
+			>
+				{percent !== null ? `${percent}%` : state.isPaused ? 'Paused' : 'Downloading'}
+			</span>
+
+			<span class="hidden items-center gap-0.5 group-hover:flex [@media(pointer:coarse)]:flex">
+				<ActionIcon
+					icon={state.isPaused ? Play : Pause}
+					iconSize="h-4 w-4"
+					onclick={() =>
+						void (state.isPaused
+							? modelsStore.status.downloadModel(state.repoWithTag)
+							: modelsStore.status.pauseDownload(state.repoWithTag))}
+					stopPropagationOnClick
+					tooltip={state.isPaused ? 'Resume downloading' : 'Pause downloading'}
+					tooltipAsTitle
+				/>
+
+				<ActionIcon
+					class="text-muted-foreground hover:text-destructive"
+					icon={X}
+					iconSize="h-4 w-4"
+					onclick={() => state.onRequestCancel?.(state.repoWithTag)}
+					stopPropagationOnClick
+					tooltip="Cancel downloading"
+					tooltipAsTitle
+				/>
+			</span>
+		</span>
+
+		{#if state.progress && state.progress.totalBytes > 0}
+			<ModelDownloadProgressBar
+				downloadedBytes={state.progress.downloadedBytes}
+				overlay
+				totalBytes={state.progress.totalBytes}
+			/>
+		{/if}
+	{/if}
 </li>