diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsList/ModelsManagerModelsList.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsList/ModelsManagerModelsList.svelte
index 364bcd11d0..0a3246c45b 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsList/ModelsManagerModelsList.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsList/ModelsManagerModelsList.svelte
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@
 	import type { ModelsListFilter, ModelsListGroup } from '../utils';
 	import ModelsManagerModelsListControls from './ModelsManagerModelsListControls.svelte';
 	import ModelsManagerModelsListItem from './ModelsManagerModelsListItem.svelte';
-	import { Cloud, Heart, Server } from '@lucide/svelte';
-	import { CollapsibleSection } from '$lib/components/app';
+	import { Heart } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { Logo, ModelsSection } from '$lib/components/app';
 	import type { ModelOption } from '$lib/types/models';
 
 	interface Props {
@@ -27,8 +27,6 @@
 		selectedId,
 		view = $bindable<ModelsListFilter>('all')
 	}: Props = $props();
-
-	const headerClass = 'flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1.5 text-left';
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex h-full min-h-0 flex-col gap-3">
@@ -36,13 +34,9 @@
 
 	<div class="min-h-0 flex-1 space-y-1 overflow-y-auto">
 		{#if favorites.length > 0}
-			<CollapsibleSection triggerClass={headerClass}>
-				{#snippet trigger()}
-					<Heart class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-
-					<span class="text-xs font-semibold text-muted-foreground">Favorites</span>
-
-					<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground/70">{favorites.length}</span>
+			<ModelsSection count={favorites.length} label="Favorites" sticky>
+				{#snippet icon()}
+					<Heart class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
 				{/snippet}
 
 				{#each favorites as option (option.id)}
@@ -54,21 +48,20 @@
 						{option}
 					/>
 				{/each}
-			</CollapsibleSection>
+			</ModelsSection>
 		{/if}
 
 		{#each groups as group (group.backendId)}
-			<CollapsibleSection triggerClass={headerClass}>
-				{#snippet trigger()}
+			<ModelsSection
+				backendId={group.isLocal ? undefined : group.backendId}
+				count={group.items.length}
+				label={group.label}
+				sticky
+			>
+				{#snippet icon()}
 					{#if group.isLocal}
-						<Server class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
-					{:else}
-						<Cloud class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-muted-foreground" />
+						<Logo class="shrink-0" style="--size: 0.875rem" />
 					{/if}
-
-					<span class="text-xs font-semibold text-muted-foreground">{group.label}</span>
-
-					<span class="text-xs text-muted-foreground/70">{group.items.length}</span>
 				{/snippet}
 
 				{#each group.items as option (option.id)}
@@ -80,7 +73,7 @@
 						{option}
 					/>
 				{/each}
-			</CollapsibleSection>
+			</ModelsSection>
 		{/each}
 
 		{#if groups.length === 0 && favorites.length === 0}
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSection.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSection.svelte
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..61e9d5f963
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSection.svelte
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+<script lang="ts">
+	import { ChevronLeft, CircleAlert, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { CollapsibleSection } from '$lib/components/app';
+	import { BackendIcon } from '$lib/components/app/backends';
+	import { getBackend } from '$lib/utils/api-base';
+	import type { Snippet } from 'svelte';
+
+	interface Props {
+		/** Section rows. */
+		children: Snippet;
+		/** Renders the backend's logo in the header. */
+		backendId?: string;
+		/** Number shown next to the label, omitted when undefined. */
+		count?: number;
+		error?: boolean;
+		/** Overrides the backend logo, used for sections without a backend. */
+		icon?: Snippet;
+		label: string;
+		loading?: boolean;
+		/** Renders the back control, for a drilled-in provider. */
+		onBack?: () => void;
+		revealChevronOnHover?: boolean;
+		sectionHeaderClass?: string;
+		/** Sticks the header to the top of the scrollport. */
+		sticky?: boolean;
+	}
+
+	let {
+		backendId,
+		children,
+		count,
+		error = false,
+		icon,
+		label,
+		loading = false,
+		onBack,
+		revealChevronOnHover = false,
+		sectionHeaderClass = 'm-0 px-2 py-2 text-[13px] font-semibold text-muted-foreground/70 select-none',
+		sticky = false
+	}: Props = $props();
+
+	let triggerClass = $derived(
+		`${sectionHeaderClass} flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-left${sticky ? ' sticky z-10 bg-popover' : ''}`
+	);
+	// the dropdown publishes its search block height, surfaces without one fall back to 0
+	let triggerStyle = $derived(sticky ? 'top: var(--dropdown-sticky-height, 0px)' : '');
+</script>
+
+<CollapsibleSection {revealChevronOnHover} {triggerClass} {triggerStyle}>
+	{#snippet trigger()}
+		{#if onBack}
+			<button
+				aria-label="Back to all providers"
+				class="-ml-1 inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center rounded-sm p-0.5 text-muted-foreground transition hover:bg-muted/60 hover:text-foreground"
+				onclick={(event) => {
+					// the surrounding trigger toggles the section, the back control
+					// must not collapse the list it is leaving
+					event.stopPropagation();
+					onBack?.();
+				}}
+				type="button"
+			>
+				<ChevronLeft class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+			</button>
+		{/if}
+
+		{#if icon}
+			{@render icon()}
+		{:else if backendId}
+			<BackendIcon backend={getBackend(backendId)} class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+		{/if}
+
+		<span class="truncate">{label}</span>
+
+		{#if loading}
+			<Loader2 class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0 animate-spin" />
+		{:else if error}
+			<CircleAlert class="h-3 w-3 shrink-0 text-destructive" />
+		{/if}
+
+		{#if count !== undefined}
+			<span class="shrink-0 text-xs text-muted-foreground/70">{count}</span>
+		{/if}
+	{/snippet}
+
+	{@render children()}
+</CollapsibleSection>
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorList.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorList.svelte
index 7b2eb21543..d232036419 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorList.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsSelector/ModelsSelectorList.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,8 @@
 <script lang="ts">
 	import ModelsSelectorDownloadItem from './ModelsSelectorDownloadItem.svelte';
-	import { ChevronLeft, CircleAlert, Heart, Loader2 } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { Heart } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import { ModelsSelectorOption } from '$lib/components/app';
-	import { CollapsibleSection } from '$lib/components/app';
-	import { BackendIcon } from '$lib/components/app/backends';
+	import { ModelsSection } from '$lib/components/app';
 	import { DialogConfirmDownload } from '$lib/components/app/dialogs';
 	import Logo from '$lib/components/app/misc/Logo.svelte';
 	import {
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@
 	import { MODEL_ROW_WINDOW } from '$lib/constants';
 	import { ModelDownloadConfirmAction } from '$lib/enums';
 	import { modelsStore } from '$lib/stores';
-	import { getBackend } from '$lib/utils/api-base';
 
 	interface Props {
 		groups: GroupedModelOptions;
@@ -129,21 +127,15 @@
 		{/each}
 	{:else}
 		<!-- Favorites come first; the sections below skip them -->
-		<CollapsibleSection
-			revealChevronOnHover
-			triggerClass="{headerClass} flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-left"
-			triggerStyle={headerStyle}
-		>
-			{#snippet trigger()}
+		<ModelsSection label="Favorites" revealChevronOnHover sticky>
+			{#snippet icon()}
 				<Heart class="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0" />
-
-				Favorites
 			{/snippet}
 
 			{#each favorites as item (`fav-${item.option.id}`)}
 				{@render render(item, !showOrgName)}
 			{/each}
-		</CollapsibleSection>
+		</ModelsSection>
 	{/if}
 {/if}
 
@@ -176,57 +168,27 @@
 	{#if localOnly}
 		{@render localRows()}
 	{:else}
-		<CollapsibleSection
-			revealChevronOnHover
-			triggerClass="{headerClass} flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-left"
-			triggerStyle={headerStyle}
-		>
-			{#snippet trigger()}
+		<ModelsSection label="Local models" revealChevronOnHover sticky>
+			{#snippet icon()}
 				<Logo class="shrink-0" style="--size: 0.875rem" />
-
-				Local models
 			{/snippet}
 
 			{@render localRows()}
-		</CollapsibleSection>
+		</ModelsSection>
 	{/if}
 {/if}
 
 <!-- One section per remote provider. -->
 {#each groups.providers as provider (provider.backendId)}
-	<CollapsibleSection
+	<ModelsSection
+		backendId={provider.backendId}
+		error={Boolean(provider.error)}
+		label={provider.name}
+		loading={provider.loading}
+		onBack={onProviderBack}
 		revealChevronOnHover
-		triggerClass="{headerClass} flex w-full cursor-pointer items-center gap-1.5 text-left"
-		triggerStyle={headerStyle}
+		sticky
 	>
-		{#snippet trigger()}
-			{#if onProviderBack}
-				<button
-					aria-label="Back to all providers"
-					class="-ml-1 inline-flex shrink-0 cursor-pointer items-center rounded-sm p-0.5 text-muted-foreground transition hover:bg-muted/60 hover:text-foreground"
-					onclick={(event) => {
-						// the surrounding trigger toggles the section, the back control
-						// must not collapse the list it is leaving
-						event.stopPropagation();
-						onProviderBack?.();
-					}}
-					type="button"
-				>
-					<ChevronLeft class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-				</button>
-			{/if}
-
-			<BackendIcon backend={getBackend(provider.backendId)} class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
-
-			{provider.name}
-
-			{#if provider.loading}
-				<Loader2 class="h-3 w-3 animate-spin" />
-			{:else if provider.error}
-				<CircleAlert class="h-3 w-3 text-destructive" />
-			{/if}
-		{/snippet}
-
 		{#if provider.items.length > 0}
 			{#each provider.items as item (`${provider.backendId}-${item.option.id}`)}
 				{@render render(item, !showOrgName)}
@@ -247,7 +209,7 @@
 				{provider.error ?? (provider.loading ? 'Loading models...' : 'No models')}
 			</p>
 		{/if}
-	</CollapsibleSection>
+	</ModelsSection>
 {/each}
 
 <DialogConfirmDownload
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/index.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/index.ts
index 9fab5e0f62..cbd15bdffe 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/index.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/index.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export { default as ModelBadge } from './ModelBadge.svelte';
  * Respects the user's `showRawModelNames` setting.
  */
 export { default as ModelId } from './ModelId.svelte';
+export { default as ModelsSection } from './ModelsSection.svelte';
 
 /**
  * **ModelCapabilityIcons** - Capability and modality icon row