diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/services/backends.service.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/services/backends.service.ts
index 806291d75d..884ed042c7 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/services/backends.service.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/services/backends.service.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
  */
 
 import { API_MODELS, LOCAL_BACKEND_ID } from '$lib/constants';
+import { ModelsService } from '$lib/services/models.service';
 import type { ApiModelsListResponse, Backend, ModelOption } from '$lib/types';
 import { isAbortError } from '$lib/utils/abort';
 import { apiUrl } from '$lib/utils/api-base';
@@ -130,6 +131,9 @@ function normalizeBackendModel(entry: unknown): ModelOption[] {
 
 	if (!id) return [];
 
+	// a llama-compat server lists its projector and draft sidecars as models too
+	if (ModelsService.isSidecarEntry(id)) return [];
+
 	return [
 		{ capabilities: [], contextLength: readModelContextLength(raw), id, model: id, name: id }
 	];
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/services/models.service.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/services/models.service.ts
index b141551d1c..13601e0c8f 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/services/models.service.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/services/models.service.ts
@@ -131,13 +131,23 @@ export class ModelsService {
 	static isSidecarEntry(modelId: string): boolean {
 		const idx = modelId.indexOf(MODEL_ID.QUANTIZATION_SEPARATOR);
 
-		if (idx === MODEL_ID.NOT_FOUND) return false;
+		if (idx !== MODEL_ID.NOT_FOUND) {
+			const tag = modelId.slice(idx + 1).toLowerCase();
+			const dash = tag.lastIndexOf(MODEL_ID.SEGMENT_SEPARATOR);
+			const token = dash === -1 ? tag : tag.slice(dash + 1);
 
-		const tag = modelId.slice(idx + 1).toLowerCase();
-		const dash = tag.lastIndexOf(MODEL_ID.SEGMENT_SEPARATOR);
-		const token = dash === -1 ? tag : tag.slice(dash + 1);
+			if (SIDECAR_TOKENS.includes(token)) return true;
+		}
 
-		return SIDECAR_TOKENS.includes(token);
+		// the router also lists projector and draft files by filename, e.g.
+		// `org/model-mmproj-F16.gguf` or `mmproj-model.gguf`
+		const name = modelId.split('/').pop() ?? modelId;
+
+		return (
+			MODEL_ID.SIDECAR_INFIX_REGEX.test(name) ||
+			MODEL_ID.SIDECAR_PREFIX_REGEX.test(name) ||
+			MODEL_ID.SIDECAR_SUFFIX_REGEX.test(name)
+		);
 	}
 
 	/**
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
index 455ff83fe4..21695259f6 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/stores/models/index.svelte.ts
@@ -668,8 +668,13 @@ class ModelsStore implements ModelPropsHost, ModelStatusHost {
 
 		return (
 			entries
-				// sidecar entries mark downloaded sidecar files, not loadable models
-				.filter(({ item }) => !ModelsService.isSidecarEntry(item.id))
+				// sidecar entries mark downloaded sidecar files, not loadable models;
+				// the router also lists projector files by filename, which carry the
+				// sidecar token inside the id rather than after a colon
+				.filter(
+					({ item }) =>
+						!ModelsService.isSidecarEntry(item.id) && !ModelsService.parseModelId(item.id).sidecar
+				)
 				// in-flight downloads are not usable models yet; the selector tracks
 				// them in its "Download in progress" section instead
 				.filter(({ item }) => item.status?.value !== ServerModelStatus.DOWNLOADING)