diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelLoadControl.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelLoadControl.svelte
index 171daa2783..ad55afb4e6 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelLoadControl.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelLoadControl.svelte
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 <script lang="ts">
-	import { CircleAlert, Cloud, Loader2, Power, RotateCw, Upload } from '@lucide/svelte';
+	import { CircleAlert, Loader2, Power, RotateCw, Upload } from '@lucide/svelte';
 	import { ActionIcon } from '$lib/components/app';
 	import { BackendIcon } from '$lib/components/app/backends';
 	import { ICON_CLASS_DEFAULT } from '$lib/constants';
-	import { modelsStore } from '$lib/stores';
+	import { backendsModelsStore, modelsStore } from '$lib/stores';
 	import type { ModelOption } from '$lib/types/models';
 	import { getBackend } from '$lib/utils/api-base';
 
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 		option: ModelOption;
 		/** Table rows keep the load action visible, selector rows reveal it on hover. */
 		revealOnHover?: boolean;
+		/** Renders the state alone, for a caller that moves load and unload elsewhere. */
+		showAction?: boolean;
 		/** Non-loadable rows show the provider mark, which identifies them in a flat list. */
 		showBackendMark?: boolean;
 		/** Table rows mark a remote provider, which this UI cannot load or unload. */
@@ -31,9 +33,16 @@
 		isSleeping = false,
 		option,
 		revealOnHover = true,
+		showAction = true,
 		showBackendMark = false,
 		showRemoteMark = false
 	}: Props = $props();
+
+	let backendName = $derived(getBackend(option.backendId)?.name ?? 'Remote provider');
+	/** The provider's listing failed, so nothing it serves is selectable right now. */
+	let isBackendFailed = $derived(
+		Boolean(option.backendId && backendsModelsStore.get(option.backendId).error)
+	);
 </script>
 
 <div class="flex w-5 shrink-0 items-center justify-center">
@@ -41,15 +50,22 @@
 		{#if showBackendMark}
 			<BackendIcon backend={getBackend(option.backendId)} class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
 		{:else if showRemoteMark}
-			<span class="text-muted-foreground" title="Served remotely"
-				><Cloud class="h-3.5 w-3.5" /></span
+			<span
+				class="flex items-center gap-1 {isBackendFailed ? 'opacity-50 grayscale' : ''}"
+				title={isBackendFailed ? `${backendName} is unavailable` : backendName}
 			>
+				<BackendIcon backend={getBackend(option.backendId)} class="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+
+				{#if isBackendFailed}
+					<CircleAlert class="h-3 w-3 text-destructive" />
+				{/if}
+			</span>
 		{/if}
 	{:else if isLoading}
 		<Loader2 class="{ICON_CLASS_DEFAULT} animate-spin text-muted-foreground" />
 	{:else}
 		<!-- the state dot is what the row shows at rest; the action takes its place on hover -->
-		{#if revealOnHover}
+		{#if showAction && revealOnHover}
 			{#if isFailed}
 				<CircleAlert
 					class="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-red-500 group-hover:hidden [@media(pointer:coarse)]:hidden"
@@ -63,9 +79,26 @@
 							: 'bg-muted-foreground/50'}"
 				></span>
 			{/if}
+		{:else}
+			{#if isFailed}
+				<CircleAlert class="h-3.5 w-3.5 text-red-500" />
+			{:else}
+				<span
+					class="h-2 w-2 rounded-full {isSleeping
+						? 'bg-orange-400'
+						: isLoaded
+							? 'bg-green-500'
+							: 'bg-muted-foreground/50'}"
+				></span>
+			{/if}
 		{/if}
 
-		<div class={revealOnHover ? 'hidden group-hover:flex [@media(pointer:coarse)]:flex' : 'flex'}>
+		<div
+			class={[
+				showAction ? 'flex' : 'hidden',
+				revealOnHover ? 'hidden group-hover:flex [@media(pointer:coarse)]:flex' : ''
+			]}
+		>
 			{#if isFailed}
 				<ActionIcon
 					class="h-5 w-5 text-red-500 hover:text-foreground"
diff --git a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
index b413e7a89b..91fa142f30 100644
--- a/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
+++ b/tools/ui/src/lib/components/app/models/ModelsManager/ModelsManagerModelsTable.svelte
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@
 				{isLoading}
 				{isSleeping}
 				{option}
-				revealOnHover={false}
+				showAction={false}
 				showRemoteMark
 			/>
 
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@
 
 		<span>Last used</span>
 
-		<span class="text-center">State</span>
+		<span class="text-center">Status</span>
 
 		<span class="text-right">Actions</span>
 	</div>