diff --git a/admin/app/services/benchmark_service.ts b/admin/app/services/benchmark_service.ts
index 7f8d810..780be36 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/benchmark_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/benchmark_service.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import type {
 import { randomUUID, createHmac } from 'node:crypto'
 import { DockerService } from './docker_service.js'
 import { SERVICE_NAMES } from '../../constants/service_names.js'
+import { BROADCAST_CHANNELS } from '../../constants/broadcast.js'
 
 // HMAC secret for signing submissions to the benchmark repository
 // This provides basic protection against casual API abuse.
@@ -45,7 +46,6 @@ const SCORE_WEIGHTS = {
 // Benchmark configuration constants
 const SYSBENCH_IMAGE = 'severalnines/sysbench:latest'
 const SYSBENCH_CONTAINER_NAME = 'nomad_benchmark_sysbench'
-const BENCHMARK_CHANNEL = 'benchmark-progress'
 
 // Reference model for AI benchmark - small but meaningful
 const AI_BENCHMARK_MODEL = 'llama3.2:1b'
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ export class BenchmarkService {
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
     }
 
-    transmit.broadcast(BENCHMARK_CHANNEL, {
+    transmit.broadcast(BROADCAST_CHANNELS.BENCHMARK_PROGRESS, {
       benchmark_id: this.currentBenchmarkId,
       ...progress,
     })
diff --git a/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts b/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
index 28cc928..db5dfe4 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/docker_service.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { exec } from 'child_process'
 import { promisify } from 'util'
 // import { readdir } from 'fs/promises'
 import KVStore from '#models/kv_store'
+import { BROADCAST_CHANNELS } from '../../constants/broadcast.js'
 
 @inject()
 export class DockerService {
@@ -788,7 +789,7 @@ export class DockerService {
   // }
 
   private _broadcast(service: string, status: string, message: string) {
-    transmit.broadcast('service-installation', {
+    transmit.broadcast(BROADCAST_CHANNELS.SERVICE_INSTALLATION, {
       service_name: service,
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
       status,
diff --git a/admin/app/services/download_service.ts b/admin/app/services/download_service.ts
index 67d05aa..276971f 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/download_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/download_service.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { inject } from '@adonisjs/core'
 import { QueueService } from './queue_service.js'
 import { RunDownloadJob } from '#jobs/run_download_job'
+import { DownloadModelJob } from '#jobs/download_model_job'
 import { DownloadJobWithProgress } from '../../types/downloads.js'
 import { normalize } from 'path'
 
@@ -9,17 +10,33 @@ export class DownloadService {
   constructor(private queueService: QueueService) {}
 
   async listDownloadJobs(filetype?: string): Promise<DownloadJobWithProgress[]> {
+    // Get regular file download jobs (zim, map, etc.)
     const queue = this.queueService.getQueue(RunDownloadJob.queue)
-    const jobs = await queue.getJobs(['waiting', 'active', 'delayed'])
+    const fileJobs = await queue.getJobs(['waiting', 'active', 'delayed'])
 
-    return jobs
-      .map((job) => ({
-        jobId: job.id!.toString(),
-        url: job.data.url,
-        progress: parseInt(job.progress.toString(), 10),
-        filepath: normalize(job.data.filepath),
-        filetype: job.data.filetype,
-      }))
-      .filter((job) => !filetype || job.filetype === filetype)
+    const fileDownloads = fileJobs.map((job) => ({
+      jobId: job.id!.toString(),
+      url: job.data.url,
+      progress: parseInt(job.progress.toString(), 10),
+      filepath: normalize(job.data.filepath),
+      filetype: job.data.filetype,
+    }))
+
+    // Get Ollama model download jobs
+    const modelQueue = this.queueService.getQueue(DownloadModelJob.queue)
+    const modelJobs = await modelQueue.getJobs(['waiting', 'active', 'delayed'])
+
+    const modelDownloads = modelJobs.map((job) => ({
+      jobId: job.id!.toString(),
+      url: job.data.modelName || 'Unknown Model', // Use model name as url
+      progress: parseInt(job.progress.toString(), 10),
+      filepath: job.data.modelName || 'Unknown Model', // Use model name as filepath
+      filetype: 'model',
+    }))
+
+    const allDownloads = [...fileDownloads, ...modelDownloads]
+
+    // Filter by filetype if specified
+    return allDownloads.filter((job) => !filetype || job.filetype === filetype)
   }
 }
diff --git a/admin/app/services/ollama_service.ts b/admin/app/services/ollama_service.ts
index 9db5ac2..9c4bc1b 100644
--- a/admin/app/services/ollama_service.ts
+++ b/admin/app/services/ollama_service.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { DownloadModelJob } from '#jobs/download_model_job'
 import { SERVICE_NAMES } from '../../constants/service_names.js'
 import transmit from '@adonisjs/transmit/services/main'
 import Fuse, { IFuseOptions } from 'fuse.js'
+import { BROADCAST_CHANNELS } from '../../constants/broadcast.js'
 
 const NOMAD_MODELS_API_BASE_URL = 'https://api.projectnomad.us/api/v1/ollama/models'
 const MODELS_CACHE_FILE = path.join(process.cwd(), 'storage', 'ollama-models-cache.json')
@@ -330,7 +331,7 @@ export class OllamaService {
   }
 
   private broadcastDownloadProgress(model: string, percent: number) {
-    transmit.broadcast('model-download', {
+    transmit.broadcast(BROADCAST_CHANNELS.OLLAMA_MODEL_DOWNLOAD, {
       model,
       percent,
       timestamp: new Date().toISOString(),
diff --git a/admin/config/transmit.ts b/admin/config/transmit.ts
index fc02925..f8862d7 100644
--- a/admin/config/transmit.ts
+++ b/admin/config/transmit.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,14 @@
+import env from '#start/env'
 import { defineConfig } from '@adonisjs/transmit'
+import { redis } from '@adonisjs/transmit/transports'
 
 export default defineConfig({
   pingInterval: false,
-  transport: null
+  transport: {
+    driver: redis({
+      host: env.get('REDIS_HOST'),
+      port: env.get('REDIS_PORT'),
+      keyPrefix: 'transmit:',
+    })
+  }
 })
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/constants/broadcast.ts b/admin/constants/broadcast.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ce0c106
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/constants/broadcast.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+
+export const BROADCAST_CHANNELS = {
+    BENCHMARK_PROGRESS: 'benchmark-progress',
+    OLLAMA_MODEL_DOWNLOAD: 'ollama-model-download',
+    SERVICE_INSTALLATION: 'service-installation',
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/admin/inertia/components/ActiveModelDownloads.tsx b/admin/inertia/components/ActiveModelDownloads.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1727fe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/inertia/components/ActiveModelDownloads.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import useOllamaModelDownloads from '~/hooks/useOllamaModelDownloads'
+import HorizontalBarChart from './HorizontalBarChart'
+import StyledSectionHeader from './StyledSectionHeader'
+
+interface ActiveModelDownloadsProps {
+    withHeader?: boolean
+}
+
+const ActiveModelDownloads = ({ withHeader = false }: ActiveModelDownloadsProps) => {
+    const { downloads } = useOllamaModelDownloads()
+
+    return (
+        <>
+            {withHeader && <StyledSectionHeader title="Active Model Downloads" className="mt-12 mb-4" />}
+            <div className="space-y-4">
+                {downloads && downloads.length > 0 ? (
+                    downloads.map((download) => (
+                        <div
+                            key={download.model}
+                            className="bg-desert-white rounded-lg p-4 border border-desert-stone-light shadow-sm hover:shadow-lg transition-shadow"
+                        >
+                            <HorizontalBarChart
+                                items={[
+                                    {
+                                        label: download.model,
+                                        value: download.percent,
+                                        total: '100%',
+                                        used: `${download.percent.toFixed(1)}%`,
+                                        type: 'ollama-model',
+                                    },
+                                ]}
+                            />
+                        </div>
+                    ))
+                ) : (
+                    <p className="text-gray-500">No active model downloads</p>
+                )}
+            </div>
+        </>
+    )
+}
+
+export default ActiveModelDownloads
diff --git a/admin/inertia/hooks/useOllamaModelDownloads.ts b/admin/inertia/hooks/useOllamaModelDownloads.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..701b809
--- /dev/null
+++ b/admin/inertia/hooks/useOllamaModelDownloads.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
+import { useTransmit } from 'react-adonis-transmit'
+
+export type OllamaModelDownload = {
+    model: string
+    percent: number
+    timestamp: string
+}
+
+export default function useOllamaModelDownloads() {
+    const { subscribe } = useTransmit()
+    const [downloads, setDownloads] = useState<Map<string, OllamaModelDownload>>(new Map())
+
+    useEffect(() => {
+        const unsubscribe = subscribe('ollama-model-download', (data: OllamaModelDownload) => {
+            setDownloads((prev) => {
+                const updated = new Map(prev)
+
+                if (data.percent >= 100) {
+                    // If download is complete, keep it for a short time before removing to allow UI to show 100% progress
+                    updated.set(data.model, data)
+                    setTimeout(() => {
+                        setDownloads((current) => {
+                            const next = new Map(current)
+                            next.delete(data.model)
+                            return next
+                        })
+                    }, 2000)
+                } else {
+                    updated.set(data.model, data)
+                }
+
+                return updated
+            })
+        })
+
+        return () => {
+            unsubscribe()
+        }
+    }, [subscribe])
+
+    const downloadsArray = Array.from(downloads.values())
+
+    return { downloads: downloadsArray, activeCount: downloads.size }
+}
diff --git a/admin/inertia/hooks/useServiceInstallationActivity.ts b/admin/inertia/hooks/useServiceInstallationActivity.ts
index 4586580..467adbb 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/hooks/useServiceInstallationActivity.ts
+++ b/admin/inertia/hooks/useServiceInstallationActivity.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import { useEffect, useState } from 'react'
 import { useTransmit } from 'react-adonis-transmit'
 import { InstallActivityFeedProps } from '~/components/InstallActivityFeed'
+import { BROADCAST_CHANNELS } from '../../constants/broadcast'
 
 export default function useServiceInstallationActivity() {
   const { subscribe } = useTransmit()
   const [installActivity, setInstallActivity] = useState<InstallActivityFeedProps['activity']>([])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const unsubscribe = subscribe('service-installation', (data: any) => {
+    const unsubscribe = subscribe(BROADCAST_CHANNELS.SERVICE_INSTALLATION, (data: any) => {
       setInstallActivity((prev) => [
         ...prev,
         {
diff --git a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/benchmark.tsx b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/benchmark.tsx
index eb984c5..30ab4c7 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/benchmark.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/benchmark.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import BenchmarkResult from '#models/benchmark_result'
 import api from '~/lib/api'
 import useServiceInstalledStatus from '~/hooks/useServiceInstalledStatus'
 import { SERVICE_NAMES } from '../../../constants/service_names'
+import { BROADCAST_CHANNELS } from '../../../constants/broadcast'
 
 type BenchmarkProgressWithID = BenchmarkProgress & { benchmark_id: string }
 
@@ -295,7 +296,7 @@ export default function BenchmarkPage(props: {
 
   // Listen for benchmark progress via SSE (backup for async mode)
   useEffect(() => {
-    const unsubscribe = subscribe('benchmark-progress', (data: BenchmarkProgressWithID) => {
+    const unsubscribe = subscribe(BROADCAST_CHANNELS.BENCHMARK_PROGRESS, (data: BenchmarkProgressWithID) => {
       setProgress(data)
       if (data.status === 'completed' || data.status === 'error') {
         setIsRunning(false)
diff --git a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/models.tsx b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/models.tsx
index a7fa3f3..997892d 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/pages/settings/models.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/pages/settings/models.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ import { useMutation, useQuery } from '@tanstack/react-query'
 import Input from '~/components/inputs/Input'
 import { IconSearch } from '@tabler/icons-react'
 import useDebounce from '~/hooks/useDebounce'
+import ActiveModelDownloads from '~/components/ActiveModelDownloads'
 
 export default function ModelsPage(props: {
   models: {
@@ -166,6 +167,8 @@ export default function ModelsPage(props: {
               />
             </div>
           </div>
+          <ActiveModelDownloads withHeader />
+
           <StyledSectionHeader title="Models" className="mt-12 mb-4" />
           <div className="flex justify-start mt-4">
             <Input
diff --git a/admin/util/broadcast_channels.ts b/admin/util/broadcast_channels.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 386cb39..0000000
--- a/admin/util/broadcast_channels.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-export const BROADCAST_CHANNELS = {
-  DOWNLOADS: 'downloads',
-}