diff --git a/admin/app/controllers/ollama_controller.ts b/admin/app/controllers/ollama_controller.ts
index 3324eab..e58d249 100644
--- a/admin/app/controllers/ollama_controller.ts
+++ b/admin/app/controllers/ollama_controller.ts
@@ -189,6 +189,21 @@ export default class OllamaController {
     }
   }
 
+  async remoteStatus() {
+    const remoteUrl = await KVStore.getValue('ai.remoteOllamaUrl')
+    if (!remoteUrl) {
+      return { configured: false, connected: false }
+    }
+    try {
+      const testResponse = await fetch(`${remoteUrl.replace(/\/$/, '')}/v1/models`, {
+        signal: AbortSignal.timeout(3000),
+      })
+      return { configured: true, connected: testResponse.ok }
+    } catch {
+      return { configured: true, connected: false }
+    }
+  }
+
   async configureRemote({ request, response }: HttpContext) {
     const remoteUrl: string | null = request.input('remoteUrl', null)
 
diff --git a/admin/inertia/components/chat/index.tsx b/admin/inertia/components/chat/index.tsx
index db4ff6a..577579a 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/components/chat/index.tsx
+++ b/admin/inertia/components/chat/index.tsx
@@ -55,6 +55,13 @@ export default function Chat({
   const { data: lastModelSetting } = useSystemSetting({ key: 'chat.lastModel', enabled })
   const { data: remoteOllamaUrlSetting } = useSystemSetting({ key: 'ai.remoteOllamaUrl', enabled })
 
+  const { data: remoteStatus } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ['remoteOllamaStatus'],
+    queryFn: () => api.getRemoteOllamaStatus(),
+    enabled: enabled && !!remoteOllamaUrlSetting?.value,
+    refetchInterval: 15000,
+  })
+
   const { data: installedModels = [], isLoading: isLoadingModels } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['installedModels'],
     queryFn: () => api.getInstalledModels(),
@@ -365,8 +372,15 @@ export default function Chat({
           </h2>
           <div className="flex items-center gap-4">
             {remoteOllamaUrlSetting?.value && (
-              <span className="text-xs text-green-700 bg-green-50 border border-green-200 rounded px-2 py-1 font-medium">
-                Remote Connected
+              <span
+                className={classNames(
+                  'text-xs rounded px-2 py-1 font-medium',
+                  remoteStatus?.connected === false
+                    ? 'text-red-700 bg-red-50 border border-red-200'
+                    : 'text-green-700 bg-green-50 border border-green-200'
+                )}
+              >
+                {remoteStatus?.connected === false ? 'Remote Disconnected' : 'Remote Connected'}
               </span>
             )}
             <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
diff --git a/admin/inertia/lib/api.ts b/admin/inertia/lib/api.ts
index aa28c3c..8f7e82f 100644
--- a/admin/inertia/lib/api.ts
+++ b/admin/inertia/lib/api.ts
@@ -48,6 +48,15 @@ class API {
     })()
   }
 
+  async getRemoteOllamaStatus(): Promise<{ configured: boolean; connected: boolean }> {
+    return catchInternal(async () => {
+      const response = await this.client.get<{ configured: boolean; connected: boolean }>(
+        '/ollama/remote-status'
+      )
+      return response.data
+    })()
+  }
+
   async configureRemoteOllama(remoteUrl: string | null): Promise<{ success: boolean; message: string }> {
     return catchInternal(async () => {
       const response = await this.client.post<{ success: boolean; message: string }>(
diff --git a/admin/start/routes.ts b/admin/start/routes.ts
index dcc3174..dc2ea9c 100644
--- a/admin/start/routes.ts
+++ b/admin/start/routes.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,7 @@ router
     router.delete('/models', [OllamaController, 'deleteModel'])
     router.get('/installed-models', [OllamaController, 'installedModels'])
     router.post('/configure-remote', [OllamaController, 'configureRemote'])
+    router.get('/remote-status', [OllamaController, 'remoteStatus'])
   })
   .prefix('/api/ollama')