diff --git a/src/composables/useFeatureFlags.ts b/src/composables/useFeatureFlags.ts
index 697818c4e..043721b98 100644
--- a/src/composables/useFeatureFlags.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useFeatureFlags.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@ export enum ServerFeatureFlag {
   ASSET_UPDATE_OPTIONS_ENABLED = 'asset_update_options_enabled',
   PRIVATE_MODELS_ENABLED = 'private_models_enabled',
   ONBOARDING_SURVEY_ENABLED = 'onboarding_survey_enabled',
-  HUGGINGFACE_MODEL_IMPORT_ENABLED = 'huggingface_model_import_enabled'
+  HUGGINGFACE_MODEL_IMPORT_ENABLED = 'huggingface_model_import_enabled',
+  ASYNC_MODEL_UPLOAD_ENABLED = 'async_model_upload_enabled'
 }
 
 /**
@@ -65,7 +66,6 @@ export function useFeatureFlags() {
       )
     },
     get huggingfaceModelImportEnabled() {
-      // Check remote config first (from /api/features), fall back to websocket feature flags
       return (
         remoteConfig.value.huggingface_model_import_enabled ??
         api.getServerFeature(
@@ -73,6 +73,15 @@ export function useFeatureFlags() {
           false
         )
       )
+    },
+    get asyncModelUploadEnabled() {
+      return (
+        remoteConfig.value.async_model_upload_enabled ??
+        api.getServerFeature(
+          ServerFeatureFlag.ASYNC_MODEL_UPLOAD_ENABLED,
+          false
+        )
+      )
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index 712865735..df360ad74 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@
     "missing": "Missing",
     "inProgress": "In progress",
     "completed": "Completed",
+    "downloading": "Downloading",
     "interrupted": "Interrupted",
     "queued": "Queued",
     "running": "Running",
@@ -2286,14 +2287,16 @@
     "noAssetsFound": "No assets found",
     "noModelsInFolder": "No {type} available in this folder",
     "notSureLeaveAsIs": "Not sure? Just leave this as is",
+    "noValidSourceDetected": "No valid import source detected",
     "onlyCivitaiUrlsSupported": "Only Civitai URLs are supported",
     "ownership": "Ownership",
     "ownershipAll": "All",
     "ownershipMyModels": "My models",
     "ownershipPublicModels": "Public models",
+    "processingModel": "Download started",
+    "processingModelDescription": "You can close this dialog. The download will continue in the background.",
     "providerCivitai": "Civitai",
     "providerHuggingFace": "Hugging Face",
-    "noValidSourceDetected": "No valid import source detected",
     "selectFrameworks": "Select Frameworks",
     "selectModelType": "Select model type",
     "selectProjects": "Select Projects",
@@ -2318,8 +2321,8 @@
     "uploadModelDescription1": "Paste a Civitai model download link to add it to your library.",
     "uploadModelDescription1Generic": "Paste a model download link to add it to your library.",
     "uploadModelDescription2": "Only links from {link} are supported at the moment",
-    "uploadModelDescription2Link": "https://civitai.com/models",
     "uploadModelDescription2Generic": "Only URLs from the following providers are supported:",
+    "uploadModelDescription2Link": "https://civitai.com/models",
     "uploadModelDescription3": "Max file size: {size}",
     "uploadModelFailedToRetrieveMetadata": "Failed to retrieve metadata. Please check the link and try again.",
     "uploadModelFromCivitai": "Import a model from Civitai",
@@ -2343,6 +2346,11 @@
       "complete": "{assetName} has been deleted.",
       "failed": "{assetName} could not be deleted."
     },
+    "download": {
+      "complete": "Download complete",
+      "failed": "Download failed",
+      "inProgress": "Downloading {assetName}..."
+    },
     "rename": {
       "failed": "Could not rename asset."
     }
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
index 40cc1fb1b..cd89591aa 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ import { useModelUpload } from '@/platform/assets/composables/useModelUpload'
 import type { AssetItem } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import { assetService } from '@/platform/assets/services/assetService'
 import { formatCategoryLabel } from '@/platform/assets/utils/categoryLabel'
+import { useAssetDownloadStore } from '@/stores/assetDownloadStore'
 import { useModelToNodeStore } from '@/stores/modelToNodeStore'
 import { OnCloseKey } from '@/types/widgetTypes'
 
@@ -132,6 +133,17 @@ watch(
   { immediate: true }
 )
 
+const assetDownloadStore = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+watch(
+  () => assetDownloadStore.hasActiveDownloads,
+  async (currentlyActive, previouslyActive) => {
+    if (previouslyActive && !currentlyActive) {
+      await execute()
+    }
+  }
+)
+
 const {
   searchQuery,
   selectedCategory,
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelDialog.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelDialog.vue
index d6be9e97e..3a7c76bfe 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelDialog.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelDialog.vue
@@ -25,8 +25,8 @@
 
     <!-- Step 3: Upload Progress -->
     <UploadModelProgress
-      v-else-if="currentStep === 3"
-      :status="uploadStatus"
+      v-else-if="currentStep === 3 && uploadStatus != null"
+      :result="uploadStatus"
       :error="uploadError"
       :metadata="wizardData.metadata"
       :model-type="selectedModelType"
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelFooter.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelFooter.vue
index 607484d7c..04c27c394 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelFooter.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelFooter.vue
@@ -81,12 +81,19 @@
       <span>{{ $t('assetBrowser.upload') }}</span>
     </Button>
     <Button
-      v-else-if="currentStep === 3 && uploadStatus === 'success'"
+      v-else-if="
+        currentStep === 3 &&
+        (uploadStatus === 'success' || uploadStatus === 'processing')
+      "
       variant="secondary"
       data-attr="upload-model-step3-finish-button"
       @click="emit('close')"
     >
-      {{ $t('assetBrowser.finish') }}
+      {{
+        uploadStatus === 'processing'
+          ? $t('g.close')
+          : $t('assetBrowser.finish')
+      }}
     </Button>
     <VideoHelpDialog
       v-model="showCivitaiHelp"
@@ -119,7 +126,7 @@ defineProps<{
   isUploading: boolean
   canFetchMetadata: boolean
   canUploadModel: boolean
-  uploadStatus: 'idle' | 'uploading' | 'success' | 'error'
+  uploadStatus?: 'processing' | 'success' | 'error'
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelProgress.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelProgress.vue
index 839b5d3b4..e541e9bc0 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelProgress.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelProgress.vue
@@ -1,22 +1,36 @@
 <template>
   <div class="flex flex-1 flex-col gap-6 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-    <!-- Uploading State -->
-    <div
-      v-if="status === 'uploading'"
-      class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center justify-center gap-2"
-    >
-      <i
-        class="icon-[lucide--loader-circle] animate-spin text-6xl text-muted-foreground"
-      />
-      <div class="text-center">
-        <p class="m-0 font-bold">
-          {{ $t('assetBrowser.uploadingModel') }}
-        </p>
+    <!-- Processing State (202 async download in progress) -->
+    <div v-if="result === 'processing'" class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+      <p class="m-0 font-bold">
+        {{ $t('assetBrowser.processingModel') }}
+      </p>
+      <p class="m-0">
+        {{ $t('assetBrowser.processingModelDescription') }}
+      </p>
+
+      <div
+        class="flex flex-row items-center gap-3 p-4 bg-modal-card-background rounded-lg"
+      >
+        <img
+          v-if="previewImage"
+          :src="previewImage"
+          :alt="metadata?.filename || metadata?.name || 'Model preview'"
+          class="w-14 h-14 rounded object-cover flex-shrink-0"
+        />
+        <div class="flex flex-col justify-center items-start gap-1 flex-1">
+          <p class="text-base-foreground m-0">
+            {{ metadata?.filename || metadata?.name }}
+          </p>
+          <p class="text-sm text-muted m-0">
+            {{ modelType }}
+          </p>
+        </div>
       </div>
     </div>
 
     <!-- Success State -->
-    <div v-else-if="status === 'success'" class="flex flex-col gap-2">
+    <div v-else-if="result === 'success'" class="flex flex-col gap-2">
       <p class="m-0 font-bold">
         {{ $t('assetBrowser.modelUploaded') }}
       </p>
@@ -47,7 +61,7 @@
 
     <!-- Error State -->
     <div
-      v-else-if="status === 'error'"
+      v-else-if="result === 'error'"
       class="flex flex-1 flex-col items-center justify-center gap-6"
     >
       <i class="icon-[lucide--x-circle] text-6xl text-error" />
@@ -66,8 +80,8 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import type { AssetMetadata } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 
-defineProps<{
-  status: 'idle' | 'uploading' | 'success' | 'error'
+const { result } = defineProps<{
+  result: 'processing' | 'success' | 'error'
   error?: string
   metadata?: AssetMetadata
   modelType?: string
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInput.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInput.vue
index 635d28c02..f324d4a4f 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInput.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInput.vue
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
         <p v-if="error" class="text-xs text-error">
           {{ error }}
         </p>
-        <p v-else class="text-foreground">
+        <p v-else-if="!flags.asyncModelUploadEnabled" class="text-foreground">
           <i18n-t keypath="assetBrowser.maxFileSize" tag="span">
             <template #size>
               <span class="font-bold italic">{{
@@ -77,6 +77,10 @@
 import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext'
 import { computed } from 'vue'
 
+import { useFeatureFlags } from '@/composables/useFeatureFlags'
+
+const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
+
 const props = defineProps<{
   modelValue: string
   error?: string
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInputCivitai.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInputCivitai.vue
index b89ee5329..2af09f878 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInputCivitai.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/UploadModelUrlInputCivitai.vue
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
             </template>
           </i18n-t>
         </li>
-        <li>
+        <li v-if="!flags.asyncModelUploadEnabled">
           <i18n-t keypath="assetBrowser.uploadModelDescription3" tag="span">
             <template #size>
               <span class="font-bold italic">{{
@@ -74,6 +74,10 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
 import InputText from 'primevue/inputtext'
 
+import { useFeatureFlags } from '@/composables/useFeatureFlags'
+
+const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
+
 defineProps<{
   error?: string
 }>()
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useUploadModelWizard.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useUploadModelWizard.ts
index 2d97efd9c..bac9c7eb2 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useUploadModelWizard.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useUploadModelWizard.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { AssetMetadata } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import { assetService } from '@/platform/assets/services/assetService'
 import type { ImportSource } from '@/platform/assets/types/importSource'
 import { validateSourceUrl } from '@/platform/assets/utils/importSourceUtil'
+import { useAssetDownloadStore } from '@/stores/assetDownloadStore'
 import { useAssetsStore } from '@/stores/assetsStore'
 import { useModelToNodeStore } from '@/stores/modelToNodeStore'
 
@@ -29,12 +30,13 @@ interface ModelTypeOption {
 export function useUploadModelWizard(modelTypes: Ref<ModelTypeOption[]>) {
   const { t } = useI18n()
   const assetsStore = useAssetsStore()
+  const assetDownloadStore = useAssetDownloadStore()
   const modelToNodeStore = useModelToNodeStore()
   const { flags } = useFeatureFlags()
   const currentStep = ref(1)
   const isFetchingMetadata = ref(false)
   const isUploading = ref(false)
-  const uploadStatus = ref<'idle' | 'uploading' | 'success' | 'error'>('idle')
+  const uploadStatus = ref<'processing' | 'success' | 'error'>()
   const uploadError = ref('')
 
   const wizardData = ref<WizardData>({
@@ -154,11 +156,59 @@ export function useUploadModelWizard(modelTypes: Ref<ModelTypeOption[]>) {
     }
   }
 
-  async function uploadModel() {
-    if (!canUploadModel.value) return
+  async function uploadPreviewImage(
+    filename: string
+  ): Promise<string | undefined> {
+    if (!wizardData.value.previewImage) return undefined
+
+    try {
+      const baseFilename = filename.split('.')[0]
+      let extension = 'png'
+      const mimeMatch = wizardData.value.previewImage.match(
+        /^data:image\/([^;]+);/
+      )
+      if (mimeMatch) {
+        extension = mimeMatch[1] === 'jpeg' ? 'jpg' : mimeMatch[1]
+      }
+
+      const previewAsset = await assetService.uploadAssetFromBase64({
+        data: wizardData.value.previewImage,
+        name: `${baseFilename}_preview.${extension}`,
+        tags: ['preview']
+      })
+      return previewAsset.id
+    } catch (error) {
+      console.error('Failed to upload preview image:', error)
+      return undefined
+    }
+  }
+
+  async function refreshModelCaches() {
+    if (!selectedModelType.value) return
+
+    const providers = modelToNodeStore.getAllNodeProviders(
+      selectedModelType.value
+    )
+    const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+      providers.map((provider) =>
+        assetsStore.updateModelsForNodeType(provider.nodeDef.name)
+      )
+    )
+    results.forEach((result, index) => {
+      if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+        console.error(
+          `Failed to refresh ${providers[index].nodeDef.name}:`,
+          result.reason
+        )
+      }
+    })
+  }
+
+  async function uploadModel(): Promise<boolean> {
+    if (!canUploadModel.value) {
+      return false
+    }
 
-    // Defensive check: detectedSource should be valid after fetchMetadata validation,
-    // but guard against edge cases (e.g., URL modified between steps)
     const source = detectedSource.value
     if (!source) {
       uploadError.value = t('assetBrowser.noValidSourceDetected')
@@ -166,7 +216,6 @@ export function useUploadModelWizard(modelTypes: Ref<ModelTypeOption[]>) {
     }
 
     isUploading.value = true
-    uploadStatus.value = 'uploading'
 
     try {
       const tags = selectedModelType.value
@@ -177,72 +226,56 @@ export function useUploadModelWizard(modelTypes: Ref<ModelTypeOption[]>) {
         wizardData.value.metadata?.name ||
         'model'
 
-      let previewId: string | undefined
-
-      // Upload preview image first if available
-      if (wizardData.value.previewImage) {
-        try {
-          const baseFilename = filename.split('.')[0]
-
-          // Extract extension from data URL MIME type
-          let extension = 'png'
-          const mimeMatch = wizardData.value.previewImage.match(
-            /^data:image\/([^;]+);/
-          )
-          if (mimeMatch) {
-            extension = mimeMatch[1] === 'jpeg' ? 'jpg' : mimeMatch[1]
-          }
-
-          const previewAsset = await assetService.uploadAssetFromBase64({
-            data: wizardData.value.previewImage,
-            name: `${baseFilename}_preview.${extension}`,
-            tags: ['preview']
-          })
-          previewId = previewAsset.id
-        } catch (error) {
-          console.error('Failed to upload preview image:', error)
-          // Continue with model upload even if preview fails
-        }
+      const previewId = await uploadPreviewImage(filename)
+      const userMetadata = {
+        source: source.type,
+        source_url: wizardData.value.url,
+        model_type: selectedModelType.value
       }
 
-      await assetService.uploadAssetFromUrl({
-        url: wizardData.value.url,
-        name: filename,
-        tags,
-        user_metadata: {
-          source: source.type,
+      if (flags.asyncModelUploadEnabled) {
+        const result = await assetService.uploadAssetAsync({
           source_url: wizardData.value.url,
-          model_type: selectedModelType.value
-        },
-        preview_id: previewId
-      })
+          tags,
+          user_metadata: userMetadata,
+          preview_id: previewId
+        })
 
-      uploadStatus.value = 'success'
-      currentStep.value = 3
-
-      // Refresh model caches for all node types that use this model category
-      if (selectedModelType.value) {
-        const providers = modelToNodeStore.getAllNodeProviders(
-          selectedModelType.value
-        )
-        await Promise.all(
-          providers.map((provider) =>
-            assetsStore.updateModelsForNodeType(provider.nodeDef.name)
-          )
-        )
+        if (result.type === 'async' && result.task.status !== 'completed') {
+          if (selectedModelType.value) {
+            assetDownloadStore.trackDownload(
+              result.task.task_id,
+              selectedModelType.value
+            )
+          }
+          uploadStatus.value = 'processing'
+        } else {
+          uploadStatus.value = 'success'
+          await refreshModelCaches()
+        }
+        currentStep.value = 3
+      } else {
+        await assetService.uploadAssetFromUrl({
+          url: wizardData.value.url,
+          name: filename,
+          tags,
+          user_metadata: userMetadata,
+          preview_id: previewId
+        })
+        uploadStatus.value = 'success'
+        await refreshModelCaches()
+        currentStep.value = 3
       }
-
-      return true
     } catch (error) {
       console.error('Failed to upload asset:', error)
       uploadStatus.value = 'error'
       uploadError.value =
         error instanceof Error ? error.message : 'Failed to upload model'
       currentStep.value = 3
-      return false
     } finally {
       isUploading.value = false
     }
+    return uploadStatus.value !== 'error'
   }
 
   function goToPreviousStep() {
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts b/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
index 876cbf387..8a8cf6099 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema.ts
@@ -58,6 +58,17 @@ const zAssetMetadata = z.object({
   validation: zValidationResult.optional()
 })
 
+const zAsyncUploadTask = z.object({
+  task_id: z.string(),
+  status: z.enum(['created', 'running', 'completed', 'failed']),
+  message: z.string().optional()
+})
+
+const zAsyncUploadResponse = z.discriminatedUnion('type', [
+  z.object({ type: z.literal('sync'), asset: zAsset }),
+  z.object({ type: z.literal('async'), task: zAsyncUploadTask })
+])
+
 // Filename validation schema
 export const assetFilenameSchema = z
   .string()
@@ -69,11 +80,13 @@ export const assetFilenameSchema = z
 // Export schemas following repository patterns
 export const assetItemSchema = zAsset
 export const assetResponseSchema = zAssetResponse
+export const asyncUploadResponseSchema = zAsyncUploadResponse
 
 // Export types derived from Zod schemas
 export type AssetItem = z.infer<typeof zAsset>
 export type AssetResponse = z.infer<typeof zAssetResponse>
 export type AssetMetadata = z.infer<typeof zAssetMetadata>
+export type AsyncUploadResponse = z.infer<typeof zAsyncUploadResponse>
 export type ModelFolder = z.infer<typeof zModelFolder>
 export type ModelFile = z.infer<typeof zModelFile>
 
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
index b1a15a433..da87681bb 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/services/assetService.ts
@@ -3,12 +3,14 @@ import { fromZodError } from 'zod-validation-error'
 import { st } from '@/i18n'
 import {
   assetItemSchema,
-  assetResponseSchema
+  assetResponseSchema,
+  asyncUploadResponseSchema
 } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
 import type {
   AssetItem,
   AssetMetadata,
   AssetResponse,
+  AsyncUploadResponse,
   ModelFile,
   ModelFolder
 } from '@/platform/assets/schemas/assetSchema'
@@ -46,6 +48,7 @@ function getLocalizedErrorMessage(errorCode: string): string {
 }
 
 const ASSETS_ENDPOINT = '/assets'
+const ASSETS_DOWNLOAD_ENDPOINT = '/assets/download'
 const EXPERIMENTAL_WARNING = `EXPERIMENTAL: If you are seeing this please make sure "Comfy.Assets.UseAssetAPI" is set to "false" in your ComfyUI Settings.\n`
 const DEFAULT_LIMIT = 500
 
@@ -445,6 +448,72 @@ function createAssetService() {
     return await res.json()
   }
 
+  /**
+   * Uploads an asset asynchronously using the /api/assets/download endpoint
+   * Returns immediately with either the asset (if already exists) or a task to track
+   *
+   * @param params - Upload parameters
+   * @param params.source_url - HTTP/HTTPS URL to download from
+   * @param params.tags - Optional freeform tags
+   * @param params.user_metadata - Optional custom metadata object
+   * @param params.preview_id - Optional UUID for preview asset
+   * @returns Promise<AsyncUploadResponse> - Either sync asset or async task info
+   * @throws Error if upload fails
+   */
+  async function uploadAssetAsync(params: {
+    source_url: string
+    tags?: string[]
+    user_metadata?: Record<string, unknown>
+    preview_id?: string
+  }): Promise<AsyncUploadResponse> {
+    const res = await api.fetchApi(ASSETS_DOWNLOAD_ENDPOINT, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify(params)
+    })
+
+    if (!res.ok) {
+      throw new Error(
+        st(
+          'assetBrowser.errorUploadFailed',
+          'Failed to upload asset. Please try again.'
+        )
+      )
+    }
+
+    const data = await res.json()
+
+    if (res.status === 202) {
+      const result = asyncUploadResponseSchema.safeParse({
+        type: 'async',
+        task: data
+      })
+      if (!result.success) {
+        throw new Error(
+          st(
+            'assetBrowser.errorUploadFailed',
+            'Failed to parse async upload response. Please try again.'
+          )
+        )
+      }
+      return result.data
+    }
+
+    const result = asyncUploadResponseSchema.safeParse({
+      type: 'sync',
+      asset: data
+    })
+    if (!result.success) {
+      throw new Error(
+        st(
+          'assetBrowser.errorUploadFailed',
+          'Failed to parse sync upload response. Please try again.'
+        )
+      )
+    }
+    return result.data
+  }
+
   return {
     getAssetModelFolders,
     getAssetModels,
@@ -456,7 +525,8 @@ function createAssetService() {
     updateAsset,
     getAssetMetadata,
     uploadAssetFromUrl,
-    uploadAssetFromBase64
+    uploadAssetFromBase64,
+    uploadAssetAsync
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/platform/remoteConfig/types.ts b/src/platform/remoteConfig/types.ts
index cbca526bf..6aab36166 100644
--- a/src/platform/remoteConfig/types.ts
+++ b/src/platform/remoteConfig/types.ts
@@ -39,4 +39,5 @@ export type RemoteConfig = {
   private_models_enabled?: boolean
   onboarding_survey_enabled?: boolean
   huggingface_model_import_enabled?: boolean
+  async_model_upload_enabled?: boolean
 }
diff --git a/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts b/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
index b84d4457a..8479f01e7 100644
--- a/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
+++ b/src/schemas/apiSchema.ts
@@ -135,6 +135,17 @@ const zLogRawResponse = z.object({
 
 const zFeatureFlagsWsMessage = z.record(z.string(), z.any())
 
+const zAssetDownloadWsMessage = z.object({
+  task_id: z.string(),
+  asset_id: z.string(),
+  asset_name: z.string(),
+  bytes_total: z.number(),
+  bytes_downloaded: z.number(),
+  progress: z.number(),
+  status: z.enum(['created', 'running', 'completed', 'failed']),
+  error: z.string().optional()
+})
+
 export type StatusWsMessageStatus = z.infer<typeof zStatusWsMessageStatus>
 export type StatusWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zStatusWsMessage>
 export type ProgressWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zProgressWsMessage>
@@ -154,6 +165,7 @@ export type ProgressTextWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zProgressTextWsMessage>
 export type NodeProgressState = z.infer<typeof zNodeProgressState>
 export type ProgressStateWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zProgressStateWsMessage>
 export type FeatureFlagsWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zFeatureFlagsWsMessage>
+export type AssetDownloadWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zAssetDownloadWsMessage>
 // End of ws messages
 
 export type NotificationWsMessage = z.infer<typeof zNotificationWsMessage>
diff --git a/src/scripts/api.ts b/src/scripts/api.ts
index 268aef8a2..3061f74bd 100644
--- a/src/scripts/api.ts
+++ b/src/scripts/api.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import type {
   NodeId
 } from '@/platform/workflow/validation/schemas/workflowSchema'
 import type {
+  AssetDownloadWsMessage,
   EmbeddingsResponse,
   ExecutedWsMessage,
   ExecutingWsMessage,
@@ -153,6 +154,7 @@ interface BackendApiCalls {
   progress_text: ProgressTextWsMessage
   progress_state: ProgressStateWsMessage
   feature_flags: FeatureFlagsWsMessage
+  asset_download: AssetDownloadWsMessage
 }
 
 /** Dictionary of all api calls */
@@ -664,6 +666,7 @@ export class ComfyApi extends EventTarget {
             case 'logs':
             case 'b_preview':
             case 'notification':
+            case 'asset_download':
               this.dispatchCustomEvent(msg.type, msg.data)
               break
             case 'feature_flags':
diff --git a/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8efffe0ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,171 @@
+import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
+import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
+import { useEventListener } from '@vueuse/core'
+
+import { st } from '@/i18n'
+import { useToastStore } from '@/platform/updates/common/toastStore'
+import type { AssetDownloadWsMessage } from '@/schemas/apiSchema'
+import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
+
+interface AssetDownload {
+  taskId: string
+  assetId: string
+  assetName: string
+  bytesTotal: number
+  bytesDownloaded: number
+  progress: number
+  status: 'created' | 'running' | 'completed' | 'failed'
+  error?: string
+}
+
+interface CompletedDownload {
+  taskId: string
+  modelType: string
+  timestamp: number
+}
+
+const PROGRESS_TOAST_INTERVAL_MS = 5000
+const PROCESSED_TASK_CLEANUP_MS = 60000
+const MAX_COMPLETED_DOWNLOADS = 10
+
+export const useAssetDownloadStore = defineStore('assetDownload', () => {
+  const toastStore = useToastStore()
+
+  /** Map of task IDs to their download progress data */
+  const activeDownloads = ref<Map<string, AssetDownload>>(new Map())
+
+  /** Map of task IDs to model types, used to track which model type to refresh after download completes */
+  const pendingModelTypes = new Map<string, string>()
+
+  /** Map of task IDs to timestamps, used to throttle progress toast notifications */
+  const lastToastTime = new Map<string, number>()
+
+  /** Set of task IDs that have reached a terminal state (completed/failed), prevents duplicate processing */
+  const processedTaskIds = new Set<string>()
+
+  /** Reactive signal for completed downloads */
+  const completedDownloads = ref<CompletedDownload[]>([])
+
+  const hasActiveDownloads = computed(() => activeDownloads.value.size > 0)
+  const downloadList = computed(() =>
+    Array.from(activeDownloads.value.values())
+  )
+
+  /**
+   * Associates a download task with its model type for later use when the download completes.
+   * Intended for external callers (e.g., useUploadModelWizard) to register async downloads.
+   */
+  function trackDownload(taskId: string, modelType: string) {
+    pendingModelTypes.set(taskId, modelType)
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Handles asset download WebSocket events. Updates download progress, manages toast notifications,
+   * and tracks completed downloads. Prevents duplicate processing of terminal states (completed/failed).
+   */
+  function handleAssetDownload(e: CustomEvent<AssetDownloadWsMessage>) {
+    const data = e.detail
+
+    if (data.status === 'completed' || data.status === 'failed') {
+      if (processedTaskIds.has(data.task_id)) return
+      processedTaskIds.add(data.task_id)
+    }
+
+    const download: AssetDownload = {
+      taskId: data.task_id,
+      assetId: data.asset_id,
+      assetName: data.asset_name,
+      bytesTotal: data.bytes_total,
+      bytesDownloaded: data.bytes_downloaded,
+      progress: data.progress,
+      status: data.status,
+      error: data.error
+    }
+
+    if (data.status === 'completed') {
+      activeDownloads.value.delete(data.task_id)
+      lastToastTime.delete(data.task_id)
+      const modelType = pendingModelTypes.get(data.task_id)
+      if (modelType) {
+        // Emit completed download signal for other stores to react to
+        const newDownload: CompletedDownload = {
+          taskId: data.task_id,
+          modelType,
+          timestamp: Date.now()
+        }
+
+        // Keep only the last MAX_COMPLETED_DOWNLOADS items (FIFO)
+        const updated = [...completedDownloads.value, newDownload]
+        if (updated.length > MAX_COMPLETED_DOWNLOADS) {
+          updated.shift()
+        }
+        completedDownloads.value = updated
+
+        pendingModelTypes.delete(data.task_id)
+      }
+      setTimeout(
+        () => processedTaskIds.delete(data.task_id),
+        PROCESSED_TASK_CLEANUP_MS
+      )
+      toastStore.add({
+        severity: 'success',
+        summary: st('assetBrowser.download.complete', 'Download complete'),
+        detail: data.asset_name,
+        life: 5000
+      })
+    } else if (data.status === 'failed') {
+      activeDownloads.value.delete(data.task_id)
+      lastToastTime.delete(data.task_id)
+      pendingModelTypes.delete(data.task_id)
+      setTimeout(
+        () => processedTaskIds.delete(data.task_id),
+        PROCESSED_TASK_CLEANUP_MS
+      )
+      toastStore.add({
+        severity: 'error',
+        summary: st('assetBrowser.download.failed', 'Download failed'),
+        detail: data.error || data.asset_name,
+        life: 8000
+      })
+    } else {
+      activeDownloads.value.set(data.task_id, download)
+
+      const now = Date.now()
+      const lastTime = lastToastTime.get(data.task_id) ?? 0
+      const shouldShowToast = now - lastTime >= PROGRESS_TOAST_INTERVAL_MS
+
+      if (shouldShowToast) {
+        lastToastTime.set(data.task_id, now)
+        const progressPercent = Math.round(data.progress * 100)
+        toastStore.add({
+          severity: 'info',
+          summary: st('assetBrowser.download.inProgress', 'Downloading...'),
+          detail: `${data.asset_name} (${progressPercent}%)`,
+          life: PROGRESS_TOAST_INTERVAL_MS,
+          closable: true
+        })
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  let stopListener: (() => void) | undefined
+
+  function setup() {
+    stopListener = useEventListener(api, 'asset_download', handleAssetDownload)
+  }
+
+  function teardown() {
+    stopListener?.()
+    stopListener = undefined
+  }
+
+  return {
+    activeDownloads,
+    hasActiveDownloads,
+    downloadList,
+    completedDownloads,
+    trackDownload,
+    setup,
+    teardown
+  }
+})
diff --git a/src/stores/assetsStore.test.ts b/src/stores/assetsStore.test.ts
index 9f9d003fa..1905a0177 100644
--- a/src/stores/assetsStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/assetsStore.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ vi.mock('@/scripts/api', () => ({
   api: {
     getHistory: vi.fn(),
     internalURL: vi.fn((path) => `http://localhost:3000${path}`),
+    apiURL: vi.fn((path) => `http://localhost:3000/api${path}`),
+    addEventListener: vi.fn(),
+    removeEventListener: vi.fn(),
     user: 'test-user'
   }
 }))
diff --git a/src/stores/assetsStore.ts b/src/stores/assetsStore.ts
index 634c08a41..b75b45400 100644
--- a/src/stores/assetsStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/assetsStore.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useAsyncState } from '@vueuse/core'
 import { defineStore } from 'pinia'
-import { computed, shallowReactive, ref } from 'vue'
+import { computed, shallowReactive, ref, watch } from 'vue'
 import {
   mapInputFileToAssetItem,
   mapTaskOutputToAssetItem
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import type { TaskItem } from '@/schemas/apiSchema'
 import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
 
 import { TaskItemImpl } from './queueStore'
+import { useAssetDownloadStore } from './assetDownloadStore'
+import { useModelToNodeStore } from './modelToNodeStore'
 
 const INPUT_LIMIT = 100
 
@@ -93,6 +95,9 @@ const BATCH_SIZE = 200
 const MAX_HISTORY_ITEMS = 1000 // Maximum items to keep in memory
 
 export const useAssetsStore = defineStore('assets', () => {
+  const assetDownloadStore = useAssetDownloadStore()
+  const modelToNodeStore = useModelToNodeStore()
+
   // Pagination state
   const historyOffset = ref(0)
   const hasMoreHistory = ref(true)
@@ -345,6 +350,35 @@ export const useAssetsStore = defineStore('assets', () => {
     updateModelsForNodeType
   } = getModelState()
 
+  // Watch for completed downloads and refresh model caches
+  watch(
+    () => assetDownloadStore.completedDownloads.at(-1),
+    async (latestDownload) => {
+      if (!latestDownload) return
+
+      const { modelType } = latestDownload
+
+      const providers = modelToNodeStore
+        .getAllNodeProviders(modelType)
+        .filter((provider) => provider.nodeDef?.name)
+      const results = await Promise.allSettled(
+        providers.map((provider) =>
+          updateModelsForNodeType(provider.nodeDef.name).then(
+            () => provider.nodeDef.name
+          )
+        )
+      )
+
+      for (const result of results) {
+        if (result.status === 'rejected') {
+          console.error(
+            `Failed to refresh model cache for provider: ${result.reason}`
+          )
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  )
+
   return {
     // States
     inputAssets,
diff --git a/src/views/GraphView.vue b/src/views/GraphView.vue
index 58b428afd..1bf5b7e42 100644
--- a/src/views/GraphView.vue
+++ b/src/views/GraphView.vue
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { setupAutoQueueHandler } from '@/services/autoQueueService'
 import { useKeybindingService } from '@/services/keybindingService'
+import { useAssetDownloadStore } from '@/stores/assetDownloadStore'
 import { useAssetsStore } from '@/stores/assetsStore'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useExecutionStore } from '@/stores/executionStore'
@@ -87,6 +88,7 @@ const { t } = useI18n()
 const toast = useToast()
 const settingStore = useSettingStore()
 const executionStore = useExecutionStore()
+const assetDownloadStore = useAssetDownloadStore()
 const colorPaletteStore = useColorPaletteStore()
 const queueStore = useQueueStore()
 const assetsStore = useAssetsStore()
@@ -254,6 +256,7 @@ onMounted(() => {
   api.addEventListener('reconnecting', onReconnecting)
   api.addEventListener('reconnected', onReconnected)
   executionStore.bindExecutionEvents()
+  assetDownloadStore.setup()
 
   try {
     init()
@@ -270,6 +273,7 @@ onBeforeUnmount(() => {
   api.removeEventListener('reconnecting', onReconnecting)
   api.removeEventListener('reconnected', onReconnected)
   executionStore.unbindExecutionEvents()
+  assetDownloadStore.teardown()
 
   // Clean up page visibility listener
   if (visibilityListener) {