diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/toast/model-download.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/toast/model-download.tsx
index d83c9ba691..a044d22cef 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/toast/model-download.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/toast/model-download.tsx
@@ -41,6 +41,14 @@ export default function ModelDownloadNotification() {
     refetchInterval: 5000,
   });
 
+  const listDownloadedModels = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["list-downloaded-models"],
+    queryFn: async () => {
+      return localLlmCommands.listDownloadedModel();
+    },
+    refetchInterval: 3000,
+  });
+
   const sttModelDownloading = useQuery({
     enabled: !checkForModelDownload.data?.sttModelDownloaded,
     queryKey: ["stt-model-downloading"],
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ export default function ModelDownloadNotification() {
     }
 
     const needsSttModel = !checkForModelDownload.data?.sttModelDownloaded;
-    const needsLlmModel = !checkForModelDownload.data?.llmModelDownloaded;
+    const needsLlmModel = listDownloadedModels.data?.length === 0;
 
     let title: string;
     let content: string;
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/welcome-modal/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/welcome-modal/index.tsx
index 973b2773a0..0388da8d75 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/welcome-modal/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/welcome-modal/index.tsx
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ export function WelcomeModal({ isOpen, onClose }: WelcomeModalProps) {
 
   const handleModelSelected = (model: SupportedModel) => {
     selectSTTModel.mutate(model);
+
+    sessionStorage.setItem("model-download-toast-dismissed", "true");
+
     onClose();
   };
 
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/build.rs b/plugins/local-llm/build.rs
index bda06d322d..6a34ca67de 100644
--- a/plugins/local-llm/build.rs
+++ b/plugins/local-llm/build.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &[
     "models_dir",
-    "list_supported_models",
     "is_server_running",
     "is_model_downloaded",
     "is_model_downloading",
@@ -10,6 +9,7 @@ const COMMANDS: &[&str] = &[
     "restart_server",
     "get_current_model",
     "set_current_model",
+    "list_downloaded_model",
 ];
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_downloaded_model.toml b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_downloaded_model.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7454fc0fbd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_downloaded_model.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# Automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT!
+
+"$schema" = "../../schemas/schema.json"
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "allow-list-downloaded-model"
+description = "Enables the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.allow = ["list_downloaded_model"]
+
+[[permission]]
+identifier = "deny-list-downloaded-model"
+description = "Denies the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope."
+commands.deny = ["list_downloaded_model"]
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_supported_models.toml b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_supported_models.toml
deleted file mode 100644
index 0240e3c9ad..0000000000
--- a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/commands/list_supported_models.toml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,13 +0,0 @@
-# Automatically generated - DO NOT EDIT!
-
-"$schema" = "../../schemas/schema.json"
-
-[[permission]]
-identifier = "allow-list-supported-models"
-description = "Enables the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope."
-commands.allow = ["list_supported_models"]
-
-[[permission]]
-identifier = "deny-list-supported-models"
-description = "Denies the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope."
-commands.deny = ["list_supported_models"]
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
index 79386a35be..dbd98ee19a 100644
--- a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
+++ b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/autogenerated/reference.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Default permissions for the plugin
 - `allow-restart-server`
 - `allow-get-current-model`
 - `allow-set-current-model`
-- `allow-list-supported-models`
+- `allow-list-downloaded-model`
 
 ## Permission Table
 
@@ -184,12 +184,12 @@ Denies the is_server_running command without any pre-configured scope.
 <tr>
 <td>
 
-`local-llm:allow-list-supported-models`
+`local-llm:allow-list-downloaded-model`
 
 </td>
 <td>
 
-Enables the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope.
+Enables the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope.
 
 </td>
 </tr>
@@ -197,12 +197,12 @@ Enables the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope.
 <tr>
 <td>
 
-`local-llm:deny-list-supported-models`
+`local-llm:deny-list-downloaded-model`
 
 </td>
 <td>
 
-Denies the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope.
+Denies the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope.
 
 </td>
 </tr>
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/default.toml b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/default.toml
index 96dc1c89f7..484fd43a4b 100644
--- a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/default.toml
+++ b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/default.toml
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ permissions = [
     "allow-restart-server",
     "allow-get-current-model",
     "allow-set-current-model",
-    "allow-list-supported-models",
+    "allow-list-downloaded-model",
 ]
diff --git a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/schemas/schema.json b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/schemas/schema.json
index af125d8e50..65c7de939e 100644
--- a/plugins/local-llm/permissions/schemas/schema.json
+++ b/plugins/local-llm/permissions/schemas/schema.json
@@ -367,16 +367,16 @@
           "markdownDescription": "Denies the is_server_running command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
         {
-          "description": "Enables the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "description": "Enables the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
-          "const": "allow-list-supported-models",
-          "markdownDescription": "Enables the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope."
+          "const": "allow-list-downloaded-model",
+          "markdownDescription": "Enables the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
         {
-          "description": "Denies the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope.",
+          "description": "Denies the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope.",
           "type": "string",
-          "const": "deny-list-supported-models",
-          "markdownDescription": "Denies the list_supported_models command without any pre-configured scope."
+          "const": "deny-list-downloaded-model",
+          "markdownDescription": "Denies the list_downloaded_model command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
         {
           "description": "Enables the models_dir command without any pre-configured scope.",
@@ -439,10 +439,10 @@
           "markdownDescription": "Denies the stop_server command without any pre-configured scope."
         },
         {
-          "description": "Default permissions for the plugin\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-models-dir`\n- `allow-is-server-running`\n- `allow-is-model-downloading`\n- `allow-is-model-downloaded`\n- `allow-download-model`\n- `allow-start-server`\n- `allow-stop-server`\n- `allow-restart-server`\n- `allow-get-current-model`\n- `allow-set-current-model`\n- `allow-list-supported-models`",
+          "description": "Default permissions for the plugin\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-models-dir`\n- `allow-is-server-running`\n- `allow-is-model-downloading`\n- `allow-is-model-downloaded`\n- `allow-download-model`\n- `allow-start-server`\n- `allow-stop-server`\n- `allow-restart-server`\n- `allow-get-current-model`\n- `allow-set-current-model`\n- `allow-list-downloaded-model`",
           "type": "string",
           "const": "default",
-          "markdownDescription": "Default permissions for the plugin\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-models-dir`\n- `allow-is-server-running`\n- `allow-is-model-downloading`\n- `allow-is-model-downloaded`\n- `allow-download-model`\n- `allow-start-server`\n- `allow-stop-server`\n- `allow-restart-server`\n- `allow-get-current-model`\n- `allow-set-current-model`\n- `allow-list-supported-models`"
+          "markdownDescription": "Default permissions for the plugin\n#### This default permission set includes:\n\n- `allow-models-dir`\n- `allow-is-server-running`\n- `allow-is-model-downloading`\n- `allow-is-model-downloaded`\n- `allow-download-model`\n- `allow-start-server`\n- `allow-stop-server`\n- `allow-restart-server`\n- `allow-get-current-model`\n- `allow-set-current-model`\n- `allow-list-downloaded-model`"
         }
       ]
     }