diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/component.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/component.tsx
index 565b5e2c94..6ea22c3e6d 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/component.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/component.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ export function Banner({
   banner: BannerType;
   onDismiss?: () => void;
 }) {
+  const hasProgress = banner.progress !== undefined && banner.progress >= 0;
+
   return (
     <div className="overflow-hidden p-1">
       <div
@@ -50,12 +52,22 @@ export function Banner({
 
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-2 mt-1">
           {banner.primaryAction && (
-            <button
-              onClick={banner.primaryAction.onClick}
-              className="w-full py-2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-t from-stone-600 to-stone-500 text-white text-sm font-medium duration-150 hover:scale-[1.01] active:scale-[0.99]"
-            >
-              {banner.primaryAction.label}
-            </button>
+            <div className="relative w-full overflow-hidden rounded-full">
+              <button
+                onClick={banner.primaryAction.onClick}
+                className="relative w-full py-2 rounded-full bg-gradient-to-t from-stone-600 to-stone-500 text-white text-sm font-medium duration-150 hover:scale-[1.01] active:scale-[0.99] z-10"
+              >
+                <span className="relative z-10">
+                  {banner.primaryAction.label}
+                </span>
+              </button>
+              {hasProgress && (
+                <div
+                  className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-stone-700 to-stone-600 transition-all duration-300"
+                  style={{ width: `${banner.progress}%` }}
+                />
+              )}
+            </div>
           )}
           {banner.secondaryAction && (
             <button
@@ -65,6 +77,22 @@ export function Banner({
               {banner.secondaryAction.label}
             </button>
           )}
+          {!banner.primaryAction && !banner.secondaryAction && hasProgress && (
+            <div className="relative w-full h-9 rounded-full overflow-hidden bg-gradient-to-t from-stone-200 to-stone-100">
+              <div
+                className="absolute inset-0 bg-gradient-to-t from-stone-600 to-stone-500 transition-all duration-300"
+                style={{ width: `${banner.progress}%` }}
+              />
+              <div
+                className={cn([
+                  "absolute inset-0 flex items-center justify-center text-sm font-medium transition-colors duration-300",
+                  (banner.progress ?? 0) > 50 ? "text-white" : "text-stone-700",
+                ])}
+              >
+                {Math.round(banner.progress ?? 0)}%
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/index.tsx
index bcaf52fcf3..4e1e71112a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/index.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { AnimatePresence, motion } from "motion/react";
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
 
+import {
+  events as localSttEvents,
+  type SupportedSttModel,
+} from "@hypr/plugin-local-stt";
 import { cn } from "@hypr/utils";
 
 import { useAuth } from "../../../../auth";
@@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ import { useConfigValues } from "../../../../config/use-config";
 import { useTabs } from "../../../../store/zustand/tabs";
 import { Banner } from "./component";
 import { createBannerRegistry, getBannerToShow } from "./registry";
+import type { BannerType } from "./types";
 import { useDismissedBanners } from "./useDismissedBanners";
 
 export function BannerArea({
@@ -90,11 +95,26 @@ export function BannerArea({
     ],
   );
 
-  const currentBanner = useMemo(
+  const registryBanner = useMemo(
     () => getBannerToShow(registry, isDismissed),
     [registry, isDismissed],
   );
 
+  const downloadProgress = useDownloadProgress();
+
+  const currentBanner: BannerType | null = useMemo(() => {
+    if (downloadProgress.isDownloading && downloadProgress.model) {
+      return {
+        id: "download-progress",
+        title: "Downloading model",
+        description: `${downloadProgress.modelDisplayName} is being downloaded...`,
+        dismissible: false,
+        progress: downloadProgress.progress,
+      };
+    }
+    return registryBanner;
+  }, [downloadProgress, registryBanner]);
+
   const handleDismiss = useCallback(() => {
     if (currentBanner) {
       dismissBanner(currentBanner.id);
@@ -127,18 +147,77 @@ export function BannerArea({
   );
 }
 
+let globalShowBanner = false;
+let globalBannerTimer: NodeJS.Timeout | null = null;
+
 function useShouldShowBanner(isProfileExpanded: boolean) {
   const BANNER_CHECK_DELAY_MS = 3000;
 
-  const [showBanner, setShowBanner] = useState(false);
+  const [showBanner, setShowBanner] = useState(globalShowBanner);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    const timer = setTimeout(() => {
+    if (!globalShowBanner && !globalBannerTimer) {
+      globalBannerTimer = setTimeout(() => {
+        globalShowBanner = true;
+        setShowBanner(true);
+        globalBannerTimer = null;
+      }, BANNER_CHECK_DELAY_MS);
+    } else if (globalShowBanner) {
       setShowBanner(true);
-    }, BANNER_CHECK_DELAY_MS);
+    }
 
-    return () => clearTimeout(timer);
+    return () => {};
   }, []);
 
   return !isProfileExpanded && showBanner;
 }
+
+const MODEL_DISPLAY_NAMES: Record<SupportedSttModel, string> = {
+  "am-parakeet-v2": "Parakeet v2",
+  "am-parakeet-v3": "Parakeet v3",
+  "am-whisper-large-v3": "Whisper Large v3",
+  QuantizedTiny: "Whisper Tiny",
+  QuantizedTinyEn: "Whisper Tiny (English)",
+  QuantizedBase: "Whisper Base",
+  QuantizedBaseEn: "Whisper Base (English)",
+  QuantizedSmall: "Whisper Small",
+  QuantizedSmallEn: "Whisper Small (English)",
+  QuantizedLargeTurbo: "Whisper Large Turbo",
+};
+
+function useDownloadProgress() {
+  const [model, setModel] = useState<SupportedSttModel | null>(null);
+  const [progress, setProgress] = useState(0);
+  const [isDownloading, setIsDownloading] = useState(false);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unlisten = localSttEvents.downloadProgressPayload.listen((event) => {
+      const { model: eventModel, progress: eventProgress } = event.payload;
+
+      if (eventProgress < 0) {
+        setIsDownloading(false);
+        setModel(null);
+        setProgress(0);
+      } else if (eventProgress >= 100) {
+        setIsDownloading(false);
+        setModel(null);
+        setProgress(0);
+      } else {
+        setIsDownloading(true);
+        setModel(eventModel);
+        setProgress(Math.max(0, Math.min(100, eventProgress)));
+      }
+    });
+
+    return () => {
+      void unlisten.then((fn) => fn());
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return {
+    model,
+    modelDisplayName: model ? MODEL_DISPLAY_NAMES[model] : "",
+    progress,
+    isDownloading,
+  };
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/types.ts
index f32cdab22d..9ece0183df 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/sidebar/banner/types.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ export type BannerType = {
   primaryAction?: BannerAction;
   secondaryAction?: BannerAction;
   dismissible: boolean;
+  progress?: number;
 };
 
 export type BannerCondition = () => boolean;