diff --git a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useChats.ts b/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useChats.ts
index b75172533..410a80e7e 100644
--- a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useChats.ts
+++ b/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useChats.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { createQueryBatcher } from "./useQueryBatcher";
 import { useRefetchModels } from "./useModels";
 import { useStreamingContext } from "@/contexts/StreamingContext";
 import { useSettings } from "./useSettings";
+import { getModelCapabilities } from "@/api";
 
 export const useChats = () => {
   return useQuery({
@@ -606,6 +607,24 @@ export const useSendMessage = (chatId: string) => {
               queryClient.setQueryData(["staleModels"], newStaleMap);
 
               queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["models"] });
+
+              // Fetch fresh capabilities for the downloaded model
+              getModelCapabilities(selectedModel.model)
+                .then((capabilities) => {
+                  queryClient.setQueryData(
+                    ["modelCapabilities", selectedModel.model],
+                    capabilities,
+                  );
+                })
+                .catch((error) => {
+                  console.error(
+                    "Failed to fetch capabilities after download:",
+                    error,
+                  );
+                  queryClient.invalidateQueries({
+                    queryKey: ["modelCapabilities", selectedModel.model],
+                  });
+                });
             }
             break;
           }
diff --git a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useDownloadModel.ts b/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useDownloadModel.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index aa69edec1..000000000
--- a/app/ui/app/src/hooks/useDownloadModel.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,114 +0,0 @@
-import { useMutation, useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/react-query";
-import { useState } from "react";
-import { pullModel } from "@/api";
-import { useSelectedModel } from "./useSelectedModel";
-import { useSettings } from "./useSettings";
-
-interface DownloadProgress {
-  status: string;
-  digest?: string;
-  total?: number;
-  completed?: number;
-  done?: boolean;
-}
-
-export function useDownloadModel(chatId?: string) {
-  const queryClient = useQueryClient();
-  const { selectedModel } = useSelectedModel(chatId);
-  const { setSettings } = useSettings();
-  const [downloadProgress, setDownloadProgress] =
-    useState<DownloadProgress | null>(null);
-  const [abortController, setAbortController] =
-    useState<AbortController | null>(null);
-  const [downloadingChatIds, setDownloadingChatIds] = useState<Set<string>>(
-    new Set(),
-  );
-
-  const mutation = useMutation({
-    mutationFn: async (modelName: string) => {
-      const controller = new AbortController();
-      setAbortController(controller);
-      setDownloadProgress({ status: "Starting download..." });
-      if (chatId) {
-        setDownloadingChatIds((prev) => new Set(prev).add(chatId));
-      }
-
-      try {
-        for await (const progress of pullModel(modelName, controller.signal)) {
-          setDownloadProgress(progress);
-
-          if (progress.status === "success") {
-            // Update selected model to indicate it's now available locally
-            if (selectedModel && selectedModel.model === modelName) {
-              setSettings({ SelectedModel: modelName });
-            }
-            // Invalidate models query to refresh the list
-            await queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["models"] });
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      } finally {
-        setAbortController(null);
-        if (chatId) {
-          setDownloadingChatIds((prev) => {
-            const newSet = new Set(prev);
-            newSet.delete(chatId);
-            return newSet;
-          });
-        }
-      }
-    },
-    onSuccess: () => {
-      setDownloadProgress(null);
-      if (chatId) {
-        setDownloadingChatIds((prev) => {
-          const newSet = new Set(prev);
-          newSet.delete(chatId);
-          return newSet;
-        });
-      }
-    },
-    onError: (error: Error) => {
-      const status =
-        error.name === "AbortError" ? "Download cancelled" : "Download failed";
-      setDownloadProgress({ status, done: true });
-
-      // Clear error message after delay
-      const delay = error.name === "AbortError" ? 1500 : 3000;
-      setTimeout(() => {
-        setDownloadProgress(null);
-        if (chatId) {
-          setDownloadingChatIds((prev) => {
-            const newSet = new Set(prev);
-            newSet.delete(chatId);
-            return newSet;
-          });
-        }
-      }, delay);
-    },
-  });
-
-  const cancelDownload = () => {
-    if (abortController) {
-      abortController.abort();
-      setAbortController(null);
-      if (chatId) {
-        setDownloadingChatIds((prev) => {
-          const newSet = new Set(prev);
-          newSet.delete(chatId);
-          return newSet;
-        });
-      }
-    }
-  };
-
-  return {
-    downloadModel: mutation.mutate,
-    isDownloading:
-      mutation.isPending && chatId ? downloadingChatIds.has(chatId) : false,
-    downloadProgress:
-      chatId && downloadingChatIds.has(chatId) ? downloadProgress : null,
-    error: mutation.error,
-    cancelDownload,
-  };
-}