diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 7379c1b3a..a790d8a92 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Change Log for SD.Next
 
-## Update for 2026-04-05
+## Update for 2026-04-06
 
 - **Models**
   - [AiArtLab SDXS-1B](https://huggingface.co/AiArtLab/sdxs-1b) Simple Diffusion XS *(training still in progress)*  
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
     see *main interface -> scripts -> rocm advanced config*  
 - **Internal**
   - additional typing and typechecks, thanks @awsr
+  - wrap hf download methods
 - **Fixes**
   - Prohibit `python==3.14` unless `--experimental`
   - UI CSS fixes, thanks @awsr
diff --git a/modules/sd_hijack_hfhub.py b/modules/sd_hijack_hfhub.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2c06c7c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/sd_hijack_hfhub.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+import os
+from modules.logger import log
+
+
+debug = log.trace if os.environ.get('SD_DOWNLOAD_DEBUG', None) is not None else lambda *args, **kwargs: None
+orig_http_get = None
+orig_xet_get = None
+
+
+def http_get_hijack(*args, **kwargs):
+    from modules.shared import state
+    if len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], str) and args[0].endswith(".json"):
+        return orig_http_get(*args, **kwargs)
+    jobid = state.begin('Download')
+    fn = kwargs.get("displayed_filename", None)
+    size = kwargs.get("expected_size", None)
+    if fn:
+        log.debug(f'Download start: type=http fn="{fn}" size={size}')
+    debug(f'Download start: type=http args={args} kwargs={kwargs}')
+    res = orig_http_get(*args, **kwargs)
+    debug(f'Download end: type=http res={res}')
+    state.end(jobid)
+    return res
+
+
+def xet_get_hijack(*args, **kwargs):
+    from modules.shared import state
+    if len(args) > 0 and isinstance(args[0], str) and args[0].endswith(".json"):
+        return orig_xet_get(*args, **kwargs)
+    jobid = state.begin('Download')
+    fn = kwargs.get("displayed_filename", None)
+    size = kwargs.get("expected_size", None)
+    if fn:
+        log.debug(f'Download start: type=xet fn="{fn}" size={size}')
+    debug(f'Download start: type=xet args={args} kwargs={kwargs}')
+    res = orig_xet_get(*args, **kwargs)
+    debug(f'Download end: type=xet res={res}')
+    state.end(jobid)
+    return res
+
+
+def init_hijack():
+    from huggingface_hub import file_download
+    global orig_http_get, orig_xet_get # pylint: disable=global-statement
+    if orig_http_get is None or orig_xet_get is None:
+        orig_http_get = file_download.http_get
+        orig_xet_get = file_download.xet_get
+        file_download.http_get = http_get_hijack
+        file_download.xet_get = xet_get_hijack
diff --git a/modules/sd_models.py b/modules/sd_models.py
index d33396b9b..b3ac8f8d8 100644
--- a/modules/sd_models.py
+++ b/modules/sd_models.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import diffusers.loaders.single_file_utils
 import torch
 import huggingface_hub as hf
 from modules.logger import log
-from modules import timer, paths, shared, shared_items, modelloader, devices, script_callbacks, sd_vae, sd_unet, errors, sd_models_compile, sd_detect, model_quant, sd_hijack_te, sd_hijack_accelerate, sd_hijack_safetensors, attention
+from modules import timer, paths, shared, shared_items, modelloader, devices, script_callbacks, sd_vae, sd_unet, errors, sd_models_compile, sd_detect, model_quant, sd_hijack_te, sd_hijack_accelerate, sd_hijack_safetensors, sd_hijack_hfhub, attention
 from modules.memstats import memory_stats
 from modules.shared_helpers import walk_files
 from modules.modeldata import model_data
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ def set_huggingface_options(quiet=False):
         sd_hijack_safetensors.hijack_safetensors(shared.opts.runai_streamer_diffusers, shared.opts.runai_streamer_transformers)
     else:
         sd_hijack_safetensors.restore_safetensors()
+    sd_hijack_hfhub.init_hijack()
 
 
 def set_caption_load_options():
@@ -85,6 +86,7 @@ def set_caption_load_options():
         if shared.opts.caption_to_gpu:
             log.debug(f'Caption loader: to_gpu={shared.opts.caption_to_gpu}')
         sd_hijack_safetensors.restore_safetensors()
+    sd_hijack_hfhub.init_hijack()
 
 
 def set_vae_options(sd_model, vae=None, op:str='model', quiet:bool=False):