diff --git a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
index ef2d7f0..9da9262 100644
--- a/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
+++ b/services/web-ui/public/screens-ingest.jsx
@@ -230,11 +230,29 @@ function YouTubeImport({ navigate }) {
           patch.error = patch.error || 'Import failed: check the Jobs screen for details.';
         } else if (asset.status === 'processing') {
           patch.status = 'processing';
+        } else if (asset.status === 'ingesting') {
+          patch.status = 'downloading';
         }
+
+        // While the import is still running, pull the live percentage from its
+        // BullMQ job so the bar reflects the actual yt-dlp download instead of
+        // sitting at 0 until the asset flips to ready. The worker emits 2..100
+        // across the download + S3 upload (job.updateProgress). If the job has
+        // already completed and been evicted, the fetch throws and we just fall
+        // back to the status-driven values above.
+        if (row.jobId && asset.status !== 'ready' && asset.status !== 'error') {
+          try {
+            const job = await window.ZAMPP_API.fetch('/jobs/' + row.jobId);
+            if (typeof job.progress === 'number') patch.progress = job.progress;
+          } catch { /* job evicted after completion — fall back to status */ }
+        }
+
         if (Object.keys(patch).length) updateRow(row.id, patch);
         if (asset.status === 'ready' || asset.status === 'error') return;
       } catch { /* ignore */ }
-      setTimeout(tick, 3000);
+      // Poll fairly briskly: the download phase is where the user wants to see
+      // the bar move, and a short clip can finish in a handful of seconds.
+      setTimeout(tick, 2000);
     };
     tick();
     return () => { stopped = true; };