diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index 749273d208f..75afcfd0702 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -2315,6 +2315,12 @@
   "assetBrowser": {
     "allCategory": "All {category}",
     "allModels": "All Models",
+    "byType": "By type",
+    "emptyImported": {
+      "canImport": "No imported models yet. Click \"Import Model\" to add your own.",
+      "restricted": "Personal models are only available at Creator tier and above."
+    },
+    "imported": "Imported",
     "assetCollection": "Asset collection",
     "assets": "Assets",
     "baseModels": "Base models",
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
index b7db7494c3e..8344a807fe9 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
+++ b/src/platform/assets/components/AssetBrowserModal.vue
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
   >
     <template v-if="shouldShowLeftPanel" #leftPanel>
       <LeftSidePanel
-        v-model="selectedCategory"
+        v-model="selectedNavItem"
         data-component-id="AssetBrowserModal-LeftSidePanel"
-        :nav-items="availableCategories"
+        :nav-items
       >
         <template #header-icon>
-          <div class="icon-[lucide--folder] size-4" />
+          <div class="icon-[comfy--ai-model] size-4" />
         </template>
         <template #header-title>
           <span class="capitalize">{{ displayTitle }}</span>
@@ -143,8 +143,9 @@ const { isUploadButtonEnabled, showUploadDialog } =
 
 const {
   searchQuery,
+  selectedNavItem,
   selectedCategory,
-  availableCategories,
+  navItems,
   categoryFilteredAssets,
   filteredAssets,
   updateFilters
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
index 1661e3dbb62..37df0fc502f 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { nextTick, ref } from 'vue'
 
@@ -8,6 +9,8 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
   t: (key: string) => {
     const translations: Record<string, string> = {
       'assetBrowser.allModels': 'All Models',
+      'assetBrowser.imported': 'Imported',
+      'assetBrowser.byType': 'By type',
       'assetBrowser.assets': 'Assets',
       'assetBrowser.unknown': 'unknown'
     }
@@ -18,6 +21,7 @@ vi.mock('@/i18n', () => ({
 
 describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
+    setActivePinia(createPinia())
     vi.restoreAllMocks()
   })
 
@@ -48,7 +52,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         tags: ['models', 'loras']
       })
 
-      const { selectedCategory, categoryFilteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+      const { selectedNavItem, categoryFilteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
         ref([checkpointAsset, loraAsset])
       )
 
@@ -56,11 +60,11 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
 
       // When category selected, should only show that category
-      selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'checkpoints'
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value[0].id).toBe('checkpoint-1')
 
-      selectedCategory.value = 'loras'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'loras'
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value[0].id).toBe('lora-1')
     })
@@ -150,9 +154,9 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ id: '3', tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })
       ]
 
-      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { selectedNavItem, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'checkpoints'
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
@@ -169,9 +173,9 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ id: '2', tags: ['models', 'loras'] })
       ]
 
-      const { selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { selectedNavItem, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      selectedCategory.value = 'all'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'all'
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
@@ -354,12 +358,12 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { searchQuery, selectedCategory, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
+      const { searchQuery, selectedNavItem, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(
         ref(assets)
       )
 
       searchQuery.value = 'realistic'
-      selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'checkpoints'
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
@@ -448,7 +452,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(3)
     })
 
-    it('filters by ownership - my models only', async () => {
+    it('filters by ownership - imported models only via nav selection', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createApiAsset({ name: 'my-model.safetensors', is_immutable: false }),
         createApiAsset({
@@ -461,14 +465,10 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { selectedNavItem, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      updateFilters({
-        sortBy: 'name-asc',
-        fileFormats: [],
-        baseModels: [],
-        ownership: 'my-models'
-      })
+      // Selecting 'imported' nav item filters to my-models (non-immutable)
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'imported'
       await nextTick()
 
       expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
       )
     })
 
-    it('filters by ownership - public models only', async () => {
+    it('shows all models when nav is "all"', async () => {
       const assets = [
         createApiAsset({ name: 'my-model.safetensors', is_immutable: false }),
         createApiAsset({
@@ -490,41 +490,47 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { updateFilters, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { selectedNavItem, filteredAssets } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      updateFilters({
-        sortBy: 'name-asc',
-        fileFormats: [],
-        baseModels: [],
-        ownership: 'public-models'
-      })
+      // Selecting 'all' nav item shows all models
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'all'
       await nextTick()
 
-      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(2)
-      expect(filteredAssets.value.every((asset) => asset.is_immutable)).toBe(
-        true
-      )
+      expect(filteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(3)
     })
   })
 
   describe('Dynamic Category Extraction', () => {
-    it('extracts categories from asset tags', () => {
+    it('extracts categories from asset tags into navItems', () => {
       const assets = [
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] }),
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'loras'] }),
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] }) // duplicate
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { navItems } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
-        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
+      // navItems includes quick filters plus a "By type" group
+      expect(navItems.value).toEqual([
+        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--list]' },
         {
-          id: 'checkpoints',
-          label: 'Checkpoints',
-          icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]'
+          id: 'imported',
+          label: 'Imported',
+          icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder-input]',
+          badge: undefined
         },
-        { id: 'loras', label: 'Loras', icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]' }
+        {
+          title: 'By type',
+          collapsible: false,
+          items: [
+            {
+              id: 'checkpoints',
+              label: 'Checkpoints',
+              icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]'
+            },
+            { id: 'loras', label: 'Loras', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' }
+          ]
+        }
       ])
     })
 
@@ -534,11 +540,21 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'vae'] })
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { navItems } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
-        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
-        { id: 'vae', label: 'Vae', icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]' }
+      expect(navItems.value).toEqual([
+        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--list]' },
+        {
+          id: 'imported',
+          label: 'Imported',
+          icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder-input]',
+          badge: undefined
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'By type',
+          collapsible: false,
+          items: [{ id: 'vae', label: 'Vae', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' }]
+        }
       ])
     })
 
@@ -548,31 +564,47 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { navItems } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
-        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
+      expect(navItems.value).toEqual([
+        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--list]' },
         {
-          id: 'checkpoints',
-          label: 'Checkpoints',
-          icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]'
+          id: 'imported',
+          label: 'Imported',
+          icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder-input]',
+          badge: undefined
+        },
+        {
+          title: 'By type',
+          collapsible: false,
+          items: [
+            {
+              id: 'checkpoints',
+              label: 'Checkpoints',
+              icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]'
+            }
+          ]
         }
       ])
     })
 
-    it('computes content title from selected category', () => {
+    it('computes content title from selected nav item', () => {
       const assets = [createApiAsset({ tags: ['models', 'checkpoints'] })]
-      const { selectedCategory, contentTitle } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
+      const { selectedNavItem, contentTitle } = useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
       // Default
       expect(contentTitle.value).toBe('All Models')
 
       // Set specific category
-      selectedCategory.value = 'checkpoints'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'checkpoints'
       expect(contentTitle.value).toBe('Checkpoints')
 
+      // Set imported
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'imported'
+      expect(contentTitle.value).toBe('Imported')
+
       // Unknown category
-      selectedCategory.value = 'unknown'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'unknown'
       expect(contentTitle.value).toBe('Assets')
     })
 
@@ -596,26 +628,18 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
         })
       ]
 
-      const { availableCategories, selectedCategory, categoryFilteredAssets } =
+      const { navItems, selectedNavItem, categoryFilteredAssets } =
         useAssetBrowser(ref(assets))
 
-      // Should group all Chatterbox subfolders under single category
-      expect(availableCategories.value).toEqual([
-        { id: 'all', label: 'All Models', icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]' },
-        {
-          id: 'Chatterbox',
-          label: 'Chatterbox',
-          icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]'
-        },
-        {
-          id: 'OtherFolder',
-          label: 'OtherFolder',
-          icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]'
-        }
+      // Should group all Chatterbox subfolders under single category in the type group
+      const typeGroup = navItems.value[2] as { items: { id: string }[] }
+      expect(typeGroup.items.map((i) => i.id)).toEqual([
+        'Chatterbox',
+        'OtherFolder'
       ])
 
       // When selecting Chatterbox category, should include all models from its subfolders
-      selectedCategory.value = 'Chatterbox'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'Chatterbox'
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(3)
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value.map((a) => a.id)).toEqual([
         'asset-1',
@@ -624,7 +648,7 @@ describe('useAssetBrowser', () => {
       ])
 
       // When selecting OtherFolder category, should include only its models
-      selectedCategory.value = 'OtherFolder'
+      selectedNavItem.value = 'OtherFolder'
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value).toHaveLength(1)
       expect(categoryFilteredAssets.value[0].id).toBe('asset-4')
     })
diff --git a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
index 2817be81cf7..3660fdba2ba 100644
--- a/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
+++ b/src/platform/assets/composables/useAssetBrowser.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { computed, ref } from 'vue'
 import type { Ref } from 'vue'
 import { useFuse } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFuse'
 import type { UseFuseOptions } from '@vueuse/integrations/useFuse'
+import { storeToRefs } from 'pinia'
 
 import { d, t } from '@/i18n'
 import type { FilterState } from '@/platform/assets/components/AssetFilterBar.vue'
@@ -10,9 +11,13 @@ import {
   getAssetBaseModel,
   getAssetDescription
 } from '@/platform/assets/utils/assetMetadataUtils'
+import { useAssetDownloadStore } from '@/stores/assetDownloadStore'
+import type { NavGroupData, NavItemData } from '@/types/navTypes'
 
 export type OwnershipOption = 'all' | 'my-models' | 'public-models'
 
+type NavId = 'all' | 'imported' | (string & {})
+
 function filterByCategory(category: string) {
   return (asset: AssetItem) => {
     if (category === 'all') return true
@@ -81,9 +86,12 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
   assetsSource: Ref<AssetItem[] | undefined> = ref<AssetItem[] | undefined>([])
 ) {
   const assets = computed<AssetItem[]>(() => assetsSource.value ?? [])
+  const assetDownloadStore = useAssetDownloadStore()
+  const { sessionDownloadCount } = storeToRefs(assetDownloadStore)
+
   // State
   const searchQuery = ref('')
-  const selectedCategory = ref('all')
+  const selectedNavItem = ref<NavId>('all')
   const filters = ref<FilterState>({
     sortBy: 'recent',
     fileFormats: [],
@@ -91,6 +99,21 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
     ownership: 'all'
   })
 
+  const selectedOwnership = computed<OwnershipOption>(() => {
+    if (selectedNavItem.value === 'imported') return 'my-models'
+    return 'all'
+  })
+
+  const selectedCategory = computed(() => {
+    if (
+      selectedNavItem.value === 'all' ||
+      selectedNavItem.value === 'imported'
+    ) {
+      return 'all'
+    }
+    return selectedNavItem.value
+  })
+
   // Transform API asset to display asset
   function transformAssetForDisplay(asset: AssetItem): AssetDisplayItem {
     // Extract description from metadata or create from tags
@@ -136,39 +159,69 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
     }
   }
 
-  const availableCategories = computed(() => {
+  const typeCategories = computed<NavItemData[]>(() => {
     const categories = assets.value
       .filter((asset) => asset.tags[0] === 'models')
       .map((asset) => asset.tags[1])
       .filter((tag): tag is string => typeof tag === 'string' && tag.length > 0)
-      .map((tag) => tag.split('/')[0]) // Extract top-level folder name
+      .map((tag) => tag.split('/')[0])
 
-    const uniqueCategories = Array.from(new Set(categories))
+    return Array.from(new Set(categories))
       .sort()
       .map((category) => ({
         id: category,
         label: category.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + category.slice(1),
-        icon: 'icon-[lucide--package]'
+        icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]'
       }))
+  })
 
-    return [
+  const navItems = computed<(NavItemData | NavGroupData)[]>(() => {
+    const quickFilters: NavItemData[] = [
       {
         id: 'all',
         label: t('assetBrowser.allModels'),
-        icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder]'
+        icon: 'icon-[lucide--list]'
       },
-      ...uniqueCategories
+      {
+        id: 'imported',
+        label: t('assetBrowser.imported'),
+        icon: 'icon-[lucide--folder-input]',
+        badge:
+          sessionDownloadCount.value > 0
+            ? sessionDownloadCount.value
+            : undefined
+      }
+    ]
+
+    if (typeCategories.value.length === 0) {
+      return quickFilters
+    }
+
+    return [
+      ...quickFilters,
+      {
+        title: t('assetBrowser.byType'),
+        items: typeCategories.value,
+        collapsible: false
+      }
     ]
   })
 
-  // Compute content title from selected category
+  const isImportedSelected = computed(
+    () => selectedNavItem.value === 'imported'
+  )
+
+  // Compute content title from selected nav item
   const contentTitle = computed(() => {
-    if (selectedCategory.value === 'all') {
+    if (selectedNavItem.value === 'all') {
       return t('assetBrowser.allModels')
     }
+    if (selectedNavItem.value === 'imported') {
+      return t('assetBrowser.imported')
+    }
 
-    const category = availableCategories.value.find(
-      (cat) => cat.id === selectedCategory.value
+    const category = typeCategories.value.find(
+      (cat) => cat.id === selectedNavItem.value
     )
     return category?.label || t('assetBrowser.assets')
   })
@@ -205,7 +258,7 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
     const filtered = searchFiltered.value
       .filter(filterByFileFormats(filters.value.fileFormats))
       .filter(filterByBaseModels(filters.value.baseModels))
-      .filter(filterByOwnership(filters.value.ownership))
+      .filter(filterByOwnership(selectedOwnership.value))
 
     const sortedAssets = [...filtered]
     sortedAssets.sort((a, b) => {
@@ -234,11 +287,13 @@ export function useAssetBrowser(
 
   return {
     searchQuery,
+    selectedNavItem,
     selectedCategory,
-    availableCategories,
+    navItems,
     contentTitle,
     categoryFilteredAssets,
     filteredAssets,
+    isImportedSelected,
     updateFilters
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.test.ts b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.test.ts
index 5882c4b9adb..fd428c36eb9 100644
--- a/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.test.ts
@@ -236,4 +236,80 @@ describe('useAssetDownloadStore', () => {
       expect(store.finishedDownloads).toHaveLength(0)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('session download tracking', () => {
+    it('counts unacknowledged completed downloads with asset IDs', () => {
+      const store = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+      dispatch(
+        createDownloadMessage({
+          status: 'completed',
+          progress: 100,
+          asset_id: 'asset-456'
+        })
+      )
+
+      expect(store.sessionDownloadCount).toBe(1)
+    })
+
+    it('does not count completed downloads without asset IDs', () => {
+      const store = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+      dispatch(
+        createDownloadMessage({
+          status: 'completed',
+          progress: 100,
+          asset_id: undefined
+        })
+      )
+
+      expect(store.sessionDownloadCount).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('does not count failed downloads', () => {
+      const store = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+      dispatch(
+        createDownloadMessage({
+          status: 'failed',
+          asset_id: 'asset-456'
+        })
+      )
+
+      expect(store.sessionDownloadCount).toBe(0)
+    })
+
+    it('isDownloadedThisSession returns true for unacknowledged downloads', () => {
+      const store = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+      dispatch(
+        createDownloadMessage({
+          status: 'completed',
+          progress: 100,
+          asset_id: 'asset-456'
+        })
+      )
+
+      expect(store.isDownloadedThisSession('asset-456')).toBe(true)
+      expect(store.isDownloadedThisSession('other-asset')).toBe(false)
+    })
+
+    it('acknowledgeAsset decrements session count', () => {
+      const store = useAssetDownloadStore()
+
+      dispatch(
+        createDownloadMessage({
+          status: 'completed',
+          progress: 100,
+          asset_id: 'asset-456'
+        })
+      )
+      expect(store.sessionDownloadCount).toBe(1)
+
+      store.acknowledgeAsset('asset-456')
+
+      expect(store.sessionDownloadCount).toBe(0)
+      expect(store.isDownloadedThisSession('asset-456')).toBe(false)
+    })
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts
index 88818c31c42..054f28a775a 100644
--- a/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/assetDownloadStore.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export interface AssetDownload {
   assetId?: string
   error?: string
   modelType?: string
+  acknowledged?: boolean
 }
 
 interface CompletedDownload {
@@ -59,9 +60,29 @@ export const useAssetDownloadStore = defineStore('assetDownload', () => {
       (d) => d.status === 'completed' || d.status === 'failed'
     )
   )
+  const unacknowledgedDownloads = computed(() =>
+    finishedDownloads.value.filter(
+      (d) => d.status === 'completed' && d.assetId && !d.acknowledged
+    )
+  )
+  const sessionDownloadCount = computed(
+    () => unacknowledgedDownloads.value.length
+  )
   const hasActiveDownloads = computed(() => activeDownloads.value.length > 0)
   const hasDownloads = computed(() => downloads.value.size > 0)
 
+  function isDownloadedThisSession(assetId: string): boolean {
+    return unacknowledgedDownloads.value.some((d) => d.assetId === assetId)
+  }
+
+  function acknowledgeAsset(assetId: string) {
+    for (const download of downloads.value.values()) {
+      if (download.assetId === assetId) {
+        download.acknowledged = true
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
   function trackDownload(taskId: string, modelType: string, assetName: string) {
     if (downloads.value.has(taskId)) return
 
@@ -172,7 +193,10 @@ export const useAssetDownloadStore = defineStore('assetDownload', () => {
     hasDownloads,
     downloadList,
     lastCompletedDownload,
+    sessionDownloadCount,
     trackDownload,
-    clearFinishedDownloads
+    clearFinishedDownloads,
+    isDownloadedThisSession,
+    acknowledgeAsset
   }
 })