diff --git a/backend/apps/library/views.py b/backend/apps/library/views.py
index 46aa83a..ee5e3cc 100644
--- a/backend/apps/library/views.py
+++ b/backend/apps/library/views.py
@@ -420,6 +420,9 @@ class DownloadTaskViewSet(
     def get_queryset(self):
         reap_stale_downloads()
         queryset = DownloadTask.objects.select_related("library_item")
+        post_id = self.request.query_params.get("post_id", "").strip()
+        if post_id.isdigit():
+            queryset = queryset.filter(post_id=int(post_id))
         user = self.request.user
         if not (user.is_staff or user.is_superuser):
             queryset = queryset.filter(user=user)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.tsx b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.tsx
index 3f3d6f2..9a9de70 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/AppShell.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/AppShell.tsx
@@ -175,7 +175,12 @@ export function AppShell() {
         <Outlet />
       </main>
 
-      <StatusFooter status={status} />
+      <StatusFooter
+        status={status}
+        staff={Boolean(
+          user && (user.is_staff || user.is_superuser || user.role === "staff"),
+        )}
+      />
       <CommandPalette open={paletteOpen} onClose={() => setPaletteOpen(false)} />
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StatusFooter.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StatusFooter.tsx
index 6f4f0ba..94d6b26 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StatusFooter.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StatusFooter.tsx
@@ -1,8 +1,27 @@
 import { Folder, Zap } from "lucide-react";
+import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 
 import type { SystemStatus } from "@/lib/types";
 
-export function StatusFooter({ status }: { status?: SystemStatus }) {
+export function StatusFooter({
+  status,
+  staff,
+}: {
+  status?: SystemStatus;
+  staff?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const workers = (
+    <>
+      <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
+      <span>
+        Active Workers:{" "}
+        {status
+          ? `${status.workers.active} running | ${status.workers.queued} pending`
+          : "…"}
+      </span>
+    </>
+  );
+
   return (
     <footer className="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-30 border-t border-ctp-surface0 bg-ctp-crust">
       <div className="mx-auto flex h-8 w-full max-w-[1600px] items-center gap-4 px-4 font-mono text-[11px] text-ctp-overlay0">
@@ -15,18 +34,22 @@ export function StatusFooter({ status }: { status?: SystemStatus }) {
           <span className="truncate">{status?.watched_folder ?? "…"}</span>
         </span>
 
-        <span
-          className="ml-auto hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 md:flex"
-          title="Active background jobs"
-        >
-          <Zap className="h-3 w-3" />
-          <span>
-            Active Workers:{" "}
-            {status
-              ? `${status.workers.active} running | ${status.workers.queued} pending`
-              : "…"}
+        {staff ? (
+          <Link
+            to="/stats"
+            className="ml-auto hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 transition hover:text-ctp-text md:flex"
+            title="Open the stats dashboard"
+          >
+            {workers}
+          </Link>
+        ) : (
+          <span
+            className="ml-auto hidden shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 md:flex"
+            title="Active background jobs"
+          >
+            {workers}
           </span>
-        </span>
+        )}
       </div>
     </footer>
   );
diff --git a/frontend/src/features/online/OnlineDetail.tsx b/frontend/src/features/online/OnlineDetail.tsx
index cd9989c..8f31eed 100644
--- a/frontend/src/features/online/OnlineDetail.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/features/online/OnlineDetail.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ import {
   TAG_CATEGORY_ORDER,
 } from "@/lib/e621";
 import { formatBytes, formatDate } from "@/lib/format";
-import type { DownloadTask } from "@/lib/types";
+import type { DownloadTask, Paginated } from "@/lib/types";
 import { useAuth } from "@/store/auth";
 import { useE621 } from "@/store/e621";
 
@@ -119,6 +119,25 @@ export function OnlineDetail({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
 
   const [downloadTaskId, setDownloadTaskId] = useState<string | null>(null);
 
+  // Server-side tasks outlive this page; re-attach to the newest one for this
+  // post so navigating away and back keeps the progress view.
+  const tasksQuery = useQuery({
+    queryKey: ["download-tasks", postId],
+    queryFn: () =>
+      api<Paginated<DownloadTask>>(
+        `/api/online/downloads/?post_id=${postId}`,
+      ),
+    enabled: Boolean(user?.can_upload),
+    staleTime: 10_000,
+  });
+  const remoteActiveTask = tasksQuery.data?.results.find(
+    (task) => task.status === "pending" || task.status === "downloading",
+  );
+  const remoteFinishedTask = tasksQuery.data?.results.find(
+    (task) => task.status === "complete",
+  );
+  const effectiveTaskId = downloadTaskId ?? remoteActiveTask?.task_id ?? null;
+
   useEffect(() => {
     function handleKeyDown(event: KeyboardEvent) {
       if (event.ctrlKey || event.metaKey || event.altKey) return;
@@ -150,10 +169,10 @@ export function OnlineDetail({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
   });
 
   const taskQuery = useQuery({
-    queryKey: ["download-task", downloadTaskId],
+    queryKey: ["download-task", effectiveTaskId],
     queryFn: () =>
-      api<DownloadTask>(`/api/online/downloads/${downloadTaskId}/`),
-    enabled: Boolean(downloadTaskId),
+      api<DownloadTask>(`/api/online/downloads/${effectiveTaskId}/`),
+    enabled: Boolean(effectiveTaskId),
     refetchInterval: (query) => {
       const status = query.state.data?.status;
       return status === "pending" || status === "downloading" ? 700 : false;
@@ -176,15 +195,17 @@ export function OnlineDetail({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
     if (downloadStatus === "complete") {
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["library-lookup"] });
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["files"] });
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["download-tasks"] });
     }
   }, [downloadStatus, queryClient]);
 
   function cancelDownload() {
-    if (!downloadTaskId) return;
-    void api(`/api/online/downloads/${downloadTaskId}/cancel/`, {
+    if (!effectiveTaskId) return;
+    void api(`/api/online/downloads/${effectiveTaskId}/cancel/`, {
       method: "POST",
     }).then(() => {
       void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["status"] });
+      void queryClient.invalidateQueries({ queryKey: ["download-tasks"] });
     });
   }
 
@@ -362,6 +383,22 @@ export function OnlineDetail({ postId }: { postId: number }) {
             <p className="rounded-md border border-ctp-red/30 bg-ctp-red/10 px-3 py-2 text-sm text-ctp-red">
               {downloadTask.error || "Download failed."}
             </p>
+          ) : remoteFinishedTask && !downloadMutation.isPending ? (
+            <p className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs text-ctp-overlay0">
+              <CheckCircle2 className="h-3.5 w-3.5 shrink-0 text-ctp-green" />
+              Your last download for this post finished
+              {remoteFinishedTask.library_j_id ? (
+                <>
+                  {" — "}
+                  <Link
+                    to={`/detail/${remoteFinishedTask.library_j_id}`}
+                    className="font-mono text-ctp-blue hover:underline"
+                  >
+                    {remoteFinishedTask.library_j_id}
+                  </Link>
+                </>
+              ) : null}
+            </p>
           ) : null}
 
           {favoriteMutation.isError ? (