diff --git a/model_filemanager/download_models.py b/model_filemanager/download_models.py
index 003fcb71..eb55f5d9 100644
--- a/model_filemanager/download_models.py
+++ b/model_filemanager/download_models.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import traceback
 import logging
 from folder_paths import models_dir
 import re
-from typing import Callable, Any, Optional, Awaitable, Tuple
+from typing import Callable, Any, Optional, Awaitable, Tuple, Dict
 from enum import Enum
 import time
 from dataclasses import dataclass
@@ -27,12 +27,21 @@ class DownloadModelStatus():
         self.progress_percentage = progress_percentage
         self.message = message
         self.already_existed = already_existed
+    
+    def to_dict(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        return {
+            "status": self.status,
+            "progress_percentage": self.progress_percentage,
+            "message": self.message,
+            "already_existed": self.already_existed
+        }
 
 async def download_model(model_download_request: Callable[[str], Awaitable[aiohttp.ClientResponse]],
                          model_name: str,  
                          model_url: str, 
                          model_sub_directory: str,
-                         progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]]) -> DownloadModelStatus:
+                         progress_callback: Callable[[str, DownloadModelStatus], Awaitable[Any]],
+                         progress_interval: float = 1.0) -> DownloadModelStatus:
     """
     Download a model file from a given URL into the models directory.
 
@@ -77,7 +86,7 @@ async def download_model(model_download_request: Callable[[str], Awaitable[aioht
             await progress_callback(relative_path, status)
             return DownloadModelStatus(DownloadStatusType.ERROR, 0, error_message, False)
 
-        return await track_download_progress(response, file_path, model_name, progress_callback, relative_path)
+        return await track_download_progress(response, file_path, model_name, progress_callback, relative_path, progress_interval)
 
     except Exception as e:
         logging.error(f"Error in downloading model: {e}")
diff --git a/server.py b/server.py
index 79103318..c52db621 100644
--- a/server.py
+++ b/server.py
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ import comfy.model_management
 import node_helpers
 from app.frontend_management import FrontendManager
 from app.user_manager import UserManager
-from model_filemanager import download_model, DownloadStatus
+from model_filemanager import download_model, DownloadModelStatus
 from typing import Optional
 
 class BinaryEventTypes:
@@ -563,18 +563,14 @@ class PromptServer():
         
         @routes.post("/models/download")
         async def download_handler(request):
-            async def report_progress(filename: str, status: DownloadStatus):
-                await self.send_json("download_progress", {
-                    "filename": filename,
-                    "progress_percentage": status.progress_percentage,
-                    "status": status.status,
-                    "message": status.message
-                })
+            async def report_progress(filename: str, status: DownloadModelStatus):
+                await self.send_json("download_progress", status.to_dict())
 
             data = await request.json()
             url = data.get('url')
             model_directory = data.get('model_directory')
             model_filename = data.get('model_filename')
+            progress_interval = data.get('progress_interval', 1.0) # In seconds, how often to report download progress.
 
             if not url or not model_directory or not model_filename:
                 return web.json_response({"status": "error", "message": "Missing URL or folder path or filename"}, status=400)
@@ -584,10 +580,10 @@ class PromptServer():
                 logging.error("Client session is not initialized")
                 return web.Response(status=500)
             
-            task = asyncio.create_task(download_model(lambda url: session.get(url), model_filename, url, model_directory, report_progress))
+            task = asyncio.create_task(download_model(lambda url: session.get(url), model_filename, url, model_directory, report_progress, progress_interval))
             await task
 
-            return web.Response(status=200)
+            return web.json_response(task.result().to_dict())
 
     async def setup(self):
         timeout = aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=None) # no timeout