diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index b080441230..bba5c2a37f 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -2672,9 +2672,14 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const progress = state.progress
+  const processingProgress =
+    state.status === 'processing' ? state.jobStatus?.progress : undefined
   const shouldRotate =
-    state.status === 'processing' && (progress === 0 || progress === 1)
-  let wheelProgress = shouldRotate ? 0.33 : progress
+    state.status === 'processing' &&
+    (processingProgress === undefined ||
+      processingProgress <= 0 ||
+      processingProgress >= 100)
+  let wheelProgress = progress
 
   const rotate = useDerivedValue(() => {
     if (shouldRotate) {
@@ -2723,7 +2728,7 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
       break
     case 'error':
       text = l`Error`
-      wheelProgress = 100
+      wheelProgress = 1
       break
     case 'done':
       if (isGif) {
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
index 13bd71f885..80276aaf06 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ import {uploadVideo} from '#/lib/media/video/upload'
 import {createVideoAgent} from '#/lib/media/video/util'
 import {isNetworkError} from '#/lib/strings/errors'
 import {logger} from '#/logger'
+import {advanceVideoProgress, videoProgressForPhase} from './videoProgress'
 
 type CaptionsTrack = {lang: string; file: File}
 
@@ -74,7 +75,7 @@ export type NoVideoState = typeof NO_VIDEO
 
 type ErrorState = {
   status: 'error'
-  progress: 100
+  progress: number
   abortController: AbortController
   asset: ImagePickerAsset | null
   video: CompressedVideo | null
@@ -128,7 +129,7 @@ type ProcessingState = {
 
 type DoneState = {
   status: 'done'
-  progress: 100
+  progress: 1
   abortController: AbortController
   asset: ImagePickerAsset
   video: CompressedVideo
@@ -173,7 +174,7 @@ export function videoReducer(
   if (action.type === 'to_error') {
     return {
       status: 'error',
-      progress: 100,
+      progress: state.progress,
       abortController: state.abortController,
       error: action.error,
       asset: state.asset ?? null,
@@ -187,7 +188,11 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'compressing' || state.status === 'uploading') {
       return {
         ...state,
-        progress: action.progress,
+        progress: advanceVideoProgress(
+          state.progress,
+          state.status,
+          action.progress,
+        ),
       }
     }
   } else if (action.type === 'update_alt_text') {
@@ -204,7 +209,7 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'compressing') {
       return {
         status: 'uploading',
-        progress: 0,
+        progress: videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 0),
         abortController: state.abortController,
         asset: state.asset,
         video: action.video,
@@ -218,7 +223,7 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'uploading') {
       return {
         status: 'processing',
-        progress: 0,
+        progress: videoProgressForPhase('processing', 0),
         abortController: state.abortController,
         asset: state.asset,
         video: state.video,
@@ -236,7 +241,11 @@ export function videoReducer(
         jobStatus: action.jobStatus,
         progress:
           action.jobStatus.progress !== undefined
-            ? action.jobStatus.progress / 100
+            ? advanceVideoProgress(
+                state.progress,
+                'processing',
+                action.jobStatus.progress / 100,
+              )
             : state.progress,
       }
     }
@@ -244,7 +253,7 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'processing') {
       return {
         status: 'done',
-        progress: 100,
+        progress: 1,
         abortController: state.abortController,
         asset: state.asset,
         video: state.video,
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6e7666d9e2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import {advanceVideoProgress, videoProgressForPhase} from './videoProgress'
+
+describe('videoProgressForPhase', () => {
+  it('maps each phase onto one continuous timeline', () => {
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('compressing', 0)).toBe(0)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('compressing', 1)).toBe(0.4)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 0)).toBe(0.4)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 1)).toBe(0.55)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('processing', 0)).toBe(0.55)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('processing', 1)).toBe(0.95)
+  })
+
+  it('clamps invalid phase progress', () => {
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', -1)).toBe(0.4)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 2)).toBe(0.55)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('advanceVideoProgress', () => {
+  it('does not move backwards when a transport retries or falls back', () => {
+    const progressed = advanceVideoProgress(0.5, 'uploading', 0.8)
+    expect(advanceVideoProgress(progressed, 'uploading', 0)).toBe(progressed)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e6d4746302
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+export type VideoProgressPhase = 'compressing' | 'uploading' | 'processing'
+
+// Keep progress monotonic across the full client pipeline instead of showing
+// three separate 0 -> 100 cycles. Processing stops short of complete because
+// a server-reported 100% can precede the completed blob becoming available.
+const PHASE_RANGES: Record<VideoProgressPhase, [number, number]> = {
+  compressing: [0, 0.4],
+  uploading: [0.4, 0.55],
+  processing: [0.55, 0.95],
+}
+
+export function videoProgressForPhase(
+  phase: VideoProgressPhase,
+  phaseProgress: number,
+): number {
+  const [start, end] = PHASE_RANGES[phase]
+  const clamped = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, phaseProgress))
+  return start + (end - start) * clamped
+}
+
+export function advanceVideoProgress(
+  currentProgress: number,
+  phase: VideoProgressPhase,
+  phaseProgress: number,
+): number {
+  return Math.max(currentProgress, videoProgressForPhase(phase, phaseProgress))
+}