diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index 5cb96bceb5..f9129c56e9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -125,6 +125,7 @@ import {atoms as a, native, useBreakpoints, useTheme, web} from '#/alf'
 import {Admonition} from '#/components/Admonition'
 import {Button, ButtonIcon, ButtonText} from '#/components/Button'
 import * as EmojiPicker from '#/components/EmojiPicker'
+import {CircleCheck_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleCheckIcon} from '#/components/icons/CircleCheck'
 import {CircleInfo_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as CircleInfoIcon} from '#/components/icons/CircleInfo'
 import {EmojiArc_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as EmojiSmileIcon} from '#/components/icons/Emoji'
 import {PlusLarge_Stroke2_Corner0_Rounded as PlusIcon} from '#/components/icons/Plus'
@@ -2717,17 +2718,25 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
 
   return (
     <ToolbarWrapper style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, {paddingVertical: 5}]}>
-      <ProgressCircle
-        size={30}
-        borderWidth={1}
-        borderColor={t.atoms.border_contrast_low.borderColor}
-        color={
-          state.status === 'error'
-            ? t.palette.negative_500
-            : t.palette.primary_500
-        }
-        progress={wheelProgress}
-      />
+      {state.status === 'done' ? (
+        <Animated.View
+          entering={ZoomIn.duration(300)}
+          style={[a.align_center, a.justify_center, {height: 30, width: 30}]}>
+          <CircleCheckIcon size="lg" fill={t.palette.primary_500} />
+        </Animated.View>
+      ) : (
+        <ProgressCircle
+          size={30}
+          borderWidth={1}
+          borderColor={t.atoms.border_contrast_low.borderColor}
+          color={
+            state.status === 'error'
+              ? t.palette.negative_500
+              : t.palette.primary_500
+          }
+          progress={wheelProgress}
+        />
+      )}
       <Text style={[a.font_semi_bold, a.ml_sm]}>{text}</Text>
     </ToolbarWrapper>
   )
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
index 5becb1568d..eeca7dca47 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,11 @@ 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'
+import {
+  advanceVideoProgress,
+  didSkipVideoCompression,
+  videoProgressForPhase,
+} from './videoProgress'
 
 type CaptionsTrack = {lang: string; file: File}
 
@@ -331,7 +335,7 @@ export async function processVideo(
   dispatch({
     type: 'compressing_to_uploading',
     video,
-    compressionSkipped: video.passthroughReason !== undefined,
+    compressionSkipped: didSkipVideoCompression(video.passthroughReason),
     signal,
   })
 
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
index 53e662c3fe..92d8fc0835 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,20 @@
 import {
   advanceVideoProgress,
+  didSkipVideoCompression,
   videoProgressForPhase,
   videoProgressWithinPhase,
 } from './videoProgress'
 
+describe('didSkipVideoCompression', () => {
+  it('distinguishes a real skip from a failed compression attempt', () => {
+    expect(didSkipVideoCompression(undefined)).toBe(false)
+    expect(didSkipVideoCompression('below-byte-threshold')).toBe(true)
+    expect(didSkipVideoCompression('no-webcodecs')).toBe(true)
+    expect(didSkipVideoCompression('gif')).toBe(true)
+    expect(didSkipVideoCompression('compress-error-fallback')).toBe(false)
+  })
+})
+
 describe('videoProgressForPhase', () => {
   it('maps each phase onto one continuous timeline', () => {
     expect(videoProgressForPhase('compressing', 0)).toBe(0)
diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
index 8d43064c2f..bee9be68fa 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import {type VideoCompressSkipReason} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
+
 export type VideoProgressPhase =
   | 'compressing'
   | 'uploading'
@@ -14,6 +16,18 @@ const PHASE_RANGES: Record<VideoProgressPhase, [number, number]> = {
   processing: [0.5, 1],
 }
 
+export function didSkipVideoCompression(
+  passthroughReason: VideoCompressSkipReason | undefined,
+): boolean {
+  // The web compressor can return the original file after reporting partial
+  // compression progress. Keep that case on the post-compression upload band
+  // so the global indicator cannot jump backwards.
+  return (
+    passthroughReason !== undefined &&
+    passthroughReason !== 'compress-error-fallback'
+  )
+}
+
 export function videoProgressForPhase(
   phase: VideoProgressPhase,
   phaseProgress: number,