diff --git a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
index b080441230..f9129c56e9 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/Composer.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ import {Circle as ProgressCircle} from 'react-native-progress'
 import Animated, {
   type AnimatedRef,
   type AnimatedStyle,
-  Easing,
   FadeIn,
   FadeOut,
   interpolateColor,
@@ -37,7 +36,6 @@ import Animated, {
   useAnimatedStyle,
   useDerivedValue,
   useSharedValue,
-  withRepeat,
   withTiming,
   ZoomIn,
   ZoomOut,
@@ -127,6 +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'
@@ -180,6 +179,7 @@ import {
   processVideo,
   type VideoState,
 } from './state/video'
+import {videoProgressWithinPhase} from './state/videoProgress'
 import {type TextInputRef} from './text-input/TextInput.types'
 import {getVideoMetadata} from './videos/metadata'
 import {clearThumbnailCache} from './videos/VideoTranscodeBackdrop'
@@ -1996,7 +1996,10 @@ function ComposerEmbeds({
               (video.status === 'compressing' ? (
                 <VideoTranscodeProgress
                   asset={video.asset}
-                  progress={video.progress}
+                  progress={videoProgressWithinPhase(
+                    'compressing',
+                    video.progress,
+                  )}
                   clear={clearVideo}
                 />
               ) : video.video ? (
@@ -2672,28 +2675,7 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
   const t = useTheme()
   const {t: l} = useLingui()
   const progress = state.progress
-  const shouldRotate =
-    state.status === 'processing' && (progress === 0 || progress === 1)
-  let wheelProgress = shouldRotate ? 0.33 : progress
-
-  const rotate = useDerivedValue(() => {
-    if (shouldRotate) {
-      return withRepeat(
-        withTiming(360, {
-          duration: 2500,
-          easing: Easing.out(Easing.cubic),
-        }),
-        -1,
-      )
-    }
-    return 0
-  })
-
-  const animatedStyle = useAnimatedStyle(() => {
-    return {
-      transform: [{rotateZ: `${rotate.get()}deg`}],
-    }
-  })
+  let wheelProgress = progress
 
   let text = ''
 
@@ -2723,7 +2705,7 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
       break
     case 'error':
       text = l`Error`
-      wheelProgress = 100
+      wheelProgress = 1
       break
     case 'done':
       if (isGif) {
@@ -2736,7 +2718,13 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
 
   return (
     <ToolbarWrapper style={[a.flex_row, a.align_center, {paddingVertical: 5}]}>
-      <Animated.View style={[animatedStyle]}>
+      {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}
@@ -2748,7 +2736,7 @@ function VideoUploadToolbar({state}: {state: VideoState}) {
           }
           progress={wheelProgress}
         />
-      </Animated.View>
+      )}
       <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 13bd71f885..eeca7dca47 100644
--- a/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/video.ts
@@ -17,6 +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,
+  didSkipVideoCompression,
+  videoProgressForPhase,
+} from './videoProgress'
 
 type CaptionsTrack = {lang: string; file: File}
 
@@ -24,6 +29,7 @@ export type VideoAction =
   | {
       type: 'compressing_to_uploading'
       video: CompressedVideo
+      compressionSkipped: boolean
       signal: AbortSignal
     }
   | {
@@ -74,7 +80,7 @@ export type NoVideoState = typeof NO_VIDEO
 
 type ErrorState = {
   status: 'error'
-  progress: 100
+  progress: number
   abortController: AbortController
   asset: ImagePickerAsset | null
   video: CompressedVideo | null
@@ -102,6 +108,7 @@ type CompressingState = {
 type UploadingState = {
   status: 'uploading'
   progress: number
+  compressionSkipped: boolean
   abortController: AbortController
   asset: ImagePickerAsset
   video: CompressedVideo
@@ -128,7 +135,7 @@ type ProcessingState = {
 
 type DoneState = {
   status: 'done'
-  progress: 100
+  progress: 1
   abortController: AbortController
   asset: ImagePickerAsset
   video: CompressedVideo
@@ -173,7 +180,7 @@ 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,
@@ -185,9 +192,13 @@ export function videoReducer(
     }
   } else if (action.type === 'update_progress') {
     if (state.status === 'compressing' || state.status === 'uploading') {
+      const phase =
+        state.status === 'uploading' && state.compressionSkipped
+          ? 'uploadingWithoutCompression'
+          : state.status
       return {
         ...state,
-        progress: action.progress,
+        progress: advanceVideoProgress(state.progress, phase, action.progress),
       }
     }
   } else if (action.type === 'update_alt_text') {
@@ -204,7 +215,13 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'compressing') {
       return {
         status: 'uploading',
-        progress: 0,
+        progress: videoProgressForPhase(
+          action.compressionSkipped
+            ? 'uploadingWithoutCompression'
+            : 'uploading',
+          0,
+        ),
+        compressionSkipped: action.compressionSkipped,
         abortController: state.abortController,
         asset: state.asset,
         video: action.video,
@@ -218,7 +235,7 @@ 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 +253,11 @@ 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 +265,7 @@ export function videoReducer(
     if (state.status === 'processing') {
       return {
         status: 'done',
-        progress: 100,
+        progress: 1,
         abortController: state.abortController,
         asset: state.asset,
         video: state.video,
@@ -314,6 +335,7 @@ export async function processVideo(
   dispatch({
     type: 'compressing_to_uploading',
     video,
+    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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..92d8fc0835
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+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)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('compressing', 1)).toBe(0.3)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 0)).toBe(0.3)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 1)).toBe(0.5)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploadingWithoutCompression', 0)).toBe(0)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploadingWithoutCompression', 1)).toBe(0.5)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('processing', 0)).toBe(0.5)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('processing', 0.5)).toBe(0.75)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('processing', 1)).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('clamps invalid phase progress', () => {
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', -1)).toBe(0.3)
+    expect(videoProgressForPhase('uploading', 2)).toBe(0.5)
+  })
+})
+
+describe('videoProgressWithinPhase', () => {
+  it('maps global progress back to phase-local progress', () => {
+    expect(videoProgressWithinPhase('compressing', 0)).toBe(0)
+    expect(videoProgressWithinPhase('compressing', 0.15)).toBe(0.5)
+    expect(videoProgressWithinPhase('compressing', 0.3)).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  it('clamps progress outside the phase', () => {
+    expect(videoProgressWithinPhase('compressing', -1)).toBe(0)
+    expect(videoProgressWithinPhase('compressing', 1)).toBe(1)
+  })
+})
+
+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..bee9be68fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/view/com/composer/state/videoProgress.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+import {type VideoCompressSkipReason} from '#/lib/media/video/types'
+
+export type VideoProgressPhase =
+  | 'compressing'
+  | 'uploading'
+  | 'uploadingWithoutCompression'
+  | 'processing'
+
+// Keep progress monotonic across the full client pipeline instead of showing
+// three separate 0 -> 100 cycles. Backend processing progress covers the
+// entire server-side job, so it maps directly onto the final half.
+const PHASE_RANGES: Record<VideoProgressPhase, [number, number]> = {
+  compressing: [0, 0.3],
+  uploading: [0.3, 0.5],
+  uploadingWithoutCompression: [0, 0.5],
+  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,
+): number {
+  const [start, end] = PHASE_RANGES[phase]
+  const clamped = Math.min(1, Math.max(0, phaseProgress))
+  return start + (end - start) * clamped
+}
+
+export function videoProgressWithinPhase(
+  phase: VideoProgressPhase,
+  progress: number,
+): number {
+  const [start, end] = PHASE_RANGES[phase]
+  return Math.min(1, Math.max(0, (progress - start) / (end - start)))
+}
+
+export function advanceVideoProgress(
+  currentProgress: number,
+  phase: VideoProgressPhase,
+  phaseProgress: number,
+): number {
+  return Math.max(currentProgress, videoProgressForPhase(phase, phaseProgress))
+}