diff --git a/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2.go b/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2.go
index ab79ae5c..977a1dfb 100644
--- a/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2.go
+++ b/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2.go
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ func addAria2Task(ctx context.Context, aria *arigo.Client, task downloader.Downl
 func (a Aria2) waitResult(ctx context.Context, aria **arigo.Client, task downloader.DownloadTask, taskDir string, gid string, progress downloader.ProgressReporter) (downloader.Result, error) {
 	initialProgress := progress
 	if task.SourceType() != "http" {
-		initialProgress = func(downloader.ProgressUpdate) error { return nil }
+		initialProgress = reportMetadataProgress(progress)
 	}
 	primaryGID := gid
 	status, err := a.waitAria2(ctx, aria, task, primaryGID, initialProgress)
@@ -970,6 +970,19 @@ func (a Aria2) waitAria2(ctx context.Context, aria **arigo.Client, task download
 	}
 }
 
+func reportMetadataProgress(progress downloader.ProgressReporter) downloader.ProgressReporter {
+	return func(update downloader.ProgressUpdate) error {
+		update.Downloaded = 0
+		update.Total = nil
+		update.Bps = 0
+		if update.Runtime != nil {
+			update.Runtime.Phase = "metadata"
+			update.Runtime.ETASeconds = nil
+		}
+		return progress(update)
+	}
+}
+
 func (a Aria2) getAria2Peers(ctx context.Context, aria **arigo.Client, gid string) []arigo.Peer {
 	peers, err := (*aria).GetPeers(gid)
 	if err == nil {
@@ -1028,7 +1041,7 @@ func aria2Detail(status arigo.Status, peers []arigo.Peer, geoIP geoip.Resolver)
 	uploadBps := int64(status.UploadSpeed)
 	detail := &downloader.TaskRuntime{
 		Engine:      "aria2",
-		Phase:       aria2Phase(string(status.Status), status.FollowedBy),
+		Phase:       aria2Phase(status),
 		State:       string(status.Status),
 		ETASeconds:  aria2ETA(status),
 		Connections: &connections,
@@ -1065,14 +1078,17 @@ func aria2ETA(status arigo.Status) *int64 {
 	return &eta
 }
 
-func aria2Phase(state string, followedBy []string) string {
-	switch state {
+func aria2Phase(status arigo.Status) string {
+	switch string(status.Status) {
 	case string(arigo.StatusWaiting):
-		if len(followedBy) > 0 {
+		if len(status.FollowedBy) > 0 {
 			return "metadata"
 		}
 		return "downloading"
 	case string(arigo.StatusActive):
+		if !hasAria2LocalFile(status.Files) && system.IsAria2MetadataPath(firstAria2FilePath(status.Files)) {
+			return "metadata"
+		}
 		return "downloading"
 	case "complete", string(arigo.StatusCompleted):
 		return "completed"
@@ -1083,6 +1099,13 @@ func aria2Phase(state string, followedBy []string) string {
 	}
 }
 
+func firstAria2FilePath(files []arigo.File) string {
+	if len(files) == 0 {
+		return ""
+	}
+	return files[0].Path
+}
+
 func aria2Trackers(announceList [][]string) []downloader.Tracker {
 	trackers := make([]downloader.Tracker, 0, 20)
 	seen := map[string]struct{}{}
diff --git a/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2_test.go b/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2_test.go
index 15206214..38225b86 100644
--- a/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2_test.go
+++ b/cmd/pkg/downloaders/aria2/aria2_test.go
@@ -342,16 +342,19 @@ func TestAria2StatusMatchingHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 func TestAria2RuntimeConversionHelpers(t *testing.T) {
-	if got := aria2Phase(string(arigo.StatusWaiting), []string{"child"}); got != "metadata" {
+	if got := aria2Phase(arigo.Status{Status: arigo.StatusWaiting, FollowedBy: []string{"child"}}); got != "metadata" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected metadata phase, got %s", got)
 	}
-	if got := aria2Phase(string(arigo.StatusWaiting), nil); got != "downloading" {
+	if got := aria2Phase(arigo.Status{Status: arigo.StatusActive, Files: []arigo.File{{Path: "[METADATA]fixture"}}}); got != "metadata" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected active metadata phase, got %s", got)
+	}
+	if got := aria2Phase(arigo.Status{Status: arigo.StatusWaiting}); got != "downloading" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected waiting download phase, got %s", got)
 	}
-	if got := aria2Phase(string(arigo.StatusCompleted), nil); got != "completed" {
+	if got := aria2Phase(arigo.Status{Status: arigo.StatusCompleted}); got != "completed" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected completed phase, got %s", got)
 	}
-	if got := aria2Phase(string(arigo.StatusRemoved), nil); got != "error" {
+	if got := aria2Phase(arigo.Status{Status: arigo.StatusRemoved}); got != "error" {
 		t.Fatalf("expected removed phase error, got %s", got)
 	}
 	if aria2PeerProgress(arigo.Peer{}) != nil {
@@ -385,6 +388,36 @@ func TestAria2RuntimeConversionHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestReportMetadataProgressKeepsRuntimeButHidesMetadataBytes(t *testing.T) {
+	total := int64(14151)
+	var got downloader.ProgressUpdate
+	reporter := reportMetadataProgress(func(update downloader.ProgressUpdate) error {
+		got = update
+		return nil
+	})
+
+	err := reporter(downloader.ProgressUpdate{
+		Downloaded: 1024,
+		Total:      &total,
+		Bps:        512,
+		Runtime: &downloader.TaskRuntime{
+			Engine:     "aria2",
+			Phase:      "downloading",
+			ETASeconds: &total,
+			Trackers:   []downloader.Tracker{{URL: "udp://tracker.example:1337/announce"}},
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if got.Downloaded != 0 || got.Total != nil || got.Bps != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("metadata progress must not expose metadata bytes, got %#v", got)
+	}
+	if got.Runtime == nil || got.Runtime.Phase != "metadata" || got.Runtime.ETASeconds != nil || len(got.Runtime.Trackers) != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("expected metadata runtime with trackers, got %#v", got.Runtime)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestAria2FilesDetailAndResultHelpers(t *testing.T) {
 	taskDir := t.TempDir()
 	contentPath := filepath.Join(taskDir, "Torrent", "movie.mkv")