diff --git a/src/components/ProgressPanel.tsx b/src/components/ProgressPanel.tsx
index e5ba1e6..9a8a0e9 100644
--- a/src/components/ProgressPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ProgressPanel.tsx
@@ -37,7 +37,10 @@ export const progressState = {
 
 // ── Progress modal content (rendered inside showModal) ─────────────────────
 
-export const ProgressModalContent: VFC<{ closeModal?: () => void }> = ({ closeModal }) => {
+export const ProgressModalContent: VFC<{
+  closeModal?: () => void;
+  onUserDismiss?: () => void;
+}> = ({ closeModal, onUserDismiss }) => {
   const [, rerender] = useState(0);
   const [cancelling, setCancelling] = useState(false);
 
@@ -48,6 +51,11 @@ export const ProgressModalContent: VFC<{ closeModal?: () => void }> = ({ closeMo
   const { operation, progress } = progressState;
   if (!operation) return null;
 
+  const handleClose = () => {
+    onUserDismiss?.();
+    closeModal?.();
+  };
+
   const isInstalling = operation.type === "install";
   const isComplete = operation.status === "complete";
   const isError = operation.status === "error";
@@ -77,7 +85,7 @@ export const ProgressModalContent: VFC<{ closeModal?: () => void }> = ({ closeMo
   };
 
   return (
-    <ModalRoot closeModal={closeModal}>
+    <ModalRoot closeModal={handleClose}>
       <style>{getModalCSS()}</style>
       <div className="cd-modal-progress">
         <img src={mascotUrl} alt="" className="cd-modal-mascot" />
diff --git a/src/eventPoller.tsx b/src/eventPoller.tsx
index 2330c06..4d79aa9 100644
--- a/src/eventPoller.tsx
+++ b/src/eventPoller.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import { showModal } from "@decky/ui";
 import { call, toaster } from "@decky/api";
+import type { ToastNotification } from "@decky/api";
 
 import type { ShortcutConfig } from "./hooks/useAgent";
 import { ProgressModalContent, progressState } from "./components/ProgressPanel";
@@ -199,17 +200,58 @@ async function handleUpdateArtwork(event: UpdateArtworkEvent) {
 
 let progressModalHandle: { Close: () => void } | null = null;
 let pairingModalHandle: { Close: () => void } | null = null;
+let recoveryToastHandle: ToastNotification | null = null;
+let closingModalProgrammatically = false;
+
+function dismissRecoveryToast() {
+  if (recoveryToastHandle) {
+    recoveryToastHandle.dismiss();
+    recoveryToastHandle = null;
+  }
+}
+
+function handleUserDismissProgressModal() {
+  // Ignore callbacks triggered by our own Close() calls.
+  if (closingModalProgrammatically) return;
+
+  progressModalHandle = null;
+
+  const op = progressState.operation;
+  // Only surface the recovery toast while the transfer is still running.
+  if (!op || op.status === "complete" || op.status === "error") return;
+
+  dismissRecoveryToast();
+  recoveryToastHandle = toaster.toast({
+    title: op.type === "install" ? "Transfer in progress" : "Removal in progress",
+    body: `${op.gameName} — tap to show progress`,
+    logo: toastLogo,
+    duration: 10_000,
+    expiration: 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+    showNewIndicator: true,
+    onClick: () => {
+      dismissRecoveryToast();
+      showProgressModal();
+    },
+  });
+}
 
 function showProgressModal() {
   if (!progressModalHandle) {
-    progressModalHandle = showModal(<ProgressModalContent />);
+    progressModalHandle = showModal(
+      <ProgressModalContent onUserDismiss={handleUserDismissProgressModal} />
+    );
   }
+  // Modal is visible again — no need for the recovery toast.
+  dismissRecoveryToast();
 }
 
 function closeProgressModal(delay = 3000) {
   setTimeout(() => {
+    closingModalProgrammatically = true;
     progressModalHandle?.Close();
     progressModalHandle = null;
+    closingModalProgrammatically = false;
+    dismissRecoveryToast();
   }, delay);
 }