diff --git a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
index 7320d77816..463f52d0af 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/utils/middleware.py
@@ -710,9 +710,26 @@ async def chat_completion_files_handler(
 
         log.debug(f"rag_contexts:sources: {sources}")
 
-        sources_count = 0
-        for source in sources:
-            sources_count += len(source.get("document", []))
+        unique_ids = set()
+
+        for source in sources or []:
+            if not source or len(source.keys()) == 0:
+                continue
+
+            documents = source.get("document") or []
+            metadatas = source.get("metadata") or []
+            src_info = source.get("source") or {}
+
+            for index, _ in enumerate(documents):
+                metadata = metadatas[index] if index < len(metadatas) else None
+                _id = (
+                    (metadata or {}).get("source")
+                    or (src_info or {}).get("id")
+                    or "N/A"
+                )
+                unique_ids.add(_id)
+
+        sources_count = len(unique_ids)
 
         await __event_emitter__(
             {
diff --git a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
index 0dfe4381c7..9db76bfa85 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/chat/Messages/ResponseMessage.svelte
@@ -643,10 +643,12 @@
 			<div>
 				<div class="chat-{message.role} w-full min-w-full markdown-prose">
 					<div>
-						<StatusHistory
-							statusHistory={message?.statusHistory}
-							expand={message?.content === ''}
-						/>
+						{#if model?.info?.meta?.capabilities?.status_updates ?? true}
+							<StatusHistory
+								statusHistory={message?.statusHistory}
+								expand={message?.content === ''}
+							/>
+						{/if}
 
 						{#if message?.files && message.files?.filter((f) => f.type === 'image').length > 0}
 							<div class="my-1 w-full flex overflow-x-auto gap-2 flex-wrap">
@@ -732,7 +734,7 @@
 							</div>
 						{:else}
 							<div class="w-full flex flex-col relative" id="response-content-container">
-								{#if message.content === '' && !message.error && ((message?.statusHistory ?? [...(message?.status ? [message?.status] : [])]).length === 0 || (message?.statusHistory?.at(-1)?.hidden ?? false))}
+								{#if message.content === '' && !message.error && ((model?.info?.meta?.capabilities?.status_updates ?? true) ? (message?.statusHistory ?? [...(message?.status ? [message?.status] : [])]).length === 0 || (message?.statusHistory?.at(-1)?.hidden ?? false) : true)}
 									<Skeleton />
 								{:else if message.content && message.error !== true}
 									<!-- always show message contents even if there's an error -->
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
index d0b45384a6..2d10802df8 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/Capabilities.svelte
@@ -36,6 +36,10 @@
 		citations: {
 			label: $i18n.t('Citations'),
 			description: $i18n.t('Displays citations in the response')
+		},
+		status_updates: {
+			label: $i18n.t('Status Updates'),
+			description: $i18n.t('Displays status updates (e.g., web search progress) in the response')
 		}
 	};
 
@@ -47,6 +51,7 @@
 		code_interpreter?: boolean;
 		usage?: boolean;
 		citations?: boolean;
+		status_updates?: boolean;
 	} = {};
 </script>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
index 0791b80bbb..fc9c167e9b 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models/ModelEditor.svelte
@@ -86,6 +86,7 @@
 		image_generation: true,
 		code_interpreter: true,
 		citations: true,
+		status_updates: true,
 		usage: undefined
 	};