diff --git a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/storage.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/storage.repository.dart
index 164fa04529..f32d86552e 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/storage.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/infrastructure/repositories/storage.repository.dart
@@ -81,6 +81,60 @@ class StorageRepository {
     return entity;
   }
 
+  /// Check if an asset is available locally or needs to be downloaded from iCloud
+  Future<bool> isAssetAvailableLocally(String assetId) async {
+    final log = Logger('StorageRepository');
+
+    try {
+      final entity = await AssetEntity.fromId(assetId);
+      if (entity == null) {
+        log.warning("Cannot get AssetEntity for asset $assetId");
+        return false;
+      }
+
+      return await entity.isLocallyAvailable(isOrigin: true);
+    } catch (error, stackTrace) {
+      log.warning("Error checking if asset is locally available $assetId", error, stackTrace);
+      return false;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Load file from iCloud with progress handler (for iOS)
+  Future<File?> loadFileFromCloud(String assetId, {PMProgressHandler? progressHandler}) async {
+    final log = Logger('StorageRepository');
+
+    try {
+      final entity = await AssetEntity.fromId(assetId);
+      if (entity == null) {
+        log.warning("Cannot get AssetEntity for asset $assetId");
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return await entity.loadFile(progressHandler: progressHandler);
+    } catch (error, stackTrace) {
+      log.warning("Error loading file from cloud for asset $assetId", error, stackTrace);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
+  /// Load live photo motion file from iCloud with progress handler (for iOS)
+  Future<File?> loadMotionFileFromCloud(String assetId, {PMProgressHandler? progressHandler}) async {
+    final log = Logger('StorageRepository');
+
+    try {
+      final entity = await AssetEntity.fromId(assetId);
+      if (entity == null) {
+        log.warning("Cannot get AssetEntity for asset $assetId");
+        return null;
+      }
+
+      return await entity.loadFile(withSubtype: true, progressHandler: progressHandler);
+    } catch (error, stackTrace) {
+      log.warning("Error loading motion file from cloud for asset $assetId", error, stackTrace);
+      return null;
+    }
+  }
+
   Future<void> clearCache() async {
     final log = Logger('StorageRepository');
 
diff --git a/mobile/lib/pages/backup/drift_upload_detail.page.dart b/mobile/lib/pages/backup/drift_upload_detail.page.dart
index 80956b708f..1f0160dc1a 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/pages/backup/drift_upload_detail.page.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/pages/backup/drift_upload_detail.page.dart
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class DriftUploadDetailPage extends ConsumerWidget {
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context, WidgetRef ref) {
     final uploadItems = ref.watch(driftBackupProvider.select((state) => state.uploadItems));
+    final iCloudProgress = ref.watch(driftBackupProvider.select((state) => state.iCloudDownloadProgress));
 
     return Scaffold(
       appBar: AppBar(
@@ -25,7 +26,9 @@ class DriftUploadDetailPage extends ConsumerWidget {
         elevation: 0,
         scrolledUnderElevation: 1,
       ),
-      body: uploadItems.isEmpty ? _buildEmptyState(context) : _buildUploadList(uploadItems),
+      body: uploadItems.isEmpty && iCloudProgress.isEmpty
+          ? _buildEmptyState(context)
+          : _buildUploadList(uploadItems, iCloudProgress),
     );
   }
 
@@ -45,19 +48,110 @@ class DriftUploadDetailPage extends ConsumerWidget {
     );
   }
 
-  Widget _buildUploadList(Map<String, DriftUploadStatus> uploadItems) {
+  Widget _buildUploadList(Map<String, DriftUploadStatus> uploadItems, Map<String, double> iCloudProgress) {
+    final totalItems = uploadItems.length + iCloudProgress.length;
+
     return ListView.separated(
       addAutomaticKeepAlives: true,
       padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
-      itemCount: uploadItems.length,
+      itemCount: totalItems,
       separatorBuilder: (context, index) => const SizedBox(height: 4),
       itemBuilder: (context, index) {
-        final item = uploadItems.values.elementAt(index);
+        // Show iCloud downloads first
+        if (index < iCloudProgress.length) {
+          final entry = iCloudProgress.entries.elementAt(index);
+          return _buildICloudDownloadCard(context, entry.key, entry.value);
+        }
+
+        // Then show upload items
+        final uploadIndex = index - iCloudProgress.length;
+        final item = uploadItems.values.elementAt(uploadIndex);
         return _buildUploadCard(context, item);
       },
     );
   }
 
+  Widget _buildICloudDownloadCard(BuildContext context, String assetId, double progress) {
+    final double progressPercentage = (progress * 100).clamp(0, 100);
+
+    return Card(
+      elevation: 0,
+      color: context.colorScheme.surfaceContainerHighest,
+      shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+        borderRadius: const BorderRadius.all(Radius.circular(16)),
+        side: BorderSide(color: context.colorScheme.outline.withValues(alpha: 0.1), width: 1),
+      ),
+      child: Padding(
+        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(16),
+        child: Column(
+          crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+          children: [
+            Row(
+              children: [
+                Icon(Icons.cloud_download_rounded, size: 20, color: context.colorScheme.primary),
+                const SizedBox(width: 8),
+                Expanded(
+                  child: Column(
+                    crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+                    spacing: 4,
+                    children: [
+                      Text(
+                        "Downloading from iCloud",
+                        style: context.textTheme.titleSmall?.copyWith(fontWeight: FontWeight.w600),
+                        maxLines: 1,
+                        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                      ),
+                      Text(
+                        assetId,
+                        style: context.textTheme.bodySmall?.copyWith(
+                          color: context.colorScheme.onSurface.withValues(alpha: 0.6),
+                        ),
+                        maxLines: 1,
+                        overflow: TextOverflow.ellipsis,
+                      ),
+                    ],
+                  ),
+                ),
+                _buildICloudProgressIndicator(context, progress, progressPercentage),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+
+  Widget _buildICloudProgressIndicator(BuildContext context, double progress, double percentage) {
+    return Column(
+      children: [
+        Stack(
+          alignment: AlignmentDirectional.center,
+          children: [
+            SizedBox(
+              width: 36,
+              height: 36,
+              child: TweenAnimationBuilder(
+                tween: Tween<double>(begin: 0.0, end: progress),
+                duration: const Duration(milliseconds: 300),
+                builder: (context, value, _) => CircularProgressIndicator(
+                  backgroundColor: context.colorScheme.outline.withValues(alpha: 0.2),
+                  strokeWidth: 3,
+                  value: value,
+                  color: context.colorScheme.primary,
+                ),
+              ),
+            ),
+            Text(
+              percentage.toStringAsFixed(0),
+              style: context.textTheme.labelSmall?.copyWith(fontWeight: FontWeight.bold, fontSize: 10),
+            ),
+          ],
+        ),
+        Text("iCloud", style: context.textTheme.labelSmall?.copyWith(color: context.colorScheme.primary, fontSize: 10)),
+      ],
+    );
+  }
+
   Widget _buildUploadCard(BuildContext context, DriftUploadStatus item) {
     final isCompleted = item.progress >= 1.0;
     final double progressPercentage = (item.progress * 100).clamp(0, 100);
diff --git a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/backup/backup_toggle_button.widget.dart b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/backup/backup_toggle_button.widget.dart
index 8d374f74ff..ff9057c507 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/backup/backup_toggle_button.widget.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/presentation/widgets/backup/backup_toggle_button.widget.dart
@@ -67,7 +67,9 @@ class BackupToggleButtonState extends ConsumerState<BackupToggleButton> with Sin
 
     final isSyncing = ref.watch(driftBackupProvider.select((state) => state.isSyncing));
 
-    final isProcessing = uploadTasks.isNotEmpty || isSyncing;
+    final iCloudProgress = ref.watch(driftBackupProvider.select((state) => state.iCloudDownloadProgress));
+
+    final isProcessing = uploadTasks.isNotEmpty || isSyncing || iCloudProgress.isNotEmpty;
 
     return AnimatedBuilder(
       animation: _animationController,
diff --git a/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart b/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
index 76dd96ec25..b4a6b33c60 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/providers/backup/drift_backup.provider.dart
@@ -117,6 +117,9 @@ class DriftBackupState {
   final Map<String, DriftUploadStatus> uploadItems;
   final CancellationToken? cancelToken;
 
+  /// iCloud download progress for assets (assetId -> progress 0.0-1.0)
+  final Map<String, double> iCloudDownloadProgress;
+
   const DriftBackupState({
     required this.totalCount,
     required this.backupCount,
@@ -129,6 +132,7 @@ class DriftBackupState {
     this.error = BackupError.none,
     required this.uploadItems,
     this.cancelToken,
+    this.iCloudDownloadProgress = const {},
   });
 
   DriftBackupState copyWith({
@@ -143,6 +147,7 @@ class DriftBackupState {
     BackupError? error,
     Map<String, DriftUploadStatus>? uploadItems,
     CancellationToken? cancelToken,
+    Map<String, double>? iCloudDownloadProgress,
   }) {
     return DriftBackupState(
       totalCount: totalCount ?? this.totalCount,
@@ -156,12 +161,13 @@ class DriftBackupState {
       error: error ?? this.error,
       uploadItems: uploadItems ?? this.uploadItems,
       cancelToken: cancelToken ?? this.cancelToken,
+      iCloudDownloadProgress: iCloudDownloadProgress ?? this.iCloudDownloadProgress,
     );
   }
 
   @override
   String toString() {
-    return 'DriftBackupState(totalCount: $totalCount, backupCount: $backupCount, remainderCount: $remainderCount, processingCount: $processingCount, enqueueCount: $enqueueCount, enqueueTotalCount: $enqueueTotalCount, isSyncing: $isSyncing, isCanceling: $isCanceling, error: $error, uploadItems: $uploadItems, cancelToken: $cancelToken)';
+    return 'DriftBackupState(totalCount: $totalCount, backupCount: $backupCount, remainderCount: $remainderCount, processingCount: $processingCount, enqueueCount: $enqueueCount, enqueueTotalCount: $enqueueTotalCount, isSyncing: $isSyncing, isCanceling: $isCanceling, error: $error, uploadItems: $uploadItems, cancelToken: $cancelToken, iCloudDownloadProgress: $iCloudDownloadProgress)';
   }
 
   @override
@@ -178,6 +184,7 @@ class DriftBackupState {
         other.isSyncing == isSyncing &&
         other.isCanceling == isCanceling &&
         other.error == error &&
+        mapEquals(other.iCloudDownloadProgress, iCloudDownloadProgress) &&
         mapEquals(other.uploadItems, uploadItems) &&
         other.cancelToken == cancelToken;
   }
@@ -194,7 +201,8 @@ class DriftBackupState {
         isCanceling.hashCode ^
         error.hashCode ^
         uploadItems.hashCode ^
-        cancelToken.hashCode;
+        cancelToken.hashCode ^
+        iCloudDownloadProgress.hashCode;
   }
 }
 
@@ -370,12 +378,26 @@ class DriftBackupNotifier extends StateNotifier<DriftBackupState> {
       _handleForegroundBackupProgress,
       _handleForegroundBackupSuccess,
       _handleForegroundBackupError,
+      onICloudProgress: _handleICloudProgress,
     );
   }
 
   Future<void> stopBackup() async {
     state.cancelToken?.cancel();
-    state = state.copyWith(cancelToken: null, uploadItems: {});
+    state = state.copyWith(cancelToken: null, uploadItems: {}, iCloudDownloadProgress: {});
+  }
+
+  void _handleICloudProgress(String localAssetId, double progress) {
+    state = state.copyWith(iCloudDownloadProgress: {...state.iCloudDownloadProgress, localAssetId: progress});
+
+    // Remove from progress map when download completes
+    if (progress >= 1.0) {
+      Future.delayed(const Duration(milliseconds: 500), () {
+        final updatedProgress = Map<String, double>.from(state.iCloudDownloadProgress);
+        updatedProgress.remove(localAssetId);
+        state = state.copyWith(iCloudDownloadProgress: updatedProgress);
+      });
+    }
   }
 
   void _handleForegroundBackupProgress(String localAssetId, int bytes, int totalBytes) {
diff --git a/mobile/lib/repositories/upload.repository.dart b/mobile/lib/repositories/upload.repository.dart
index c693adb592..a89e475318 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/repositories/upload.repository.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/repositories/upload.repository.dart
@@ -222,10 +222,8 @@ class UploadRepository {
       if (![200, 201].contains(response.statusCode)) {
         final error = responseBody;
         final errorMessage = error['message'] ?? error['error'];
-        
-        logger.warning(
-          "Error(${error['statusCode']}) uploading $logContext | $originalFileName | ${error['error']}",
-        );
+
+        logger.warning("Error(${error['statusCode']}) uploading $logContext | $originalFileName | ${error['error']}");
 
         return UploadResult.error(statusCode: response.statusCode, errorMessage: errorMessage);
       }
diff --git a/mobile/lib/services/upload.service.dart b/mobile/lib/services/upload.service.dart
index de502dc018..8b9a4df647 100644
--- a/mobile/lib/services/upload.service.dart
+++ b/mobile/lib/services/upload.service.dart
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import 'package:immich_mobile/services/app_settings.service.dart';
 import 'package:immich_mobile/utils/debug_print.dart';
 import 'package:logging/logging.dart';
 import 'package:path/path.dart' as p;
+import 'package:photo_manager/photo_manager.dart' show PMProgressHandler;
 
 final uploadServiceProvider = Provider((ref) {
   final service = UploadService(
@@ -193,8 +194,9 @@ class UploadService {
     CancellationToken cancelToken,
     void Function(String localAssetId, int bytes, int totalBytes) onProgress,
     void Function(String localAssetId, String remoteAssetId) onSuccess,
-    void Function(String errorMessage) onError,
-  ) async {
+    void Function(String errorMessage) onError, {
+    void Function(String localAssetId, double progress)? onICloudProgress,
+  }) async {
     const concurrentUploads = 3;
     final httpClients = List.generate(concurrentUploads, (_) => Client());
 
@@ -230,6 +232,7 @@ class UploadService {
               (bytes, totalBytes) => onProgress(asset.localId!, bytes, totalBytes),
               onSuccess,
               onError,
+              onICloudProgress: onICloudProgress,
             ),
           );
         }
@@ -253,8 +256,9 @@ class UploadService {
     CancellationToken cancelToken,
     void Function(int bytes, int totalBytes) onProgress,
     void Function(String localAssetId, String remoteAssetId) onSuccess,
-    void Function(String errorMessage) onError,
-  ) async {
+    void Function(String errorMessage) onError, {
+    void Function(String localAssetId, double progress)? onICloudProgress,
+  }) async {
     File? file;
     File? livePhotoFile;
 
@@ -264,17 +268,52 @@ class UploadService {
         return;
       }
 
-      file = await _storageRepository.getFileForAsset(asset.id);
-      if (file == null) {
-        return;
+      final isAvailableLocally = await _storageRepository.isAssetAvailableLocally(asset.id);
+
+      if (!isAvailableLocally && Platform.isIOS) {
+        _logger.info("Loading iCloud asset ${asset.id} - ${asset.name}");
+
+        // Create progress handler for iCloud download
+        PMProgressHandler? progressHandler;
+        StreamSubscription? progressSubscription;
+
+        if (onICloudProgress != null) {
+          progressHandler = PMProgressHandler();
+          progressSubscription = progressHandler.stream.listen((event) {
+            onICloudProgress(asset.localId!, event.progress);
+          });
+        }
+
+        try {
+          file = await _storageRepository.loadFileFromCloud(asset.id, progressHandler: progressHandler);
+          if (entity.isLivePhoto) {
+            livePhotoFile = await _storageRepository.loadMotionFileFromCloud(
+              asset.id,
+              progressHandler: progressHandler,
+            );
+          }
+        } finally {
+          await progressSubscription?.cancel();
+        }
+      } else {
+        // Get files locally
+        file = await _storageRepository.getFileForAsset(asset.id);
+        if (file == null) {
+          return;
+        }
+
+        // For live photos, get the motion video file
+        if (entity.isLivePhoto) {
+          livePhotoFile = await _storageRepository.getMotionFileForAsset(asset);
+          if (livePhotoFile == null) {
+            _logger.warning("Failed to obtain motion part of the livePhoto - ${asset.name}");
+          }
+        }
       }
 
-      // For live photos, get the motion video file
-      if (entity.isLivePhoto) {
-        livePhotoFile = await _storageRepository.getMotionFileForAsset(asset);
-        if (livePhotoFile == null) {
-          _logger.warning("Failed to obtain motion part of the livePhoto - ${asset.name}");
-        }
+      if (file == null) {
+        _logger.warning("Failed to obtain file for asset ${asset.id} - ${asset.name}");
+        return;
       }
 
       final originalFileName = entity.isLivePhoto ? p.setExtension(asset.name, p.extension(file.path)) : asset.name;