diff --git a/x/imagegen/transfer/download.go b/x/imagegen/transfer/download.go
index 5395c0c22..97738a870 100644
--- a/x/imagegen/transfer/download.go
+++ b/x/imagegen/transfer/download.go
@@ -45,24 +45,33 @@ func download(ctx context.Context, opts DownloadOptions) error {
 		return nil
 	}
 
-	// Filter existing
-	var blobs []Blob
+	// Calculate total from all blobs (for accurate progress reporting on resume)
 	var total int64
+	for _, b := range opts.Blobs {
+		total += b.Size
+	}
+
+	// Filter out already-downloaded blobs and track completed bytes
+	var blobs []Blob
+	var alreadyCompleted int64
 	for _, b := range opts.Blobs {
 		if fi, _ := os.Stat(filepath.Join(opts.DestDir, digestToPath(b.Digest))); fi != nil && fi.Size() == b.Size {
 			if opts.Logger != nil {
 				opts.Logger.Debug("blob already exists", "digest", b.Digest, "size", b.Size)
 			}
+			alreadyCompleted += b.Size
 			continue
 		}
 		blobs = append(blobs, b)
-		total += b.Size
 	}
 	if len(blobs) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 
 	token := opts.Token
+	progress := newProgressTracker(total, opts.Progress)
+	progress.add(alreadyCompleted) // Report already-downloaded bytes upfront
+
 	d := &downloader{
 		client:       cmp.Or(opts.Client, defaultClient),
 		baseURL:      opts.BaseURL,
@@ -72,7 +81,7 @@ func download(ctx context.Context, opts DownloadOptions) error {
 		getToken:     opts.GetToken,
 		userAgent:    cmp.Or(opts.UserAgent, defaultUserAgent),
 		stallTimeout: cmp.Or(opts.StallTimeout, defaultStallTimeout),
-		progress:     newProgressTracker(total, opts.Progress),
+		progress:     progress,
 		speeds:       &speedTracker{},
 		logger:       opts.Logger,
 	}
diff --git a/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go b/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go
index fa1ff8a11..05842f065 100644
--- a/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go
+++ b/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer.go
@@ -110,8 +110,6 @@ var defaultClient = &http.Client{
 		MaxIdleConnsPerHost: 100,
 		IdleConnTimeout:     90 * time.Second,
 	},
-	Timeout: 5 * time.Minute,
-	// Don't follow redirects automatically - we handle them manually
 	CheckRedirect: func(req *http.Request, via []*http.Request) error {
 		return http.ErrUseLastResponse
 	},
diff --git a/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer_test.go b/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer_test.go
index 3218577bf..78e386ed9 100644
--- a/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer_test.go
+++ b/x/imagegen/transfer/transfer_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,83 @@ func TestDownloadSkipsExisting(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestDownloadResumeProgressTotal(t *testing.T) {
+	// Test that when resuming a download with some blobs already present:
+	// 1. Total reflects ALL blob sizes (not just remaining)
+	// 2. Completed starts at the size of already-downloaded blobs
+	serverDir := t.TempDir()
+	blob1, data1 := createTestBlob(t, serverDir, 1000)
+	blob2, data2 := createTestBlob(t, serverDir, 2000)
+	blob3, data3 := createTestBlob(t, serverDir, 3000)
+
+	// Pre-populate client with blob1 and blob2 (simulating partial download)
+	clientDir := t.TempDir()
+	for _, b := range []struct {
+		blob Blob
+		data []byte
+	}{{blob1, data1}, {blob2, data2}} {
+		path := filepath.Join(clientDir, digestToPath(b.blob.Digest))
+		if err := os.MkdirAll(filepath.Dir(path), 0o755); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+		if err := os.WriteFile(path, b.data, 0o644); err != nil {
+			t.Fatal(err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
+		digest := filepath.Base(r.URL.Path)
+		path := filepath.Join(serverDir, digestToPath(digest))
+		data, err := os.ReadFile(path)
+		if err != nil {
+			http.NotFound(w, r)
+			return
+		}
+		w.Header().Set("Content-Length", fmt.Sprintf("%d", len(data)))
+		w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK)
+		w.Write(data)
+	}))
+	defer server.Close()
+
+	var firstCompleted, firstTotal int64
+	var gotFirstProgress bool
+	var mu sync.Mutex
+
+	err := Download(context.Background(), DownloadOptions{
+		Blobs:       []Blob{blob1, blob2, blob3},
+		BaseURL:     server.URL,
+		DestDir:     clientDir,
+		Concurrency: 1,
+		Progress: func(completed, total int64) {
+			mu.Lock()
+			defer mu.Unlock()
+			if !gotFirstProgress {
+				firstCompleted = completed
+				firstTotal = total
+				gotFirstProgress = true
+			}
+		},
+	})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Download failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Total should be sum of ALL blobs, not just blob3
+	expectedTotal := blob1.Size + blob2.Size + blob3.Size
+	if firstTotal != expectedTotal {
+		t.Errorf("Total = %d, want %d (should include all blobs)", firstTotal, expectedTotal)
+	}
+
+	// First progress call should show already-completed bytes from blob1+blob2
+	expectedCompleted := blob1.Size + blob2.Size
+	if firstCompleted < expectedCompleted {
+		t.Errorf("First completed = %d, want >= %d (should include already-downloaded blobs)", firstCompleted, expectedCompleted)
+	}
+
+	// Verify blob3 was downloaded
+	verifyBlob(t, clientDir, blob3, data3)
+}
+
 func TestDownloadDigestMismatch(t *testing.T) {
 	server := httptest.NewServer(http.HandlerFunc(func(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		// Return wrong data