diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 02aff787..37634a5e 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -2305,6 +2305,15 @@ def render_provider_panel(app: App) -> None:
    if imgui.selectable(p, p == app.current_provider)[0]:
     app.current_provider = p
   imgui.end_combo()
+ caps = app._get_active_capabilities()
+ if caps.local:
+  imgui.same_line()
+  imgui.text_colored(theme.get_color("status_success"), " [Local]")
+  if imgui.is_item_hovered():
+   base_url: str = ""
+   if app.current_provider == "llama":
+    base_url = getattr(ai_client, "_llama_base_url", "")
+   imgui.set_tooltip(f"Local backend: {base_url or 'unknown'}" if base_url else "Local backend")
  imgui.separator()
  imgui.text("Model")
  if imgui.begin_list_box("##models", imgui.ImVec2(-1, 120)):