diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index 2a720c07f..0a5220eec 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -4787,6 +4787,14 @@
     "messageformat": "Restore paused",
     "description": "Label indicating media (attachment) download progress has been paused (due to user interaction)"
   },
+  "icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title-idle": {
+    "messageformat": "{currentSize} of {totalSize} restored",
+    "description": "Label indicating media (attachment) download progress"
+  },
+  "icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description-idle": {
+    "messageformat": "Media will continue to download in the background",
+    "description": "Description text when attachment download is idle, and will continue in the background"
+  },
   "icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button-pause": {
     "messageformat": "Pause transfer",
     "description": "Text for button to pause media (attachment) download after backup impor"
diff --git a/stylesheets/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.scss b/stylesheets/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.scss
index 40ec849b9..bfc991e0c 100644
--- a/stylesheets/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.scss
+++ b/stylesheets/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.scss
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@
 .BackupMediaDownloadProgress {
   border-radius: 10px;
   display: flex;
-  align-items: center;
   gap: 10px;
   padding: 11px;
   padding-inline-end: 16px;
@@ -26,6 +25,10 @@
   }
 }
 
+.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon {
+  margin-top: 6px;
+}
+
 .BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon--complete {
   &::after {
     content: '';
@@ -46,6 +49,27 @@
     }
   }
 }
+
+.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon--idle {
+  &::after {
+    content: '';
+    display: block;
+    width: 24px;
+    height: 24px;
+    @include light-theme {
+      @include color-svg(
+        '../images/icons/v3/backup/backup-bold.svg',
+        $color-ultramarine
+      );
+    }
+    @include dark-theme {
+      @include color-svg(
+        '../images/icons/v3/backup/backup-bold.svg',
+        $color-ultramarine-light
+      );
+    }
+  }
+}
 button.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button {
   @include button-reset;
   @include font-subtitle-bold;
@@ -86,7 +110,7 @@ button.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button-close {
     width: 20px;
     height: 20px;
     @include light-theme {
-      @include color-svg('../images/icons/v3/x/x.svg', $color-gray-75);
+      @include color-svg('../images/icons/v3/x/x.svg', $color-gray-45);
     }
     @include dark-theme {
       @include color-svg('../images/icons/v3/x/x.svg', $color-gray-20);
@@ -102,7 +126,7 @@ button.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button-close {
   min-height: 36px;
 }
 
-.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__progressbar-hint {
+.BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description {
   @include font-subtitle;
 
   @include light-theme {
diff --git a/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.stories.tsx b/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.stories.tsx
index bae36c8ac..b1b1aba40 100644
--- a/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.stories.tsx
@@ -45,6 +45,14 @@ export function Paused(args: PropsType): JSX.Element {
   return <BackupMediaDownloadProgress {...args} isPaused />;
 }
 
+export function Idle(args: PropsType): JSX.Element {
+  return <BackupMediaDownloadProgress {...args} isIdle />;
+}
+
+export function PausedAndIdle(args: PropsType): JSX.Element {
+  return <BackupMediaDownloadProgress {...args} isPaused isIdle />;
+}
+
 export function Complete(args: PropsType): JSX.Element {
   return (
     <BackupMediaDownloadProgress {...args} downloadedBytes={args.totalBytes} />
diff --git a/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.tsx b/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.tsx
index ca9b44b0f..c74640c02 100644
--- a/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/BackupMediaDownloadProgress.tsx
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ export type PropsType = Readonly<{
   i18n: LocalizerType;
   downloadedBytes: number;
   totalBytes: number;
+  isIdle: boolean;
   isPaused: boolean;
   handleCancel: VoidFunction;
   handleClose: VoidFunction;
@@ -25,6 +26,7 @@ export function BackupMediaDownloadProgress({
   i18n,
   downloadedBytes,
   totalBytes,
+  isIdle,
   isPaused,
   handleCancel: handleConfirmedCancel,
   handleClose,
@@ -45,31 +47,57 @@ export function BackupMediaDownloadProgress({
     downloadedBytes / totalBytes
   );
 
+  const closeButton = (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={handleClose}
+      className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button-close"
+      aria-label={i18n('icu:close')}
+    />
+  );
+
   let content: JSX.Element | undefined;
   let icon: JSX.Element | undefined;
   let actionButton: JSX.Element | undefined;
   if (fractionComplete === 1) {
-    icon = <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon--complete" />;
+    icon = (
+      <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon--complete" />
+    );
     content = (
       <>
         <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title">
           {i18n('icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title-complete')}
         </div>
-        <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__progressbar-hint">
+        <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description">
           {formatFileSize(downloadedBytes)}
         </div>
       </>
     );
-    actionButton = (
-      <button
-        type="button"
-        onClick={handleClose}
-        className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__button-close"
-        aria-label={i18n('icu:close')}
-      />
+    actionButton = closeButton;
+  } else if (isIdle && !isPaused) {
+    icon = (
+      <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon--idle" />
     );
+    content = (
+      <>
+        <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title">
+          {i18n('icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title-idle', {
+            currentSize: formatFileSize(downloadedBytes),
+            totalSize: formatFileSize(totalBytes),
+          })}
+        </div>
+        <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description">
+          {i18n('icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description-idle')}
+        </div>
+      </>
+    );
+    actionButton = closeButton;
   } else {
-    icon = <ProgressCircle fractionComplete={fractionComplete} />;
+    icon = (
+      <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__icon">
+        <ProgressCircle fractionComplete={fractionComplete} />
+      </div>
+    );
 
     if (isPaused) {
       content = (
@@ -94,7 +122,7 @@ export function BackupMediaDownloadProgress({
             {i18n('icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__title-in-progress')}
           </div>
 
-          <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__progressbar-hint">
+          <div className="BackupMediaDownloadProgress__description">
             {i18n('icu:BackupMediaDownloadProgress__progressbar-hint', {
               currentSize: formatFileSize(downloadedBytes),
               totalSize: formatFileSize(totalBytes),
diff --git a/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx b/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
index fda271a2f..f84e84bc1 100644
--- a/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/LeftPane.stories.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ const useProps = (overrideProps: OverridePropsType = {}): PropsType => {
     },
     backupMediaDownloadProgress: {
       downloadBannerDismissed: false,
+      isIdle: false,
       isPaused: false,
       totalBytes: 0,
       downloadedBytes: 0,
diff --git a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
index e2d0229ab..e7860c387 100644
--- a/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
+++ b/ts/components/LeftPane.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ export type PropsType = {
   backupMediaDownloadProgress: {
     totalBytes: number;
     downloadedBytes: number;
+    isIdle: boolean;
     isPaused: boolean;
     downloadBannerDismissed: boolean;
   };
diff --git a/ts/jobs/AttachmentDownloadManager.ts b/ts/jobs/AttachmentDownloadManager.ts
index 341058e3b..09c0c8390 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/AttachmentDownloadManager.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/AttachmentDownloadManager.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ import {
   AttachmentSizeError,
   type AttachmentType,
   AttachmentVariant,
+  mightBeOnBackupTier,
 } from '../types/Attachment';
 import { __DEPRECATED$getMessageById } from '../messages/getMessageById';
 import {
@@ -185,7 +186,14 @@ export class AttachmentDownloadManager extends JobManager<CoreAttachmentDownload
       size: attachment.size,
       ciphertextSize: getAttachmentCiphertextLength(attachment.size),
       attachment,
-      source,
+      // If the attachment does not have a backupLocator, we don't want to store it as a
+      // "backup import" attachment, since it's really just a normal attachment that we'll
+      // try to download from the transit tier (or it's an invalid attachment, etc.). We
+      // may need to extend the attachment_downloads table in the future to better
+      // differentiate source vs. location.
+      source: mightBeOnBackupTier(attachment)
+        ? source
+        : AttachmentDownloadSource.STANDARD,
     });
 
     if (!parseResult.success) {
@@ -237,6 +245,13 @@ export class AttachmentDownloadManager extends JobManager<CoreAttachmentDownload
       messageIds
     );
   }
+
+  static async waitForIdle(callback?: VoidFunction): Promise<void> {
+    await AttachmentDownloadManager.instance.waitForIdle();
+    if (callback) {
+      callback();
+    }
+  }
 }
 
 type DependenciesType = {
@@ -284,7 +299,7 @@ async function runDownloadAttachmentJob({
       };
     }
 
-    if (job.attachment.backupLocator?.mediaName) {
+    if (mightBeOnBackupTier(job.attachment)) {
       const currentDownloadedSize =
         window.storage.get('backupMediaDownloadCompletedBytes') ?? 0;
       drop(
diff --git a/ts/jobs/JobManager.ts b/ts/jobs/JobManager.ts
index 20fa294ec..c57b8113a 100644
--- a/ts/jobs/JobManager.ts
+++ b/ts/jobs/JobManager.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ export abstract class JobManager<CoreJobType> {
 
     this.enabled = true;
     await this.params.markAllJobsInactive();
+    await this.maybeStartJobs();
     this.tick();
   }
 
@@ -241,7 +242,7 @@ export abstract class JobManager<CoreJobType> {
         timestamp: Date.now(),
       });
 
-      if (nextJobs.length === 0) {
+      if (nextJobs.length === 0 && this.activeJobs.size === 0) {
         if (this.idleCallbacks.length > 0) {
           const callbacks = this.idleCallbacks;
           this.idleCallbacks = [];
diff --git a/ts/services/backups/import.ts b/ts/services/backups/import.ts
index 582caf345..ed00eac97 100644
--- a/ts/services/backups/import.ts
+++ b/ts/services/backups/import.ts
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ import { getRoomIdFromRootKey } from '../../util/callLinksRingrtc';
 import { loadAllAndReinitializeRedux } from '../allLoaders';
 import { resetBackupMediaDownloadProgress } from '../../util/backupMediaDownload';
 import { getEnvironment, isTestEnvironment } from '../../environment';
+import { drop } from '../../util/drop';
 
 const MAX_CONCURRENCY = 10;
 
@@ -339,6 +340,11 @@ export class BackupImportStream extends Writable {
         !isTestEnvironment(getEnvironment())
       ) {
         await AttachmentDownloadManager.start();
+        drop(
+          AttachmentDownloadManager.waitForIdle(async () => {
+            await window.storage.put('backupMediaDownloadIdle', true);
+          })
+        );
       }
 
       done();
diff --git a/ts/state/selectors/items.ts b/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
index e9c79514f..2f5f97ae2 100644
--- a/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
+++ b/ts/state/selectors/items.ts
@@ -258,10 +258,12 @@ export const getBackupMediaDownloadProgress = createSelector(
     downloadedBytes: number;
     isPaused: boolean;
     downloadBannerDismissed: boolean;
+    isIdle: boolean;
   } => ({
     totalBytes: state.backupMediaDownloadTotalBytes ?? 0,
     downloadedBytes: state.backupMediaDownloadCompletedBytes ?? 0,
     isPaused: state.backupMediaDownloadPaused ?? false,
+    isIdle: state.backupMediaDownloadIdle ?? false,
     downloadBannerDismissed: state.backupMediaDownloadBannerDismissed ?? false,
   })
 );
diff --git a/ts/test-electron/services/AttachmentDownloadManager_test.ts b/ts/test-electron/services/AttachmentDownloadManager_test.ts
index 2bd84d9d3..3d5fd41a1 100644
--- a/ts/test-electron/services/AttachmentDownloadManager_test.ts
+++ b/ts/test-electron/services/AttachmentDownloadManager_test.ts
@@ -409,6 +409,15 @@ describe('AttachmentDownloadManager/JobManager', () => {
         idx % 2 === 0
           ? AttachmentDownloadSource.BACKUP_IMPORT
           : AttachmentDownloadSource.STANDARD,
+      digest: `digestFor${idx}`,
+      attachment: {
+        contentType: MIME.IMAGE_JPEG,
+        size: 128,
+        digest: `digestFor${idx}`,
+        backupLocator: {
+          mediaName: 'medianame',
+        },
+      },
     }));
     // make one of the backup job messages visible to test that code path as well
     downloadManager?.updateVisibleTimelineMessages(['message-0', 'message-1']);
diff --git a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
index 18f69e6f2..1d4b0866c 100644
--- a/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
+++ b/ts/types/Storage.d.ts
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ export type StorageAccessType = {
   backupMediaDownloadCompletedBytes: number;
   backupMediaDownloadPaused: boolean;
   backupMediaDownloadBannerDismissed: boolean;
+  backupMediaDownloadIdle: boolean;
   setBackupSignatureKey: boolean;
   lastReceivedAtCounter: number;
   preferredReactionEmoji: ReadonlyArray<string>;
diff --git a/ts/util/backupMediaDownload.ts b/ts/util/backupMediaDownload.ts
index 24599ead8..a7e352226 100644
--- a/ts/util/backupMediaDownload.ts
+++ b/ts/util/backupMediaDownload.ts
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ export async function resetBackupMediaDownloadItems(): Promise<void> {
     window.storage.remove('backupMediaDownloadCompletedBytes'),
     window.storage.remove('backupMediaDownloadBannerDismissed'),
     window.storage.remove('backupMediaDownloadPaused'),
+    window.storage.remove('backupMediaDownloadIdle'),
   ]);
 }