diff --git a/app/frontend/src/components/Generator.jsx b/app/frontend/src/components/Generator.jsx
index b0967ab..f9143bc 100644
--- a/app/frontend/src/components/Generator.jsx
+++ b/app/frontend/src/components/Generator.jsx
@@ -294,6 +294,19 @@ function Generator({
           const step = decoding ? (progress.steps || constraints.steps || 20) : (progress.step || 0);
           const steps = progress.steps || constraints.steps || 20;
           const speed = decoding ? "" : (progress.speed || "");
+          const numericSpeed = parseFloat(speed);
+          const backendMode = String(progress.backendMode || "").toLowerCase();
+          const backendDevice = String(progress.backendDevice || "").toLowerCase();
+          const isConfirmedGpuBackend = (
+            backendMode.includes("gpu") ||
+            backendMode.includes("vulkan") ||
+            backendMode.includes("cuda") ||
+            backendMode.includes("rocm") ||
+            backendMode.includes("metal") ||
+            backendDevice.includes("vulkan") ||
+            backendDevice.includes("cuda") ||
+            backendDevice.includes("rocm")
+          );
 
           if (decoding || progress.steps > 0) {
             hasRealGenerationStepRef.current = true;
@@ -324,7 +337,6 @@ function Generator({
           if (decoding) {
             remaining = 3;
           } else {
-            const numericSpeed = parseFloat(speed);
             if (!isNaN(numericSpeed) && numericSpeed > 0) {
               const remainingSteps = Math.max(0, steps - step);
               if (speed.includes("it/s")) {
@@ -339,7 +351,7 @@ function Generator({
           }
 
           // Detect CPU fallback / slow generation if GPU was requested but it runs slow
-          if (gpuSelected && !cpuFallbackDetected) {
+          if (gpuSelected && !cpuFallbackDetected && !isConfirmedGpuBackend) {
             const isSlowItS = speed.includes("it/s") && numericSpeed < 0.2;
             const isSlowSIt = speed.includes("s/it") && numericSpeed > 5.0;
             if (isSlowItS || isSlowSIt) {
diff --git a/scripts/server/serve.cjs b/scripts/server/serve.cjs
index 8d79411..b0cbb0d 100644
--- a/scripts/server/serve.cjs
+++ b/scripts/server/serve.cjs
@@ -4914,6 +4914,8 @@ let generationState = {
   steps: 0,
   speed: "",
   decoding: false,
+  backendMode: "",
+  backendDevice: "",
 };
 
 function resetGenerationState() {
@@ -4923,6 +4925,8 @@ function resetGenerationState() {
     steps: 0,
     speed: "",
     decoding: false,
+    backendMode: "",
+    backendDevice: "",
   };
 }
 
@@ -6693,7 +6697,11 @@ async function getLlmfitRecommendations(useCase = "chat", limit = 10) {
 
   // GET /api/generation-progress
   if (req.url === "/api/generation-progress" && req.method === "GET") {
-    return json(res, 200, generationState);
+    return json(res, 200, {
+      ...generationState,
+      backendMode: generationState.backendMode || currentSettings.backendMode || "",
+      backendDevice: generationState.backendDevice || currentSettings.backendDevice || "",
+    });
   }
 
   if (req.url === "/api/openvino-generate" && req.method === "POST") {