diff --git a/tests/test_downloads_tab_workflow_route.mjs b/tests/test_downloads_tab_workflow_route.mjs
index 26d8eac..63ac1a3 100644
--- a/tests/test_downloads_tab_workflow_route.mjs
+++ b/tests/test_downloads_tab_workflow_route.mjs
@@ -699,12 +699,40 @@ test('automatic opening for missing models is disabled by default', () => {
 test('automatic opening remains conditional on unresolved models', () => {
   assert.match(
     modelResolverSource,
-    /if \(data\.total_missing > 0\) \{[\s\S]*?this\.openResolverManager\(\);/
+    /if \(data\.total_missing > 0\) \{[\s\S]*?this\.openResolverForDetectedMissingModels\(\);/
   );
   assert.match(optionsMethodsSource, /id="mr-options-auto-open-on-missing"/);
   assert.match(optionsMethodsSource, /auto_open_on_missing: Boolean\(autoOpenOnMissingInput\?\.checked\)/);
 });
 
+test('automatic opening preserves the current resolver display mode', () => {
+  const openResolverForDetectedMissingModels = eval(`(${extractMethod(modelResolverSource, 'openResolverForDetectedMissingModels')})`);
+  const refreshReasons = [];
+  let activationCount = 0;
+  const visibleResolver = {
+    dialog: {
+      isVisible: () => true,
+      scheduleActiveWorkflowRefresh: reason => refreshReasons.push(reason),
+    },
+    activateResolverButton() {
+      activationCount += 1;
+    },
+  };
+
+  openResolverForDetectedMissingModels.call(visibleResolver);
+  assert.equal(activationCount, 0);
+  assert.deepEqual(refreshReasons, ['auto-open-missing-models']);
+
+  const hiddenResolver = {
+    dialog: { isVisible: () => false },
+    activateResolverButton() {
+      activationCount += 1;
+    },
+  };
+  openResolverForDetectedMissingModels.call(hiddenResolver);
+  assert.equal(activationCount, 1);
+});
+
 test('active workflow label prefers selected ComfyUI workflow tab name over route hash', () => {
   const cleanWorkflowLabel = eval(`(${extractMethod(queueMethodsSource, 'cleanWorkflowLabel')})`);
   const getWorkflowLabelFromActiveTabElement = eval(`(${extractMethod(queueMethodsSource, 'getWorkflowLabelFromActiveTabElement')})`);
diff --git a/web/resolver/model_resolver.js b/web/resolver/model_resolver.js
index 50f8483..6907826 100644
--- a/web/resolver/model_resolver.js
+++ b/web/resolver/model_resolver.js
@@ -1069,6 +1069,15 @@ export class ModelResolver {
         return localStorage.getItem('ModelResolver.autoOpenOnMissing') === 'true';
     }
 
+    openResolverForDetectedMissingModels() {
+        if (this.dialog?.isVisible?.()) {
+            this.dialog.scheduleActiveWorkflowRefresh?.('auto-open-missing-models');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        this.activateResolverButton();
+    }
+
 
     /**
      * Check for missing models and auto-open dialog if any are found
@@ -1121,7 +1130,7 @@ export class ModelResolver {
             // Auto-open dialog if there are missing models
             if (data.total_missing > 0) {
                 log.debug(`Model Resolver: Found ${data.total_missing} missing model(s), opening dialog...`);
-                this.openResolverManager();
+                this.openResolverForDetectedMissingModels();
             }
 
         } catch (error) {