diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
index fca268a6b..5c284f18d 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/socket/main.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+# TODO: move socket to webui app
+
 import asyncio
 import socketio
 import logging
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/models.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/models.py
index 46591bd95..52ed8fe43 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/models.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/models.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ from typing import Optional
 from open_webui.apps.webui.internal.db import Base, JSONField, get_db
 from open_webui.env import SRC_LOG_LEVELS
 
-from open_webui.apps.webui.models.groups import Groups
+from open_webui.apps.webui.models.users import Users, UserResponse
 
 
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
@@ -124,20 +124,12 @@ class ModelModel(BaseModel):
 ####################
 
 
-class ModelResponse(BaseModel):
-    id: str
-    user_id: str
-    base_model_id: Optional[str] = None
+class ModelUserResponse(ModelModel):
+    user: Optional[UserResponse] = None
 
-    name: str
-    params: ModelParams
-    meta: ModelMeta
 
-    access_control: Optional[dict] = None
-
-    is_active: bool
-    updated_at: int  # timestamp in epoch
-    created_at: int  # timestamp in epoch
+class ModelResponse(ModelModel):
+    pass
 
 
 class ModelForm(BaseModel):
@@ -181,10 +173,15 @@ class ModelsTable:
         with get_db() as db:
             return [ModelModel.model_validate(model) for model in db.query(Model).all()]
 
-    def get_models(self) -> list[ModelModel]:
+    def get_models(self) -> list[ModelUserResponse]:
         with get_db() as db:
             return [
-                ModelModel.model_validate(model)
+                ModelUserResponse.model_validate(
+                    {
+                        **ModelModel.model_validate(model).model_dump(),
+                        "user": Users.get_user_by_id(model.user_id).model_dump(),
+                    }
+                )
                 for model in db.query(Model).filter(Model.base_model_id != None).all()
             ]
 
@@ -197,8 +194,8 @@ class ModelsTable:
 
     def get_models_by_user_id(
         self, user_id: str, permission: str = "write"
-    ) -> list[ModelModel]:
-        models = self.get_all_models()
+    ) -> list[ModelUserResponse]:
+        models = self.get_models()
         return [
             model
             for model in models
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/users.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/users.py
index 328618a67..5bbcc3099 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/users.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/models/users.py
@@ -62,6 +62,14 @@ class UserModel(BaseModel):
 ####################
 
 
+class UserResponse(BaseModel):
+    id: str
+    name: str
+    email: str
+    role: str
+    profile_image_url: str
+
+
 class UserRoleUpdateForm(BaseModel):
     id: str
     role: str
diff --git a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/routers/models.py b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/routers/models.py
index 634630622..ad5221cf8 100644
--- a/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/routers/models.py
+++ b/backend/open_webui/apps/webui/routers/models.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from open_webui.apps.webui.models.models import (
     ModelForm,
     ModelModel,
     ModelResponse,
+    ModelUserResponse,
     Models,
 )
 from open_webui.constants import ERROR_MESSAGES
@@ -22,7 +23,7 @@ router = APIRouter()
 ###########################
 
 
-@router.get("/", response_model=list[ModelResponse])
+@router.get("/", response_model=list[ModelUserResponse])
 async def get_models(id: Optional[str] = None, user=Depends(get_verified_user)):
     if user.role == "admin":
         return Models.get_models()
diff --git a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
index 3c77abb70..d48eadb94 100644
--- a/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/components/workspace/Models.svelte
@@ -284,8 +284,13 @@
 						>
 							<div class="  font-semibold line-clamp-1">{model.name}</div>
 						</Tooltip>
-						<div class=" text-xs overflow-hidden text-ellipsis line-clamp-1 text-gray-500">
-							{model?.meta?.description ?? model.id}
+
+						<div class="flex gap-1 text-xs overflow-hidden">
+							<Tooltip content={model?.user?.email} className="flex shrink-0" placement="top-start">
+								<div class="shrink-0 text-gray-500">
+									By <span class=" capitalize">{model?.user?.name ?? model?.user?.email}</span>
+								</div>
+							</Tooltip>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</a>