diff --git a/ui/cron/actions/startJob.ts b/ui/cron/actions/startJob.ts
index 8f0eb8bd65..de761b228e 100644
--- a/ui/cron/actions/startJob.ts
+++ b/ui/cron/actions/startJob.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { Job } from '@prisma/client';
 import { spawn } from 'child_process';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
-import { TOOLKIT_ROOT, getTrainingFolder, getHFToken } from '../paths';
+import { TOOLKIT_ROOT, getTrainingFolder, getHFToken, getOfflineMode } from '../paths';
 import { resolvePythonPath } from '../pythonPath';
 const isWindows = process.platform === 'win32';
 
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ const startAndWatchJob = (job: Job) => {
       additionalEnv.HF_TOKEN = hfToken;
     }
 
+    if (await getOfflineMode()) {
+      additionalEnv.HF_HUB_OFFLINE = '1';
+    }
+
     // Add the --log argument to the command
     const args = [runFilePath, configPath, '--log', logPath];
 
diff --git a/ui/cron/paths.ts b/ui/cron/paths.ts
index ef28b97359..4cac08ee0d 100644
--- a/ui/cron/paths.ts
+++ b/ui/cron/paths.ts
@@ -35,3 +35,12 @@ export const getHFToken = async () => {
   }
   return token;
 };
+
+export const getOfflineMode = async () => {
+  const row = await prisma.settings.findFirst({
+    where: {
+      key: 'OFFLINE_MODE',
+    },
+  });
+  return row?.value === '1';
+};
diff --git a/ui/src/app/api/settings/route.ts b/ui/src/app/api/settings/route.ts
index 62528cdd0b..5f808baf5f 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/api/settings/route.ts
+++ b/ui/src/app/api/settings/route.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export async function GET() {
     if (!settingsObject.DATASETS_FOLDER || settingsObject.DATASETS_FOLDER === '') {
       settingsObject.DATASETS_FOLDER = defaultDatasetsFolder;
     }
+    settingsObject.OFFLINE_MODE = settingsObject.OFFLINE_MODE === '1';
     return NextResponse.json(settingsObject);
   } catch (error) {
     return NextResponse.json({ error: 'Failed to fetch settings' }, { status: 500 });
@@ -29,15 +30,21 @@ export async function GET() {
 export async function POST(request: Request) {
   try {
     const body = await request.json();
-    const { HF_TOKEN, TRAINING_FOLDER, DATASETS_FOLDER } = body;
+    const { HF_TOKEN, OFFLINE_MODE, TRAINING_FOLDER, DATASETS_FOLDER } = body;
+    const offlineModeValue = OFFLINE_MODE ? '1' : '0';
 
-    // Upsert both settings
+    // Persist all settings in the key/value store
     await Promise.all([
       prisma.settings.upsert({
         where: { key: 'HF_TOKEN' },
         update: { value: HF_TOKEN },
         create: { key: 'HF_TOKEN', value: HF_TOKEN },
       }),
+      prisma.settings.upsert({
+        where: { key: 'OFFLINE_MODE' },
+        update: { value: offlineModeValue },
+        create: { key: 'OFFLINE_MODE', value: offlineModeValue },
+      }),
       prisma.settings.upsert({
         where: { key: 'TRAINING_FOLDER' },
         update: { value: TRAINING_FOLDER },
diff --git a/ui/src/app/settings/page.tsx b/ui/src/app/settings/page.tsx
index 8b0d880160..9897973f5c 100644
--- a/ui/src/app/settings/page.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/app/settings/page.tsx
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ export default function Settings() {
                   />
                 </div>
 
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                  <input
+                    type="checkbox"
+                    id="OFFLINE_MODE"
+                    name="OFFLINE_MODE"
+                    checked={settings.OFFLINE_MODE}
+                    onChange={e => setSettings(prev => ({ ...prev, OFFLINE_MODE: e.target.checked }))}
+                    className="mt-1 h-4 w-4 rounded border-gray-700 bg-gray-800 text-blue-500 focus:ring-blue-600"
+                  />
+                  <label htmlFor="OFFLINE_MODE" className="block text-sm font-medium">
+                    Offline mode
+                    <div className="text-gray-500 text-sm">
+                      Prevent spawned jobs from accessing the Hugging Face Hub. Required models must already be cached.
+                    </div>
+                  </label>
+                </div>
+
                 <div>
                   <label htmlFor="TRAINING_FOLDER" className="block text-sm font-medium mb-2">
                     Training Folder Path
diff --git a/ui/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx b/ui/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
index 35fcc5383d..b4579fb0b2 100644
--- a/ui/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/hooks/useSettings.tsx
@@ -5,25 +5,28 @@ import { apiClient } from '@/utils/api';
 
 export interface Settings {
   HF_TOKEN: string;
+  OFFLINE_MODE: boolean;
   TRAINING_FOLDER: string;
   DATASETS_FOLDER: string;
 }
 
 export default function useSettings() {
-  const [settings, setSettings] = useState({
+  const [settings, setSettings] = useState<Settings>({
     HF_TOKEN: '',
+    OFFLINE_MODE: false,
     TRAINING_FOLDER: '',
     DATASETS_FOLDER: '',
   });
   const [isSettingsLoaded, setIsLoaded] = useState(false);
   useEffect(() => {
     apiClient
-      .get('/api/settings')
+      .get<Settings>('/api/settings')
       .then(res => res.data)
       .then(data => {
         console.log('Settings:', data);
         setSettings({
           HF_TOKEN: data.HF_TOKEN || '',
+          OFFLINE_MODE: data.OFFLINE_MODE,
           TRAINING_FOLDER: data.TRAINING_FOLDER || '',
           DATASETS_FOLDER: data.DATASETS_FOLDER || '',
         });