diff --git a/scripts/gpu_tpu/add_gpu_vm.sh b/scripts/gpu_tpu/add_gpu_vm.sh
index 18cc074b..2a27ede4 100644
--- a/scripts/gpu_tpu/add_gpu_vm.sh
+++ b/scripts/gpu_tpu/add_gpu_vm.sh
@@ -1811,6 +1811,30 @@ sanitize_nvidia_host_stack_for_vfio() {
     else
         msg_ok "$(translate 'NVIDIA host services already aligned for VFIO mode')" | tee -a "$screen_capture"
     fi
+
+    # Sync components_status.json — the host driver stays on disk but is
+    # not in use for this GPU because it now belongs to a VM. Per-BDF
+    # model: on multi-GPU hosts where another NVIDIA card still uses the
+    # nvidia driver, keep the status as "installed" — the driver is
+    # genuinely in use elsewhere. Only flip to "vfio_passthrough" when no
+    # NVIDIA GPU is bound to the host driver anymore.
+    if declare -F update_component_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        local _nvd_ver _nvd_new_status
+        _nvd_ver=$(jq -r '.nvidia_driver.version // ""' \
+            /usr/local/share/proxmenux/components_status.json 2>/dev/null)
+        _nvd_new_status="vfio_passthrough"
+        # Any NVIDIA PCI device still using the nvidia driver on the host?
+        if lspci -nnk 2>/dev/null | awk '
+            /NVIDIA/{gpu=1; next}
+            gpu && /Kernel driver in use: nvidia$/ {found=1; exit}
+            /^[^\t]/{gpu=0}
+            END{exit !found}
+        '; then
+            _nvd_new_status="installed"
+        fi
+        update_component_status "nvidia_driver" "$_nvd_new_status" \
+            "${_nvd_ver:-}" "gpu" '{"patched":false}' >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+    fi
 }
 
 # Per-BDF VFIO binder + legacy NVIDIA blacklist migration are defined in
diff --git a/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode.sh b/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode.sh
index 9f719fc0..02acb793 100644
--- a/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode.sh
+++ b/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode.sh
@@ -338,6 +338,18 @@ EOF
   else
     msg_ok "$(translate 'NVIDIA host services/autoload already aligned for VFIO mode')" | tee -a "$screen_capture"
   fi
+
+  # Sync components_status.json — the host driver stays on disk but is
+  # not in use because the GPU now belongs to a VM. Prevents the update
+  # notification path (and any future logic gated on nvidia_driver.status)
+  # from acting on a state that no longer matches reality.
+  if declare -F update_component_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local _nvd_ver
+    _nvd_ver=$(jq -r '.nvidia_driver.version // ""' \
+      /usr/local/share/proxmenux/components_status.json 2>/dev/null)
+    update_component_status "nvidia_driver" "vfio_passthrough" \
+      "${_nvd_ver:-}" "gpu" '{"patched":false}' >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+  fi
 }
 
 _restore_nvidia_host_stack_for_lxc() {
@@ -402,6 +414,21 @@ _restore_nvidia_host_stack_for_lxc() {
   else
     msg_ok "$(translate 'NVIDIA host services/autoload already aligned for native mode')" | tee -a "$screen_capture"
   fi
+
+  # Sync components_status.json back to installed — the host has reclaimed
+  # the GPU and the nvidia stack is being reloaded. Restores the state to
+  # what it was before the VFIO switch so the update notification path and
+  # the auto-reinstall gate see the driver as active on the host again.
+  if declare -F update_component_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local _nvd_ver
+    _nvd_ver=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheader 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    if [[ -z "$_nvd_ver" ]]; then
+      _nvd_ver=$(jq -r '.nvidia_driver.version // ""' \
+        /usr/local/share/proxmenux/components_status.json 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
+    update_component_status "nvidia_driver" "installed" \
+      "${_nvd_ver:-}" "gpu" '{"patched":false}' >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+  fi
 }
 
 _add_amd_softdep() {
diff --git a/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode_direct.sh b/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode_direct.sh
index e0ef87f7..cd14b9b7 100644
--- a/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode_direct.sh
+++ b/scripts/gpu_tpu/switch_gpu_mode_direct.sh
@@ -316,6 +316,18 @@ EOF
   else
     msg_ok "$(translate 'NVIDIA host services/autoload already aligned for VFIO mode')" | tee -a "$screen_capture"
   fi
+
+  # Sync components_status.json — the host driver stays on disk but is
+  # not in use because the GPU now belongs to a VM. Prevents the update
+  # notification path (and any future logic gated on nvidia_driver.status)
+  # from acting on a state that no longer matches reality.
+  if declare -F update_component_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local _nvd_ver
+    _nvd_ver=$(jq -r '.nvidia_driver.version // ""' \
+      /usr/local/share/proxmenux/components_status.json 2>/dev/null)
+    update_component_status "nvidia_driver" "vfio_passthrough" \
+      "${_nvd_ver:-}" "gpu" '{"patched":false}' >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+  fi
 }
 
 _restore_nvidia_host_stack_for_lxc() {
@@ -376,6 +388,21 @@ _restore_nvidia_host_stack_for_lxc() {
   else
     msg_ok "$(translate 'NVIDIA host services/autoload already aligned for native mode')" | tee -a "$screen_capture"
   fi
+
+  # Sync components_status.json back to installed — the host has reclaimed
+  # the GPU and the nvidia stack is being reloaded. Restores the state to
+  # what it was before the VFIO switch so the update notification path and
+  # the auto-reinstall gate see the driver as active on the host again.
+  if declare -F update_component_status >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+    local _nvd_ver
+    _nvd_ver=$(nvidia-smi --query-gpu=driver_version --format=csv,noheader 2>/dev/null | head -1)
+    if [[ -z "$_nvd_ver" ]]; then
+      _nvd_ver=$(jq -r '.nvidia_driver.version // ""' \
+        /usr/local/share/proxmenux/components_status.json 2>/dev/null)
+    fi
+    update_component_status "nvidia_driver" "installed" \
+      "${_nvd_ver:-}" "gpu" '{"patched":false}' >>"$LOG_FILE" 2>&1 || true
+  fi
 }
 
 _add_amd_softdep() {