diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
index 40f7ad1b..60968ae7 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/ui.rs
@@ -2726,6 +2726,10 @@ fn render(f: &mut Frame, app: &mut App) {
             .filter(|value| !value.is_empty())
             .unwrap_or("workspace");
         let effort_label = app.reasoning_effort.short_label();
+        let provider_label = match app.api_provider {
+            crate::config::ApiProvider::Deepseek => None,
+            crate::config::ApiProvider::NvidiaNim => Some("NIM"),
+        };
         let header_data = HeaderData::new(
             app.mode,
             &app.model,
@@ -2739,7 +2743,8 @@ fn render(f: &mut Frame, app: &mut App) {
             app.session_cost,
             sanitized_prompt_tokens,
         )
-        .with_reasoning_effort(Some(effort_label));
+        .with_reasoning_effort(Some(effort_label))
+        .with_provider(provider_label);
         let header_widget = HeaderWidget::new(header_data);
         let buf = f.buffer_mut();
         header_widget.render(chunks[0], buf);
diff --git a/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/header.rs b/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/header.rs
index 036b366d..28b9b74e 100644
--- a/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/header.rs
+++ b/crates/tui/src/tui/widgets/header.rs
@@ -36,6 +36,11 @@ pub struct HeaderData<'a> {
     /// Short label for the current reasoning-effort tier (e.g. "max", "high",
     /// "off"). Rendered as a chip when space allows.
     pub reasoning_effort_label: Option<&'a str>,
+    /// Short label for the active provider (e.g. "NIM"). When `None` (the
+    /// default-DeepSeek case), no provider chip is rendered. Surfaces the
+    /// fact that requests are going somewhere other than DeepSeek's API so
+    /// it's visible at a glance after a `/provider nvidia-nim`.
+    pub provider_label: Option<&'a str>,
 }
 
 impl<'a> HeaderData<'a> {
@@ -59,6 +64,7 @@ impl<'a> HeaderData<'a> {
             session_cost: 0.0,
             last_prompt_tokens: None,
             reasoning_effort_label: None,
+            provider_label: None,
         }
     }
 
@@ -69,6 +75,14 @@ impl<'a> HeaderData<'a> {
         self
     }
 
+    /// Attach a short provider label for the header chip. Pass `None` when on
+    /// the default DeepSeek provider so the chip is hidden.
+    #[must_use]
+    pub fn with_provider(mut self, label: Option<&'a str>) -> Self {
+        self.provider_label = label;
+        self
+    }
+
     /// Set token/cost fields.
     #[must_use]
     pub fn with_usage(
@@ -202,6 +216,22 @@ impl<'a> HeaderWidget<'a> {
         )]
     }
 
+    fn provider_chip_spans(&self) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
+        let Some(label) = self.data.provider_label else {
+            return Vec::new();
+        };
+        let trimmed = label.trim();
+        if trimmed.is_empty() {
+            return Vec::new();
+        }
+        vec![Span::styled(
+            trimmed.to_string(),
+            Style::default()
+                .fg(palette::DEEPSEEK_SKY)
+                .add_modifier(Modifier::BOLD),
+        )]
+    }
+
     fn effort_chip_spans(&self, include_prefix: bool) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
         let Some(label) = self.data.reasoning_effort_label else {
             return Vec::new();
@@ -234,14 +264,23 @@ impl<'a> HeaderWidget<'a> {
     ) -> Vec<Span<'static>> {
         let mut spans = Vec::new();
 
+        let provider_spans = self.provider_chip_spans();
+        let has_provider = !provider_spans.is_empty();
+        if has_provider {
+            spans.extend(provider_spans);
+        }
+
         let effort_spans = self.effort_chip_spans(true);
         let has_effort = !effort_spans.is_empty();
         if has_effort {
+            if has_provider {
+                spans.push(Span::raw("  "));
+            }
             spans.extend(effort_spans);
         }
 
         if self.data.is_streaming {
-            if has_effort {
+            if has_effort || has_provider {
                 spans.push(Span::raw("  "));
             }
             spans.push(Span::styled(
@@ -553,4 +592,39 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(rendered.contains("100%"));
         assert!(!rendered.contains("250%"));
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn header_shows_provider_chip_when_set() {
+        let rendered = render_header(
+            HeaderData::new(
+                AppMode::Agent,
+                "deepseek-ai/deepseek-v4-flash",
+                "deepseek-tui",
+                false,
+                palette::DEEPSEEK_INK,
+            )
+            .with_provider(Some("NIM")),
+            72,
+        );
+        assert!(
+            rendered.contains("NIM"),
+            "expected NIM chip in header, got: {rendered}"
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn header_hides_provider_chip_when_default_deepseek() {
+        let rendered = render_header(
+            HeaderData::new(
+                AppMode::Agent,
+                "deepseek-v4-pro",
+                "deepseek-tui",
+                false,
+                palette::DEEPSEEK_INK,
+            ),
+            72,
+        );
+        // Sanity: no `NIM` text leaks in when provider is None.
+        assert!(!rendered.contains("NIM"));
+    }
 }