diff --git a/llama_stack/cli/download.py b/llama_stack/cli/download.py
index bb57186e5..fd0c717e2 100644
--- a/llama_stack/cli/download.py
+++ b/llama_stack/cli/download.py
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ import httpx
 
 from llama_models.datatypes import Model
 from llama_models.sku_list import LlamaDownloadInfo
+
+from llama_stack.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
 from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict
 
 from rich.console import Console
@@ -32,8 +34,6 @@ from rich.progress import (
 )
 from termcolor import cprint
 
-from llama_stack.cli.subcommand import Subcommand
-
 
 class Download(Subcommand):
     """Llama cli for downloading llama toolchain assets"""
@@ -380,6 +380,7 @@ def _hf_download(
 
 def _meta_download(
     model: "Model",
+    model_id: str,
     meta_url: str,
     info: "LlamaDownloadInfo",
     max_concurrent_downloads: int,
@@ -405,8 +406,15 @@ def _meta_download(
     downloader = ParallelDownloader(max_concurrent_downloads=max_concurrent_downloads)
     asyncio.run(downloader.download_all(tasks))
 
-    print(f"\nSuccessfully downloaded model to {output_dir}")
-    cprint(f"\nMD5 Checksums are at: {output_dir / 'checklist.chk'}", "white")
+    cprint(f"\nSuccessfully downloaded model to {output_dir}", "green")
+    cprint(
+        f"\nView MD5 checksum files at following location: {output_dir / 'checklist.chk'}",
+        "white",
+    )
+    cprint(
+        f"\n[Optionally] To run MD5 checksums, use the following command: llama model verify-download --model-id {model_id}",
+        "yellow",
+    )
 
 
 class ModelEntry(BaseModel):
@@ -512,7 +520,7 @@ def run_download_cmd(args: argparse.Namespace, parser: argparse.ArgumentParser):
                 )
                 if "llamameta.net" not in meta_url:
                     parser.error("Invalid Meta URL provided")
-                _meta_download(model, meta_url, info, args.max_parallel)
+                _meta_download(model, model_id, meta_url, info, args.max_parallel)
 
     except Exception as e:
         parser.error(f"Download failed: {str(e)}")