diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
index d85fdb4ac..29078ff54 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 {
   "placeholder": "Ask anything...",
-  "error": "Something went wrong. Please try again."
+  "error": "Something went wrong. Please try again.",
+  "processing": "Processing..."
 }
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
index f8802da45..65c270d39 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
@@ -60,6 +60,11 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
             {msg.content}
           </div>
         ))}
+        {isLoading && (
+          <div className="self-start rounded-lg bg-muted px-3 py-2 text-muted-foreground">
+            {t("processing")}
+          </div>
+        )}
         {error && (
           <p className="self-start text-sm text-destructive" role="alert">
             {error}