diff --git a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
index 4cd3ad20f6..9e68551f03 100644
--- a/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
+++ b/web/public/locales/en/views/chat.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
     "tokens_per_second": "{{rate}} t/s"
   },
   "reasoning": {
-    "thinking": "Thinking…",
+    "active": "Reasoning…",
     "show": "Show reasoning",
     "hide": "Hide reasoning"
   }
diff --git a/web/src/components/chat/ReasoningBubble.tsx b/web/src/components/chat/ReasoningBubble.tsx
index 580a99c45d..dd7c8fe819 100644
--- a/web/src/components/chat/ReasoningBubble.tsx
+++ b/web/src/components/chat/ReasoningBubble.tsx
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ export function ReasoningBubble({
   };
 
   const label = !answerStarted
-    ? t("reasoning.thinking")
+    ? t("reasoning.active")
     : open
       ? t("reasoning.hide")
       : t("reasoning.show");
diff --git a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
index 16fe615760..6903fae966 100644
--- a/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
+++ b/web/src/pages/Chat.tsx
@@ -242,7 +242,10 @@ export default function ChatPage() {
                           <span className="size-2 animate-bounce rounded-full bg-muted-foreground/60 [animation-delay:-0.15s]" />
                           <span className="size-2 animate-bounce rounded-full bg-muted-foreground/60" />
                         </div>
-                      ) : (
+                      ) : msg.role === "assistant" &&
+                        !hasContent &&
+                        hasReasoning &&
+                        !isComplete ? null : (
                         <MessageBubble
                           role={msg.role}
                           content={msg.content}