diff --git a/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.test.tsx
index e679992e..32962af6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.test.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.test.tsx
@@ -560,17 +560,21 @@ describe('ChatTimeline', () => {
       messageStartIndex: 0, ...callbacks, retryContent: '', totalMessageCount: 1
     }
     const message: Message = {
-      id: 'status-message', role: 'assistant', content: '已有内容',
+      id: 'status-message', role: 'assistant', content: '',
       createdAt: Date.now(), state: 'streaming'
     }
     const { rerender } = render(<ChatTimeline {...props} messages={[message]} />)
     expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: '等待后续进展' })).toBeVisible()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: '等待后续进展' })).toHaveClass('message__status--active')
     expect(document.querySelector('.message__status-dot--active')).toBeNull()
+    rerender(<ChatTimeline {...props} messages={[{ ...message, content: '已有内容' }]} />)
+    expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: '等待后续进展' })).not.toHaveClass('message__status--active')
     const tool = { callId: 'read-1', name: 'read', summary: 'Read file' }
     rerender(<ChatTimeline {...props} messages={[{
       ...message, tools: [{ ...tool, state: 'pending' }]
     }]} />)
     expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: '工具待执行：read' })).toBeVisible()
+    expect(screen.getByRole('status', { name: '工具待执行：read' })).toHaveClass('message__status--active')
     rerender(<ChatTimeline {...props} messages={[{
       ...message, tools: [{ ...tool, state: 'running' }]
     }]} />)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.tsx b/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.tsx
index b78f8526..7fda3d78 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/ChatTimeline.tsx
@@ -754,6 +754,10 @@ function ChatMessageRowView({
               ? t('chat.status.waitingForSubagent')
               : t('chat.status.waitingForProgress'))
     : message.status
+  const isWaitingForResponse = message.role === 'assistant' &&
+    message.state === 'streaming' &&
+    !message.content.trim() &&
+    !message.blocks?.some(block => block.type === 'text' && block.content.trim())
 
   const roleCaption = message.role !== 'assistant'
     ? undefined
@@ -1232,9 +1236,11 @@ function ChatMessageRowView({
                   : 'polite'
             }
             className={
-              failed
-                ? 'message__status message__status--error'
-                : 'message__status'
+              [
+                'message__status',
+                failed && 'message__status--error',
+                isWaitingForResponse && 'message__status--active'
+              ].filter(Boolean).join(' ')
             }
             role={
               message.state !== 'error' && (message.knowledgeRetrieval || compressionMarkers.length > 0)
@@ -1248,7 +1254,7 @@ function ChatMessageRowView({
               aria-hidden="true"
               className="message__status-dot"
             />
-            {statusText}
+            <span className="message__status-label">{statusText}</span>
           </div>
         )}
         {canRetry && Boolean(retryContent?.trim()) && (
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/styles.css b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
index dc93cb39..86abb23d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/styles.css
+++ b/src/renderer/src/styles.css
@@ -7343,6 +7343,31 @@ button > svg {
   color: var(--danger);
 }
 
+.message__status--active {
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.message__status-label {
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+
+.message__status--active .message__status-label {
+  background: linear-gradient(
+    105deg,
+    var(--text-muted) 0%,
+    var(--text-muted) 38%,
+    var(--text-primary) 50%,
+    var(--text-muted) 62%,
+    var(--text-muted) 100%
+  );
+  background-size: 320% 100%;
+  background-position: 140% 0;
+  background-clip: text;
+  -webkit-background-clip: text;
+  -webkit-text-fill-color: transparent;
+  animation: message-status-shimmer 2.2s linear infinite;
+}
+
 .context-compression-event {
   display: flex;
   width: 100%;
@@ -18209,6 +18234,18 @@ textarea.field-control {
   }
 }
 
+@keyframes message-status-shimmer {
+  0%,
+  12% {
+    background-position: 140% 0;
+  }
+
+  88%,
+  100% {
+    background-position: -40% 0;
+  }
+}
+
 @keyframes composer-recording-pulse {
   0%,
   100% {