diff --git a/frontend/app/requests/[id]/LatestActivity.tsx b/frontend/app/requests/[id]/LatestActivity.tsx
index 01c6bad..a1ff086 100644
--- a/frontend/app/requests/[id]/LatestActivity.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/requests/[id]/LatestActivity.tsx
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ export default function LatestActivity({ operation, besideDownload, onDismiss }:
     <div className={`request-overview-block latest-activity ${besideDownload ? 'beside-download' : 'full-row'}`}>
       <button ref={trigger} type="button" className="latest-activity-trigger" onClick={() => setOpen(true)} aria-haspopup="dialog" aria-expanded={open}>
         <span className="latest-activity-heading"><span className="request-overview-label">Latest activity</span><span className={`latest-activity-badge is-${operation.status}`}>{status}</span></span>
-        <span className="latest-activity-message" role="status">{currentStep}</span>
+        <span className="latest-activity-message" role="status">{working && <span className="activity-spinner" aria-hidden="true" />}{currentStep}</span>
         {progress}
         <span className="latest-activity-more">View progress</span>
       </button>
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export default function LatestActivity({ operation, besideDownload, onDismiss }:
             <button type="button" onClick={() => setOpen(false)}>Close</button>
           </header>
           <div className="activity-current" role="status" aria-live="polite" aria-atomic="true">
-            <p className="activity-current-step">{currentStep}</p>
+            <p className="activity-current-step">{working && <span className="activity-spinner" aria-hidden="true" />}{currentStep}</p>
             {progress}
             <p className="activity-next-step">{nextStep}</p>
           </div>
diff --git a/frontend/app/requests/[id]/latest-activity.css b/frontend/app/requests/[id]/latest-activity.css
index 23354f2..f355963 100644
--- a/frontend/app/requests/[id]/latest-activity.css
+++ b/frontend/app/requests/[id]/latest-activity.css
@@ -28,3 +28,8 @@
 .activity-process.is-error > span { background: #e6b86c; }
 @keyframes activity-process-slide { from { transform: translateX(0); } to { transform: translateX(185%); } }
 @media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .activity-process.is-working > span { animation: none; width: 100%; opacity: .65; } }
+
+.activity-spinner { display: inline-block; width: 28px; height: 28px; flex: 0 0 28px; border: 3px solid #ffffff26; border-top-color: var(--ops-accent, #83d7f7); border-right-color: var(--ops-accent, #83d7f7); border-radius: 50%; animation: activity-spinner-turn .8s linear infinite; }
+.activity-current-step, .latest-activity .latest-activity-message { display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 12px; }
+@keyframes activity-spinner-turn { to { transform: rotate(360deg); } }
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .activity-spinner { animation: none; } }