diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/MiniRecorderView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/MiniRecorderView.swift
index 573b921..5de8c27 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/MiniRecorderView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/MiniRecorderView.swift
@@ -47,14 +47,26 @@ struct MiniRecorderView: View {
                             .padding(.leading, 8)
                             
                             Group {
-                                if whisperState.isProcessing {
-                                    StaticVisualizer(color: .white)
-                                } else {
+                                if whisperState.isEnhancing {
+                                    Text("Enhancing")
+                                        .foregroundColor(.white)
+                                        .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .medium, design: .default))
+                                        .lineLimit(1)
+                                        .minimumScaleFactor(0.5)
+                                } else if whisperState.isTranscribing {
+                                    Text("Transcribing")
+                                        .foregroundColor(.white)
+                                        .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .medium, design: .default))
+                                        .lineLimit(1)
+                                        .minimumScaleFactor(0.5)
+                                } else if whisperState.isRecording {
                                     AudioVisualizer(
                                         audioMeter: recorder.audioMeter,
                                         color: .white,
                                         isActive: whisperState.isRecording
                                     )
+                                } else {
+                                    StaticVisualizer(color: .white)
                                 }
                             }
                             .frame(maxWidth: .infinity)
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
index 8dc1ed9..ea5c5cb 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Views/Recorder/NotchRecorderView.swift
@@ -91,21 +91,34 @@ struct NotchRecorderView: View {
                         Spacer()
                         
                         Group {
-                            if whisperState.isProcessing {
-                                StaticVisualizer(color: .white)
-                            } else {
+                            if whisperState.isEnhancing {
+                                Text("Enhancing")
+                                    .foregroundColor(.white)
+                                    .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .medium, design: .default))
+                                    .lineLimit(1)
+                                    .minimumScaleFactor(0.5)
+                            } else if whisperState.isTranscribing {
+                                Text("Transcribing")
+                                    .foregroundColor(.white)
+                                    .font(.system(size: 10, weight: .medium, design: .default))
+                                    .lineLimit(1)
+                                    .minimumScaleFactor(0.5)
+                            } else if whisperState.isRecording {
                                 AudioVisualizer(
                                     audioMeter: recorder.audioMeter,
                                     color: .white,
                                     isActive: whisperState.isRecording
                                 )
+                                .scaleEffect(y: min(1.0, (menuBarHeight - 8) / 25), anchor: .center)
+                            } else {
+                                StaticVisualizer(color: .white)
+                                    .scaleEffect(y: min(1.0, (menuBarHeight - 8) / 25), anchor: .center)
                             }
                         }
-                        .scaleEffect(y: min(1.0, (menuBarHeight - 8) / 25), anchor: .center)
-                        .frame(width: 30)
+                        .frame(width: 70)
                         .padding(.trailing, 8)
                     }
-                    .frame(width: 64)
+                    .frame(width: 84)
                     .padding(.trailing, 16)
                 }
                 .frame(height: menuBarHeight)
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState+UI.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState+UI.swift
index 647db1d..51a7c3c 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState+UI.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState+UI.swift
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ extension WhisperState {
             isRecording = false
             isVisualizerActive = false
             isProcessing = false
+            isEnhancing = false
             isTranscribing = false
             canTranscribe = true
             isMiniRecorderVisible = false
diff --git a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
index 8eae29e..4a054d8 100644
--- a/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
+++ b/VoiceInk/Whisper/WhisperState.swift
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
     @Published var isProcessing = false
     @Published var shouldCancelRecording = false
     @Published var isTranscribing = false
+    @Published var isEnhancing = false
     @Published var isAutoCopyEnabled: Bool = UserDefaults.standard.object(forKey: "IsAutoCopyEnabled") as? Bool ?? true {
         didSet {
             UserDefaults.standard.set(isAutoCopyEnabled, forKey: "IsAutoCopyEnabled")
@@ -279,6 +280,8 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
             var text = try await transcriptionService.transcribe(audioURL: url, model: model)
             let transcriptionDuration = Date().timeIntervalSince(transcriptionStart)
             
+            await MainActor.run { self.isTranscribing = false }
+
             if await checkCancellationAndCleanup() { return }
             
             text = text.trimmingCharacters(in: .whitespacesAndNewlines)
@@ -304,7 +307,13 @@ class WhisperState: NSObject, ObservableObject {
                 do {
                     if await checkCancellationAndCleanup() { return }
 
+                    await MainActor.run { self.isEnhancing = true }
                     let textForAI = promptDetectionResult?.processedText ?? text
+                    defer {
+                        Task { @MainActor in
+                            self.isEnhancing = false
+                        }
+                    }
                     let (enhancedText, enhancementDuration) = try await enhancementService.enhance(textForAI)
                     let newTranscription = Transcription(
                         text: originalText,