diff --git a/src/components/ChattyLLM/ChattyLLMInputForm.vue b/src/components/ChattyLLM/ChattyLLMInputForm.vue
index 7c11ef18..31e61394 100644
--- a/src/components/ChattyLLM/ChattyLLMInputForm.vue
+++ b/src/components/ChattyLLM/ChattyLLMInputForm.vue
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ import { showError } from '@nextcloud/dialogs'
 import { generateUrl, generateOcsUrl } from '@nextcloud/router'
 import { loadState } from '@nextcloud/initial-state'
 import moment from 'moment'
-import { SHAPE_TYPE_NAMES } from '../../constants.js'
+import { SHAPE_TYPE_NAMES, TASK_STATUS_INT } from '../../constants.js'
 
 // future: type (text, image, file, etc), attachments, etc support
 
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ export default {
 				initialMessages: false,
 				olderMessages: false,
 				llmGeneration: false,
+				llmRunning: false,
 				titleGeneration: false,
 				updateTitle: false,
 				newHumanMessage: false,
@@ -320,6 +321,7 @@ export default {
 		async active() {
 			this.allMessagesLoaded = false
 			this.loading.llmGeneration = false
+			this.loading.llmRunning = false
 			this.loading.titleGeneration = false
 			this.chatContent = ''
 			this.msgCursor = 0
@@ -386,6 +388,7 @@ export default {
 				showError(t('assistant', 'Error checking if the session is thinking'))
 			} finally {
 				this.loading.llmGeneration = false
+				this.loading.llmRunning = false
 				this.loading.titleGeneration = false
 			}
 		},
@@ -718,6 +721,7 @@ export default {
 			try {
 				this.slowPickup = false
 				this.loading.llmGeneration = true
+				this.loading.llmRunning = false
 				const params = {
 					sessionId,
 				}
@@ -737,6 +741,7 @@ export default {
 				showError(t('assistant', 'Error generating a response'))
 			} finally {
 				this.loading.llmGeneration = false
+				this.loading.llmRunning = false
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -744,6 +749,7 @@ export default {
 			try {
 				const sessionId = this.active.id
 				this.loading.llmGeneration = true
+				this.loading.llmRunning = false
 				const regenerationResponse = await axios.get(getChatURL('/regenerate'), { params: { messageId, sessionId } })
 				const regenerationResponseData = regenerationResponse.data
 				console.debug('scheduleRegenerationTask response:', regenerationResponse)
@@ -756,6 +762,7 @@ export default {
 				showError(t('assistant', 'Error regenerating a response'))
 			} finally {
 				this.loading.llmGeneration = false
+				this.loading.llmRunning = false
 			}
 		},
 
@@ -801,6 +808,9 @@ export default {
 						} else {
 							console.debug('checkTaskPolling, task is still scheduled or running')
 							this.slowPickup = error.response.data.slow_pickup
+							if (error.response.data.task_status === TASK_STATUS_INT.running) {
+								this.loading.llmRunning = true
+							}
 						}
 					})
 				}, 2000)
diff --git a/src/components/ChattyLLM/InputArea.vue b/src/components/ChattyLLM/InputArea.vue
index 95941711..67a796d0 100644
--- a/src/components/ChattyLLM/InputArea.vue
+++ b/src/components/ChattyLLM/InputArea.vue
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@
 			:auto-complete="() => {}"
 			:link-auto-complete="false"
 			:disabled="disabled"
-			:placeholder="loading.llmGeneration ? thinkingText : placeholderText"
-			:aria-label="loading.llmGeneration ? thinkingText : placeholderText"
+			:placeholder="placeholder"
+			:aria-label="placeholder"
 			:maxlength="64_000"
 			:multiline="isMobile"
 			dir="auto"
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ export default {
 		return {
 			placeholderText: t('assistant', 'Type a message…'),
 			thinkingText: t('assistant', 'Processing…'),
+			scheduledText: t('assistant', 'Waiting…'),
 			submitBtnAriaText: t('assistant', 'Submit'),
 			isRecording: false,
 			audioChatAvailable: loadState('assistant', 'audio_chat_available', false),
@@ -116,6 +117,13 @@ export default {
 		chatContentTooLong() {
 			return this.chatContent.length > MAX_TEXT_INPUT_LENGTH
 		},
+		placeholder() {
+			return this.loading.llmGeneration
+				? this.loading.llmRunning
+					? this.thinkingText
+					: this.scheduledText
+				: this.placeholderText
+		},
 	},
 
 	mounted() {
diff --git a/src/components/RunningEmptyContent.vue b/src/components/RunningEmptyContent.vue
index 2086c0de..badef8d2 100644
--- a/src/components/RunningEmptyContent.vue
+++ b/src/components/RunningEmptyContent.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
 				<div v-if="formattedRuntime">
 					{{ formattedRuntime }}
 				</div>
+				<div class="info-text-block">
+					{{ t('assistant', 'This task is running in the background.',) }}
+					<br>
+					{{ t('assistant', 'You can safely close the assistant or browse other tasks.',) }}
+				</div>
 				<NcButton
 					@click="$emit('background-notify', !isNotifyEnabled)">
 					<template #icon>
@@ -165,5 +170,9 @@ export default {
 		align-items: center;
 		gap: 2px;
 	}
+
+	.info-text-block {
+		text-align: center;
+	}
 }
 </style>