diff --git a/_locales/en/messages.json b/_locales/en/messages.json
index b56452d8..9dae9335 100644
--- a/_locales/en/messages.json
+++ b/_locales/en/messages.json
@@ -490,5 +490,9 @@
   "ollama_api_request_failed": {
     "message": "Ollama API request failed",
     "description": ""
+  },
+  "WaitingServerReponse": {
+    "message": "Waiting for the server response",
+    "description": ""
   }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api_webchat/controller.js b/api_webchat/controller.js
index 5493143a..38993267 100644
--- a/api_webchat/controller.js
+++ b/api_webchat/controller.js
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ worker.onmessage = function(event) {
             break;
         case 'newToken':
             messagesArea.handleNewToken(payload.token);
+            messageInput.setStatusMessage('Receiving data...');
             break;
         case 'tokensDone':
             messagesArea.handleTokensDone(promptData);
diff --git a/api_webchat/index.html b/api_webchat/index.html
index 154e7957..7989868d 100644
--- a/api_webchat/index.html
+++ b/api_webchat/index.html
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     <!-- Use the custom tags directly -->
     <div id="appContainer">
         <messages-area></messages-area>
-        <message-input></message-input>
+        <message-input style="position:relative;"></message-input>
     </div>
     <div id="content">
     </div>
diff --git a/api_webchat/messageInput.js b/api_webchat/messageInput.js
index c9cbcce9..3228c558 100644
--- a/api_webchat/messageInput.js
+++ b/api_webchat/messageInput.js
@@ -56,6 +56,16 @@ messagesInputStyle .textContent = `
         cursor: pointer;
         border-radius: 10px;
     }
+    #statusLogger{
+        font-size: 0.8rem;
+        position: absolute;
+        bottom: 1.5em;
+        right: 5em;
+        border: 1px solid lightgrey;
+        border-radius: 5px;
+        padding: 5px;
+        background: #212121;
+    }
     @media (prefers-color-scheme: dark) {
     #messageInputField {
         background-color: #303030;
@@ -115,6 +125,12 @@ stopIcon.appendChild(stopRect);
 stopButton.appendChild(stopIcon);
 messageInputTemplate.content.appendChild(stopButton);
 
+const statusLogger = document.createElement('div');
+statusLogger.id = 'statusLogger';
+statusLogger.textContent = '';
+statusLogger.style.display = 'none';
+messageInputTemplate.content.appendChild(statusLogger);
+
 class MessageInput extends HTMLElement {
 
     model = '';
@@ -127,6 +143,7 @@ class MessageInput extends HTMLElement {
         this._messageInputField = shadowRoot.querySelector('#messageInputField');
         this._sendButton = shadowRoot.querySelector('#sendButton');
         this._stopButton = shadowRoot.querySelector('#stopButton');
+        this._statusLogger = shadowRoot.querySelector('#statusLogger');
 
         this._messageInputField.addEventListener('keydown', this._handleKeyDown.bind(this));
         this._sendButton.addEventListener('click', this._handleClick.bind(this));
@@ -166,6 +183,20 @@ class MessageInput extends HTMLElement {
         this._stopButton.setAttribute('disabled', 'disabled');
         this._stopButton.style.display = 'none';
         this._stopButton.title = browser.i18n.getMessage("chagtp_api_send_button") + ": " + this.model;
+        this.hideStatusMessage();
+        this.setStatusMessage('');
+    }
+
+    setStatusMessage(message) {
+        this._statusLogger.textContent = message;
+    }
+
+    showStatusMessage() {
+        this._statusLogger.style.display = 'block';
+    }
+
+    hideStatusMessage() {
+        this._statusLogger.style.display = 'none';
     }
 
     _handleKeyDown(event) {
@@ -200,6 +231,8 @@ class MessageInput extends HTMLElement {
         if (this.messagesAreaComponent) {
             this.messagesAreaComponent.appendUserMessage(messageContent);
         }
+        this.setStatusMessage(browser.i18n.getMessage('WaitingServerReponse') + '...');
+        this.showStatusMessage();
         this.worker.postMessage({ type: 'chatMessage', message: messageContent });
     }