diff --git a/src/components/ai-elements/tool-actions-group.tsx b/src/components/ai-elements/tool-actions-group.tsx
index 00a7a29..f1cb43b 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-elements/tool-actions-group.tsx
+++ b/src/components/ai-elements/tool-actions-group.tsx
@@ -222,6 +222,7 @@ export function ToolActionsGroup({
   const summaryParts: string[] = [];
   if (runningCount > 0) summaryParts.push(`${runningCount} running`);
   if (doneCount > 0) summaryParts.push(`${doneCount} completed`);
+  if (runningCount === 0 && isStreaming) summaryParts.push('generating response');
   if (summaryParts.length === 0) summaryParts.push(`${tools.length} actions`);
 
   return (
diff --git a/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx b/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
index a6f1174..4dba8aa 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
@@ -147,7 +147,11 @@ export function StreamingMessage({
 
   // Extract a human-readable summary of the running command
   const getRunningCommandSummary = (): string | undefined => {
-    if (runningTools.length === 0) return undefined;
+    if (runningTools.length === 0) {
+      // All tools completed but still streaming — AI is generating text
+      if (toolUses.length > 0) return 'Generating response...';
+      return undefined;
+    }
     const tool = runningTools[runningTools.length - 1];
     const input = tool.input as Record<string, unknown>;
     if (tool.name === 'Bash' && input.command) {