diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 3f4de8d355..227e011743 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -650,7 +650,6 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         if let Some(controller) = self.stream_controller.as_mut() {
             let (cell, is_idle) = controller.on_commit_tick();
             if let Some(cell) = cell {
-                self.bottom_pane.hide_status_indicator();
                 self.add_boxed_history(cell);
             }
             if is_idle {