diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/components/ProcessingIndicator.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/components/ProcessingIndicator.tsx
index bd53bab18..cf7692a41 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/components/ProcessingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/components/ProcessingIndicator.tsx
@@ -6,13 +6,16 @@ import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert";
 
 interface ProcessingIndicatorProps {
-	activeTasksCount: number;
+	documentProcessorTasksCount: number;
 }
 
-export function ProcessingIndicator({ activeTasksCount }: ProcessingIndicatorProps) {
+export function ProcessingIndicator({ 
+	documentProcessorTasksCount 
+}: ProcessingIndicatorProps) {
 	const t = useTranslations("documents");
 
-	if (activeTasksCount === 0) return null;
+	// Only show when there are document_processor tasks (uploads), not connector_indexing_task (periodic reindexing)
+	if (documentProcessorTasksCount === 0) return null;
 
 	return (
 		<AnimatePresence>
@@ -32,7 +35,7 @@ export function ProcessingIndicator({ activeTasksCount }: ProcessingIndicatorPro
 								{t("processing_documents")}
 							</AlertTitle>
 							<AlertDescription className="text-muted-foreground">
-								{t("active_tasks_count", { count: activeTasksCount })}
+								{t("active_tasks_count", { count: documentProcessorTasksCount })}
 							</AlertDescription>
 						</div>
 					</div>
diff --git a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/page.tsx b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/page.tsx
index edfda7dbf..78fc1aec0 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/page.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/app/dashboard/[search_space_id]/documents/(manage)/page.tsx
@@ -136,6 +136,14 @@ export default function DocumentsTable() {
 
 	// Set up polling for active tasks
 	const { summary } = useLogsSummary(searchSpaceId, 24, { refetchInterval: 5000 });
+	
+	// Filter active tasks to only include document_processor tasks (uploads via "add sources")
+	// Exclude connector_indexing_task tasks (periodic reindexing)
+	const documentProcessorTasks = summary?.active_tasks.filter(
+		task => task.source === "document_processor"
+	) || [];
+	const documentProcessorTasksCount = documentProcessorTasks.length;
+	
 	const activeTasksCount = summary?.active_tasks.length || 0;
 	const prevActiveTasksCount = useRef(activeTasksCount);
 
@@ -226,7 +234,7 @@ export default function DocumentsTable() {
 				</Button>
 			</motion.div>
 
-			<ProcessingIndicator activeTasksCount={activeTasksCount} />
+			<ProcessingIndicator documentProcessorTasksCount={documentProcessorTasksCount} />
 
 			<DocumentsFilters
 				typeCounts={typeCounts ?? {}}