diff --git a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/logs_routes.py b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/logs_routes.py
index 98fd9141e..e7e00280e 100644
--- a/surfsense_backend/app/routes/logs_routes.py
+++ b/surfsense_backend/app/routes/logs_routes.py
@@ -319,6 +319,9 @@ async def get_logs_summary(
                     if log.log_metadata
                     else "Unknown"
                 )
+                document_id = (
+                    log.log_metadata.get("document_id") if log.log_metadata else None
+                )
                 summary["active_tasks"].append(
                     {
                         "id": log.id,
@@ -326,6 +329,7 @@ async def get_logs_summary(
                         "message": log.message,
                         "started_at": log.created_at,
                         "source": log.source,
+                        "document_id": document_id,
                     }
                 )
 
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 f0d20644c..827694d22 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
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 "use client";
 
-import { Loader2, RefreshCw } from "lucide-react";
+import { Loader2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { motion, AnimatePresence } from "motion/react";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
 import { Alert, AlertDescription, AlertTitle } from "@/components/ui/alert";
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ export function ProcessingIndicator({ activeTasksCount }: ProcessingIndicatorPro
 				exit={{ opacity: 0, height: 0, marginBottom: 0 }}
 				transition={{ duration: 0.3 }}
 			>
-				<Alert className="border-primary/20 bg-primary/5">
+				<Alert className="border-border bg-primary/5">
 					<div className="flex items-center gap-4">
 						<div className="flex h-10 w-10 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary/10">
 							<Loader2 className="h-5 w-5 animate-spin text-primary" />
diff --git a/surfsense_web/components/sidebar/nav-notes.tsx b/surfsense_web/components/sidebar/nav-notes.tsx
index 13886da05..e6ad7ea23 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/components/sidebar/nav-notes.tsx
+++ b/surfsense_web/components/sidebar/nav-notes.tsx
@@ -12,7 +12,8 @@ import {
 } from "lucide-react";
 import { usePathname, useRouter } from "next/navigation";
 import { useTranslations } from "next-intl";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useLogsSummary } from "@/hooks/use-logs";
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Collapsible, CollapsibleContent, CollapsibleTrigger } from "@/components/ui/collapsible";
 import {
@@ -78,6 +79,23 @@ export function NavNotes({
 	const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(defaultOpen);
 	const [isAllNotesSidebarOpen, setIsAllNotesSidebarOpen] = useState(false);
 
+	// Poll for active reindexing tasks to show inline loading indicators
+	const { summary } = useLogsSummary(
+		searchSpaceId ? Number(searchSpaceId) : 0,
+		24,
+		{ refetchInterval: 2000 }
+	);
+
+	// Create a Set of document IDs that are currently being reindexed
+	const reindexingDocumentIds = useMemo(() => {
+		if (!summary?.active_tasks) return new Set<number>();
+		return new Set(
+			summary.active_tasks
+				.filter((task) => task.document_id != null)
+				.map((task) => task.document_id as number)
+		);
+	}, [summary?.active_tasks]);
+
 	// Auto-collapse on smaller screens when Sources is expanded
 	useEffect(() => {
 		if (isSourcesExpanded && isMobile) {
@@ -159,6 +177,7 @@ export function NavNotes({
 								notes.map((note) => {
 									const isDeletingNote = isDeleting === note.id;
 									const isActive = pathname === note.url;
+									const isReindexing = note.id ? reindexingDocumentIds.has(note.id) : false;
 
 									return (
 										<SidebarMenuItem key={note.id || note.name} className="group/note">
@@ -172,7 +191,11 @@ export function NavNotes({
 													isDeletingNote && "opacity-50"
 												)}
 											>
-												<note.icon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+												{isReindexing ? (
+													<Loader2 className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0 animate-spin text-primary" />
+												) : (
+													<note.icon className="h-4 w-4 shrink-0" />
+												)}
 												<span className="truncate">{note.name}</span>
 											</SidebarMenuButton>
 
diff --git a/surfsense_web/contracts/types/log.types.ts b/surfsense_web/contracts/types/log.types.ts
index b1e95bbf2..ac81d2d0d 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/contracts/types/log.types.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/contracts/types/log.types.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ export const logActiveTask = z.object({
 	message: z.string(),
 	started_at: z.string(),
 	source: z.string().nullable().optional(),
+	document_id: z.number().nullable().optional(),
 });
 export const logFailure = z.object({
 	id: z.number(),
diff --git a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-logs.ts b/surfsense_web/hooks/use-logs.ts
index b03d302bb..643222c0c 100644
--- a/surfsense_web/hooks/use-logs.ts
+++ b/surfsense_web/hooks/use-logs.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export interface LogSummary {
 		message: string;
 		started_at: string;
 		source?: string;
+		document_id?: number;
 	}>;
 	recent_failures: Array<{
 		id: number;