diff --git a/main.js b/main.js
index 6eb8e82..33fc725 100644
--- a/main.js
+++ b/main.js
@@ -9059,7 +9059,11 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian3.ItemView {
       if (existingEl) {
         const contentEl = existingEl.querySelector(".ollama-message-content");
         if (contentEl) {
-          contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+          if (msg.isThinking) {
+            contentEl.innerHTML = '<span class="ollama-thinking-indicator">Thinking\u2026</span>';
+          } else {
+            contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+          }
         }
       } else {
         const messageEl = container.createEl("div", {
@@ -9069,7 +9073,11 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian3.ItemView {
         const headerEl = messageEl.createEl("div", { cls: "ollama-message-header" });
         headerEl.createEl("span", { cls: "ollama-message-role", text: msg.role });
         const contentEl = messageEl.createEl("div", { cls: "ollama-message-content" });
-        contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+        if (msg.isThinking) {
+          contentEl.innerHTML = '<span class="ollama-thinking-indicator">Thinking\u2026</span>';
+        } else {
+          contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+        }
       }
     }
     const streamingMessage = messagesSnapshot.find((msg) => msg.isStreaming);
@@ -9297,7 +9305,8 @@ var ChatView = class extends import_obsidian3.ItemView {
       role: "assistant",
       content: "",
       timestamp: Date.now(),
-      isStreaming: true
+      isStreaming: true,
+      isThinking: true
     };
     const previousStreamingEl = this.lastMessageEl;
     this.messages = [...this.messages, userChatMessage, assistantMessage];
@@ -9334,7 +9343,8 @@ ${userMessage}` : userMessage;
           fullResponse += chunk.content;
           this.updateLastMessage({
             content: fullResponse,
-            isStreaming: true
+            isStreaming: true,
+            isThinking: false
           });
         }
         if (chunk.tool_calls) {
@@ -9373,7 +9383,8 @@ ${userMessage}` : userMessage;
       ErrorHandler.handleError(error, "ChatView.handleUserInput");
       this.updateMessageById(assistantMessageId, {
         content: "An error occurred while processing your request.",
-        isStreaming: false
+        isStreaming: false,
+        isThinking: false
       });
     } finally {
       this.cleanupStreamingResources();
diff --git a/src/chat-view.ts b/src/chat-view.ts
index c3d9898..7a2f14f 100755
--- a/src/chat-view.ts
+++ b/src/chat-view.ts
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
       if (existingEl) {
         const contentEl = existingEl.querySelector('.ollama-message-content');
         if (contentEl) {
-          contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+          if (msg.isThinking) {
+            contentEl.innerHTML = '<span class="ollama-thinking-indicator">Thinking…</span>';
+          } else {
+            contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+          }
         }
       } else {
         const messageEl = container.createEl('div', {
@@ -158,7 +162,11 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
         headerEl.createEl('span', { cls: 'ollama-message-role', text: msg.role });
 
         const contentEl = messageEl.createEl('div', { cls: 'ollama-message-content' });
-        contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+        if (msg.isThinking) {
+          contentEl.innerHTML = '<span class="ollama-thinking-indicator">Thinking…</span>';
+        } else {
+          contentEl.textContent = msg.content;
+        }
       }
     }
 
@@ -437,6 +445,7 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
       content: '',
       timestamp: Date.now(),
       isStreaming: true,
+      isThinking: true,
     };
 
     const previousStreamingEl = this.lastMessageEl;
@@ -486,6 +495,7 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
           this.updateLastMessage({
             content: fullResponse,
             isStreaming: true,
+            isThinking: false,
           });
         }
 
@@ -536,6 +546,7 @@ export class ChatView extends ItemView {
       this.updateMessageById(assistantMessageId, {
         content: 'An error occurred while processing your request.',
         isStreaming: false,
+        isThinking: false,
       });
     } finally {
       // Clean up streaming resources regardless of outcome
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 70c751a..db620ff 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@ export interface ChatMessage {
   content: string;
   timestamp: number;
   isStreaming?: boolean;
+  isThinking?: boolean;
   tool_calls?: OllamaToolCall[];
   // Refinement tracking
   originalQuery?: string;
diff --git a/styles.css b/styles.css
index 50f0444..1c6a8b3 100644
--- a/styles.css
+++ b/styles.css
@@ -149,3 +149,29 @@
 .ollama-send-button:active {
   filter: brightness(0.95);
 }
+
+/* Thinking indicator */
+.ollama-thinking-indicator {
+  display: inline-flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: var(--size-4-1);
+  font-style: italic;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+}
+
+.ollama-thinking-indicator::before {
+  content: '';
+  display: inline-block;
+  width: 0.9em;
+  height: 0.9em;
+  border: 2px solid var(--text-muted);
+  border-top-color: transparent;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  animation: ollama-spin 1s linear infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes ollama-spin {
+  to {
+    transform: rotate(360deg);
+  }
+}