diff --git a/duck_core/api.py b/duck_core/api.py
index 0279155..49f92eb 100644
--- a/duck_core/api.py
+++ b/duck_core/api.py
@@ -251,6 +251,12 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
     def sse(event: str, payload: dict[str, Any]) -> str:
         return f"event: {event}\ndata: {json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False)}\n\n"
 
+    def runtime_status(task_id: str, stage: str, message: str) -> str:
+        return sse(
+            "runtime_status",
+            {"task_id": task_id, "stage": stage, "message": message},
+        )
+
     async def emit_tool_events(task_id: str, after_sequence: int):
         events = await event_store.list_events(task_id)
         visible_types = {
@@ -295,9 +301,20 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                 messages = await runtime.context_builder.build_async_messages(
                     task, history, memory_records
                 )
+                yield runtime_status(
+                    task.task_id,
+                    "planning",
+                    "Планирую, нужны ли локальные действия...",
+                )
                 tool_observations = await runtime._run_action_loop(
                     task.task_id, messages, conversation.workspace
                 )
+                if tool_observations:
+                    yield runtime_status(
+                        task.task_id,
+                        "running_tools",
+                        "Локальные действия выполнены, готовлю ответ...",
+                    )
                 async for tool_event in emit_tool_events(task.task_id, task_event.sequence):
                     yield tool_event
                 if any(observation.get("requires_approval") for observation in tool_observations):
@@ -341,6 +358,11 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                             + json.dumps(tool_observations, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2),
                         },
                     ]
+                yield runtime_status(
+                    task.task_id,
+                    "answering",
+                    "Формирую ответ...",
+                )
                 await event_store.append(task.task_id, "model_call_started", {"role": "thinker"})
                 async for chunk in model_client.stream_chat("thinker", messages):
                     delta = str(chunk.get("delta") or "")
@@ -508,6 +530,11 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                 )
                 messages = await runtime.context_builder.build_async_messages(task)
                 tool_observations = [tool_observation]
+                yield runtime_status(
+                    task_id,
+                    "running_tool",
+                    "Выполняю разрешённое действие...",
+                )
                 async for tool_event in emit_tool_events(task_id, continued_event.sequence):
                     yield tool_event
                 if has_password_request(tool_observations):
@@ -569,6 +596,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                         + json.dumps(tool_observations, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2),
                     },
                 ]
+                yield runtime_status(task_id, "answering", "Формирую ответ...")
                 await event_store.append(task_id, "model_call_started", {"role": "thinker"})
                 async for chunk in model_client.stream_chat("thinker", messages):
                     delta = str(chunk.get("delta") or "")
@@ -689,6 +717,11 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                 )
                 messages = await runtime.context_builder.build_async_messages(task)
                 tool_observations = [tool_observation]
+                yield runtime_status(
+                    task_id,
+                    "running_tool",
+                    "Выполняю действие с переданным паролем...",
+                )
                 async for tool_event in emit_tool_events(task_id, continued_event.sequence):
                     yield tool_event
                 if has_password_request(tool_observations):
@@ -724,6 +757,7 @@ def create_app() -> FastAPI:
                         + json.dumps(tool_observations, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2),
                     },
                 ]
+                yield runtime_status(task_id, "answering", "Формирую ответ...")
                 await event_store.append(task_id, "model_call_started", {"role": "thinker"})
                 async for chunk in model_client.stream_chat("thinker", messages):
                     delta = str(chunk.get("delta") or "")
diff --git a/duck_core/web/static/app.js b/duck_core/web/static/app.js
index 84a535b..438069a 100644
--- a/duck_core/web/static/app.js
+++ b/duck_core/web/static/app.js
@@ -562,6 +562,13 @@ async function handleAssistantStreamEvent(pending, name, data, context) {
     setStatus("#task-status", data.task_id, "warn");
     return;
   }
+  if (name === "runtime_status") {
+    pending.querySelector(".message-meta span").textContent = data.stage || "running";
+    if (!context.contentStarted) {
+      setMessagePending(pending, data.message || "Работаю...");
+    }
+    return;
+  }
   if (name === "reasoning_delta") {
     pending.querySelector(".message-meta span").textContent = "reasoning";
     appendInlineReasoning(pending, data.delta || "");
diff --git a/tests/smoke/test_api_stream_chat.py b/tests/smoke/test_api_stream_chat.py
index 56f5320..285a3f6 100644
--- a/tests/smoke/test_api_stream_chat.py
+++ b/tests/smoke/test_api_stream_chat.py
@@ -100,6 +100,9 @@ def test_stream_chat_endpoint_executes_tool_before_streaming_answer(tmp_path, mo
         body = "".join(response.iter_text())
 
     assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert 'event: runtime_status\ndata: {"task_id":' in body
+    assert '"stage": "planning"' in body
+    assert body.index('"stage": "planning"') < body.index("event: tool_call_started")
     assert "event: tool_call_started" in body
     assert "event: tool_call_finished" in body
     assert "stream tool content" in body
@@ -172,6 +175,8 @@ def test_continue_stream_executes_approved_tool_and_streams_answer(tmp_path, mon
 
     assert "event: tool_approval_requested" in initial_body
     assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert '"stage": "running_tool"' in body
+    assert body.index('"stage": "running_tool"') < body.index("event: tool_call_finished")
     assert "event: tool_call_finished" in body
     assert "event: content_delta" in body
     assert "continued after approval" in body