diff --git a/shared/static/wasm/sx/boot.sx b/shared/static/wasm/sx/boot.sx
index 767400e0..a7cbbdeb 100644
--- a/shared/static/wasm/sx/boot.sx
+++ b/shared/static/wasm/sx/boot.sx
@@ -506,9 +506,14 @@
                       (when entry
                         (let ((target (host-get entry "t")))
                           (when (and target (host-get target "isConnected"))
+                            (dom-remove-class target "sx-pending")
                             (host-call target "click")))))
                     (loop (+ i 1)))))))
-          (host-set! (dom-window) "_sxQ" nil))))))
+          (host-set! (dom-window) "_sxQ" nil)
+          ;; Clear any remaining pending indicators
+          (for-each (fn (el) (dom-remove-class el "sx-pending"))
+            (dom-query-all (dom-body) ".sx-pending")))))))
+
 
 
 ;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/shared/sx/templates/shell.sx b/shared/sx/templates/shell.sx
index 08688ed7..e7e92e2f 100644
--- a/shared/sx/templates/shell.sx
+++ b/shared/sx/templates/shell.sx
@@ -77,7 +77,8 @@ details.group{overflow:hidden}details.group>summary{list-style:none}details.grou
         ;; Server-rendered HTML — visible immediately before JS loads
         (div :id "sx-root" (raw! (or body-html "")))
         ;; Event buffer — captures clicks during hydration gap, replayed after boot
-        (script (raw! "document.addEventListener('click',function(e){var i=e.target.closest('[data-sx-island]');if(i&&!i['_sxBoundisland-hydrated']){e.stopPropagation();(window._sxQ=window._sxQ||[]).push({t:e.target,ts:Date.now()})}},true)"))
+        (style (raw! "@keyframes sx-pending-pulse{0%,100%{opacity:1}50%{opacity:.5}}.sx-pending{animation:sx-pending-pulse .8s ease-in-out infinite}"))
+        (script (raw! "document.addEventListener('click',function(e){var i=e.target.closest('[data-sx-island]');if(i&&!i['_sxBoundisland-hydrated']){e.stopPropagation();var t=e.target.closest('button,a,[role=button]')||e.target;t.classList.add('sx-pending');(window._sxQ=window._sxQ||[]).push({t:t,ts:Date.now()})}},true)"))
         (script :type "text/sx" :data-components true :data-hash component-hash
           (raw! (or component-defs "")))
         (when init-sx
diff --git a/web/boot.sx b/web/boot.sx
index 767400e0..a7cbbdeb 100644
--- a/web/boot.sx
+++ b/web/boot.sx
@@ -506,9 +506,14 @@
                       (when entry
                         (let ((target (host-get entry "t")))
                           (when (and target (host-get target "isConnected"))
+                            (dom-remove-class target "sx-pending")
                             (host-call target "click")))))
                     (loop (+ i 1)))))))
-          (host-set! (dom-window) "_sxQ" nil))))))
+          (host-set! (dom-window) "_sxQ" nil)
+          ;; Clear any remaining pending indicators
+          (for-each (fn (el) (dom-remove-class el "sx-pending"))
+            (dom-query-all (dom-body) ".sx-pending")))))))
+
 
 
 ;; --------------------------------------------------------------------------