diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag.ts b/lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag.ts
index b55a62a3..8b59ccbf 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag.ts
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/api/lightrag.ts
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ export type LightragStatus = {
   core_version?: string
   api_version?: string
   auth_mode?: 'enabled' | 'disabled'
+  pipeline_busy: boolean
 }
 
 export type LightragDocumentsScanProgress = {
diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/features/DocumentManager.tsx b/lightrag_webui/src/features/DocumentManager.tsx
index dd24ca9c..cee5add3 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/features/DocumentManager.tsx
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/features/DocumentManager.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { useState, useEffect, useCallback } from 'react'
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next'
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/stores/settings'
 import Button from '@/components/ui/Button'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 import {
   Table,
   TableBody,
@@ -45,15 +46,67 @@ const getDisplayFileName = (doc: DocStatusResponse, maxLength: number = 20): str
     : fileName;
 };
 
+const pulseStyle = `
+@keyframes pulse {
+  0% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.1);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
+  }
+  50% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.4);
+  }
+  100% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.1);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
+  }
+}
+
+.dark .pipeline-busy {
+  animation: dark-pulse 2s infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes dark-pulse {
+  0% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.4);
+  }
+  50% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.3);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.6);
+  }
+  100% {
+    background-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.2);
+    border-color: rgb(255 0 0 / 0.4);
+  }
+}
+
+.pipeline-busy {
+  animation: pulse 2s infinite;
+  border: 1px solid;
+}
+`;
+
 export default function DocumentManager() {
   const [showPipelineStatus, setShowPipelineStatus] = useState(false)
   const { t } = useTranslation()
   const health = useBackendState.use.health()
+  const pipelineBusy = useBackendState.use.pipelineBusy()
   const [docs, setDocs] = useState<DocsStatusesResponse | null>(null)
   const currentTab = useSettingsStore.use.currentTab()
   const showFileName = useSettingsStore.use.showFileName()
   const setShowFileName = useSettingsStore.use.setShowFileName()
 
+  // Add pulse style to document
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const style = document.createElement('style')
+    style.textContent = pulseStyle
+    document.head.appendChild(style)
+    return () => {
+      document.head.removeChild(style)
+    }
+  }, [])
+
   const fetchDocuments = useCallback(async () => {
     try {
       const docs = await getDocuments()
@@ -132,6 +185,9 @@ export default function DocumentManager() {
               side="bottom"
               tooltip={t('documentPanel.documentManager.pipelineStatusTooltip')}
               size="sm"
+              className={cn(
+                pipelineBusy && 'pipeline-busy'
+              )}
             >
               <ActivityIcon /> {t('documentPanel.documentManager.pipelineStatusButton')}
             </Button>
diff --git a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
index 20b5ff27..a860f84d 100644
--- a/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
+++ b/lightrag_webui/src/stores/state.ts
@@ -6,14 +6,14 @@ interface BackendState {
   health: boolean
   message: string | null
   messageTitle: string | null
-
   status: LightragStatus | null
-
   lastCheckTime: number
+  pipelineBusy: boolean
 
   check: () => Promise<boolean>
   clear: () => void
   setErrorMessage: (message: string, messageTitle: string) => void
+  setPipelineBusy: (busy: boolean) => void
 }
 
 interface AuthState {
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ const useBackendStateStoreBase = create<BackendState>()((set) => ({
   messageTitle: null,
   lastCheckTime: Date.now(),
   status: null,
+  pipelineBusy: false,
 
   check: async () => {
     const health = await checkHealth()
@@ -51,7 +52,8 @@ const useBackendStateStoreBase = create<BackendState>()((set) => ({
         message: null,
         messageTitle: null,
         lastCheckTime: Date.now(),
-        status: health
+        status: health,
+        pipelineBusy: health.pipeline_busy
       })
       return true
     }
@@ -71,6 +73,10 @@ const useBackendStateStoreBase = create<BackendState>()((set) => ({
 
   setErrorMessage: (message: string, messageTitle: string) => {
     set({ health: false, message, messageTitle })
+  },
+
+  setPipelineBusy: (busy: boolean) => {
+    set({ pipelineBusy: busy })
   }
 }))