diff --git a/guarddog_nexus/web/static/style.css b/guarddog_nexus/web/static/style.css
index 7de7c80..b1cc369 100644
--- a/guarddog_nexus/web/static/style.css
+++ b/guarddog_nexus/web/static/style.css
@@ -231,7 +231,9 @@ table td:first-child { font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums; }
 .copy-btn:hover { background: #202632; }
 .copy-btn.copied { color: #4caf50; border-color: #4caf50; }
 
-.htmx-indicator { display: inline; }
+.htmx-indicator { display: none; }
+.htmx-indicator.htmx-request,
+.htmx-request .htmx-indicator { display: inline; }
 
 /* ------------------------------------------------------------------ */
 /* Nav / breadcrumbs / empty state                                    */
diff --git a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/_llm_report_fragment.html b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/_llm_report_fragment.html
index 53875d6..c338303 100644
--- a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/_llm_report_fragment.html
+++ b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/_llm_report_fragment.html
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@
             hx-target="closest .llm-report"
             hx-swap="outerHTML"
             hx-indicator="closest .llm-report">{{ t('llm_retry', request.state.lang) }}</button>
+        <span class="htmx-indicator llm-retry-spinner">
+            <span class="spinner"></span> {{ t('llm_analyzing', request.state.lang) }}
+        </span>
         {% endif %}
     </div>
     <p class="llm-summary">{{ report.summary }}</p>
diff --git a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/package_detail.html b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/package_detail.html
index 6705074..6988af6 100644
--- a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/package_detail.html
+++ b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/package_detail.html
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@
                     hx-target="#llm-{{ f.id }}"
                     hx-swap="outerHTML"
                     hx-indicator="#llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}">
-                    <span id="llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}" class="htmx-indicator" style="display:none;">
+                    <span id="llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}" class="htmx-indicator">
                         <span class="spinner"></span>
                     </span>
                     {{ t('btn_analyze_llm', request.state.lang) }}
diff --git a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/scan_detail.html b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/scan_detail.html
index 49131f8..69acb98 100644
--- a/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/scan_detail.html
+++ b/guarddog_nexus/web/templates/scan_detail.html
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
                     hx-target="#llm-{{ f.id }}"
                     hx-swap="outerHTML"
                     hx-indicator="#llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}">
-                    <span id="llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}" class="htmx-indicator" style="display:none;">
+                    <span id="llm-spinner-{{ f.id }}" class="htmx-indicator">
                         <span class="spinner"></span>
                     </span>
                     {{ t('btn_analyze_llm', request.state.lang) }}