diff --git a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
index 7b4710e..bd7367e 100644
--- a/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
+++ b/internal/agent/modes/interactive.go
@@ -719,9 +719,10 @@ func (i *Interactive) redraw() {
 	// drifts every second and shouldn't grab focus.
 	var busyPrefix string
 	if i.busy {
-		busyPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s - %s",
+		busyPrefix = fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s %s",
 			i.cfg.Theme.FG256(i.cfg.Theme.Assistant, i.spin.Frame()),
 			i.cfg.Theme.FG256(i.cfg.Theme.Assistant, i.spin.Message()),
+			i.cfg.Theme.FG256(i.cfg.Theme.Muted, "-"),
 			i.cfg.Theme.FG256(i.cfg.Theme.Muted, i.spin.Elapsed().String()),
 		)
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tui/view.go b/internal/tui/view.go
index ad36e89..9ae047d 100644
--- a/internal/tui/view.go
+++ b/internal/tui/view.go
@@ -1374,6 +1374,10 @@ func StatusBar(p StatusBarParams) []string {
 		// segments. Wrapping the whole thing here would override
 		// those choices. The pad itself needs no color (it's spaces).
 		leftBuilder.WriteString(pad + p.BusyPrefix)
+		// Exactly one pad (2 spaces) between the busy segment and
+		// the provider/model block. The leading pad above covers
+		// the left indent.
+	} else {
 		leftBuilder.WriteString(pad)
 	}
 	leftBuilder.WriteString(pad)