diff --git a/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php b/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
index 84b3915..f1f970c 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Dashboard/DashboardConverter.php
@@ -4,8 +4,10 @@
 
 use App\Actions\Conversions\CreateConversionJobAction;
 use App\Actions\Files\StoreUploadedFileAction;
+use App\Enums\ConversionStatus;
 use App\Exceptions\Files\FileStorageException;
 use App\Exceptions\Files\UnsupportedFileFormatException;
+use App\Models\ConversionJob;
 use App\Models\FileRecord;
 use App\Support\Converters\ConverterRegistry;
 use App\Support\Converters\DTO\ConverterTarget;
@@ -309,6 +311,43 @@ private function resetTargetSelection(): void
         $this->optionsByTarget = [];
     }
 
+    public function getCurrentJobProperty(): ?ConversionJob
+    {
+        if ($this->currentConversionJobId === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        return ConversionJob::query()
+            ->with(['sourceFile', 'resultFile'])
+            ->where('user_id', auth()->id())
+            ->find($this->currentConversionJobId);
+    }
+
+    public function refreshConversionStatus(): void
+    {
+        if ($this->currentConversionJobId === null) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        $job = ConversionJob::query()
+            ->where('user_id', auth()->id())
+            ->find($this->currentConversionJobId);
+
+        if (! $job) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($job->status === ConversionStatus::Completed) {
+            $this->step = 'completed';
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if ($job->status === ConversionStatus::Failed) {
+            $this->step = 'failed';
+        }
+    }
+
     public function getCurrentFileProperty(): ?FileRecord
     {
         return $this->currentFileId
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard/dashboard-converter.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard/dashboard-converter.blade.php
index 13661ec..2f40946 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard/dashboard-converter.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard/dashboard-converter.blade.php
@@ -180,6 +180,25 @@ class="flex items-center justify-between gap-4 rounded-[var(--ca-radius-md)] bor
             </div>
         @endif
 
+        @if ($step === 'converting')
+            <div wire:poll.2s="refreshConversionStatus">
+                <div class="flex flex-col items-center gap-4 py-8 text-center">
+                    <div class="h-12 w-12 animate-spin rounded-full border-4 border-[var(--ca-border)] border-t-[var(--ca-primary)]"></div>
+
+                    <div>
+                        <p class="text-base font-semibold text-[var(--ca-text)]">Converting your file</p>
+                        @if ($this->currentJob)
+                            <p class="mt-1 text-sm text-[var(--ca-muted)]">
+                                {{ strtoupper($this->currentJob->source_format) }} → {{ strtoupper($this->currentJob->target_format) }}
+                            </p>
+                        @endif
+                    </div>
+
+                    <p class="text-xs text-[var(--ca-muted)]">Please keep this page open while we prepare your file.</p>
+                </div>
+            </div>
+        @endif
+
         @if ($step === 'convert' && $this->currentFile)
             @php($file = $this->currentFile)
             <div class="flex flex-col gap-4">