diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx
index bf7b6f1d..76eed2a0 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/rooms/livekit/components/effects/EffectsConfiguration.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,8 @@ import { styled } from '@/styled-system/jsx'
 import { BackgroundOptions } from '@livekit/track-processors'
 import { BlurOn } from '@/components/icons/BlurOn'
 import { BlurOnStrong } from '@/components/icons/BlurOnStrong'
+import { Loader } from '@/primitives/Loader'
+import { useSyncAfterDelay } from '@/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay'
 
 enum BlurRadius {
   NONE = 0,
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
   const videoRef = useRef<HTMLVideoElement>(null)
   const { t } = useTranslation('rooms', { keyPrefix: 'effects' })
   const [processorPending, setProcessorPending] = useState(false)
+  const processorPendingReveal = useSyncAfterDelay(processorPending)
 
   useEffect(() => {
     const videoElement = videoRef.current
@@ -134,6 +137,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
         className={css({
           width: '100%',
           aspectRatio: 16 / 9,
+          position: 'relative',
         })}
       >
         {videoTrack && !videoTrack.isMuted ? (
@@ -170,6 +174,17 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
             </P>
           </div>
         )}
+        {processorPendingReveal && (
+          <div
+            className={css({
+              position: 'absolute',
+              right: '8px',
+              bottom: '8px',
+            })}
+          >
+            <Loader />
+          </div>
+        )}
       </div>
       <div
         className={css(
@@ -212,7 +227,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
                     tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                       blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
                     })}
-                    isDisabled={processorPending}
+                    isDisabled={processorPendingReveal}
                     onChange={async () =>
                       await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                         blurRadius: BlurRadius.LIGHT,
@@ -232,7 +247,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
                     tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                       blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
                     })}
-                    isDisabled={processorPending}
+                    isDisabled={processorPendingReveal}
                     onChange={async () =>
                       await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.BLUR, {
                         blurRadius: BlurRadius.NORMAL,
@@ -280,7 +295,7 @@ export const EffectsConfiguration = ({
                         tooltip={tooltipLabel(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
                           imagePath,
                         })}
-                        isDisabled={processorPending}
+                        isDisabled={processorPendingReveal}
                         onChange={async () =>
                           await toggleEffect(ProcessorType.VIRTUAL, {
                             imagePath,
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay.ts b/src/frontend/src/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32eddded
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/frontend/src/hooks/useSyncAfterDelay.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+
+/**
+ * If value stays truthy for more than waitFor ms, syncValue takes the value of value.
+ * @param value
+ * @param waitFor
+ * @returns
+ */
+export function useSyncAfterDelay<T>(value: T, waitFor: number = 300) {
+  const valueRef = useRef(value)
+  const timeoutRef = useRef<NodeJS.Timeout>()
+  const [syncValue, setSyncValue] = useState<T>()
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    valueRef.current = value
+    if (value) {
+      if (!timeoutRef.current) {
+        timeoutRef.current = setTimeout(() => {
+          setSyncValue(valueRef.current)
+          timeoutRef.current = undefined
+        }, waitFor)
+      }
+    } else {
+      setSyncValue(value)
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [value])
+
+  return syncValue
+}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/primitives/buttonRecipe.ts b/src/frontend/src/primitives/buttonRecipe.ts
index 52b3d9bb..b704968d 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/primitives/buttonRecipe.ts
+++ b/src/frontend/src/primitives/buttonRecipe.ts
@@ -101,6 +101,11 @@ export const buttonRecipe = cva({
         '&[data-selected]': {
           boxShadow: 'token(colors.primary.400) 0px 0px 0px 3px inset',
         },
+        '&[data-disabled]': {
+          backgroundColor: 'greyscale.100',
+          color: 'greyscale.400',
+          opacity: '0.7',
+        },
       },
       tertiary: {
         backgroundColor: 'primary.100',