diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ScreenRecordingSidePanel.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ScreenRecordingSidePanel.tsx
index 7d896594..4749657e 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ScreenRecordingSidePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/ScreenRecordingSidePanel.tsx
@@ -40,6 +40,8 @@ export const ScreenRecordingSidePanel = () => {
     return {
       isAnotherModeStarted:
         recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.TRANSCRIPT_STARTED,
+      isStarting:
+        recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.SCREEN_RECORDING_STARTING,
       isStarted:
         recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.SCREEN_RECORDING_STARTED,
       isStopping:
@@ -191,7 +193,14 @@ export const ScreenRecordingSidePanel = () => {
                 size="sm"
                 variant="tertiary"
               >
-                {t('start.button')}
+                {statuses.isStarting ? (
+                  <>
+                    <Spinner size={20} />
+                    {t('start.loading')}
+                  </>
+                ) : (
+                  t('start.button')
+                )}
               </Button>
             </>
           )}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/TranscriptSidePanel.tsx b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/TranscriptSidePanel.tsx
index 59633002..3e0582fd 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/TranscriptSidePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/frontend/src/features/recording/components/TranscriptSidePanel.tsx
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ export const TranscriptSidePanel = () => {
     return {
       isAnotherModeStarted:
         recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.SCREEN_RECORDING_STARTED,
+      isStarting: recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.TRANSCRIPT_STARTING,
       isStarted: recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.TRANSCRIPT_STARTED,
       isStopping: recordingSnap.status == RecordingStatus.TRANSCRIPT_STOPPING,
     }
@@ -224,7 +225,14 @@ export const TranscriptSidePanel = () => {
                     size="sm"
                     variant="tertiary"
                   >
-                    {t('start.button')}
+                    {statuses.isStarting ? (
+                      <>
+                        <Spinner size={20} />
+                        {t('start.loading')}
+                      </>
+                    ) : (
+                      t('start.button')
+                    )}
                   </Button>
                 </>
               )}
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
index bbde0453..69f3489c 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/en/rooms.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       "heading": "Transcribe this call",
       "body": "Automatically transcribe this call and receive the summary in Docs.",
       "button": "Start transcription",
+      "loading": "Transcription starting",
       "linkMore": "Learn more"
     },
     "stop": {
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@
       "heading": "Record this call",
       "body": "Record this call to watch it later and receive the video recording by email.",
       "button": "Start recording",
+      "loading": "Recording starting",
       "linkMore": "Learn more"
     },
     "stopping": {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
index 8d19c5dd..7ef4b4ca 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/fr/rooms.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       "heading": "Transcrire cet appel",
       "body": "Transcrivez cet appel automatiquement et recevez le compte rendu dans Docs.",
       "button": "Démarrer la transcription",
+      "loading": "Démarrage de la transcription",
       "linkMore": "En savoir plus"
     },
     "stop": {
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@
       "heading": "Enregistrer cet appel",
       "body": "Enregistrez cet appel pour plus tard et recevez l'enregistrement vidéo par mail.",
       "button": "Démarrer l'enregistrement",
+      "loading": "Démarrage de l'enregistrement",
       "linkMore": "En savoir plus"
     },
     "stopping": {
diff --git a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
index a077c19f..29becb21 100644
--- a/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
+++ b/src/frontend/src/locales/nl/rooms.json
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@
       "heading": "Transcribeer dit gesprek",
       "body": "Transcribeer dit gesprek automatisch en ontvang het verslag in Docs.",
       "button": "Transcriptie starten",
+      "loading": "Transcriptie begint",
       "linkMore": "Meer informatie"
     },
     "stop": {
@@ -227,6 +228,7 @@
       "heading": "Dit gesprek opnemen",
       "body": "Neem dit gesprek op om het later terug te kijken. Je ontvangt de video-opname per e-mail.",
       "button": "Opname starten",
+      "loading": "Opname gestarten",
       "linkMore": "Meer informatie"
     },
     "stopping": {