diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2481cc93
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import { ProviderStatusRefreshButton } from "./ProviderStatusRefreshButton";
+
+describe("ProviderStatusRefreshButton", () => {
+  it("shows an idle refresh control without a busy indicator", () => {
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <ProviderStatusRefreshButton refreshing={false} onRefresh={vi.fn()} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(markup).toContain("Refresh status");
+    expect(markup).toContain('aria-busy="false"');
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("animate-spin");
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("disabled=");
+  });
+
+  it("shows an animated busy state while refresh is in flight", () => {
+    const markup = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <ProviderStatusRefreshButton refreshing onRefresh={vi.fn()} />,
+    );
+
+    expect(markup).toContain("Refreshing status");
+    expect(markup).toContain('aria-busy="true"');
+    expect(markup).toContain("animate-spin");
+    expect(markup).not.toContain("disabled=");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..aae034f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+import { RefreshCwIcon } from "lucide-react";
+
+import { cn } from "../../lib/utils";
+import { Button } from "../ui/button";
+
+interface ProviderStatusRefreshButtonProps {
+  refreshing: boolean;
+  onRefresh: () => void;
+}
+
+export function ProviderStatusRefreshButton({
+  refreshing,
+  onRefresh,
+}: ProviderStatusRefreshButtonProps) {
+  return (
+    <Button size="sm" variant="outline" type="button" aria-busy={refreshing} onClick={onRefresh}>
+      <RefreshCwIcon
+        className={cn("size-3.5 transition-transform duration-500", refreshing && "animate-spin")}
+      />
+      {refreshing ? "Refreshing status" : "Refresh status"}
+    </Button>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.index.tsx b/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.index.tsx
index 657488a0..dbd3d6bc 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.index.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/routes/_chat.settings.index.tsx
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import {
   ChevronDownIcon,
   Loader2Icon,
   PlusIcon,
-  RefreshCwIcon,
   SkipForwardIcon,
   XCircleIcon,
   XIcon,
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ import { Button } from "../components/ui/button";
 import { Collapsible, CollapsibleContent } from "../components/ui/collapsible";
 import { EnvironmentVariablesEditor } from "../components/EnvironmentVariablesEditor";
 import { HotkeysSettingsSection } from "../components/settings/HotkeysSettingsSection";
+import { ProviderStatusRefreshButton } from "../components/settings/ProviderStatusRefreshButton";
 import { SettingsShell, type SettingsSectionId } from "../components/settings/SettingsShell";
 import { useSettingsRouteContext } from "../components/settings/SettingsRouteContext";
 import {
@@ -471,6 +471,7 @@ function SettingsRouteView() {
   const keybindingsConfigPath = serverConfigQuery.data?.keybindingsConfigPath ?? null;
   const availableEditors = serverConfigQuery.data?.availableEditors;
   const providerStatuses = serverConfigQuery.data?.providers ?? [];
+  const isRefreshingProviderStatuses = serverConfigQuery.isFetching;
   const selectableProviders = getSelectableThreadProviders({
     statuses: providerStatuses,
     openclawGatewayUrl: settings.openclawGatewayUrl,
@@ -1330,10 +1331,10 @@ function SettingsRouteView() {
             title="Authentication"
             description="Only providers that are ready and authenticated enough to run will appear in the new-thread provider picker. Existing threads remain pinned to their current provider."
             actions={
-              <Button size="sm" variant="outline" onClick={() => void refreshProviderStatuses()}>
-                <RefreshCwIcon className="size-3.5" />
-                Refresh status
-              </Button>
+              <ProviderStatusRefreshButton
+                refreshing={isRefreshingProviderStatuses}
+                onRefresh={() => void refreshProviderStatuses()}
+              />
             }
           >
             <SettingsRow