diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/working-indicator.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/working-indicator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..51abe31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/working-indicator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,68 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
+import { AccessibilityInfo, AppState, StyleSheet, View } from "react-native";
+import Animated, { type CSSAnimationKeyframes, steps } from "react-native-reanimated";
+
+import { palette } from "../theme";
+
+// OpenCode's terminal dot spinner, rendered as pixels instead of font-dependent glyphs.
+const frames = [0x0b, 0x19, 0x39, 0x38, 0x3c, 0x34, 0x26, 0x27, 0x07, 0x0f];
+const dots = [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map((bit) => ({
+  bit,
+  animation: Object.fromEntries(
+    [...frames, frames[0]].map((frame, index) => [
+      `${index * 10}%`,
+      { opacity: ((frame ?? 0) & (1 << bit)) !== 0 ? 1 : 0 },
+    ]),
+  ) as CSSAnimationKeyframes,
+}));
+
+export function WorkingIndicator() {
+  const [reducedMotion, setReducedMotion] = useState(true);
+  const [foreground, setForeground] = useState(AppState.currentState === "active");
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    let mounted = true;
+    void AccessibilityInfo.isReduceMotionEnabled()
+      .then((enabled) => {
+        if (mounted) setReducedMotion(enabled);
+      })
+      .catch(() => undefined);
+    const motion = AccessibilityInfo.addEventListener("reduceMotionChanged", setReducedMotion);
+    const app = AppState.addEventListener("change", (state) => setForeground(state === "active"));
+    return () => {
+      mounted = false;
+      motion.remove();
+      app.remove();
+    };
+  }, []);
+
+  return (
+    <View accessible={false} importantForAccessibility="no-hide-descendants" style={styles.icon}>
+      {dots.map(({ bit, animation }) => (
+        <Animated.View
+          key={bit}
+          style={[
+            styles.dot,
+            {
+              left: bit < 3 ? 0 : 6,
+              top: (bit % 3) * 6,
+              opacity: (0x0b & (1 << bit)) !== 0 ? 1 : 0,
+            },
+            !reducedMotion && {
+              animationName: animation,
+              animationDuration: 800,
+              animationIterationCount: "infinite",
+              animationTimingFunction: steps(1, "end"),
+              animationPlayState: foreground ? "running" : "paused",
+            },
+          ]}
+        />
+      ))}
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create({
+  icon: { width: 10, height: 16, flexShrink: 0 },
+  dot: { position: "absolute", width: 4, height: 4, backgroundColor: palette.signal },
+});
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/diff-screen.test.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/diff-screen.test.tsx
index a3c876a..0a68cb3 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/diff-screen.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/diff-screen.test.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ test("renders an authoritative working-tree diff", async () => {
       "Current working tree. This may include changes made after the selected tool call.",
     ),
   ).toBeOnTheScreen();
-  expect(screen.getByText("+new value")).toHaveStyle({ backgroundColor: "#18230E" });
+  expect(screen.getByText("+new value")).toHaveStyle({ backgroundColor: "#172B38" });
   expect(screen.getByText("-old value")).toHaveStyle({ backgroundColor: "#2A1714" });
   expect(mockGetDiff).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
     {},
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-execution-panel.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-execution-panel.tsx
index 9c1d91c..3636149 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-execution-panel.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-execution-panel.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type {
 import type { ReactNode } from "react";
 import { Pressable, ScrollView, StyleSheet, Text, View } from "react-native";
 
+import { WorkingIndicator } from "../components/working-indicator";
 import { palette, radius, space, typeRamp } from "../theme";
 import { permissionActionExplanation } from "./permission-presentation";
 import {
@@ -76,9 +77,17 @@ export function SessionExecutionPanel({
       {active ? (
         <View style={styles.executionCard}>
           <View style={styles.headingRow}>
-            <View style={styles.activeDot} />
+            {permissions.length > 0 || formRequests ? (
+              <View style={styles.activeDot} />
+            ) : (
+              <WorkingIndicator />
+            )}
             <Text dynamicTypeRamp={typeRamp.control} style={styles.executionTitle}>
-              {permissions.length > 0 ? "Waiting for permission" : "OpenCode is working"}
+              {permissions.length > 0
+                ? "Waiting for permission"
+                : formRequests
+                  ? "Waiting for input"
+                  : "OpenCode is working"}
             </Text>
           </View>
           <View style={styles.actionRow}>
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-transcript.test.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-transcript.test.tsx
index 3b03d4b..fbc4e7c 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-transcript.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/session-transcript.test.tsx
@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ test("opens HTTP and HTTPS transcript URLs as confirmed external links", () => {
   );
 
   const secureLink = screen.getByRole("link", { name: "https://example.test/docs" });
-  expect(secureLink).toHaveStyle({ color: "#B6F26C", textDecorationLine: "underline" });
+  expect(secureLink).toHaveStyle({ color: "#36C5E5", textDecorationLine: "underline" });
   expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "http://localhost:4096/status" })).toBeOnTheScreen();
   expect(screen.getByRole("link", { name: "https://assistant.test/guide" })).toHaveStyle({
     fontWeight: "800",
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ test("renders fenced assistant code without markdown fence markers", () => {
   expect(screen.getByText("Then inspect the stack.")).toBeOnTheScreen();
   expect(screen.queryByText(/```/)).toBeNull();
   expect(screen.getByLabelText("Code block, gdb")).toHaveStyle({
-    backgroundColor: "#121614",
+    backgroundColor: "#241830",
     borderWidth: 1,
   });
 });
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/screens/workspace-screen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/screens/workspace-screen.tsx
index 491f1b9..7933625 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/screens/workspace-screen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/screens/workspace-screen.tsx
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ import {
 } from "react-native";
 import ReanimatedSwipeable from "react-native-gesture-handler/ReanimatedSwipeable";
 import { KeyboardStickyView } from "react-native-keyboard-controller";
+import { WorkingIndicator } from "../components/working-indicator";
 import { useConnections } from "../connections/connections-context";
 import type { RootStackParamList } from "../navigation/root-navigation";
 import { useConnectionRuntime } from "../state/connection-runtime-context";
@@ -1145,6 +1146,7 @@ function SessionRow({
             pressed && styles.pressed,
           ]}
         >
+          {active && !blocked ? <WorkingIndicator /> : null}
           <View style={styles.sessionMain}>
             <View style={styles.sessionTopRow}>
               <Text numberOfLines={1} style={styles.sessionProject}>
@@ -1202,6 +1204,7 @@ function SessionRow({
             style={({ pressed }) => [styles.childRow, pressed && styles.pressed]}
           >
             <View style={styles.childBranch} />
+            {child.active && child.attentionCount === 0 ? <WorkingIndicator /> : null}
             <Text numberOfLines={2} style={styles.childTitle}>
               {child.session.title || "Untitled child session"}
             </Text>
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/theme.ts b/apps/mobile/src/theme.ts
index 2f80cd7..6c747d1 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/theme.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/theme.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 export const palette = {
-  background: "#0B0D0C",
-  border: "#2A302D",
-  card: "#121614",
+  background: "#100B18",
+  border: "#392C48",
+  card: "#241830",
   danger: "#FF8E7A",
-  dim: "#8E9993",
-  ink: "#F0F4F1",
-  signal: "#B6F26C",
-  signalDark: "#18230E",
+  dim: "#A69BAF",
+  ink: "#EAE2F0",
+  signal: "#36C5E5",
+  signalDark: "#172B38",
   warm: "#FFB86B",
 } as const;