diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiService.ts b/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiService.ts
index 0363aa1b3..633d4c3a5 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiService.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiService.ts
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ export default class KaiService extends AiService {
     return true;
   }
 
-  getKaiChat = async (projectId: string, userId: string, threadId: string): Promise<{ role: string, content: string, message_id: any }[]> => {
+  getKaiChat = async (projectId: string, userId: string, threadId: string): Promise<{ role: string, content: string, message_id: any, duration?: number }[]> => {
     const jwt = window.env.KAI_TESTING // this.client.getJwt()
     const r = await fetch(`http://localhost:8700/kai/${projectId}/chats/${threadId}?user_id=${userId}`, {
       method: 'GET',
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiStore.ts b/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiStore.ts
index 4bb04399d..a3a1583c6 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiStore.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Kai/KaiStore.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@ class KaiStore {
               text: m.content,
               isUser: isUser,
               messageId: m.message_id,
+              duration: m.duration,
             };
           }),
         );
@@ -121,7 +122,12 @@ class KaiStore {
       msgCallback: (msg) => {
         if ('state' in msg) {
           if (msg.state === 'running') {
-            this.setProcessingStage({ content: 'Processing your request...', stage: 'chart', messageId: Date.now().toPrecision() })
+            this.setProcessingStage({
+              content: 'Processing your request...',
+              stage: 'chart',
+              messageId: Date.now().toPrecision(),
+              duration: msg.start_time ? Date.now() - msg.start_time : 0
+            })
           } else {
             this.setProcessingStage(null)
           }
@@ -140,6 +146,7 @@ class KaiStore {
               text: msg.content,
               isUser: false,
               messageId: msg.messageId,
+              duration: msg.duration
             }
             this.addMessage(msgObj);
             this.setProcessingStage(null);
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Kai/SocketManager.ts b/frontend/app/components/Kai/SocketManager.ts
index 7014f4f29..fd4c409e1 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Kai/SocketManager.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Kai/SocketManager.ts
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ export class ChatManager {
     msgCallback,
     titleCallback,
   }: {
-    msgCallback: (msg: BotChunk | { state: string, type: 'state' }) => void;
+    msgCallback: (msg: BotChunk | { state: string, type: 'state', start_time?: number }) => void;
     titleCallback: (title: string) => void;
   }) => {
     this.socket.on('chunk', (msg: BotChunk) => {
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@ export class ChatManager {
       console.log('Received title:', msg);
       titleCallback(msg.content);
     });
-    this.socket.on('state', (state: { message: 'idle' | 'running' }) => {
-      msgCallback({ state: state.message, type: 'state' })
+    this.socket.on('state', (state: { message: 'idle' | 'running', start_time: number }) => {
+      msgCallback({ state: state.message, type: 'state', start_time: state.start_time })
     })
   };
 
@@ -77,11 +77,13 @@ export interface BotChunk {
   stage: 'start' | 'chart' | 'final' | 'title';
   content: string;
   messageId: string;
+  duration?: number;
 }
 export interface Message {
   text: string;
   isUser: boolean;
   messageId: string;
+  duration?: number;
 }
 
 export interface SentMessage extends Message {
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatLog.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatLog.tsx
index 283e37f43..8876af12b 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatLog.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatLog.tsx
@@ -72,10 +72,11 @@ function ChatLog({
               userName={userLetter}
               messageId={msg.messageId}
               isLast={index === lastHumanMsgInd}
+              duration={msg.duration}
             />
           ))}
           {processingStage ? (
-            <ChatNotice content={processingStage.content} />
+            <ChatNotice content={processingStage.content} duration={processingStage.duration} />
           ) : null}
         </div>
         <div className={'sticky bottom-0 pt-6 w-2/3'}>
diff --git a/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatMsg.tsx b/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatMsg.tsx
index db9e249cc..cc8668369 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatMsg.tsx
+++ b/frontend/app/components/Kai/components/ChatMsg.tsx
@@ -3,10 +3,11 @@ import { Icon, CopyButton } from 'UI';
 import cn from 'classnames';
 import Markdown from 'react-markdown';
 import remarkGfm from 'remark-gfm'
-import { Loader, ThumbsUp, ThumbsDown, ListRestart, FileDown } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Loader, ThumbsUp, ThumbsDown, ListRestart, FileDown, Clock } from 'lucide-react';
 import { Button, Tooltip } from 'antd';
 import { kaiStore } from '../KaiStore';
 import { toast } from 'react-toastify';
+import { durationFormatted } from 'App/date';
 
 export function ChatMsg({
   text,
@@ -14,12 +15,14 @@ export function ChatMsg({
   userName,
   messageId,
   isLast,
+  duration,
 }: {
   text: string;
   isUser: boolean;
   messageId: string;
   userName?: string;
   isLast?: boolean;
+  duration?: number;
 }) {
   const [isProcessing, setIsProcessing] = React.useState(false);
   const bodyRef = React.useRef<HTMLDivElement>(null);
@@ -78,7 +81,7 @@ export function ChatMsg({
           <Icon name={'kai_colored'} size={18} />
         </div>
       )}
-      <div className={'mt-1'}>
+      <div className={'mt-1 flex flex-col'}>
         <div className='markdown-body' ref={bodyRef}>
           <Markdown remarkPlugins={[remarkGfm]}>{text}</Markdown>
         </div>
@@ -96,6 +99,10 @@ export function ChatMsg({
           ) : null
         ) : (
           <div className={'flex items-center gap-2'}>
+            {duration ? (
+              <MsgDuration duration={duration} />
+            ) : null}
+            <div className='ml-auto' />
             <IconButton tooltip="Like this answer" onClick={() => onFeedback('like', messageId)}>
               <ThumbsUp size={16} />
             </IconButton>
@@ -131,13 +138,36 @@ function IconButton({
   );
 }
 
-export function ChatNotice({ content }: { content: string }) {
+export function ChatNotice({ content, duration }: { content: string, duration?: number }) {
+  const startTime = React.useRef(duration ? Date.now() - duration : Date.now());
+  const [activeDuration, setDuration] = React.useState(duration ?? 0);
+
+  React.useEffect(() => {
+    const interval = setInterval(() => {
+      setDuration(Math.round((Date.now() - startTime.current)));
+    }, 250);
+    return () => clearInterval(interval);
+  }, []);
   return (
-    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-lightest border-gray-light w-fit">
-      <div className={'animate-spin'}>
-        <Loader size={14} />
+    <div className='flex flex-col gap-1 items-start p-2 rounded-lg bg-gray-lightest border-gray-light w-fit '>
+      <div className="flex gap-2 items-start">
+        <div className={'animate-spin mt-1'}>
+          <Loader size={14} />
+        </div>
+        <div className={'animate-pulse'}>{content}</div>
       </div>
-      <div className={'animate-pulse text-disabled-text'}>{content}</div>
+      <MsgDuration duration={activeDuration} />
     </div>
   );
 }
+
+function MsgDuration({ duration }: { duration: number }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="text-disabled-text text-sm flex items-center gap-1">
+      <Clock size={14} />
+      <span className="leading-none">
+        {durationFormatted(duration)}
+      </span>
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/frontend/app/styles/colors-autogen.css b/frontend/app/styles/colors-autogen.css
index b323c9adc..148df49f3 100644
--- a/frontend/app/styles/colors-autogen.css
+++ b/frontend/app/styles/colors-autogen.css
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 .fill-glassLavander { fill: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .fill-blueLight { fill: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .fill-offWhite { fill: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.fill-disabled-text { fill: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .fill-figmaColors-accent-secondary { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .fill-figmaColors-main { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .fill-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
@@ -112,6 +113,7 @@
 .hover-fill-glassLavander:hover svg { fill: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .hover-fill-blueLight:hover svg { fill: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .hover-fill-offWhite:hover svg { fill: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.hover-fill-disabled-text:hover svg { fill: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .hover-fill-figmaColors-accent-secondary:hover svg { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .hover-fill-figmaColors-main:hover svg { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .hover-fill-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background:hover svg { fill: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
@@ -174,6 +176,7 @@
 .color-glassLavander { color: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .color-blueLight { color: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .color-offWhite { color: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.color-disabled-text { color: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .color-figmaColors-accent-secondary { color: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .color-figmaColors-main { color: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background { color: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
@@ -236,6 +239,7 @@
 .hover-glassLavander:hover { color: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .hover-blueLight:hover { color: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .hover-offWhite:hover { color: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.hover-disabled-text:hover { color: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .hover-figmaColors-accent-secondary:hover { color: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .hover-figmaColors-main:hover { color: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .hover-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background:hover { color: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
@@ -298,6 +302,7 @@
 .border-glassLavander { border-color: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .border-blueLight { border-color: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .border-offWhite { border-color: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.border-disabled-text { border-color: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .border-figmaColors-accent-secondary { border-color: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .border-figmaColors-main { border-color: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .border-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background { border-color: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
@@ -360,6 +365,7 @@
 .bg-glassLavander { background-color: var(--color-glassLavander) }
 .bg-blueLight { background-color: var(--color-blueLight) }
 .bg-offWhite { background-color: var(--color-offWhite) }
+.bg-disabled-text { background-color: var(--color-disabled-text) }
 .bg-figmaColors-accent-secondary { background-color: var(--color-figmaColors-accent-secondary) }
 .bg-figmaColors-main { background-color: var(--color-figmaColors-main) }
 .bg-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background { background-color: var(--color-figmaColors-primary-outlined-hover-background) }
diff --git a/frontend/app/theme/colors.js b/frontend/app/theme/colors.js
index c8dd23eb6..17d472398 100644
--- a/frontend/app/theme/colors.js
+++ b/frontend/app/theme/colors.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ module.exports = {
   glassLavander: 'rgba(243, 241, 255, 0.5)',
   blueLight: 'rgba(235, 235, 255, 1)',
   offWhite: 'rgba(250, 250, 255, 1)',
+  'disabled-text': 'rgba(0,0,0, 0.38)',
 
   figmaColors: {
     'accent-secondary': 'rgba(62, 170, 175, 1)',