diff --git a/frontend-web/src/pages/IframeChatPage.tsx b/frontend-web/src/pages/IframeChatPage.tsx
index 36d4cc2a..79f37082 100644
--- a/frontend-web/src/pages/IframeChatPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend-web/src/pages/IframeChatPage.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 "use client";
 
 import { useRouter } from "next/navigation";
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useState } from "react";
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from "react";
 
 import { type PromptInputMessage } from "@/components/ai-elements/prompt-input";
 import { useArtifacts } from "@/components/workspace/artifacts";
@@ -46,6 +46,22 @@ type BrainyChatSubmitMessage = {
   requestId?: string;
 };
 
+type BrainyChatStatus = "started" | "finished";
+
+function postBrainyChatStatus(status: BrainyChatStatus, requestId: string) {
+  window.parent?.postMessage(
+    {
+      source: "brainy-iframe",
+      type: "brainy:chat-status",
+      payload: {
+        status,
+        requestId,
+      },
+    },
+    "*",
+  );
+}
+
 function buildIframeMessageText({
   text,
   prompt,
@@ -101,6 +117,7 @@ export default function IframeChatPage() {
   const { data: promptPrefixSettings } = usePromptPrefixSettings();
   const [promptPrefixOn, setPromptPrefixOn] = useState(false);
   const [selectedAgentId, setSelectedAgentId] = useState<string | null>(null);
+  const pendingRequestIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
   const { selectedArtifact } = useArtifacts();
   useSpecificChatMode();
 
@@ -130,8 +147,17 @@ export default function IframeChatPage() {
         "",
         `${window.location.pathname}${window.location.search}#${routeBase}/chats_iframe/${createdThreadId}`,
       );
+
+      if (pendingRequestIdRef.current) {
+        postBrainyChatStatus("started", pendingRequestIdRef.current);
+      }
     },
     onFinish: (state) => {
+      if (pendingRequestIdRef.current) {
+        postBrainyChatStatus("finished", pendingRequestIdRef.current);
+        pendingRequestIdRef.current = null;
+      }
+
       if (document.hidden || !document.hasFocus()) {
         let body = "Conversation finished";
         const lastMessage = state.messages.at(-1);
@@ -266,6 +292,8 @@ export default function IframeChatPage() {
 
       if (!submitText) return;
 
+      pendingRequestIdRef.current = data.requestId ?? null;
+
       const iframeContext: Record<string, unknown> = {};
       if (data.requestId) {
         iframeContext.brainy_request_id = data.requestId;