diff --git a/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/desktop_conversations_page.dart b/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/desktop_conversations_page.dart
index 6718e5ccd8..11d4bfeae2 100644
--- a/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/desktop_conversations_page.dart
+++ b/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/desktop_conversations_page.dart
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import 'widgets/desktop_conversation_card.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_daily_score_widget.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_empty_conversations.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_goals_widget.dart';
+import 'widgets/desktop_processing_conversation_widget.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_recording_widget.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_search_result_header.dart';
 import 'widgets/desktop_search_widget.dart';
@@ -311,9 +312,13 @@ class _DesktopConversationsPageState extends State<DesktopConversationsPage>
                                       opacity: _fadeAnimation,
                                       child: Container(
                                         padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(32, 24, 32, 24),
-                                        child: DesktopRecordingWidget(
-                                          hasConversations: true,
-                                          onStartRecording: _showExpandedRecordingView,
+                                        child: Column(
+                                          children: [
+                                            DesktopRecordingWidget(
+                                              hasConversations: true,
+                                              onStartRecording: _showExpandedRecordingView,
+                                            ),
+                                          ],
                                         ),
                                       ),
                                     ),
@@ -351,6 +356,17 @@ class _DesktopConversationsPageState extends State<DesktopConversationsPage>
                                       ),
                                     ),
                                   ),
+                                if (convoProvider.processingConversations.isNotEmpty)
+                                  SliverToBoxAdapter(
+                                    child: FadeTransition(
+                                      opacity: _fadeAnimation,
+                                      child: Padding(
+                                        padding: const EdgeInsets.fromLTRB(32, 0, 32, 24),
+                                        child: getDesktopProcessingConversationsWidget(
+                                            convoProvider.processingConversations),
+                                      ),
+                                    ),
+                                  ),
 
                                 // Search result header (only show if there are conversations in system)
                                 if (hasAnyConversationsInSystem)
diff --git a/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/widgets/desktop_processing_conversation_widget.dart b/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/widgets/desktop_processing_conversation_widget.dart
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4de36b103e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/lib/desktop/pages/conversations/widgets/desktop_processing_conversation_widget.dart
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+
+import 'package:omi/backend/schema/conversation.dart';
+import 'package:omi/utils/l10n_extensions.dart';
+import 'package:omi/utils/responsive/responsive_helper.dart';
+
+class DesktopProcessingConversationWidget extends StatelessWidget {
+  final ServerConversation? conversation;
+
+  const DesktopProcessingConversationWidget({
+    super.key,
+    this.conversation,
+  });
+
+  @override
+  Widget build(BuildContext context) {
+    return Container(
+      width: double.maxFinite,
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 12, vertical: 16),
+      decoration: BoxDecoration(
+        color: ResponsiveHelper.backgroundTertiary.withValues(alpha: 0.4),
+        borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+        border: Border.all(
+          color: ResponsiveHelper.backgroundTertiary.withValues(alpha: 0.6),
+          width: 1,
+        ),
+      ),
+      child: Row(
+        children: [
+          // Shimmer emoji placeholder (matches DesktopConversationCard 44x44 rounded square)
+          Container(
+            width: 44,
+            height: 44,
+            decoration: BoxDecoration(
+              color: ResponsiveHelper.backgroundTertiary.withValues(alpha: 0.8),
+              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(12),
+            ),
+            child: const Center(
+              child: SizedBox(
+                width: 16,
+                height: 16,
+                child: CircularProgressIndicator(
+                  strokeWidth: 2,
+                  color: ResponsiveHelper.textTertiary,
+                ),
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+          const SizedBox(width: 14),
+          // Title and subtitle placeholders
+          Expanded(
+            child: Column(
+              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+              mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+              children: [
+                Text(
+                  context.l10n.processing,
+                  style: const TextStyle(
+                    fontSize: 15,
+                    fontWeight: FontWeight.w500,
+                    color: ResponsiveHelper.textTertiary,
+                    height: 1.3,
+                  ),
+                ),
+                const SizedBox(height: 6),
+                // Shimmer bar for subtitle
+                Container(
+                  width: 80,
+                  height: 10,
+                  decoration: BoxDecoration(
+                    color: ResponsiveHelper.backgroundTertiary.withValues(alpha: 0.6),
+                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(5),
+                  ),
+                ),
+              ],
+            ),
+          ),
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+  }
+}
+
+/// Widget to display processing conversations in a list
+Widget getDesktopProcessingConversationsWidget(List<ServerConversation> conversations) {
+  if (conversations.isEmpty) {
+    return const SizedBox.shrink();
+  }
+
+  // Show only the first (most recent) processing conversation
+  return DesktopProcessingConversationWidget(conversation: conversations.first);
+}