diff --git a/files/client/custom/modules/knowledge-base/src/views/kb/index.js b/files/client/custom/modules/knowledge-base/src/views/kb/index.js
index 1e87adc..f5e15f0 100644
--- a/files/client/custom/modules/knowledge-base/src/views/kb/index.js
+++ b/files/client/custom/modules/knowledge-base/src/views/kb/index.js
@@ -103,17 +103,68 @@ define('modules/knowledge-base/views/kb/index', ['view'], function (Dep) {
 
         runAsk: function (message) {
             this.setLoading(true);
+            this.startAskProgress();
+            // Ask goes through the full agent loop (search + rerank + LLM),
+            // which routinely takes 30-90s. The default jQuery Ajax timeout
+            // is too short; override it here so the browser doesn't give up
+            // before shira-hermes responds.
             Espo.Ajax.postRequest('KnowledgeBase/action/ask', {
                 message: message,
-            }).then(res => {
+            }, {timeout: 240000}).then(res => {
+                this.stopAskProgress();
                 this.setLoading(false);
                 this.renderAskAnswer(res.text || '');
             }).catch(err => {
+                this.stopAskProgress();
                 this.setLoading(false);
                 this.showError(err);
             });
         },
 
+        startAskProgress: function () {
+            // Show a live elapsed-time indicator so users know the request
+            // is still running rather than stuck. Typical answers arrive in
+            // 30-90s; we warn after 2 minutes.
+            if (this.mode !== 'ask') return;
+            const $results = this.$el.find('.kb-results');
+            $results.html(
+                '<div class="kb-ask-progress panel panel-info">' +
+                '  <div class="panel-body" style="direction:rtl;text-align:right;">' +
+                '    <i class="fas fa-circle-notch fa-spin" style="margin-left:8px;"></i>' +
+                '    <strong>שירה חושבת…</strong>' +
+                '    <div class="small text-muted" style="margin-top:6px;">' +
+                '      שירה מחפשת בבסיס הידע, מסכמת ומציגה ציטוטים מדויקים.' +
+                '      זה יכול לקחת בין 30 ל-90 שניות.' +
+                '    </div>' +
+                '    <div class="small" style="margin-top:10px;">' +
+                '      <span>זמן שעבר: </span>' +
+                '      <span class="kb-elapsed">0</span>' +
+                '      <span> שניות</span>' +
+                '    </div>' +
+                '  </div>' +
+                '</div>'
+            );
+            const startedAt = Date.now();
+            this._askTimer = setInterval(() => {
+                const sec = Math.round((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000);
+                const $elapsed = this.$el.find('.kb-elapsed');
+                if ($elapsed.length) $elapsed.text(sec);
+                if (sec === 120) {
+                    this.$el.find('.kb-ask-progress .panel-body').append(
+                        '<div class="alert alert-warning" style="margin-top:10px;">' +
+                        'לוקח יותר זמן מהרגיל. עדיין ממתינים…</div>'
+                    );
+                }
+            }, 1000);
+        },
+
+        stopAskProgress: function () {
+            if (this._askTimer) {
+                clearInterval(this._askTimer);
+                this._askTimer = null;
+            }
+        },
+
         renderSearchResults: function (hits) {
             const $results = this.$el.find('.kb-results');
             if (!hits.length) {
@@ -260,7 +311,11 @@ define('modules/knowledge-base/views/kb/index', ['view'], function (Dep) {
             const $btn = this.$el.find('[data-action="submit"]');
             if (loading) {
                 $btn.prop('disabled', true).text(this.translate('Loading', 'labels'));
-                this.$el.find('.kb-results').html('<div class="text-muted">מחפש…</div>');
+                // Only overwrite results with "מחפש…" for search. For ask,
+                // startAskProgress() renders a richer progress panel.
+                if (this.mode !== 'ask') {
+                    this.$el.find('.kb-results').html('<div class="text-muted">מחפש…</div>');
+                }
             } else {
                 $btn.prop('disabled', false).text(this.getSubmitLabel());
             }
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index 6384e0a..9eed14c 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "name": "KnowledgeBase",
     "module": "KnowledgeBase",
-    "version": "0.1.6",
+    "version": "0.1.7",
     "acceptableVersions": [
         ">=8.0.0"
     ],