diff --git a/app.py b/app.py
index 1d7dec9..a1f895f 100644
--- a/app.py
+++ b/app.py
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@ async def respond(message, history, show_thinking, user_id, use_tts, run_ids, im
         display_msg = f"🖼️ [이미지 첨부]\n{message}" if message.strip() else "🖼️ [이미지 첨부]"
     history.append({"role": "user", "content": display_msg})
     history.append({"role": "assistant", "content": ""})
-    # 첫 메시지 → 웰컴 뷰 숨기고 챗봇 컬럼 표시 (D4-2)
-    yield history, "", None, run_ids, "", "", None, gr.update(visible=False), gr.update(visible=True)
+    # 첫 메시지 → 웰컴 뷰 숨기고 챗봇 컬럼 표시 + 로딩 인디케이터
+    yield history, "", None, run_ids, _loading_html(), "", None, gr.update(visible=False), gr.update(visible=True)
 
     collected_run_id = None
     tts_text = ""
@@ -248,11 +248,29 @@ def _last_line(text: str) -> str:
     return lines[-1] if lines else text.strip()
 
 
+def _loading_html(label: str = "율봇이 생각하고 있어요") -> str:
+    """Gemini/ChatGPT 스타일 3-dot 바운스 로딩 인디케이터"""
+    return (
+        f'<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:12px;'
+        f'padding:14px 18px;background:#f8fafc;border-radius:14px;margin-bottom:8px;">'
+        f'<div class="loading-dots">'
+        f'<span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>'
+        f'</div>'
+        f'<span style="font-size:.88rem;color:#64748b;">{_html.escape(label)}</span>'
+        f'</div>'
+    )
+
+
 def _live_html(text: str) -> str:
     return (
         f'<div style="{_BOX_STYLE}">'
-        f'<strong class="streaming-indicator">⏳ 분석 중...</strong>'
-        f'<div style="{_CONTENT_STYLE}">{_html.escape(text)} ▌</div>'
+        f'<div style="display:flex;align-items:center;gap:10px;margin-bottom:6px;">'
+        f'<div class="loading-dots">'
+        f'<span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span><span class="dot"></span>'
+        f'</div>'
+        f'<strong style="font-size:.88rem;color:#64748b;">분석 중...</strong>'
+        f'</div>'
+        f'<div style="{_CONTENT_STYLE}">{_html.escape(text)}</div>'
         f'</div>'
     )
 
@@ -267,11 +285,7 @@ def _thinking_html(text: str) -> str:
 
 
 def _status_html(status: str) -> str:
-    return (
-        f'<div style="{_BOX_STYLE}">'
-        f'<strong>🤔 {_html.escape(status)}</strong>'
-        f'</div>'
-    )
+    return _loading_html(status)
 
 
 def _sources_html(sources: list) -> str:
@@ -463,6 +477,20 @@ _JS = """
 _CUSTOM_CSS = """
 footer { display: none !important; }
 
+/* ── 로딩 인디케이터 (Gemini/ChatGPT 3-dot 바운스) ── */
+.loading-dots { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; flex-shrink: 0; }
+.loading-dots .dot {
+    width: 8px; height: 8px; border-radius: 50%;
+    background: linear-gradient(135deg, #3b82f6 0%, #818cf8 100%);
+    animation: dot-bounce 1.4s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+.loading-dots .dot:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .18s; }
+.loading-dots .dot:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .36s; }
+@keyframes dot-bounce {
+    0%, 60%, 100% { transform: translateY(0) scale(0.65); opacity: 0.35; }
+    30% { transform: translateY(-7px) scale(1.05); opacity: 1; }
+}
+
 /* 스트리밍 중 파란 테두리 제거 (.generating 클래스가 원인) */
 .wrap.generating {
     border-color: var(--border-color-primary) !important;
@@ -726,7 +754,7 @@ _THEME = gr.themes.Soft(
 
 # ── UI 구성 ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
-with gr.Blocks(title="율봇", css=_CUSTOM_CSS, theme=_THEME, js=_JS) as demo:
+with gr.Blocks(title="율봇") as demo:
 
     user_state = gr.State(DEFAULT_USER)
     run_ids_state = gr.State([])
@@ -925,4 +953,7 @@ if __name__ == "__main__":
     demo.launch(
         server_name=container.config().server_host,
         server_port=container.config().server_port,
+        theme=_THEME,
+        css=_CUSTOM_CSS,
+        js=_JS,
     )