diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
index 8565ae5d3d4..cc9b0fe96a5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/GeminiRespondingSpinner.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import { StreamingState } from '../types.js';
 import {
   SCREEN_READER_LOADING,
   SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING,
+  SCREEN_READER_WAITING_FOR_CONFIRMATION,
 } from '../textConstants.js';
 import { theme } from '../semantic-colors.js';
 
@@ -37,6 +38,13 @@ export const GeminiRespondingSpinner: React.FC<
         altText={SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING}
       />
     );
+  } else if (streamingState === StreamingState.WaitingForConfirmation) {
+    return (
+      <GeminiSpinner
+        spinnerType={spinnerType}
+        altText={SCREEN_READER_WAITING_FOR_CONFIRMATION}
+      />
+    );
   } else if (nonRespondingDisplay) {
     return isScreenReaderEnabled ? (
       <Text>{SCREEN_READER_LOADING}</Text>
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.test.tsx
index f56fe80039b..dbe3d1d5330 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.test.tsx
@@ -15,16 +15,13 @@ import * as useTerminalSize from '../hooks/useTerminalSize.js';
 
 // Mock GeminiRespondingSpinner
 vi.mock('./GeminiRespondingSpinner.js', () => ({
-  GeminiRespondingSpinner: ({
-    nonRespondingDisplay,
-  }: {
-    nonRespondingDisplay?: string;
-  }) => {
+  GeminiRespondingSpinner: () => {
     const streamingState = React.useContext(StreamingContext)!;
-    if (streamingState === StreamingState.Responding) {
+    if (
+      streamingState === StreamingState.Responding ||
+      streamingState === StreamingState.WaitingForConfirmation
+    ) {
       return <Text>MockRespondingSpinner</Text>;
-    } else if (nonRespondingDisplay) {
-      return <Text>{nonRespondingDisplay}</Text>;
     }
     return null;
   },
@@ -76,7 +73,7 @@ describe('<LoadingIndicator />', () => {
     expect(output).toContain('(esc to cancel, 5s)');
   });
 
-  it('should render spinner (static), phrase but no time/cancel when streamingState is WaitingForConfirmation', () => {
+  it('should render animated spinner, phrase but no time/cancel when streamingState is WaitingForConfirmation', () => {
     const props = {
       currentLoadingPhrase: 'Confirm action',
       elapsedTime: 10,
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ describe('<LoadingIndicator />', () => {
       StreamingState.WaitingForConfirmation,
     );
     const output = lastFrame();
-    expect(output).toContain('⠏'); // Static char for WaitingForConfirmation
+    expect(output).toContain('MockRespondingSpinner'); // Animated spinner for WaitingForConfirmation
     expect(output).toContain('Confirm action');
     expect(output).not.toContain('(esc to cancel)');
     expect(output).not.toContain(', 10s');
@@ -172,7 +169,7 @@ describe('<LoadingIndicator />', () => {
       </StreamingContext.Provider>,
     );
     output = lastFrame();
-    expect(output).toContain('⠏');
+    expect(output).toContain('MockRespondingSpinner');
     expect(output).toContain('Please Confirm');
     expect(output).not.toContain('(esc to cancel)');
     expect(output).not.toContain(', 15s');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
index bd0b7e81f9b..bf809fff47a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/LoadingIndicator.tsx
@@ -53,13 +53,7 @@ export const LoadingIndicator: React.FC<LoadingIndicatorProps> = ({
       >
         <Box>
           <Box marginRight={1}>
-            <GeminiRespondingSpinner
-              nonRespondingDisplay={
-                streamingState === StreamingState.WaitingForConfirmation
-                  ? '⠏'
-                  : ''
-              }
-            />
+            <GeminiRespondingSpinner />
           </Box>
           {primaryText && (
             <Text color={theme.text.accent} wrap="truncate-end">
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts
index 53236cfed6f..4d6fcd2352a 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/textConstants.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,6 @@ export const SCREEN_READER_MODEL_PREFIX = 'Model: ';
 export const SCREEN_READER_LOADING = 'loading';
 
 export const SCREEN_READER_RESPONDING = 'responding';
+
+export const SCREEN_READER_WAITING_FOR_CONFIRMATION =
+  'waiting for confirmation';