diff --git a/app/Livewire/Project/Service/Heading.php b/app/Livewire/Project/Service/Heading.php
index d692a71546..33fce9f079 100644
--- a/app/Livewire/Project/Service/Heading.php
+++ b/app/Livewire/Project/Service/Heading.php
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ class Heading extends Component
 
     public $isDeploymentProgress = false;
 
+    public $runningActivityId = null;
+
     public $docker_cleanup = true;
 
     public $title = 'Configuration';
@@ -35,6 +37,8 @@ class Heading extends Component
     {
         $this->authorizeService('view');
 
+        $this->checkDeployments();
+
         if (str($this->service->status)->contains('running') && is_null($this->service->config_hash)) {
             $this->service->isConfigurationChanged(true);
             $this->dispatch('configurationChanged');
@@ -57,6 +61,8 @@ class Heading extends Component
     {
         $this->authorizeService('view');
 
+        $this->checkDeployments();
+
         if ($this->service->server->isFunctional()) {
             GetContainersStatus::dispatch($this->service->server);
         } else {
@@ -101,22 +107,46 @@ class Heading extends Component
             $status = data_get($activity, 'properties.status');
             if ($status === ProcessStatus::QUEUED->value || $status === ProcessStatus::IN_PROGRESS->value) {
                 $this->isDeploymentProgress = true;
+                $this->runningActivityId = $activity->id;
             } else {
                 $this->isDeploymentProgress = false;
+                $this->runningActivityId = null;
             }
         } catch (\Throwable) {
             $this->isDeploymentProgress = false;
+            $this->runningActivityId = null;
         }
 
         return $this->isDeploymentProgress;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Re-attach the live log dialog to a deployment that is already running.
+     * Used by the "Deploying…" indicator and when Deploy/Restart is clicked
+     * while a deployment is in progress, so the running log reappears instead
+     * of a dead-end error.
+     */
+    public function reopenDeployment()
+    {
+        $this->authorizeService('view');
+
+        $this->checkDeployments();
+
+        if ($this->isDeploymentProgress && $this->runningActivityId) {
+            $this->dispatch('activityMonitor', $this->runningActivityId);
+            $this->js("window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('startservice'))");
+        } else {
+            $this->dispatch('info', 'No deployment is currently running.');
+        }
+    }
+
     public function start()
     {
         try {
             $this->authorizeService('deploy');
             $activity = StartService::run($this->service, pullLatestImages: true);
             $this->auditServiceAction('ui.service.started');
+            $this->markDeploymentRunning($activity->id);
             $this->js("window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('startservice'))");
             $this->dispatch('activityMonitor', $activity->id);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
@@ -138,6 +168,7 @@ class Heading extends Component
                 $activity->save();
             }
             $activity = StartService::run($this->service, pullLatestImages: true, stopBeforeStart: true);
+            $this->markDeploymentRunning($activity->id);
             $this->js("window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('startservice'))");
             $this->dispatch('activityMonitor', $activity->id);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
@@ -145,6 +176,12 @@ class Heading extends Component
         }
     }
 
+    private function markDeploymentRunning($activityId): void
+    {
+        $this->isDeploymentProgress = true;
+        $this->runningActivityId = $activityId;
+    }
+
     public function stop()
     {
         try {
@@ -168,6 +205,7 @@ class Heading extends Component
             }
             $activity = StartService::run($this->service, stopBeforeStart: true);
             $this->auditServiceAction('ui.service.restarted');
+            $this->markDeploymentRunning($activity->id);
             $this->js("window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('startservice'))");
             $this->dispatch('activityMonitor', $activity->id);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
@@ -210,6 +248,7 @@ class Heading extends Component
             }
             $activity = StartService::run($this->service, pullLatestImages: true, stopBeforeStart: true);
             $this->auditServiceAction('ui.service.restarted');
+            $this->markDeploymentRunning($activity->id);
             $this->js("window.dispatchEvent(new CustomEvent('startservice'))");
             $this->dispatch('activityMonitor', $activity->id);
         } catch (\Throwable $e) {
diff --git a/resources/views/components/deploying-indicator.blade.php b/resources/views/components/deploying-indicator.blade.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e18543234e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/resources/views/components/deploying-indicator.blade.php
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+@props([
+    'action' => 'reopenDeployment',
+    'label' => 'Deploying',
+])
+
+{{-- Persistent affordance shown while a deploy/start is running. Re-opens the
+     live log dialog (the process runs server-side even after the modal closes).
+     Uses the Alpine $wire magic (not wire:click) so it also works when the
+     button is teleported to the desktop action HUD, outside the Livewire root. --}}
+<button type="button" x-on:click="$wire.{{ $action }}()"
+    {{ $attributes->class('inline-flex shrink-0 items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md px-2 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium ring-1 transition-colors bg-coollabs/10 text-coollabs ring-coollabs/25 hover:bg-coollabs/15 dark:bg-warning/15 dark:text-warning dark:ring-warning/25 dark:hover:bg-warning/20') }}
+    title="View the running deployment log">
+    <svg class="size-3 animate-spin" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" aria-hidden="true">
+        <circle cx="12" cy="12" r="9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" opacity="0.25" />
+        <path d="M21 12a9 9 0 0 0-9-9" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round" />
+    </svg>
+    <span>{{ $label }}…</span>
+    <span class="opacity-70">View log</span>
+</button>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/project/service/heading.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/project/service/heading.blade.php
index 820163ddb1..29b9523092 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/project/service/heading.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/project/service/heading.blade.php
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
                 <div class="relative flex w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
                     <x-status-summary :status="$service->status" title="Service status" container-name="Containers" />
                     <x-services.links :service="$service" compact />
+                    @if ($isDeploymentProgress)
+                        <x-deploying-indicator />
+                    @endif
                 </div>
                 <div class="flex w-full flex-wrap gap-1">
                     @if ($selectedResource)
@@ -173,6 +176,9 @@
             <div
                 class="resource-heading-navbar application-heading-actions flex w-auto min-w-0 items-center justify-end gap-1 overflow-visible">
                 <div class="resource-heading-actions flex shrink-0 items-center gap-0.5">
+                    @if ($isDeploymentProgress)
+                        <x-deploying-indicator class="mr-1" />
+                    @endif
                     @if ($service->isDeployable)
                         <div class="resource-heading-menus shrink-0">
                             <x-services.links :service="$service" />
@@ -303,8 +309,8 @@
                     const isDeploymentProgress = await $wire.$call('checkDeployments');
 
                     if (isDeploymentProgress) {
-                        $wire.$dispatch('error',
-                            'There is a deployment in progress.<br><br>You can force deploy from the Actions menu.');
+                        // A deploy is already running: reopen its live log instead of erroring.
+                        $wire.$call('reopenDeployment');
                         return;
                     }
 
@@ -317,8 +323,8 @@
                 const isDeploymentProgress = await $wire.$call('checkDeployments');
 
                 if (isDeploymentProgress) {
-                    $wire.$dispatch('error',
-                        'There is a deployment in progress.<br><br>You can force deploy from the Actions menu.');
+                    // A deploy is already running: reopen its live log instead of erroring.
+                    $wire.$call('reopenDeployment');
                     return;
                 }