diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndContent.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndContent.kt
index b1f0d8c17..d3b941357 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndContent.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndContent.kt
@@ -223,7 +223,8 @@ private fun Content(
                     if (e.installed) {
                         Rise(3) {
                             Actions {
-                                PrimaryButton("Open ${e.name}", enabled = s.ready && !s.busy, main = true) { a.onEmulator(e) }
+                                PrimaryButton("Open ${e.name}", enabled = !s.busy, main = true) { a.onEmulator(e) }
+                                BusyChip(s)
                                 SecondaryButton("ROMs folder", onClick = a.onRoms)
                                 if (pkg != null) SecondaryButton(
                                     if (pkg.kind == "appimage") "Remove" else "Forget",
@@ -296,8 +297,8 @@ private fun Content(
                                 Spacer(Modifier.height(14.dp))
                                 Actions {
                                     Image(painterResource(e.iconRes), null, modifier = Modifier.size(40.dp))
-                                    PrimaryButton("Launch in ${e.name}", enabled = s.ready && !s.busy, main = true) { a.onRom(g) }
-                                    ActionChip(g.hostPath.extension.uppercase().ifEmpty { "folder" }, ok = false)
+                                    PrimaryButton("Launch in ${e.name}", enabled = !s.busy, main = true) { a.onRom(g) }
+                                    if (s.busy) BusyChip(s) else ActionChip(g.hostPath.extension.uppercase().ifEmpty { "folder" }, ok = false)
                                 }
                             }
                             if (g.art != null && !narrow) Poster(g.art, g.name, Modifier.width(detailPosterWidth))
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ private fun DesktopCard(s: FrontEndState, a: FrontEndActions) {
             // Enabled without a runtime or the desktop: the session's loading screen installs them first.
             PrimaryButton(if (s.desktopInstalled) "Open desktop" else "Install & open desktop", enabled = !s.busy, main = true, onClick = a.onDesktop)
             Cog(onClick = a.onDesktopSettings)
+            BusyChip(s)
         }
     }
     Column(
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndGames.kt b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndGames.kt
index 2dcb0946f..c9d5b6620 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndGames.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/com/droiddeck/launcher/ui/FrontEndGames.kt
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ internal fun GamesPage(s: FrontEndState, a: FrontEndActions, selected: String, o
                 Row(verticalAlignment = Alignment.Bottom) {
                     GameHero(current, Modifier.weight(1f).heightIn(min = if (narrow) 190.dp else 250.dp)) {
                         GameHeroCopy(current, if (narrow) 28.sp else 38.sp)
-                        PrimaryButton("Launch", enabled = s.ready && !s.busy, main = true, icon = Icons.Filled.PlayArrow) { a.onSteamGame(current) }
+                        Actions {
+                            PrimaryButton("Launch", enabled = !s.busy, main = true, icon = Icons.Filled.PlayArrow) { a.onSteamGame(current) }
+                            BusyChip(s)
+                        }
                     }
                     if (!narrow) Poster(current.art, current.name, Modifier.width(168.dp))
                 }
@@ -92,7 +95,10 @@ internal fun GamesPage(s: FrontEndState, a: FrontEndActions, selected: String, o
         ) {
             GameHero(current, Modifier.fillMaxWidth().heightIn(min = if (narrow) 170.dp else 200.dp)) {
                 GameHeroCopy(current, if (narrow) 24.sp else 32.sp)
-                PrimaryButton("Launch", enabled = s.ready && !s.busy, main = true, icon = Icons.Filled.PlayArrow) { a.onSteamGame(current) }
+                Actions {
+                            PrimaryButton("Launch", enabled = !s.busy, main = true, icon = Icons.Filled.PlayArrow) { a.onSteamGame(current) }
+                            BusyChip(s)
+                        }
             }
             SectionTitle("Launch settings", null)
             LaunchSettings(s, a, host)
@@ -183,6 +189,12 @@ internal fun PageHeader(title: String, trailing: @Composable RowScope.() -> Unit
     }
 }
 
+/** Why a launch button is greyed out: the runtime is being worked on. Nothing when it is not. */
+@Composable
+internal fun BusyChip(s: FrontEndState) {
+    if (s.busy) ActionChip(if (s.percent >= 0) "Runtime busy · ${s.percent}%" else "Runtime busy", ok = false)
+}
+
 /** Whether Steam can start, said where Play is rather than only in Setup. */
 @Composable
 internal fun RuntimeChip(s: FrontEndState) = when {