diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 8027be1d..5ca41e74 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Breaking Changes
+
+- Disabled OSC 9;4 terminal progress indicators by default. Set `terminal.showTerminalProgress` to `true` in `/settings` to re-enable ([#3588](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/issues/3588))
+
 ### Fixed
 
 - Fixed `ctx.ui.setWorkingMessage()` to persist across loader recreation, matching the behavior of `ctx.ui.setWorkingIndicator()` ([#3566](https://github.com/badlogic/pi-mono/issues/3566))
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/settings-manager.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/settings-manager.ts
index 6e8835ef..cd2339ac 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/settings-manager.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/settings-manager.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ export interface TerminalSettings {
 	showImages?: boolean; // default: true (only relevant if terminal supports images)
 	imageWidthCells?: number; // default: 60 (preferred inline image width in terminal cells)
 	clearOnShrink?: boolean; // default: false (clear empty rows when content shrinks)
+	showTerminalProgress?: boolean; // default: false (OSC 9;4 terminal progress indicators)
 }
 
 export interface ImageSettings {
@@ -905,6 +906,19 @@ export class SettingsManager {
 		this.save();
 	}
 
+	getShowTerminalProgress(): boolean {
+		return this.settings.terminal?.showTerminalProgress ?? false;
+	}
+
+	setShowTerminalProgress(enabled: boolean): void {
+		if (!this.globalSettings.terminal) {
+			this.globalSettings.terminal = {};
+		}
+		this.globalSettings.terminal.showTerminalProgress = enabled;
+		this.markModified("terminal", "showTerminalProgress");
+		this.save();
+	}
+
 	getImageAutoResize(): boolean {
 		return this.settings.images?.autoResize ?? true;
 	}
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/settings-selector.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/settings-selector.ts
index 518e0095..e56bcf54 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/settings-selector.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/components/settings-selector.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ export interface SettingsConfig {
 	autocompleteMaxVisible: number;
 	quietStartup: boolean;
 	clearOnShrink: boolean;
+	showTerminalProgress: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface SettingsCallbacks {
@@ -77,6 +78,7 @@ export interface SettingsCallbacks {
 	onAutocompleteMaxVisibleChange: (maxVisible: number) => void;
 	onQuietStartupChange: (enabled: boolean) => void;
 	onClearOnShrinkChange: (enabled: boolean) => void;
+	onShowTerminalProgressChange: (enabled: boolean) => void;
 	onCancel: () => void;
 }
 
@@ -372,6 +374,16 @@ export class SettingsSelectorComponent extends Container {
 			values: ["true", "false"],
 		});
 
+		// Terminal progress toggle (insert after clear-on-shrink)
+		const clearOnShrinkIndex = items.findIndex((item) => item.id === "clear-on-shrink");
+		items.splice(clearOnShrinkIndex + 1, 0, {
+			id: "terminal-progress",
+			label: "Terminal progress",
+			description: "Show OSC 9;4 progress indicators in the terminal tab bar",
+			currentValue: config.showTerminalProgress ? "true" : "false",
+			values: ["true", "false"],
+		});
+
 		// Add borders
 		this.addChild(new DynamicBorder());
 
@@ -440,6 +452,9 @@ export class SettingsSelectorComponent extends Container {
 					case "clear-on-shrink":
 						callbacks.onClearOnShrinkChange(newValue === "true");
 						break;
+					case "terminal-progress":
+						callbacks.onShowTerminalProgressChange(newValue === "true");
+						break;
 				}
 			},
 			callbacks.onCancel,
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
index 510de099..125eae96 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/interactive/interactive-mode.ts
@@ -2594,7 +2594,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 
 		switch (event.type) {
 			case "agent_start":
-				this.ui.terminal.setProgress(true);
+				if (this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress()) {
+					this.ui.terminal.setProgress(true);
+				}
 				// Restore main escape handler if retry handler is still active
 				// (retry success event fires later, but we need main handler now)
 				if (this.retryEscapeHandler) {
@@ -2769,7 +2771,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 			}
 
 			case "agent_end":
-				this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+				if (this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress()) {
+					this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+				}
 				if (this.loadingAnimation) {
 					this.loadingAnimation.stop();
 					this.loadingAnimation = undefined;
@@ -2788,7 +2792,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 				break;
 
 			case "compaction_start": {
-				this.ui.terminal.setProgress(true);
+				if (this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress()) {
+					this.ui.terminal.setProgress(true);
+				}
 				// Keep editor active; submissions are queued during compaction.
 				this.autoCompactionEscapeHandler = this.defaultEditor.onEscape;
 				this.defaultEditor.onEscape = () => {
@@ -2812,7 +2818,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 			}
 
 			case "compaction_end": {
-				this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+				if (this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress()) {
+					this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+				}
 				if (this.autoCompactionEscapeHandler) {
 					this.defaultEditor.onEscape = this.autoCompactionEscapeHandler;
 					this.autoCompactionEscapeHandler = undefined;
@@ -3711,6 +3719,7 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 					autocompleteMaxVisible: this.settingsManager.getAutocompleteMaxVisible(),
 					quietStartup: this.settingsManager.getQuietStartup(),
 					clearOnShrink: this.settingsManager.getClearOnShrink(),
+					showTerminalProgress: this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress(),
 				},
 				{
 					onAutoCompactChange: (enabled) => {
@@ -3821,6 +3830,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 						this.settingsManager.setClearOnShrink(enabled);
 						this.ui.setClearOnShrink(enabled);
 					},
+					onShowTerminalProgressChange: (enabled) => {
+						this.settingsManager.setShowTerminalProgress(enabled);
+					},
 					onCancel: () => {
 						done();
 						this.ui.requestRender();
@@ -5329,7 +5341,9 @@ export class InteractiveMode {
 
 	stop(): void {
 		this.unregisterSignalHandlers();
-		this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+		if (this.settingsManager.getShowTerminalProgress()) {
+			this.ui.terminal.setProgress(false);
+		}
 		if (this.loadingAnimation) {
 			this.loadingAnimation.stop();
 			this.loadingAnimation = undefined;