diff --git a/src/app/review/mod.rs b/src/app/review/mod.rs
index ddf26e1..77b8f0d 100644
--- a/src/app/review/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/review/mod.rs
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ pub fn trigger_review(state: &mut AppStateRest) {
                 SubagentEvent::StepFailed { step, error } => {
                     tracing::warn!("[review] step {} failed: {}", step, error);
                 }
+                SubagentEvent::Progress(_) => {}
                 SubagentEvent::Completed { .. } => {
                     tracing::debug!("[review] completed");
                 }
diff --git a/src/app/subagent/engine.rs b/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
index e8f64cd..c5c484a 100644
--- a/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
+++ b/src/app/subagent/engine.rs
@@ -296,6 +296,17 @@ fn generate_workspace_tree(roots: &[std::path::PathBuf]) -> String {
     out
 }
 
+fn format_subagent_progress(prefix: &str, text: &str) -> String {
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = text.lines().filter(|l| !l.trim().is_empty()).collect();
+    if lines.is_empty() {
+        format!("{prefix}...")
+    } else if lines.len() == 1 {
+        format!("{prefix}: {}", lines[0])
+    } else {
+        lines[lines.len() - 2..].join("\n")
+    }
+}
+
 /// Synchronous subagent entry point: run up to `ctx.max_steps` iterations
 /// of the LLM tool loop.
 ///
@@ -369,6 +380,10 @@ pub fn run_subagent(ctx: &SubagentContext, tx: &mpsc::Sender<SubagentEvent>) ->
             anyhow::bail!("subagent aborted by parent at step {step}");
         }
 
+        let tx_clone = tx.clone();
+        let mut current_thinking = String::new();
+        let mut current_token = String::new();
+
         // Use streaming API so the abort flag is checked per SSE event,
         // making the subagent responsive to cancellation even during an
         // LLM call (non-streaming would block for 10-30s unchecked).
@@ -377,13 +392,24 @@ pub fn run_subagent(ctx: &SubagentContext, tx: &mpsc::Sender<SubagentEvent>) ->
             tdefs_opt.clone(),
             Some(0.7),
             Some(4096),
-            |_event| -> bool {
+            |event| -> bool {
                 // Check abort on every SSE event for responsive cancellation.
                 if ctx.abort_flag.as_ref().is_some_and(|f| f.load(std::sync::atomic::Ordering::SeqCst)) {
                     return false; // signals provider to abort
                 }
-                // We don't stream tokens to the UI for subagents — just
-                // need the assembled message at the end.
+                match event {
+                    crate::app::runtime::stream::StreamEvent::Reasoning(text) => {
+                        current_thinking.push_str(text);
+                        let prog = format_subagent_progress("thinking", &current_thinking);
+                        let _ = tx_clone.blocking_send(SubagentEvent::Progress(prog));
+                    }
+                    crate::app::runtime::stream::StreamEvent::Token(text) => {
+                        current_token.push_str(text);
+                        let prog = format_subagent_progress("replying", &current_token);
+                        let _ = tx_clone.blocking_send(SubagentEvent::Progress(prog));
+                    }
+                    _ => {}
+                }
                 true
             },
         );
diff --git a/src/app/subagent/event.rs b/src/app/subagent/event.rs
index e3f7f87..ff70b74 100644
--- a/src/app/subagent/event.rs
+++ b/src/app/subagent/event.rs
@@ -31,4 +31,5 @@ pub enum SubagentEvent {
         #[allow(dead_code)]
         output: String,
     },
+    Progress(String),
 }
diff --git a/src/app/workflow/engine.rs b/src/app/workflow/engine.rs
index 7a91fe9..98a740b 100644
--- a/src/app/workflow/engine.rs
+++ b/src/app/workflow/engine.rs
@@ -238,6 +238,21 @@ fn spawn_single_agent(
                 SubagentEvent::StepFailed { step, error } => {
                     tracing::warn!("[subagent] step {} failed: {}", step, error);
                 }
+                SubagentEvent::Progress(prog) => {
+                    if let Some(ref f) = drain_live {
+                        f(
+                            drain_agent_id.clone(),
+                            drain_agent_name.clone(),
+                            AgentStatus {
+                                state: AgentState::Running,
+                                started_at: Some(drain_started_at),
+                                completed_at: None,
+                                error: None,
+                                progress: Some(prog.clone()),
+                            },
+                        );
+                    }
+                }
                 SubagentEvent::Completed { .. } => {
                     tracing::debug!("[subagent] completed");
                 }
diff --git a/src/view/workflow.rs b/src/view/workflow.rs
index 20c42c5..adf3fb7 100644
--- a/src/view/workflow.rs
+++ b/src/view/workflow.rs
@@ -141,10 +141,12 @@ pub fn draw_workflow_panel(frame: &mut Frame, area: Rect, state: &crate::app::st
                     Span::styled(err.clone(), Style::default().fg(Theme::ERROR)),
                 ]));
             } else if let Some(ref prog) = agent.status.progress {
-                card_lines.push(Line::from(vec![
-                    Span::styled("  ", Style::default()),
-                    Span::styled(prog.clone(), Style::default().fg(Theme::TEXT_DIM).add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC)),
-                ]));
+                for line in prog.lines().take(2) {
+                    card_lines.push(Line::from(vec![
+                        Span::styled("  ", Style::default()),
+                        Span::styled(line.to_string(), Style::default().fg(Theme::TEXT_DIM).add_modifier(Modifier::ITALIC)),
+                    ]));
+                }
             }
         }