diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
index 06c9cdba9ba1e8a8475720dd26d432d4378fe2ca..0e6a95937476de9f33b1c5c0dd15e0489c645c43 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/chat.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (m *messageListCmp) View() string {
 // handleChildSession handles messages from child sessions (agent tools).
 func (m *messageListCmp) handleChildSession(event pubsub.Event[message.Message]) tea.Cmd {
 	var cmds []tea.Cmd
-	if len(event.Payload.ToolCalls()) == 0 {
+	if len(event.Payload.ToolCalls()) == 0 && len(event.Payload.ToolResults()) == 0 {
 		return nil
 	}
 	items := m.listCmp.Items()
@@ -158,6 +158,15 @@ func (m *messageListCmp) handleChildSession(event pubsub.Event[message.Message])
 			)
 		}
 	}
+	for _, tr := range event.Payload.ToolResults() {
+		for nestedInx, nestedTC := range nestedToolCalls {
+			if nestedTC.GetToolCall().ID == tr.ToolCallID {
+				nestedToolCalls[nestedInx].SetToolResult(tr)
+				break
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
 	toolCall.SetNestedToolCalls(nestedToolCalls)
 	m.listCmp.UpdateItem(
 		toolCallInx,
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/renderer.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/renderer.go
index 2d86d103bc60f2122c3eaf58883bd6d9ac42a47e..51f3094b1df00db9206e75d582cf2b028d14bc6c 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/renderer.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/renderer.go
@@ -112,10 +112,21 @@ func (br baseRenderer) unmarshalParams(input string, target any) error {
 }
 
 // makeHeader builds the tool call header with status icon and parameters for a nested tool call.
-func (br baseRenderer) makeNestedHeader(_ *toolCallCmp, tool string, width int, params ...string) string {
+func (br baseRenderer) makeNestedHeader(v *toolCallCmp, tool string, width int, params ...string) string {
 	t := styles.CurrentTheme()
+	icon := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.GreenDark).Render(styles.ToolPending)
+	if v.result.ToolCallID != "" {
+		if v.result.IsError {
+			icon = t.S().Base.Foreground(t.RedDark).Render(styles.ToolError)
+		} else {
+			icon = t.S().Base.Foreground(t.Green).Render(styles.ToolSuccess)
+		}
+	} else if v.cancelled {
+		icon = t.S().Muted.Render(styles.ToolPending)
+	}
 	tool = t.S().Base.Foreground(t.FgHalfMuted).Render(tool) + " "
-	return tool + renderParamList(true, width-lipgloss.Width(tool), params...)
+	prefix := fmt.Sprintf("%s %s ", icon, tool)
+	return prefix + renderParamList(true, width-lipgloss.Width(tool), params...)
 }
 
 // makeHeader builds "<Tool>: param (key=value)" and truncates as needed.
@@ -542,7 +553,7 @@ func (tr agentRenderer) Render(v *toolCallCmp) string {
 
 	if v.result.ToolCallID == "" {
 		v.spinning = true
-		parts = append(parts, v.anim.View())
+		parts = append(parts, "", v.anim.View())
 	} else {
 		v.spinning = false
 	}
diff --git a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
index fe61d44fb77f81d330447beecb9b1a7192a2a0c4..41c3d9656de59bcfae9cae3b5d9a8a07cfaf9afd 100644
--- a/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
+++ b/internal/tui/components/chat/messages/tool.go
@@ -219,11 +219,11 @@ func (m *toolCallCmp) SetIsNested(isNested bool) {
 // renderPending displays the tool name with a loading animation for pending tool calls
 func (m *toolCallCmp) renderPending() string {
 	t := styles.CurrentTheme()
+	icon := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.GreenDark).Render(styles.ToolPending)
 	if m.isNested {
 		tool := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.FgHalfMuted).Render(prettifyToolName(m.call.Name))
-		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s", tool, m.anim.View())
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", icon, tool, m.anim.View())
 	}
-	icon := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.GreenDark).Render(styles.ToolPending)
 	tool := t.S().Base.Foreground(t.Blue).Render(prettifyToolName(m.call.Name))
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s %s %s", icon, tool, m.anim.View())
 }