diff --git a/src/components/AuthModal.vue b/src/components/AuthModal.vue
index 120deda..bc484f9 100644
--- a/src/components/AuthModal.vue
+++ b/src/components/AuthModal.vue
@@ -136,10 +136,11 @@
                   {{ nostrConnectLoading ? 'Waiting...' : 'Remote Signer' }}
                 </button>
                 <template v-else>
-                  <p class="text-sm text-white/70 text-center">
+                  <p v-if="!nostrCompletingLogin" class="text-sm text-white/70 text-center">
                     Tap below to open your signer app:
                   </p>
                   <a
+                    v-if="!nostrCompletingLogin"
                     :href="popupBlockedUri"
                     target="_blank"
                     rel="noopener noreferrer"
@@ -152,6 +153,17 @@
                     />
                     Open Signer App
                   </a>
+                  <button
+                    v-else
+                    disabled
+                    class="nostr-login-button w-full flex items-center justify-center gap-2"
+                  >
+                    <svg class="w-5 h-5 shrink-0 animate-spin" fill="none" viewBox="0 0 24 24">
+                      <circle class="opacity-25" cx="12" cy="12" r="10" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="4" />
+                      <path class="opacity-75" fill="currentColor" d="M4 12a8 8 0 018-8V0C5.373 0 0 5.373 0 12h4z" />
+                    </svg>
+                    Signing in...
+                  </button>
                 </template>
               </template>
             </div>
@@ -434,6 +446,7 @@ const {
   loginWithRemoteSigner,
   startRemoteSignerQrFlow,
   isLoading: nostrConnectLoading,
+  isCompletingLogin: nostrCompletingLogin,
   error: nostrConnectError,
   popupBlockedUri,
 } = useNostrConnect()
diff --git a/src/composables/useNostrConnect.ts b/src/composables/useNostrConnect.ts
index 412d0be..e158b16 100644
--- a/src/composables/useNostrConnect.ts
+++ b/src/composables/useNostrConnect.ts
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ const WAIT_FOR_SIGNER_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000
 export function useNostrConnect() {
   const authStore = useAuthStore()
   const isConnecting = ref(false)
+  /** True when signer has connected and we're completing login (getPubkey, create account, backend auth) */
+  const isCompletingLogin = ref(false)
   const error = ref<string | null>(null)
   /** When pop-up is blocked, we show a tappable link — direct user tap often bypasses blockers */
   const popupBlockedUri = ref<string | null>(null)
@@ -88,6 +90,8 @@ export function useNostrConnect() {
         throw new Error('Connection was closed before the signer responded.')
       }
 
+      isCompletingLogin.value = true
+
       const pubkey = await signer.getPublicKey()
       if (!pubkey) {
         throw new Error('Could not get public key from signer.')
@@ -109,6 +113,7 @@ export function useNostrConnect() {
       throw err
     } finally {
       isConnecting.value = false
+      isCompletingLogin.value = false
       popupBlockedUri.value = null
       if (signer && !signer.isConnected) {
         signer.close().catch(() => {})
@@ -197,6 +202,7 @@ export function useNostrConnect() {
 
   return {
     isConnecting,
+    isCompletingLogin,
     isLoading,
     error,
     popupBlockedUri,