diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 2685559d7..03ad73073 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- Fixed the write tool not streaming execution progress to the TUI while files were being written. ([#3960](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/3960))
+
 ## [16.2.11] - 2026-07-01
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/write.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/write.ts
index b7dc235eb..92bf51313 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/write.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/tools/write.ts
@@ -165,6 +165,18 @@ function appendNoteToResult(result: AgentToolResult<WriteToolDetails>, note: str
 	}
 }
 
+function emitWriteProgress(
+	onUpdate: AgentToolUpdateCallback<WriteToolDetails> | undefined,
+	content: string,
+	displayPath: string,
+	resolvedPath?: string,
+): void {
+	onUpdate?.({
+		content: [{ type: "text", text: `Writing ${content.length} bytes to ${displayPath}...` }],
+		details: resolvedPath ? { resolvedPath } : {},
+	});
+}
+
 /**
  * If `content` begins with a `#!` shebang, ensure the file is executable.
  *
@@ -781,7 +793,7 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 		_toolCallId: string,
 		{ path: rawPath, content }: WriteParams,
 		signal?: AbortSignal,
-		_onUpdate?: AgentToolUpdateCallback<WriteToolDetails>,
+		onUpdate?: AgentToolUpdateCallback<WriteToolDetails>,
 		context?: AgentToolContext,
 	): Promise<AgentToolResult<WriteToolDetails>> {
 		// Strip a hashline `[path#TAG]` wrapper up front so every downstream
@@ -807,6 +819,7 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 					// Handler-owned writes (vault:// notes, host URIs) mutate user
 					// data outside the local sandbox — plan mode must reject them.
 					enforcePlanModeWrite(this.session, path, { op: "update" });
+					emitWriteProgress(onUpdate, cleanContent, path);
 					await handler.write(parsed, cleanContent, { cwd: this.session.cwd, signal });
 					let resultText = `Successfully wrote ${cleanContent.length} bytes to ${path}`;
 					if (stripped) {
@@ -826,6 +839,7 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 						`Conflict URI scope '/${conflictUri.scope}' is read-only — read \`conflict://${conflictUri.id}/${conflictUri.scope}\` to inspect that side. To write, drop the scope (\`conflict://${conflictUri.id}\`) and put the chosen content (or shorthand like \`@${conflictUri.scope}\`) in \`content\`.`,
 					);
 				}
+				emitWriteProgress(onUpdate, cleanContent, path);
 				const result =
 					conflictUri.id === "*"
 						? await this.#resolveAllConflicts(cleanContent, stripped, signal)
@@ -844,6 +858,14 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 					op: resolvedArchivePath.exists ? "update" : "create",
 				});
 
+				emitWriteProgress(
+					onUpdate,
+					cleanContent,
+					`${formatPathRelativeToCwd(resolvedArchivePath.absolutePath, this.session.cwd)}:${
+						resolvedArchivePath.archiveSubPath
+					}`,
+					resolvedArchivePath.absolutePath,
+				);
 				const archiveResult = await this.#writeArchiveEntry(cleanContent, resolvedArchivePath);
 				if (stripped) {
 					const firstText = archiveResult.content.find(
@@ -861,6 +883,7 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 			if (resolvedSqlitePath) {
 				enforcePlanModeWrite(this.session, resolvedSqlitePath.sqlitePath, { op: "update" });
 
+				emitWriteProgress(onUpdate, cleanContent, path, resolvedSqlitePath.absolutePath);
 				const sqliteResult = await this.#writeSqliteRow(path, cleanContent, resolvedSqlitePath);
 				if (stripped) {
 					const firstText = sqliteResult.content.find(
@@ -883,11 +906,13 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 				await assertEditableFile(absolutePath, path);
 			}
 
+			const displayPath = formatPathRelativeToCwd(absolutePath, this.session.cwd);
+			emitWriteProgress(onUpdate, cleanContent, displayPath, absolutePath);
+
 			// Try ACP bridge first for editor-visible filesystem paths. Internal
 			// artifacts such as local:// plans are owned by OMP, not the editor.
 			if (await routeWriteThroughBridge(this.session, path, absolutePath, cleanContent)) {
 				const madeExecutable = await maybeMarkExecutableForShebang(absolutePath, cleanContent);
-				const displayPath = formatPathRelativeToCwd(absolutePath, this.session.cwd);
 				const header = maybeWriteSnapshotHeader(this.session, absolutePath, cleanContent);
 				const writeLine = `Successfully wrote ${cleanContent.length} bytes to ${displayPath}`;
 				let resultText = header ? `${header}\n${writeLine}` : writeLine;
@@ -908,7 +933,6 @@ export class WriteTool implements AgentTool<typeof writeSchema, WriteToolDetails
 			this.session.bumpFileMutationVersion?.(absolutePath);
 			const madeExecutable = await maybeMarkExecutableForShebang(absolutePath, cleanContent);
 
-			const displayPath = formatPathRelativeToCwd(absolutePath, this.session.cwd);
 			const header = maybeWriteSnapshotHeader(this.session, absolutePath, cleanContent);
 			const writeLine = `Successfully wrote ${cleanContent.length} bytes to ${displayPath}`;
 			let resultText = header ? `${header}\n${writeLine}` : writeLine;
@@ -1128,14 +1152,19 @@ export const writeToolRenderer = {
 			}));
 		}
 
+		const isPartial = options.isPartial === true;
+		const progressText = result.content?.find(c => c.type === "text")?.text ?? "";
 		const lineCount = countLines(fileContent);
 		const lineSuffix = formatLineCountSuffix(lineCount, uiTheme);
-		const execSuffix = result.details?.madeExecutable
-			? `${uiTheme.fg("dim", " · ")}${uiTheme.fg("success", "made executable!")}`
-			: "";
+		const execSuffix =
+			!isPartial && result.details?.madeExecutable
+				? `${uiTheme.fg("dim", " · ")}${uiTheme.fg("success", "made executable!")}`
+				: "";
 		const header = renderStatusLine(
 			{
-				iconOverride: uiTheme.styledSymbol("tool.write", "accent"),
+				icon: isPartial ? "running" : undefined,
+				iconOverride: isPartial ? undefined : uiTheme.styledSymbol("tool.write", "accent"),
+				spinnerFrame: options.spinnerFrame,
 				title: "Write",
 				description: `${langIcon} ${pathDisplay}${lineSuffix}${execSuffix}`,
 			},
@@ -1147,7 +1176,10 @@ export const writeToolRenderer = {
 		return framedBlock(uiTheme, width => {
 			const { expanded } = options;
 			let body = renderContentPreview(fileContent, expanded, lang, uiTheme, previewCache);
-			if (diagnostics) {
+			if (isPartial && progressText) {
+				body = `${uiTheme.fg("muted", replaceTabs(progressText))}${body ? `\n${body}` : ""}`;
+			}
+			if (!isPartial && diagnostics) {
 				const diagText = formatDiagnostics(diagnostics, expanded, uiTheme, fp =>
 					uiTheme.getLangIcon(getLanguageFromPath(fp)),
 				);
@@ -1162,7 +1194,7 @@ export const writeToolRenderer = {
 			return {
 				header,
 				sections: bodyLines.length > 0 ? [{ lines: bodyLines }] : [],
-				state: "success",
+				state: isPartial ? "pending" : "success",
 				borderColor: "borderMuted",
 				width,
 			};
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/write-acp-fs.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/write-acp-fs.test.ts
index 54c90fe74..4d7003ea5 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/write-acp-fs.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/write-acp-fs.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, spyOn } from "bun:test";
 import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
+import type { AgentToolResult } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-agent-core";
 import { Settings } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/config/settings";
 import { resolveLocalUrlToPath } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/internal-urls";
 import type { PlanModeState } from "@oh-my-pi/pi-coding-agent/plan-mode/state";
@@ -36,6 +37,14 @@ function createSession(cwd: string, options: SessionOptions = {}): ToolSession {
 	};
 }
 
+function resultText(result: AgentToolResult): string {
+	const text: string[] = [];
+	for (const block of result.content) {
+		if (block.type === "text") text.push(block.text);
+	}
+	return text.join("\n");
+}
+
 describe("write tool ACP fs routing", () => {
 	let tmpDir: string;
 
@@ -74,6 +83,29 @@ describe("write tool ACP fs routing", () => {
 		}
 	});
 
+	it("emits a progress snapshot before filesystem writes complete", async () => {
+		const filePath = path.join(tmpDir, "progress.txt");
+		const session = createSession(tmpDir);
+		const tool = new WriteTool(session);
+		const updates: AgentToolResult[] = [];
+
+		const result = await tool.execute(
+			"call-progress",
+			{ path: filePath, content: FILE_CONTENT },
+			undefined,
+			update => {
+				updates.push(update);
+			},
+		);
+
+		expect(updates).toHaveLength(1);
+		expect(updates[0]?.content).toEqual([
+			{ type: "text", text: `Writing ${FILE_CONTENT.length} bytes to progress.txt...` },
+		]);
+		expect(updates[0]?.details).toEqual({ resolvedPath: filePath });
+		expect(resultText(result)).toContain(`Successfully wrote ${FILE_CONTENT.length} bytes to progress.txt`);
+	});
+
 	it("writes local plan artifacts to disk instead of the ACP bridge", async () => {
 		const planPath = "local://PLAN.md";
 		const planContent = "# Plan\n\nhello world\n";
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/write-streaming-preview-expand.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/write-streaming-preview-expand.test.ts
index 6dfd7d8e4..a9a16be33 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/write-streaming-preview-expand.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/write-streaming-preview-expand.test.ts
@@ -82,4 +82,36 @@ describe("write streaming preview honors Ctrl+O expansion", () => {
 		component.render(120);
 		expect(highlightSpy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
 	});
+
+	it("renders execution progress as a partial result without diagnostics", async () => {
+		if (!initialized) {
+			await themeModule.initTheme();
+			initialized = true;
+		}
+		const uiTheme = (await themeModule.getThemeByName("dark")) ?? (await themeModule.getThemeByName("light"));
+		if (!uiTheme) {
+			throw new Error("expected an initialized theme");
+		}
+
+		const component = writeToolRenderer.renderResult(
+			{
+				content: [{ type: "text", text: "Writing 12 bytes to progress.ts..." }],
+				details: {
+					resolvedPath: "/tmp/progress.ts",
+					diagnostics: {
+						errored: true,
+						summary: "1 error",
+						messages: ["diagnostic sentinel"],
+					},
+				},
+			},
+			{ expanded: false, isPartial: true, spinnerFrame: 0 },
+			uiTheme,
+			{ path: "/tmp/progress.ts", content: "const x = 1;" },
+		);
+
+		const rendered = stripAnsi(component.render(100).join("\n"));
+		expect(rendered).toContain("Writing 12 bytes to progress.ts...");
+		expect(rendered).not.toContain("diagnostic sentinel");
+	});
 });