diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAccessibilityHelp.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAccessibilityHelp.ts
index 560fcb883f4..df58db4d97f 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAccessibilityHelp.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/actions/chatAccessibilityHelp.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ export function getAccessibilityHelpText(accessor: ServicesAccessor, type: 'pane
 		content.push(localize('inlineChat.explain', "When a request is prefixed with /explain, a response will explain the code in the current selection and the chat view will be focused."));
 		content.push(localize('inlineChat.toolbar', "Use tab to reach conditional parts like commands, status, message responses and more."));
 	}
-	content.push(localize('chat.audioCues', "Audio cues can be changed via settings with a prefix of audioCues.chat. By default, if a request takes more than 5 seconds, you will hear an audio cue indicating that progress is still occurring."));
+	content.push(localize('chat.audioCues', "Audio cues can be changed via settings with a prefix of audioCues.chat. By default, if a request takes more than a second, you will hear an audio cue indicating that progress is still occurring."));
 	return content.join('\n');
 }
 
diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatAccessibilityService.ts b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatAccessibilityService.ts
index f3564aff4d9..eeca2c8db36 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatAccessibilityService.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/chatAccessibilityService.ts
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import { IChatAccessibilityService } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/browser/cha
 import { IChatResponseViewModel } from 'vs/workbench/contrib/chat/common/chatViewModel';
 
 const CHAT_RESPONSE_PENDING_AUDIO_CUE_LOOP_MS = 5000;
+const CHAT_RESPONSE_PENDING_ALLOWANCE_MS = 1000;
 export class ChatAccessibilityService extends Disposable implements IChatAccessibilityService {
 
 	declare readonly _serviceBrand: undefined;
@@ -25,7 +26,7 @@ export class ChatAccessibilityService extends Disposable implements IChatAccessi
 			if (!this._hasReceivedRequest) {
 				this._responsePendingAudioCue = this._audioCueService.playAudioCueLoop(AudioCue.chatResponsePending, CHAT_RESPONSE_PENDING_AUDIO_CUE_LOOP_MS);
 			}
-		}, CHAT_RESPONSE_PENDING_AUDIO_CUE_LOOP_MS));
+		}, CHAT_RESPONSE_PENDING_ALLOWANCE_MS));
 	}
 	acceptRequest(): void {
 		this._audioCueService.playAudioCue(AudioCue.chatRequestSent, true);