diff --git a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
index 90b7a50efb6..158ea04f647 100644
--- a/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
+++ b/src/vs/sessions/contrib/changes/browser/changesView.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ import { IGitRepository, IGitService } from '../../../../workbench/contrib/git/c
 import { IGitHubService } from '../../github/browser/githubService.js';
 import { CIStatusWidget } from './ciStatusWidget.js';
 import { arrayEqualsC } from '../../../../base/common/equals.js';
-import { GITHUB_REMOTE_FILE_SCHEME } from '../../sessions/common/sessionData.js';
+import { GITHUB_REMOTE_FILE_SCHEME, SessionStatus } from '../../sessions/common/sessionData.js';
 import { Orientation } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/sash/sash.js';
 import { IView, Sizing, SplitView } from '../../../../base/browser/ui/splitview/splitview.js';
 import { Color } from '../../../../base/common/color.js';
@@ -730,6 +730,11 @@ export class ChangesViewPane extends ViewPane {
 				return lastHasChanges;
 			}));
 
+			this.renderDisposables.add(bindContextKey(ChatContextKeys.requestInProgress, this.scopedContextKeyService, reader => {
+				const activeSessionStatus = this.sessionManagementService.activeSession.read(reader)?.status.read(reader);
+				return activeSessionStatus !== SessionStatus.Completed && activeSessionStatus !== SessionStatus.Error;
+			}));
+
 			this.renderDisposables.add(bindContextKey(isolationModeContextKey, this.scopedContextKeyService, reader => {
 				const activeSession = this.sessionManagementService.activeSession.read(reader);
 				return activeSession?.workspace.read(reader)?.repositories[0].workingDirectory === undefined