diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/options-menu.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/options-menu.tsx
index 7138310ec1..b8fb73d9dd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/options-menu.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/options-menu.tsx
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   TooltipTrigger,
 } from "@hypr/ui/components/ui/tooltip";
 
+import { useListener } from "../../../../../contexts/listener";
 import { fromResult } from "../../../../../effect";
 import { useRunBatch } from "../../../../../hooks/useRunBatch";
 import * as main from "../../../../../store/tinybase/store/main";
@@ -45,6 +46,9 @@ export function OptionsMenu({
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const runBatch = useRunBatch(sessionId);
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const handleBatchStarted = useListener((state) => state.handleBatchStarted);
+  const handleBatchFailed = useListener((state) => state.handleBatchFailed);
+  const clearBatchSession = useListener((state) => state.clearBatchSession);
 
   const store = main.UI.useStore(main.STORE_ID);
   const { user_id } = main.UI.useValues(main.STORE_ID);
@@ -139,7 +143,18 @@ export function OptionsMenu({
       }
 
       return pipe(
-        fromResult(fsSyncCommands.audioImport(sessionId, path)),
+        Effect.sync(() => {
+          if (sessionTab) {
+            updateSessionTabState(sessionTab, {
+              ...sessionTab.state,
+              view: { type: "transcript" },
+            });
+          }
+          handleBatchStarted(sessionId);
+        }),
+        Effect.flatMap(() =>
+          fromResult(fsSyncCommands.audioImport(sessionId, path)),
+        ),
         Effect.tap(() =>
           Effect.sync(() => {
             void analyticsCommands.event({
@@ -154,10 +169,20 @@ export function OptionsMenu({
             });
           }),
         ),
+        Effect.tap(() => Effect.sync(() => clearBatchSession(sessionId))),
         Effect.flatMap(() => Effect.promise(() => runBatch(path))),
+        Effect.catchAll((error: unknown) =>
+          Effect.sync(() => {
+            const msg = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+            handleBatchFailed(sessionId, msg);
+          }),
+        ),
       );
     },
     [
+      clearBatchSession,
+      handleBatchFailed,
+      handleBatchStarted,
       queryClient,
       runBatch,
       sessionId,
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/shared.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/shared.tsx
index 7566f73ced..77adbaaa5b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/shared.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/floating/shared.tsx
@@ -42,9 +42,9 @@ export function FloatingButton({
     <Button
       size="lg"
       className={cn([
-        "border-2 rounded-full transition-[border-color,opacity] duration-200",
+        "border-2 rounded-full transition-[border-color,opacity] duration-200 focus-visible:ring-0",
         error && "border-red-500",
-        !error && "border-neutral-200 focus-within:border-stone-500",
+        !error && "border-neutral-200",
         subtle && "opacity-40 hover:opacity-100",
         className,
       ])}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/empty-state.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/empty-state.tsx
index d29c3b1d0e..1eb61861d5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/empty-state.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/empty-state.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,18 @@
 import { AudioLinesIcon } from "lucide-react";
 
-export function TranscriptEmptyState() {
+import { Spinner } from "@hypr/ui/components/ui/spinner";
+
+export function TranscriptEmptyState({ isBatching }: { isBatching?: boolean }) {
   return (
     <div className="h-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 text-neutral-400">
-      <AudioLinesIcon className="w-8 h-8" />
-      <p className="text-sm">No transcript available</p>
+      {isBatching ? (
+        <Spinner size={28} />
+      ) : (
+        <AudioLinesIcon className="w-8 h-8" />
+      )}
+      <p className="text-sm">
+        {isBatching ? "Generating transcript..." : "No transcript available"}
+      </p>
     </div>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/progress.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/progress.tsx
index 605837fe86..11f0b843ab 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/progress.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/progress.tsx
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ export function TranscriptionProgress({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
 
   const statusLabel = useMemo(() => {
     if (!progressRaw || progressRaw.percentage === 0) {
-      return "...";
+      return "Importing audio...";
     }
 
     const percent = Math.round(progressRaw.percentage * 100);
@@ -45,7 +45,11 @@ export function TranscriptionProgress({ sessionId }: { sessionId: string }) {
     <div className="mb-3">
       <div className="flex w-fit items-center gap-2 rounded-full bg-neutral-900 px-3 py-1 text-xs text-white shadow-xs">
         <Spinner size={12} className="text-white/80" />
-        <span>Processing · {statusLabel}</span>
+        <span>
+          {!progressRaw || progressRaw.percentage === 0
+            ? statusLabel
+            : `Processing · ${statusLabel}`}
+        </span>
       </div>
     </div>
   );
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/shared/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/shared/index.tsx
index e36c9bbb60..c925cf94b0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/shared/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/main/body/sessions/note-input/transcript/shared/index.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,9 @@ export function TranscriptContainer({
 
   // TOOD: this can't handle words=[]
   if (transcriptIds.length === 0) {
-    return <TranscriptEmptyState />;
+    return (
+      <TranscriptEmptyState isBatching={sessionMode === "running_batch"} />
+    );
   }
 
   const handleSelectionAction = (action: string, selectedText: string) => {
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/contexts/audio-player/provider.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/contexts/audio-player/provider.tsx
index 46ad2fe365..3b0d71df08 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/contexts/audio-player/provider.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/contexts/audio-player/provider.tsx
@@ -96,13 +96,16 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({
     let audioContext: AudioContext | null = null;
 
     const handleReady = async () => {
+      const dur = ws.getDuration();
+      if (dur && isFinite(dur)) {
+        setDuration(dur);
+      }
+
       const media = ws.getMediaElement();
       if (!media) {
         return;
       }
 
-      setDuration(media.duration);
-
       audioContext = new AudioContext();
       if (audioContext.state === "suspended") {
         await audioContext.resume();
@@ -128,10 +131,17 @@ export function AudioPlayerProvider({
       setCurrentTime(ws.getCurrentTime());
     };
 
+    const handleDecode = (dur: number) => {
+      if (dur && isFinite(dur)) {
+        setDuration(dur);
+      }
+    };
+
     const handleDestroy = () => {
       setState("stopped");
     };
 
+    ws.on("decode", handleDecode);
     ws.on("ready", handleReady);
     ws.on("audioprocess", handleAudioprocess);
     ws.on("timeupdate", handleTimeupdate);