diff --git a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.test.ts b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.test.ts
index 6fd55030fd..ce1cfe87f5 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.test.ts
@@ -2739,7 +2739,17 @@ it.layer(GitManagerTestLayer)("GitManager", (it) => {
         expect.objectContaining({
           kind: "phase_started",
           phase: "pr",
-          label: "Creating PR...",
+          label: "Preparing PR...",
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          kind: "phase_started",
+          phase: "pr",
+          label: "Generating PR content...",
+        }),
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          kind: "phase_started",
+          phase: "pr",
+          label: "Creating GitHub pull request...",
         }),
       ]);
     }),
diff --git a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.ts b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.ts
index ca9d562c03..20aa21aa9a 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/git/Layers/GitManager.ts
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const STATUS_RESULT_CACHE_TTL = Duration.seconds(1);
 const STATUS_RESULT_CACHE_CAPACITY = 2_048;
 type StripProgressContext<T> = T extends any ? Omit<T, "actionId" | "cwd" | "action"> : never;
 type GitActionProgressPayload = StripProgressContext<GitActionProgressEvent>;
+type GitActionProgressEmitter = (event: GitActionProgressPayload) => Effect.Effect<void, never>;
 
 interface OpenPrInfo {
   number: number;
@@ -1200,6 +1201,7 @@ export const makeGitManager = Effect.fn("makeGitManager")(function* () {
     modelSelection: ModelSelection,
     cwd: string,
     fallbackBranch: string | null,
+    emit: GitActionProgressEmitter,
   ) {
     const details = yield* gitCore.statusDetails(cwd);
     const branch = details.branch ?? fallbackBranch;
@@ -1234,6 +1236,11 @@ export const makeGitManager = Effect.fn("makeGitManager")(function* () {
     }
 
     const baseBranch = yield* resolveBaseBranch(cwd, branch, details.upstreamRef, headContext);
+    yield* emit({
+      kind: "phase_started",
+      phase: "pr",
+      label: "Generating PR content...",
+    });
     const rangeContext = yield* gitCore.readRangeContext(cwd, baseBranch);
 
     const generated = yield* textGeneration.generatePrContent({
@@ -1254,6 +1261,11 @@ export const makeGitManager = Effect.fn("makeGitManager")(function* () {
           gitManagerError("runPrStep", "Failed to write pull request body temp file.", cause),
         ),
       );
+    yield* emit({
+      kind: "phase_started",
+      phase: "pr",
+      label: "Creating GitHub pull request...",
+    });
     yield* gitHubCli
       .createPullRequest({
         cwd,
@@ -1612,11 +1624,13 @@ export const makeGitManager = Effect.fn("makeGitManager")(function* () {
               .emit({
                 kind: "phase_started",
                 phase: "pr",
-                label: "Creating PR...",
+                label: "Preparing PR...",
               })
               .pipe(
                 Effect.tap(() => Ref.set(currentPhase, Option.some("pr"))),
-                Effect.flatMap(() => runPrStep(modelSelection, input.cwd, currentBranch)),
+                Effect.flatMap(() =>
+                  runPrStep(modelSelection, input.cwd, currentBranch, progress.emit),
+                ),
               )
           : { status: "skipped_not_requested" as const };
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
index f21c924c79..a46b552a30 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.test.ts
@@ -877,7 +877,12 @@ describe("buildGitActionProgressStages", () => {
       pushTarget: "origin/feature/test",
       shouldPushBeforePr: true,
     });
-    assert.deepEqual(stages, ["Pushing to origin/feature/test...", "Creating PR..."]);
+    assert.deepEqual(stages, [
+      "Pushing to origin/feature/test...",
+      "Preparing PR...",
+      "Generating PR content...",
+      "Creating GitHub pull request...",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("shows only PR progress when create-pr can skip the push", () => {
@@ -887,7 +892,11 @@ describe("buildGitActionProgressStages", () => {
       hasWorkingTreeChanges: false,
       shouldPushBeforePr: false,
     });
-    assert.deepEqual(stages, ["Creating PR..."]);
+    assert.deepEqual(stages, [
+      "Preparing PR...",
+      "Generating PR content...",
+      "Creating GitHub pull request...",
+    ]);
   });
 
   it("includes commit stages for commit+push when working tree is dirty", () => {
@@ -903,6 +912,22 @@ describe("buildGitActionProgressStages", () => {
       "Pushing to origin/feature/test...",
     ]);
   });
+
+  it("includes granular PR stages for commit+push+PR actions", () => {
+    const stages = buildGitActionProgressStages({
+      action: "commit_push_pr",
+      hasCustomCommitMessage: true,
+      hasWorkingTreeChanges: true,
+      pushTarget: "origin/feature/test",
+    });
+    assert.deepEqual(stages, [
+      "Committing...",
+      "Pushing to origin/feature/test...",
+      "Preparing PR...",
+      "Generating PR content...",
+      "Creating GitHub pull request...",
+    ]);
+  });
 });
 
 describe("resolveThreadBranchUpdate", () => {
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
index 80906a982b..b4b0b98b0b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/GitActionsControl.logic.ts
@@ -47,12 +47,17 @@ export function buildGitActionProgressStages(input: {
 }): string[] {
   const branchStages = input.featureBranch ? ["Preparing feature branch..."] : [];
   const pushStage = input.pushTarget ? `Pushing to ${input.pushTarget}...` : "Pushing...";
+  const prStages = [
+    "Preparing PR...",
+    "Generating PR content...",
+    "Creating GitHub pull request...",
+  ];
 
   if (input.action === "push") {
     return [pushStage];
   }
   if (input.action === "create_pr") {
-    return input.shouldPushBeforePr ? [pushStage, "Creating PR..."] : ["Creating PR..."];
+    return input.shouldPushBeforePr ? [pushStage, ...prStages] : prStages;
   }
 
   const shouldIncludeCommitStages = input.action === "commit" || input.hasWorkingTreeChanges;
@@ -67,7 +72,7 @@ export function buildGitActionProgressStages(input: {
   if (input.action === "commit_push") {
     return [...branchStages, ...commitStages, pushStage];
   }
-  return [...branchStages, ...commitStages, pushStage, "Creating PR..."];
+  return [...branchStages, ...commitStages, pushStage, ...prStages];
 }
 
 export function buildMenuItems(