diff --git a/public/pages/login.js b/public/pages/login.js
index 464317e..8950593 100644
--- a/public/pages/login.js
+++ b/public/pages/login.js
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ export async function render(container) {
           <div class="login-error" id="login-error" role="alert" aria-live="polite" hidden></div>
 
           <button type="submit" class="btn btn--primary login-form__submit" id="login-btn">
-            ${t('login.loginButton')}
+            <span class="login-btn__label">${t('login.loginButton')}</span>
           </button>
         </form>
       </div>
@@ -84,8 +84,14 @@ export async function render(container) {
       return;
     }
 
+    const labelEl = submitBtn.querySelector('.login-btn__label');
+
     submitBtn.disabled = true;
-    submitBtn.textContent = t('login.loggingIn');
+    labelEl.textContent = t('login.loggingIn');
+    const spinner = document.createElement('span');
+    spinner.className = 'login-spinner';
+    spinner.setAttribute('aria-hidden', 'true');
+    submitBtn.insertBefore(spinner, labelEl);
 
     try {
       const result = await auth.login(username, password);
@@ -97,7 +103,8 @@ export async function render(container) {
       );
     } finally {
       submitBtn.disabled = false;
-      submitBtn.textContent = t('login.loginButton');
+      labelEl.textContent = t('login.loginButton');
+      spinner.remove();
     }
   });
 }
diff --git a/public/styles/login.css b/public/styles/login.css
index 7a064a7..13775ae 100644
--- a/public/styles/login.css
+++ b/public/styles/login.css
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@
 .login-form__submit {
   width: 100%;
   margin-top: var(--space-2);
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: center;
+  gap: var(--space-2);
 }
 
 .login-error {
@@ -63,3 +67,21 @@
   text-align: center;
   opacity: 0.6;
 }
+
+.login-spinner {
+  width: 16px;
+  height: 16px;
+  border: 2px solid color-mix(in srgb, currentColor 30%, transparent);
+  border-top-color: currentColor;
+  border-radius: 50%;
+  animation: login-spin 0.7s linear infinite;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+@keyframes login-spin {
+  to { transform: rotate(360deg); }
+}
+
+@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
+  .login-spinner { animation: none; opacity: 0.6; }
+}