diff --git a/interfaces/tui/agent.py b/interfaces/tui/agent.py
index 2220350..083e794 100644
--- a/interfaces/tui/agent.py
+++ b/interfaces/tui/agent.py
@@ -71,6 +71,12 @@ def submit(app, stdscr):
     app.scroll = 999999
     app.processing = True
 
+    # Status langsung pindah ke PROCESSING sebelum kerja berat (persistensi
+    # session / LLM) yang memblok UI thread. Lazy import untuk menghindari
+    # circular import (agent -> render -> menubar -> actions -> agent).
+    from .render import draw
+    draw(app, stdscr)
+
     if app.current_session is None:
         app.current_session = app.session_mgr.create(
             f"Session {datetime.now().strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')}",