diff --git a/changes/anki-overlay-update-progress.md b/changes/anki-overlay-update-progress.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c51a4910
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changes/anki-overlay-update-progress.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+type: fixed
+area: overlay
+
+- Kept the Anki card update spinner visible until audio and image updates finish.
diff --git a/src/anki-integration.test.ts b/src/anki-integration.test.ts
index b4bf358d..5fae3673 100644
--- a/src/anki-integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/anki-integration.test.ts
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ import type { MediaInput } from './media-input';
 import { AnkiConnectConfig } from './types';
 
 type TestOverlayNotificationPayload = {
+  id?: string;
   title: string;
   body?: string;
   image?: string;
   variant?: string;
+  persistent?: boolean;
   actions?: Array<{ id: string; label: string; noteId?: number }>;
 };
 
@@ -1182,6 +1184,82 @@ test('AnkiIntegration embeds generated notification image on overlay mined-card
   assert.deepEqual(cleanupPaths, [notificationIconPath]);
 });
 
+test('AnkiIntegration keeps overlay card-update progress visible until the terminal notification', async () => {
+  const overlayNotifications: TestOverlayNotificationPayload[] = [];
+  const integration = new AnkiIntegration(
+    {
+      behavior: {
+        notificationType: 'overlay',
+      },
+    },
+    {} as never,
+    {} as never,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    {},
+    undefined,
+    (payload) => {
+      overlayNotifications.push(payload);
+    },
+  );
+  const updateNotifications = integration as unknown as {
+    beginUpdateProgress: (message: string) => void;
+    showNotification: (noteId: number, label: string | number) => Promise<void>;
+  };
+
+  updateNotifications.beginUpdateProgress('Updating card');
+  await updateNotifications.showNotification(42, '食べる');
+
+  assert.deepEqual(
+    overlayNotifications.map(({ id, variant, persistent }) => ({ id, variant, persistent })),
+    [
+      { id: 'anki-update-progress', variant: 'progress', persistent: true },
+      { id: 'anki-update-progress', variant: 'success', persistent: false },
+    ],
+  );
+});
+
+test('AnkiIntegration dismisses persistent overlay update progress when no terminal notification replaces it', () => {
+  const overlayNotifications: TestOverlayNotificationPayload[] = [];
+  const dismissedIds: string[] = [];
+  const integration = new AnkiIntegration(
+    {
+      behavior: {
+        notificationType: 'overlay',
+      },
+    },
+    {} as never,
+    {} as never,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    {},
+    undefined,
+    (payload) => {
+      overlayNotifications.push(payload);
+    },
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    undefined,
+    (id) => {
+      dismissedIds.push(id);
+    },
+  );
+  const updateNotifications = integration as unknown as {
+    beginUpdateProgress: (message: string) => void;
+    endUpdateProgress: () => void;
+  };
+
+  updateNotifications.beginUpdateProgress('Updating card');
+  updateNotifications.endUpdateProgress();
+
+  assert.equal(overlayNotifications[0]?.persistent, true);
+  assert.deepEqual(dismissedIds, ['anki-update-progress']);
+});
+
 test('AnkiIntegration keeps overlay notification image when temp icon write fails', async () => {
   const desktopNotifications: Array<{ title: string; body?: string; icon?: string }> = [];
   const overlayNotifications: TestOverlayNotificationPayload[] = [];
diff --git a/src/anki-integration.ts b/src/anki-integration.ts
index fcc118e1..b283ada6 100644
--- a/src/anki-integration.ts
+++ b/src/anki-integration.ts
@@ -218,6 +218,8 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
     null;
   private overlayNotificationCallback: ((payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void) | null =
     null;
+  private overlayNotificationDismissCallback: ((id: string) => void) | null = null;
+  private overlayUpdateProgressActive = false;
   private updateInProgress = false;
   private uiFeedbackState: UiFeedbackState = createUiFeedbackState();
   private parseWarningKeys = new Set<string>();
@@ -265,6 +267,7 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
     getCachedMediaPath?: MediaGenerationInputResolverOptions['getCachedMediaPath'],
     shouldRequireRemoteMediaCache?: () => boolean,
     getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl?: () => Promise<string | null | undefined> | string | null | undefined,
+    overlayNotificationDismissCallback?: (id: string) => void,
   ) {
     this.config = normalizeAnkiIntegrationConfig(config);
     this.aiConfig = { ...aiConfig };
@@ -280,6 +283,7 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
     this.getCachedMediaPath = getCachedMediaPath ?? null;
     this.shouldRequireRemoteMediaCache = shouldRequireRemoteMediaCache ?? null;
     this.getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl = getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl ?? null;
+    this.overlayNotificationDismissCallback = overlayNotificationDismissCallback ?? null;
     this.pendingYoutubeMediaQueue = this.createPendingYoutubeMediaQueue();
     this.knownWordCache = this.createKnownWordCache(knownWordCacheStatePath);
     this.pollingRunner = this.createPollingRunner();
@@ -1203,12 +1207,13 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
   private beginUpdateProgress(initialMessage: string): void {
     if (!this.shouldUseOsdNotifications()) {
       if (this.shouldUseOverlayNotifications()) {
+        this.overlayUpdateProgressActive = true;
         this.overlayNotificationCallback?.({
           id: 'anki-update-progress',
           title: 'Anki update',
           body: initialMessage,
           variant: 'progress',
-          persistent: false,
+          persistent: true,
         });
       }
       return;
@@ -1220,6 +1225,10 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
 
   private endUpdateProgress(): void {
     if (!this.shouldUseOsdNotifications()) {
+      if (this.overlayUpdateProgressActive) {
+        this.overlayUpdateProgressActive = false;
+        this.overlayNotificationDismissCallback?.('anki-update-progress');
+      }
       return;
     }
     endUpdateProgress(this.uiFeedbackState, (timer) => {
@@ -1243,18 +1252,20 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
     if (!this.shouldUseOsdNotifications()) {
       this.updateInProgress = true;
       if (this.shouldUseOverlayNotifications()) {
+        this.overlayUpdateProgressActive = true;
         this.overlayNotificationCallback?.({
           id: 'anki-update-progress',
           title: 'Anki update',
           body: initialMessage,
           variant: 'progress',
-          persistent: false,
+          persistent: true,
         });
       }
       try {
         return await action();
       } finally {
         this.updateInProgress = false;
+        this.endUpdateProgress();
       }
     }
     return withUpdateProgress(
@@ -1353,6 +1364,7 @@ export class AnkiIntegration {
         : undefined;
 
     if (shouldShowOverlayNotification && this.overlayNotificationCallback) {
+      this.overlayUpdateProgressActive = false;
       this.overlayNotificationCallback({
         id: 'anki-update-progress',
         title: 'Anki Card Updated',
diff --git a/src/core/services/anki-jimaku.ts b/src/core/services/anki-jimaku.ts
index 479b72e2..976db6db 100644
--- a/src/core/services/anki-jimaku.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/anki-jimaku.ts
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ export interface AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions {
   getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl?: () => Promise<string | null | undefined> | string | null | undefined;
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -166,6 +167,7 @@ export function registerAnkiJimakuIpcRuntime(
           options.getCachedMediaPath,
           options.shouldRequireRemoteMediaCache,
           options.getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl,
+          options.dismissOverlayNotification,
         );
         integration.start();
         options.setAnkiIntegration(integration);
diff --git a/src/core/services/overlay-runtime-init.ts b/src/core/services/overlay-runtime-init.ts
index 6f452336..1042c6fc 100644
--- a/src/core/services/overlay-runtime-init.ts
+++ b/src/core/services/overlay-runtime-init.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ type CreateAnkiIntegrationArgs = {
   mpvClient: { send?: (payload: { command: string[] }) => void };
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -74,6 +75,7 @@ function createDefaultAnkiIntegration(args: CreateAnkiIntegrationArgs): AnkiInte
     args.getCachedMediaPath,
     args.shouldRequireRemoteMediaCache,
     args.getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl,
+    args.dismissOverlayNotification,
   );
 }
 
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ export function initializeOverlayRuntime(
     setAnkiIntegration: (integration: unknown | null) => void;
     showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
     showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+    dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
     createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
       data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
     ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -177,6 +180,7 @@ export function initializeOverlayAnkiIntegration(options: {
   setAnkiIntegration: (integration: unknown | null) => void;
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -219,6 +223,7 @@ export function initializeOverlayAnkiIntegration(options: {
     mpvClient,
     showDesktopNotification: options.showDesktopNotification,
     showOverlayNotification: options.showOverlayNotification,
+    dismissOverlayNotification: options.dismissOverlayNotification,
     createFieldGroupingCallback: options.createFieldGroupingCallback,
     knownWordCacheStatePath: options.getKnownWordCacheStatePath(),
     ...(options.getCachedMediaPath ? { getCachedMediaPath: options.getCachedMediaPath } : {}),
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index b2af8b26..c6929e85 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -5925,6 +5925,8 @@ const { registerIpcRuntimeHandlers } = composeIpcRuntimeHandlers({
       showDesktopNotification,
       showOverlayNotification: (payload) =>
         overlayNotificationsRuntime.showOverlayNotification(payload),
+      dismissOverlayNotification: (id) =>
+        overlayNotificationsRuntime.dismissOverlayNotification(id),
       createFieldGroupingCallback: () => createFieldGroupingCallback(),
       broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged: () =>
         overlayVisibilityComposer.broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged(),
@@ -6415,6 +6417,8 @@ const { initializeOverlayRuntime: initializeOverlayRuntimeHandler } =
       showDesktopNotification,
       showOverlayNotification: (payload) =>
         overlayNotificationsRuntime.showOverlayNotification(payload),
+      dismissOverlayNotification: (id) =>
+        overlayNotificationsRuntime.dismissOverlayNotification(id),
       createFieldGroupingCallback: () => createFieldGroupingCallback(),
       getKnownWordCacheStatePath: () => path.join(USER_DATA_PATH, 'known-words-cache.json'),
       getCachedMediaPath: (currentVideoPath, kind) =>
diff --git a/src/main/dependencies.ts b/src/main/dependencies.ts
index cbbe4beb..252a7f8e 100644
--- a/src/main/dependencies.ts
+++ b/src/main/dependencies.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ export interface AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeServiceDepsParams {
   getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl?: AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions['getYoutubeMediaSourceUrl'];
   showDesktopNotification: AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions['showDesktopNotification'];
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions['createFieldGroupingCallback'];
   broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged: AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions['broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged'];
   getFieldGroupingResolver: AnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeOptions['getFieldGroupingResolver'];
@@ -334,6 +335,7 @@ export function createAnkiJimakuIpcRuntimeServiceDeps(
       : {}),
     showDesktopNotification: params.showDesktopNotification,
     showOverlayNotification: params.showOverlayNotification,
+    dismissOverlayNotification: params.dismissOverlayNotification,
     createFieldGroupingCallback: params.createFieldGroupingCallback,
     broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged: params.broadcastRuntimeOptionsChanged,
     getFieldGroupingResolver: params.getFieldGroupingResolver,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-bootstrap.ts b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-bootstrap.ts
index 287fba85..6266d394 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-bootstrap.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-bootstrap.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ type InitializeOverlayRuntimeCore = (options: {
   } | null;
   setAnkiIntegration: (integration: unknown | null) => void;
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.test.ts
index 83f7f895..c6d48569 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.test.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ test('overlay runtime main deps builder maps runtime state and callbacks', () =>
     getOverlayWindows: () => [],
     getResolvedConfig: () => ({}),
     showDesktopNotification: () => calls.push('notify'),
+    showOverlayNotification: () => calls.push('show-overlay'),
+    dismissOverlayNotification: () => calls.push('dismiss-overlay'),
     createFieldGroupingCallback: () => async () => ({
       keepNoteId: 1,
       deleteNoteId: 2,
@@ -57,6 +59,8 @@ test('overlay runtime main deps builder maps runtime state and callbacks', () =>
   deps.refreshCurrentSubtitle?.();
   deps.syncOverlayShortcuts();
   deps.showDesktopNotification('title', {});
+  deps.showOverlayNotification?.({ title: 'title' });
+  deps.dismissOverlayNotification?.('notification-id');
 
   const tracker = {
     close: () => {},
@@ -73,6 +77,8 @@ test('overlay runtime main deps builder maps runtime state and callbacks', () =>
     'refresh-subtitle',
     'sync-shortcuts',
     'notify',
+    'show-overlay',
+    'dismiss-overlay',
   ]);
   assert.equal(appState.windowTracker, tracker);
   assert.deepEqual(appState.ankiIntegration, { id: 'anki' });
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.ts b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.ts
index a9150f91..d3000b2d 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options-main-deps.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ export function createBuildInitializeOverlayRuntimeMainDepsHandler(deps: {
   getResolvedConfig: () => { ankiConnect?: AnkiConnectConfig };
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: OverlayRuntimeOptionsMainDeps['createFieldGroupingCallback'];
   getKnownWordCacheStatePath: () => string;
   getCachedMediaPath?: OverlayRuntimeOptionsMainDeps['getCachedMediaPath'];
@@ -78,6 +79,7 @@ export function createBuildInitializeOverlayRuntimeMainDepsHandler(deps: {
     },
     showDesktopNotification: deps.showDesktopNotification,
     showOverlayNotification: deps.showOverlayNotification,
+    dismissOverlayNotification: deps.dismissOverlayNotification,
     createFieldGroupingCallback: () => deps.createFieldGroupingCallback(),
     getKnownWordCacheStatePath: () => deps.getKnownWordCacheStatePath(),
     ...(deps.getCachedMediaPath ? { getCachedMediaPath: deps.getCachedMediaPath } : {}),
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.test.ts
index 90a35960..2886aa6a 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.test.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ test('build initialize overlay runtime options maps dependencies', () => {
     getRuntimeOptionsManager: () => null,
     setAnkiIntegration: () => calls.push('set-anki'),
     showDesktopNotification: () => calls.push('notify'),
+    showOverlayNotification: () => calls.push('show-overlay'),
+    dismissOverlayNotification: () => calls.push('dismiss-overlay'),
     createFieldGroupingCallback: () => async () => ({
       keepNoteId: 1,
       deleteNoteId: 2,
@@ -47,6 +49,8 @@ test('build initialize overlay runtime options maps dependencies', () => {
   options.setWindowTracker(null);
   options.setAnkiIntegration(null);
   options.showDesktopNotification('title', {});
+  options.showOverlayNotification?.({ title: 'title' });
+  options.dismissOverlayNotification?.('notification-id');
 
   assert.deepEqual(calls, [
     'create-main',
@@ -58,5 +62,7 @@ test('build initialize overlay runtime options maps dependencies', () => {
     'set-tracker',
     'set-anki',
     'notify',
+    'show-overlay',
+    'dismiss-overlay',
   ]);
 });
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.ts b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.ts
index 63d5f688..98e7e08a 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/overlay-runtime-options.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type OverlayRuntimeOptions = {
   setAnkiIntegration: (integration: unknown | null) => void;
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -73,6 +74,7 @@ export function createBuildInitializeOverlayRuntimeOptionsHandler(deps: {
   setAnkiIntegration: (integration: unknown | null) => void;
   showDesktopNotification: (title: string, options: { body?: string; icon?: string }) => void;
   showOverlayNotification?: (payload: OverlayNotificationPayload) => void;
+  dismissOverlayNotification?: (id: string) => void;
   createFieldGroupingCallback: () => (
     data: KikuFieldGroupingRequestData,
   ) => Promise<KikuFieldGroupingChoice>;
@@ -107,6 +109,7 @@ export function createBuildInitializeOverlayRuntimeOptionsHandler(deps: {
     setAnkiIntegration: deps.setAnkiIntegration,
     showDesktopNotification: deps.showDesktopNotification,
     showOverlayNotification: deps.showOverlayNotification,
+    dismissOverlayNotification: deps.dismissOverlayNotification,
     createFieldGroupingCallback: deps.createFieldGroupingCallback,
     getKnownWordCacheStatePath: deps.getKnownWordCacheStatePath,
     ...(deps.getCachedMediaPath ? { getCachedMediaPath: deps.getCachedMediaPath } : {}),