diff --git a/src/hooks/useSessionProtection.ts b/src/hooks/useSessionProtection.ts
index cbdcdda..cb5f5ca 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useSessionProtection.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useSessionProtection.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,10 @@ import { useCallback, useState } from 'react';
 export function useSessionProtection() {
   const [activeSessions, setActiveSessions] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
   const [processingSessions, setProcessingSessions] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
+  // sessionId -> epoch ms when processing began (for the live elapsed timer)
+  const [processingStartTimes, setProcessingStartTimes] = useState<Map<string, number>>(new Map());
+  // sessions waiting on the user (permission / AskUserQuestion pending)
+  const [needsInputSessions, setNeedsInputSessions] = useState<Set<string>>(new Set());
 
   const markSessionAsActive = useCallback((sessionId?: string | null) => {
     if (!sessionId) {
@@ -30,6 +34,16 @@ export function useSessionProtection() {
     }
 
     setProcessingSessions((prev) => new Set([...prev, sessionId]));
+    setProcessingStartTimes((prev) => {
+      // Preserve an existing start time so the elapsed timer doesn't reset on
+      // repeated marks for the same run.
+      if (prev.has(sessionId)) {
+        return prev;
+      }
+      const next = new Map(prev);
+      next.set(sessionId, Date.now());
+      return next;
+    });
   }, []);
 
   const markSessionAsNotProcessing = useCallback((sessionId?: string | null) => {
@@ -42,14 +56,49 @@ export function useSessionProtection() {
       next.delete(sessionId);
       return next;
     });
+    setProcessingStartTimes((prev) => {
+      if (!prev.has(sessionId)) {
+        return prev;
+      }
+      const next = new Map(prev);
+      next.delete(sessionId);
+      return next;
+    });
+  }, []);
+
+  const markSessionAsNeedsInput = useCallback((sessionId?: string | null) => {
+    if (!sessionId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setNeedsInputSessions((prev) => new Set([...prev, sessionId]));
+  }, []);
+
+  const clearSessionNeedsInput = useCallback((sessionId?: string | null) => {
+    if (!sessionId) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    setNeedsInputSessions((prev) => {
+      if (!prev.has(sessionId)) {
+        return prev;
+      }
+      const next = new Set(prev);
+      next.delete(sessionId);
+      return next;
+    });
   }, []);
 
   return {
     activeSessions,
     processingSessions,
+    processingStartTimes,
+    needsInputSessions,
     markSessionAsActive,
     markSessionAsInactive,
     markSessionAsProcessing,
     markSessionAsNotProcessing,
+    markSessionAsNeedsInput,
+    clearSessionNeedsInput,
   };
 }