diff --git a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
index d2bc3d7f63..a10c01d9a5 100644
--- a/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/app/App.tsx
@@ -692,6 +692,7 @@ function CommunityApp({
       <EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate
         communityName={enterpriseLoginGate.communityName}
         error={enterpriseLoginGate.error}
+        isPending={enterpriseLoginGate.isPending}
         onCancel={() => {
           enterpriseLoginGate.onCancel();
           if (transaction) void handleCommunityOnboardingCancel();
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/communities/EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate.tsx b/desktop/src/features/communities/EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate.tsx
index a707951cf3..6d614a2436 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/communities/EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/communities/EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate.tsx
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ import { useSystemColorScheme } from "@/shared/theme/useSystemColorScheme";
 type EnterpriseBrowserLoginGateProps = {
   communityName: string;
   error?: string | null;
+  isPending?: boolean;
   onCancel: () => void;
   onContinue: () => void;
 };
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@ type EnterpriseBrowserLoginGateProps = {
 export function EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate({
   communityName,
   error,
+  isPending = false,
   onCancel,
   onContinue,
 }: EnterpriseBrowserLoginGateProps) {
@@ -33,9 +35,9 @@ export function EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate({
           Sign in with your company account
         </h1>
         <p className="mt-3 text-sm leading-6 text-muted-foreground">
-          {communityName} requires enterprise sign-in. Buzz will open your
-          system browser so your identity provider can handle SSO, passkeys, and
-          device-trust checks outside the app.
+          {isPending
+            ? "Finish sign-in in your browser, then return to Buzz. If the browser flow was closed or is stuck, cancel here to recover."
+            : `${communityName} requires enterprise sign-in. Buzz will open your system browser so your identity provider can handle SSO, passkeys, and device-trust checks outside the app.`}
         </p>
         {error ? (
           <p
@@ -49,10 +51,11 @@ export function EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate({
           <Button
             className="h-10 w-full"
             data-testid="enterprise-browser-login-continue"
+            disabled={isPending}
             onClick={onContinue}
             type="button"
           >
-            Continue in browser
+            {isPending ? "Waiting for browser sign-in…" : "Continue in browser"}
           </Button>
           <Button
             className="h-10 w-full"
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ export function EnterpriseBrowserLoginGate({
             type="button"
             variant="secondary"
           >
-            Cancel
+            {isPending ? "Cancel sign-in" : "Cancel"}
           </Button>
         </div>
       </div>
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.test.mjs b/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.test.mjs
index 45e2b65f93..efe858ca3b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.test.mjs
+++ b/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.test.mjs
@@ -301,6 +301,88 @@ test("useCommunityInit cancels an owned pending enterprise authentication login
   }
 });
 
+test("useCommunityInit keeps cancellation visible while browser enterprise login is pending", async () => {
+  const { cleanup, renderHook, waitFor, act } = await import(
+    "@testing-library/react"
+  );
+  const { useCommunityInit } = await import("./useCommunityInit.ts");
+  const calls = [];
+  let rejectLogin;
+  const restore = installTauriInvoke(async (command, args) => {
+    calls.push([command, args]);
+    if (command === "get_identity") {
+      return { pubkey: "pubkey-1", display_name: "Tester" };
+    }
+    if (command === "set_agent_avatar_communities") return null;
+    if (command === "enterprise_login_gate") return { status: "required" };
+    if (command === "get_enterprise_auth") return null;
+    if (command === "start_enterprise_auth_login") {
+      return new Promise((_, reject) => {
+        rejectLogin = reject;
+      });
+    }
+    if (command === "cancel_enterprise_auth_login") return null;
+    if (command === "apply_workspace") {
+      throw new Error("apply_workspace must not run while login is pending");
+    }
+    throw new Error(`unexpected command: ${command}`);
+  });
+
+  try {
+    const hook = renderHook(() =>
+      useCommunityInit(testCommunity(), "community-key", false, true),
+    );
+
+    await waitFor(() => assert.ok("enterpriseLogin" in hook.result.current));
+    assert.equal(hook.result.current.enterpriseLogin.isPending, false);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      hook.result.current.enterpriseLogin.onContinue();
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      assert.equal(
+        calls.some(([command]) => command === "start_enterprise_auth_login"),
+        true,
+      );
+    });
+    assert.ok("enterpriseLogin" in hook.result.current);
+    assert.equal(hook.result.current.enterpriseLogin.isPending, true);
+    assert.equal(hook.result.current.enterpriseLogin.error, null);
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      hook.result.current.enterpriseLogin.onCancel();
+      rejectLogin(new Error("Enterprise sign-in canceled"));
+    });
+
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      assert.deepEqual(
+        calls.find(([command]) => command === "cancel_enterprise_auth_login"),
+        [
+          "cancel_enterprise_auth_login",
+          {
+            attemptId: calls.find(
+              ([command]) => command === "start_enterprise_auth_login",
+            )[1].attemptId,
+          },
+        ],
+      ),
+    );
+    await waitFor(() =>
+      assert.equal(hook.result.current.error, "Enterprise sign-in canceled"),
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      calls.some(([command]) => command === "apply_workspace"),
+      false,
+    );
+    hook.unmount();
+  } finally {
+    restore();
+    cleanup();
+    mock.reset();
+  }
+});
+
 test("useCommunityInit waits for explicit enterprise browser consent", async () => {
   const { cleanup, renderHook, waitFor, act } = await import(
     "@testing-library/react"
diff --git a/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.ts b/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.ts
index 048ee35396..5a516cafad 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/features/communities/useCommunityInit.ts
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@ type CommunityInitResult =
       enterpriseLogin: {
         communityName: string;
         error: string | null;
+        isPending: boolean;
         onCancel: () => void;
         onContinue: () => void;
       };
@@ -175,15 +176,19 @@ export function useCommunityInit(
   const [enterpriseLoginPrompt, setEnterpriseLoginPrompt] = useState<{
     communityName: string;
     error: string | null;
+    isPending: boolean;
   } | null>(null);
   const enterpriseLoginDecisionRef = useRef<
     ((allowed: boolean) => void) | null
   >(null);
+  const enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef = useRef<string | null>(null);
 
   const continueEnterpriseLogin = useCallback(() => {
     const resolve = enterpriseLoginDecisionRef.current;
     enterpriseLoginDecisionRef.current = null;
-    setEnterpriseLoginPrompt(null);
+    setEnterpriseLoginPrompt((prompt) =>
+      prompt ? { ...prompt, error: null, isPending: true } : prompt,
+    );
     resolve?.(true);
   }, []);
 
@@ -191,6 +196,13 @@ export function useCommunityInit(
     const resolve = enterpriseLoginDecisionRef.current;
     enterpriseLoginDecisionRef.current = null;
     setEnterpriseLoginPrompt(null);
+    const attemptId = enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current;
+    if (attemptId !== null) {
+      void cancelEnterpriseAuthLogin({ attemptId }).catch(() => {
+        // Best-effort cleanup for a browser login this hook invocation owns.
+      });
+      enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current = null;
+    }
     resolve?.(false);
   }, []);
 
@@ -408,19 +420,28 @@ export function useCommunityInit(
                 setEnterpriseLoginPrompt({
                   communityName: activeCommunity.name,
                   error: null,
+                  isPending: false,
                 });
               });
             },
             onBrowserLoginStarted: () => {
               ownedEnterpriseLoginAttemptId = enterpriseLoginAttemptId;
+              enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current = enterpriseLoginAttemptId;
             },
           },
         );
         enterpriseProfileForResult =
           authoritativeEnterpriseProfile(enterpriseAuth);
         ownedEnterpriseLoginAttemptId = null;
+        if (enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current === enterpriseLoginAttemptId) {
+          enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current = null;
+        }
+        setEnterpriseLoginPrompt(null);
       } catch (error) {
         ownedEnterpriseLoginAttemptId = null;
+        if (enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current === enterpriseLoginAttemptId) {
+          enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current = null;
+        }
         const errorMessage =
           error instanceof Error
             ? error.message
@@ -428,7 +449,9 @@ export function useCommunityInit(
         console.error("Enterprise login gate failed:", error);
         if (!cancelled) {
           setEnterpriseLoginPrompt((prompt) =>
-            prompt ? { ...prompt, error: errorMessage } : prompt,
+            prompt
+              ? { ...prompt, error: errorMessage, isPending: false }
+              : prompt,
           );
           setResult({
             isReady: false,
@@ -546,6 +569,11 @@ export function useCommunityInit(
         }).catch(() => {
           // Best-effort cleanup for a browser login this hook invocation owns.
         });
+        if (
+          enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current === ownedEnterpriseLoginAttemptId
+        ) {
+          enterpriseLoginAttemptIdRef.current = null;
+        }
         ownedEnterpriseLoginAttemptId = null;
       }
     };