diff --git a/public/index.html b/public/index.html
index bf898eea2..1cfb80fd9 100644
--- a/public/index.html
+++ b/public/index.html
@@ -4830,6 +4830,7 @@
                     </div>
                     <div id="extensions_settings" class="flex1 wide50p">
                         <div id="assets_container" class="extension_container"></div>
+                        <div id="typing_indicator_container" class="extension_container"></div>
                         <div id="expressions_container" class="extension_container"></div>
                         <div id="sd_container" class="extension_container"></div>
                         <div id="tts_container" class="extension_container"></div>
@@ -6473,9 +6474,6 @@
         </div>
 
         <!-- chat and input bar -->
-        <div id="typing_indicator_template" class="template_element">
-            <div class="typing_indicator"><span class="typing_indicator_name">CHAR</span> is typing</div>
-        </div>
         <div id="message_file_template" class="template_element">
             <div class="mes_file_container">
                 <div class="fa-lg fa-solid fa-file-alt mes_file_icon"></div>
diff --git a/public/script.js b/public/script.js
index ece8746cb..4e037ac46 100644
--- a/public/script.js
+++ b/public/script.js
@@ -8738,11 +8738,6 @@ const swipe_right = () => {
             easing: animation_easing,
             queue: false,
             complete: async function () {
-                /*if (!selected_group) {
-                    var typingIndicator = $("#typing_indicator_template .typing_indicator").clone();
-                    typingIndicator.find(".typing_indicator_name").text(characters[this_chid].name);
-                } */
-                /* $("#chat").append(typingIndicator); */
                 const is_animation_scroll = ($('#chat').scrollTop() >= ($('#chat').prop('scrollHeight') - $('#chat').outerHeight()) - 10);
                 //console.log(parseInt(chat[chat.length-1]['swipe_id']));
                 //console.log(chat[chat.length-1]['swipes'].length);
diff --git a/public/scripts/group-chats.js b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
index 8ba133eca..5bf675fa2 100644
--- a/public/scripts/group-chats.js
+++ b/public/scripts/group-chats.js
@@ -818,7 +818,6 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
 
     /** @type {any} Caution: JS war crimes ahead */
     let textResult = '';
-    let typingIndicator = $('#chat .typing_indicator');
     const group = groups.find((x) => x.id === selected_group);
 
     if (!group || !Array.isArray(group.members) || !group.members.length) {
@@ -834,14 +833,6 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
         setCharacterId(undefined);
         const userInput = String($('#send_textarea').val());
 
-        if (typingIndicator.length === 0 && !isStreamingEnabled()) {
-            typingIndicator = $(
-                '#typing_indicator_template .typing_indicator',
-            ).clone();
-            typingIndicator.hide();
-            $('#chat').append(typingIndicator);
-        }
-
         // id of this specific batch for regeneration purposes
         group_generation_id = Date.now();
         const lastMessage = chat[chat.length - 1];
@@ -919,14 +910,6 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
             }
             await eventSource.emit(event_types.GROUP_MEMBER_DRAFTED, chId);
 
-            if (type !== 'swipe' && type !== 'impersonate' && !isStreamingEnabled()) {
-                // update indicator and scroll down
-                typingIndicator
-                    .find('.typing_indicator_name')
-                    .text(characters[chId].name);
-                typingIndicator.show();
-            }
-
             // Wait for generation to finish
             textResult = await Generate(generateType, { automatic_trigger: by_auto_mode, ...(params || {}) });
             let messageChunk = textResult?.messageChunk;
@@ -943,8 +926,6 @@ async function generateGroupWrapper(by_auto_mode, type = null, params = {}) {
             }
         }
     } finally {
-        typingIndicator.hide();
-
         is_group_generating = false;
         setSendButtonState(false);
         setCharacterId(undefined);
diff --git a/public/style.css b/public/style.css
index fc2a4728a..3821d594e 100644
--- a/public/style.css
+++ b/public/style.css
@@ -4602,23 +4602,6 @@ body .ui-widget-content li:hover {
     opacity: 1;
 }
 
-.typing_indicator {
-    position: sticky;
-    bottom: 10px;
-    margin: 10px;
-    opacity: 0.85;
-    text-shadow: 0px 0px calc(var(--shadowWidth) * 1px) var(--SmartThemeShadowColor);
-    order: 9999;
-}
-
-.typing_indicator:after {
-    display: inline-block;
-    vertical-align: bottom;
-    animation: ellipsis steps(4, end) 1500ms infinite;
-    content: "";
-    width: 0px;
-}
-
 #group_avatar_preview .missing-avatar {
     display: inline;
     vertical-align: middle;