diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
index 0eaa7f65a..73451081f 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/message_selection_overlay.dart
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ class MessageOverlayController extends State<MessageSelectionOverlay>
   bool showTranslation = false;
   String? translationText;
 
-  bool showTranscription = false;
-  String? transcriptText;
+  String? transcriptionText;
+  String? transcriptionError;
 
   double maxWidth = AppConfig.toolbarMinWidth;
 
@@ -586,14 +586,20 @@ class MessageOverlayController extends State<MessageSelectionOverlay>
     }
   }
 
-  void setShowTranscription(bool show, String? transcription) {
-    if (showTranscription == show) return;
-    if (show && transcription == null) return;
-
+  void setTranscriptionText(String transcription) {
     if (mounted) {
       setState(() {
-        showTranscription = show;
-        transcriptText = show ? transcription : null;
+        transcriptionError = null;
+        transcriptionText = transcription;
+      });
+    }
+  }
+
+  void setTranscriptionError(String error) {
+    if (mounted) {
+      setState(() {
+        transcriptionText = null;
+        transcriptionError = error;
       });
     }
   }
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
index 8b4ccb611..c4e848851 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/overlay_message.dart
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:matrix/matrix.dart';
 
 import 'package:fluffychat/config/app_config.dart';
+import 'package:fluffychat/l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/chat.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/events/message_content.dart';
 import 'package:fluffychat/pages/chat/events/reply_content.dart';
@@ -136,8 +137,7 @@ class OverlayMessage extends StatelessWidget {
     final showTranslation = overlayController.showTranslation &&
         overlayController.translationText != null;
 
-    final showTranscription = overlayController.showTranscription &&
-        overlayController.transcriptText != null;
+    final showTranscription = pangeaMessageEvent?.isAudioMessage == true;
 
     final content = Container(
       decoration: BoxDecoration(
@@ -278,17 +278,37 @@ class OverlayMessage extends StatelessWidget {
                 ),
                 child: Padding(
                   padding: const EdgeInsets.all(12.0),
-                  child: SingleChildScrollView(
-                    child: Text(
-                      overlayController.transcriptText!,
-                      style: AppConfig.messageTextStyle(
-                        event,
-                        textColor,
-                      ).copyWith(
-                        fontStyle: FontStyle.italic,
-                      ),
-                    ),
-                  ),
+                  child: overlayController.transcriptionError != null
+                      ? Row(
+                          mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                          children: [
+                            Icon(
+                              Icons.error_outline,
+                              color: Theme.of(context).colorScheme.error,
+                            ),
+                            const SizedBox(width: 8),
+                            Text(
+                              L10n.of(context).oopsSomethingWentWrong,
+                              style: AppConfig.messageTextStyle(
+                                event,
+                                textColor,
+                              ).copyWith(fontStyle: FontStyle.italic),
+                            ),
+                          ],
+                        )
+                      : overlayController.transcriptionText != null
+                          ? SingleChildScrollView(
+                              child: Text(
+                                overlayController.transcriptionText!,
+                                style: AppConfig.messageTextStyle(
+                                  event,
+                                  textColor,
+                                ).copyWith(
+                                  fontStyle: FontStyle.italic,
+                                ),
+                              ),
+                            )
+                          : const LinearProgressIndicator(),
                 ),
               ),
             sizeAnimation != null
diff --git a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/select_mode_buttons.dart b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/select_mode_buttons.dart
index ea93660c7..2b434a835 100644
--- a/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/select_mode_buttons.dart
+++ b/lib/pangea/toolbar/widgets/select_mode_buttons.dart
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ enum SelectMode {
   audio(Icons.volume_up),
   translate(Icons.translate),
   practice(Symbols.fitness_center),
-  transcription(Icons.translate);
+  speechTranslation(Icons.translate);
 
   final IconData icon;
   const SelectMode(this.icon);
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ enum SelectMode {
         return l10n.translationTooltip;
       case SelectMode.practice:
         return l10n.practice;
-      case SelectMode.transcription:
+      case SelectMode.speechTranslation:
         return l10n.speechToTextTooltip;
     }
   }
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
       ];
 
   static List<SelectMode> get audioModes => [
-        SelectMode.transcription,
+        SelectMode.speechTranslation,
         SelectMode.practice,
       ];
 
@@ -91,9 +91,7 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
   PangeaRepresentation? _repEvent;
   String? _translationError;
 
-  bool _isLoadingTranscription = false;
   SpeechToTextModel? _speechToTextResponse;
-  String? _transcriptionError;
 
   @override
   void initState() {
@@ -113,6 +111,10 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
         );
       }
     });
+
+    if (messageEvent?.isAudioMessage == true) {
+      _loadTranscription();
+    }
   }
 
   @override
@@ -135,7 +137,6 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
     setState(() {
       _audioError = null;
       _translationError = null;
-      _transcriptionError = null;
     });
 
     widget.overlayController.updateSelectedSpan(null);
@@ -143,10 +144,6 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
     if (_selectedMode == SelectMode.translate) {
       widget.overlayController.setShowTranslation(false, null);
     }
-
-    if (_selectedMode == SelectMode.transcription) {
-      widget.overlayController.setShowTranscription(false, null);
-    }
   }
 
   Future<void> _updateMode(SelectMode? mode) async {
@@ -181,20 +178,6 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
 
     if (_selectedMode == SelectMode.translate) {
       await _loadTranslation();
-      if (_repEvent == null) return;
-      widget.overlayController.setShowTranslation(
-        true,
-        _repEvent!.text,
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (_selectedMode == SelectMode.transcription) {
-      await _loadTranscription();
-      if (_speechToTextResponse == null) return;
-      widget.overlayController.setShowTranscription(
-        true,
-        _speechToTextResponse!.transcript.text,
-      );
     }
   }
 
@@ -312,6 +295,14 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
 
     try {
       await _fetchRepresentation();
+      if (_repEvent == null) {
+        throw "No representation found for the selected language.";
+      }
+
+      widget.overlayController.setShowTranslation(
+        true,
+        _repEvent!.text,
+      );
     } catch (err) {
       _translationError = err.toString();
       ErrorHandler.logError(
@@ -326,22 +317,20 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
   }
 
   Future<void> _loadTranscription() async {
-    if (!mounted) return;
-    setState(() => _isLoadingTranscription = true);
-
     try {
       await _fetchTranscription();
+      widget.overlayController.setTranscriptionText(
+        _speechToTextResponse!.transcript.text,
+      );
     } catch (err) {
-      _transcriptionError = err.toString();
+      widget.overlayController.setTranscriptionError(
+        err.toString(),
+      );
       ErrorHandler.logError(
         e: err,
         data: {},
       );
     }
-
-    if (mounted) {
-      setState(() => _isLoadingTranscription = false);
-    }
   }
 
   bool get _isError {
@@ -350,8 +339,6 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
         return _audioError != null;
       case SelectMode.translate:
         return _translationError != null;
-      case SelectMode.transcription:
-        return _transcriptionError != null;
       default:
         return false;
     }
@@ -363,8 +350,6 @@ class SelectModeButtonsState extends State<SelectModeButtons> {
         return _isLoadingAudio;
       case SelectMode.translate:
         return _isLoadingTranslation;
-      case SelectMode.transcription:
-        return _isLoadingTranscription;
       default:
         return false;
     }