diff --git a/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViews.kt b/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViews.kt
index 1c19cbf..3d7f347 100644
--- a/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViews.kt
+++ b/src/main/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViews.kt
@@ -80,6 +80,8 @@ data class BuildRowView(
     val branchUrl: String?,
     val commitUrl: String?,
     val latestGreenUrl: String? = null,
+    /** True while the build has no artifacts yet — the artifact link then shows the log-only icon. */
+    val inProgress: Boolean = false,
 ) {
     companion object {
         fun from(
@@ -96,6 +98,7 @@ data class BuildRowView(
             artifactKey = result.artifactKey,
             branchUrl = links.branchUrl(result.branch),
             commitUrl = links.commitUrl(result.commit),
+            inProgress = !result.status.isTerminal,
         )
 
         /** A branches-view row; never-built branches have no timestamps and no artifact. */
@@ -114,6 +117,7 @@ data class BuildRowView(
             branchUrl = links.branchUrl(entry.branch),
             commitUrl = links.commitUrl(entry.commit),
             latestGreenUrl = entry.latestGreenUrl,
+            inProgress = entry.status == "running" || entry.status == "pending",
         )
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/resources/static/gittally.js b/src/main/resources/static/gittally.js
index acba770..72da677 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/static/gittally.js
+++ b/src/main/resources/static/gittally.js
@@ -241,9 +241,10 @@ function renderBuildRow(build, allowRestart) {
     const artifactsCell = elem("td");
     artifactsCell.dataset.label = "Artifacts";
     if (build.artifactKey) {
-        const artifactLink = elem("a", "artifact-link", "📄");
+        const inProgress = build.status === "running" || build.status === "pending";
+        const artifactLink = elem("a", "artifact-link", inProgress ? "⏳" : "📄");
         artifactLink.href = "/builds/" + encodeURIComponent(build.artifactKey);
-        artifactLink.title = "Open artifacts";
+        artifactLink.title = inProgress ? "Open build log — no artifacts yet" : "Open artifacts";
         artifactsCell.appendChild(artifactLink);
     }
     if (build.latestGreenUrl) {
diff --git a/src/main/resources/templates/builds.html b/src/main/resources/templates/builds.html
index 4947450..9722981 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/templates/builds.html
+++ b/src/main/resources/templates/builds.html
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@
                 <td class="duration-cell" data-label="Duration" th:text="${row.duration}">1:23</td>
                 <td data-label="Artifacts">
                     <a th:if="${row.artifactKey != ''}" class="artifact-link"
-                       th:href="'/builds/' + ${row.artifactKey}" title="Open artifacts">📄</a>
+                       th:href="'/builds/' + ${row.artifactKey}"
+                       th:text="${row.inProgress} ? '⏳' : '📄'"
+                       th:title="${row.inProgress} ? 'Open build log — no artifacts yet' : 'Open artifacts'">📄</a>
                     <a th:if="${row.latestGreenUrl != null}" class="artifact-link"
                        th:href="${row.latestGreenUrl}"
                        title="Permanent link: artifacts of the latest green build">🔗</a>
diff --git a/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViewsTest.kt b/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViewsTest.kt
index 6a6b446..3e932cc 100644
--- a/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViewsTest.kt
+++ b/src/test/kotlin/de/hoennig/gittally/server/UiViewsTest.kt
@@ -39,5 +39,27 @@ class UiViewsTest : FunSpec() {
             links.branchUrl("main") shouldBe null
             links.commitUrl("0123abc") shouldBe null
         }
+
+        test("rows are in progress while running or pending, so the artifact link shows the log-only icon") {
+            val links = GiteaWebLinks(GiteaConfig())
+
+            fun row(status: String) =
+                BuildRowView.from(
+                    BranchDto(
+                        branch = "main",
+                        commit = "0123abc",
+                        status = status,
+                        startedAt = null,
+                        durationSeconds = null,
+                        artifactKey = "some-key",
+                    ),
+                    links,
+                )
+
+            row("running").inProgress shouldBe true
+            row("pending").inProgress shouldBe true
+            row("success").inProgress shouldBe false
+            row("failed").inProgress shouldBe false
+        }
     }
 }