diff --git a/frontend/app/components/ToastContainer.vue b/frontend/app/components/ToastContainer.vue
index cfa6837..93c9682 100644
--- a/frontend/app/components/ToastContainer.vue
+++ b/frontend/app/components/ToastContainer.vue
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
         ]"
       >
         <div
-          class="alert toast-card shadow-md px-3 py-2 text-sm"
+          class="alert toast-card relative shadow-md px-3 py-2 text-sm overflow-hidden"
           :class="getToastClasses(toast.type)"
         >
           <div class="flex items-center gap-2">
@@ -54,6 +54,13 @@
               <IconLucideX class="w-3 h-3" aria-hidden="true" />
             </button>
           </div>
+
+          <!-- Progress bar for auto-dismiss toasts -->
+          <div
+            v-if="toast.duration > 0"
+            class="absolute bottom-0 left-0 h-0.5 bg-current opacity-30 rounded-full"
+            :style="{ animation: `toast-progress ${toast.duration}ms linear forwards` }"
+          />
         </div>
       </div>
     </TransitionGroup>
@@ -111,4 +118,9 @@ const getToastClasses = (type) => {
   pointer-events: auto;
   border-radius: 0.75rem;
 }
+
+@keyframes toast-progress {
+  from { width: 100%; }
+  to { width: 0%; }
+}
 </style>
diff --git a/frontend/app/composables/useToast.ts b/frontend/app/composables/useToast.ts
index 89edb99..750ab6e 100644
--- a/frontend/app/composables/useToast.ts
+++ b/frontend/app/composables/useToast.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ export interface Toast {
   message: string
   type: ToastType
   visible: boolean
+  duration: number
 }
 
 const toasts = ref<Toast[]>([])
@@ -32,6 +33,7 @@ export function useToast() {
       message,
       type,
       visible: true,
+      duration: type === 'error' ? 0 : duration,
     }
 
     if (toasts.value.length >= MAX_TOASTS) {
@@ -40,10 +42,12 @@ export function useToast() {
 
     toasts.value.push(toast)
 
-    // Auto-remove after duration
-    setTimeout(() => {
-      removeToast(id)
-    }, duration)
+    // Only auto-dismiss non-error toasts
+    if (type !== 'error' && duration > 0) {
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        removeToast(id)
+      }, duration)
+    }
 
     return id
   }