diff --git a/backend/src/main.go b/backend/src/main.go
index b5d39fcb..65a31049 100644
--- a/backend/src/main.go
+++ b/backend/src/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ type TransformRequest struct {
 }
 
 type TransformResponse struct {
-	Result string `json:"result"`
+	Result     string `json:"result"`
+	DurationMs int64  `json:"duration_ms"`
 }
 
 type AppConfig struct {
@@ -177,6 +178,7 @@ func main() {
 		cmd := exec.Command("java", cmdArgs...)
 		var stderr bytes.Buffer
 		cmd.Stderr = &stderr
+		start := time.Now()
 
 		timeout := time.Second * 10
 		errChan := make(chan error, 1)
@@ -200,7 +202,8 @@ func main() {
 			return
 		}
 
-		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, TransformResponse{Result: string(result)})
+		duration := time.Since(start).Milliseconds()
+		c.JSON(http.StatusOK, TransformResponse{Result: string(result), DurationMs: duration})
 	})
 
 	r.GET("/", func(c *gin.Context) {
diff --git a/frontend/src/App.jsx b/frontend/src/App.jsx
index 3e611e9e..49468536 100644
--- a/frontend/src/App.jsx
+++ b/frontend/src/App.jsx
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ export default function App() {
   const [editorFocused, setEditorFocused] = useState(false);
   const [result, setResult] = useState("");
   const [error, setError] = useState("");
+  const [duration, setDuration] = useState(null);
   const [user, setUser] = useState(null);
   const [auth, setAuth] = useState(null);
 
@@ -126,15 +127,18 @@ export default function App() {
       if (!res.ok) {
         const txt = await res.text();
         setError(txt || res.statusText);
+        setDuration(null);
         setResult("");
         return;
       }
       const data = await res.json();
       setResult(data.result);
+      setDuration(data.duration_ms);
       setError("");
     } catch (e) {
       setError(String(e));
       setResult("");
+      setDuration(null);
     }
   }, 500);
 
@@ -429,7 +433,13 @@ export default function App() {
         </div>
       </div>
       <div className="result" style={{ position: "relative" }}>
-        {error && <div className="error-box">{error}</div>}
+        {error ? (
+          <div className="error-box">{error}</div>
+        ) : (
+          duration !== null && (
+            <div className="success-box">Success in {duration} ms</div>
+          )
+        )}
         <Editor
           height="100%"
           language="xml"
diff --git a/frontend/src/style.css b/frontend/src/style.css
index 240aee54..283c63b4 100644
--- a/frontend/src/style.css
+++ b/frontend/src/style.css
@@ -49,6 +49,12 @@ body,
   padding: 0.5rem;
 }
 
+.success-box {
+  background: #efe;
+  color: #070;
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+}
+
 .app-container {
   display: flex;
   flex-direction: column;