diff --git a/composer.json b/composer.json
index 437a9eada..d61f24b9e 100644
--- a/composer.json
+++ b/composer.json
@@ -77,6 +77,9 @@
         "tempest/view": "self.version",
         "tempest/vite": "self.version"
     },
+    "suggest": {
+        "ext-pcntl": "Required to use some interactive console components."
+    },
     "minimum-stability": "dev",
     "prefer-stable": true,
     "autoload": {
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/ComponentState.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/ComponentState.php
index 43a8f37a7..0bb899a68 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/ComponentState.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/ComponentState.php
@@ -30,4 +30,12 @@ enum ComponentState
      * Input is blocked.
      */
     case BLOCKED;
+
+    public function isFinished(): bool
+    {
+        return match ($this) {
+            self::ACTIVE, self::ERROR, self::BLOCKED => false,
+            default => true,
+        };
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Interactive/TaskComponent.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Interactive/TaskComponent.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..6fc327a94
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Interactive/TaskComponent.php
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive;
+
+use Closure;
+use Generator;
+use RuntimeException;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\ComponentState;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Concerns\HasErrors;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Concerns\HasState;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Renderers\SpinnerRenderer;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Renderers\TaskRenderer;
+use Tempest\Console\InteractiveConsoleComponent;
+use Tempest\Console\Terminal\Terminal;
+use Throwable;
+use function Tempest\Support\arr;
+
+final class TaskComponent implements InteractiveConsoleComponent
+{
+    use HasErrors;
+    use HasState;
+
+    private TaskRenderer $renderer;
+
+    private int $processId;
+
+    private float $startedAt;
+
+    private ?float $finishedAt = null;
+
+    private array $sockets;
+
+    private array $log = [];
+
+    private(set) array $extensions = ['pcntl'];
+
+    public function __construct(
+        readonly string $label,
+        private null|Process|Closure $handler = null,
+    ) {
+        $this->handler = $this->resolveHandler($handler);
+        $this->renderer = new TaskRenderer(new SpinnerRenderer(), $label);
+        $this->startedAt = hrtime(as_number: true);
+    }
+
+    public function render(Terminal $terminal): Generator
+    {
+        // If there is no task handler, we don't need to fork the process, as
+        // it is a time-consuming operation. We can simply consider it done.
+        if ($this->handler === null) {
+            $this->state = ComponentState::SUBMITTED;
+
+            yield $this->renderTask($terminal);
+
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        $this->sockets = stream_socket_pair(domain: STREAM_PF_UNIX, type: STREAM_SOCK_STREAM, protocol: STREAM_IPPROTO_IP);
+        $this->processId = pcntl_fork();
+
+        if ($this->processId === -1) {
+            throw new RuntimeException('Could not fork process');
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->processId) {
+            $this->executeHandler();
+        }
+
+        try {
+            fclose($this->sockets[0]);
+            stream_set_blocking($this->sockets[1], enable: false);
+
+            while (true) {
+                // The process is still running, so we continue looping.
+                if (pcntl_waitpid($this->processId, $status, flags: WNOHANG) === 0) {
+                    yield $this->renderTask(
+                        terminal: $terminal,
+                        line: fread($this->sockets[1], length: 1024) ?: null,
+                    );
+
+                    usleep($this->renderer->delay());
+
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // The process is done, we register the finishing timestamp,
+                // close the communication socket and determine the finished state.
+                fclose($this->sockets[1]);
+                $this->finishedAt = hrtime(as_number: true);
+                $this->state = match (pcntl_wifexited($status)) {
+                    true => match (pcntl_wexitstatus($status)) {
+                        0 => ComponentState::SUBMITTED,
+                        default => ComponentState::ERROR,
+                    },
+                    default => ComponentState::CANCELLED,
+                };
+
+                yield $this->renderTask($terminal);
+
+                return $this->state === ComponentState::SUBMITTED;
+            }
+        } finally {
+            if ($this->state->isFinished() && $this->processId) {
+                posix_kill($this->processId, SIGTERM);
+            }
+
+            $this->cleanupSockets();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function renderTask(Terminal $terminal, ?string $line = null): string
+    {
+        if ($line) {
+            $this->log[] = $line;
+        }
+
+        return $this->renderer->render(
+            terminal: $terminal,
+            state: $this->state,
+            startedAt: $this->startedAt,
+            finishedAt: $this->finishedAt,
+            hint: end($this->log) ?: null,
+        );
+    }
+
+    private function cleanupSockets(): void
+    {
+        foreach ($this->sockets as $socket) {
+            if (is_resource($socket)) {
+                @fclose($socket);
+            }
+        }
+
+        $this->sockets = [];
+    }
+
+    private function executeHandler(): void
+    {
+        $log = function (string ...$lines): void {
+            arr($lines)
+                ->flatMap(fn (string $line) => explode("\n", $line))
+                ->each(function (string $line): void {
+                    fwrite($this->sockets[0], $line);
+                });
+        };
+
+        try {
+            exit((int) (($this->handler ?? static fn (): bool => true)($log) === false));
+        } catch (Throwable) {
+            exit(1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private function resolveHandler(null|Process|Closure $handler): ?Closure
+    {
+        if ($handler === null) {
+            return null;
+        }
+
+        if ($handler instanceof Process) {
+            return static function (Closure $log) use ($handler): bool {
+                return $handler->run(function (string $output, string $buffer) use ($log): bool {
+                    if ($output === Process::ERR) {
+                        return true;
+                    }
+
+                    if ($line = trim($buffer)) {
+                        $log($buffer);
+                    }
+
+                    return true;
+                }) === 0;
+            };
+        }
+
+        return $handler;
+    }
+
+    public function renderFooter(Terminal $terminal): ?string
+    {
+        return null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/InteractiveComponentRenderer.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/InteractiveComponentRenderer.php
index fea620836..7ac565844 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/InteractiveComponentRenderer.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/InteractiveComponentRenderer.php
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 use Tempest\Validation\Exceptions\InvalidValueException;
 use Tempest\Validation\Rule;
 use Tempest\Validation\Validator;
+use function Tempest\Support\arr;
 
 final class InteractiveComponentRenderer
 {
@@ -153,6 +154,8 @@ private function applyKey(InteractiveConsoleComponent $component, Console $conso
                 continue;
             }
 
+            Fiber::suspend();
+
             // If valid, we can return
             return $return;
         }
@@ -231,6 +234,19 @@ private function validate(mixed $value, array $validation): ?Rule
         return null;
     }
 
+    public function isComponentSupported(Console $console, InteractiveConsoleComponent $component): bool
+    {
+        if (! arr($component->extensions ?? [])->every(fn (string $ext) => extension_loaded($ext))) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        if (! new Terminal($console)->supportsTty()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        return true;
+    }
+
     private function createTerminal(Console $console): Terminal
     {
         $terminal = new Terminal($console);
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/SpinnerRenderer.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/SpinnerRenderer.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b8419b82a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/SpinnerRenderer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tempest\Console\Components\Renderers;
+
+use Tempest\Console\Components\ComponentState;
+use Tempest\Console\Terminal\Terminal;
+
+final class SpinnerRenderer
+{
+    private const array FRAMES = ['⠁', '⠁', '⠉', '⠙', '⠚', '⠒', '⠂', '⠂', '⠒', '⠲', '⠴', '⠤', '⠄', '⠄', '⠤', '⠠', '⠠', '⠤', '⠦', '⠖', '⠒', '⠐', '⠐', '⠒', '⠓', '⠋', '⠉', '⠈', '⠈'];
+
+    private int $index = 0;
+
+    private(set) int $speed = 80_000;
+
+    public function render(Terminal $terminal, ComponentState $state): string
+    {
+        if ($state !== ComponentState::ACTIVE) {
+            return '';
+        }
+
+        $margin = str_repeat(' ', times: 2);
+        $previous = $this->index;
+
+        $this->index = ($this->index + 1) % count(self::FRAMES);
+
+        return self::FRAMES[$previous];
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/TaskRenderer.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/TaskRenderer.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..11d30a89f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Components/Renderers/TaskRenderer.php
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tempest\Console\Components\Renderers;
+
+use Tempest\Console\Components\ComponentState;
+use Tempest\Console\Terminal\Terminal;
+use function Tempest\Support\str;
+
+final class TaskRenderer
+{
+    use RendersInput;
+
+    public function __construct(
+        private readonly SpinnerRenderer $spinner,
+        private readonly string $label,
+    ) {
+    }
+
+    public function render(Terminal $terminal, ComponentState $state, float $startedAt, ?float $finishedAt, ?string $hint = null): string
+    {
+        $this->prepareRender($terminal, $state);
+        $this->label($this->label);
+
+        $runtime = fn (float $finishedAt) => $finishedAt
+            ? number_format(($finishedAt - $startedAt) / 1_000_000, decimals: 0)
+            : null;
+
+        $hint = match ($this->state) {
+            ComponentState::ERROR => '<style="fg-red">An error occurred.</style>',
+            ComponentState::CANCELLED => '<style="fg-yellow">Cancelled.</style>',
+            ComponentState::SUBMITTED => $finishedAt
+                ? '<style="fg-gray">Done in <style="bold">'.$runtime($finishedAt).'ms</style>.</style>'
+                : '<style="fg-gray">Done.</style>',
+            default => $hint ?? $runtime(hrtime(as_number: true)) . 'ms',
+        };
+
+        $this->line(
+            append: str()
+                ->append(match ($this->state) {
+                    ComponentState::SUBMITTED => '<style="fg-green">✔</style>',
+                    ComponentState::ERROR => '<style="fg-red">✖</style>',
+                    ComponentState::CANCELLED => '<style="fg-yellow">⚠</style>',
+                    default => '<style="fg-gray">'.$this->spinner->render($terminal, $this->state).'</style>',
+                })
+                ->append('<style="fg-gray"> ', $hint, '</style>'),
+        );
+
+        // If a task has an error, it is no longer active.
+        if (in_array($this->state, [ComponentState::ACTIVE, ComponentState::CANCELLED])) {
+            $this->newLine();
+        }
+
+        return $this->finishRender();
+    }
+
+    public function delay(): int
+    {
+        return $this->spinner->speed;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Console.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Console.php
index ceae91792..eb20d4422 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Console/src/Console.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/Console.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use BackedEnum;
 use Closure;
 use Stringable;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 use Tempest\Highlight\Language;
 use Tempest\Support\ArrayHelper;
 
@@ -58,6 +59,8 @@ public function progressBar(iterable $data, Closure $handler): array;
      */
     public function search(string $label, Closure $search, bool $multiple = false, null|string|array $default = null): mixed;
 
+    public function task(string $label, null|Process|Closure $handler): bool;
+
     public function header(string $header, ?string $subheader = null): self;
 
     public function info(string $line, ?string $symbol = null): self;
diff --git a/src/Tempest/Console/src/GenericConsole.php b/src/Tempest/Console/src/GenericConsole.php
index edc1525ab..7971e94af 100644
--- a/src/Tempest/Console/src/GenericConsole.php
+++ b/src/Tempest/Console/src/GenericConsole.php
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 use BackedEnum;
 use Closure;
 use Stringable;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
 use Tempest\Console\Actions\ExecuteConsoleCommand;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\ConfirmComponent;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\MultipleChoiceComponent;
@@ -14,6 +15,7 @@
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\ProgressBarComponent;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\SearchComponent;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\SingleChoiceComponent;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\TaskComponent;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\TextInputComponent;
 use Tempest\Console\Components\InteractiveComponentRenderer;
 use Tempest\Console\Exceptions\UnsupportedComponent;
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ public function withLabel(string $label): self
 
     public function component(InteractiveConsoleComponent $component, array $validation = []): mixed
     {
-        if ($this->componentRenderer !== null) {
+        if ($this->componentRenderer !== null && $this->componentRenderer->isComponentSupported($this, $component)) {
             return $this->componentRenderer->render($this, $component, $validation);
         }
 
@@ -274,6 +276,11 @@ public function progressBar(iterable $data, Closure $handler): array
         return $this->component(new ProgressBarComponent($data, $handler));
     }
 
+    public function task(string $label, null|Process|Closure $handler = null): bool
+    {
+        return $this->component(new TaskComponent($label, $handler));
+    }
+
     public function search(string $label, Closure $search, bool $multiple = false, null|string|array $default = null): mixed
     {
         return $this->component(new SearchComponent($label, $search, $multiple, $default));
diff --git a/tests/Integration/Console/Components/TaskComponentTest.php b/tests/Integration/Console/Components/TaskComponentTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..009f9d51c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Integration/Console/Components/TaskComponentTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Tests\Tempest\Integration\Console\Components;
+
+use Exception;
+use Symfony\Component\Process\Process;
+use Tempest\Console\Components\Interactive\TaskComponent;
+use Tempest\Console\Console;
+use Tempest\Console\Terminal\Terminal;
+use Tempest\Database\Connections\SQLiteConnection;
+use Tempest\Database\DatabaseConfig;
+use Tests\Tempest\Integration\FrameworkIntegrationTestCase;
+
+/**
+ * @internal
+ */
+final class TaskComponentTest extends FrameworkIntegrationTestCase
+{
+    protected function setUp(): void
+    {
+        parent::setUp();
+
+        if (PHP_OS_FAMILY === 'Windows') {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('These tests require the pcntl extension, which is not available on Windows.');
+        }
+
+        if (! $this->container->get(DatabaseConfig::class)->connection instanceof SQLiteConnection) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('These tests duplicate PDO connections due to `pnctl_fork`, so they are skipped until the framework supports closing connections.');
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function test_no_task(): void
+    {
+        $this->console->withoutPrompting()->call(function (Console $console): void {
+            $terminal = new Terminal($console);
+            $component = new TaskComponent('Task in progress');
+
+            $frames = iterator_to_array($component->render($terminal));
+
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Task in progress', $frames[0]);
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Done.', $frames[0]);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function test_process_task(): void
+    {
+        $this->console->withoutPrompting()->call(function (Console $console): void {
+            $terminal = new Terminal($console);
+            $process = new Process(['echo', 'hello world']);
+            $component = new TaskComponent('Task in progress', $process);
+
+            $frames = iterator_to_array($component->render($terminal));
+
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Task in progress', $frames[0]);
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Done in', $frames[1]);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function test_successful_task(): void
+    {
+        $this->console->withoutPrompting()->call(function (Console $console): void {
+            $terminal = new Terminal($console);
+            $component = new TaskComponent('Task in progress', function (): void {});
+
+            $frames = iterator_to_array($component->render($terminal));
+
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Task in progress', $frames[0]);
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Done in', $frames[1]);
+        });
+    }
+
+    public function test_failing_task(): void
+    {
+        $this->console->withoutPrompting()->call(function (Console $console): void {
+            $terminal = new Terminal($console);
+            $component = new TaskComponent('Task in progress', function (): never {
+                throw new Exception('Failure');
+            });
+
+            $frames = iterator_to_array($component->render($terminal));
+
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('Task in progress', $frames[0]);
+            $this->assertStringContainsString('An error occurred.', $frames[1]);
+        });
+    }
+}