diff --git a/src/main/java/net/siegeln/cameleer/saas/vendor/VendorTenantService.java b/src/main/java/net/siegeln/cameleer/saas/vendor/VendorTenantService.java
index 4a8a1d5..6c04dea 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/siegeln/cameleer/saas/vendor/VendorTenantService.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/siegeln/cameleer/saas/vendor/VendorTenantService.java
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import net.siegeln.cameleer.saas.tenant.TenantStatus;
 import net.siegeln.cameleer.saas.tenant.dto.CreateTenantRequest;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+import org.springframework.scheduling.annotation.Async;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
 
@@ -110,23 +111,41 @@ public class VendorTenantService {
         // 3. Generate license
         LicenseEntity license = licenseService.generateLicense(tenant, DEFAULT_LICENSE_VALIDITY, actorId);
 
-        // 4. Provision server if provisioner is available
+        auditService.log(actorId, null, tenant.getId(),
+                AuditAction.TENANT_CREATE, "provision:" + tenant.getSlug(),
+                null, null, "SUCCESS", null);
+
+        // 4. Provision server asynchronously (Docker containers, health check, config push)
         if (tenantProvisioner.isAvailable()) {
-            var provisionRequest = new TenantProvisionRequest(
-                    tenant.getId(), tenant.getSlug(),
-                    tenant.getTier().name(), license.getToken());
+            provisionAsync(tenant.getId(), tenant.getSlug(), tenant.getTier().name(), license.getToken(), actorId);
+        }
+
+        return tenant;
+    }
+
+    @Async
+    public void provisionAsync(UUID tenantId, String slug, String tier, String licenseToken, UUID actorId) {
+        try {
+            var provisionRequest = new TenantProvisionRequest(tenantId, slug, tier, licenseToken);
             ProvisionResult result = tenantProvisioner.provision(provisionRequest);
+
+            TenantEntity tenant = tenantRepository.findById(tenantId).orElse(null);
+            if (tenant == null) {
+                log.error("Tenant {} disappeared during provisioning", slug);
+                return;
+            }
+
             if (result.success()) {
                 tenant.setServerEndpoint(result.serverEndpoint());
                 tenant.setProvisionError(null);
                 tenant.setStatus(TenantStatus.ACTIVE);
-                tenant = tenantRepository.save(tenant);
+                tenantRepository.save(tenant);
 
                 // Push license to newly provisioned server
                 try {
-                    serverApiClient.pushLicense(result.serverEndpoint(), license.getToken());
+                    serverApiClient.pushLicense(result.serverEndpoint(), licenseToken);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
-                    log.warn("License push failed for tenant {}: {}", tenant.getSlug(), e.getMessage());
+                    log.warn("License push failed for tenant {}: {}", slug, e.getMessage());
                 }
 
                 // Configure OIDC on the provisioned server (SSO via Logto)
@@ -144,24 +163,25 @@ public class VendorTenantService {
                             "rolesClaim", "roles",
                             "audience", "https://api.cameleer.local"
                         ));
-                        log.info("Pushed OIDC config to server for tenant {}", tenant.getSlug());
+                        log.info("Pushed OIDC config to server for tenant {}", slug);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
-                        log.warn("OIDC config push failed for tenant {}: {}", tenant.getSlug(), e.getMessage());
+                        log.warn("OIDC config push failed for tenant {}: {}", slug, e.getMessage());
                     }
                 }
+
+                log.info("Tenant {} provisioned successfully", slug);
             } else {
                 tenant.setProvisionError(result.error());
-                tenant.setStatus(TenantStatus.PROVISIONING);
-                tenant = tenantRepository.save(tenant);
-                log.error("Provisioning failed for tenant {}: {}", tenant.getSlug(), result.error());
+                tenantRepository.save(tenant);
+                log.error("Provisioning failed for tenant {}: {}", slug, result.error());
             }
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            log.error("Unexpected error during async provisioning of tenant {}: {}", slug, e.getMessage(), e);
+            tenantRepository.findById(tenantId).ifPresent(t -> {
+                t.setProvisionError(e.getMessage());
+                tenantRepository.save(t);
+            });
         }
-
-        auditService.log(actorId, null, tenant.getId(),
-                AuditAction.TENANT_CREATE, "provision:" + tenant.getSlug(),
-                null, null, "SUCCESS", null);
-
-        return tenant;
     }
 
     public List<TenantEntity> listAll() {
diff --git a/ui/src/api/vendor-hooks.ts b/ui/src/api/vendor-hooks.ts
index 7ae09a7..6323a97 100644
--- a/ui/src/api/vendor-hooks.ts
+++ b/ui/src/api/vendor-hooks.ts
@@ -10,11 +10,15 @@ export function useVendorTenants() {
   });
 }
 
-export function useVendorTenant(id: string | null) {
+export function useVendorTenant(
+  id: string | null,
+  options?: { refetchInterval?: number | false | ((query: { state: { data: VendorTenantDetail | undefined } }) => number | false) },
+) {
   return useQuery<VendorTenantDetail>({
     queryKey: ['vendor', 'tenants', id],
     queryFn: () => api.get(`/vendor/tenants/${id}`),
     enabled: !!id,
+    refetchInterval: options?.refetchInterval as any,
   });
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/vendor/CreateTenantPage.tsx b/ui/src/pages/vendor/CreateTenantPage.tsx
index 5c1bad7..2c8bcac 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/vendor/CreateTenantPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/vendor/CreateTenantPage.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ export function CreateTenantPage() {
         adminUsername: adminUsername || undefined,
         adminPassword: adminPassword || undefined,
       });
-      toast({ title: 'Tenant created', variant: 'success' });
+      toast({ title: 'Tenant created — provisioning in progress', variant: 'success' });
       navigate(`/vendor/tenants/${result.id}`);
     } catch (err) {
       toast({ title: 'Failed to create tenant', description: String(err), variant: 'error' });
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/vendor/TenantDetailPage.tsx b/ui/src/pages/vendor/TenantDetailPage.tsx
index bf0e9ed..4bc95df 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/vendor/TenantDetailPage.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/vendor/TenantDetailPage.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useState } from 'react';
+import { useState, useRef, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { useParams, useNavigate } from 'react-router';
 import {
   AlertDialog,
@@ -41,7 +41,28 @@ export function TenantDetailPage() {
   const navigate = useNavigate();
   const { toast } = useToast();
 
-  const { data, isLoading } = useVendorTenant(id ?? null);
+  const wasProvisioning = useRef(false);
+  const { data, isLoading } = useVendorTenant(id ?? null, {
+    refetchInterval: (query) => {
+      const status = query.state.data?.tenant?.status?.toUpperCase();
+      return status === 'PROVISIONING' ? 3_000 : false;
+    },
+  });
+
+  // Toast when provisioning completes
+  const currentStatus = data?.tenant?.status?.toUpperCase();
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (currentStatus === 'PROVISIONING') {
+      wasProvisioning.current = true;
+    } else if (wasProvisioning.current && currentStatus) {
+      wasProvisioning.current = false;
+      toast({
+        title: currentStatus === 'ACTIVE' ? 'Tenant provisioned' : `Tenant status: ${currentStatus}`,
+        variant: currentStatus === 'ACTIVE' ? 'success' : 'warning',
+      });
+    }
+  }, [currentStatus, toast]);
+
   const suspendTenant = useSuspendTenant();
   const activateTenant = useActivateTenant();
   const deleteTenant = useDeleteTenant();
@@ -115,6 +136,11 @@ export function TenantDetailPage() {
         <h1 style={{ margin: 0, fontSize: '1.25rem', fontWeight: 600 }}>{tenant.name}</h1>
         <Badge label={tenant.tier} color={tierColor(tenant.tier)} />
         <Badge label={tenant.status} color={statusColor(tenant.status)} />
+        {currentStatus === 'PROVISIONING' && (
+          <span style={{ display: 'inline-flex', alignItems: 'center', gap: 6, fontSize: 13, color: 'var(--text-muted)' }}>
+            <Spinner size="sm" /> Provisioning...
+          </span>
+        )}
       </div>
 
       {/* KPI Strip */}