diff --git a/packages/elements/__tests__/reasoning.test.tsx b/packages/elements/__tests__/reasoning.test.tsx
index e874d554..498b9ad0 100644
--- a/packages/elements/__tests__/reasoning.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/elements/__tests__/reasoning.test.tsx
@@ -183,6 +183,47 @@ describe("reasoningTrigger", () => {
     expect(screen.getByText("Thought for a few seconds")).toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("does not warn when duration is set after streaming ends", () => {
+    const spy = vi.spyOn(console, "warn").mockImplementation(vi.fn());
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <Reasoning duration={undefined} isStreaming>
+        <ReasoningTrigger />
+      </Reasoning>
+    );
+
+    rerender(
+      <Reasoning duration={3} isStreaming={false}>
+        <ReasoningTrigger />
+      </Reasoning>
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Thought for 3 seconds")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(spy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    spy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
+  it("prefers the duration prop over the measured duration", () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    const { rerender } = render(
+      <Reasoning isStreaming>
+        <ReasoningTrigger />
+      </Reasoning>
+    );
+
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(2000);
+    });
+
+    rerender(
+      <Reasoning duration={9} isStreaming={false}>
+        <ReasoningTrigger />
+      </Reasoning>
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.getByText("Thought for 9 seconds")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    vi.useRealTimers();
+  });
+
   it("renders custom children", () => {
     render(
       <Reasoning>
diff --git a/packages/elements/src/reasoning.tsx b/packages/elements/src/reasoning.tsx
index 4789ee2a..d465c7dd 100644
--- a/packages/elements/src/reasoning.tsx
+++ b/packages/elements/src/reasoning.tsx
@@ -75,10 +75,13 @@ export const Reasoning = memo(
       onChange: onOpenChange,
       prop: open,
     });
-    const [duration, setDuration] = useControllableState<number | undefined>({
-      defaultProp: undefined,
-      prop: durationProp,
-    });
+    // Kept in plain state: `duration` has no change callback, and
+    // `useControllableState` warns when `durationProp` goes from undefined
+    // (while streaming) to a number (once reasoning finishes).
+    const [measuredDuration, setDuration] = useState<number | undefined>(
+      undefined
+    );
+    const duration = durationProp ?? measuredDuration;
 
     const hasEverStreamedRef = useRef(isStreaming);
     const [hasAutoClosed, setHasAutoClosed] = useState(false);