diff --git a/static/js/tasks.js b/static/js/tasks.js
index 4a21d79..85503c8 100644
--- a/static/js/tasks.js
+++ b/static/js/tasks.js
@@ -656,9 +656,9 @@ function _renderList() {
     const titleRow = document.createElement('div');
     titleRow.style.cssText = 'display:flex;align-items:center;gap:6px;cursor:pointer;';
     const statusBadge = task.status === 'paused'
-      ? `<span class="task-status-badge task-paused-badge" data-task-status-action="resume" title="Paused - click to resume" style="position:relative;top:4px;"><svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><polygon points="7 4 19 12 7 20 7 4"/></svg> paused</span>`
+      ? `<span class="task-status-badge task-state-badge task-paused-badge" data-task-status-action="resume" title="Paused - click to resume" style="position:relative;top:4px;"><svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><polygon points="7 4 19 12 7 20 7 4"/></svg><span class="task-state-label">paused</span></span>`
       : task.status === 'active'
-        ? `<span class="task-status-badge task-active-badge" data-task-status-action="pause" title="Active - click to pause" style="position:relative;top:4px;"><svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><rect x="6" y="5" width="4" height="14" rx="1"/><rect x="14" y="5" width="4" height="14" rx="1"/></svg> active</span>`
+        ? `<span class="task-status-badge task-state-badge task-active-badge" data-task-status-action="pause" title="Active - click to pause" style="position:relative;top:4px;"><svg width="10" height="10" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="currentColor"><rect x="6" y="5" width="4" height="14" rx="1"/><rect x="14" y="5" width="4" height="14" rx="1"/></svg><span class="task-state-label">active</span></span>`
         : '';
     const builtinBadge = task.is_builtin
       ? `<span class="task-builtin-badge${task.is_modified ? ' modified' : ''}" title="${task.is_modified ? 'Built-in task — edited from its default' : 'Built-in task'}">built-in${task.is_modified ? ' · edited' : ''}</span>`
@@ -701,7 +701,7 @@ function _renderList() {
       runBtn.className = 'task-status-badge task-run-now-badge task-card-run-btn';
       runBtn.title = 'Run now';
       runBtn.style.cssText = 'position:relative;top:4px;margin-right:4px;';
-      runBtn.innerHTML = '<svg width="11" height="11" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2"/></svg><span>Run now</span>';
+      runBtn.innerHTML = '<svg width="11" height="11" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.2" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round"><polyline points="13 2 3 14 12 14 11 22 21 10 12 10 13 2"/></svg><span>Run</span>';
       runBtn.addEventListener('click', (e) => { e.stopPropagation(); _doRunNow(task.id); });
       actionsWrap.insertBefore(runBtn, menuBtn);
     }
diff --git a/static/style.css b/static/style.css
index e0a0022..520002e 100644
--- a/static/style.css
+++ b/static/style.css
@@ -21213,6 +21213,16 @@ a.chat-link[href^="#research-"] {
     gap: 2px;
     letter-spacing: 0.15px;
   }
+  .task-card .task-state-badge {
+    width: 20px;
+    min-width: 20px;
+    padding-left: 0;
+    padding-right: 0;
+    justify-content: center;
+  }
+  .task-card .task-state-badge .task-state-label {
+    display: none;
+  }
   .task-card .task-card-run-btn {
     margin-right: 1px !important;
   }