diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/components/AppSymbol.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/components/AppSymbol.tsx
index 64b74b0e9fd5fb10b88ebfde80e6c5ee7cfadaf4..da1e41f521b7ba10fa18c01fc8b20b3645ba0233 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/components/AppSymbol.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/components/AppSymbol.tsx
@@ -175,6 +175,7 @@ const ANDROID_ICON_BY_SF_SYMBOL = {
   circle: IconCircle,
   "circle.dashed": IconCircleDashed,
   "circle.inset.filled": IconCircleDot,
+  "circle.dashed.inset.filled": IconCircleDot,
   clock: IconClock,
   timer: IconClock,
   ticket: IconTicket,
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
index d7596305cff2c811a08ee1490186c8368a6b1c0f..9c1cbe34bb2cd5f9ecdf1fbb0551b31230caedb4 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-list-v2-items.tsx
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ const STATUS_LABEL_BY_STATUS: Partial<Record<ThreadListV2Status, StatusLabel>> =
   },
   waiting: {
     label: "Waiting",
-    icon: "clock",
+    icon: "circle.dashed.inset.filled",
     className: "text-foreground-muted",
     iconTintClassName: "accent-foreground-muted",
   },
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 5771a1100a10f471d58ae942c76cdeff321cde6c..246a075bf93f509c91cebae5f3f66ea47846e0d6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ import {
   CircleAlertIcon,
   CircleCheckIcon,
   CircleDashedIcon,
+  CircleDotDashedIcon,
   ClockIcon,
   EyeIcon,
   FolderIcon,
@@ -1313,7 +1314,7 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
             // Waiting is calm background presence (post-settle background
             // roster), not active progress, so the label keeps full strength.
             label: "Waiting",
-            icon: null,
+            icon: "waiting" as const,
             className: "text-muted-foreground",
           }
         : status === "approval"
@@ -2061,6 +2062,8 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
                         >
                           {topStatus.icon === "working" ? (
                             <CircleDashedIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
+                          ) : topStatus.icon === "waiting" ? (
+                            <CircleDotDashedIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
                           ) : topStatus.icon === "input" ? (
                             <MessageCircleQuestionIcon aria-hidden className="size-4 shrink-0" />
                           ) : topStatus.icon === "approval" ? (
@@ -2078,6 +2081,12 @@ const SidebarThreadRow = memo(function SidebarThreadRow(props: {
                             <span aria-hidden>
                               <WorkingDuration startedAt={resolveWorkingStartedAt(thread)} />
                             </span>
+                          ) : status === "waiting" ? (
+                            // Waiting starts when the turn ends and background
+                            // work keeps the thread held.
+                            <span aria-hidden>
+                              <WorkingDuration startedAt={thread.latestRun?.completedAt ?? null} />
+                            </span>
                           ) : null}
                         </span>
                       )