diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/pi-tui-runner.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/pi-tui-runner.test.ts
index 0414e7c6e9..944cbd9390 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/pi-tui-runner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/pi-tui-runner.test.ts
@@ -3059,10 +3059,8 @@ describe('Maka Pi TUI runner', () => {
     terminal.input('/session');
     terminal.input('\r');
     await waitFor(() => plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()).includes('↳ Local Read'));
-    assert.match(
-      plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()),
-      /Local Read.*subagent:local_read active/,
-    );
+    assert.match(plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()), /Local Read.*subagent:local_read/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()), /\bactive\b/);
 
     terminal.input('\x1b[B');
     terminal.input('\r');
@@ -3072,6 +3070,67 @@ describe('Maka Pi TUI runner', () => {
     await run;
   });
 
+  test('shows localized live status badges in the Session picker', async () => {
+    const terminal = new FakeTerminal(160, 30);
+    const driver = new SlashCommandDriver([
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-running', '/repo', 'Running chat'),
+        status: 'running',
+        runningTurnIds: ['turn-live'],
+      },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-stale', '/repo', 'Stale running chat'),
+        status: 'running',
+        runningTurnIds: [],
+      },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-permission', '/repo', 'Permission chat'),
+        status: 'waiting_for_user',
+        blockedReason: 'permission_required',
+      },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-auth', '/repo', 'Auth chat'),
+        status: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'auth',
+      },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-noise', '/repo', 'Retryable chat'),
+        status: 'blocked',
+        blockedReason: 'tool_failed',
+      },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-stopped', '/repo', 'Stopped chat'),
+        status: 'aborted',
+      },
+    ]);
+    const run = runMakaPiTui({
+      title: 'Maka',
+      driver,
+      cwd: '/repo',
+      model: 'claude-sonnet-4-5',
+      connectionSlug: 'claude-subscription',
+      permissionMode: 'ask',
+      locale: 'en',
+      terminal,
+    });
+
+    terminal.input('/session');
+    terminal.input('\r');
+    await waitFor(() => plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()).includes('needs permission'));
+    const output = plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput());
+    assert.match(output, /Running chat.*session- · running/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(output, /Stale running chat.* · running/);
+    assert.match(output, /Permission chat.*session- · needs permission/);
+    assert.match(output, /Auth chat.*session- · needs sign-in/);
+    assert.match(output, /Stopped chat.*session- · stopped/);
+    assert.match(output, /Retryable chat.*session-/);
+    assert.doesNotMatch(output, /waiting_for_user|permission_required|tool_failed/);
+
+    terminal.input('\x1b');
+    exitMaka(terminal);
+    await run;
+  });
+
   test('imports a foreign session from /session into a fresh handoff turn', async () => {
     const terminal = new FakeTerminal();
     // No Maka sessions, so the only picker row is the foreign one.
@@ -3544,11 +3603,16 @@ describe('Maka Pi TUI runner', () => {
     await run;
   });
 
-  test('shows a session without a cwd in All but prevents resuming it', async () => {
+  test('keeps live status visible for a session without a cwd but prevents resuming it', async () => {
     const terminal = new FakeTerminal();
     const driver = new SlashCommandDriver([
       fakeSessionSummary('session-current', '/repo', 'Current chat'),
-      { ...fakeSessionSummary('session-legacy', '/repo', 'Legacy chat'), cwd: undefined },
+      {
+        ...fakeSessionSummary('session-legacy', '/repo', 'Legacy chat'),
+        cwd: undefined,
+        status: 'running',
+        runningTurnIds: ['turn-live'],
+      },
     ]);
     Object.defineProperty(driver, 'getSessionResumeAvailability', { value: undefined });
     const run = runMakaPiTui({
@@ -3576,7 +3640,7 @@ describe('Maka Pi TUI runner', () => {
 
     assert.match(
       plainTerminalOutput(terminal.screenOutput()),
-      /Legacy chat.*Missing working directory/,
+      /Legacy chat.*session- · running Missing working directory/,
     );
 
     terminal.input('\x1b');
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/runtime-host-session-driver.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/runtime-host-session-driver.test.ts
index 371a2b2416..d3fa199634 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/runtime-host-session-driver.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/runtime-host-session-driver.test.ts
@@ -22,12 +22,34 @@ import {
 } from '@maka/runtime-host/protocol';
 import {
   createRuntimeHostMakaSessionDriver,
+  runtimeHostSessionSummary,
   type RuntimeHostMakaSessionDriverInput,
 } from '../runtime-host-session-driver.js';
 import { SkillInvocationBlockedError, type MakaAttachedSessionTurn } from '../session-driver.js';
 import { WAIT_BUDGET_MS } from './tui-terminal-mock.js';
 
 describe('Runtime Host Maka Session driver', () => {
+  test('maps authoritative live Turn ids into Session summaries', () => {
+    assert.deepEqual(
+      runtimeHostSessionSummary(
+        sessionProjection({
+          status: 'running',
+          liveRunState: { schemaVersion: 1, runningTurnIds: ['turn-1', 'turn-2'] },
+        }),
+      ).runningTurnIds,
+      ['turn-1', 'turn-2'],
+    );
+    const knownEmpty = runtimeHostSessionSummary(
+      sessionProjection({ liveRunState: { schemaVersion: 1, runningTurnIds: [] } }),
+    );
+    assert.equal(Object.hasOwn(knownEmpty, 'runningTurnIds'), true);
+    assert.deepEqual(knownEmpty.runningTurnIds, []);
+    assert.equal(
+      Object.hasOwn(runtimeHostSessionSummary(sessionProjection()), 'runningTurnIds'),
+      false,
+    );
+  });
+
   test('keeps remote Session paths out of Client filesystem policy', async () => {
     const driver = createRuntimeHostMakaSessionDriver({
       connection: new FakeConnection([]).value,
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/tui-session-status.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/tui-session-status.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..f9e7089f74
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/tui-session-status.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
+import { describe, test } from 'node:test';
+import type { SessionSummary } from '@maka/core/session';
+import { sessionStatusBadge } from '../tui-session-status.js';
+
+describe('TUI Session status badge', () => {
+  test('only marks running when the Runtime Host reports a live Turn', () => {
+    assert.equal(sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'running' }), 'en'), undefined);
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'running', runningTurnIds: [] }), 'en'),
+      undefined,
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'running', runningTurnIds: ['turn-1'] }), 'en'),
+      'running',
+    );
+  });
+
+  test('distinguishes user questions from permission requests with localized copy', () => {
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'waiting_for_user' }), 'en'),
+      'waiting for you',
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(
+        session({ status: 'waiting_for_user', blockedReason: 'permission_required' }),
+        'en',
+      ),
+      'needs permission',
+    );
+    assert.equal(sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'waiting_for_user' }), 'zh'), '等你确认');
+  });
+
+  test('marks only actionable blocked reasons and keeps resting rows unmarked', () => {
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'NO_REAL_CONNECTION' }), 'en'),
+      'needs connection',
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'auth' }), 'en'),
+      'needs sign-in',
+    );
+    assert.equal(
+      sessionStatusBadge(
+        session({ status: 'blocked', blockedReason: 'permission_required' }),
+        'en',
+      ),
+      'needs permission',
+    );
+    for (const blockedReason of ['tool_failed', 'unknown'] as const) {
+      assert.equal(
+        sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'blocked', blockedReason }), 'en'),
+        undefined,
+      );
+    }
+    assert.equal(sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'active' }), 'en'), undefined);
+    assert.equal(sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'aborted' }), 'en'), 'stopped');
+    assert.equal(sessionStatusBadge(session({ status: 'aborted' }), 'zh'), '已中止');
+  });
+});
+
+function session(
+  overrides: Partial<Pick<SessionSummary, 'status' | 'blockedReason' | 'runningTurnIds'>> = {},
+): Pick<SessionSummary, 'status' | 'blockedReason' | 'runningTurnIds'> {
+  return { status: 'active', ...overrides };
+}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/pi-tui-runner.ts b/packages/cli/src/pi-tui-runner.ts
index 74da0e8664..4e481ee4d6 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/pi-tui-runner.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/pi-tui-runner.ts
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ import { editorTheme, selectListTheme } from './tui-ansi.js';
 import { MakaAutocompleteAboveEditorComponent } from './tui-autocomplete-layout.js';
 import { createShellRunElapsedTicker } from './shell-run-elapsed-ticker.js';
 import { createShellRunHydrationController } from './shell-run-hydration.js';
+import { sessionStatusBadge } from './tui-session-status.js';
 import {
   AttentionController,
   DISABLE_FOCUS_REPORTING,
@@ -2011,18 +2012,20 @@ export async function runMakaPiTui(input: MakaPiTuiInput): Promise<void> {
           : projectedSessions;
       const items: SelectItem[] = visibleSessions.map(({ session, depth }) => {
         const state = availability.get(session.id);
+        const statusBadge = sessionStatusBadge(session, locale);
+        const statusDetail = statusBadge ? ` · ${statusBadge}` : '';
         const location =
           sessionListScope === 'all' && session.cwd ? ` ${basename(session.cwd)}` : '';
         const childDetail = session.subagentRuntime
-          ? ` subagent:${session.subagentRuntime.profile} ${session.status}`
+          ? ` subagent:${session.subagentRuntime.profile}`
           : '';
         return {
           value: session.id,
           label: `${depth > 0 ? `${'  '.repeat(depth - 1)}↳ ` : ''}${session.name || session.id}`,
           description:
             state?.available === false
-              ? `${shortSessionId(session.id)} ${state.reason}`
-              : `${shortSessionId(session.id)}${location}${childDetail} ${session.llmConnectionSlug} ${session.model}`,
+              ? `${shortSessionId(session.id)}${statusDetail} ${state.reason}`
+              : `${shortSessionId(session.id)}${statusDetail}${location}${childDetail} ${session.llmConnectionSlug} ${session.model}`,
         };
       });
       // Foreign sessions are cwd-scoped; show them in both scope views (they
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/runtime-host-session-driver.ts b/packages/cli/src/runtime-host-session-driver.ts
index e568ea2a0d..2882b6744f 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/runtime-host-session-driver.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/runtime-host-session-driver.ts
@@ -1183,6 +1183,9 @@ export function runtimeHostSessionSummary(session: SessionCatalogProjection): Se
     status: session.status,
     ...(session.blockedReason === undefined ? {} : { blockedReason: session.blockedReason }),
     ...(session.statusUpdatedAt === undefined ? {} : { statusUpdatedAt: session.statusUpdatedAt }),
+    ...(session.liveRunState === undefined
+      ? {}
+      : { runningTurnIds: [...session.liveRunState.runningTurnIds] }),
     ...(session.parentSessionId === undefined ? {} : { parentSessionId: session.parentSessionId }),
     ...(session.branchOfTurnId === undefined ? {} : { branchOfTurnId: session.branchOfTurnId }),
     ...(session.subagent === undefined ? {} : { subagent: session.subagent }),
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tui-session-status.ts b/packages/cli/src/tui-session-status.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..409d4eaa2b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tui-session-status.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+import type { SessionSummary } from '@maka/core/session';
+import type { UiCatalog, UiLocale } from '@maka/core/ui-locale';
+
+interface TuiSessionStatusCopy {
+  readonly running: string;
+  readonly waitingForUser: string;
+  readonly permissionRequired: string;
+  readonly connectionRequired: string;
+  readonly signInRequired: string;
+  readonly stopped: string;
+}
+
+const TUI_SESSION_STATUS_COPY = {
+  zh: {
+    running: '进行中',
+    waitingForUser: '等你确认',
+    permissionRequired: '需要权限',
+    connectionRequired: '需要连接',
+    signInRequired: '需要重新登录',
+    stopped: '已中止',
+  },
+  en: {
+    running: 'running',
+    waitingForUser: 'waiting for you',
+    permissionRequired: 'needs permission',
+    connectionRequired: 'needs connection',
+    signInRequired: 'needs sign-in',
+    stopped: 'stopped',
+  },
+} satisfies UiCatalog<TuiSessionStatusCopy>;
+
+/**
+ * Present the runtime Session state as compact picker copy.
+ *
+ * Persisted `running` is only credible when the Runtime Host also reports a
+ * live Turn. Non-actionable blocked reasons remain ordinary resumable rows,
+ * matching Desktop's display projection rather than exposing bookkeeping
+ * noise as a broken Session.
+ */
+export function sessionStatusBadge(
+  session: Pick<SessionSummary, 'status' | 'blockedReason' | 'runningTurnIds'>,
+  locale: UiLocale,
+): string | undefined {
+  const copy = TUI_SESSION_STATUS_COPY[locale];
+  switch (session.status) {
+    case 'active':
+      return undefined;
+    case 'running':
+      return session.runningTurnIds?.length ? copy.running : undefined;
+    case 'waiting_for_user':
+      return session.blockedReason === 'permission_required'
+        ? copy.permissionRequired
+        : copy.waitingForUser;
+    case 'blocked':
+      switch (session.blockedReason) {
+        case 'NO_REAL_CONNECTION':
+          return copy.connectionRequired;
+        case 'auth':
+          return copy.signInRequired;
+        case 'permission_required':
+          return copy.permissionRequired;
+        case 'tool_failed':
+        case 'unknown':
+        case undefined:
+          return undefined;
+      }
+    case 'aborted':
+      return copy.stopped;
+  }
+}