diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-model-b.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-model-b.spec.ts
index fe57e5248..9eaeeab60 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-model-b.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-model-b.spec.ts
@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ test.describe("Model B sidebar shape", () => {
       repoPrefix: "model-b-status-active-",
       title: "Working workspace",
       initialPrompt: "stay busy",
+      model: "one-minute-stream",
     });
 
     try {
@@ -152,6 +153,14 @@ test.describe("Model B sidebar shape", () => {
       // the status view.
       await expect(sidebar.locator('[data-testid^="workspace-tab-"]')).toHaveCount(0);
 
+      // Status mode drops the project grouping, so each row leads its subtitle
+      // with the project's icon to keep projects distinguishable.
+      for (const workspaceId of [idleProject.workspaceId, activeMock.workspaceId]) {
+        await expect(
+          page.getByTestId(`sidebar-row-project-icon-${getServerId()}:${workspaceId}`).first(),
+        ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 60_000 });
+      }
+
       // The busy workspace is grouped under Working, the idle one under Done:
       // changing one workspace's status moved only that row.
       const workingRows = page.getByTestId("sidebar-status-group-rows-running");
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar-workspace-list.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar-workspace-list.tsx
index 59bc75afd..cc9ebfb87 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar-workspace-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar-workspace-list.tsx
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ import { useClearWorkspaceAttention } from "@/hooks/use-clear-workspace-attentio
 import type { PrHint } from "@/git/use-pr-status-query";
 import {
   buildSidebarProjectRowModel,
-  resolveSidebarProjectIconTarget,
+  resolveSidebarProjectIconTargets,
   resolveSidebarProjectLocalPath,
   type SidebarProjectHostTarget,
 } from "@/utils/sidebar-project-row-model";
@@ -1952,6 +1952,16 @@ export function SidebarWorkspaceList({
   const supportsPinningByServerId = useHostFeatureMap(serverIds, "workspacePinning");
   const onToggleWorkspacePin = useSidebarWorkspacePinController();
   const showHostLabels = useMemo(() => shouldShowSidebarHostLabels(projects), [projects]);
+  // Status mode drops the project grouping, so its rows carry their own project
+  // icon. Project mode fetches the same icons inside ProjectModeList for its
+  // project headers, so only the active mode requests them.
+  const statusProjectIconTargets = useMemo(
+    () => (groupMode === "status" ? resolveSidebarProjectIconTargets(projects) : []),
+    [groupMode, projects],
+  );
+  const statusProjectIconByProjectKey = useProjectIconDataByProjectKey({
+    projects: statusProjectIconTargets,
+  });
 
   const content =
     groupMode === "status" ? (
@@ -1960,6 +1970,7 @@ export function SidebarWorkspaceList({
         pinnedGroups={pinnedGroups}
         workspaceEntriesByKey={workspaceEntriesByKey}
         projectNamesByKey={projectNamesByKey}
+        projectIconByProjectKey={statusProjectIconByProjectKey}
         shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey={shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey}
         onWorkspacePress={onWorkspacePress}
         hostLabelByServerId={hostLabelByServerId}
@@ -1998,6 +2009,7 @@ function SidebarStatusModeWrapper({
   pinnedGroups,
   workspaceEntriesByKey,
   projectNamesByKey,
+  projectIconByProjectKey,
   shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey: _projectShortcutIndex,
   onWorkspacePress,
   hostLabelByServerId,
@@ -2010,6 +2022,7 @@ function SidebarStatusModeWrapper({
   pinnedGroups: PinnedSidebarGroups;
   workspaceEntriesByKey: ReadonlyMap<string, SidebarWorkspaceEntry>;
   projectNamesByKey: Map<string, string>;
+  projectIconByProjectKey: ReadonlyMap<string, string | null>;
   shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey: Map<string, number>;
   onWorkspacePress?: () => void;
   hostLabelByServerId: ReadonlyMap<string, string>;
@@ -2028,6 +2041,7 @@ function SidebarStatusModeWrapper({
         return entry ? [entry] : [];
       })}
       projectNamesByKey={projectNamesByKey}
+      projectIconByProjectKey={projectIconByProjectKey}
       shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey={_projectShortcutIndex}
       showShortcutBadges={showShortcutBadges}
       onWorkspacePress={onWorkspacePress}
@@ -2099,14 +2113,7 @@ function ProjectModeList({
     canToggle: canTogglePinnedChats,
     toggleExpanded: togglePinnedChatsExpanded,
   } = useLimitedSidebarGroup(pinnedChats);
-  const projectIconTargets = useMemo(
-    () =>
-      projects.flatMap((project) => {
-        const target = resolveSidebarProjectIconTarget(project);
-        return target ? [{ projectKey: project.projectKey, ...target }] : [];
-      }),
-    [projects],
-  );
+  const projectIconTargets = useMemo(() => resolveSidebarProjectIconTargets(projects), [projects]);
   const nativeScrollGestureProps = useMemo(
     () =>
       parentGestureRef
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-status-list.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-status-list.tsx
index 2b12a5f56..35444cc2a 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-status-list.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-status-list.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ interface StatusWorkspaceListProps {
   groups: StatusGroup[];
   pinnedWorkspaces: SidebarWorkspaceEntry[];
   projectNamesByKey: Map<string, string>;
+  projectIconByProjectKey: ReadonlyMap<string, string | null>;
   shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey: Map<string, number>;
   showShortcutBadges: boolean;
   onWorkspacePress?: () => void;
@@ -79,6 +80,7 @@ export function SidebarStatusWorkspaceList({
   groups,
   pinnedWorkspaces,
   projectNamesByKey,
+  projectIconByProjectKey,
   shortcutIndexByWorkspaceKey,
   showShortcutBadges,
   onWorkspacePress,
@@ -114,11 +116,12 @@ export function SidebarStatusWorkspaceList({
                 <StatusWorkspaceRow
                   key={workspace.workspaceKey}
                   workspace={workspace}
-                  subtitle={buildStatusRowSubtitle({
-                    projectName: projectNamesByKey.get(workspace.projectKey) ?? "",
-                    hostLabel: showHostLabels
-                      ? (hostLabelByServerId.get(workspace.serverId) ?? workspace.serverId)
-                      : null,
+                  {...buildStatusRowProjectPresentation({
+                    workspace,
+                    projectNamesByKey,
+                    projectIconByProjectKey,
+                    hostLabelByServerId,
+                    showHostLabels,
                   })}
                   shortcutNumber={statusShortcutIndex.get(workspace.workspaceKey) ?? null}
                   showShortcutBadge={showShortcutBadges}
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ export function SidebarStatusWorkspaceList({
         groups={groups}
         collapsedStatusGroupKeys={collapsedStatusGroupKeys}
         projectNamesByKey={projectNamesByKey}
+        projectIconByProjectKey={projectIconByProjectKey}
         shortcutIndex={statusShortcutIndex}
         showShortcutBadges={showShortcutBadges}
         onWorkspacePress={onWorkspacePress}
@@ -183,6 +187,7 @@ function StatusGroupList({
   groups,
   collapsedStatusGroupKeys,
   projectNamesByKey,
+  projectIconByProjectKey,
   shortcutIndex,
   showShortcutBadges,
   onWorkspacePress,
@@ -194,6 +199,7 @@ function StatusGroupList({
   groups: StatusGroup[];
   collapsedStatusGroupKeys: ReadonlySet<string>;
   projectNamesByKey: Map<string, string>;
+  projectIconByProjectKey: ReadonlyMap<string, string | null>;
   shortcutIndex: Map<string, number>;
   showShortcutBadges: boolean;
   onWorkspacePress?: () => void;
@@ -210,6 +216,7 @@ function StatusGroupList({
           group={group}
           collapsed={collapsedStatusGroupKeys.has(group.bucket)}
           projectNamesByKey={projectNamesByKey}
+          projectIconByProjectKey={projectIconByProjectKey}
           shortcutIndex={shortcutIndex}
           showShortcutBadges={showShortcutBadges}
           onWorkspacePress={onWorkspacePress}
@@ -227,6 +234,7 @@ function StatusGroupRows({
   group,
   collapsed,
   projectNamesByKey,
+  projectIconByProjectKey,
   shortcutIndex,
   showShortcutBadges,
   onWorkspacePress,
@@ -238,6 +246,7 @@ function StatusGroupRows({
   group: StatusGroup;
   collapsed: boolean;
   projectNamesByKey: Map<string, string>;
+  projectIconByProjectKey: ReadonlyMap<string, string | null>;
   shortcutIndex: Map<string, number>;
   showShortcutBadges: boolean;
   onWorkspacePress?: () => void;
@@ -265,11 +274,12 @@ function StatusGroupRows({
             <StatusWorkspaceRow
               key={workspace.workspaceKey}
               workspace={workspace}
-              subtitle={buildStatusRowSubtitle({
-                projectName: projectNamesByKey.get(workspace.projectKey) ?? "",
-                hostLabel: showHostLabels
-                  ? (hostLabelByServerId.get(workspace.serverId) ?? workspace.serverId)
-                  : null,
+              {...buildStatusRowProjectPresentation({
+                workspace,
+                projectNamesByKey,
+                projectIconByProjectKey,
+                hostLabelByServerId,
+                showHostLabels,
               })}
               shortcutNumber={shortcutIndex.get(workspace.workspaceKey) ?? null}
               showShortcutBadge={showShortcutBadges}
@@ -306,6 +316,36 @@ function buildStatusRowSubtitle({
   return projectName ? `${projectName} · ${hostLabel}` : hostLabel;
 }
 
+interface StatusRowProjectPresentation {
+  subtitle: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  projectIconDataUri: string | null;
+}
+
+function buildStatusRowProjectPresentation({
+  workspace,
+  projectNamesByKey,
+  projectIconByProjectKey,
+  hostLabelByServerId,
+  showHostLabels,
+}: {
+  workspace: SidebarWorkspaceEntry;
+  projectNamesByKey: Map<string, string>;
+  projectIconByProjectKey: ReadonlyMap<string, string | null>;
+  hostLabelByServerId: ReadonlyMap<string, string>;
+  showHostLabels: boolean;
+}): StatusRowProjectPresentation {
+  const projectName = projectNamesByKey.get(workspace.projectKey) ?? "";
+  const hostLabel = showHostLabels
+    ? (hostLabelByServerId.get(workspace.serverId) ?? workspace.serverId)
+    : null;
+  return {
+    subtitle: buildStatusRowSubtitle({ projectName, hostLabel }),
+    projectName,
+    projectIconDataUri: projectIconByProjectKey.get(workspace.projectKey) ?? null,
+  };
+}
+
 function StatusGroupHeader({ group, collapsed }: { group: StatusGroup; collapsed: boolean }) {
   const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
   const toggleStatusGroupCollapsed = useSidebarCollapsedSectionsStore(
@@ -391,6 +431,8 @@ function StatusGroupIcon({ bucket }: { bucket: StatusGroup["bucket"] }) {
 const StatusWorkspaceRow = memo(function StatusWorkspaceRow({
   workspace,
   subtitle,
+  projectName,
+  projectIconDataUri,
   shortcutNumber,
   showShortcutBadge,
   canPin,
@@ -400,6 +442,8 @@ const StatusWorkspaceRow = memo(function StatusWorkspaceRow({
 }: {
   workspace: SidebarWorkspaceEntry;
   subtitle: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  projectIconDataUri: string | null;
   shortcutNumber: number | null;
   showShortcutBadge: boolean;
   canPin: boolean;
@@ -422,6 +466,8 @@ const StatusWorkspaceRow = memo(function StatusWorkspaceRow({
     <StatusWorkspaceRowWithMenu
       workspace={workspace}
       subtitle={subtitle}
+      projectName={projectName}
+      projectIconDataUri={projectIconDataUri}
       selected={selected}
       shortcutNumber={shortcutNumber}
       showShortcutBadge={showShortcutBadge}
@@ -436,6 +482,8 @@ const StatusWorkspaceRow = memo(function StatusWorkspaceRow({
 function StatusWorkspaceRowWithMenu({
   workspace,
   subtitle,
+  projectName,
+  projectIconDataUri,
   selected,
   shortcutNumber,
   showShortcutBadge,
@@ -446,6 +494,8 @@ function StatusWorkspaceRowWithMenu({
 }: {
   workspace: SidebarWorkspaceEntry;
   subtitle: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  projectIconDataUri: string | null;
   selected: boolean;
   shortcutNumber: number | null;
   showShortcutBadge: boolean;
@@ -554,6 +604,8 @@ function StatusWorkspaceRowWithMenu({
       <StatusWorkspaceRowInner
         workspace={workspace}
         subtitle={subtitle}
+        projectName={projectName}
+        projectIconDataUri={projectIconDataUri}
         selected={selected}
         shortcutNumber={shortcutNumber}
         showShortcutBadge={showShortcutBadge}
@@ -589,6 +641,8 @@ function StatusWorkspaceRowWithMenu({
 function StatusWorkspaceRowInner({
   workspace,
   subtitle,
+  projectName,
+  projectIconDataUri,
   selected,
   shortcutNumber,
   showShortcutBadge,
@@ -609,6 +663,8 @@ function StatusWorkspaceRowInner({
 }: {
   workspace: SidebarWorkspaceEntry;
   subtitle: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  projectIconDataUri: string | null;
   selected: boolean;
   shortcutNumber: number | null;
   showShortcutBadge: boolean;
@@ -662,6 +718,8 @@ function StatusWorkspaceRowInner({
               <SidebarWorkspaceRowContent
                 workspace={workspace}
                 subtitle={subtitle}
+                subtitleProjectName={projectName}
+                subtitleProjectIconDataUri={projectIconDataUri}
                 scriptIconKind={scriptIconKind}
                 isHovered={isHovered}
                 isLoading={isArchiving}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-subtitle-project-icon.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-subtitle-project-icon.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..37ce83833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-subtitle-project-icon.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+import { View } from "react-native";
+import { StyleSheet } from "react-native-unistyles";
+import { ProjectIconView } from "@/components/project-icon-view";
+import { projectIconPlaceholderLabelFromDisplayName } from "@/utils/project-display-name";
+
+/**
+ * Decorative project marker for a sidebar row's subtitle line. Status mode breaks
+ * the project grouping, so the icon is what makes two same-named branches from
+ * different projects tell apart at a glance — the project name next to it carries
+ * the meaning, so the icon itself stays out of the accessibility tree.
+ */
+export function SidebarSubtitleProjectIcon({
+  projectKey,
+  projectName,
+  iconDataUri,
+  testID,
+}: {
+  projectKey: string;
+  projectName: string;
+  iconDataUri: string | null;
+  testID?: string;
+}) {
+  const placeholderInitial = projectIconPlaceholderLabelFromDisplayName(projectName)
+    .charAt(0)
+    .toUpperCase();
+  if (!iconDataUri && !placeholderInitial) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <View
+      style={styles.slot}
+      testID={testID}
+      accessibilityElementsHidden
+      importantForAccessibility="no-hide-descendants"
+    >
+      <ProjectIconView
+        iconDataUri={iconDataUri}
+        initial={placeholderInitial}
+        projectKey={projectKey}
+        imageStyle={styles.icon}
+        fallbackStyle={styles.fallback}
+        textStyle={styles.fallbackText}
+      />
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
+const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
+  slot: {
+    width: 12,
+    // Match the 14px subtitle line so the icon does not change row density.
+    height: 14,
+    flexShrink: 0,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  icon: {
+    width: 12,
+    height: 12,
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.sm,
+  },
+  fallback: {
+    width: 12,
+    height: 12,
+    borderRadius: theme.borderRadius.sm,
+    alignItems: "center",
+    justifyContent: "center",
+  },
+  fallbackText: {
+    fontSize: 8,
+    lineHeight: 12,
+  },
+}));
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-row-content.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-row-content.tsx
index c1784589e..19794900d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-row-content.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-row-content.tsx
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   Monitor,
   SquareTerminal,
 } from "lucide-react-native";
+import { SidebarSubtitleProjectIcon } from "@/components/sidebar/sidebar-subtitle-project-icon";
 import { WorkspaceHoverCard } from "@/components/workspace-hover-card";
 import { SyncedLoader } from "@/components/synced-loader";
 import type { SidebarWorkspaceEntry } from "@/hooks/use-sidebar-workspaces-list";
@@ -93,6 +94,8 @@ export function SidebarWorkspaceRowFrame({
 export const SidebarWorkspaceRowContent = memo(function SidebarWorkspaceRowContent({
   workspace,
   subtitle,
+  subtitleProjectName = null,
+  subtitleProjectIconDataUri = null,
   scriptIconKind = null,
   isHovered,
   isLoading,
@@ -104,6 +107,9 @@ export const SidebarWorkspaceRowContent = memo(function SidebarWorkspaceRowConte
 }: {
   workspace: SidebarWorkspaceEntry;
   subtitle?: string | null;
+  /** Project named by the subtitle. Set it to lead the subtitle line with that project's icon. */
+  subtitleProjectName?: string | null;
+  subtitleProjectIconDataUri?: string | null;
   scriptIconKind?: SidebarWorkspaceScriptIconKind | null;
   isHovered: boolean;
   isLoading: boolean;
@@ -148,9 +154,19 @@ export const SidebarWorkspaceRowContent = memo(function SidebarWorkspaceRowConte
             <View style={sidebarWorkspaceRowStyles.rowRight}>{children}</View>
           </View>
           {subtitle ? (
-            <Text style={styles.workspaceSubtitle} numberOfLines={1}>
-              {subtitle}
-            </Text>
+            <View style={styles.workspaceSubtitleRow}>
+              {subtitleProjectName ? (
+                <SidebarSubtitleProjectIcon
+                  projectKey={workspace.projectKey}
+                  projectName={subtitleProjectName}
+                  iconDataUri={subtitleProjectIconDataUri}
+                  testID={`sidebar-row-project-icon-${workspace.workspaceKey}`}
+                />
+              ) : null}
+              <Text style={styles.workspaceSubtitle} numberOfLines={1}>
+                {subtitle}
+              </Text>
+            </View>
           ) : null}
           {workspace.prHint ? (
             <View style={styles.workspacePrBadgeRow}>
@@ -567,10 +583,18 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
   workspaceBranchTextHovered: {
     opacity: 1,
   },
+  workspaceSubtitleRow: {
+    flexDirection: "row",
+    alignItems: "center",
+    gap: theme.spacing[1],
+    minWidth: 0,
+  },
   workspaceSubtitle: {
     color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
     fontSize: theme.fontSize.xs,
     lineHeight: 14,
+    flexShrink: 1,
+    minWidth: 0,
   },
   workspacePrBadgeRow: {
     flexDirection: "row",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/utils/sidebar-project-row-model.ts b/packages/app/src/utils/sidebar-project-row-model.ts
index d9566198f..fac2384e1 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/utils/sidebar-project-row-model.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/utils/sidebar-project-row-model.ts
@@ -43,6 +43,19 @@ export function resolveSidebarProjectIconTarget(
   return null;
 }
 
+export interface SidebarProjectIconTarget extends SidebarProjectHostTarget {
+  projectKey: string;
+}
+
+export function resolveSidebarProjectIconTargets(
+  projects: readonly SidebarProjectEntry[],
+): SidebarProjectIconTarget[] {
+  return projects.flatMap((project) => {
+    const target = resolveSidebarProjectIconTarget(project);
+    return target ? [{ projectKey: project.projectKey, ...target }] : [];
+  });
+}
+
 export function resolveSidebarProjectLocalPath(
   project: SidebarProjectEntry,
   localServerId: string | null,