diff --git a/surfaces/gui/e2e/cloud.spec.ts b/surfaces/gui/e2e/cloud.spec.ts
index 5d73a61c..10d1faee 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/e2e/cloud.spec.ts
+++ b/surfaces/gui/e2e/cloud.spec.ts
@@ -41,11 +41,12 @@ test("signed out: the account row is the sign-in home; managed connector still c
   await expect(modal.getByRole("button", { name: /one click/i })).toHaveCount(0);
 });
 
-test("signed in: account row shows the name; one-click appears; sign out from the menu", async ({
+test("signed in: account row shows the name and status; one-click appears; sign out from the menu", async ({
   page,
 }) => {
   await openConnectors(page);
   await signIn(page);
+  await expect(page.getByTestId("cloud-status")).toHaveText("Signed in");
 
   await page.getByTestId("connector-gmail").getByRole("button", { name: "Connect", exact: true }).click();
   const modal = page.getByTestId("add-connection-modal");
diff --git a/surfaces/gui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/surfaces/gui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 9f0215dd..01ae500f 100644
--- a/surfaces/gui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/surfaces/gui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ const compactAge = (iso?: string | null): string => {
 export function Sidebar(props: Props) {
   const [searchModalOpen, setSearchModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [appMenuOpen, setAppMenuOpen] = useState(false);
-  // The account row (§26): cloud sign-in status drives the avatar/name/dot; refreshed on
+  // The account row (§26): cloud sign-in status drives the avatar/name/status label; refreshed on
   // focus and whenever the menu opens (sign-in completes out-of-band in the browser).
   const [cloud, setCloud] = useState<CloudStatus | null>(null);
   // Inbox chip sticky unlock (§26): absent until the product first parks an item (or a
@@ -1212,7 +1212,11 @@ export function Sidebar(props: Props) {
             }}
             aria-haspopup="menu"
             aria-expanded={appMenuOpen}
-            aria-label={cloud?.signed_in ? `Account: ${accountEmail}` : "Account: not signed in"}
+            aria-label={
+              cloud?.signed_in
+                ? `Account: ${accountEmail}, signed in to OpenWorker Cloud`
+                : "Account: not signed in"
+            }
           >
             <span
               className={
@@ -1230,10 +1234,12 @@ export function Sidebar(props: Props) {
             </span>
             {cloud?.signed_in && (
               <span
-                className="w-[7px] h-[7px] rounded-full bg-ok shrink-0"
+                className="text-[11px] text-muted shrink-0"
+                data-testid="cloud-status"
                 title="Signed in to OpenWorker Cloud"
-                aria-hidden
-              />
+              >
+                Signed in
+              </span>
             )}
             <span className="flex-1" />
             {inboxUnlocked && (
diff --git a/temp-screenshots/issue-469/account-row-signed-in.png b/temp-screenshots/issue-469/account-row-signed-in.png
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f31f5375
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