diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NavPanel/components/PersistentFooterActions.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NavPanel/components/PersistentFooterActions.tsx
index 7fcbaf462d..f8d5efd8a2 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NavPanel/components/PersistentFooterActions.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/components/NavPanel/components/PersistentFooterActions.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
 import { getAppearanceOverlayHost } from '@/infrastructure/appearance/runtime/AppearanceOverlayHost';
 import { useAnchoredPopoverPosition } from '@/shared/utils/useAnchoredPopoverPosition';
 import { useSettingsStore } from '@/app/scenes/settings/settingsStore';
+import { PeerConnectionStatus } from '@/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus';
 import DeviceStatusControl from './DeviceStatusControl';
 import AppearanceQuickSwitchMenuItem from './AppearanceQuickSwitchMenuItem';
 
@@ -164,6 +165,7 @@ const PersistentFooterActions: React.FC = () => {
 
   return (
     <>
+      <PeerConnectionStatus />
       <div className="openbitfun-nav-panel__footer" data-openbitfun-component="nav-panel" data-openbitfun-part="footer">
         <div className="openbitfun-nav-panel__footer-left">
           <DeviceStatusControl
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/app/layout/AppLayout.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/app/layout/AppLayout.tsx
index 78009a276a..c008fef6bd 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/app/layout/AppLayout.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/app/layout/AppLayout.tsx
@@ -757,7 +757,6 @@ const AppLayout: React.FC<AppLayoutProps> = ({ className = '' }) => {
             isExiting={transitionDir === 'returning'}
           />
         </main>
-        <PeerConnectionStatus />
 
         {/* Hello stays available across every client scene, including Welcome. */}
         <Suspense fallback={null}>
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.test.ts b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.test.ts
index dd61b4fc93..16c431856d 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.test.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.test.ts
@@ -282,6 +282,18 @@ describe('PeerConnectionManager health', () => {
     await manager.disposeAll();
   });
 
+  it('does not flash a reconnect warning when the roster misses a healthy host', async () => {
+    const rpc = createRpc();
+    const manager = createManager(rpc.deviceRpc);
+    const seen = observe(manager);
+    await manager.connect('peer-1', 'Studio');
+    manager.reportPresence([]);
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(RECONNECT_BASE_MS);
+    expect(seen.healthTimeline()).toEqual(['connecting', 'ready']);
+    expect(rpc.commands().filter(command => command === 'peer_control_attach')).toHaveLength(2);
+    await manager.disposeAll();
+  });
+
   it('recovers a 2.3 second presence gap on the same attachment', async () => {
     const rpc = createRpc();
     const manager = createManager(rpc.deviceRpc);
@@ -289,7 +301,7 @@ describe('PeerConnectionManager health', () => {
 
     rpc.failAll();
     manager.reportPresence(['peer-2']);
-    expect(connection.getState()).toMatchObject({ health: 'degraded', consecutiveFailures: 0 });
+    expect(connection.getState()).toMatchObject({ health: 'ready', consecutiveFailures: 0 });
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(2_300);
 
     rpc.failNext(0);
@@ -333,12 +345,12 @@ describe('PeerConnectionManager health', () => {
         .rejects.toThrow('relay unavailable');
     }));
 
-    expect(connection.getState()).toMatchObject({ health: 'degraded', consecutiveFailures: 0 });
+    expect(connection.getState()).toMatchObject({ health: 'ready', consecutiveFailures: 0 });
     expect(rpc.commands().filter(command => command === 'peer_mode_ping')).toHaveLength(1);
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(RECONNECT_BASE_MS);
     expect(connection.getState()).toMatchObject({ health: 'ready', consecutiveFailures: 0 });
     expect(rpc.commands().filter(command => command === 'peer_mode_ping')).toHaveLength(2);
-    expect(rpc.commands().filter(command => command === 'peer_control_attach')).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(rpc.commands().filter(command => command === 'peer_control_attach')).toHaveLength(1);
   });
 
   it('does not postpone a health retry when more product requests or presence updates fail', async () => {
@@ -732,7 +744,7 @@ describe('PeerConnectionManager recovery races', () => {
     await connection.adapter.request('get_opened_workspaces', { request: {} });
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(KEEPALIVE_MS * 2);
     expect(attachCount).toBe(2);
-    expect(connection.getState().health).toBe('degraded');
+    expect(connection.getState().health).toBe('ready');
 
     reattach.resolve(JSON.stringify({ resp: 'host_invoke_result', ok: true, value: null }));
     await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.ts b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.ts
index fc17138645..2a4ca91c66 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.ts
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionManager.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ interface ConnectionEntry {
   timer: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null;
   disposed: boolean;
   presenceOnline: boolean | null;
+  probeRequested: boolean;
+  needsReattach: boolean;
   healthCheckInFlight: Promise<void> | null;
   reattachInFlight: Promise<void> | null;
   handle: PeerConnection;
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ export class PeerConnectionManager {
       entry.presenceOnline = online.has(entry.deviceId);
       if (!entry.presenceOnline && wasOnline !== false) {
         this.requestRecovery(entry, 'presence');
-      } else if (entry.presenceOnline && wasOnline === false && entry.health === 'degraded') {
+      } else if (entry.presenceOnline && wasOnline === false && (entry.health === 'degraded' || entry.probeRequested)) {
         this.cancelTimer(entry);
         void this.runHealthCheck(entry);
       }
@@ -379,6 +381,8 @@ export class PeerConnectionManager {
       timer: null,
       disposed: false,
       presenceOnline: null,
+      probeRequested: false,
+      needsReattach: false,
       healthCheckInFlight: null,
       reattachInFlight: null,
       handle: {
@@ -556,8 +560,9 @@ export class PeerConnectionManager {
     const check = this.checkHealth(entry).finally(() => {
       if (entry.healthCheckInFlight !== check) return;
       entry.healthCheckInFlight = null;
+      entry.probeRequested = false;
       if (this.entries.get(entry.deviceId) !== entry || entry.disposed) return;
-      if (entry.health === 'ready') this.scheduleKeepalive(entry);
+      if (entry.health === 'ready' && !entry.needsReattach) this.scheduleKeepalive(entry);
       else this.scheduleReconnect(entry);
     });
     entry.healthCheckInFlight = check;
@@ -569,7 +574,8 @@ export class PeerConnectionManager {
       const capabilities = await this.probeCapabilities(entry);
       // A request/presence failure may have arrived while the ping was in
       // flight. Check the current state, not the state at probe start.
-      if (entry.health === 'degraded') {
+      if (entry.health === 'degraded' || entry.needsReattach) {
+        entry.needsReattach = false;
         const reattach = this.sendAttach(entry.deviceId);
         entry.reattachInFlight = reattach;
         try {
@@ -627,16 +633,15 @@ export class PeerConnectionManager {
     if (this.entries.get(entry.deviceId) !== entry || entry.disposed || entry.health !== 'ready') {
       return;
     }
-    entry.health = 'degraded';
-    log.warn('Peer connection degraded; checking control link', {
-      deviceId: entry.deviceId,
-      reason,
-      action,
+    // Roster omissions and product timeouts are hints, not proof of a broken
+    // control link. Verify silently; only a failed dedicated probe degrades UI.
+    if (reason === 'presence') entry.needsReattach = true;
+    if (entry.probeRequested) return;
+    entry.probeRequested = true;
+    log.debug('Checking peer control link after a transport hint', {
+      deviceId: entry.deviceId, reason, action,
     });
-    // One timer/probe owns recovery. A burst of failed product requests must
-    // neither start overlapping handshakes nor push the retry further away.
     if (!entry.healthCheckInFlight) this.scheduleReconnect(entry);
-    this.publish();
   }
 
   private cancelTimer(entry: ConnectionEntry): void {
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.scss b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.scss
index 9badbadf1d..53f1240e9e 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.scss
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.scss
@@ -1,12 +1,35 @@
 .peer-connection-status {
   flex-shrink: 0;
-  margin: 8px 12px;
+  min-width: 0;
+  max-width: 320px;
+  margin: 0 12px;
+  color: var(--openbitfun-color-content-secondary);
+  font-size: var(--openbitfun-type-label-sm-font-size);
 
   &__content {
     display: flex;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: space-between;
-    flex-wrap: wrap;
-    gap: 8px 16px;
+    gap: 8px;
+    min-height: 32px;
+  }
+
+  &__label {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    gap: 6px;
+    white-space: nowrap;
+
+    svg {
+      flex-shrink: 0;
+      color: var(--openbitfun-color-status-warning-emphasis);
+    }
+  }
+
+  &__error {
+    display: block;
+    overflow-wrap: anywhere;
+    padding-bottom: 8px;
+    color: var(--openbitfun-color-status-danger-content);
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.test.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.test.tsx
index 185ee07597..668de8bc0c 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.test.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.test.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('PeerConnectionStatus', () => {
 
   it('shows the current peer and a manual return action until recovery', async () => {
     await render();
-    expect(container.querySelector('[role="alert"]')?.textContent).toContain('Reconnecting to Studio');
+    expect(container.querySelector('[role="status"]')?.textContent).toContain('peerConnection.reconnectingShort');
     await act(async () => container.querySelector('button')!.click());
     expect(peer.switchToLocal).toHaveBeenCalledExactlyOnceWith('manual');
     expect(peer.disconnectDevice).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.tsx b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.tsx
index d2fec8645e..0dddec910d 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.tsx
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/PeerConnectionStatus.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
-import { Alert, Button } from '@openbitfun/ui';
+import { Button, Tooltip } from '@openbitfun/ui';
 import { useI18n } from '@/infrastructure/i18n';
 import { usePeerDeviceModeOptional } from './peerDeviceContextState';
+import { WifiOff } from 'lucide-react';
 import './PeerConnectionStatus.scss';
 
 /** Keep the selected host visible while its control link recovers. */
@@ -35,23 +36,22 @@ export const PeerConnectionStatus: React.FC = () => {
       data-openbitfun-component="peer-device"
       data-openbitfun-part="connectionStatus"
     >
-      <Alert
-        tone="warning"
-        data-testid="peer-connection-status"
-        message={(
-          <span
-            className="peer-connection-status__content"
-            data-openbitfun-component="peer-device"
-            data-openbitfun-part="connectionStatusContent"
-          >
-            <span>{t('peerConnection.reconnecting', { name: peer.peerMode.deviceName })}</span>
-            <Button variant="outline" size="sm" disabled={returning} onClick={() => { void returnLocal(); }}>
-              {t(returning ? 'deviceOverview.returningToThisDevice' : 'deviceOverview.backToThisDevice')}
-            </Button>
+      <div
+        className="peer-connection-status__content"
+        data-openbitfun-component="peer-device"
+        data-openbitfun-part="connectionStatusContent"
+      >
+        <Tooltip content={t('peerConnection.reconnecting', { name: peer.peerMode.deviceName })}>
+          <span className="peer-connection-status__label" role="status" aria-live="polite">
+            <WifiOff size={13} aria-hidden="true" />
+            <span>{t('peerConnection.reconnectingShort')}</span>
           </span>
-        )}
-        description={error ?? undefined}
-      />
+        </Tooltip>
+        <Button variant="text" size="sm" disabled={returning} onClick={() => { void returnLocal(); }}>
+          {t(returning ? 'peerConnection.returningShort' : 'peerConnection.returnLocalShort')}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+      {error && <span className="peer-connection-status__error" role="alert">{error}</span>}
     </div>
   );
 };
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/README.md b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/README.md
index 88b869179f..eef7286dc0 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/README.md
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/infrastructure/peer-device/README.md
@@ -273,8 +273,11 @@ Still to migrate, in order: the interaction mailbox, then history positions.
     exposes equivalent replayable attach state and a negotiated response path.
 
 13. **Weak links use bounded, idempotency-aware recovery.** Presence gaps
-    and product RPC timeouts keep an attached peer's surface selected and show
-    a reconnecting notice. A single dedicated handshake owns recovery and its
+    and product RPC timeouts keep an attached peer's surface selected and request
+    a silent control probe. Only a failed control ping or re-attach marks the
+    connection degraded and shows the compact status beside the device controls.
+    A roster omission still requests event re-attachment even when ping succeeds;
+    a failed product request alone does not require re-attachment. A single dedicated handshake owns recovery and its
     retry counter; concurrent product failures must not consume it or postpone
     the timer. Retry delay is capped, not retry lifetime. A successful recovery
     re-attaches event delivery before publishing `ready`, without changing the
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
index c8e0083076..3ef6be9e6f 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/en-US/common.json
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@
     "errorCreateFailed": "Failed to create project"
   },
   "peerConnection": {
+    "reconnectingShort": "Reconnecting…",
+    "returnLocalShort": "Go local",
+    "returningShort": "Returning…",
     "reconnecting": "Reconnecting to {{name}}. Content may be out of date."
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
index 33b65577c3..9ac6217de8 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-CN/common.json
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@
     "errorCreateFailed": "创建工作区失败"
   },
   "peerConnection": {
+    "reconnectingShort": "正在重连…",
+    "returnLocalShort": "返回本机",
+    "returningShort": "正在返回…",
     "reconnecting": "正在重新连接「{{name}}」。内容可能暂未更新。"
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {
diff --git a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
index 593afcba08..58cc951e8f 100644
--- a/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
+++ b/src/web-ui/src/locales/zh-TW/common.json
@@ -719,6 +719,9 @@
     "errorCreateFailed": "建立工作區失敗"
   },
   "peerConnection": {
+    "reconnectingShort": "正在重新連線…",
+    "returnLocalShort": "返回本機",
+    "returningShort": "正在返回…",
     "reconnecting": "正在重新連線至「{{name}}」。內容可能尚未更新。"
   },
   "peerDirectoryPicker": {