diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.test.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.test.ts
index f87531f15808..4a8b4dcd595f 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.test.ts
@@ -426,6 +426,62 @@ describe("deriveAgentPanelModel", () => {
     expect(model.liveCount).toBe(0);
   });
 
+  it("counts a running workflow coordinator between phases", () => {
+    const betweenPhases = fold([
+      activity("task.started", {
+        taskId: "wf-between-phases",
+        taskType: "local_workflow",
+        title: "review",
+      }),
+      activity("task.progress", {
+        taskId: "wf-between-phases:wf:0",
+        title: "review:a",
+        status: "completed",
+        parentAgentId: "wf-between-phases",
+        agentIndex: 0,
+        phaseIndex: 0,
+      }),
+      activity("task.completed", {
+        taskId: "wf-between-phases:wf:0",
+        status: "completed",
+        parentAgentId: "wf-between-phases",
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    const model = deriveAgentPanelModel({ agents: betweenPhases });
+
+    expect(model.runningCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(model.settledCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(model.liveCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(model.runningCount + model.waitingCount + model.idleCount + model.settledCount).toBe(
+      betweenPhases.length,
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not count a workflow coordinator while a member is idle", () => {
+    const idleMember = fold([
+      activity("task.started", {
+        taskId: "wf-idle-member",
+        taskType: "local_workflow",
+        title: "review",
+      }),
+      activity("task.progress", {
+        taskId: "wf-idle-member:wf:0",
+        title: "review:a",
+        status: "idle",
+        parentAgentId: "wf-idle-member",
+        agentIndex: 0,
+        phaseIndex: 0,
+      }),
+    ]);
+
+    const model = deriveAgentPanelModel({ agents: idleMember });
+
+    expect(model.runningCount).toBe(0);
+    expect(model.idleCount).toBe(1);
+    expect(model.liveCount).toBe(0);
+  });
+
   it("keeps direct spawns in first-seen order as their activity changes", () => {
     const directRoster = fold([
       activity("task.started", { taskId: "direct-a", title: "First" }, "2026-08-01T11:00:00.000Z"),
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.ts
index c1ea1cc2b15d..2d26ba10d0d0 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/state/subagentRuntime.ts
@@ -826,16 +826,27 @@ export function deriveAgentPanelModel({
   let settledCount = 0;
   let totalTokens = 0;
   for (const agent of source) {
-    // A workflow coordinator with members is a container for those members, not
-    // work of its own: it reports running for the whole run and aggregates their
-    // usage upstream in some providers. Counting it would report one more agent
-    // working than there are, and double count tokens.
-    if (agent.kind === "workflow" && (members.get(agent.id) ?? []).length > 0) continue;
-    if (agent.status === "running" || agent.status === "pending") runningCount += 1;
-    else if (agent.status === "waiting") waitingCount += 1;
-    else if (agent.status === "idle") idleCount += 1;
-    else settledCount += 1;
-    totalTokens += agent.usage?.totalTokens ?? 0;
+    const workflowMembers = members.get(agent.id) ?? [];
+    const standsInForMembers =
+      agent.kind === "workflow" &&
+      workflowMembers.length > 0 &&
+      !(
+        isActiveSubagentStatus(agent.status) &&
+        workflowMembers.every((member) => isTerminalSubagentStatus(member.status))
+      );
+
+    if (!standsInForMembers) {
+      if (agent.status === "running" || agent.status === "pending") runningCount += 1;
+      else if (agent.status === "waiting") waitingCount += 1;
+      else if (agent.status === "idle") idleCount += 1;
+      else settledCount += 1;
+    }
+
+    // Workflow usage may aggregate member usage upstream, including while the
+    // coordinator is the only live unit between phases.
+    if (agent.kind !== "workflow" || workflowMembers.length === 0) {
+      totalTokens += agent.usage?.totalTokens ?? 0;
+    }
   }
 
   return {