diff --git a/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.svelte b/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.svelte
index e045a3c2b..ec08a83ff 100644
--- a/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.svelte
+++ b/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.svelte
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ async function retryRefresh(event: MouseEvent) {
   }
 }
 </script>
-<div aria-live="polite" aria-busy={workspaceJobBusy(job)} class="flex flex-col gap-1">
+<div aria-live="polite" aria-busy={workspaceJobBusy(job)} class="flex flex-col items-start gap-1">
   <span class={badgeVariants({ variant: job?.error ? "destructive" : label ? "secondary" : status?.toLowerCase() === "running" ? "default" : "outline" })}>
     {#if workspaceJobBusy(job)}<Spinner class="size-3" />{/if}
     {label ?? status ?? "Checking"}
diff --git a/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.test.ts b/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.test.ts
index 7086c9e37..21b96034b 100644
--- a/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.test.ts
+++ b/desktop/src/renderer/src/lib/components/workspace/WorkspaceOperation.test.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,13 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   vi.clearAllMocks()
 })
 describe("WorkspaceOperation", () => {
+  it("keeps the status pill at intrinsic width inside the live region", () => {
+    const ui = render(WorkspaceOperation, { id: "ws", status: "Running" })
+    const badge = ui.getByText("Running")
+    const liveRegion = badge.parentElement
+    expect(liveRegion?.classList.contains("flex-col")).toBe(true)
+    expect(liveRegion?.classList.contains("items-start")).toBe(true)
+  })
   it("keeps the action visible over a stale runtime observation", () => {
     workspaceJobs.set({
       ws: {