diff --git a/apps/server/src/services/spec-parser.ts b/apps/server/src/services/spec-parser.ts
index 295246fb..811ed925 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/services/spec-parser.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/services/spec-parser.ts
@@ -214,7 +214,8 @@ export function extractSummary(text: string): string | null {
   }
 
   // Check for ## Summary section (use last match)
-  // Use \n## [^#] to stop at same-level headers (## Foo) but NOT subsections (### Root Cause)
+  // Stop at \n## [^#] (same-level headers like "## Changes") but preserve ### subsections
+  // (like "### Root Cause", "### Fix Applied") that belong to the summary content.
   const sectionMatches = text.matchAll(/##\s*Summary\s*\n+([\s\S]*?)(?=\n## [^#]|\n\*\*|$)/gi);
   const sectionMatch = getLastMatch(sectionMatches);
   if (sectionMatch) {
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
index f0c92784..ecbbe8a7 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ import type {
   StashApplyConflictInfo,
 } from './board-view/worktree-panel/types';
 import { BoardErrorBoundary } from './board-view/board-error-boundary';
-import { COLUMNS, getColumnsWithPipeline } from './board-view/constants';
+import { COLUMNS, getColumnsWithPipeline, isBacklogLikeStatus } from './board-view/constants';
 import {
   useBoardFeatures,
   useBoardDragDrop,
@@ -1908,12 +1908,7 @@ export function BoardView({ initialFeatureId }: BoardViewProps) {
                   // Running features should always show logs, even if status is
                   // stale (still 'backlog'/'ready'/'interrupted' during race window)
                   const isRunning = runningAutoTasksAllWorktrees.includes(feature.id);
-                  const isBacklogLike =
-                    feature.status === 'backlog' ||
-                    feature.status === 'merge_conflict' ||
-                    feature.status === 'ready' ||
-                    feature.status === 'interrupted';
-                  if (isBacklogLike && !isRunning) {
+                  if (isBacklogLikeStatus(feature.status) && !isRunning) {
                     setEditingFeature(feature);
                   } else {
                     handleViewOutput(feature);
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/components/list-view/row-actions.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/components/list-view/row-actions.tsx
index 173e014b..755ed017 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/components/list-view/row-actions.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/components/list-view/row-actions.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   DropdownMenuTrigger,
 } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu';
 import type { Feature } from '@/store/app-store';
+import { isBacklogLikeStatus } from '../../constants';
 
 /**
  * Action handler types for row actions
@@ -431,44 +432,41 @@ export const RowActions = memo(function RowActions({
             </>
           )}
 
-          {/* Running task with stale status (backlog/ready/interrupted but tracked as running).
+          {/* Running task with stale status - the feature is tracked as running but its
+              persisted status hasn't caught up yet during WebSocket/cache sync delays.
               These features are placed in the in_progress column by useBoardColumnFeatures
-              but their actual status hasn't updated yet, so no other menu block matches. */}
-          {!isCurrentAutoTask &&
-            isRunningTask &&
-            (feature.status === 'backlog' ||
-              feature.status === 'ready' ||
-              feature.status === 'interrupted' ||
-              feature.status === 'merge_conflict') && (
-              <>
-                {handlers.onViewOutput && (
+              (hooks/use-board-column-features.ts) but no other menu block matches their
+              stale status, so we provide running-appropriate actions here. */}
+          {!isCurrentAutoTask && isRunningTask && isBacklogLikeStatus(feature.status) && (
+            <>
+              {handlers.onViewOutput && (
+                <MenuItem
+                  icon={FileText}
+                  label="View Logs"
+                  onClick={withClose(handlers.onViewOutput)}
+                />
+              )}
+              <MenuItem icon={Edit} label="Edit" onClick={withClose(handlers.onEdit)} />
+              {handlers.onSpawnTask && (
+                <MenuItem
+                  icon={GitFork}
+                  label="Spawn Sub-Task"
+                  onClick={withClose(handlers.onSpawnTask)}
+                />
+              )}
+              {handlers.onForceStop && (
+                <>
+                  <DropdownMenuSeparator />
                   <MenuItem
-                    icon={FileText}
-                    label="View Logs"
-                    onClick={withClose(handlers.onViewOutput)}
+                    icon={StopCircle}
+                    label="Force Stop"
+                    onClick={withClose(handlers.onForceStop)}
+                    variant="destructive"
                   />
-                )}
-                <MenuItem icon={Edit} label="Edit" onClick={withClose(handlers.onEdit)} />
-                {handlers.onSpawnTask && (
-                  <MenuItem
-                    icon={GitFork}
-                    label="Spawn Sub-Task"
-                    onClick={withClose(handlers.onSpawnTask)}
-                  />
-                )}
-                {handlers.onForceStop && (
-                  <>
-                    <DropdownMenuSeparator />
-                    <MenuItem
-                      icon={StopCircle}
-                      label="Force Stop"
-                      onClick={withClose(handlers.onForceStop)}
-                      variant="destructive"
-                    />
-                  </>
-                )}
-              </>
-            )}
+                </>
+              )}
+            </>
+          )}
 
           {/* Backlog actions */}
           {!isCurrentAutoTask &&
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/constants.ts b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/constants.ts
index fda19ebf..8ec071d8 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/constants.ts
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/constants.ts
@@ -136,6 +136,26 @@ export function getPipelineInsertIndex(): number {
   return BASE_COLUMNS.length;
 }
 
+/**
+ * Statuses that display in the backlog column because they don't have dedicated columns:
+ * - 'backlog': Default state for new features
+ * - 'ready': Feature has an approved plan, waiting for execution
+ * - 'interrupted': Feature execution was aborted (user stopped it, server restart)
+ * - 'merge_conflict': Automatic merge failed, user must resolve conflicts
+ *
+ * Used to determine row click behavior and menu actions when a feature is running
+ * but its status hasn't updated yet (race condition during WebSocket/cache sync).
+ * See use-board-column-features.ts for the column assignment logic.
+ */
+export function isBacklogLikeStatus(status: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    status === 'backlog' ||
+    status === 'ready' ||
+    status === 'interrupted' ||
+    status === 'merge_conflict'
+  );
+}
+
 /**
  * Check if a status is a pipeline status
  */