diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
index 30df9657..8a53fc6f 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view.tsx
@@ -463,6 +463,16 @@ export function BoardView() {
   const selectedWorktreeBranch =
     currentWorktreeBranch || worktrees.find((w) => w.isMain)?.branch || 'main';
 
+  // Aggregate running auto tasks across all worktrees for this project
+  const autoModeByWorktree = useAppStore((state) => state.autoModeByWorktree);
+  const runningAutoTasksAllWorktrees = useMemo(() => {
+    if (!currentProject?.id) return [];
+    const prefix = `${currentProject.id}::`;
+    return Object.entries(autoModeByWorktree)
+      .filter(([key]) => key.startsWith(prefix))
+      .flatMap(([, state]) => state.runningTasks ?? []);
+  }, [autoModeByWorktree, currentProject?.id]);
+
   // Get in-progress features for keyboard shortcuts (needed before actions hook)
   // Must be after runningAutoTasks is defined
   const inProgressFeaturesForShortcuts = useMemo(() => {
@@ -1372,7 +1382,7 @@ export function BoardView() {
               setWorktreeRefreshKey((k) => k + 1);
             }}
             onRemovedWorktrees={handleRemovedWorktrees}
-            runningFeatureIds={runningAutoTasks}
+            runningFeatureIds={runningAutoTasksAllWorktrees}
             branchCardCounts={branchCardCounts}
             features={hookFeatures.map((f) => ({
               id: f.id,
diff --git a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/worktree-panel/components/worktree-tab.tsx b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/worktree-panel/components/worktree-tab.tsx
index 25a79f96..a4722406 100644
--- a/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/worktree-panel/components/worktree-tab.tsx
+++ b/apps/ui/src/components/views/board-view/worktree-panel/components/worktree-tab.tsx
@@ -260,8 +260,10 @@ export function WorktreeTab({
             aria-label={worktree.branch}
             data-testid={`worktree-branch-${worktree.branch}`}
           >
-            {isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" />}
-            {isActivating && !isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" />}
+            {isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" variant={isSelected ? 'foreground' : 'primary'} />}
+            {isActivating && !isRunning && (
+              <Spinner size="xs" variant={isSelected ? 'foreground' : 'primary'} />
+            )}
             {worktree.branch}
             {cardCount !== undefined && cardCount > 0 && (
               <span className="inline-flex items-center justify-center h-4 min-w-[1rem] px-1 text-[10px] font-medium rounded bg-background/80 text-foreground border border-border">
@@ -327,8 +329,10 @@ export function WorktreeTab({
               : 'Click to switch to this branch'
           }
         >
-          {isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" />}
-          {isActivating && !isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" />}
+          {isRunning && <Spinner size="xs" variant={isSelected ? 'foreground' : 'primary'} />}
+          {isActivating && !isRunning && (
+            <Spinner size="xs" variant={isSelected ? 'foreground' : 'primary'} />
+          )}
           {worktree.branch}
           {cardCount !== undefined && cardCount > 0 && (
             <span className="inline-flex items-center justify-center h-4 min-w-[1rem] px-1 text-[10px] font-medium rounded bg-background/80 text-foreground border border-border">