diff --git a/Sources/Workspace+SidebarStatusVisibility.swift b/Sources/Workspace+SidebarStatusVisibility.swift
index 957ee02c4324..2172d3f5754b 100644
--- a/Sources/Workspace+SidebarStatusVisibility.swift
+++ b/Sources/Workspace+SidebarStatusVisibility.swift
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@ import CmuxSidebar
 import Foundation
 
 extension Workspace {
+    private static let feedAttentionStatusKeyPrefix = "cmux.feed.attention:"
+
     func sidebarStatusEntriesVisibleForDisplay() -> [SidebarStatusEntry] {
         let visibleStructuredStatusKeys = visibleStructuredAgentStatusKeysByPanel()
         return statusEntries.values.filter { entry in
@@ -13,6 +15,9 @@ extension Workspace {
         _ entry: SidebarStatusEntry,
         visibleStructuredStatusKeys: Set<String>
     ) -> Bool {
+        if Self.feedAttentionAgentStatusKey(for: entry.key) != nil {
+            return visibleStructuredStatusKeys.contains(entry.key)
+        }
         guard AgentHibernationLifecycleStatusKeys.allowedStatusKeys.contains(entry.key) else {
             return true
         }
@@ -30,6 +35,23 @@ extension Workspace {
             }
             statusKeysByPanelId[panelId, default: []].insert(statusKey)
         }
+
+        // Feed keeps its blocking-decision status in a separate namespace so
+        // it cannot overwrite the agent's own lifecycle/status slot. For the
+        // sidebar, both keys still describe the same agent on this panel and
+        // must compete for one displayed row.
+        for (panelId, lifecycleStates) in agentLifecycleStatesByPanelId
+        where panels[panelId] != nil {
+            for (key, lifecycle) in lifecycleStates {
+                guard lifecycle == .needsInput,
+                      Self.feedAttentionAgentStatusKey(for: key) != nil,
+                      statusEntries[key] != nil else {
+                    continue
+                }
+                statusKeysByPanelId[panelId, default: []].insert(key)
+            }
+        }
+
         var visibleStatusKeys = Set<String>()
         for statusKeys in statusKeysByPanelId.values {
             let winningEntry = statusKeys.compactMap { statusEntries[$0] }.max {
@@ -52,6 +74,12 @@ extension Workspace {
         return visibleStatusKeys
     }
 
+    private static func feedAttentionAgentStatusKey(for statusKey: String) -> String? {
+        guard statusKey.hasPrefix(feedAttentionStatusKeyPrefix) else { return nil }
+        let agentStatusKey = String(statusKey.dropFirst(feedAttentionStatusKeyPrefix.count))
+        return agentStatusKey.isEmpty ? nil : agentStatusKey
+    }
+
     private func isSidebarStatusEntryLessCurrent(
         _ lhs: SidebarStatusEntry,
         than rhs: SidebarStatusEntry
diff --git a/cmuxTests/WorkspaceSidebarObservationTests.swift b/cmuxTests/WorkspaceSidebarObservationTests.swift
index 86daef43d3d1..3373732b3f4c 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/WorkspaceSidebarObservationTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/WorkspaceSidebarObservationTests.swift
@@ -77,6 +77,82 @@ struct WorkspaceSidebarObservationTests {
         )
     }
 
+    @Test func feedNeedsInputOverlayReplacesRunningStatusForSamePanel() throws {
+        let workspace = Workspace()
+        let panelId = try #require(workspace.focusedPanelId)
+        let attentionKey = FeedCoordinator.attentionStatusKey(forSource: "codex")
+
+        workspace.statusEntries["codex"] = SidebarStatusEntry(
+            key: "codex",
+            value: "Running",
+            timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 10)
+        )
+        workspace.recordAgentPID(
+            key: "codex.codex-session",
+            pid: 12_345,
+            panelId: panelId,
+            refreshPorts: false
+        )
+        workspace.setAgentLifecycle(
+            key: attentionKey,
+            panelId: panelId,
+            lifecycle: .needsInput
+        )
+        workspace.statusEntries[attentionKey] = SidebarStatusEntry(
+            key: attentionKey,
+            value: FeedCoordinator.needsInputStatusValue,
+            icon: "bell.fill",
+            timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 20)
+        )
+
+        let displayedKeys = Set(workspace.sidebarStatusEntriesInDisplayOrder().map(\.key))
+
+        #expect(
+            displayedKeys == Set([attentionKey]),
+            "A Feed Needs input overlay and the agent's Running status must not render as two rows for one panel."
+        )
+    }
+
+    @Test func feedNeedsInputOverlayDoesNotHideRunningAgentOnAnotherPanel() throws {
+        let workspace = Workspace()
+        let runningPanelId = try #require(workspace.focusedPanelId)
+        let waitingPanel = try #require(workspace.newTerminalSurfaceInFocusedPane(focus: false))
+        let attentionKey = FeedCoordinator.attentionStatusKey(forSource: "codex")
+
+        workspace.statusEntries["codex"] = SidebarStatusEntry(
+            key: "codex",
+            value: "Running",
+            timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 10)
+        )
+        workspace.recordAgentPID(
+            key: "codex.running-session",
+            pid: 12_345,
+            panelId: runningPanelId,
+            refreshPorts: false
+        )
+        workspace.recordAgentPID(
+            key: "codex.waiting-session",
+            pid: 12_346,
+            panelId: waitingPanel.id,
+            refreshPorts: false
+        )
+        workspace.setAgentLifecycle(
+            key: attentionKey,
+            panelId: waitingPanel.id,
+            lifecycle: .needsInput
+        )
+        workspace.statusEntries[attentionKey] = SidebarStatusEntry(
+            key: attentionKey,
+            value: FeedCoordinator.needsInputStatusValue,
+            timestamp: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 20)
+        )
+
+        #expect(
+            Set(workspace.sidebarStatusEntriesInDisplayOrder().map(\.key)) == Set(["codex", attentionKey]),
+            "An attention overlay belongs to its panel, not every panel running the same agent."
+        )
+    }
+
     @Test func terminalAgentContextDoesNotObserveAgentRuntimeMaps() throws {
         let workspace = Workspace()
         let panelId = try #require(workspace.focusedPanelId)