diff --git a/src/main/persistence-worktree-card-properties.test.ts b/src/main/persistence-worktree-card-properties.test.ts
index e370168af4f..555ae14caf7 100644
--- a/src/main/persistence-worktree-card-properties.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/persistence-worktree-card-properties.test.ts
@@ -81,7 +81,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'pr',
       'comment',
       'ports',
-      'inline-agents'
+      'inline-agents',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI()._inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers).toBe(true)
     expect(store.getUI()._expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted).toBe(true)
@@ -118,7 +119,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'pr',
       'comment',
       'ports',
-      'inline-agents'
+      'inline-agents',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('branch')
     expect(store.getUI()._inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers).toBe(true)
@@ -148,7 +150,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'cli',
       'comment',
       'ports',
-      'inline-agents'
+      'inline-agents',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('branch')
     expect(store.getUI()._worktreeCardModeDefaulted).toBe(true)
@@ -178,7 +181,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'jira-issue',
       'pr',
       'ports',
-      'inline-agents'
+      'inline-agents',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('branch')
   })
@@ -200,7 +204,7 @@ describe('Store', () => {
     })
     const store = await createStore()
 
-    expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).toEqual(['status', 'unread', 'pr'])
+    expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).toEqual(['status', 'unread', 'pr', 'host'])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('branch')
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('ports')
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('inline-agents')
@@ -268,7 +272,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'linear-issue',
       'pr',
       'comment',
-      'ports'
+      'ports',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('branch')
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('inline-agents')
@@ -306,7 +311,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'jira-issue',
       'pr',
       'ports',
-      'inline-agents'
+      'inline-agents',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(
       store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties?.filter((property) => property === 'jira-issue')
@@ -336,7 +342,8 @@ describe('Store', () => {
       'unread',
       'issue',
       'linear-issue',
-      'pr'
+      'pr',
+      'host'
     ])
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('jira-issue')
   })
@@ -413,6 +420,51 @@ describe('Store', () => {
     expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('inline-agents')
   })
 
+  it('backfills host once for profiles stamped before it became a card property', async () => {
+    writeDataFile({
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      repos: [],
+      worktreeMeta: {},
+      settings: { compactWorktreeCards: false },
+      ui: {
+        worktreeCardProperties: ['status', 'unread', 'pr', 'ports', 'inline-agents'],
+        _inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers: true,
+        _expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted: true,
+        _jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true
+      },
+      githubCache: { pr: {}, issue: {} },
+      workspaceSession: {}
+    })
+    const store = await createStore()
+
+    expect(
+      store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties?.filter((property) => property === 'host')
+    ).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(store.getUI()._hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('preserves a deliberate host removal after the backfill has run', async () => {
+    writeDataFile({
+      schemaVersion: 1,
+      repos: [],
+      worktreeMeta: {},
+      settings: { compactWorktreeCards: false },
+      ui: {
+        worktreeCardProperties: ['status', 'unread', 'pr'],
+        _inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers: true,
+        _expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted: true,
+        _jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true,
+        _hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true
+      },
+      githubCache: { pr: {}, issue: {} },
+      workspaceSession: {}
+    })
+    const store = await createStore()
+
+    expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).toEqual(['status', 'unread', 'pr'])
+    expect(store.getUI().worktreeCardProperties).not.toContain('host')
+  })
+
   it.each([
     ['raw', ['status', 'automation']],
     ['normalized', ['status', 'unread', 'automation']]
diff --git a/src/main/persistence/loading-store/normalize-loaded-ui-state.ts b/src/main/persistence/loading-store/normalize-loaded-ui-state.ts
index 4b208a6fa72..8a4f838f193 100644
--- a/src/main/persistence/loading-store/normalize-loaded-ui-state.ts
+++ b/src/main/persistence/loading-store/normalize-loaded-ui-state.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ export function normalizeLoadedUiState(
   const inlineAgentsMigrated = parsed.ui?._inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers === true
   const expandedCardPropsMigrated = parsed.ui?._expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted === true
   const jiraIssueCardPropDefaulted = parsed.ui?._jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted === true
+  const hostCardPropDefaulted = parsed.ui?._hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted === true
   const hadExperimentOn = readDeprecatedExperimentFlag(parsed)
   const deliberateUncheck =
     hadExperimentOn && Array.isArray(rawCardProps) && !rawCardProps.includes('inline-agents')
@@ -119,7 +120,12 @@ export function normalizeLoadedUiState(
       jiraIssueCardPropDefaulted || expandedCandidate.includes('jira-issue')
         ? expandedCandidate
         : [...expandedCandidate, 'jira-issue' as const]
-    const normalized = normalizeWorktreeCardProperties(jiraCandidate)
+    // Why: the host pill was unconditional before it became a property, so existing profiles get it back once rather than silently losing it.
+    const hostCandidate =
+      hostCardPropDefaulted || jiraCandidate.includes('host')
+        ? jiraCandidate
+        : [...jiraCandidate, 'host' as const]
+    const normalized = normalizeWorktreeCardProperties(hostCandidate)
     const changed =
       normalized.length !== rawCardProps.length ||
       normalized.some((property, index) => property !== rawCardProps[index])
@@ -129,7 +135,8 @@ export function normalizeLoadedUiState(
     migratedCardProps !== undefined ||
     !inlineAgentsMigrated ||
     !expandedCardPropsMigrated ||
-    !jiraIssueCardPropDefaulted
+    !jiraIssueCardPropDefaulted ||
+    !hostCardPropDefaulted
   ) {
     markNeedsSave()
   }
@@ -213,6 +220,7 @@ export function normalizeLoadedUiState(
     _inlineAgentsDefaultedForExperiment: true,
     _inlineAgentsDefaultedForAllUsers: true,
     _expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted: true,
-    _jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true
+    _jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true,
+    _hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted: true
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/ui-state-schema-parity-checks.ts b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/ui-state-schema-parity-checks.ts
index 5f077b9d204..fd8235f5174 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/ui-state-schema-parity-checks.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/rpc/methods/ui-state-schema-parity-checks.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ type MainOwnedUIState =
   | 'dashboardPopoutBounds'
   | '_expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted'
   | '_jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted'
+  | '_hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted'
   | 'starNagBaselineAgents'
   | 'starNagAppVersion'
   | 'starNagNextThreshold'
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.host-badge-toggle.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.host-badge-toggle.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e8fac60fbf5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/WorktreeCard.host-badge-toggle.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server'
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { GlobalSettings } from '../../../../shared/global-settings-types'
+import type { Repo } from '../../../../shared/repo-types'
+import type { WorktreeCardProperty } from '../../../../shared/ui-chrome-types'
+import type { Worktree } from '../../../../shared/worktree/types'
+
+const fetchHostedReviewForBranch = vi.fn()
+const fetchIssue = vi.fn()
+const fetchLinearIssue = vi.fn()
+const openModal = vi.fn()
+const updateWorktreeMeta = vi.fn()
+
+const HOST_LABEL = 'gpu-vm'
+let worktreeCardProperties: WorktreeCardProperty[] = []
+let settings: Partial<GlobalSettings> | null = null
+const WORKTREE_CARD_IMPORT_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000
+
+vi.mock('@/store', () => ({
+  useAppStore: (selector: (state: unknown) => unknown) =>
+    selector({
+      deleteStateByWorktreeId: {},
+      fetchHostedReviewForBranch,
+      fetchIssue,
+      fetchLinearIssue,
+      gitConflictOperationByWorktree: {},
+      hostedReviewCache: {},
+      issueCache: {},
+      linearIssueCache: {},
+      openModal,
+      projectGroups: [],
+      remoteBranchConflictByWorktreeId: {},
+      settings,
+      sshConnectionStates: new Map(),
+      sshTargetLabels: new Map(),
+      updateWorktreeMeta,
+      workspacePortScan: null,
+      worktreeCardProperties
+    })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/worktree-activation', () => ({
+  activateAndRevealWorktree: vi.fn()
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/components/ui/tooltip', () => ({
+  Tooltip: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  TooltipContent: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  TooltipTrigger: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./use-worktree-activity-status', () => ({
+  useWorktreeActivityStatus: () => 'idle'
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./use-worktree-sleep-state', () => ({
+  useIsSleepingWorktree: () => false
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./CacheTimer', () => ({
+  default: () => null,
+  usePromptCacheCountdownStartedAt: () => null
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./WorktreeCardAgents', () => ({
+  default: () => null
+}))
+
+vi.mock('./WorktreeContextMenu', () => ({
+  default: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  CLOSE_ALL_CONTEXT_MENUS_EVENT: 'orca:test-close-context-menus',
+  WORKTREE_NATIVE_CONTEXT_MENU_ATTR: 'data-worktree-native-context-menu',
+  WORKTREE_CONTEXT_MENU_SCOPE_ATTR: 'data-orca-context-menu-scope'
+}))
+
+function makeRepo(overrides: Partial<Repo> = {}): Repo {
+  return {
+    id: 'repo-1',
+    path: '/repo',
+    displayName: 'orca',
+    badgeColor: '#999999',
+    repoIcon: { type: 'emoji', emoji: '🦊' },
+    addedAt: 1,
+    ...overrides
+  }
+}
+
+function makeWorktree(overrides: Partial<Worktree> = {}): Worktree {
+  return {
+    id: 'repo-1::/repo/worktrees/host',
+    repoId: 'repo-1',
+    path: '/repo/worktrees/host',
+    displayName: 'Host tree',
+    branch: 'feature/host',
+    head: 'abc123',
+    isBare: false,
+    isMainWorktree: false,
+    comment: '',
+    linkedIssue: null,
+    linkedPR: null,
+    linkedLinearIssue: null,
+    isArchived: false,
+    isUnread: false,
+    isPinned: false,
+    sortOrder: 0,
+    lastActivityAt: 1,
+    ...overrides
+  }
+}
+
+// Imported per test so the mocked store is seeded before the module reads it.
+async function renderCardMarkup(): Promise<string> {
+  const { default: WorktreeCard } = await import('./WorktreeCard')
+  return renderToStaticMarkup(
+    <WorktreeCard
+      worktree={makeWorktree()}
+      repo={makeRepo()}
+      isActive={false}
+      hostContextLabel={HOST_LABEL}
+    />
+  )
+}
+
+describe('WorktreeCard host badge toggle', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+    worktreeCardProperties = []
+    settings = { compactWorktreeCards: false, experimentalNewWorktreeCardStyle: false }
+  })
+
+  it(
+    'shows the execution-host label when the host card property is enabled',
+    async () => {
+      worktreeCardProperties = ['host']
+
+      expect(await renderCardMarkup()).toContain(HOST_LABEL)
+    },
+    WORKTREE_CARD_IMPORT_TIMEOUT_MS
+  )
+
+  it(
+    'hides the execution-host label when the host card property is off',
+    async () => {
+      worktreeCardProperties = ['status']
+
+      expect(await renderCardMarkup()).not.toContain(HOST_LABEL)
+    },
+    WORKTREE_CARD_IMPORT_TIMEOUT_MS
+  )
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-option-items.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-option-items.ts
index 576b9bbf080..225b2e6a47d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-option-items.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/sidebar-workspace-option-items.ts
@@ -123,6 +123,13 @@ const BASE_WORKTREE_CARD_PROPERTY_OPTIONS: WorktreeCardPropertyOption[] = [
       )
     }
   },
+  {
+    id: 'host',
+    properties: ['host'],
+    get label() {
+      return translate('auto.components.sidebar.SidebarWorkspaceOptionsMenu.host', 'Host')
+    }
+  },
   {
     id: 'branch',
     properties: ['branch'],
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-display-property-options.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-display-property-options.ts
index 7a009b384fa..c538691d3f2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-display-property-options.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-display-property-options.ts
@@ -67,5 +67,11 @@ export const PROPERTY_OPTIONS: { id: WorktreeCardProperty; label: string }[] = [
         'Agent activity'
       )
     }
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'host',
+    get label() {
+      return translate('auto.components.sidebar.SidebarWorkspaceOptionsMenu.host', 'Host')
+    }
   }
 ]
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-presentation.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-presentation.tsx
index 1e246848b6d..25376e33054 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-presentation.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/sidebar/worktree-card-presentation.tsx
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ export function buildWorktreeCardPresentation(card: WorktreeCardController) {
     showRepoIdentityInTitle && !!repo && !hideRepoBadge && !isFolder && !showPinnedRepoIcon
   const showRepoBadgeInMetaRow =
     !showRepoIdentityInTitle && !!repo && !hideRepoBadge && !showPinnedRepoIcon
-  const showHostContextBadge = !compactCards && !!hostContextLabel
+  const showHostContextBadge = !compactCards && !!hostContextLabel && cardProps.includes('host')
   const showDetachedHeadInMetaRow = !compactCards && !isFolder && detachedHeadDisplay !== null
   const showBranch =
     !isFolder &&
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index c968a644784..d8ecc0df004 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -5582,6 +5582,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "GitHub issues",
           "44713a5d04": "Linear issues",
           "jiraIssues": "Jira issues",
+          "host": "Host",
           "cc17bd443b": "Detailed",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "Status",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 978571d4d1b..5ab6bbaaa5d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -4603,6 +4603,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "Issues de GitHub",
           "44713a5d04": "Issues de Linear",
           "jiraIssues": "Issues de Jira",
+          "host": "Host",
           "cc17bd443b": "Detallado",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "Estado",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
index e6e37b3ff00..6465f23c87e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/fr.json
@@ -5515,6 +5515,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "Issues GitHub",
           "44713a5d04": "Issues Linear",
           "jiraIssues": "Tickets Jira",
+          "host": "Hôte",
           "cc17bd443b": "Détaillé",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "Statut",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 6b07469b890..4af40935b24 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -5361,6 +5361,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "GitHub Issue",
           "44713a5d04": "Linear Issue",
           "jiraIssues": "Jira Issue",
+          "host": "ホスト",
           "cc17bd443b": "詳細",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "状態",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index 10644fb1cf2..a72fbaa9eaa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -5361,6 +5361,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "GitHub 이슈",
           "44713a5d04": "Linear 이슈",
           "jiraIssues": "Jira 이슈",
+          "host": "호스트",
           "cc17bd443b": "상세한",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "상태",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index 9a8e73c1e6c..cf73cbb7d8f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -5361,6 +5361,7 @@
           "bdd23b4e07": "GitHub 议题",
           "44713a5d04": "Linear 议题",
           "jiraIssues": "Jira 议题",
+          "host": "主机",
           "cc17bd443b": "详细的",
           "0f9b959b31": "PR",
           "e029a2d775": "状态",
diff --git a/src/shared/persisted-ui-state-types.ts b/src/shared/persisted-ui-state-types.ts
index f4cbca03f8b..feb9a29d213 100644
--- a/src/shared/persisted-ui-state-types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/persisted-ui-state-types.ts
@@ -196,6 +196,8 @@ export type PersistedUIState = {
   _expandedWorktreeCardPropertiesDefaulted?: boolean
   /** One-shot backfill flag for 'jira-issue', which joined the defaults after the expansion migration had already stamped upgraded profiles. */
   _jiraIssueWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted?: boolean
+  /** One-shot backfill flag for 'host', which became a toggleable property after earlier profiles were already stamped. */
+  _hostWorktreeCardPropertyDefaulted?: boolean
   /** totalAgentsSpawned snapshot at first sighting of the current app version, so the nag counts agents since last update (not from zero). */
   starNagBaselineAgents?: number | null
   /** App version that set the current baseline; a version change re-captures the baseline on next spawn, restarting the nag countdown. */
diff --git a/src/shared/ui-chrome-types.ts b/src/shared/ui-chrome-types.ts
index 8d55b56f3e5..2e7557bb592 100644
--- a/src/shared/ui-chrome-types.ts
+++ b/src/shared/ui-chrome-types.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ export type WorktreeCardProperty =
   | 'ports'
   // Inline agent-activity list rendered in each workspace card; on by default (see DEFAULT_WORKTREE_CARD_PROPERTIES in shared/constants.ts).
   | 'inline-agents'
+  // Execution-host pill, shown only when the visible workspaces span more than one host; on by default.
+  | 'host'
 
 export type WorktreeCardMode = 'Default' | 'Compact'
 
diff --git a/src/shared/worktree/card-properties.ts b/src/shared/worktree/card-properties.ts
index d0b09a01344..16dc2b14a12 100644
--- a/src/shared/worktree/card-properties.ts
+++ b/src/shared/worktree/card-properties.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export const DEFAULT_WORKTREE_CARD_PROPERTIES: WorktreeCardProperty[] = [
   // Why: agent activity is the primary reason users opt into the feature, so
   // the Default mode keeps it inline on each card while Compact removes the
   // extra row.
-  'inline-agents'
+  'inline-agents',
+  'host'
 ]
 
 // Why: compact cards default to the quiet preset; metadata icons remain opt-in
@@ -55,7 +56,8 @@ export const WORKTREE_CARD_PROPERTIES = [
   'cli',
   'comment',
   'ports',
-  'inline-agents'
+  'inline-agents',
+  'host'
 ] as const satisfies readonly WorktreeCardProperty[]
 
 export function normalizeWorktreeCardProperties(