diff --git a/src/copilot_usage/render_detail.py b/src/copilot_usage/render_detail.py
index 2650b22..5e3434c 100644
--- a/src/copilot_usage/render_detail.py
+++ b/src/copilot_usage/render_detail.py
@@ -261,10 +261,16 @@ def _render_active_period(
     *,
     target_console: Console | None = None,
 ) -> None:
-    """Show model calls / messages / tokens since last shutdown (if active)."""
+    """Show model calls / messages / tokens since last shutdown (if active).
+
+    The panel is only rendered when *summary* has prior shutdown data
+    (``has_shutdown_metrics=True``).  For pure-active sessions the
+    numbers would duplicate the aggregate stats panel, and the "since
+    last shutdown" label would be factually wrong.
+    """
     out = target_console or Console()
 
-    if not summary.is_active:
+    if not summary.is_active or not summary.has_shutdown_metrics:
         return
 
     content = (
diff --git a/src/copilot_usage/report.py b/src/copilot_usage/report.py
index 809e214..be56df9 100644
--- a/src/copilot_usage/report.py
+++ b/src/copilot_usage/report.py
@@ -545,6 +545,9 @@ def _render_active_section_from(
 
     *active* must already contain only sessions where ``is_active`` is
     ``True``.  No filtering is performed here.
+
+    The table title includes "Since Last Shutdown" only when at least one
+    session has prior shutdown data (``has_shutdown_metrics=True``).
     """
     if not active:
         console.print(
@@ -554,9 +557,13 @@ def _render_active_section_from(
         )
         return
 
-    table = Table(
-        title="🟢 Active Sessions (Since Last Shutdown)", border_style="green"
+    has_resumed = any(s.has_shutdown_metrics for s in active)
+    title = (
+        "🟢 Active Sessions (Since Last Shutdown)"
+        if has_resumed
+        else "🟢 Active Sessions"
     )
+    table = Table(title=title, border_style="green")
     table.add_column("Name", style="bold", max_width=40)
     table.add_column("Model")
     table.add_column("Model Calls", justify="right")
diff --git a/tests/copilot_usage/test_render_detail.py b/tests/copilot_usage/test_render_detail.py
index 8434d0f..57389fa 100644
--- a/tests/copilot_usage/test_render_detail.py
+++ b/tests/copilot_usage/test_render_detail.py
@@ -798,10 +798,11 @@ class TestRenderActivePeriod:
     """Direct unit tests for _render_active_period covering active / inactive."""
 
     def test_active_session_renders_panel(self) -> None:
-        """Active session must render an 'Active Period' panel with stats."""
+        """Active session with shutdown history must render an 'Active Period' panel."""
         summary = SessionSummary(
             session_id="active-test",
             is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=True,
             model_calls=3,
             user_messages=2,
             active_model_calls=3,
@@ -822,18 +823,59 @@ def test_inactive_session_produces_no_output(self) -> None:
         _render_active_period(summary, target_console=console)
         assert buf.getvalue() == ""
 
+    def test_pure_active_session_no_active_period_panel(self) -> None:
+        """Pure-active session (no shutdown history) must not render the panel.
+
+        When ``has_shutdown_metrics`` is ``False`` the active-period numbers
+        duplicate the aggregate stats and the "since last shutdown" label is
+        factually wrong (issue #1070).
+        """
+        summary = SessionSummary(
+            session_id="pure-active",
+            is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=False,
+            model_calls=4,
+            user_messages=2,
+            active_model_calls=4,
+            active_user_messages=2,
+            active_output_tokens=800,
+        )
+        buf, console = _buf_console()
+        _render_active_period(summary, target_console=console)
+        assert buf.getvalue() == ""
+
+    def test_resumed_session_shows_active_period_panel(self) -> None:
+        """Resumed session (has_shutdown_metrics=True) must render the panel."""
+        summary = SessionSummary(
+            session_id="resumed",
+            is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=True,
+            model_calls=10,
+            user_messages=5,
+            active_model_calls=3,
+            active_user_messages=1,
+            active_output_tokens=500,
+        )
+        buf, console = _buf_console()
+        _render_active_period(summary, target_console=console)
+        output = _strip_ansi(buf.getvalue())
+        assert "Active Period" in output
+        assert "3 model calls" in output
+        assert "1 user messages" in output
+
 
 class TestRenderSessionDetailActivePeriod:
     """Integration test: render_session_detail with is_active=True must
     render the Active Period panel (issue #879)."""
 
     def test_active_session_shows_active_period_panel(self) -> None:
-        """render_session_detail with is_active=True must include the
-        Active Period panel in its output."""
+        """render_session_detail with is_active=True and has_shutdown_metrics=True
+        must include the Active Period panel in its output."""
         summary = SessionSummary(
             session_id="active-e2e",
             start_time=datetime(2026, 4, 1, 10, 0, 0, tzinfo=UTC),
             is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=True,
             model_calls=5,
             user_messages=3,
             active_model_calls=5,
diff --git a/tests/copilot_usage/test_report.py b/tests/copilot_usage/test_report.py
index b5ecb7d..83e9c6d 100644
--- a/tests/copilot_usage/test_report.py
+++ b/tests/copilot_usage/test_report.py
@@ -6405,3 +6405,58 @@ def spy(session: SessionSummary) -> int:
             "total_output_tokens should not be called for resumed sessions "
             "with model_metrics"
         )
+
+
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Issue #1070 — active section title reflects shutdown history
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+class TestActiveSectionTitle:
+    """The active-section table title must say 'Since Last Shutdown' only
+    when at least one active session has prior shutdown data."""
+
+    def test_pure_active_session_active_section_title(self) -> None:
+        """Pure-active sessions → title must NOT contain 'Since Last Shutdown'."""
+        session = SessionSummary(
+            session_id="pure-active-title",
+            name="PureActive",
+            model="gpt-5-mini",
+            start_time=datetime(2026, 4, 1, 10, 0, tzinfo=UTC),
+            is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=False,
+            model_calls=5,
+            user_messages=3,
+            active_model_calls=5,
+            active_user_messages=3,
+            active_output_tokens=1000,
+        )
+        output = _capture_full_summary([session])
+        assert "Active Sessions" in output
+        assert "Since Last Shutdown" not in output
+
+    def test_resumed_session_active_section_title(self) -> None:
+        """Resumed session → title must contain 'Since Last Shutdown'."""
+        session = SessionSummary(
+            session_id="resumed-title",
+            name="Resumed",
+            model="gpt-5-mini",
+            start_time=datetime(2026, 4, 1, 10, 0, tzinfo=UTC),
+            is_active=True,
+            has_shutdown_metrics=True,
+            total_premium_requests=5,
+            total_api_duration_ms=100,
+            model_calls=10,
+            user_messages=5,
+            active_model_calls=3,
+            active_user_messages=1,
+            active_output_tokens=500,
+            model_metrics={
+                "gpt-5-mini": ModelMetrics(
+                    requests=RequestMetrics(count=7, cost=0),
+                    usage=TokenUsage(outputTokens=2000),
+                )
+            },
+        )
+        output = _capture_full_summary([session])
+        assert "Since Last Shutdown" in output