diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.browser.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.browser.tsx
index faecc7f51..f4690ed14 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.browser.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.browser.tsx
@@ -2,12 +2,14 @@
 import "../index.css";
 
 import {
+  EventId,
   ORCHESTRATION_WS_METHODS,
   type MessageId,
   type OrchestrationReadModel,
   type ProjectId,
   type ServerConfig,
   type ThreadId,
+  TurnId,
   type WsWelcomePayload,
   WS_CHANNELS,
   WS_METHODS,
@@ -356,6 +358,43 @@ function createSnapshotWithLongProposedPlan(): OrchestrationReadModel {
   };
 }
 
+function createSnapshotWithActivePlan(): OrchestrationReadModel {
+  const snapshot = createSnapshotForTargetUser({
+    targetMessageId: "msg-user-active-plan-target" as MessageId,
+    targetText: "active plan thread",
+  });
+
+  return {
+    ...snapshot,
+    threads: snapshot.threads.map((thread) =>
+      thread.id === THREAD_ID
+        ? Object.assign({}, thread, {
+            activities: [
+              {
+                id: EventId.makeUnsafe("active-plan-browser-test"),
+                createdAt: isoAt(1_050),
+                kind: "turn.plan.updated",
+                summary: "Plan updated",
+                tone: "info",
+                turnId: TurnId.makeUnsafe("turn-active-plan"),
+                sequence: 1,
+                payload: {
+                  explanation: "Keep the plan row visible while trimming its footprint.",
+                  plan: [
+                    { step: "Keep timeline rows aligned", status: "inProgress" },
+                    { step: "Preserve header context when collapsed", status: "pending" },
+                    { step: "Retain stable collapse state across remounts", status: "pending" },
+                  ],
+                },
+              },
+            ],
+            updatedAt: isoAt(1_051),
+          })
+        : thread,
+    ),
+  };
+}
+
 function resolveWsRpc(body: WsRequestEnvelope["body"]): unknown {
   const tag = body._tag;
   if (tag === ORCHESTRATION_WS_METHODS.getSnapshot) {
@@ -1247,4 +1286,58 @@ describe("ChatView timeline estimator parity (full app)", () => {
       await mounted.cleanup();
     }
   });
+
+  it("collapses the active plan container to its header row", async () => {
+    const mounted = await mountChatView({
+      viewport: DEFAULT_VIEWPORT,
+      snapshot: createSnapshotWithActivePlan(),
+    });
+
+    try {
+      const collapseButton = await waitForElement(
+        () =>
+          document.querySelector('button[aria-label="Collapse plan"]') as HTMLButtonElement | null,
+        "Unable to find Collapse plan button.",
+      );
+
+      await waitForElement(
+        () => document.querySelector('[data-active-plan-card="true"]') as HTMLDivElement | null,
+        "Unable to find active plan card.",
+      );
+
+      expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Keep timeline rows aligned");
+      collapseButton.click();
+
+      await vi.waitFor(
+        () => {
+          const activePlanRow = document.querySelector(
+            '[data-active-plan-card="true"]',
+          ) as HTMLDivElement | null;
+          expect(activePlanRow?.textContent).toContain("Plan");
+          expect(activePlanRow?.textContent).toContain("Updated");
+          expect(activePlanRow?.textContent).not.toContain("Keep timeline rows aligned");
+        },
+        { timeout: 8_000, interval: 16 },
+      );
+
+      const expandButton = await waitForElement(
+        () =>
+          document.querySelector('button[aria-label="Expand plan"]') as HTMLButtonElement | null,
+        "Unable to find Expand plan button.",
+      );
+      expandButton.click();
+
+      await vi.waitFor(
+        () => {
+          const activePlanRow = document.querySelector(
+            '[data-active-plan-card="true"]',
+          ) as HTMLDivElement | null;
+          expect(activePlanRow?.textContent).toContain("Keep timeline rows aligned");
+        },
+        { timeout: 8_000, interval: 16 },
+      );
+    } finally {
+      await mounted.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
index 9f625762c..255cb1d2b 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
@@ -132,6 +132,7 @@ import { selectThreadTerminalState, useTerminalStateStore } from "../terminalSta
 import { ComposerPromptEditor, type ComposerPromptEditorHandle } from "./ComposerPromptEditor";
 import { PullRequestThreadDialog } from "./PullRequestThreadDialog";
 import { MessagesTimeline } from "./chat/MessagesTimeline";
+import { ActivePlanCard } from "./chat/ActivePlanCard";
 import { ChatHeader } from "./chat/ChatHeader";
 import { buildExpandedImagePreview, ExpandedImagePreview } from "./chat/ExpandedImagePreview";
 import { AVAILABLE_PROVIDER_OPTIONS, ProviderModelPicker } from "./chat/ProviderModelPicker";
@@ -264,6 +265,9 @@ export default function ChatView({ threadId }: ChatViewProps) {
   const [pendingUserInputQuestionIndexByRequestId, setPendingUserInputQuestionIndexByRequestId] =
     useState<Record<string, number>>({});
   const [expandedWorkGroups, setExpandedWorkGroups] = useState<Record<string, boolean>>({});
+  const [collapsedActivePlanByTurnId, setCollapsedActivePlanByTurnId] = useState<
+    Record<string, boolean>
+  >({});
   const [planSidebarOpen, setPlanSidebarOpen] = useState(false);
   const [isComposerFooterCompact, setIsComposerFooterCompact] = useState(false);
   // Tracks whether the user explicitly dismissed the sidebar for the active turn.
@@ -638,6 +642,10 @@ export default function ChatView({ threadId }: ChatViewProps) {
     () => deriveActivePlanState(threadActivities, activeLatestTurn?.turnId ?? undefined),
     [activeLatestTurn?.turnId, threadActivities],
   );
+  const activePlanCollapseKey = activePlan ? (activePlan.turnId ?? activePlan.createdAt) : null;
+  const activePlanCollapsed = activePlanCollapseKey
+    ? (collapsedActivePlanByTurnId[activePlanCollapseKey] ?? false)
+    : false;
   const showPlanFollowUpPrompt =
     pendingUserInputs.length === 0 &&
     interactionMode === "plan" &&
@@ -3162,6 +3170,12 @@ export default function ChatView({ threadId }: ChatViewProps) {
       [groupId]: !existing[groupId],
     }));
   }, []);
+  const onToggleActivePlanCollapsed = useCallback((planKey: string) => {
+    setCollapsedActivePlanByTurnId((existing) => ({
+      ...existing,
+      [planKey]: !(existing[planKey] ?? false),
+    }));
+  }, []);
   const onExpandTimelineImage = useCallback((preview: ExpandedImagePreview) => {
     setExpandedImage(preview);
   }, []);
@@ -3274,9 +3288,23 @@ export default function ChatView({ threadId }: ChatViewProps) {
             onTouchEnd={onMessagesTouchEnd}
             onTouchCancel={onMessagesTouchEnd}
           >
+            {activePlan ? (
+              <div className="sticky top-0 z-10 mx-auto w-full max-w-3xl px-0 pb-3 pt-1">
+                <ActivePlanCard
+                  activePlan={activePlan}
+                  collapsed={activePlanCollapsed}
+                  timestampFormat={timestampFormat}
+                  onToggleCollapsed={() => {
+                    if (activePlanCollapseKey) {
+                      onToggleActivePlanCollapsed(activePlanCollapseKey);
+                    }
+                  }}
+                />
+              </div>
+            ) : null}
             <MessagesTimeline
               key={activeThread.id}
-              hasMessages={timelineEntries.length > 0}
+              hasMessages={timelineEntries.length > 0 || activePlan !== null}
               isWorking={isWorking}
               activeTurnInProgress={isWorking || !latestTurnSettled}
               activeTurnStartedAt={activeWorkStartedAt}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/ActivePlanCard.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ActivePlanCard.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..61309aab7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/ActivePlanCard.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+import { memo } from "react";
+import { ChevronDownIcon, ChevronUpIcon } from "lucide-react";
+
+import type { TimestampFormat } from "../../appSettings";
+import type { ActivePlanState } from "../../session-logic";
+import { formatTimestamp } from "../../timestampFormat";
+import { cn } from "~/lib/utils";
+import { Badge } from "../ui/badge";
+import { Button } from "../ui/button";
+
+interface ActivePlanCardProps {
+  activePlan: ActivePlanState;
+  collapsed: boolean;
+  timestampFormat: TimestampFormat;
+  onToggleCollapsed: () => void;
+}
+
+export const ActivePlanCard = memo(function ActivePlanCard({
+  activePlan,
+  collapsed,
+  timestampFormat,
+  onToggleCollapsed,
+}: ActivePlanCardProps) {
+  const keyedSteps = buildKeyedSteps(activePlan.steps);
+
+  return (
+    <div
+      data-active-plan-card="true"
+      className="isolate overflow-hidden rounded-[24px] border border-border/80 bg-card/70 p-4 backdrop-blur-xs sm:p-5"
+    >
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3">
+        <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2">
+          <Badge variant="secondary">Plan</Badge>
+          <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-muted-foreground/75">
+            Updated {formatTimestamp(activePlan.createdAt, timestampFormat)}
+          </p>
+        </div>
+        <Button
+          size="icon-xs"
+          variant="ghost"
+          className="text-muted-foreground/50 hover:text-foreground/75"
+          aria-label={collapsed ? "Expand plan" : "Collapse plan"}
+          title={collapsed ? "Expand plan" : "Collapse plan"}
+          data-scroll-anchor-ignore
+          onClick={onToggleCollapsed}
+        >
+          {collapsed ? (
+            <ChevronDownIcon aria-hidden="true" className="size-3.5" />
+          ) : (
+            <ChevronUpIcon aria-hidden="true" className="size-3.5" />
+          )}
+        </Button>
+      </div>
+      {collapsed ? null : (
+        <div className="mt-4 space-y-3">
+          {activePlan.explanation?.trim() ? (
+            <p className="text-[13px] leading-relaxed text-muted-foreground/80">
+              {activePlan.explanation}
+            </p>
+          ) : null}
+          <div className="space-y-3">
+            {keyedSteps.map(({ key, step }) => (
+              <div
+                key={key}
+                className="rounded-[18px] border border-border/55 bg-background/35 px-4 py-3"
+              >
+                <div className="flex items-start gap-3">
+                  <span
+                    className={cn(
+                      "inline-flex shrink-0 items-center rounded-full border px-2.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-semibold",
+                      step.status === "inProgress" &&
+                        "border-blue-400/25 bg-blue-400/10 text-blue-300",
+                      step.status === "pending" &&
+                        "border-border/60 bg-background/50 text-muted-foreground/85",
+                      step.status === "completed" &&
+                        "border-emerald-400/25 bg-emerald-400/10 text-emerald-300",
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    {statusLabel(step.status)}
+                  </span>
+                  <p
+                    className={cn(
+                      "min-w-0 flex-1 text-[13px] leading-snug text-foreground/92",
+                      step.status === "completed" &&
+                        "text-muted-foreground/65 line-through decoration-muted-foreground/25",
+                    )}
+                  >
+                    {step.step}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+});
+
+function statusLabel(status: ActivePlanState["steps"][number]["status"]): string {
+  if (status === "inProgress") return "In progress";
+  if (status === "completed") return "Completed";
+  return "Pending";
+}
+
+function buildKeyedSteps(steps: ActivePlanState["steps"]): Array<{
+  key: string;
+  step: ActivePlanState["steps"][number];
+}> {
+  const occurrenceCountByBaseKey = new Map<string, number>();
+
+  return steps.map((step) => {
+    const baseKey = `${step.status}:${step.step}`;
+    const nextOccurrence = (occurrenceCountByBaseKey.get(baseKey) ?? 0) + 1;
+    occurrenceCountByBaseKey.set(baseKey, nextOccurrence);
+
+    return {
+      key: `${baseKey}:${nextOccurrence}`,
+      step,
+    };
+  });
+}