diff --git a/ui/src/components/ActiveJobWidget.tsx b/ui/src/components/ActiveJobWidget.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..481bfb61
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/ActiveJobWidget.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+'use client';
+
+import Link from 'next/link';
+import { CgSpinner } from 'react-icons/cg';
+import useJobsList from '@/hooks/useJobsList';
+import { JobConfig } from '@/types';
+
+export default function ActiveJobWidget() {
+  const { jobs } = useJobsList({ onlyActive: true, reloadInterval: 5000 });
+
+  if (!jobs || jobs.length === 0) return null;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="px-3 pb-2">
+      <div className="w-[196px]">
+        <ul className="max-h-48 overflow-y-auto space-y-2">
+          {jobs.map(job => {
+            let totalSteps: number | undefined;
+            try {
+              const cfg: JobConfig = JSON.parse(job.job_config);
+              totalSteps = cfg.config.process[0].train?.steps;
+            } catch {
+              totalSteps = undefined;
+            }
+            const isTrain = job.job_type === 'train';
+            const pct = isTrain && totalSteps ? Math.min(100, (job.step / totalSteps) * 100) : 0;
+            const isRunning = job.status === 'running' || job.status === 'stopping';
+
+            let label = job.name;
+            if (job.job_type === 'caption') {
+              const splits = (job.job_ref ?? '').split(/[/\\]/);
+              label = splits[splits.length - 1] || job.name;
+            }
+
+            let statusColor = 'text-gray-400';
+            if (job.status === 'running') statusColor = 'text-blue-400';
+            if (job.status === 'queued') statusColor = 'text-yellow-400';
+            if (job.status === 'stopping') statusColor = 'text-orange-400';
+
+            return (
+              <li key={job.id} className="min-w-0">
+                <Link
+                  href={`/jobs/${job.id}`}
+                  className="block px-3 py-2 bg-gray-800 hover:bg-gray-950 rounded-lg transition-colors min-w-0"
+                >
+                  <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5 min-w-0">
+                    {isRunning && <CgSpinner className="animate-spin text-blue-400 flex-shrink-0" />}
+                    <span className="text-xs text-gray-100 truncate min-w-0 flex-1">{label}</span>
+                  </div>
+                  {isTrain && totalSteps ? (
+                    <div className="mt-1.5">
+                      <div className="bg-gray-700 rounded-full h-1">
+                        <div className="bg-blue-500 h-1 rounded-full transition-all" style={{ width: `${pct}%` }} />
+                      </div>
+                      <div className="flex justify-between mt-0.5">
+                        <span className={`text-[10px] ${statusColor}`}>{job.status}</span>
+                        <span className="text-[10px] text-gray-400">
+                          {job.step} / {totalSteps}
+                        </span>
+                      </div>
+                    </div>
+                  ) : (
+                    <div className={`text-[10px] mt-0.5 ${statusColor}`}>{job.status}</div>
+                  )}
+                </Link>
+              </li>
+            );
+          })}
+        </ul>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 6b45b1e2..905f757d 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import { FaXTwitter, FaDiscord, FaYoutube } from 'react-icons/fa6';
 import { createGlobalState } from 'react-global-hooks';
 import ThemeToggle from './ThemeToggle';
 import ThemeLogo from './ThemeLogo';
+import ActiveJobWidget from './ActiveJobWidget';
 
 export const mobileSidebarState = createGlobalState<boolean>(false);
 
@@ -75,29 +76,28 @@ const Sidebar = () => {
           ))}
         </ul>
       </nav>
-      <div className="px-3 py-3">
-        <a
-          href="https://ostris.com/support"
-          target="_blank"
-          rel="noreferrer"
-          className="flex items-center justify-center space-x-2 px-4 py-2.5 rounded-full bg-gray-800 hover:bg-gray-700 shadow-md hover:shadow-lg ring-1 ring-gray-700 hover:ring-gray-600 transition-all duration-200 hover:-translate-y-0.5 active:translate-y-0 active:shadow-sm"
+      <ActiveJobWidget />
+      <a
+        href="https://ostris.com/support"
+        target="_blank"
+        rel="noreferrer"
+        className="group flex items-center space-x-2 px-4 py-3 text-gray-400 hover:text-gray-200 transition-colors"
+      >
+        <svg
+          height="20"
+          width="20"
+          xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+          viewBox="0 0 24 24"
+          style={{ overflow: 'visible' }}
         >
-          <svg
-            height="20"
-            width="20"
-            xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-            viewBox="0 0 24 24"
-            style={{ overflow: 'visible' }}
-          >
-            <path
-              className="animate-heartbeat"
-              d="m7 3c-1.5355 0-3.0784 0.5-4.25 1.7-2.3431 2.4-2.2788 6.1 0 8.5l9.25 9.8 9.25-9.8c2.279-2.4 2.343-6.1 0-8.5-2.343-2.3-6.157-2.3-8.5 0l-0.75 0.8-0.75-0.8c-1.172-1.2-2.7145-1.7-4.25-1.7z"
-              fill="#c0392b"
-            />
-          </svg>
-          <span className="uppercase text-gray-200 text-sm font-semibold tracking-wide">Support AI-Toolkit</span>
-        </a>
-      </div>
+          <path
+            className="animate-heartbeat"
+            d="m7 3c-1.5355 0-3.0784 0.5-4.25 1.7-2.3431 2.4-2.2788 6.1 0 8.5l9.25 9.8 9.25-9.8c2.279-2.4 2.343-6.1 0-8.5-2.343-2.3-6.157-2.3-8.5 0l-0.75 0.8-0.75-0.8c-1.172-1.2-2.7145-1.7-4.25-1.7z"
+            fill="#c0392b"
+          />
+        </svg>
+        <span className="uppercase text-sm font-medium tracking-wide">Support AI-Toolkit</span>
+      </a>
 
       {/* Social links grid */}
       <div className="px-1 py-1 border-t border-gray-800">