diff --git a/resources/views/components/server/status-summary.blade.php b/resources/views/components/server/status-summary.blade.php
index 8be64a7711..ea2306397e 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/server/status-summary.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/server/status-summary.blade.php
@@ -16,7 +16,13 @@
         $traefikUpdateAvailable => 'Update available',
         default => str($proxyStatus ?: 'unknown')->headline(),
     };
-    $sentinelNeedsAttention = $showSentinelStatus && ! $server->isSentinelLive();
+    $sentinelStatus = $server->sentinelStatus();
+    $sentinelNeedsAttention = $showSentinelStatus && $sentinelStatus === 'out_of_sync';
+    $sentinelStatusLabel = match ($sentinelStatus) {
+        'waiting' => 'Waiting for first report',
+        'in_sync' => 'In sync',
+        default => 'Out of sync',
+    };
 
     [$summaryLabel, $summaryType] = match (true) {
         ! $serverReady => ['Unavailable', 'error'],
@@ -80,11 +86,12 @@
                 class="listbox-option gap-2.5!" @click="open = false" role="menuitem">
                 <span @class([
                     'size-1.5 shrink-0 rounded-full',
-                    'bg-success' => ! $sentinelNeedsAttention,
-                    'bg-warning' => $sentinelNeedsAttention,
+                    'bg-success' => $sentinelStatus === 'in_sync',
+                    'bg-neutral-400 dark:bg-fg-faint' => $sentinelStatus === 'waiting',
+                    'bg-warning' => $sentinelStatus === 'out_of_sync',
                 ])></span>
                 <span class="flex-1">Sentinel</span>
-                <span>{{ $server->isSentinelLive() ? 'In sync' : 'Out of sync' }}</span>
+                <span>{{ $sentinelStatusLabel }}</span>
             </a>
         @endif
     </div>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
index e83dc1a5cc..91c74cfba5 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/dashboard.blade.php
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
                     @foreach ($dashboardServers as $server)
                         @php
                             $proxyNeedsAttention = $server->proxySet() && ($server->proxy->status !== 'running' || $server->hasCurrentTraefikOutdatedInfo());
-                            $sentinelNeedsAttention = $server->isSentinelEnabled() && ! $server->isSentinelLive();
+                            $sentinelNeedsAttention = $server->isSentinelEnabled() && $server->sentinelStatus() === 'out_of_sync';
 
                             [$serverStatus, $serverStatusType] = match (true) {
                                 $server->settings->force_disabled => ['Disabled', 'error'],
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
index c86b499396..cfe6b78f33 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/index.blade.php
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
                 && ! $isTransferredAway;
             $proxyNeedsAttention = $isReady && $server->proxySet()
                 && ($server->proxy->status !== 'running' || $server->hasCurrentTraefikOutdatedInfo());
-            $sentinelNeedsAttention = $isReady && $server->isSentinelEnabled() && ! $server->isSentinelLive();
+            $sentinelNeedsAttention = $isReady && $server->isSentinelEnabled() && $server->sentinelStatus() === 'out_of_sync';
 
             $status = match (true) {
                 $isTransferredAway => 'Transferred away',
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/sentinel/logs.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/sentinel/logs.blade.php
index 8211633e3a..ed2f350c66 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/sentinel/logs.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/sentinel/logs.blade.php
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@
                 helper="Search, filter, follow, copy, or download recent output from the Sentinel container."
                 flush class="logs-settings-section">
                 @if ($server->isSentinelEnabled())
+                    @php
+                        $sentinelStatus = $server->sentinelStatus();
+                        [$sentinelStatusLabel, $sentinelStatusType] = match ($sentinelStatus) {
+                            'waiting' => ['Waiting for first report', 'neutral'],
+                            'in_sync' => ['In sync', 'success'],
+                            default => ['Out of sync', 'warning'],
+                        };
+                    @endphp
                     <x-slot:actions>
-                        <x-status-badge :status="$server->isSentinelLive() ? 'In sync' : 'Out of sync'"
-                            :type="$server->isSentinelLive() ? 'success' : 'warning'"
+                        <x-status-badge :status="$sentinelStatusLabel" :type="$sentinelStatusType"
                             class="logs-section-status-badge" />
                     </x-slot:actions>
                     <div class="settings-log-panel">
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php
index ca35fb8d4f..fc9d46ab0f 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php
@@ -54,6 +54,20 @@ it('shows sentinel sync status after the server is validated', function () {
         ->assertSee('In sync');
 });
 
+it('shows the first Sentinel report as pending instead of requiring attention', function () {
+    [$server] = makeNavbarServer(isFunctional: true);
+    $server->forceFill([
+        'sentinel_updated_at' => now()->subDay(),
+        'sentinel_waiting_since' => now(),
+    ])->save();
+
+    Livewire::test('server.navbar', ['server' => $server->fresh()])
+        ->assertSee('Ready')
+        ->assertSee('Waiting for first report')
+        ->assertDontSee('Attention required')
+        ->assertDontSee('Out of sync');
+});
+
 it('places mobile status badges on a separate row below the server title', function () {
     $navbar = file_get_contents(resource_path('views/livewire/server/navbar.blade.php'));
 
@@ -75,7 +89,7 @@ it('places mobile status badges on a separate row below the server title', funct
         ->toString();
 
     $titlePos = strpos($titleBlock, 'data-testid="server-subtitle"');
-    $badgesRowPos = strpos($titleBlock, 'flex min-w-0 flex-wrap items-center gap-2');
+    $badgesRowPos = strpos($titleBlock, 'flex w-full min-w-0 items-center gap-2');
 
     expect($titlePos)->not->toBeFalse()
         ->and($badgesRowPos)->not->toBeFalse()
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerStatusIndicatorDesignTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerStatusIndicatorDesignTest.php
index 4b31a51d85..d9b35bd344 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ServerStatusIndicatorDesignTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerStatusIndicatorDesignTest.php
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ test('server cards use warning icons instead of colored icon borders', function
     expect(substr_count($serverIndex, '<x-status-badge'))->toBe(1)
         ->and($serverIndex)
         ->toContain("&& (\$server->proxy->status !== 'running' || \$server->hasCurrentTraefikOutdatedInfo())")
-        ->toContain('$sentinelNeedsAttention = $isReady && $server->isSentinelEnabled() && ! $server->isSentinelLive()')
+        ->toContain("\$sentinelNeedsAttention = \$isReady && \$server->isSentinelEnabled() && \$server->sentinelStatus() === 'out_of_sync'")
         ->toContain("\$proxyNeedsAttention || \$sentinelNeedsAttention => 'warning'")
         ->toContain("\$isReady => 'success'")
         ->toContain("\$isTransferredAway || \$server->settings->force_disabled => 'error'")
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ test('dashboard server cards warn when proxy or sentinel needs attention', funct
 
     expect($dashboard)
         ->toContain("\$proxyNeedsAttention = \$server->proxySet() && (\$server->proxy->status !== 'running' || \$server->hasCurrentTraefikOutdatedInfo())")
-        ->toContain('$sentinelNeedsAttention = $server->isSentinelEnabled() && ! $server->isSentinelLive()')
+        ->toContain("\$sentinelNeedsAttention = \$server->isSentinelEnabled() && \$server->sentinelStatus() === 'out_of_sync'")
         ->toContain("\$proxyNeedsAttention || \$sentinelNeedsAttention => ['Attention required', 'warning']");
 });
 
@@ -39,15 +39,27 @@ test('server status summary uses warning indicators for proxy updates and sentin
 
     expect($summary)
         ->toContain('$server->hasCurrentTraefikOutdatedInfo()')
+        ->toContain('$sentinelStatus = $server->sentinelStatus()')
+        ->toContain("'waiting' => 'Waiting for first report'")
         ->toContain('$proxyStatusLabel = match (true)')
         ->toContain("\$proxyConfigurationPending => 'Restart required'")
         ->toContain("\$traefikUpdateAvailable => 'Update available'")
         ->toContain('{{ $proxyStatusLabel }}')
         ->toContain("'bg-warning' => \$proxyNeedsAttention && (\$proxyUpdateAvailable")
-        ->toContain("'bg-warning' => \$sentinelNeedsAttention")
+        ->toContain("'bg-warning' => \$sentinelStatus === 'out_of_sync'")
         ->not->toContain("\$server->isSentinelLive() ? 'bg-success' : 'bg-error'");
 });
 
+test('Sentinel logs show the pending first report state without an out-of-sync warning', function () {
+    $logs = file_get_contents(resource_path('views/livewire/server/sentinel/logs.blade.php'));
+
+    expect($logs)
+        ->toContain("'waiting' => ['Waiting for first report', 'neutral']")
+        ->toContain("'in_sync' => ['In sync', 'success']")
+        ->toContain("default => ['Out of sync', 'warning']")
+        ->not->toContain("\$server->isSentinelLive() ? 'In sync' : 'Out of sync'");
+});
+
 test('server table keeps status text without a badge', function () {
     $serverIndex = file_get_contents(resource_path('views/livewire/server/index.blade.php'));