diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
index 55470734b0e..d98f170b4ac 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
@@ -83,7 +83,9 @@ vi.mock("../lib/assignees", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./StatusIcon", () => ({
-  StatusIcon: ({ status }: { status: string }) => <span>{status}</span>,
+  StatusIcon: ({ status, blockerAttention }: { status: string; blockerAttention?: Issue["blockerAttention"] }) => (
+    <span data-status-icon-state={blockerAttention?.state}>{status}</span>
+  ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("./PriorityIcon", () => ({
@@ -392,6 +394,29 @@ describe("IssueProperties", () => {
     act(() => root.unmount());
   });
 
+  it("passes blocker attention to the sidebar status icon", async () => {
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue({
+        status: "blocked",
+        blockerAttention: {
+          state: "covered",
+          reason: "active_child",
+          unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+          coveredBlockerCount: 1,
+          attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+          sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
+        },
+      }),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-status-icon-state="covered"]')?.textContent).toBe("blocked");
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
   it("renders blocked-by issues as direct chips and edits them from an add action", async () => {
     const onUpdate = vi.fn();
     mockIssuesApi.list.mockResolvedValue([
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
index 27a49bbfba8..c11631a84cb 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
@@ -1044,6 +1044,7 @@ export function IssueProperties({
         <PropertyRow label="Status">
           <StatusIcon
             status={issue.status}
+            blockerAttention={issue.blockerAttention}
             onChange={(status) => onUpdate({ status })}
             showLabel
           />
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb.ts b/ui/src/lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb.ts
index 3440fd6aadb..91eae1bc473 100644
--- a/ui/src/lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb.ts
+++ b/ui/src/lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ export type IssueDetailHeaderSeed = {
   identifier: string | null;
   title: string;
   status: Issue["status"];
+  blockerAttention?: Issue["blockerAttention"];
   priority: Issue["priority"];
   projectId: string | null;
   projectName: string | null;
@@ -47,11 +48,15 @@ function isIssueDetailHeaderSeed(value: unknown): value is IssueDetailHeaderSeed
     candidate.originKind === undefined || typeof candidate.originKind === "string";
   const hasOriginId =
     candidate.originId === undefined || candidate.originId === null || typeof candidate.originId === "string";
+  const hasBlockerAttention =
+    candidate.blockerAttention === undefined
+    || (typeof candidate.blockerAttention === "object" && candidate.blockerAttention !== null);
   return (
     typeof candidate.id === "string"
     && (candidate.identifier === null || typeof candidate.identifier === "string")
     && typeof candidate.title === "string"
     && typeof candidate.status === "string"
+    && hasBlockerAttention
     && typeof candidate.priority === "string"
     && (candidate.projectId === null || typeof candidate.projectId === "string")
     && (candidate.projectName === null || typeof candidate.projectName === "string")
@@ -66,6 +71,7 @@ function createIssueDetailHeaderSeed(issue: Issue): IssueDetailHeaderSeed {
     identifier: issue.identifier ?? null,
     title: issue.title,
     status: issue.status,
+    blockerAttention: issue.blockerAttention,
     priority: issue.priority,
     projectId: issue.projectId ?? null,
     projectName: issue.project?.name ?? null,
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
index bd47590b302..6ecfcac486e 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
@@ -229,7 +229,9 @@ vi.mock("../components/ScrollToBottom", () => ({
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../components/StatusIcon", () => ({
-  StatusIcon: ({ status }: { status: string }) => <span>{status}</span>,
+  StatusIcon: ({ status, blockerAttention }: { status: string; blockerAttention?: Issue["blockerAttention"] }) => (
+    <span data-status-icon-state={blockerAttention?.state}>{status}</span>
+  ),
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../components/PriorityIcon", () => ({
@@ -814,6 +816,31 @@ describe("IssueDetail", () => {
     expect(consoleErrorSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("passes blocker attention to the issue detail header status icon", async () => {
+    mockIssuesApi.get.mockResolvedValue(createIssue({
+      status: "blocked",
+      blockerAttention: {
+        state: "covered",
+        reason: "active_child",
+        unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+        coveredBlockerCount: 1,
+        attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+        sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
+      },
+    }));
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      root.render(
+        <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+          <IssueDetail />
+        </QueryClientProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+    await flushReact();
+
+    expect(container.querySelector('[data-status-icon-state="covered"]')?.textContent).toBe("blocked");
+  });
+
   it("refreshes subtree pause state after resuming a hold", async () => {
     const childIssue = createIssue({
       id: "child-1",
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
index 2bffbfd18a6..053181c91b1 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ function IssueDetailLoadingState({
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 flex-wrap">
           {headerSeed ? (
             <>
-              <StatusIcon status={headerSeed.status} />
+              <StatusIcon status={headerSeed.status} blockerAttention={headerSeed.blockerAttention} />
               <PriorityIcon priority={headerSeed.priority} />
               {identifier ? (
                 <span className="text-sm font-mono text-muted-foreground shrink-0">{identifier}</span>
@@ -2853,6 +2853,7 @@ export function IssueDetail() {
         <div className="flex items-center gap-2 min-w-0 flex-wrap">
           <StatusIcon
             status={issue.status}
+            blockerAttention={issue.blockerAttention}
             onChange={(status) => updateIssue.mutate({ status })}
           />
           <PriorityIcon