diff --git a/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.test.tsx b/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..8057d1c0dad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+
+import { flushSync } from "react-dom";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { useTaskNoun, type TaskNoun } from "./useTaskNoun";
+
+const mockInstanceSettingsApi = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  getExperimental: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock("../api/instanceSettings", () => ({
+  instanceSettingsApi: mockInstanceSettingsApi,
+}));
+
+// eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+(globalThis as any).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+async function act(callback: () => void | Promise<void>) {
+  let result: void | Promise<void> = undefined;
+  flushSync(() => {
+    result = callback();
+  });
+  await result;
+}
+
+async function flushReact() {
+  await act(async () => {
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    await new Promise((resolve) => window.setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+  });
+}
+
+let captured: TaskNoun | null = null;
+
+function Harness() {
+  captured = useTaskNoun();
+  return null;
+}
+
+async function renderHook() {
+  const container = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.appendChild(container);
+  const root = createRoot(container);
+  const queryClient = new QueryClient({ defaultOptions: { queries: { retry: false } } });
+  await act(async () => {
+    root.render(
+      <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+        <Harness />
+      </QueryClientProvider>,
+    );
+  });
+  await flushReact();
+  return () => {
+    root.unmount();
+    container.remove();
+  };
+}
+
+describe("useTaskNoun", () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    captured = null;
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    document.body.innerHTML = "";
+  });
+
+  it("returns the Issue noun when the streamlined-nav flag is OFF (default)", async () => {
+    mockInstanceSettingsApi.getExperimental.mockResolvedValue({
+      enableStreamlinedLeftNavigation: false,
+    });
+    const cleanup = await renderHook();
+    expect(captured).toEqual({ singular: "Issue", plural: "Issues" });
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("returns the Task noun when the streamlined-nav flag is ON", async () => {
+    mockInstanceSettingsApi.getExperimental.mockResolvedValue({
+      enableStreamlinedLeftNavigation: true,
+    });
+    const cleanup = await renderHook();
+    expect(captured).toEqual({ singular: "Task", plural: "Tasks" });
+    cleanup();
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the Issue noun before settings have loaded", async () => {
+    // Never resolves — simulates the in-flight state on first render.
+    mockInstanceSettingsApi.getExperimental.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => {}));
+    const cleanup = await renderHook();
+    expect(captured).toEqual({ singular: "Issue", plural: "Issues" });
+    cleanup();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.ts b/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1cda416c686
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/lib/useTaskNoun.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import { useQuery } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { instanceSettingsApi } from "../api/instanceSettings";
+import { queryKeys } from "./queryKeys";
+
+export interface TaskNoun {
+  /** "Task" when the streamlined-nav flag is ON, "Issue" when OFF. */
+  singular: string;
+  /** "Tasks" when the streamlined-nav flag is ON, "Issues" when OFF. */
+  plural: string;
+}
+
+const ISSUE_NOUN: TaskNoun = { singular: "Issue", plural: "Issues" };
+const TASK_NOUN: TaskNoun = { singular: "Task", plural: "Tasks" };
+
+/**
+ * Returns the user-facing noun for a unit of work, gated on the
+ * `enableStreamlinedLeftNavigation` experimental flag (PAP-80 D1 → option A).
+ *
+ * Flag ON  → { singular: "Task",  plural: "Tasks"  }
+ * Flag OFF → { singular: "Issue", plural: "Issues" } (default)
+ *
+ * Intended only for the high-visibility surfaces (sidebar/mobile nav labels,
+ * the New-Task button, the tasks-list title/breadcrumb). Deeper copy stays
+ * on the already-renamed "Task" wording.
+ */
+export function useTaskNoun(): TaskNoun {
+  const { data: experimentalSettings } = useQuery({
+    queryKey: queryKeys.instance.experimentalSettings,
+    queryFn: () => instanceSettingsApi.getExperimental(),
+  });
+
+  return experimentalSettings?.enableStreamlinedLeftNavigation === true
+    ? TASK_NOUN
+    : ISSUE_NOUN;
+}
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
index d0be7d1d55b..4abe44460d5 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Issues.tsx
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { useBreadcrumbs } from "../context/BreadcrumbContext";
 import { collectLiveIssueIds } from "../lib/liveIssueIds";
 import { queryKeys } from "../lib/queryKeys";
 import { createIssueDetailLocationState } from "../lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb";
+import { useTaskNoun } from "../lib/useTaskNoun";
 import { EmptyState } from "../components/EmptyState";
 import { IssuesList } from "../components/IssuesList";
 import { CircleDot } from "lucide-react";
@@ -58,6 +59,7 @@ export function buildIssuesSearchUrl(currentHref: string, search: string): strin
 export function Issues() {
   const { selectedCompanyId } = useCompany();
   const { setBreadcrumbs } = useBreadcrumbs();
+  const taskNoun = useTaskNoun();
   const location = useLocation();
   const [searchParams] = useSearchParams();
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
@@ -108,16 +110,16 @@ export function Issues() {
   const issueLinkState = useMemo(
     () =>
       createIssueDetailLocationState(
-        "Tasks",
+        taskNoun.plural,
         `${location.pathname}${location.search}${location.hash}`,
         "issues",
       ),
-    [location.pathname, location.search, location.hash],
+    [taskNoun.plural, location.pathname, location.search, location.hash],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setBreadcrumbs([{ label: "Tasks" }]);
-  }, [setBreadcrumbs]);
+    setBreadcrumbs([{ label: taskNoun.plural }]);
+  }, [setBreadcrumbs, taskNoun.plural]);
 
   const issuePageSize = workspaceIdFilter ? WORKSPACE_FILTER_ISSUE_LIMIT : ISSUES_PAGE_SIZE;
 
@@ -188,6 +190,7 @@ export function Issues() {
       projects={projects}
       liveIssueIds={liveIssueIds}
       viewStateKey="paperclip:issues-view"
+      createIssueLabel={taskNoun.singular}
       issueLinkState={issueLinkState}
       initialAssignees={searchParams.get("assignee") ? [searchParams.get("assignee")!] : undefined}
       initialWorkspaces={initialWorkspaces.length > 0 ? initialWorkspaces : undefined}