diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
index 52eaf20..1619973 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/MainWindow.xaml
@@ -473,7 +473,41 @@
                         <TextBlock Text="IN-CALL"
                                    Style="{StaticResource Wd.Text.Caption}"
                                    VerticalAlignment="Center"
-                                   Margin="0,0,16,0"/>
+                                   Margin="0,0,12,0"/>
+                        <!-- Teams meeting state pill — populated from a UIA probe
+                             at the existing 1Hz stats tick. Visible only when Teams
+                             is running. Cyan dot when in a call, gray when Teams is
+                             open but idle. So an operator with Teams auto-hidden can
+                             see at a glance whether they're in a meeting. -->
+                        <Border Style="{StaticResource Wd.Pill}"
+                                VerticalAlignment="Center"
+                                Margin="0,0,16,0"
+                                Padding="10,3"
+                                Visibility="{Binding HasTeamsState, Converter={StaticResource BoolToVis}}"
+                                ToolTip="Microsoft Teams meeting state (probed via UIAutomation at 1Hz)">
+                            <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal">
+                                <Border Width="6" Height="6"
+                                        CornerRadius="3"
+                                        Margin="0,0,6,0"
+                                        VerticalAlignment="Center">
+                                    <Border.Style>
+                                        <Style TargetType="Border">
+                                            <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource Wd.Text.Tertiary}"/>
+                                            <Style.Triggers>
+                                                <DataTrigger Binding="{Binding IsTeamsInCall}" Value="True">
+                                                    <Setter Property="Background" Value="{DynamicResource Wd.Accent.Cyan}"/>
+                                                </DataTrigger>
+                                            </Style.Triggers>
+                                        </Style>
+                                    </Border.Style>
+                                </Border>
+                                <TextBlock Text="{Binding TeamsMeetingState}"
+                                           Style="{StaticResource Wd.Text.Caption}"
+                                           FontSize="10"
+                                           Foreground="{DynamicResource Wd.Text.Secondary}"
+                                           VerticalAlignment="Center"/>
+                            </StackPanel>
+                        </Border>
                         <Button Style="{StaticResource Wd.Button.Ghost}"
                                 Command="{Binding ToggleMuteCommand}"
                                 Padding="14,6"
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
index 0657ef3..c5aa6a6 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/Services/TeamsControlBridge.cs
@@ -171,6 +171,51 @@ public static class TeamsControlBridge
     public static InvokeResult ToggleChat() => InvokeFirstMatch(ToggleChatCandidates);
     public static InvokeResult OpenBackgroundEffects() => InvokeFirstMatch(BackgroundBlurCandidates);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// True if Teams is currently in an active call. The Leave / Hang-up
+    /// button only exists in the automation tree when a call is in progress,
+    /// so its presence is a reliable in-call signal across Teams versions.
+    /// Returns false if Teams isn't running, isn't in a call, or the call
+    /// UI is in a state we don't recognize.
+    ///
+    /// This is the "tell me what Teams is doing without me having to look
+    /// at it" probe — operators using auto-hide Teams want a status pill
+    /// that says "In call · ready" without having to restore the Teams
+    /// window. Safe to call from any thread (UIA traversal is thread-safe);
+    /// not free (walks the descendant tree) so callers should poll at most
+    /// a few times per second.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static bool IsInCall()
+    {
+        var roots = GetTeamsAutomationRoots();
+        if (roots.Count == 0) return false;
+
+        foreach (var root in roots)
+        {
+            AutomationElementCollection allButtons;
+            try
+            {
+                allButtons = root.FindAll(
+                    TreeScope.Descendants,
+                    new PropertyCondition(AutomationElement.ControlTypeProperty, ControlType.Button));
+            }
+            catch
+            {
+                // Window died mid-traversal; try the next root.
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            foreach (AutomationElement btn in allButtons)
+            {
+                var name = SafeGetName(btn);
+                if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(name)) continue;
+                if (LeaveCandidates.Any(c => name.Contains(c, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+                    return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
     private static InvokeResult InvokeFirstMatch(IReadOnlyList<string> candidateNames)
     {
         var roots = GetTeamsAutomationRoots();
diff --git a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
index 239956c..f3473b5 100644
--- a/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/TeamsISO.App/ViewModels/MainViewModel.cs
@@ -206,6 +206,34 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
     }
     private string _controlSurfaceText = string.Empty;
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// "IN CALL" when Teams is in an active meeting; "READY" when Teams is
+    /// running but not in a call; empty when Teams isn't running. Surfaced
+    /// as a status pill in the IN-CALL bar so operators with auto-hide on
+    /// can see Teams' state without restoring its window.
+    /// </summary>
+    public string TeamsMeetingState
+    {
+        get => _teamsMeetingState;
+        private set
+        {
+            if (SetField(ref _teamsMeetingState, value))
+                OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasTeamsState));
+        }
+    }
+    private string _teamsMeetingState = string.Empty;
+
+    /// <summary>True when Teams is currently in a call (Leave button present in UIA tree).</summary>
+    public bool IsTeamsInCall
+    {
+        get => _isTeamsInCall;
+        private set => SetField(ref _isTeamsInCall, value);
+    }
+    private bool _isTeamsInCall;
+
+    /// <summary>True when <see cref="TeamsMeetingState"/> is non-empty. Used to gate visibility of the IN-CALL bar status pill via the existing BoolToVis converter.</summary>
+    public bool HasTeamsState => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(_teamsMeetingState);
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Elapsed time since the first ISO went live, formatted "HH:mm:ss". Empty
     /// when nothing's running. Useful for operators tracking show length.
@@ -540,6 +568,42 @@ public sealed class MainViewModel : ObservableObject, IDisposable
             StatusText = $"{enabledCount}/{totalParticipants} ISOs live";
         }
 
+        // Teams meeting state — UIA traversal at 1Hz. We probe by looking
+        // for the Leave button in Teams' automation tree (present iff in a
+        // call) and surface the result as a status pill in the IN-CALL bar.
+        // Offloaded to a Task so a slow UIA call doesn't stall the UI tick;
+        // the property update is dispatched back here on next tick.
+        try
+        {
+            var teamsRunning = TeamsLauncher.IsRunning();
+            if (!teamsRunning)
+            {
+                TeamsMeetingState = string.Empty;
+                IsTeamsInCall = false;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                // Fire the UIA probe off-thread — it walks the full descendant
+                // tree of every Teams window and can take 50-200ms in a busy
+                // call. We can tolerate one-tick latency on the displayed
+                // state much more easily than a UI hiccup.
+                _ = Task.Run(() =>
+                {
+                    try
+                    {
+                        var inCall = TeamsControlBridge.IsInCall();
+                        _dispatcher.InvokeAsync(() =>
+                        {
+                            IsTeamsInCall = inCall;
+                            TeamsMeetingState = inCall ? "IN CALL" : "READY";
+                        });
+                    }
+                    catch { /* UIA flakiness shouldn't crash the stats tick */ }
+                });
+            }
+        }
+        catch { /* defensive — probe failures must never break the tick */ }
+
         // Control-surface state — peek at App's owned services.
         var app = System.Windows.Application.Current as App;
         var rest = app?.ControlSurface?.IsRunning ?? false;