diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index 9e5ff1d..397f03e 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ function BarMetric({ label, value, max, tone = "neutral" }: { label: string; val
   );
 }
 
-function MiniHistogram({ data }: { data: Array<{ label: string; value: number; tone: string }> }) {
+type ChartPoint = { label: string; value: number; tone: string };
+
+function MiniHistogram({ data }: { data: ChartPoint[] }) {
   const max = Math.max(...data.map((item) => item.value), 1);
   return (
     <div className="histogram" aria-label="histogram">
@@ -51,6 +53,18 @@ function MiniHistogram({ data }: { data: Array<{ label: string; value: number; t
   );
 }
 
+function StatusStack({ data }: { data: ChartPoint[] }) {
+  const total = data.reduce((sum, item) => sum + item.value, 0);
+  return (
+    <div className="status-stack" aria-label="status distribution">
+      {data.map((item) => {
+        const width = total > 0 ? Math.max(6, Math.round((item.value / total) * 100)) : 25;
+        return <i className={item.tone} key={item.label} style={{ width: `${width}%` }} title={`${item.label}: ${item.value}`} />;
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
 export function DashboardPage() {
   const [jobs, setJobs] = useState<Job[]>([]);
   const [events, setEvents] = useState<JobEvent[]>([]);
@@ -110,6 +124,11 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
       .map(([type, value]) => ({ label: eventTitle(type), value, tone: type.includes("fail") ? "failed" : type.includes("success") ? "succeeded" : "running" }));
   }, [events]);
   const maxPressure = Math.max(...pressureData.map((item) => item.value), 1);
+  const activePressure = stats.by_status.queued + stats.by_status.running + stats.retries_pending + stats.overdue_running;
+  const completionRate = recentJobs.length
+    ? Math.round((recentJobs.filter((job) => job.status === "succeeded").length / recentJobs.length) * 100)
+    : 0;
+  const topEvent = eventData.at(0);
 
   return (
     <div className="page">
@@ -131,7 +150,7 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
       </section>
 
       <section className="dashboard-grid">
-        <section className="panel">
+        <section className="panel chart-panel">
           <div className="section-title">
             <h3>Recent Jobs</h3>
             <Link className="secondary-button" to="/jobs">
@@ -140,6 +159,11 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
           </div>
           {recentJobs.length ? (
             <>
+              <div className="chart-summary-row">
+                <span>{recentJobs.length} latest jobs</span>
+                <strong>{completionRate}% succeeded</strong>
+              </div>
+              <StatusStack data={recentJobStatusData} />
               <MiniHistogram data={recentJobStatusData} />
               <div className="job-tick-chart" aria-label="latest jobs">
                 {recentJobs.slice(0, 16).map((job) => (
@@ -152,11 +176,15 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
           )}
         </section>
 
-        <section className="panel">
+        <section className="panel chart-panel">
           <div className="section-title">
             <h3>Queue Pressure</h3>
             <Clock3 size={16} />
           </div>
+          <div className="chart-summary-row">
+            <span>Active pressure</span>
+            <strong>{activePressure}</strong>
+          </div>
           <div className="metric-bars">
             {pressureData.map((item) => (
               <BarMetric key={item.label} label={item.label} max={maxPressure} tone={item.tone} value={item.value} />
@@ -167,12 +195,22 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
           </div>
         </section>
 
-        <section className="panel">
+        <section className="panel chart-panel">
           <div className="section-title">
             <h3>Recent Events</h3>
             <RotateCcw size={16} />
           </div>
-          {eventData.length ? <MiniHistogram data={eventData} /> : <EmptyState title="No events yet" />}
+          {eventData.length ? (
+            <>
+              <div className="chart-summary-row">
+                <span>{events.length} latest events</span>
+                <strong>{topEvent ? topEvent.label : "No events"}</strong>
+              </div>
+              <MiniHistogram data={eventData} />
+            </>
+          ) : (
+            <EmptyState title="No events yet" />
+          )}
         </section>
       </section>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/styles.css b/frontend/src/styles.css
index f8687d1..1811f7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/styles.css
+++ b/frontend/src/styles.css
@@ -442,6 +442,49 @@ label {
   grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr));
 }
 
+.chart-panel {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
+}
+
+.chart-panel::before {
+  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--cyan), var(--green), var(--orange), var(--red));
+  content: "";
+  height: 3px;
+  left: 14px;
+  opacity: 0.78;
+  position: absolute;
+  right: 14px;
+  top: 0;
+}
+
+.chart-summary-row {
+  align-items: center;
+  background: var(--panel-raised);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 6px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 12px;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  min-height: 42px;
+  padding: 9px 10px;
+}
+
+.chart-summary-row span {
+  color: var(--muted);
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 900;
+}
+
+.chart-summary-row strong {
+  font-size: 14px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-align: right;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+
 .detail-grid {
   display: grid;
   gap: 16px;
@@ -645,9 +688,21 @@ label {
   display: flex;
   height: 112px;
   overflow: hidden;
+  position: relative;
   width: 100%;
 }
 
+.histogram-column::before {
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(to top, transparent 24%, rgb(127 139 147 / 18%) 25%, transparent 26%),
+    linear-gradient(to top, transparent 49%, rgb(127 139 147 / 18%) 50%, transparent 51%),
+    linear-gradient(to top, transparent 74%, rgb(127 139 147 / 18%) 75%, transparent 76%);
+  content: "";
+  inset: 0;
+  pointer-events: none;
+  position: absolute;
+}
+
 .histogram-column i,
 .metric-track i {
   background: var(--accent);
@@ -656,7 +711,9 @@ label {
 
 .histogram-column i {
   border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
+  position: relative;
   width: 100%;
+  z-index: 1;
 }
 
 .histogram-column i.queued,
@@ -703,6 +760,38 @@ label {
   margin-top: 14px;
 }
 
+.status-stack {
+  background: var(--panel-raised);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  display: flex;
+  gap: 3px;
+  height: 14px;
+  margin-bottom: 12px;
+  overflow: hidden;
+  padding: 2px;
+}
+
+.status-stack i {
+  background: var(--subtle);
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  display: block;
+  min-width: 6px;
+}
+
+.status-stack i.queued,
+.status-stack i.running {
+  background: var(--cyan);
+}
+
+.status-stack i.succeeded {
+  background: var(--green);
+}
+
+.status-stack i.failed {
+  background: var(--red);
+}
+
 .job-tick {
   background: var(--subtle);
   border-radius: 5px;