diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/controls.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/controls.tsx
index 8bc1a2b7cf9..b79753804c1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/controls.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/controls.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { formatCombo } from '@/lib/keybinds/combo'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
 
 import type { ConversationStatus } from './hooks/use-voice-conversation'
+import { ModelPill } from './model-pill'
 import type { ChatBarState, VoiceStatus } from './types'
 
 export const ICON_BTN = 'size-(--composer-control-size) shrink-0 rounded-md'
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ export function ComposerControls({
 
   return (
     <div className="ml-auto flex shrink-0 items-center gap-(--composer-control-gap)">
+      <ModelPill disabled={disabled} model={state.model} />
       <DictationButton disabled={disabled} onToggle={onDictate} state={state.voice} status={voiceStatus} />
       {canSteer && (
         <Tip label={steerTip}>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/model-pill.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/model-pill.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..0ea963a3628
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/model-pill.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,72 @@
+import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
+
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { DropdownMenu, DropdownMenuContent, DropdownMenuTrigger } from '@/components/ui/dropdown-menu'
+import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
+import { ChevronDown } from '@/lib/icons'
+import { formatModelStatusLabel } from '@/lib/model-status-label'
+import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
+import {
+  $currentFastMode,
+  $currentModel,
+  $currentProvider,
+  $currentReasoningEffort,
+  setModelPickerOpen
+} from '@/store/session'
+
+import type { ChatBarState } from './types'
+
+const PILL = cn(
+  'h-(--composer-control-size) max-w-40 shrink-0 gap-1 rounded-md px-2 text-xs font-normal',
+  'text-(--ui-text-tertiary) hover:bg-(--chrome-action-hover) hover:text-foreground'
+)
+
+/**
+ * Composer model selector — the relocated status-bar pill. Reuses the live
+ * `model.options` dropdown (`modelMenuContent`) verbatim; falls back to the
+ * full picker when the gateway is closed and no live menu exists.
+ */
+export function ModelPill({ disabled, model }: { disabled: boolean; model: ChatBarState['model'] }) {
+  const copy = useI18n().t.shell.statusbar
+  const currentModel = useStore($currentModel)
+  const currentProvider = useStore($currentProvider)
+  const fastMode = useStore($currentFastMode)
+  const reasoningEffort = useStore($currentReasoningEffort)
+
+  const label = (
+    <>
+      <span className="truncate">{formatModelStatusLabel(currentModel, { fastMode, reasoningEffort })}</span>
+      <ChevronDown className="size-2.5 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
+    </>
+  )
+  const title = currentProvider ? copy.modelTitle(currentProvider, currentModel || copy.modelNone) : copy.switchModel
+
+  if (!model.modelMenuContent) {
+    return (
+      <Button
+        aria-label={copy.openModelPicker}
+        className={PILL}
+        disabled={disabled}
+        onClick={() => setModelPickerOpen(true)}
+        title={copy.openModelPicker}
+        type="button"
+        variant="ghost"
+      >
+        {label}
+      </Button>
+    )
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <DropdownMenu>
+      <DropdownMenuTrigger asChild>
+        <Button aria-label={title} className={PILL} disabled={disabled} title={title} type="button" variant="ghost">
+          {label}
+        </Button>
+      </DropdownMenuTrigger>
+      <DropdownMenuContent align="end" className="w-64 p-0" side="top" sideOffset={8}>
+        {model.modelMenuContent}
+      </DropdownMenuContent>
+    </DropdownMenu>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/types.ts
index 36b3b8e6d3d..6d9444a6d93 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/composer/types.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+
 import type { HermesGateway } from '@/hermes'
 import type { ComposerAttachment } from '@/store/composer'
 
@@ -22,6 +24,8 @@ export interface ChatBarState {
     canSwitch: boolean
     loading?: boolean
     quickModels?: QuickModelOption[]
+    /** Reused status-bar dropdown (built with gateway + selectModel upstream). */
+    modelMenuContent?: ReactNode
   }
   tools: { enabled: boolean; label: string; suggestions?: ContextSuggestion[] }
   voice: { enabled: boolean; active: boolean }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx
index c9f525653e7..63983caaa1a 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/chat/index.tsx
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ import { threadLoadingState } from './thread-loading'
 
 interface ChatViewProps extends Omit<React.ComponentProps<'div'>, 'onSubmit'> {
   gateway: HermesGateway | null
+  modelMenuContent?: React.ReactNode
   onToggleSelectedPin: () => void
   onDeleteSelectedSession: () => void
   onCancel: () => Promise<void> | void
@@ -250,6 +251,7 @@ function ChatRuntimeBoundary({
 export function ChatView({
   className,
   gateway,
+  modelMenuContent,
   onToggleSelectedPin,
   onDeleteSelectedSession,
   onCancel,
@@ -346,6 +348,7 @@ export function ChatView({
         provider: currentProvider,
         canSwitch: gatewayOpen,
         loading: !gatewayOpen || (!currentModel && !currentProvider),
+        modelMenuContent,
         quickModels
       },
       tools: {
@@ -358,7 +361,7 @@ export function ChatView({
         active: false
       }
     }),
-    [contextSuggestions, currentModel, currentProvider, gatewayOpen, quickModels]
+    [contextSuggestions, currentModel, currentProvider, gatewayOpen, modelMenuContent, quickModels]
   )
 
   // Drop files anywhere in the conversation area, not just on the composer
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx
index 5ff162a2ca4..e071a2a0ce6 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/desktop-controller.tsx
@@ -859,7 +859,6 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     gatewayLogLines,
     gatewayState,
     inferenceStatus,
-    modelMenuContent,
     openAgents,
     freshDraftReady,
     openCommandCenterSection,
@@ -981,6 +980,7 @@ export function DesktopController() {
     <ChatView
       gateway={gatewayRef.current}
       maxVoiceRecordingSeconds={voiceMaxRecordingSeconds}
+      modelMenuContent={modelMenuContent}
       onAddContextRef={composer.addContextRefAttachment}
       onAddUrl={url => composer.addContextRefAttachment(`@url:${formatRefValue(url)}`, url)}
       onAttachDroppedItems={composer.attachDroppedItems}
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
index 53ce2dcc150..b9a2d715454 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-statusbar-items.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useStore } from '@nanostores/react'
-import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { useCallback, useMemo } from 'react'
 
 import type { CommandCenterSection } from '@/app/command-center'
@@ -9,7 +8,6 @@ import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import {
   Activity,
   AlertCircle,
-  ChevronDown,
   Clock,
   Command,
   Hash,
@@ -19,7 +17,6 @@ import {
   Zap,
   ZapFilled
 } from '@/lib/icons'
-import { formatModelStatusLabel } from '@/lib/model-status-label'
 import type { RuntimeReadinessResult } from '@/lib/runtime-readiness'
 import { contextBarLabel, LiveDuration, usageContextLabel } from '@/lib/statusbar'
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils'
@@ -30,16 +27,11 @@ import {
   $activeSessionId,
   $busy,
   $connection,
-  $currentFastMode,
-  $currentModel,
-  $currentProvider,
-  $currentReasoningEffort,
   $currentUsage,
   $sessionStartedAt,
   $turnStartedAt,
   $workingSessionIds,
   $yoloActive,
-  setModelPickerOpen,
   setYoloActive
 } from '@/store/session'
 import { $subagentsBySession, activeSubagentCount } from '@/store/subagents'
@@ -65,7 +57,6 @@ interface StatusbarItemsOptions {
   gatewayLogLines: readonly string[]
   gatewayState: string
   inferenceStatus: RuntimeReadinessResult | null
-  modelMenuContent?: ReactNode
   openAgents: () => void
   openCommandCenterSection: (section: CommandCenterSection) => void
   freshDraftReady: boolean
@@ -83,7 +74,6 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   gatewayLogLines,
   gatewayState,
   inferenceStatus,
-  modelMenuContent,
   openAgents,
   openCommandCenterSection,
   freshDraftReady,
@@ -97,10 +87,6 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
   const terminalTakeover = useStore($terminalTakeover)
   const yoloActive = useStore($yoloActive)
   const busy = useStore($busy)
-  const currentFastMode = useStore($currentFastMode)
-  const currentModel = useStore($currentModel)
-  const currentProvider = useStore($currentProvider)
-  const currentReasoningEffort = useStore($currentReasoningEffort)
   const currentUsage = useStore($currentUsage)
   const desktopActionTasks = useStore($desktopActionTasks)
   const previewServerRestartStatus = useStore($previewServerRestartStatus)
@@ -416,37 +402,6 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
         title: yoloActive ? copy.yoloOn : copy.yoloOff,
         variant: 'action'
       },
-      {
-        id: 'model-summary',
-        label: (
-          <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 items-center gap-0.5">
-            <span className="truncate">
-              {formatModelStatusLabel(currentModel, {
-                fastMode: currentFastMode,
-                reasoningEffort: currentReasoningEffort
-              })}
-            </span>
-            <ChevronDown className="size-2.5 shrink-0 opacity-50" />
-          </span>
-        ),
-        ...(modelMenuContent
-          ? {
-              menuAlign: 'end' as const,
-              menuClassName: 'w-64',
-              menuContent: modelMenuContent,
-              title: currentProvider
-                ? copy.modelTitle(currentProvider, currentModel || copy.modelNone)
-                : copy.switchModel,
-              variant: 'menu' as const
-            }
-          : {
-              onSelect: () => setModelPickerOpen(true),
-              title: currentProvider
-                ? copy.providerModelTitle(currentProvider, currentModel || copy.noModel)
-                : copy.openModelPicker,
-              variant: 'action' as const
-            })
-      },
       {
         className: `w-7 justify-center px-0${terminalTakeover ? ' bg-accent/55 text-foreground' : ''}`,
         hidden: !chatOpen,
@@ -465,11 +420,6 @@ export function useStatusbarItems({
       contextBar,
       contextUsage,
       copy,
-      currentFastMode,
-      currentModel,
-      currentProvider,
-      currentReasoningEffort,
-      modelMenuContent,
       sessionStartedAt,
       showYoloToggle,
       terminalTakeover,