diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index ec5a781..7cc8f63 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -598,28 +598,59 @@ fn project_icon(project: String) -> Result<Option<String>, String> {
   Ok(Some(format!("data:image/png;base64,{}", STANDARD.encode(png))))
 }
 
-/// Projekt-Icon fürs Tray-Menü: sips konvertiert (auch ICNS) und skaliert auf
-/// 36 px; muda rendert Menü-Icons auf macOS mit 18 pt.
-fn menu_icon(paths: &Paths, project: &str) -> Result<Option<tauri::image::Image<'static>>, String> {
-  let Some(icon) = read_project_config_in(paths, project)?.terminal.icon else {
-    return Ok(None);
-  };
-  let src = resolve_icon_path(paths, project, &icon);
-  let tmp = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ai-control-tray-icon-{project}.png"));
-  let out = Command::new("sips")
-    .args(["-s", "format", "png", "-z", "36", "36"])
-    .arg(&src)
-    .arg("--out")
-    .arg(&tmp)
-    .output()
-    .map_err(|e| format!("sips: {e}"))?;
-  if !out.status.success() {
-    return Err(format!("sips: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)));
+/// Menü-Icon fürs Tray: ganz links der Status-Punkt (grün = läuft), daneben
+/// das Projekt-Icon (sips konvertiert, auch ICNS). Ein RGBA-Bild 56×36 px;
+/// muda rendert Menü-Icons mit 18 pt Höhe und proportionaler Breite.
+fn menu_icon(
+  paths: &Paths,
+  project: &str,
+  running: bool,
+) -> Result<tauri::image::Image<'static>, String> {
+  const H: usize = 36;
+  const DOT_W: usize = 20;
+  const W: usize = DOT_W + H;
+  let mut canvas = vec![0u8; W * H * 4];
+  if running {
+    // macOS-Systemgrün, weicher Rand über Alpha.
+    let (cx, cy, r) = (10.0f32, 18.0f32, 7.0f32);
+    for y in 0..H {
+      for x in 0..DOT_W {
+        let d = ((x as f32 + 0.5 - cx).powi(2) + (y as f32 + 0.5 - cy).powi(2)).sqrt();
+        let a = (r - d + 0.5).clamp(0.0, 1.0);
+        if a > 0.0 {
+          let i = (y * W + x) * 4;
+          canvas[i..i + 4].copy_from_slice(&[52, 199, 89, (a * 255.0) as u8]);
+        }
+      }
+    }
   }
-  let bytes = fs::read(&tmp).map_err(|e| format!("{}: {e}", tmp.display()))?;
-  let _ = fs::remove_file(&tmp);
-  let img = tauri::image::Image::from_bytes(&bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
-  Ok(Some(img))
+  if let Some(icon) = read_project_config_in(paths, project)?.terminal.icon {
+    let src = resolve_icon_path(paths, project, &icon);
+    let tmp = std::env::temp_dir().join(format!("ai-control-tray-icon-{project}.png"));
+    let out = Command::new("sips")
+      .args(["-s", "format", "png", "-z", "36", "36"])
+      .arg(&src)
+      .arg("--out")
+      .arg(&tmp)
+      .output()
+      .map_err(|e| format!("sips: {e}"))?;
+    if !out.status.success() {
+      return Err(format!("sips: {}", String::from_utf8_lossy(&out.stderr)));
+    }
+    let bytes = fs::read(&tmp).map_err(|e| format!("{}: {e}", tmp.display()))?;
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&tmp);
+    let img = tauri::image::Image::from_bytes(&bytes).map_err(|e| e.to_string())?;
+    let (iw, ih) = (img.width() as usize, img.height() as usize);
+    let rgba = img.rgba();
+    for y in 0..ih.min(H) {
+      for x in 0..iw.min(H) {
+        let src_i = (y * iw + x) * 4;
+        let dst_i = (y * W + DOT_W + x) * 4;
+        canvas[dst_i..dst_i + 4].copy_from_slice(&rgba[src_i..src_i + 4]);
+      }
+    }
+  }
+  Ok(tauri::image::Image::new_owned(canvas, W as u32, H as u32))
 }
 
 /// Terminal-Einstellungen eines Projekts, für den Terminal-Prozess.
@@ -1511,8 +1542,8 @@ pub fn run() {
   }
 }
 
-/// Tray-Menü: pro Projekt ein Eintrag mit Icon; das Label nennt die Aktion —
-/// „starten" öffnet das Terminal, „zeigen" holt das laufende nach vorn.
+/// Tray-Menü: pro Projekt ein Eintrag — Status-Punkt, Projekt-Icon, Name.
+/// Klick startet das Projekt bzw. holt das laufende Terminal nach vorn.
 fn tray_menu(
   app: &tauri::AppHandle,
 ) -> Result<tauri::menu::Menu<tauri::Wry>, Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
@@ -1524,18 +1555,13 @@ fn tray_menu(
   let mut projects = list_projects_in(&paths)?;
   projects.sort_by(|a, b| a.name.cmp(&b.name));
   for p in projects {
-    let label = if p.running {
-      format!("{} zeigen", p.name)
-    } else {
-      format!("{} starten", p.name)
-    };
-    let icon = menu_icon(&paths, &p.name)?;
+    let icon = menu_icon(&paths, &p.name, p.running)?;
     menu.append(&IconMenuItem::with_id(
       app,
       format!("project:{}", p.name),
-      label,
+      &p.name,
       true,
-      icon,
+      Some(icon),
       None::<&str>,
     )?)?;
   }