diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/base.html b/frontends/web/templates/base.html
index 40a45fe..bdeb690 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/base.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/base.html
@@ -19,6 +19,11 @@
                     <span class="badge bg-success" style="position: absolute; font-size: 0.45rem; bottom: -8px; right: 6px;">v4.1</span>
                 </span>
             </a>
+            {% if channel_configured %}
+            <span class="badge bg-success bg-opacity-25 text-success ms-2 small" title="Private Channel: {{ channel_fingerprint }}">
+                <i class="bi bi-shield-lock me-1"></i><code class="text-success" style="font-size: 0.7rem;">{{ channel_fingerprint }}</code>
+            </span>
+            {% endif %}
             <button class="navbar-toggler" type="button" data-bs-toggle="collapse" data-bs-target="#navbarNav">
                 <span class="navbar-toggler-icon"></span>
             </button>
diff --git a/frontends/web/templates/index.html b/frontends/web/templates/index.html
index 5825549..8ca8b0b 100644
--- a/frontends/web/templates/index.html
+++ b/frontends/web/templates/index.html
@@ -38,17 +38,7 @@
 }
 </style>
 
-{% if channel_configured %}
-<!-- Channel Status - pinned under nav -->
-<div class="alert alert-success mb-0 py-2 rounded-0" style="margin: -3rem -3rem 0 -3rem; width: calc(100% + 6rem);">
-    <div class="d-flex align-items-center justify-content-between small px-4">
-        <span><i class="bi bi-shield-lock me-2"></i><strong>Private Channel</strong></span>
-        <code>{{ channel_fingerprint }}</code>
-    </div>
-</div>
-{% endif %}
-
-<div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center" style="min-height: 65vh;">
+<div class="d-flex flex-column align-items-center justify-content-center" style="min-height: 70vh;">
 
     <!-- Hero -->
     <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-3 mb-4">