diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 8998ded54..24940c720 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@
 - CLI onboarding: always prompt for WhatsApp `whatsapp.allowFrom` and print (optionally open) the Control UI URL when done.
 - CLI onboarding: detect gateway reachability and annotate Local/Remote choices (helps pick the right mode).
 - macOS settings: colorize provider status subtitles to distinguish healthy vs degraded states.
-- macOS menu: show multi-line gateway error details, avoid duplicate gateway status rows, suppress transient `cancelled` device refresh errors, and auto-recover the control channel on disconnect.
+- macOS menu: show multi-line gateway error details, add an always-visible gateway row, avoid duplicate gateway status rows, suppress transient `cancelled` device refresh errors, and auto-recover the control channel on disconnect.
 - macOS: log health refresh failures and recovery to make gateway issues easier to diagnose.
 - macOS codesign: skip hardened runtime for ad-hoc signing and avoid empty options args (#70) — thanks @petter-b
 - macOS packaging: move rpath config into swift build for reliability (#69) — thanks @petter-b
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuSessionsInjector.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
index fd3fb7e69..312744219 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/MenuSessionsInjector.swift
@@ -189,6 +189,12 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
         menu.insertItem(topSeparator, at: cursor)
         cursor += 1
 
+        if let gatewayEntry = self.gatewayEntry() {
+            let gatewayItem = self.makeNodeItem(entry: gatewayEntry, width: width)
+            menu.insertItem(gatewayItem, at: cursor)
+            cursor += 1
+        }
+
         guard self.isControlChannelConnected else { return }
 
         if let error = self.nodesStore.lastError?.nonEmpty {
@@ -214,15 +220,7 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
             cursor += 1
         } else {
             for entry in entries.prefix(8) {
-                let item = NSMenuItem()
-                item.tag = self.nodesTag
-                item.target = self
-                item.action = #selector(self.copyNodeSummary(_:))
-                item.representedObject = NodeMenuEntryFormatter.summaryText(entry)
-                item.view = HighlightedMenuItemHostView(
-                    rootView: AnyView(NodeMenuRowView(entry: entry, width: width)),
-                    width: width)
-                item.submenu = self.buildNodeSubmenu(entry: entry, width: width)
+                let item = self.makeNodeItem(entry: entry, width: width)
                 menu.insertItem(item, at: cursor)
                 cursor += 1
             }
@@ -250,6 +248,58 @@ final class MenuSessionsInjector: NSObject, NSMenuDelegate {
         return false
     }
 
+    private func gatewayEntry() -> NodeInfo? {
+        let mode = AppStateStore.shared.connectionMode
+        let isConnected = self.isControlChannelConnected
+        let port = GatewayEnvironment.gatewayPort()
+        var host: String?
+        var platform: String?
+
+        switch mode {
+        case .remote:
+            platform = "remote"
+            let target = AppStateStore.shared.remoteTarget
+            if let parsed = CommandResolver.parseSSHTarget(target) {
+                host = parsed.port == 22 ? parsed.host : "\(parsed.host):\(parsed.port)"
+            } else {
+                host = target.nonEmpty
+            }
+        case .local:
+            platform = "local"
+            host = "127.0.0.1:\(port)"
+        case .unconfigured:
+            platform = nil
+            host = nil
+        }
+
+        return NodeInfo(
+            nodeId: "gateway",
+            displayName: "Gateway",
+            platform: platform,
+            version: nil,
+            deviceFamily: nil,
+            modelIdentifier: nil,
+            remoteIp: host,
+            caps: nil,
+            commands: nil,
+            permissions: nil,
+            paired: nil,
+            connected: isConnected)
+    }
+
+    private func makeNodeItem(entry: NodeInfo, width: CGFloat) -> NSMenuItem {
+        let item = NSMenuItem()
+        item.tag = self.nodesTag
+        item.target = self
+        item.action = #selector(self.copyNodeSummary(_:))
+        item.representedObject = NodeMenuEntryFormatter.summaryText(entry)
+        item.view = HighlightedMenuItemHostView(
+            rootView: AnyView(NodeMenuRowView(entry: entry, width: width)),
+            width: width)
+        item.submenu = self.buildNodeSubmenu(entry: entry, width: width)
+        return item
+    }
+
     private func makeMessageItem(text: String, symbolName: String, width: CGFloat) -> NSMenuItem {
         let view = AnyView(
             Label(text, systemImage: symbolName)
diff --git a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NodesMenu.swift b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NodesMenu.swift
index 882b7ec3e..792bb01c1 100644
--- a/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NodesMenu.swift
+++ b/apps/macos/Sources/Clawdis/NodesMenu.swift
@@ -2,15 +2,30 @@ import AppKit
 import SwiftUI
 
 struct NodeMenuEntryFormatter {
+    static func isGateway(_ entry: NodeInfo) -> Bool {
+        entry.nodeId == "gateway"
+    }
+
     static func isConnected(_ entry: NodeInfo) -> Bool {
         entry.isConnected
     }
 
     static func primaryName(_ entry: NodeInfo) -> String {
+        if self.isGateway(entry) {
+            return entry.displayName?.nonEmpty ?? "Gateway"
+        }
         entry.displayName?.nonEmpty ?? entry.nodeId
     }
 
     static func summaryText(_ entry: NodeInfo) -> String {
+        if self.isGateway(entry) {
+            let role = self.roleText(entry)
+            let name = self.primaryName(entry)
+            var parts = ["\(name) · \(role)"]
+            if let ip = entry.remoteIp?.nonEmpty { parts.append("host \(ip)") }
+            if let platform = self.platformText(entry) { parts.append(platform) }
+            return parts.joined(separator: " · ")
+        }
         let name = self.primaryName(entry)
         var prefix = "Node: \(name)"
         if let ip = entry.remoteIp?.nonEmpty {
@@ -112,6 +127,11 @@ struct NodeMenuEntryFormatter {
     }
 
     static func leadingSymbol(_ entry: NodeInfo) -> String {
+        if self.isGateway(entry) {
+            return self.safeSystemSymbol(
+                "antenna.radiowaves.left.and.right",
+                fallback: "dot.radiowaves.left.and.right")
+        }
         if let family = entry.deviceFamily?.lowercased() {
             if family.contains("mac") {
                 return self.safeSystemSymbol("laptopcomputer", fallback: "laptopcomputer")