diff --git a/.changeset/needs-replan-queued-tooltip.md b/.changeset/needs-replan-queued-tooltip.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ffcf9906b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/needs-replan-queued-tooltip.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: An idle Revising card now explains it is waiting for a planning slot.
+category: fix
+dev: needs-replan is a durable waiting state, not a live session; the TaskCard status badge gains a tooltip when no agent is active, mirroring QUEUED TO PLAN's disambiguation. Label copy (FN-8493 "Revising") unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
index 94d6a7180e..381d4bc993 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
@@ -3548,7 +3548,22 @@ function TaskCardComponent({
                       "tasks.awaitingApprovalTitle",
                       "This plan needs your approval before implementation can start.",
                     )
-                  : undefined
+                  /*
+                  FNXC:TaskStatusBadge 2026-07-31-23:20:
+                  `needs-replan` is a durable WAITING state (the graph's replan signal), not a live
+                  session — the actual revise run surfaces as "planning" once triage re-admits it.
+                  Operators read "Revising" as activity and counted it against the concurrency
+                  panel ("five planning badges, four running agents"); mirror QUEUED TO PLAN's
+                  disambiguation as a tooltip so the label (FN-8493 copy) stays untouched while an
+                  idle Revising card explains itself. Gated on !isAgentActive so a genuinely
+                  running revise cycle keeps no misleading "waiting" text.
+                  */
+                  : task.status === "needs-replan" && !isAgentActive
+                    ? t(
+                        "tasks.needsReplanQueuedTitle",
+                        "Waiting to revise the plan — the revision starts when a planning slot frees up.",
+                      )
+                    : undefined
             }
             aria-label={isTransientPlannerActive ? t("tasks.statusPlanning", "Planning") : undefined}
             data-testid={isAwaitingApproval ? `card-awaiting-approval-${task.id}` : undefined}