diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8482-merging-badge.md b/.changeset/fn-8482-merging-badge.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..43f4887280
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8482-merging-badge.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Remove ellipses from merging status badges on task cards.
+category: fix
+dev: Keeps shared non-card merge-status labels unchanged.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
index b13d0435c4..445ecdd417 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskCard.tsx
@@ -329,8 +329,16 @@ const TIME_INDICATOR_COLUMNS = new Set<ColumnId>([
 ]);
 const LIVE_TIME_INDICATOR_POLL_MS = 30_000;
 
+/*
+FNXC:TaskCardStatus 2026-07-31-00:00:
+FN-8482 requires compact no-ellipsis active-merge labels on task cards, while the shared
+status mapper retains its ellipsis-bearing output for ListView and other non-card surfaces.
+Only strip a terminal Unicode ellipsis after the shared mapper resolves one of the active
+merge statuses so non-merge labels, status routing, and localization remain unchanged.
+*/
 function getTaskStatusLabel(status: string, t: TFunction<"app">, workflowStepLabel?: string): string {
-  return getTaskStatusBadgeLabel(status, t, workflowStepLabel);
+  const label = getTaskStatusBadgeLabel(status, t, workflowStepLabel);
+  return ACTIVE_MERGE_STATUSES.has(status) && label.endsWith("…") ? label.slice(0, -1) : label;
 }
 
 function getDoneCompletionMs(task: Task): number | null {
@@ -3144,9 +3152,7 @@ function TaskCardComponent({
                     ? t("tasks.needsInput", "Needs input")
                     : isTransientPlannerActive
                       ? t("tasks.statusPlanning", "Planning")
-                      : visualStatus === "merging-fix"
-                        ? t("tasks.statusMergingFix", "Merging fixes…")
-                        : getTaskStatusLabel(visualStatus!, t, getRunningWorkflowStepLabel(task))}
+                      : getTaskStatusLabel(visualStatus!, t, getRunningWorkflowStepLabel(task))}
           </span>
         )}
         {showOptionalGateBadge && optionalGateBadge && (
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
index ce88fc7a80..cbe747c092 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskCard.test.tsx
@@ -2343,9 +2343,11 @@ describe("TaskCard", () => {
       />,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Merging fixes…")).toBeDefined();
-    const badge = container.querySelector(".card-status-badge");
-    expect(badge?.className).toContain("pulsing");
+    const badge = screen.getByText("Merging fixes");
+    expect(badge.classList.contains("card-status-badge")).toBe(true);
+    expect(badge.textContent).not.toContain("…");
+    expect(container.querySelector(".card-status-badge")).toBe(badge);
+    expect(badge.className).toContain("pulsing");
   });
 
   it("FN-4208 keeps failed in-review TaskCard badge on error colors", () => {
@@ -2797,14 +2799,20 @@ describe("TaskCard", () => {
       />,
     );
 
-    expect(screen.getByText("Merging…")).toBeDefined();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Merging")).toBeDefined();
     expect(screen.queryByText("Merge blocked")).toBeNull();
   });
 
-  it.each(["merging", "reviewing", "landing", "merging-pr"] as const)(
-    "FN-merge-badge: shows Merging… badge while task.status is %s",
-    (status) => {
-      render(
+  it.each([
+    ["merging", "Merging"],
+    ["merging-pr", "Merging"],
+    ["reviewing", "Merging"],
+    ["landing", "Merging"],
+    ["merging-fix", "Merging fixes"],
+  ] as const)(
+    "FN-8482: shows compact %s badge without ellipsis while task.status is %s",
+    (status, expectedLabel) => {
+      const { container } = render(
         <TaskCard
           task={makeTask({
             column: "in-review",
@@ -2815,7 +2823,10 @@ describe("TaskCard", () => {
         />,
       );
 
-      expect(screen.getByText("Merging…")).toBeDefined();
+      const badge = screen.getByText(expectedLabel);
+      expect(badge.classList.contains("card-status-badge")).toBe(true);
+      expect(badge.textContent).not.toContain("…");
+      expect(container.querySelector(".card-status-badge")).toBe(badge);
     },
   );