diff --git a/.changeset/fn-9009-quick-add-merger-label.md b/.changeset/fn-9009-quick-add-merger-label.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..296716f5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-9009-quick-add-merger-label.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Quick Add model menu now labels the merger row “Merger” with spacing matching other roles.
+category: fix
+dev: Adds the tasks.modelMerger translation key for the top-level Quick Add menu row.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/QuickEntryBox.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/QuickEntryBox.tsx
index 12b05ee9fe..8472df2a8f 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/QuickEntryBox.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/QuickEntryBox.tsx
@@ -2427,7 +2427,11 @@ export function QuickEntryBox({ onCreate, onMoveTask, addToast, tasks = [], avai
               }}
             >
               {activeModelSubmenu === null ? (
-                // Top-level menu with Plan/Executor/Reviewer choices
+                /*
+                 * FNXC:QuickAddModelMenu 2026-08-12-22:04:
+                 * Top-level model rows use bare role names and matching icon alignment because
+                 * .model-menu-item-label has no gap. Submenu headers retain the "<Role> Model" form.
+                 */
                 <div className="model-menu-items">
                   <button
                     type="button"
@@ -2480,9 +2484,22 @@ export function QuickEntryBox({ onCreate, onMoveTask, addToast, tasks = [], avai
                     </span>
                     <ChevronRight size={12} style={{ marginLeft: "auto", color: "var(--text-dim)" }} />
                   </button>
-                  <button type="button" className={`model-menu-item ${hasMergerOverride ? "model-menu-item--active" : ""}`} onClick={() => setActiveModelSubmenu("merger")} data-testid="model-menu-merger">
-                    <span className="model-menu-item-label"><Brain size={12} /> {t("tasks.mergerModel", "Merger Model")}</span>
-                    <span className="model-menu-item-value">{hasMergerOverride ? getModelBadgeLabel(mergerProvider, mergerModelId) : t("tasks.usingDefault", "Using default")}</span><ChevronRight size={12} style={{ marginLeft: "auto", color: "var(--text-dim)" }} />
+                  <button
+                    type="button"
+                    className={`model-menu-item ${hasMergerOverride ? "model-menu-item--active" : ""}`}
+                    onClick={() => setActiveModelSubmenu("merger")}
+                    data-testid="model-menu-merger"
+                  >
+                    <span className="model-menu-item-label">
+                      <Brain size={12} style={{ verticalAlign: "middle", marginRight: 6 }} />
+                      {t("tasks.modelMerger", "Merger")}
+                    </span>
+                    <span className="model-menu-item-value">
+                      {hasMergerOverride
+                        ? getModelBadgeLabel(mergerProvider, mergerModelId)
+                        : t("tasks.usingDefault", "Using default")}
+                    </span>
+                    <ChevronRight size={12} style={{ marginLeft: "auto", color: "var(--text-dim)" }} />
                   </button>
                 </div>
               ) : (
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
index dda4bed671..8140ab0ff2 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/QuickEntryBox.test.tsx
@@ -2863,7 +2863,7 @@ describe("QuickEntryBox", () => {
       expect(screen.getByTestId("model-nested-menu")).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
-    it("shows Plan, Executor, and Reviewer options in model menu", () => {
+    it("uses bare role labels and uniform icon spacing for every model-menu row", () => {
       renderQuickEntryBox({});
       expandQuickEntry();
       const textarea = screen.getByTestId("quick-entry-input");
@@ -2871,9 +2871,42 @@ describe("QuickEntryBox", () => {
       fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Task with models" } });
       openModelMenu();
 
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("model-menu-plan")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("model-menu-executor")).toBeTruthy();
-      expect(screen.getByTestId("model-menu-validator")).toBeTruthy();
+      for (const [testId, role] of [
+        ["model-menu-plan", "Plan"],
+        ["model-menu-executor", "Executor"],
+        ["model-menu-validator", "Reviewer"],
+        ["model-menu-merger", "Merger"],
+      ]) {
+        const row = screen.getByTestId(testId);
+        const label = row.querySelector(".model-menu-item-label");
+        const icon = label?.querySelector("svg") as SVGSVGElement | null;
+
+        expect(label?.textContent).toBe(role);
+        expect(icon).not.toBeNull();
+        expect(icon?.style.verticalAlign).toBe("middle");
+        expect(icon?.style.marginRight).toBe("6px");
+      }
+
+      expect(screen.getByTestId("model-menu-merger").textContent).not.toContain("Model");
+    });
+
+    it("keeps the Merger label after an override and opens its Model submenu", () => {
+      renderQuickEntryBox({});
+      expandQuickEntry();
+      const textarea = screen.getByTestId("quick-entry-input");
+
+      fireEvent.change(textarea, { target: { value: "Task with models" } });
+      openModelMenu();
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("model-menu-merger"));
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("dropdown-select-merger model"));
+      fireEvent.click(screen.getByTestId("model-submenu-back"));
+
+      const mergerRow = screen.getByTestId("model-menu-merger");
+      expect(mergerRow.querySelector(".model-menu-item-label")?.textContent).toBe("Merger");
+      expect(mergerRow.classList.contains("model-menu-item--active")).toBe(true);
+
+      fireEvent.click(mergerRow);
+      expect(screen.getByText("Merger Model")).toBeTruthy();
     });
 
     it("does not render a separate Thinking option in the model menu", () => {