diff --git a/src/app/mod.rs b/src/app/mod.rs
index 9722277..edd3fb2 100644
--- a/src/app/mod.rs
+++ b/src/app/mod.rs
@@ -1608,20 +1608,26 @@ fn view(state: &AppState) -> Element<'_, AppMessage> {
             let is_connecting = state.connecting.contains(peer_id);
             let is_speaking = !is_connecting && level > 0.01;
 
-            let indicator = if is_connecting {
+            let (ind_label, ind_color): (&str, Color) = if is_connecting {
                 let label = if state.ever_connected.contains(peer_id) {
                     "[Reconnecting…]"
                 } else {
                     "[Connecting…]"
                 };
-                text(label).size(14).color(color_yellow)
+                (label, color_yellow)
             } else if peer.is_muted {
-                text("[Muted]").size(14).color(color_red)
+                ("[Muted]", color_red)
             } else if is_speaking {
-                text("[Speaking]").size(14).color(color_green)
+                ("[Speaking]", color_green)
             } else {
-                text("[Idle]").size(14).color(color_subtext)
+                ("[Idle]", color_subtext)
             };
+            // Fixed-width, right-aligned slot so the label changing (e.g. Idle→
+            // Speaking) doesn't reflow the row and shift the mute button (A10).
+            // Width covers the longest label, "[Reconnecting…]".
+            let indicator = container(text(ind_label).size(14).color(ind_color))
+                .width(iced::Length::Fixed(124.0))
+                .align_x(iced::alignment::Horizontal::Right);
 
             let peer_id_clone = *peer_id;
             let is_locally_muted = state.locally_muted.contains(peer_id);