diff --git a/frontend/src/components/StatCard.tsx b/frontend/src/components/StatCard.tsx
index b719705..3627e7b 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/StatCard.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/StatCard.tsx
@@ -3,25 +3,35 @@ interface StatCardProps {
   label: string;
   value: string;
   color: 'blue' | 'green' | 'purple' | 'orange';
+  /** When true, renders a pulsing green dot to signal a live/active state. */
+  indicator?: boolean;
 }
 
-const colorClasses: Record<StatCardProps['color'], string> = {
+const colorClasses: Record<NonNullable<StatCardProps['color']>, string> = {
   blue: 'bg-blue-50 text-blue-600',
   green: 'bg-green-50 text-green-600',
   purple: 'bg-purple-50 text-purple-600',
   orange: 'bg-orange-50 text-orange-600',
 };
 
-export function StatCard({ icon: Icon, label, value, color }: StatCardProps) {
+export function StatCard({ icon: Icon, label, value, color, indicator }: StatCardProps) {
   return (
     <div className="card p-4">
       <div className="flex items-center">
         <div className={`p-3 rounded-lg ${colorClasses[color]}`}>
           <Icon className="h-6 w-6" />
         </div>
-        <div className="ml-4">
+        <div className="ml-4 flex-1">
           <p className="text-sm font-medium text-gray-600">{label}</p>
-          <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900">{value}</p>
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900">{value}</p>
+            {indicator && (
+              <span
+                className="inline-block h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-green-500 animate-pulse"
+                title="Timer running"
+              />
+            )}
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
index 96d2c83..94de5e3 100644
--- a/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/pages/DashboardPage.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { Link } from "react-router-dom";
 import { Clock, Calendar, Briefcase, TrendingUp, Target, Edit2, Trash2 } from "lucide-react";
 import { useTimeEntries } from "@/hooks/useTimeEntries";
 import { useClientTargets } from "@/hooks/useClientTargets";
+import { useTimer } from "@/contexts/TimerContext";
 import { ProjectColorDot } from "@/components/ProjectColorDot";
 import { StatCard } from "@/components/StatCard";
 import { TimeEntryFormModal } from "@/components/TimeEntryFormModal";
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
   });
 
   const { targets } = useClientTargets();
+  const { ongoingTimer, elapsedSeconds } = useTimer();
 
   const [isModalOpen, setIsModalOpen] = useState(false);
   const [editingEntry, setEditingEntry] = useState<TimeEntry | null>(null);
@@ -54,10 +56,17 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
     }
   };
 
-  const totalTodaySeconds =
+  const completedTodaySeconds =
     todayEntries?.entries.reduce((total, entry) => {
       return total + calculateDuration(entry.startTime, entry.endTime, entry.breakMinutes);
-    }, 0) || 0;
+    }, 0) ?? 0;
+
+  // Only add the running timer if it started today (not a timer left running from yesterday)
+  const timerStartedToday =
+    ongoingTimer !== null &&
+    new Date(ongoingTimer.startTime) >= startOfDay(today);
+
+  const totalTodaySeconds = completedTodaySeconds + (timerStartedToday ? elapsedSeconds : 0);
 
   const targetsWithData = targets?.filter(t => t.periods.length > 0) ?? [];
 
@@ -78,6 +87,7 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
           label="Today"
           value={formatDurationHoursMinutes(totalTodaySeconds)}
           color="blue"
+          indicator={timerStartedToday}
         />
         <StatCard
           icon={Calendar}