adaption

The 'Today' stat card now adds the running timer's elapsed seconds to
the total, so the displayed duration ticks up live alongside the timer
widget. The timer is only counted when it started today (timers carried
over from the previous day are excluded).

A pulsing green indicator dot is shown on the stat card value while the
timer is active, consistent with the balance widget treatment. The dot
is implemented via a new optional 'indicator' prop on StatCard so it
can be reused elsewhere without changing existing call sites.

backend/src/services/clientTarget.service.ts

@@ -212,6 +212,8 @@ export interface ClientTargetWithBalance {
   currentPeriodTrackedSeconds: number;
   currentPeriodTargetSeconds: number;
   periods: PeriodBalance[];
+  /** True when an active timer is running for a project belonging to this client. */
+  hasOngoingTimer: boolean;
 }
 
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -405,6 +407,32 @@ export class ClientTargetService {
     const overallEnd = periods[periods.length - 1].end;
     const today = new Date().toISOString().split('T')[0];
 
+    // Fetch active timer for this user (if any) and check if it belongs to this client
+    const ongoingTimer = await prisma.ongoingTimer.findUnique({
+      where: { userId: target.userId },
+      include: { project: { select: { clientId: true } } },
+    });
+
+    // Elapsed seconds from the active timer attributed to this client target.
+    // We only count it if the timer has a project assigned and that project
+    // belongs to the same client as this target.
+    let ongoingTimerSeconds = 0;
+    let ongoingTimerPeriodStart: string | null = null;
+
+    if (
+      ongoingTimer &&
+      ongoingTimer.projectId !== null &&
+      ongoingTimer.project?.clientId === target.clientId
+    ) {
+      ongoingTimerSeconds = Math.floor(
+        (Date.now() - ongoingTimer.startTime.getTime()) / 1000,
+      );
+      // Determine which period the timer's start time falls into
+      const timerDateStr = ongoingTimer.startTime.toISOString().split('T')[0];
+      const timerPeriod = getPeriodForDate(timerDateStr, periodType);
+      ongoingTimerPeriodStart = timerPeriod.start;
+    }
+
     // Fetch all time tracked for this client across the full range in one query
     type TrackedRow = { period_start: string; tracked_seconds: bigint };
 
@@ -489,7 +517,13 @@ export class ClientTargetService {
         ? computePeriodTargetHours(period, startDateStr, target.targetHours, periodType)
         : target.targetHours;
 
-      const trackedSeconds = trackedByPeriod.get(period.start) ?? 0;
+      // Add ongoing timer seconds to the period it started in (if it belongs to this client)
+      const timerContribution =
+        ongoingTimerPeriodStart !== null && period.start === ongoingTimerPeriodStart
+          ? ongoingTimerSeconds
+          : 0;
+
+      const trackedSeconds = (trackedByPeriod.get(period.start) ?? 0) + timerContribution;
       const correctionHours = correctionsByPeriod.get(period.start) ?? 0;
 
       const isOngoing = cmpDate(period.start, today) <= 0 && cmpDate(today, period.end) <= 0;
@@ -574,6 +608,7 @@ export class ClientTargetService {
         ? Math.round(currentPeriod.targetHours * 3600)
         : Math.round(target.targetHours * 3600),
       periods: periodBalances,
+      hasOngoingTimer: ongoingTimerSeconds > 0,
     };
   }
 
@@ -594,6 +629,7 @@ export class ClientTargetService {
       currentPeriodTrackedSeconds: 0,
       currentPeriodTargetSeconds: Math.round(target.targetHours * 3600),
       periods: [],
+      hasOngoingTimer: false,
     };
   }
 }

backend/src/utils/timeUtils.ts

@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export async function hasOverlappingEntries(
   const count = await prisma.timeEntry.count({
     where: {
       userId,
+      deletedAt: null,
       ...(excludeId ? { id: { not: excludeId } } : {}),
       // An entry overlaps when it starts before our end AND ends after our start.
       startTime: { lt: endTime },

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">
+            {indicator && (
+              <span
+                className="inline-block h-2.5 w-2.5 rounded-full bg-red-500 animate-pulse"
+                title="Timer running"
+              />
+            )}
+            <p className="text-2xl font-bold text-gray-900">{value}</p>
+          </div>
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>

frontend/src/hooks/useClientTargets.ts

@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useQuery, useMutation, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query';
 import { clientTargetsApi } from '@/api/clientTargets';
+import { useTimer } from '@/contexts/TimerContext';
 import type {
   CreateClientTargetInput,
   UpdateClientTargetInput,
@@ -8,10 +9,13 @@ import type {
 
 export function useClientTargets() {
   const queryClient = useQueryClient();
+  const { ongoingTimer } = useTimer();
 
   const { data: targets, isLoading, error } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ['clientTargets'],
     queryFn: clientTargetsApi.getAll,
+    // Poll every 30 s while a timer is running so the balance stays current
+    refetchInterval: ongoingTimer ? 30_000 : false,
   });
 
   const createTarget = useMutation({

frontend/src/pages/ClientsPage.tsx

@@ -316,6 +316,12 @@ function ClientTargetPanel({
             <span className="font-medium">{target!.targetHours}h</span>/{periodLabel}
           </span>
           <span className={`text-xs font-semibold ${balance.color}`}>{balance.text}</span>
+          {target!.hasOngoingTimer && (
+            <span
+              className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-green-500 animate-pulse"
+              title="Timer running — balance updates every 30 s"
+            />
+          )}
         </div>
         <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
           <button

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}
@@ -132,19 +142,27 @@ export function DashboardPage() {
                       </p>
                   </div>
                   <div className="text-right">
-                    <p
-                      className={`text-sm font-bold ${
-                        isEven
-                          ? 'text-gray-500'
-                          : isOver
-                          ? 'text-green-600'
-                          : 'text-red-600'
-                      }`}
-                    >
-                      {isEven
-                        ? '±0'
-                        : (isOver ? '+' : '−') + formatDurationHoursMinutes(absBalance)}
-                    </p>
+                    <div className="flex items-center justify-end gap-1.5">
+                      {target.hasOngoingTimer && (
+                        <span
+                          className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-red-500 animate-pulse"
+                          title="Timer running — balance updates every 30 s"
+                        />
+                      )}
+                      <p
+                        className={`text-sm font-bold ${
+                          isEven
+                            ? 'text-gray-500'
+                            : isOver
+                            ? 'text-green-600'
+                            : 'text-red-600'
+                        }`}
+                      >
+                        {isEven
+                          ? '±0'
+                          : (isOver ? '+' : '−') + formatDurationHoursMinutes(absBalance)}
+                      </p>
+                    </div>
                     <p className="text-xs text-gray-400">running balance</p>
                   </div>
                 </div>

frontend/src/types/index.ts

@@ -186,6 +186,8 @@ export interface ClientTargetWithBalance {
   currentPeriodTrackedSeconds: number;
   currentPeriodTargetSeconds: number;
   periods: PeriodBalance[];
+  /** True when an active timer for a project belonging to this client is running. */
+  hasOngoingTimer: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface CreateClientTargetInput {