diff --git a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
index 5ef70fc0..2441836c 100644
--- a/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
+++ b/frontend/packages/dashboard/src/tabs.js
@@ -4036,6 +4036,12 @@ window.marked = marked;
       (approvalsState?.pending?.length ?? 0) +
       (questionsState?.pending?.length ?? 0);
     setTabCount('call', callCount);
+    // Browser tab title prefix — lets the operator see the pending
+    // call count without switching to the window. Strips any existing
+    // `(N) ` prefix before re-applying so identity-title updates
+    // (which run once on state load, not every tick) compose cleanly.
+    const rawTitle = document.title.replace(/^\(\d+\) /, '');
+    document.title = callCount > 0 ? `(${callCount}) ${rawTitle}` : rawTitle;
     // SYST3M — queued + running rebuild_queue entries (terminal
     // entries are kept for history but aren't 'attention').
     let sysCount = 0;