diff --git a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/block_selection.py b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/block_selection.py
index 922c245..4eabd5d 100644
--- a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/block_selection.py
+++ b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/block_selection.py
@@ -105,6 +105,10 @@ def __init__(
         self._llm_worker: Optional[Worker] = None
         self._indexing_worker: Optional[Worker] = None
 
+        # Status panel update timer
+        from textual.timer import Timer
+        self._status_update_timer: Optional[Timer] = None
+
     def _initialize_block_states_from_journals(
         self,
         journals: Dict[str, LogseqOutline]
@@ -254,10 +258,18 @@ def on_mount(self) -> None:
         # Update bottom panel with initial block
         self._update_current_block()
 
+        # Start polling timer to update status panel with background task progress
+        self._status_update_timer = self.set_interval(0.5, self._update_status_panel)
+
         logger.info("phase1_on_mount_finished")
 
     def on_unmount(self) -> None:
         """Called when screen is unmounted."""
+        # Stop status update timer
+        if self._status_update_timer:
+            self._status_update_timer.stop()
+            self._status_update_timer = None
+
         # Cancel any running workers
         if self._llm_worker:
             self._llm_worker.cancel()
@@ -556,6 +568,19 @@ def _update_selected_count(self) -> None:
         )
         self.selected_count = count
 
+    def _update_status_panel(self) -> None:
+        """Update status panel with current background task progress.
+
+        Called periodically by timer to show live progress from all background tasks,
+        including those started by other screens (e.g., page_indexing from Phase 1).
+        """
+        try:
+            status_panel = self.query_one(StatusPanel)
+            status_panel.update_status()
+        except Exception:
+            # Widget not mounted or query failed
+            pass
+
     # Background tasks
 
     def start_llm_classification(self) -> None:
diff --git a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/content_editing.py b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/content_editing.py
index 91bc224..9abbf3e 100644
--- a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/content_editing.py
+++ b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/content_editing.py
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ def __init__(
         self.candidate_page_names: Dict[str, list[str]] = {}  # block_id -> page names
         self.page_contents: Dict[str, LogseqOutline] = {}  # page_name -> outline
 
+        # Status panel update timer
+        from textual.timer import Timer
+        self._status_update_timer: Optional[Timer] = None
+
     def compose(self) -> ComposeResult:
         """Compose the Phase 2 screen layout."""
         with Container(id="phase2-container"):
@@ -227,6 +231,29 @@ async def on_mount(self) -> None:
         if self.auto_start_workers:
             self._start_background_workers()
 
+        # Start polling timer to update status panel with background task progress
+        self._status_update_timer = self.set_interval(0.5, self._update_status_panel)
+
+    def on_unmount(self) -> None:
+        """Called when screen is unmounted."""
+        # Stop status update timer
+        if self._status_update_timer:
+            self._status_update_timer.stop()
+            self._status_update_timer = None
+
+    def _update_status_panel(self) -> None:
+        """Update status panel with current background task progress.
+
+        Called periodically by timer to show live progress from all background tasks,
+        including those started by other screens (e.g., page_indexing from Phase 1).
+        """
+        try:
+            status_panel = self.query_one(StatusPanel)
+            status_panel.update_status()
+        except Exception:
+            # Widget not mounted or query failed
+            pass
+
     def _start_background_workers(self) -> None:
         """Start background workers for LLM rewording and RAG search."""
         if self.llm_client:
diff --git a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/integration_review.py b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/integration_review.py
index d3acc6c..a02c89f 100644
--- a/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/integration_review.py
+++ b/src/logsqueak/tui/screens/integration_review.py
@@ -184,6 +184,10 @@ def __init__(
         # Store polling timer so we can stop it when complete
         self._polling_timer = None
 
+        # Status panel update timer (separate from decision polling)
+        from textual.timer import Timer
+        self._status_update_timer: Optional[Timer] = None
+
     def _group_decisions_by_block(self, decisions: List[IntegrationDecision]) -> dict:
         """Group decisions by knowledge_block_id.
 
@@ -291,6 +295,9 @@ def on_mount(self) -> None:
         decision_list = self.query_one(DecisionList)
         decision_list.focus()
 
+        # Start polling timer to update status panel with background task progress
+        self._status_update_timer = self.set_interval(0.5, self._update_status_panel)
+
         # Decisions are generated in Phase 2 and streamed into app.integration_decisions
         # Check task status to determine what to do
         blocks_ready = len(self.decisions_ready)
@@ -330,6 +337,31 @@ def on_mount(self) -> None:
                 status_panel = self.query_one(StatusPanel)
                 status_panel.update_status()
 
+    def on_unmount(self) -> None:
+        """Called when screen is unmounted."""
+        # Stop status update timer
+        if self._status_update_timer:
+            self._status_update_timer.stop()
+            self._status_update_timer = None
+
+        # Stop decision polling timer
+        if self._polling_timer:
+            self._polling_timer.stop()
+            self._polling_timer = None
+
+    def _update_status_panel(self) -> None:
+        """Update status panel with current background task progress.
+
+        Called periodically by timer to show live progress from all background tasks,
+        including those started by other screens (e.g., page_indexing from Phase 1).
+        """
+        try:
+            status_panel = self.query_one(StatusPanel)
+            status_panel.update_status()
+        except Exception:
+            # Widget not mounted or query failed
+            pass
+
     def watch_current_decision_index(self, old_index: int, new_index: int) -> None:
         """React to changes in current_decision_index.