diff --git a/server/app/static/device_status_bar.js b/server/app/static/device_status_bar.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..382ac0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app/static/device_status_bar.js
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+// Device status bar: always-visible strip (below the page title, above
+// the tabs -- see _device_status_bar.html) showing last-seen/firmware/
+// battery, so it's not tucked away on just the Stats tab. Shared by
+// every frame page; each sets window.FRAME_API before this loads.
+
+let lastDeviceStatus = null;
+
+function renderDeviceStatusBar(device) {
+  const el = document.getElementById('device-status');
+  if (!el) return;
+  el.innerHTML = '';
+  if (!device || !device.last_seen) {
+    el.innerHTML = '<p class="sub">The frame hasn\'t checked in yet.</p>';
+    return;
+  }
+  const now = Date.now() / 1000;
+  const rows = [];
+  const ago = formatDuration(Math.max(0, now - device.last_seen));
+  rows.push(['Last seen', `${ago} ago`, device.overdue]);
+  if (device.firmware_version) {
+    let fw = `v${device.firmware_version}`;
+    if (device.firmware_available && device.firmware_available !== device.firmware_version) {
+      fw += ` (v${device.firmware_available} waiting)`;
+    }
+    rows.push(['Firmware', fw, false]);
+  }
+  if (device.battery) {
+    rows.push(['Battery', `${device.battery.percent}%`, false]);
+  }
+  if (device.on_battery_since) {
+    rows.push(['On battery for', formatDuration(now - device.on_battery_since), false]);
+  }
+  if (device.battery_estimate_s !== null && device.battery_estimate_s !== undefined) {
+    rows.push(['Est. remaining', `~${formatDuration(device.battery_estimate_s)}`, false]);
+  }
+  for (const [label, value, alert] of rows) {
+    const stat = document.createElement('span');
+    stat.className = 'device-stat' + (alert ? ' alert' : '');
+    const labelPart = document.createTextNode(label + ': ');
+    const valuePart = document.createElement('strong');
+    valuePart.textContent = value;
+    stat.appendChild(labelPart);
+    stat.appendChild(valuePart);
+    el.appendChild(stat);
+  }
+}
+
+async function loadDeviceStatusBar() {
+  try {
+    const resp = await fetch(`${window.FRAME_API}/queue`);
+    if (!resp.ok) {
+      return;
+    }
+    const data = await resp.json();
+    lastDeviceStatus = data.device;
+    renderDeviceStatusBar(data.device);
+  } catch (e) { /* retried on the next poll */ }
+}
+
+loadDeviceStatusBar();
+
+document.addEventListener('themechange', () => {
+  if (lastDeviceStatus) {
+    renderDeviceStatusBar(lastDeviceStatus);
+  }
+});
+
+// Fast tick: re-renders "Last seen"/"On battery for" from already-
+// fetched data every second so they count up smoothly without hitting
+// the server that often.
+setInterval(() => {
+  if (lastDeviceStatus) {
+    renderDeviceStatusBar(lastDeviceStatus);
+  }
+}, 1000);
+
+setInterval(loadDeviceStatusBar, 10000);
diff --git a/server/app/static/frame_stats.js b/server/app/static/frame_stats.js
index 0a3db08..b6f61f5 100644
--- a/server/app/static/frame_stats.js
+++ b/server/app/static/frame_stats.js
@@ -1,58 +1,6 @@
-// Stats tab: device status, lifetime counters, battery history chart
-// (chart logic in battery_chart.js). window.FRAME_API set by template.
-
-let lastDevice = null;
-
-function renderDeviceStatus(device) {
-  const el = document.getElementById('device-status');
-  el.innerHTML = '';
-  if (!device || !device.last_seen) {
-    el.innerHTML = '<p class="sub">The frame hasn\'t checked in yet.</p>';
-    return;
-  }
-  const now = Date.now() / 1000;
-  const rows = [];
-  const ago = formatDuration(Math.max(0, now - device.last_seen));
-  rows.push(['Last seen', `${ago} ago`, device.overdue]);
-  if (device.firmware_version) {
-    let fw = `v${device.firmware_version}`;
-    if (device.firmware_available && device.firmware_available !== device.firmware_version) {
-      fw += ` (v${device.firmware_available} waiting)`;
-    }
-    rows.push(['Firmware', fw, false]);
-  }
-  if (device.battery) {
-    rows.push(['Battery', `${device.battery.percent}%`, false]);
-  }
-  if (device.on_battery_since) {
-    rows.push(['On battery for', formatDuration(now - device.on_battery_since), false]);
-  }
-  if (device.battery_estimate_s !== null && device.battery_estimate_s !== undefined) {
-    rows.push(['Est. remaining', `~${formatDuration(device.battery_estimate_s)}`, false]);
-  }
-  for (const [label, value, alert] of rows) {
-    const p = document.createElement('p');
-    p.className = 'sub';
-    if (alert) {
-      p.style.color = 'var(--danger-text)';
-      p.style.fontWeight = '600';
-    }
-    p.textContent = `${label}: ${value}`;
-    el.appendChild(p);
-  }
-}
-
-async function loadDevice() {
-  try {
-    const resp = await fetch(`${window.FRAME_API}/queue`);
-    if (!resp.ok) {
-      return;
-    }
-    const data = await resp.json();
-    lastDevice = data.device;
-    renderDeviceStatus(data.device);
-  } catch (e) { /* retried on the next poll */ }
-}
+// Stats tab: lifetime counters + battery history chart (chart logic in
+// battery_chart.js). Device status now lives in the always-visible bar
+// (device_status_bar.js), not here. window.FRAME_API set by template.
 
 function renderStats(stats) {
   const el = document.getElementById('stats-box');
@@ -90,29 +38,14 @@ async function loadStats() {
   }
 }
 
-loadDevice();
 loadStats();
 loadBatteryLog();
 
-// Redraw the canvas chart (and the "Last seen" alert color) with the
-// new theme's colors as soon as the toggle is used -- canvas pixels
-// don't repaint themselves the way CSS does.
+// Redraw the canvas chart with the new theme's colors as soon as the
+// toggle is used -- canvas pixels don't repaint themselves the way CSS
+// does.
 document.addEventListener('themechange', () => {
   if (lastBatteryLog) {
     drawBatteryChart(lastBatteryLog);
   }
-  if (lastDevice) {
-    renderDeviceStatus(lastDevice);
-  }
 });
-
-// Fast tick: re-renders "Last seen"/"On battery for" from already-
-// fetched data every second so they count up smoothly without hitting
-// the server that often.
-setInterval(() => {
-  if (lastDevice) {
-    renderDeviceStatus(lastDevice);
-  }
-}, 1000);
-
-setInterval(loadDevice, 10000);
diff --git a/server/app/static/theme.css b/server/app/static/theme.css
index 4210dbe..8960e05 100644
--- a/server/app/static/theme.css
+++ b/server/app/static/theme.css
@@ -484,6 +484,33 @@ code {
 }
 .control-banner button { margin: 0; }
 
+/* Always-visible device summary, sitting between the page title and the
+   tabs (see _device_status_bar.html) -- a compact horizontal row rather
+   than a full .card, since it has to fit above the tabs on every frame
+   page without pushing content down. */
+.device-status-bar {
+  padding: 10px 16px;
+  margin-bottom: 18px;
+}
+.device-status-row {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  align-items: baseline;
+  column-gap: 26px;
+  row-gap: 6px;
+}
+.device-status-row .sub { margin: 0; }
+.device-stat {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  white-space: nowrap;
+}
+.device-stat strong { color: var(--text); font-weight: 600; }
+.device-stat.alert, .device-stat.alert strong { color: var(--danger-text); }
+@media (max-width: 860px) {
+  .device-status-row { column-gap: 16px; }
+}
+
 /* Mobile: sidebar off-canvas, hamburger in a slim top bar. */
 .mobile-bar { display: none; }
 .sidebar-backdrop { display: none; }
diff --git a/server/app/templates/_device_status_bar.html b/server/app/templates/_device_status_bar.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1144dcf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/app/templates/_device_status_bar.html
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<section class="card device-status-bar" id="device-status-bar">
+  <div id="device-status" class="device-status-row"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
+</section>
diff --git a/server/app/templates/app_base.html b/server/app/templates/app_base.html
index 728a022..48b9793 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/app_base.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/app_base.html
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@
             <button type="button" id="theme-toggle" class="icon-btn" title="Toggle dark mode" aria-label="Toggle dark mode">🌓</button>
           </div>
         </div>
+        {% block device_status %}{% endblock %}
         {% block tabs %}{% endblock %}
         {% block content %}{% endblock %}
       </main>
diff --git a/server/app/templates/frame_config.html b/server/app/templates/frame_config.html
index 66a9a2f..acee31b 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/frame_config.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/frame_config.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame" }} · Configuration{% endblock %}
 {% block page_title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame " ~ frame.id }}{% endblock %}
 
+{% block device_status %}{% include "_device_status_bar.html" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block tabs %}{% include "_frame_tabs.html" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
@@ -203,5 +204,6 @@
     window.FRAME_API = {{ ("/api/frames/" ~ frame.id) | tojson }};
     window.DEFAULT_PALETTE_HEX = {{ palette_to_hex(default_palette_rgb) | tojson }};
   </script>
+  <script src="/static/device_status_bar.js"></script>
   <script src="/static/frame_config.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/server/app/templates/frame_photos.html b/server/app/templates/frame_photos.html
index 4ad3b47..96fa794 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/frame_photos.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/frame_photos.html
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 {% block title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame" }} · Photos{% endblock %}
 {% block page_title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame " ~ frame.id }}{% endblock %}
 
+{% block device_status %}{% include "_device_status_bar.html" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block tabs %}{% include "_frame_tabs.html" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@
 
 {% block scripts %}
   <script>window.FRAME_API = {{ ("/api/frames/" ~ frame.id) | tojson }};</script>
+  <script src="/static/device_status_bar.js"></script>
   <script src="/static/queue.js"></script>
   <script src="/static/frame_photos.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}
diff --git a/server/app/templates/frame_stats.html b/server/app/templates/frame_stats.html
index 7d336c4..cc89918 100644
--- a/server/app/templates/frame_stats.html
+++ b/server/app/templates/frame_stats.html
@@ -3,29 +3,19 @@
 {% block title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame" }} · Stats{% endblock %}
 {% block page_title %}{{ frame.name or "Frame " ~ frame.id }}{% endblock %}
 
+{% block device_status %}{% include "_device_status_bar.html" %}{% endblock %}
 {% block tabs %}{% include "_frame_tabs.html" %}{% endblock %}
 
 {% block content %}
-  <div class="layout">
-    <div class="main-col">
-      <section class="card">
-        <h2 class="card-title">Battery history</h2>
-        <div id="battery-chart-wrap"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
-      </section>
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card-title">Battery history</h2>
+    <div id="battery-chart-wrap"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
+  </section>
 
-      <section class="card">
-        <h2 class="card-title">Lifetime stats</h2>
-        <div id="stats-box"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-
-    <div class="side-col">
-      <section class="card">
-        <h2 class="card-title">Device</h2>
-        <div id="device-status"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
-      </section>
-    </div>
-  </div>
+  <section class="card">
+    <h2 class="card-title">Lifetime stats</h2>
+    <div id="stats-box"><p class="sub">Loading...</p></div>
+  </section>
 
   <div id="result"></div>
 {% endblock %}
@@ -33,5 +23,6 @@
 {% block scripts %}
   <script>window.FRAME_API = {{ ("/api/frames/" ~ frame.id) | tojson }};</script>
   <script src="/static/battery_chart.js"></script>
+  <script src="/static/device_status_bar.js"></script>
   <script src="/static/frame_stats.js"></script>
 {% endblock %}