@@ -117,7 +117,11 @@ import {
   sortThreadsForSidebarV2,
 } from "./Sidebar.logic";
 import { resolveLocalCheckoutBranchMismatch } from "./BranchToolbar.logic";
-import { prStatusIndicator, resolveThreadPr } from "./ThreadStatusIndicators";
+import {
+  prStatusIndicator,
+  resolveThreadPr,
+  settledPrHoverColorClass,
+} from "./ThreadStatusIndicators";
 import {
   resolveSnoozePresets,
   snoozeWakeDescription,
@@ -498,6 +502,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
     hasDedicatedWorktree: thread.worktreePath !== null,
   });
   const prStatus = prStatusIndicator(pr, gitStatus.data?.sourceControlProvider);
+  const settledPrHoverClass = pr ? settledPrHoverColorClass(pr.state) : undefined;
   // Report the PR state up: the parent partitions rows with effectiveSettled,
   // and a merged/closed PR auto-settles a thread — data only rows have.
   const prState = pr?.state ?? null;
@@ -714,7 +719,7 @@ const SidebarV2Row = memo(function SidebarV2Row(props: {
           variant === "slim" && variantAction === "unsettle"
             ? props.isActive
               ? "text-muted-foreground/70"
-              : "text-muted-foreground/35 transition-colors group-hover/v2-row:text-muted-foreground/65"
+              : cn("text-muted-foreground/35 transition-colors", settledPrHoverClass)
             : prStatus.colorClass,
         )}
         aria-label={prStatus.tooltip}
 
@@ -1,7 +1,11 @@
 import type { VcsStatusResult } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
 
-import { prStatusIndicator, resolveThreadPr } from "./ThreadStatusIndicators";
+import {
+  prStatusIndicator,
+  resolveThreadPr,
+  settledPrHoverColorClass,
+} from "./ThreadStatusIndicators";
 
 function status(overrides: Partial<VcsStatusResult> = {}): VcsStatusResult {
   return {
@@ -70,4 +74,23 @@ describe("prStatusIndicator", () => {
       tooltipTitle: "PR branch",
     });
   });
+
+  it("uses red for closed pull requests", () => {
+    const closedPr = status().pr;
+    if (!closedPr) throw new Error("Expected pull request fixture");
+
+    expect(prStatusIndicator({ ...closedPr, state: "closed" }, undefined)?.colorClass).toContain(
+      "text-red-600",
+    );
+  });
+});
+
+describe("settledPrHoverColorClass", () => {
+  it.each([
+    ["open", "text-emerald-600"],
+    ["merged", "text-violet-600"],
+    ["closed", "text-red-600"],
+  ] as const)("restores the %s pull request color on row hover", (state, colorClass) => {
+    expect(settledPrHoverColorClass(state)).toContain(`group-hover/v2-row:${colorClass}`);
+  });
 });
@@ -35,6 +35,17 @@ export interface TerminalStatusIndicator {
 
 export type ThreadPr = VcsStatusResult["pr"];
 
+export function settledPrHoverColorClass(state: NonNullable<ThreadPr>["state"]): string {
+  switch (state) {
+    case "open":
+      return "group-hover/v2-row:text-emerald-600 dark:group-hover/v2-row:text-emerald-300/90";
+    case "merged":
+      return "group-hover/v2-row:text-violet-600 dark:group-hover/v2-row:text-violet-300/90";
+    case "closed":
+      return "group-hover/v2-row:text-red-600 dark:group-hover/v2-row:text-red-300/90";
+  }
+}
+
 export function prStatusIndicator(
   pr: ThreadPr,
   provider: VcsStatusResult["sourceControlProvider"] | null | undefined,
@@ -65,7 +76,7 @@ export function prStatusIndicator(
   if (pr.state === "closed") {
     return {
       label: `${presentation.shortName} closed`,
-      colorClass: "text-zinc-500 dark:text-zinc-400/80",
+      colorClass: "text-red-600 dark:text-red-300/90",
       tooltip,
       tooltipLead,
       tooltipTitle: pr.title,