diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 67f715ec..8ac73b63 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,15 @@
 # aicodeman
 
+## 1.1.6
+
+### Patch Changes
+
+- Fix: ultracode floating run windows now pop on a fresh device/browser that loads while a run is already active.
+
+  `ultracodeFloatingWindows` syncs from the server (it's a non-display setting), but on a first-time device the SSE `getLightState` run snapshot can seed the run list BEFORE the async settings load resolves — so the floating-window gate read `false` at that instant and skipped any already-active run, leaving the window un-popped until the next ~10s watcher tick. The app now re-runs `syncAllUltracodeFloatingWindows()` once server settings finish loading (in the `loadAppSettingsFromServer().then()` callback), so an in-flight run pops its window immediately. Idempotent: open windows are left as-is, and if the setting is off any premature windows are torn down. Verified end-to-end against a real in-flight run on an isolated instance — a pristine browser (empty localStorage) seeds the setting from the server and pops the active run's window ~0.4s after first paint.
+
+  Also corrected a stale `@fileoverview` comment in `ultracode-windows.js` that claimed the floating windows are gated on `showUltracodeAgents`; they are gated on the dedicated `ultracodeFloatingWindows` toggle (only the docked "Ultracode Agents" panel uses `showUltracodeAgents`).
+
 ## 1.1.5
 
 ### Patch Changes
diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 808d0b7b..7f67e296 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ When user says "COM":
 
 CI runs `npm run check:lockfile` on every push/PR, so lockfile drift fails the build even if the `version-packages` script is bypassed.
 
-**Version**: 1.1.5 (must match `package.json`)
+**Version**: 1.1.6 (must match `package.json`)
 
 ## Project Overview
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index afbb2301..3acdd44a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "1.1.5",
+  "version": "1.1.6",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "aicodeman",
-      "version": "1.1.5",
+      "version": "1.1.6",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "license": "MIT",
       "workspaces": [
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b054edab..520db8c3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "aicodeman",
-  "version": "1.1.5",
+  "version": "1.1.6",
   "description": "Mission control for AI coding agents - run 20 autonomous agents with real-time monitoring and session persistence",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index a1e530b6..b5a824e0 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -665,6 +665,16 @@ class CodemanApp {
       this.applySkin();
       this.applyTabWrapSettings();
       this.applyMonitorVisibility();
+      // ultracodeFloatingWindows syncs from the server (non-display key), but on a
+      // FRESH device the getLightState run snapshot can seed workflowRuns BEFORE this
+      // async settings load resolves — so the floating-window gate read false then and
+      // skipped any already-active run. Re-sync now that the real setting is loaded so
+      // an in-flight run pops its window immediately instead of waiting for the next
+      // ~10s SSE tick. Idempotent: open windows are left as-is; if the setting is off
+      // it tears any premature windows down.
+      if (typeof this.syncAllUltracodeFloatingWindows === 'function') {
+        this.syncAllUltracodeFloatingWindows();
+      }
     });
     // Hide loading skeleton now that the app shell is ready
     document.body.classList.add('app-loaded');
diff --git a/src/web/public/ultracode-windows.js b/src/web/public/ultracode-windows.js
index 64eda6b1..3537e8ac 100644
--- a/src/web/public/ultracode-windows.js
+++ b/src/web/public/ultracode-windows.js
@@ -4,7 +4,9 @@
  *
  * This is the "floating thing" companion to the docked master-detail panel in
  * `ultracode-panel.js` (the dock panel stays — these windows are ADDITIONAL).
- * When the `showUltracodeAgents` setting is on, a small floating window pops up
+ * When the `ultracodeFloatingWindows` setting is on (a DEDICATED toggle, separate
+ * from the dock panel's `showUltracodeAgents` — see `_ultracodeFloatingEnabled`),
+ * a small floating window pops up
  * for each ACTIVE ultracode/Workflow run (status not completed/killed/failed),
  * mirroring the live agent grid, and is connected by a glowing line to the
  * Codeman tab whose `claudeSessionId` matches the run's `sessionUuid` — the same