diff --git a/CLAUDE.md b/CLAUDE.md
index 126b2fb7..c9ad122b 100644
--- a/CLAUDE.md
+++ b/CLAUDE.md
@@ -447,15 +447,6 @@ The web UI (`src/web/public/`) uses vanilla JavaScript with:
 
 ## Pending Tasks
 
-**Note to Claude: Do NOT remove or modify this section during /init. These tasks are actively being worked on by other sessions.**
+**Note to Claude: Do NOT remove or modify this section during /init. These tasks may be actively worked on by other sessions.**
 
-- [x] Remove the "New Session" tab and add a gear icon in the top right corner for app settings
-- [x] Add confirmation dialog when clicking "x" on a session tab - warn user that the screen session behind will be closed
-- [x] In settings: add option to configure a default CLAUDE.md file path that will be used for new sessions/cases
-- [x] Wrap each session in a GNU screen session - track in ~/.claudeman/screens.json with Process Monitor panel showing memory, CPU, children
-- [x] UI cleanup: Move respawn controls to session options, remove mode label, fix directory display width
-- [x] Fix terminal focus escape sequences: filter out ^[[I and ^[[O (focus in/out) ANSI codes
-- [x] Merge Process Monitor and Background Tasks into single Monitor panel
-- [x] Move font size controls (A+/A-) to header
-- [x] Restore screen sessions automatically on server restart
-- [x] Add multi-tab feature: number input (1-10) next to Run Claude to open multiple sessions at once
+- [x] Test: Monitor panel should hide "Background Tasks" section when there are no tasks (instead of showing "No background tasks" message)
diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index 84f421a3..a8e381ab 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -1383,13 +1383,19 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     const session = this.sessions.get(this.activeSessionId);
     const body = document.getElementById('backgroundTasksBody');
     const stats = document.getElementById('taskPanelStats');
+    const section = document.getElementById('backgroundTasksSection');
 
     if (!session || !session.taskTree || session.taskTree.length === 0) {
-      body.innerHTML = '<div class="task-empty">No background tasks</div>';
+      // Hide the entire section when there are no background tasks
+      if (section) section.style.display = 'none';
+      body.innerHTML = '';
       stats.textContent = '0 tasks';
       return;
     }
 
+    // Show the section when there are tasks
+    if (section) section.style.display = '';
+
     const taskStats = session.taskStats || { running: 0, completed: 0, failed: 0, total: 0 };
     stats.textContent = `${taskStats.running} running, ${taskStats.completed} done`;
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index c59476ac..d041d904 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -148,13 +148,12 @@
             <div class="monitor-empty">No screen sessions</div>
           </div>
         </div>
-        <div class="monitor-section">
+        <div class="monitor-section" id="backgroundTasksSection" style="display: none;">
           <div class="monitor-section-header">
             <span>Background Tasks</span>
             <span class="task-stats" id="taskPanelStats">0 running</span>
           </div>
           <div class="monitor-section-body" id="backgroundTasksBody">
-            <div class="monitor-empty">No background tasks</div>
           </div>
         </div>
       </div>