diff --git a/src/web/public/app.js b/src/web/public/app.js
index 5cb5c766..3a642011 100644
--- a/src/web/public/app.js
+++ b/src/web/public/app.js
@@ -405,26 +405,26 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     this.eventSource.addEventListener('screen:created', (e) => {
       const screen = JSON.parse(e.data);
       this.screenSessions.push(screen);
-      this.renderProcessPanel();
+      this.renderScreenSessions();
     });
 
     this.eventSource.addEventListener('screen:killed', (e) => {
       const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
       this.screenSessions = this.screenSessions.filter(s => s.sessionId !== data.sessionId);
-      this.renderProcessPanel();
+      this.renderScreenSessions();
     });
 
     this.eventSource.addEventListener('screen:died', (e) => {
       const data = JSON.parse(e.data);
       this.screenSessions = this.screenSessions.filter(s => s.sessionId !== data.sessionId);
-      this.renderProcessPanel();
+      this.renderScreenSessions();
       this.showToast('Screen session died: ' + data.sessionId.slice(0, 8), 'warning');
     });
 
     this.eventSource.addEventListener('screen:statsUpdated', (e) => {
       this.screenSessions = JSON.parse(e.data);
       if (document.getElementById('processPanel').classList.contains('open')) {
-        this.renderProcessPanel();
+        this.renderScreenSessions();
       }
     });
   }
@@ -1374,23 +1374,34 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     this.closeAppSettings();
     this.cancelCloseSession();
     document.getElementById('respawnPanel').classList.remove('open');
-    document.getElementById('taskPanel').classList.remove('open');
-    document.getElementById('processPanel').classList.remove('open');
+    document.getElementById('monitorPanel').classList.remove('open');
   }
 
-  // ========== Task Panel ==========
+  // ========== Monitor Panel (combined Screen Sessions + Background Tasks) ==========
 
-  toggleTaskPanel() {
-    const panel = document.getElementById('taskPanel');
+  async toggleMonitorPanel() {
+    const panel = document.getElementById('monitorPanel');
     panel.classList.toggle('open');
+
     if (panel.classList.contains('open')) {
+      // Load screens and start stats collection
+      await this.loadScreens();
+      await fetch('/api/screens/stats/start', { method: 'POST' });
       this.renderTaskPanel();
+    } else {
+      // Stop stats collection when panel is closed
+      await fetch('/api/screens/stats/stop', { method: 'POST' });
     }
   }
 
+  // Legacy alias for task panel toggle (used by session tab badge)
+  toggleTaskPanel() {
+    this.toggleMonitorPanel();
+  }
+
   renderTaskPanel() {
     const session = this.sessions.get(this.activeSessionId);
-    const body = document.getElementById('taskPanelBody');
+    const body = document.getElementById('backgroundTasksBody');
     const stats = document.getElementById('taskPanelStats');
 
     if (!session || !session.taskTree || session.taskTree.length === 0) {
@@ -1460,38 +1471,24 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     return result;
   }
 
-  // ========== Process Panel ==========
-
-  async toggleProcessPanel() {
-    const panel = document.getElementById('processPanel');
-    panel.classList.toggle('open');
-
-    if (panel.classList.contains('open')) {
-      // Load screens and start stats collection
-      await this.loadScreens();
-      await fetch('/api/screens/stats/start', { method: 'POST' });
-    } else {
-      // Stop stats collection when panel is closed
-      await fetch('/api/screens/stats/stop', { method: 'POST' });
-    }
-  }
+  // ========== Screen Sessions (in Monitor Panel) ==========
 
   async loadScreens() {
     try {
       const res = await fetch('/api/screens');
       const data = await res.json();
       this.screenSessions = data.screens || [];
-      this.renderProcessPanel();
+      this.renderScreenSessions();
     } catch (err) {
       console.error('Failed to load screens:', err);
     }
   }
 
-  renderProcessPanel() {
-    const body = document.getElementById('processPanelBody');
+  renderScreenSessions() {
+    const body = document.getElementById('screenSessionsBody');
 
     if (!this.screenSessions || this.screenSessions.length === 0) {
-      body.innerHTML = '<div class="process-empty">No screen sessions tracked</div>';
+      body.innerHTML = '<div class="monitor-empty">No screen sessions</div>';
       return;
     }
 
@@ -1528,7 +1525,7 @@ class ClaudemanApp {
     try {
       await fetch(`/api/screens/${sessionId}`, { method: 'DELETE' });
       this.screenSessions = this.screenSessions.filter(s => s.sessionId !== sessionId);
-      this.renderProcessPanel();
+      this.renderScreenSessions();
       this.showToast('Screen killed', 'success');
     } catch (err) {
       this.showToast('Failed to kill screen', 'error');
diff --git a/src/web/public/index.html b/src/web/public/index.html
index ebf185ae..7115e8f4 100644
--- a/src/web/public/index.html
+++ b/src/web/public/index.html
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@
           <span class="status-text">Connecting</span>
         </div>
         <div class="header-tokens" id="headerTokens" title="Total tokens across all sessions">0 tokens</div>
+        <div class="header-font-controls">
+          <button class="btn-icon-header btn-sm" onclick="app.decreaseFontSize()" title="Decrease font (Ctrl+-)">A-</button>
+          <span class="font-size-display" id="fontSizeDisplay">14</span>
+          <button class="btn-icon-header btn-sm" onclick="app.increaseFontSize()" title="Increase font (Ctrl++)">A+</button>
+        </div>
         <button class="btn-icon-header" onclick="app.openAppSettings()" title="App Settings">&#x2699;</button>
       </div>
     </header>
@@ -86,16 +91,9 @@
       </div>
 
       <div class="toolbar-right">
-        <!-- Font Controls -->
-        <button class="btn-toolbar btn-sm" onclick="app.decreaseFontSize()" title="Decrease font (Ctrl+-)">A-</button>
-        <span class="font-size-display" id="fontSizeDisplay">14</span>
-        <button class="btn-toolbar btn-sm" onclick="app.increaseFontSize()" title="Increase font (Ctrl++)">A+</button>
-
-        <div class="toolbar-divider"></div>
-
         <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.copyTerminal()" title="Copy terminal">Copy</button>
         <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.clearTerminal()" title="Clear terminal (Ctrl+L)">Clear</button>
-        <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.toggleProcessPanel()" title="Process Monitor">Processes</button>
+        <button class="btn-toolbar" onclick="app.toggleMonitorPanel()" title="Monitor">Monitor</button>
 
         <div class="toolbar-divider"></div>
 
@@ -199,29 +197,33 @@
       </div>
     </div>
 
-    <!-- Process Monitor Panel (slide-up) -->
-    <div class="process-panel" id="processPanel">
-      <div class="process-panel-header">
-        <span>Process Monitor</span>
-        <div class="process-panel-actions">
+    <!-- Monitor Panel (combined Process Monitor + Background Tasks) -->
+    <div class="monitor-panel" id="monitorPanel">
+      <div class="monitor-panel-header">
+        <span>Monitor</span>
+        <div class="monitor-panel-actions">
           <button class="btn-toolbar btn-sm" onclick="app.reconcileScreens()" title="Check for dead screens">Reconcile</button>
-          <button class="btn-close" onclick="app.toggleProcessPanel()">&times;</button>
+          <button class="btn-close" onclick="app.toggleMonitorPanel()">&times;</button>
         </div>
       </div>
-      <div class="process-panel-body" id="processPanelBody">
-        <div class="process-empty">No screen sessions tracked</div>
-      </div>
-    </div>
-
-    <!-- Task Tree Panel (slide-up) -->
-    <div class="task-panel" id="taskPanel">
-      <div class="task-panel-header">
-        <span>Background Tasks</span>
-        <div class="task-panel-stats" id="taskPanelStats">0 running</div>
-        <button class="btn-close" onclick="app.toggleTaskPanel()">&times;</button>
-      </div>
-      <div class="task-panel-body" id="taskPanelBody">
-        <div class="task-empty">No background tasks</div>
+      <div class="monitor-panel-body">
+        <div class="monitor-section">
+          <div class="monitor-section-header">
+            <span>Screen Sessions</span>
+          </div>
+          <div class="monitor-section-body" id="screenSessionsBody">
+            <div class="monitor-empty">No screen sessions</div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+        <div class="monitor-section">
+          <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>
     </div>
 
diff --git a/src/web/public/styles.css b/src/web/public/styles.css
index 19d4af98..f9eab3d7 100644
--- a/src/web/public/styles.css
+++ b/src/web/public/styles.css
@@ -208,6 +208,34 @@ body {
   transform: rotate(45deg);
 }
 
+.btn-icon-header.btn-sm {
+  width: 20px;
+  height: 20px;
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  font-weight: 600;
+}
+
+.btn-icon-header.btn-sm:hover {
+  transform: none;
+}
+
+.header-font-controls {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.25rem;
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  border-radius: 4px;
+}
+
+.header-font-controls .font-size-display {
+  font-size: 0.7rem;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  min-width: 18px;
+  text-align: center;
+  font-family: 'SF Mono', Monaco, monospace;
+}
+
 /* Session tab gear icon */
 .session-tab .tab-gear {
   opacity: 0;
@@ -1236,6 +1264,95 @@ kbd {
   color: var(--yellow);
 }
 
+/* Combined Monitor Panel (Screen Sessions + Background Tasks) */
+.monitor-panel {
+  position: fixed;
+  bottom: var(--toolbar-height);
+  right: 0.5rem;
+  width: 420px;
+  max-width: calc(100vw - 1rem);
+  max-height: 60vh;
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border: 1px solid var(--border);
+  border-bottom: none;
+  border-radius: 8px 8px 0 0;
+  box-shadow: 0 -4px 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.4);
+  z-index: 100;
+  transform: translateY(100%);
+  transition: transform 0.2s ease;
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+}
+
+.monitor-panel.open {
+  transform: translateY(0);
+}
+
+.monitor-panel-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.6rem 1rem;
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+  font-size: 0.85rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  flex-shrink: 0;
+}
+
+.monitor-panel-actions {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  gap: 0.5rem;
+}
+
+.monitor-panel-body {
+  flex: 1;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+  padding: 0;
+}
+
+.monitor-section {
+  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border);
+}
+
+.monitor-section:last-child {
+  border-bottom: none;
+}
+
+.monitor-section-header {
+  display: flex;
+  align-items: center;
+  justify-content: space-between;
+  padding: 0.5rem 1rem;
+  background: var(--bg-input);
+  font-size: 0.75rem;
+  font-weight: 500;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  text-transform: uppercase;
+  letter-spacing: 0.5px;
+}
+
+.monitor-section-body {
+  padding: 0.5rem;
+  max-height: 25vh;
+  overflow-y: auto;
+}
+
+.monitor-empty {
+  padding: 1rem;
+  text-align: center;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-size: 0.8rem;
+}
+
+.task-stats {
+  font-size: 0.65rem;
+  color: var(--text-dim);
+  padding: 0.15rem 0.4rem;
+  background: var(--bg-card);
+  border-radius: 8px;
+}
+
 /* Responsive */
 @media (max-width: 600px) {
   .header-brand {