diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/note-header/tab-header.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/note-header/tab-header.tsx
index 68b8d1cf72..31fd5cdfc1 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/note-header/tab-header.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/note-header/tab-header.tsx
@@ -126,7 +126,12 @@ export const TabHeader = forwardRef<TabHeaderRef, TabHeaderProps>(
                 )}
               >
                 Transcript
-                {isCurrentlyRecording && <div className="w-2 h-2 bg-red-500 rounded-full animate-pulse" />}
+                {isCurrentlyRecording && (
+                  <div className="relative h-2 w-2">
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full bg-red-500/30"></div>
+                    <div className="absolute inset-0 rounded-full bg-red-500 animate-ping"></div>
+                  </div>
+                )}
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/transcript-viewer.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/transcript-viewer.tsx
index c7f5888a1f..066d813807 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/transcript-viewer.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/components/editor-area/transcript-viewer.tsx
@@ -177,12 +177,17 @@ const MemoizedSpeakerSelector = memo(({
   const { userId } = useHypr();
   const [isOpen, setIsOpen] = useState(false);
   const [speakerRange, setSpeakerRange] = useState<SpeakerChangeRange>("current");
-  const inactive = useOngoingSession(s => s.status === "inactive");
   const [human, setHuman] = useState<Human | null>(null);
 
   const noteMatch = useMatch({ from: "/app/note/$id", shouldThrow: false });
   const sessionId = noteMatch?.params.id;
 
+  // Check if THIS SPECIFIC session is inactive, not global status
+  const ongoingSessionId = useOngoingSession(s => s.sessionId);
+  const ongoingStatus = useOngoingSession(s => s.status);
+  const isThisSessionActive = ongoingStatus === "running_active" && ongoingSessionId === sessionId;
+  const inactive = !isThisSessionActive;
+
   const { data: participants = [] } = useQuery({
     enabled: !!sessionId,
     queryKey: ["participants", sessionId!, "selector"],