diff --git a/docs/development/l2-roadmap.md b/docs/development/l2-roadmap.md
index 1cb4840e..b688e52b 100644
--- a/docs/development/l2-roadmap.md
+++ b/docs/development/l2-roadmap.md
@@ -257,5 +257,6 @@ User list, second batch (2026-09-26):
       default; off: only the top button wakes it).
 - [x] Favourites as their own screen in the menu rather than a tile: a
       Home card left of the main page (six slots, unread badges).
-- [ ] WiFi indicator icon in the status bar.
+- [x] WiFi indicator icon in the status bar: while WiFi is switched on,
+      bright when connected, dim otherwise.
 
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/LvglPort.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/LvglPort.h
index 45991762..90660d4c 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/LvglPort.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/LvglPort.h
@@ -140,14 +140,18 @@ static void saveWifi(const char* ssid, const char* pass) {
 }
 // Settings > WiFi's switch: off keeps the radio off for everything (scan, map
 // download). Kept with the credentials.
+static int8_t s_wifi_allowed = -1;   // read once (the status bar asks every second)
 static bool wifiAllowed() {
-  Preferences p;
-  if (!p.begin("mc_wifi", true)) return true;
-  bool on = p.getBool("on", true);
-  p.end();
-  return on;
+  if (s_wifi_allowed < 0) {
+    Preferences p;
+    bool on = true;
+    if (p.begin("mc_wifi", true)) { on = p.getBool("on", true); p.end(); }
+    s_wifi_allowed = on;
+  }
+  return s_wifi_allowed;
 }
 static void setWifiAllowed(bool on) {
+  s_wifi_allowed = on;
   Preferences p;
   if (!p.begin("mc_wifi", false)) return;
   p.putBool("on", on);
@@ -316,8 +320,9 @@ static void netEnd() {
   WiFi.disconnect(true);
   WiFi.mode(WIFI_OFF);
 }
-// One line for the download popup: link details and the internal heap (TLS,
-// WiFi and BLE all compete for it).
+// For the status bar: NET_UP once connected, else NET_OFF (radio off, a scan,
+// still connecting).
+static int netRadio() { return WiFi.getMode() != WIFI_OFF && WiFi.status() == WL_CONNECTED ? NET_UP : NET_OFF; }
 // Async scan: scanStart(), then scanResults() returns -1 while running, else
 // the count, filling `names` (strongest first, as the driver reports them).
 static void scanStart() {
@@ -545,9 +550,11 @@ static void setWifiAllowed(bool on) { s_wifi_on = on; }
 static bool s_live_tiles = true;
 static bool liveTiles() { return s_live_tiles; }
 static void setLiveTiles(bool on) { s_live_tiles = on; }
-static void netBegin(const char*, const char*) {}
+static bool s_net_on = false;
+static void netBegin(const char*, const char*) { s_net_on = true; }
 static int  netState() { return NET_UP; }
-static void netEnd() {}
+static void netEnd() { s_net_on = false; }
+static int  netRadio() { return s_net_on ? NET_UP : NET_OFF; }
 static uint32_t s_scan_at = 0;
 static void scanStart() { s_scan_at = millis(); }
 static int scanResults(char names[][33], int max) {   // a pretend scan, for the UI
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
index a6c86655..59e2f04f 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.cpp
@@ -624,14 +624,16 @@ void UITask::refreshStatusBar() {
   lv_label_set_text_fmt(_status_batt, "%s%s%s", _board->isExternalPowered() ? LV_SYMBOL_CHARGE : "", batt, level);
 
   // Status icons, as the original's status bar (ui-new): Bluetooth (bright
-  // when the app is connected), GPS (green with a fix), the alarm, mute, then
+  // when the app is connected), WiFi (when switched on), GPS (green with a fix), the alarm, mute, then
   // the modes that keep running in the background -- auto-advert, trail, live
   // share, repeater, arrival alert -- in the accent colour. Right to left in
   // that order, next to the battery.
   struct Icon { const char* sym; uint32_t col; };
-  Icon icons[10];
+  Icon icons[11];
   int n = 0;
   if (isSerialEnabled()) icons[n++] = { LV_SYMBOL_BLUETOOTH, hasConnection() ? theme::TEXT : theme::TEXT_MUTED };
+  if (lvport::wifiAllowed())   // WiFi switched on: bright while connected (map tiles, update)
+    icons[n++] = { LV_SYMBOL_WIFI, lvport::netRadio() == lvport::NET_UP ? theme::TEXT : theme::TEXT_MUTED };
   int32_t lat, lon;
   bool fix = _core->course.currentLocation(lat, lon);
   if (_core->gpsEnabled() || fix) icons[n++] = { LV_SYMBOL_GPS, fix ? theme::OK : theme::TEXT_MUTED };
@@ -644,7 +646,7 @@ void UITask::refreshStatusBar() {
   if (_prefs && _prefs->loc_share_enabled) icons[n++] = { UI_SYMBOL_PIN, theme::ACCENT };
   if (_prefs && _prefs->client_repeat) icons[n++] = { LV_SYMBOL_LOOP, theme::ACCENT };
   if (_prefs && _prefs->locator_enabled && _prefs->locator_has_target) icons[n++] = { UI_SYMBOL_FLAG, theme::ACCENT };
-  char sig[48];
+  char sig[sizeof(_status_sig)];
   int o = 0;
   for (int i = 0; i < n && o < (int)sizeof(sig) - 12; i++) o += snprintf(sig + o, sizeof(sig) - o, "%s%lx", icons[i].sym, (unsigned long)icons[i].col);
   sig[o] = '\0';
diff --git a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
index f6f64f3b..3b3b4744 100644
--- a/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
+++ b/examples/companion_radio/ui-lvgl/UITask.h
@@ -427,7 +427,7 @@ private:
   lv_obj_t* _status_time = nullptr;
   lv_obj_t* _status_icons = nullptr;   // a row of icon labels, rebuilt with the state
   lv_obj_t* _status_batt = nullptr;
-  char      _status_sig[48] = "";       // what the icon row shows, to skip unchanged rebuilds
+  char      _status_sig[128] = "";      // what the icon row shows, to skip unchanged rebuilds
   lv_obj_t* _toast = nullptr;
   lv_timer_t* _toast_timer = nullptr;
   lv_obj_t* _home_clock = nullptr;