diff --git a/src/actions/inflight-monitor.ts b/src/actions/inflight-monitor.ts
index ea4bd2e..f9cd128 100644
--- a/src/actions/inflight-monitor.ts
+++ b/src/actions/inflight-monitor.ts
@@ -21,8 +21,12 @@ type InflightState = {
   unsubscribe?: () => void;
   pulseTimer?: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
   pulse: boolean;
+  history: number[];
+  sampler?: ReturnType<typeof setInterval>;
 };
 
+const HISTORY_LIMIT = 60;
+
 @action({ UUID: "com.bryce.llamawatch.inflight" })
 export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
   private states = new Map<string, InflightState>();
@@ -30,7 +34,7 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
   private stateFor(action: KeyAction<InflightSettings>): InflightState {
     let state = this.states.get(action.id);
     if (!state) {
-      state = { settings: {}, pulse: false };
+      state = { settings: {}, pulse: false, history: [] };
       this.states.set(action.id, state);
     }
     return state;
@@ -43,6 +47,7 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
     state.action = ev.action;
     runtime.ensureConnections(cfgFromSettings(state.settings));
     state.unsubscribe = runtime.subscribe(() => this.render(state));
+    state.sampler = setInterval(() => this.sample(state), 1000);
     this.render(state);
   }
 
@@ -50,6 +55,8 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
     const state = this.states.get(ev.action.id);
     if (!state) return;
     state.unsubscribe?.();
+    if (state.sampler) clearInterval(state.sampler);
+    state.sampler = undefined;
     this.clearPulse(state);
     this.states.delete(ev.action.id);
   }
@@ -59,6 +66,7 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
     const state = this.stateFor(ev.action);
     state.settings = ev.payload.settings;
     state.action = ev.action;
+    state.history = [];
     runtime.ensureConnections(cfgFromSettings(state.settings));
     this.render(state);
   }
@@ -82,6 +90,7 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
           count,
           offline,
           pulse: state.pulse,
+          history: state.history,
         }),
       ),
     );
@@ -101,4 +110,11 @@ export class InflightMonitor extends SingletonAction<InflightSettings> {
     state.pulseTimer = undefined;
     state.pulse = false;
   }
+
+  private sample(state: InflightState): void {
+    const modelId = state.settings.modelId ?? "";
+    state.history.push(runtime.tracker.count(modelId));
+    if (state.history.length > HISTORY_LIMIT) state.history.shift();
+    this.render(state);
+  }
 }
diff --git a/src/lib/render.ts b/src/lib/render.ts
index 77cf395..675a853 100644
--- a/src/lib/render.ts
+++ b/src/lib/render.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ export interface InflightRenderOptions {
   count: number;
   offline: boolean;
   pulse: boolean;
+  history?: number[];
 }
 
 export function renderInflight(opts: InflightRenderOptions): string {
@@ -46,13 +47,26 @@ export function renderInflight(opts: InflightRenderOptions): string {
 
   const isActive = opts.state === "ready" && opts.count > 0;
   const bg = opts.state === "ready" ? (isActive ? "#8b2626" : "#1e6b34") : opts.state === "loading" ? "#8a6d1d" : "#3a3a3a";
-  const label = opts.state === "ready" ? (isActive ? "ACTIVE" : "IDLE") : opts.state === "loading" ? "LOADING" : "OFF";
+  const center = isActive ? `${opts.count}` : opts.state === "ready" ? "IDLE" : opts.state === "loading" ? "LOADING" : "OFF";
+  const centerSize = isActive ? 24 : 16;
   const opacity = isActive && opts.pulse ? 0.55 : 1;
 
-  return frame(bg, [
-    centerText(label, 38, 18, "bold", "#ffffff", opacity),
-    centerText(name, 64, 7, "normal", "#ffffff"),
-  ]);
+  const parts: string[] = [
+    centerText(name, 12, 7, "normal", "#ffffff"),
+    centerText(center, 40, centerSize, "bold", "#ffffff", opacity),
+  ];
+
+  if (opts.state === "ready") {
+    const points = inflightSparkPoints(opts.history ?? []);
+    if (points.length > 1) {
+      parts.push(
+        `<path d="M ${points.map((p) => `${p.x},${p.y}`).join(" L ")} L ${points[points.length - 1].x},63 L ${points[0].x},63 Z" fill="#ffffff" opacity="0.18"/>`,
+        `<polyline points="${points.map((p) => `${p.x},${p.y}`).join(" ")}" fill="none" stroke="#ffffff" stroke-width="1.5" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-linecap="round" opacity="0.8"/>`,
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return frame(bg, parts);
 }
 
 export interface GpuGraphRenderOptions {
@@ -132,6 +146,22 @@ function chartPoints(history: number[], metric: GpuMetricKind): { x: number; y:
   });
 }
 
+function inflightSparkPoints(history: number[]): { x: number; y: number }[] {
+  const n = history.length;
+  if (n === 0) return [];
+  const left = 4;
+  const right = 68;
+  const top = 50;
+  const bottom = 63;
+  const yMax = Math.max(...history, 1);
+  return history.map((v, i) => {
+    const x = n === 1 ? (left + right) / 2 : left + ((right - left) * i) / (n - 1);
+    const clamped = Math.max(0, Math.min(v, yMax));
+    const y = bottom - (clamped / yMax) * (bottom - top);
+    return { x: round1(x), y: round1(y) };
+  });
+}
+
 function yScaleMax(metric: GpuMetricKind, history: number[]): number {
   if (metric !== "power") return 100;
   const maxValue = Math.max(...history);
diff --git a/tests/render.test.ts b/tests/render.test.ts
index 4011e19..2a013c5 100644
--- a/tests/render.test.ts
+++ b/tests/render.test.ts
@@ -14,10 +14,31 @@ test("renderInflight: ready + count renders IDLE in green", () => {
   assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /ACTIVE/);
 });
 
-test("renderInflight: ready + count>0 renders ACTIVE in red", () => {
+test("renderInflight: ready + count>0 renders the count number on red", () => {
   const svg = renderInflight({ modelName: "Qwen3.8-27B-NVFP4", state: "ready", count: 2, offline: false, pulse: false });
-  assert.match(svg, /ACTIVE/);
+  assert.match(svg, /2/);
   assert.match(svg, /#8b2626/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /ACTIVE/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /IDLE/);
+});
+
+test("renderInflight: idle state does not show a count number", () => {
+  const svg = renderInflight({ modelName: "A", state: "ready", count: 0, offline: false, pulse: false });
+  assert.match(svg, /IDLE/);
+  assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /font-size="24"/);
+});
+
+test("renderInflight: draws a count-trend spark when history has 2+ samples", () => {
+  const svg = renderInflight({ modelName: "A", state: "ready", count: 1, offline: false, pulse: false, history: [0, 1, 2, 1] });
+  assert.match(svg, /<polyline/);
+  assert.match(svg, /<path/);
+});
+
+test("renderInflight: no spark with fewer than 2 history samples", () => {
+  const svg = renderInflight({ modelName: "A", state: "ready", count: 1, offline: false, pulse: false, history: [1] });
+  assert.doesNotMatch(svg, /<polyline/);
+  const none = renderInflight({ modelName: "A", state: "ready", count: 1, offline: false, pulse: false });
+  assert.doesNotMatch(none, /<polyline/);
 });
 
 test("renderInflight: pulse toggles opacity while active", () => {