diff --git a/src/components/nostr/StatusIndicator.tsx b/src/components/nostr/StatusIndicator.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..af34600
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/nostr/StatusIndicator.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+import {
+  CircleDot,
+  CheckCircle2,
+  XCircle,
+  FileEdit,
+  Loader2,
+} from "lucide-react";
+import { getStatusType } from "@/lib/nip34-helpers";
+
+/**
+ * Get the icon component for a status kind
+ */
+function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 1630:
+      return CircleDot;
+    case 1631:
+      return CheckCircle2;
+    case 1632:
+      return XCircle;
+    case 1633:
+      return FileEdit;
+    default:
+      return CircleDot;
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the color class for a status kind
+ * Uses theme semantic colors
+ */
+function getStatusColorClass(kind: number): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 1630: // Open - neutral
+      return "text-foreground";
+    case 1631: // Resolved/Merged - positive
+      return "text-accent";
+    case 1632: // Closed - negative
+      return "text-destructive";
+    case 1633: // Draft - muted
+      return "text-muted-foreground";
+    default:
+      return "text-foreground";
+  }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Get the background/border classes for a status badge
+ * Uses theme semantic colors
+ */
+function getStatusBadgeClasses(kind: number): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 1630: // Open - neutral
+      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
+    case 1631: // Resolved/Merged - positive
+      return "bg-accent/20 text-accent border-accent/30";
+    case 1632: // Closed - negative
+      return "bg-destructive/20 text-destructive border-destructive/30";
+    case 1633: // Draft - muted
+      return "bg-muted text-muted-foreground border-muted-foreground/30";
+    default:
+      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
+  }
+}
+
+export interface StatusIndicatorProps {
+  /** The status event kind (1630-1633) or undefined for default "open" */
+  statusKind?: number;
+  /** Whether status is loading */
+  loading?: boolean;
+  /** Event type for appropriate labeling (affects "resolved" vs "merged") */
+  eventType?: "issue" | "patch" | "pr";
+  /** Display variant */
+  variant?: "inline" | "badge";
+  /** Optional custom class */
+  className?: string;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Reusable status indicator for NIP-34 events (issues, patches, PRs)
+ * Displays status icon and text with appropriate styling
+ */
+export function StatusIndicator({
+  statusKind,
+  loading = false,
+  eventType = "issue",
+  variant = "inline",
+  className = "",
+}: StatusIndicatorProps) {
+  if (loading) {
+    return (
+      <span
+        className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground ${className}`}
+      >
+        <Loader2 className="size-3.5 animate-spin" />
+        <span>Loading...</span>
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Default to "open" if no status
+  const effectiveKind = statusKind ?? 1630;
+
+  // For patches/PRs, kind 1631 means "merged" not "resolved"
+  const statusText =
+    effectiveKind === 1631 && (eventType === "patch" || eventType === "pr")
+      ? "merged"
+      : getStatusType(effectiveKind) || "open";
+
+  const StatusIcon = getStatusIcon(effectiveKind);
+
+  if (variant === "badge") {
+    const badgeClasses = getStatusBadgeClasses(effectiveKind);
+    return (
+      <span
+        className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 px-2 py-1 text-xs font-medium border rounded-sm ${badgeClasses} ${className}`}
+      >
+        <StatusIcon className="size-3.5" />
+        <span className="capitalize">{statusText}</span>
+      </span>
+    );
+  }
+
+  // Inline variant (default)
+  const colorClass = getStatusColorClass(effectiveKind);
+  return (
+    <span className={`inline-flex items-center gap-1 text-xs ${className}`}>
+      <StatusIcon className={`size-3 ${colorClass}`} />
+      <span className={colorClass}>{statusText}</span>
+    </span>
+  );
+}
+
+// Re-export utilities for use in feed renderers that need just the icon/color
+export { getStatusIcon, getStatusColorClass, getStatusBadgeClasses };
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueDetailRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueDetailRenderer.tsx
index 41b0ef2..c891d36 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueDetailRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueDetailRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,12 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import {
-  Tag,
-  CircleDot,
-  CheckCircle2,
-  XCircle,
-  FileEdit,
-  Loader2,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { Tag } from "lucide-react";
 import { UserName } from "../UserName";
 import { MarkdownContent } from "../MarkdownContent";
 import type { NostrEvent } from "@/types/nostr";
@@ -23,48 +16,12 @@ import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { formatTimestamp } from "@/hooks/useLocale";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color classes for a status badge
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusBadgeClasses(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-    case 1631: // Resolved/Merged - positive
-      return "bg-accent/20 text-accent border-accent/30";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "bg-destructive/20 text-destructive border-destructive/30";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "bg-muted text-muted-foreground border-muted-foreground/30";
-    default:
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Detail renderer for Kind 1621 - Issue (NIP-34)
  * Full view with repository context and markdown description
@@ -153,38 +110,20 @@ export function IssueDetailRenderer({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
   // Format created date using locale utility
   const createdDate = formatTimestamp(event.created_at, "long");
 
-  // Get status display info
-  const statusType = currentStatus ? getStatusType(currentStatus.kind) : null;
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusBadgeClasses = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusBadgeClasses(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto">
       {/* Issue Header */}
-      <header className="flex flex-col gap-4 pb-4 border-b border-border">
-        {/* Status Badge */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          {statusLoading ? (
-            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-              <Loader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" />
-              <span>Loading status...</span>
-            </span>
-          ) : (
-            <span
-              className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium border ${statusBadgeClasses}`}
-            >
-              <StatusIcon className="size-4" />
-              <span className="capitalize">{statusType || "open"}</span>
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
+      <header className="flex flex-col gap-3 pb-4 border-b border-border">
         {/* Title */}
-        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">{title || "Untitled Issue"}</h1>
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">{title || "Untitled Issue"}</h1>
+
+        {/* Status Badge (below title) */}
+        <StatusIndicator
+          statusKind={currentStatus?.kind}
+          loading={statusLoading}
+          eventType="issue"
+          variant="badge"
+        />
 
         {/* Repository Link */}
         {repoAddress && (
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueRenderer.tsx
index 8d6efc3..03e9d6e 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/IssueRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { CircleDot, CheckCircle2, XCircle, FileEdit } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   BaseEventContainer,
   type BaseEventProps,
@@ -10,7 +9,6 @@ import {
   getIssueLabels,
   getIssueRepositoryAddress,
   getRepositoryRelays,
-  getStatusType,
   getValidStatusAuthors,
   findCurrentStatus,
 } from "@/lib/nip34-helpers";
@@ -18,47 +16,11 @@ import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color class for a status kind
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusColorClass(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "text-foreground";
-    case 1631: // Resolved/Merged - positive
-      return "text-accent";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "text-destructive";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "text-muted-foreground";
-    default:
-      return "text-foreground";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Renderer for Kind 1621 - Issue
  * Displays as a compact issue card in feed view with status
@@ -143,52 +105,31 @@ export function IssueRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
     [statusEvents, validAuthors],
   );
 
-  // Status display
-  const statusType = currentStatus ? getStatusType(currentStatus.kind) : "open";
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusColorClass = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusColorClass(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "text-foreground";
-
   return (
     <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-          {/* Status and Title */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-            <StatusIcon
-              className={`size-4 flex-shrink-0 ${statusColorClass}`}
-            />
-            <ClickableEventTitle
-              event={event}
-              className="font-semibold text-foreground"
-            >
-              {title || "Untitled Issue"}
-            </ClickableEventTitle>
-          </div>
+        {/* Title */}
+        <ClickableEventTitle
+          event={event}
+          className="font-semibold text-foreground"
+        >
+          {title || "Untitled Issue"}
+        </ClickableEventTitle>
 
-          {/* Status label (compact) */}
-          <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-            <span className={statusColorClass}>{statusType}</span>
-            {repoAddress && (
-              <>
-                <span className="text-muted-foreground">in</span>
-                <RepositoryLink repoAddress={repoAddress} />
-              </>
-            )}
-          </div>
+        {/* Status and Repository */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
+          <StatusIndicator statusKind={currentStatus?.kind} eventType="issue" />
+          {repoAddress && (
+            <>
+              <span className="text-muted-foreground">in</span>
+              <RepositoryLink repoAddress={repoAddress} />
+            </>
+          )}
         </div>
 
         {/* Labels */}
         {labels.length > 0 && (
-          <div
-            className="flex
-            flex-wrap
-            line-clamp-2
-            items-center gap-1 overflow-x-scroll my-1"
-          >
+          <div className="flex flex-wrap line-clamp-2 items-center gap-1 overflow-x-scroll my-1">
             {labels.map((label, idx) => (
               <Label key={idx}>{label}</Label>
             ))}
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchDetailRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchDetailRenderer.tsx
index 729e03b..65593cf 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchDetailRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchDetailRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import {
-  GitCommit,
-  User,
-  Copy,
-  CopyCheck,
-  CircleDot,
-  CheckCircle2,
-  XCircle,
-  FileEdit,
-  Loader2,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { GitCommit, User, Copy, CopyCheck } from "lucide-react";
 import { UserName } from "../UserName";
 import { CodeCopyButton } from "@/components/CodeCopyButton";
 import { useCopy } from "@/hooks/useCopy";
@@ -32,47 +22,11 @@ import {
 import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color classes for a status badge
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusBadgeClasses(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-    case 1631: // Merged - positive
-      return "bg-accent/20 text-accent border-accent/30";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "bg-destructive/20 text-destructive border-destructive/30";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "bg-muted text-muted-foreground border-muted-foreground/30";
-    default:
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Detail renderer for Kind 1617 - Patch
  * Displays full patch metadata and content with status
@@ -158,55 +112,33 @@ export function PatchDetailRenderer({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
   // Format created date using locale utility
   const createdDate = formatTimestamp(event.created_at, "long");
 
-  // Status display - for patches, 1631 means "merged"
-  const statusType = currentStatus
-    ? currentStatus.kind === 1631
-      ? "merged"
-      : getStatusType(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "open";
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusBadgeClasses = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusBadgeClasses(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto">
       {/* Patch Header */}
-      <header className="flex flex-col gap-4 pb-4 border-b border-border">
-        {/* Status Badge */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          {statusLoading ? (
-            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-              <Loader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" />
-              <span>Loading status...</span>
-            </span>
-          ) : (
-            <span
-              className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium border ${statusBadgeClasses}`}
-            >
-              <StatusIcon className="size-4" />
-              <span className="capitalize">{statusType}</span>
-            </span>
-          )}
+      <header className="flex flex-col gap-3 pb-4 border-b border-border">
+        {/* Title */}
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">{subject || "Untitled Patch"}</h1>
 
-          {/* Root badges */}
+        {/* Status and Root badges (below title) */}
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+          <StatusIndicator
+            statusKind={currentStatus?.kind}
+            loading={statusLoading}
+            eventType="patch"
+            variant="badge"
+          />
           {isRoot && (
-            <span className="px-3 py-1 bg-accent/20 text-accent text-sm border border-accent/30">
+            <span className="px-2 py-1 bg-accent/20 text-accent text-xs border border-accent/30 rounded-sm">
               Root Patch
             </span>
           )}
           {isRootRevision && (
-            <span className="px-3 py-1 bg-primary/20 text-primary text-sm border border-primary/30">
+            <span className="px-2 py-1 bg-primary/20 text-primary text-xs border border-primary/30 rounded-sm">
               Root Revision
             </span>
           )}
         </div>
 
-        {/* Title */}
-        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">{subject || "Untitled Patch"}</h1>
-
         {/* Repository Link */}
         {repoAddress && (
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchRenderer.tsx
index e29fde8..60649a1 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PatchRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import { CircleDot, CheckCircle2, XCircle, FileEdit } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   BaseEventContainer,
   type BaseEventProps,
@@ -10,54 +9,17 @@ import {
   getPatchCommitId,
   getPatchRepositoryAddress,
   getRepositoryRelays,
-  getStatusType,
   getValidStatusAuthors,
   findCurrentStatus,
 } from "@/lib/nip34-helpers";
 import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color class for a status kind
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusColorClass(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "text-foreground";
-    case 1631: // Merged - positive
-      return "text-accent";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "text-destructive";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "text-muted-foreground";
-    default:
-      return "text-foreground";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Renderer for Kind 1617 - Patch
  * Displays as a compact patch card in feed view with status
@@ -145,36 +107,20 @@ export function PatchRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
     [statusEvents, validAuthors],
   );
 
-  // Status display - for patches, 1631 means "merged" not "resolved"
-  const statusType = currentStatus
-    ? currentStatus.kind === 1631
-      ? "merged"
-      : getStatusType(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "open";
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusColorClass = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusColorClass(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "text-foreground";
-
   return (
     <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        {/* Status and Subject */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <StatusIcon className={`size-4 flex-shrink-0 ${statusColorClass}`} />
-          <ClickableEventTitle
-            event={event}
-            className="font-semibold text-foreground"
-          >
-            {subject || "Untitled Patch"}
-          </ClickableEventTitle>
-        </div>
+        {/* Subject/Title */}
+        <ClickableEventTitle
+          event={event}
+          className="font-semibold text-foreground"
+        >
+          {subject || "Untitled Patch"}
+        </ClickableEventTitle>
 
-        {/* Metadata */}
+        {/* Status and Metadata */}
         <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1 text-xs">
-          <span className={statusColorClass}>{statusType}</span>
+          <StatusIndicator statusKind={currentStatus?.kind} eventType="patch" />
           {repoAddress && (
             <>
               <span className="text-muted-foreground">in</span>
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestDetailRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestDetailRenderer.tsx
index 55d7afd..05dd726 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestDetailRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestDetailRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import {
-  GitBranch,
-  Tag,
-  Copy,
-  CopyCheck,
-  CircleDot,
-  CheckCircle2,
-  XCircle,
-  FileEdit,
-  Loader2,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { GitBranch, Tag, Copy, CopyCheck } from "lucide-react";
 import { UserName } from "../UserName";
 import { MarkdownContent } from "../MarkdownContent";
 import { useCopy } from "@/hooks/useCopy";
@@ -32,47 +22,11 @@ import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color classes for a status badge
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusBadgeClasses(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-    case 1631: // Merged - positive
-      return "bg-accent/20 text-accent border-accent/30";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "bg-destructive/20 text-destructive border-destructive/30";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "bg-muted text-muted-foreground border-muted-foreground/30";
-    default:
-      return "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Detail renderer for Kind 1618 - Pull Request
  * Displays full PR content with markdown rendering and status
@@ -158,45 +112,23 @@ export function PullRequestDetailRenderer({ event }: { event: NostrEvent }) {
   // Format created date using locale utility
   const createdDate = formatTimestamp(event.created_at, "long");
 
-  // Status display - for PRs, 1631 means "merged"
-  const statusType = currentStatus
-    ? currentStatus.kind === 1631
-      ? "merged"
-      : getStatusType(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "open";
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusBadgeClasses = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusBadgeClasses(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "bg-muted/50 text-foreground border-border";
-
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col gap-4 p-4 max-w-3xl mx-auto">
       {/* PR Header */}
-      <header className="flex flex-col gap-4 pb-4 border-b border-border">
-        {/* Status Badge */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-3">
-          {statusLoading ? (
-            <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
-              <Loader2 className="size-4 animate-spin" />
-              <span>Loading status...</span>
-            </span>
-          ) : (
-            <span
-              className={`inline-flex items-center gap-2 px-3 py-1.5 text-sm font-medium border ${statusBadgeClasses}`}
-            >
-              <StatusIcon className="size-4" />
-              <span className="capitalize">{statusType}</span>
-            </span>
-          )}
-        </div>
-
+      <header className="flex flex-col gap-3 pb-4 border-b border-border">
         {/* Title */}
-        <h1 className="text-3xl font-bold">
+        <h1 className="text-2xl font-bold">
           {subject || "Untitled Pull Request"}
         </h1>
 
+        {/* Status Badge (below title) */}
+        <StatusIndicator
+          statusKind={currentStatus?.kind}
+          loading={statusLoading}
+          eventType="pr"
+          variant="badge"
+        />
+
         {/* Repository Link */}
         {repoAddress && (
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm">
diff --git a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestRenderer.tsx b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestRenderer.tsx
index 38aff45..6466a7d 100644
--- a/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestRenderer.tsx
+++ b/src/components/nostr/kinds/PullRequestRenderer.tsx
@@ -1,11 +1,5 @@
 import { useMemo } from "react";
-import {
-  CircleDot,
-  CheckCircle2,
-  XCircle,
-  FileEdit,
-  GitBranch,
-} from "lucide-react";
+import { GitBranch } from "lucide-react";
 import {
   BaseEventContainer,
   type BaseEventProps,
@@ -17,7 +11,6 @@ import {
   getPullRequestBranchName,
   getPullRequestRepositoryAddress,
   getRepositoryRelays,
-  getStatusType,
   getValidStatusAuthors,
   findCurrentStatus,
 } from "@/lib/nip34-helpers";
@@ -25,47 +18,11 @@ import { parseReplaceableAddress } from "applesauce-core/helpers/pointers";
 import { getOutboxes } from "applesauce-core/helpers";
 import { Label } from "@/components/ui/label";
 import { RepositoryLink } from "../RepositoryLink";
+import { StatusIndicator } from "../StatusIndicator";
 import { useTimeline } from "@/hooks/useTimeline";
 import { useNostrEvent } from "@/hooks/useNostrEvent";
 import { AGGREGATOR_RELAYS } from "@/services/loaders";
 
-/**
- * Get the icon for a status kind
- */
-function getStatusIcon(kind: number) {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630:
-      return CircleDot;
-    case 1631:
-      return CheckCircle2;
-    case 1632:
-      return XCircle;
-    case 1633:
-      return FileEdit;
-    default:
-      return CircleDot;
-  }
-}
-
-/**
- * Get the color class for a status kind
- * Uses theme semantic colors
- */
-function getStatusColorClass(kind: number): string {
-  switch (kind) {
-    case 1630: // Open - neutral
-      return "text-foreground";
-    case 1631: // Merged - positive
-      return "text-accent";
-    case 1632: // Closed - negative
-      return "text-destructive";
-    case 1633: // Draft - muted
-      return "text-muted-foreground";
-    default:
-      return "text-foreground";
-  }
-}
-
 /**
  * Renderer for Kind 1618 - Pull Request
  * Displays as a compact PR card in feed view with status
@@ -151,37 +108,21 @@ export function PullRequestRenderer({ event }: BaseEventProps) {
     [statusEvents, validAuthors],
   );
 
-  // Status display - for PRs, 1631 means "merged" not "resolved"
-  const statusType = currentStatus
-    ? currentStatus.kind === 1631
-      ? "merged"
-      : getStatusType(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "open";
-  const StatusIcon = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusIcon(currentStatus.kind)
-    : CircleDot;
-  const statusColorClass = currentStatus
-    ? getStatusColorClass(currentStatus.kind)
-    : "text-foreground";
-
   return (
     <BaseEventContainer event={event}>
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-2">
-        {/* Status and PR Title */}
-        <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-          <StatusIcon className={`size-4 flex-shrink-0 ${statusColorClass}`} />
-          <ClickableEventTitle
-            event={event}
-            className="font-semibold text-foreground"
-          >
-            {subject || "Untitled Pull Request"}
-          </ClickableEventTitle>
-        </div>
+        {/* PR Title */}
+        <ClickableEventTitle
+          event={event}
+          className="font-semibold text-foreground"
+        >
+          {subject || "Untitled Pull Request"}
+        </ClickableEventTitle>
 
         <div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
           {/* Status and Repository */}
           <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-xs">
-            <span className={statusColorClass}>{statusType}</span>
+            <StatusIndicator statusKind={currentStatus?.kind} eventType="pr" />
             {repoAddress && (
               <>
                 <span className="text-muted-foreground">in</span>
diff --git a/src/index.css b/src/index.css
index 5d7637e..3d10fc4 100644
--- a/src/index.css
+++ b/src/index.css
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@
     --muted-foreground: 215 20.2% 70%;
     --accent: 270 100% 70%;
     --accent-foreground: 222.2 84% 4.9%;
-    --destructive: 0 72% 50%;
+    --destructive: 0 90% 65%;
     --destructive-foreground: 210 40% 98%;
     --border: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;
     --input: 217.2 32.6% 17.5%;