diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
index 669d082f..d84ec153 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/sidebar/SessionNodeItem.tsx
@@ -358,6 +358,8 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
   const isSessionMenuOpen = isMenuOpen || isContextMenuOpen;
   const isMultiRunLikeSession = React.useMemo(() => parseMultiRunSessionTitle(resolvedSession.title) !== null, [resolvedSession.title]);
   const [fusionDialogOpen, setFusionDialogOpen] = React.useState(false);
+  const metadataSubsessionChevron = isVSCode && renderContext === 'recent' && !isMinimalMode;
+  const inlineSubsessionChevron = isVSCode && renderContext === 'recent' && isMinimalMode;
 
   const descendantCount = React.useMemo(() => collectNodeDescendantIds(node).length, [collectNodeDescendantIds, node]);
 
@@ -587,9 +589,13 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
         }
       }}
       className={cn(
-        'absolute left-[-10px] inline-flex h-3.5 w-3.5 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 transition-opacity',
-        isMinimalMode ? 'top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2' : 'top-[14.5px] -translate-y-1/2',
-        isMinimalMode && showStatusMarker && !alwaysShowActions
+        'inline-flex h-3.5 w-3.5 items-center justify-center rounded-md text-muted-foreground hover:text-foreground focus-visible:outline-none focus-visible:ring-2 focus-visible:ring-primary/50 transition-opacity',
+        metadataSubsessionChevron
+          ? 'absolute left-1.5 bottom-1'
+          : inlineSubsessionChevron
+          ? 'relative mr-0.5 shrink-0'
+          : cn('absolute left-[-10px]', isMinimalMode ? 'top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2' : 'top-[14.5px] -translate-y-1/2'),
+        !metadataSubsessionChevron && !inlineSubsessionChevron && isMinimalMode && showStatusMarker && !alwaysShowActions
           ? 'opacity-0 pointer-events-none group-hover:opacity-100 group-hover:pointer-events-auto group-focus-within:opacity-100 group-focus-within:pointer-events-auto'
           : '',
       )}
@@ -1032,7 +1038,7 @@ function SessionNodeItemComponent(props: Props): React.ReactNode {
  
                 {!isMinimalMode ? (
                   <div className="flex items-center justify-between gap-3 text-muted-foreground/60 min-w-0 overflow-hidden leading-tight" style={{ fontSize: 'calc(var(--text-ui-label) * 0.85)' }}>
-                    <div className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden">
+                    <div className={cn('flex min-w-0 items-center gap-1.5 overflow-hidden', metadataSubsessionChevron && hasChildren ? 'pl-4' : '')}>
                       <span className="flex-shrink-0">{sessionUpdatedLabel}</span>
                       {sessionDiffStats ? <span className="flex flex-shrink-0 items-center gap-0 text-[0.92em]"><span className="text-status-success/80">+{sessionDiffStats.additions}</span><span className="text-muted-foreground/60">/</span><span className="text-status-error/65">-{sessionDiffStats.deletions}</span></span> : null}
                       {hasSecondaryProjectLabel ? <span className="truncate">{secondaryMeta?.projectLabel}</span> : null}