diff --git a/src/layout/Shell.css b/src/layout/Shell.css
index f1e94df..8a72ada 100644
--- a/src/layout/Shell.css
+++ b/src/layout/Shell.css
@@ -132,6 +132,22 @@
   font-weight: 500;
 }
 
+/* WHICH ONE YOU ARE ON. The node circles used to carry this, but they also sat,
+   empty, on every inactive row and read as checkboxes. An accent bar that exists
+   only when active says the same thing and says nothing the rest of the time. */
+.shell__stage.is-active::before,
+.shell__today.is-active::before {
+  content: '';
+  position: absolute;
+  left: 4px;
+  top: 50%;
+  width: 3px;
+  height: 18px;
+  margin-top: -9px;
+  border-radius: var(--r-pill);
+  background: var(--zk-blue);
+}
+
 /* Queues where the machine stops and a person decides. */
 .shell__stage.is-needed .shell__stagename {
   font-weight: 500;
@@ -208,6 +224,7 @@
 /* The way back to the overview. It sits above "Add a lead" because reading
    the book is the commoner act — most sessions start by looking, not filing. */
 .shell__today {
+  position: relative;
   display: block;
   margin: 0 0 8px;
   padding: 9px 12px;