diff --git a/docs/features/editor.mdx b/docs/features/editor.mdx
index 28c7bdf4..a975023f 100644
--- a/docs/features/editor.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/editor.mdx
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ Below the action bar, the **CONTAINERS** section lists every container the stack
 | **Status badge** | `✓` (green, healthy or running), `✗` (red, exited or unhealthy), `…` (yellow, starting). |
 | **Name** | The Docker container name; falls back to the first 12 characters of the container ID. |
 | **Uptime / state** | `up 2h 15m` for running containers, the raw state for everything else. |
-| **Healthcheck label** | `healthcheck passing`, `healthcheck failing`, or `healthcheck starting`, only when a healthcheck is defined. |
+| **Healthcheck label** | `healthy`, `unhealthy`, or `starting`, only when a healthcheck is defined. |
 | **Port mapping** | The first detected web-UI port, formatted `host → container/proto`. The mapping itself is a link that opens the service in a new tab, with a **Copy URL** button beside it. The address uses the active node's host and switches to `https` for port 443. |
 | **Action buttons** | **Image source links**, **View logs**, **Open bash shell** (admin only), **Service actions**. Per-container image references and registry links live here, not in the header. |
 | **Live stats** | CPU, memory, and net I/O with rolling sparklines. Only rendered while the container is running. Stats refresh on the same 1500 ms cadence as the dashboard. |
diff --git a/docs/features/stack-management.mdx b/docs/features/stack-management.mdx
index 08cdf81d..61c22619 100644
--- a/docs/features/stack-management.mdx
+++ b/docs/features/stack-management.mdx
@@ -185,8 +185,8 @@ The header answers two questions at a glance:
 
 - **What is this?** A breadcrumb (`LOCAL · STACKS · NAME`) and the stack name as the title.
 - **Is it healthy?** A state pill to the right of the title reports the live state:
-  - `running · healthy` (green) when at least one container reports a passing healthcheck.
-  - `running · unhealthy` (red) when any container reports a failing healthcheck.
+  - `running · healthy` (green) when at least one container reports Docker health status `healthy`.
+  - `running · unhealthy` (red) when any container reports Docker health status `unhealthy`.
   - `running · starting` (amber) during the Docker healthcheck start period.
   - `running` (green) when no healthcheck is defined.
   - `exited` (red) when no containers are up.
@@ -215,9 +215,9 @@ Below the header, each container in the stack gets a single row that answers "is
 
 Each row includes:
 
-- **Health badge.** A colored glyph reports the Docker healthcheck state: `✓` green for passing, `✗` red for failing, `…` amber while the healthcheck start period is in flight. Containers without a `healthcheck:` block show a neutral `✓`.
+- **Health badge.** A colored glyph reports the Docker healthcheck state: `✓` green for `healthy`, `✗` red for `unhealthy`, `…` amber while the healthcheck start period is in flight. Containers without a `healthcheck:` block show a neutral `✓`.
 - **Container name** in mono.
-- **Meta line.** Uptime (`up 12 hours`) and the primary port mapping (`8989 → 8989/tcp`).
+- **Meta line.** Uptime (`up 12 hours`), the Docker health status when defined (`healthy`, `unhealthy`, or `starting`), and the primary port mapping (`8989 → 8989/tcp`).
 - **Open link.** When the container publishes a port, the mapping itself is a link (`8989 → 8989/tcp ↗`) that opens the service in a new tab, with a **Copy URL** button beside it. The address uses the active node's host and switches to `https` for port 443. Recognised multi-port apps open their web path automatically (for example, Plex opens `/web`).
 - **Live stat tiles.** Three tiles show CPU, memory, and network I/O with a rolling sparkline. The sparkline uses the cyan data color and refreshes roughly every 1.5 seconds.
 - **Action icons.** The image source links button (see above), plus shortcuts to **View logs**, open a bash shell, and (on single-service stacks) the per-container Start / Stop / Restart kebab.
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/ContainersHealth.test.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/ContainersHealth.test.tsx
index 083e9283..74b9d690 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/ContainersHealth.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/__tests__/ContainersHealth.test.tsx
@@ -549,3 +549,58 @@ describe('containers load states', () => {
     expect(screen.queryByRole('button', { name: /Monitor / })).toBeNull();
   });
 });
+
+describe('ContainersHealth Docker health status labels', () => {
+  const OLD_PHRASES = ['healthcheck passing', 'healthcheck failing', 'healthcheck starting'] as const;
+  const HEALTH_TOKENS = ['healthy', 'unhealthy', 'starting'] as const;
+
+  function metaLine(): HTMLElement {
+    const parent = screen.getByText('up 2 hours').parentElement;
+    if (!parent) throw new Error('expected meta line parent');
+    return parent;
+  }
+
+  function metaSpanTexts(meta: HTMLElement = metaLine()): Array<string | null> {
+    return Array.from(meta.querySelectorAll('span')).map((el) => el.textContent);
+  }
+
+  function renderWithHealth(healthStatus?: ContainerInfo['healthStatus']) {
+    const base = container([{ PrivatePort: 80, PublicPort: 8080 }]);
+    return renderHealth(
+      healthStatus === undefined ? base : ({ ...base, healthStatus } as ContainerInfo),
+    );
+  }
+
+  function expectNoLegacyPhrases(meta: HTMLElement) {
+    for (const phrase of OLD_PHRASES) {
+      expect(meta.textContent).not.toContain(phrase);
+    }
+  }
+
+  it.each(HEALTH_TOKENS)('renders exact meta-line token for healthStatus %s', (token) => {
+    renderWithHealth(token);
+    const meta = metaLine();
+    const labels = metaSpanTexts(meta);
+    expect(labels[0]).toBe('up 2 hours');
+    expect(labels).toContain(token);
+    expect(labels.filter((t) => t === token)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expectNoLegacyPhrases(meta);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /8080/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it.each([
+    ['none', 'none'],
+    ['omitted', undefined],
+  ] as const)('omits a health token when healthStatus is %s', (_case, healthStatus) => {
+    renderWithHealth(healthStatus);
+    const meta = metaLine();
+    const labels = metaSpanTexts(meta);
+    expect(labels).toContain('up 2 hours');
+    for (const token of HEALTH_TOKENS) {
+      expect(labels).not.toContain(token);
+    }
+    expect(labels.filter((t) => t === '·')).toHaveLength(1);
+    expectNoLegacyPhrases(meta);
+    expect(screen.getByRole('link', { name: /8080/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/editor-view-blocks.tsx b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/editor-view-blocks.tsx
index 09735b60..e43b5dbf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/editor-view-blocks.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/components/EditorLayout/editor-view-blocks.tsx
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ const healthcheckLabel = (
     health?: 'healthy' | 'unhealthy' | 'starting' | 'none',
 ): string | null => {
     if (!health || health === 'none') return null;
-    if (health === 'healthy') return 'healthcheck passing';
-    if (health === 'unhealthy') return 'healthcheck failing';
-    return 'healthcheck starting';
+    return health;
 };
 
 type StackPill = {