diff --git a/lang/de/servers.php b/lang/de/servers.php
index 863bfb1..2fad059 100644
--- a/lang/de/servers.php
+++ b/lang/de/servers.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ return [
     'status_online' => 'Online',
     'status_warning' => 'Warnung',
     'status_offline' => 'Offline',
+    'status_pending' => 'Initialisierung',
 
     // ── Index: header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     'fleet_eyebrow' => 'Flotte',
diff --git a/lang/en/servers.php b/lang/en/servers.php
index 07304da..84f59c6 100644
--- a/lang/en/servers.php
+++ b/lang/en/servers.php
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ return [
     'status_online' => 'Online',
     'status_warning' => 'Warning',
     'status_offline' => 'Offline',
+    'status_pending' => 'Initializing',
 
     // ── Index: header ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────
     'fleet_eyebrow' => 'Fleet',
diff --git a/resources/views/components/server-item.blade.php b/resources/views/components/server-item.blade.php
index 6fc05be..870248c 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/server-item.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/server-item.blade.php
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 @props(['name', 'ip', 'status' => 'online', 'cpu' => 0, 'mem' => 0, 'os' => null])
 @php
-    $label = ['online' => __('common.online'), 'warning' => __('common.warning'), 'offline' => __('common.offline')][$status] ?? ucfirst($status);
+    $label = ['online' => __('common.online'), 'warning' => __('common.warning'), 'offline' => __('common.offline'), 'pending' => __('servers.status_pending')][$status] ?? ucfirst($status);
 @endphp
 <a href="#" class="flex items-center gap-3 rounded-md border border-line bg-inset px-3 py-2.5 transition-colors hover:border-line-strong">
-    <x-status-dot :status="$status" :ping="$status === 'online'" />
+    <x-status-dot :status="$status" :ping="in_array($status, ['online', 'pending'], true)" />
     <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
         <p class="truncate text-sm text-ink">{{ $name }}</p>
         <p class="truncate font-mono text-[11px] text-ink-3">{{ $ip }}@if ($os) · {{ $os }}@endif</p>
diff --git a/resources/views/components/status-dot.blade.php b/resources/views/components/status-dot.blade.php
index d4d1119..2332812 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/status-dot.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/status-dot.blade.php
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @props(['status' => 'offline', 'ping' => false])
 @php
-    $c = ['online' => 'bg-online', 'warning' => 'bg-warning', 'offline' => 'bg-offline'][$status] ?? 'bg-ink-4';
-    $glow = ['online' => 'shadow-[0_0_6px_var(--color-online)]', 'warning' => 'shadow-[0_0_5px_var(--color-warning)]'][$status] ?? '';
+    $c = ['online' => 'bg-online', 'warning' => 'bg-warning', 'offline' => 'bg-offline', 'pending' => 'bg-cyan'][$status] ?? 'bg-ink-4';
+    $glow = ['online' => 'shadow-[0_0_6px_var(--color-online)]', 'warning' => 'shadow-[0_0_5px_var(--color-warning)]', 'pending' => 'shadow-[0_0_5px_var(--color-cyan)]'][$status] ?? '';
 @endphp
 <span {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => 'relative inline-flex h-2 w-2 shrink-0']) }}>
     @if ($ping)
diff --git a/resources/views/components/status-pill.blade.php b/resources/views/components/status-pill.blade.php
index 86d51c7..b861fec 100644
--- a/resources/views/components/status-pill.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/components/status-pill.blade.php
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@
         'online'  => 'text-online border-online/20 bg-online/10',
         'warning' => 'text-warning border-warning/20 bg-warning/10',
         'offline' => 'text-offline border-offline/20 bg-offline/10',
+        'pending' => 'text-cyan border-cyan/20 bg-cyan/10',
     ][$status] ?? 'text-ink-3 border-line bg-line';
 @endphp
 <span {{ $attributes->merge(['class' => "inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-sm border px-2 py-0.5 font-mono text-xs $c"]) }}>
-    <x-status-dot :status="$status" :ping="$status === 'online'" />
+    <x-status-dot :status="$status" :ping="in_array($status, ['online', 'pending'], true)" />
     {{ $slot }}
 </span>
diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/servers/index.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/servers/index.blade.php
index 132d8ab..d1e6b79 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/servers/index.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/servers/index.blade.php
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 @php
-    $label = ['online' => __('servers.status_online'), 'warning' => __('servers.status_warning'), 'offline' => __('servers.status_offline')];
+    $label = ['online' => __('servers.status_online'), 'warning' => __('servers.status_warning'), 'offline' => __('servers.status_offline'), 'pending' => __('servers.status_pending')];
 @endphp
 
 <div class="space-y-4">
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
                         wire:navigate
                         class="flex min-h-11 items-center gap-3 px-4 py-3 transition-colors hover:bg-raised sm:px-5"
                     >
-                        <x-status-dot :status="$server->status" :ping="$server->status === 'online'" />
+                        <x-status-dot :status="$server->status" :ping="in_array($server->status, ['online', 'pending'], true)" />
 
                         <div class="min-w-0 flex-1">
                             <p class="truncate text-sm text-ink">{{ $server->name }}</p>
diff --git a/tests/Feature/StatusComponentTest.php b/tests/Feature/StatusComponentTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c84c3f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/StatusComponentTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Tests\Feature;
+
+use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Blade;
+use Tests\TestCase;
+
+class StatusComponentTest extends TestCase
+{
+    public function test_pending_pill_uses_cyan_tone(): void
+    {
+        $html = Blade::render('<x-status-pill status="pending">Init</x-status-pill>');
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('text-cyan', $html);
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('bg-cyan/10', $html);
+    }
+
+    public function test_pending_dot_uses_cyan(): void
+    {
+        $html = Blade::render('<x-status-dot status="pending" :ping="true" />');
+        $this->assertStringContainsString('bg-cyan', $html);
+    }
+}