diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
index 5ad384a..b856a78 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/servers/show.blade.php
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     // Threshold tone for gauges/bars: >=90 offline, >=75 warning, else online.
     $tone = fn (int $v): string => $v >= 90 ? 'offline' : ($v >= 75 ? 'warning' : 'online');
     $barColor = ['online' => 'bg-online', 'warning' => 'bg-warning', 'offline' => 'bg-offline'];
-    $statusLabel = ['online' => __('servers.status_online'), 'warning' => __('servers.status_warning'), 'offline' => __('servers.status_offline')][$server->status] ?? ucfirst($server->status);
+    $statusLabel = ['online' => __('servers.status_online'), 'warning' => __('servers.status_warning'), 'offline' => __('servers.status_offline'), 'pending' => __('servers.status_pending')][$server->status] ?? ucfirst($server->status);
 
     $specs = $server->specs ?? [];
     $cores = $specs['cores'] ?? null;
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
                 'border-online/30 bg-online/10 text-online' => $server->status === 'online',
                 'border-warning/30 bg-warning/10 text-warning' => $server->status === 'warning',
                 'border-offline/30 bg-offline/10 text-offline' => $server->status === 'offline',
+                'border-cyan/30 bg-cyan/10 text-cyan' => $server->status === 'pending',
             ])>
                 <x-icon name="server" class="h-6 w-6" />
             </span>
@@ -259,11 +260,14 @@
             $f2bIgnore = $f2b['ignoreip'] ?? [];
             $f2bBanned = array_sum(array_map(fn ($j) => $j['currentlyBanned'] ?? 0, $f2bJails));
 
-            // Show a panel ONLY when its tool is actually installed (active or inactive).
-            // When absent, the Sicherheit checklist row carries the "Aktivieren" install
-            // path — so the redundant "nicht installiert" box is gone.
-            $showFw = $fwSupported && $fwInstalled;
-            $showF2b = $f2bSupported && $f2bInstalled;
+            // Show a panel when its tool is actually installed (active or inactive), OR
+            // when the privileged read FAILED (readError) — a failed probe must stay
+            // visible so the operator can tell it apart from a genuinely-absent tool
+            // (both report installed=false). When truly absent, the Sicherheit checklist
+            // row carries the "Aktivieren" install path — so the redundant "nicht
+            // installiert" box is gone.
+            $showFw = $fwSupported && ($fwInstalled || $fwReadError);
+            $showF2b = $f2bSupported && ($f2bInstalled || $f2bReadError);
             $panelCount = ($showFw ? 1 : 0) + ($showF2b ? 1 : 0);
         @endphp
 
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerShowPanelsTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerShowPanelsTest.php
index e0af616..f764cd0 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/ServerShowPanelsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerShowPanelsTest.php
@@ -41,4 +41,30 @@ class ServerShowPanelsTest extends TestCase
             ->assertSee(__('servers.firewall_title'))
             ->assertSee(__('servers.fail2ban_title'));
     }
+
+    public function test_panel_stays_visible_on_read_error_even_when_not_installed(): void
+    {
+        // A failed privileged read reports installed=false + readError=true; it must
+        // stay visible so the operator can tell "probe failed" from "tool absent".
+        $this->actingAs(User::factory()->create());
+
+        Livewire::test(Show::class, ['server' => $this->server()])
+            ->set('ready', true)
+            ->set('firewall', ['supported' => true, 'installed' => false, 'readError' => true])
+            ->set('fail2ban', ['supported' => true, 'installed' => false, 'readError' => true])
+            ->assertSee(__('servers.firewall_title'))
+            ->assertSee(__('servers.firewall_read_error'))
+            ->assertSee(__('servers.fail2ban_title'))
+            ->assertSee(__('servers.fail2ban_read_error'));
+    }
+
+    public function test_pending_server_header_uses_localized_label(): void
+    {
+        $this->actingAs(User::factory()->create());
+        $server = Server::create(['name' => 's', 'ip' => '10.0.0.9', 'ssh_port' => 22, 'status' => 'pending']);
+
+        Livewire::test(Show::class, ['server' => $server])
+            ->assertSee(__('servers.status_pending'))
+            ->assertDontSee('Pending');
+    }
 }