diff --git a/src/features/pipeline/PipelinePage.tsx b/src/features/pipeline/PipelinePage.tsx
index e6f1790..cfaec9b 100644
--- a/src/features/pipeline/PipelinePage.tsx
+++ b/src/features/pipeline/PipelinePage.tsx
@@ -69,7 +69,17 @@ export function PipelinePage() {
 			}, 1000);
 		};
 		const es = new EventSource("/api/execute/events");
-		es.addEventListener("job_update", scheduleReload);
+		es.addEventListener("job_update", (e) => {
+			// When a job leaves 'running' (done / error / cancelled), drop any
+			// stale progress so the bar doesn't linger on the next job's card.
+			try {
+				const upd = JSON.parse((e as MessageEvent).data) as { id: number; status: string };
+				if (upd.status !== "running") setProgress(null);
+			} catch {
+				/* ignore malformed events */
+			}
+			scheduleReload();
+		});
 		es.addEventListener("job_progress", (e) => {
 			setProgress(JSON.parse((e as MessageEvent).data));
 		});
diff --git a/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx b/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
index 5174cc7..5357a7f 100644
--- a/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
+++ b/src/features/pipeline/ProcessingColumn.tsx
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { useEffect, useState } from "react";
 import { Badge } from "~/shared/components/ui/badge";
 import { api } from "~/shared/lib/api";
 import { ColumnShell } from "./ColumnShell";
@@ -12,10 +13,31 @@ interface ProcessingColumnProps {
 export function ProcessingColumn({ items, progress, queueStatus, onMutate }: ProcessingColumnProps) {
 	const job = items[0]; // at most one running job
 
-	const formatTime = (s: number) => {
-		const m = Math.floor(s / 60);
-		const sec = Math.floor(s % 60);
-		return `${m}:${String(sec).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+	// Wall-clock elapsed since the job started — re-renders every second.
+	const [now, setNow] = useState(() => Date.now());
+	useEffect(() => {
+		if (!job) return;
+		const t = setInterval(() => setNow(Date.now()), 1000);
+		return () => clearInterval(t);
+	}, [job]);
+
+	// Only trust progress if it belongs to the current job — stale events from
+	// a previous job would otherwise show wrong numbers until the new job emits.
+	const liveProgress = job && progress && progress.id === job.id ? progress : null;
+	const startedAt = job?.started_at ? new Date(`${job.started_at}Z`).getTime() : null;
+	const elapsedMs = startedAt ? Math.max(0, now - startedAt) : 0;
+	const percent = liveProgress && liveProgress.total > 0 ? (liveProgress.seconds / liveProgress.total) * 100 : null;
+	// ETA = elapsed × (1 - p) / p — only meaningful once we have a few percent
+	// of progress and the rate has stabilised.
+	const etaMs = percent != null && percent >= 1 && elapsedMs > 0 ? (elapsedMs * (100 - percent)) / percent : null;
+
+	const formatDuration = (ms: number) => {
+		const total = Math.floor(ms / 1000);
+		const h = Math.floor(total / 3600);
+		const m = Math.floor((total % 3600) / 60);
+		const s = total % 60;
+		if (h > 0) return `${h}:${String(m).padStart(2, "0")}:${String(s).padStart(2, "0")}`;
+		return `${m}:${String(s).padStart(2, "0")}`;
 	};
 
 	const stop = async () => {
@@ -55,21 +77,19 @@ export function ProcessingColumn({ items, progress, queueStatus, onMutate }: Pro
 						<Badge variant={job.job_type === "transcode" ? "manual" : "noop"}>{job.job_type}</Badge>
 					</div>
 
-					{progress && progress.total > 0 && (
-						<div className="mt-3">
-							<div className="flex justify-between text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1">
-								<span>{formatTime(progress.seconds)}</span>
-								<span>{Math.round((progress.seconds / progress.total) * 100)}%</span>
-								<span>{formatTime(progress.total)}</span>
-							</div>
-							<div className="h-2 bg-gray-200 rounded-full overflow-hidden">
-								<div
-									className="h-full bg-blue-500 rounded-full transition-all"
-									style={{ width: `${Math.min(100, (progress.seconds / progress.total) * 100)}%` }}
-								/>
-							</div>
+					<div className="mt-3">
+						<div className="flex justify-between text-xs text-gray-500 mb-1 tabular-nums">
+							<span>elapsed {formatDuration(elapsedMs)}</span>
+							<span>{percent != null ? `${Math.round(percent)}%` : "starting…"}</span>
+							<span>{etaMs != null ? `~${formatDuration(etaMs)} left` : "—"}</span>
 						</div>
-					)}
+						<div className="h-2 bg-gray-200 rounded-full overflow-hidden">
+							<div
+								className="h-full bg-blue-500 rounded-full transition-all"
+								style={{ width: `${percent != null ? Math.min(100, percent) : 0}%` }}
+							/>
+						</div>
+					</div>
 				</div>
 			) : (
 				<p className="text-sm text-gray-400 text-center py-8">No active job</p>