diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
index dc8ca2784..15b3b87f2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app.rs
@@ -180,6 +180,7 @@ mod loaded_threads;
 mod pending_interactive_replay;
 mod replay_filter;
 mod side;
+mod thread_session_state;
 
 use self::agent_navigation::AgentNavigationDirection;
 use self::agent_navigation::AgentNavigationState;
@@ -3439,50 +3440,6 @@ impl App {
         }
     }
 
-    async fn session_state_for_thread_read(
-        &self,
-        thread_id: ThreadId,
-        thread: &codex_app_server_protocol::Thread,
-    ) -> ThreadSessionState {
-        let mut session = self
-            .primary_session_configured
-            .clone()
-            .unwrap_or(ThreadSessionState {
-                thread_id,
-                forked_from_id: None,
-                thread_name: None,
-                model: self.chat_widget.current_model().to_string(),
-                model_provider_id: self.config.model_provider_id.clone(),
-                service_tier: self.chat_widget.current_service_tier(),
-                approval_policy: self.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
-                approvals_reviewer: self.config.approvals_reviewer,
-                sandbox_policy: self.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
-                cwd: thread.cwd.clone(),
-                instruction_source_paths: Vec::new(),
-                reasoning_effort: self.chat_widget.current_reasoning_effort(),
-                history_log_id: 0,
-                history_entry_count: 0,
-                network_proxy: None,
-                rollout_path: thread.path.clone(),
-            });
-        session.thread_id = thread_id;
-        session.thread_name = thread.name.clone();
-        session.model_provider_id = thread.model_provider.clone();
-        session.cwd = thread.cwd.clone();
-        session.instruction_source_paths = Vec::new();
-        session.rollout_path = thread.path.clone();
-        if let Some(model) =
-            read_session_model(&self.config, thread_id, thread.path.as_deref()).await
-        {
-            session.model = model;
-        } else if thread.path.is_some() {
-            session.model.clear();
-        }
-        session.history_log_id = 0;
-        session.history_entry_count = 0;
-        session
-    }
-
     /// Materializes a live thread into local replay state when the picker knows about it but the
     /// TUI has not cached a local event channel yet.
     ///
@@ -10976,6 +10933,7 @@ guardian_approval = true
         ThreadSessionState {
             thread_id,
             forked_from_id: None,
+            fork_parent_title: None,
             thread_name: None,
             model: "gpt-test".to_string(),
             model_provider_id: "test-provider".to_string(),
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_session_state.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_session_state.rs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a8fd34769
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app/thread_session_state.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+use super::App;
+use crate::app_server_session::ThreadSessionState;
+use crate::read_session_model;
+use codex_app_server_protocol::Thread;
+use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
+
+impl App {
+    pub(super) async fn session_state_for_thread_read(
+        &self,
+        thread_id: ThreadId,
+        thread: &Thread,
+    ) -> ThreadSessionState {
+        let mut session = self
+            .primary_session_configured
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or(ThreadSessionState {
+                thread_id,
+                forked_from_id: None,
+                fork_parent_title: None,
+                thread_name: None,
+                model: self.chat_widget.current_model().to_string(),
+                model_provider_id: self.config.model_provider_id.clone(),
+                service_tier: self.chat_widget.current_service_tier(),
+                approval_policy: self.config.permissions.approval_policy.value(),
+                approvals_reviewer: self.config.approvals_reviewer,
+                sandbox_policy: self.config.permissions.sandbox_policy.get().clone(),
+                cwd: thread.cwd.clone(),
+                instruction_source_paths: Vec::new(),
+                reasoning_effort: self.chat_widget.current_reasoning_effort(),
+                history_log_id: 0,
+                history_entry_count: 0,
+                network_proxy: None,
+                rollout_path: thread.path.clone(),
+            });
+        session.thread_id = thread_id;
+        session.thread_name = thread.name.clone();
+        session.model_provider_id = thread.model_provider.clone();
+        session.cwd = thread.cwd.clone();
+        session.instruction_source_paths = Vec::new();
+        session.rollout_path = thread.path.clone();
+        if let Some(model) =
+            read_session_model(&self.config, thread_id, thread.path.as_deref()).await
+        {
+            session.model = model;
+        } else if thread.path.is_some() {
+            session.model.clear();
+        }
+        session.history_log_id = 0;
+        session.history_entry_count = 0;
+        session
+    }
+}
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session.rs
index b223ab493..4d8e213ef 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/app_server_session.rs
@@ -138,6 +138,7 @@ pub(crate) struct AppServerSession {
 pub(crate) struct ThreadSessionState {
     pub(crate) thread_id: ThreadId,
     pub(crate) forked_from_id: Option<ThreadId>,
+    pub(crate) fork_parent_title: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) thread_name: Option<String>,
     pub(crate) model: String,
     pub(crate) model_provider_id: String,
@@ -369,7 +370,12 @@ impl AppServerSession {
             })
             .await
             .wrap_err("thread/resume failed during TUI bootstrap")?;
-        started_thread_from_resume_response(response, &config).await
+        let fork_parent_title = self
+            .fork_parent_title_from_app_server(response.thread.forked_from_id.as_deref())
+            .await;
+        let mut started = started_thread_from_resume_response(response, &config).await?;
+        started.session.fork_parent_title = fork_parent_title;
+        Ok(started)
     }
 
     pub(crate) async fn fork_thread(
@@ -391,7 +397,12 @@ impl AppServerSession {
             })
             .await
             .wrap_err("thread/fork failed during TUI bootstrap")?;
-        started_thread_from_fork_response(response, &config).await
+        let fork_parent_title = self
+            .fork_parent_title_from_app_server(response.thread.forked_from_id.as_deref())
+            .await;
+        let mut started = started_thread_from_fork_response(response, &config).await?;
+        started.session.fork_parent_title = fork_parent_title;
+        Ok(started)
     }
 
     fn thread_params_mode(&self) -> ThreadParamsMode {
@@ -401,6 +412,31 @@ impl AppServerSession {
         }
     }
 
+    async fn fork_parent_title_from_app_server(
+        &mut self,
+        forked_from_id: Option<&str>,
+    ) -> Option<String> {
+        let forked_from_id = forked_from_id?;
+        let forked_from_id = match ThreadId::from_string(forked_from_id) {
+            Ok(thread_id) => thread_id,
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!("Failed to parse fork parent thread id from app server: {err}");
+                return None;
+            }
+        };
+
+        match self
+            .thread_read(forked_from_id, /*include_turns*/ false)
+            .await
+        {
+            Ok(thread) => thread.name,
+            Err(err) => {
+                tracing::warn!("Failed to read fork parent metadata from app server: {err}");
+                None
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     pub(crate) async fn thread_list(
         &mut self,
         params: ThreadListParams,
@@ -1204,6 +1240,7 @@ async fn thread_session_state_from_thread_response(
     Ok(ThreadSessionState {
         thread_id,
         forked_from_id,
+        fork_parent_title: None,
         thread_name,
         model,
         model_provider_id,
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index c7c3f9c7a..f93c4bc2f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -2081,14 +2081,20 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     }
 
     // --- Small event handlers ---
+    #[cfg(test)]
     fn on_session_configured(&mut self, event: codex_protocol::protocol::SessionConfiguredEvent) {
-        self.on_session_configured_with_display(event, SessionConfiguredDisplay::Normal);
+        self.on_session_configured_with_display_and_fork_parent_title(
+            event,
+            SessionConfiguredDisplay::Normal,
+            /*fork_parent_title*/ None,
+        );
     }
 
-    fn on_session_configured_with_display(
+    fn on_session_configured_with_display_and_fork_parent_title(
         &mut self,
         event: codex_protocol::protocol::SessionConfiguredEvent,
         display: SessionConfiguredDisplay,
+        fork_parent_title: Option<String>,
     ) {
         self.last_agent_markdown = None;
         self.agent_turn_markdowns.clear();
@@ -2190,7 +2196,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
         if display == SessionConfiguredDisplay::Normal
             && let Some(forked_from_id) = forked_from_id
         {
-            self.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id);
+            self.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, fork_parent_title);
         }
         if !self.suppress_session_configured_redraw {
             self.request_redraw();
@@ -2209,33 +2215,59 @@ impl ChatWidget {
 
     pub(crate) fn handle_thread_session(&mut self, session: ThreadSessionState) {
         self.instruction_source_paths = session.instruction_source_paths.clone();
-        self.on_session_configured(thread_session_state_to_legacy_event(session));
+        let fork_parent_title = session.fork_parent_title.clone();
+        self.on_session_configured_with_display_and_fork_parent_title(
+            thread_session_state_to_legacy_event(session),
+            SessionConfiguredDisplay::Normal,
+            fork_parent_title,
+        );
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn handle_thread_session_quiet(&mut self, session: ThreadSessionState) {
         self.instruction_source_paths = session.instruction_source_paths.clone();
-        self.on_session_configured_with_display(
+        self.on_session_configured_with_display_and_fork_parent_title(
             thread_session_state_to_legacy_event(session),
             SessionConfiguredDisplay::Quiet,
+            /*fork_parent_title*/ None,
         );
     }
 
     pub(crate) fn handle_side_thread_session(&mut self, session: ThreadSessionState) {
         self.instruction_source_paths = session.instruction_source_paths.clone();
-        self.on_session_configured_with_display(
+        let fork_parent_title = session.fork_parent_title.clone();
+        self.on_session_configured_with_display_and_fork_parent_title(
             thread_session_state_to_legacy_event(session),
             SessionConfiguredDisplay::SideConversation,
+            fork_parent_title,
         );
     }
 
-    fn emit_forked_thread_event(&mut self, forked_from_id: ThreadId) {
+    fn emit_forked_thread_event(
+        &mut self,
+        forked_from_id: ThreadId,
+        fork_parent_title: Option<String>,
+    ) {
         let forked_from_id_text = forked_from_id.to_string();
-        let line: Line<'static> = vec![
-            "• ".dim(),
-            "Thread forked from ".into(),
-            forked_from_id_text.cyan(),
-        ]
-        .into();
+        let line: Line<'static> = if let Some(name) = fork_parent_title
+            && !name.trim().is_empty()
+        {
+            vec![
+                "• ".dim(),
+                "Thread forked from ".into(),
+                name.cyan(),
+                " (".into(),
+                forked_from_id_text.cyan(),
+                ")".into(),
+            ]
+            .into()
+        } else {
+            vec![
+                "• ".dim(),
+                "Thread forked from ".into(),
+                forked_from_id_text.cyan(),
+            ]
+            .into()
+        };
         self.app_event_tx.send(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(Box::new(
             PlainHistoryCell::new(vec![line]),
         )));
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2b4e8bc02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+source: tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
+expression: combined
+---
+• Thread forked from app-server-parent-thread (e9f18a88-8081-4e51-9d4e-8af5cde2d8dd)
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line_without_app_server_name.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line_without_app_server_name.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd092d476
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__app_server_forked_thread_history_line_without_app_server_name.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+source: tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
+expression: combined
+---
+• Thread forked from 019c2d47-4935-7423-a190-05691f566092
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__forked_thread_history_line.snap b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__forked_thread_history_line.snap
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..de72926fd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/snapshots/codex_tui__chatwidget__tests__forked_thread_history_line.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+source: tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
+expression: combined
+---
+• Thread forked from named-thread (e9f18a88-8081-4e51-9d4e-8af5cde2d8dd)
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
index 80fa79e1d..084743f98 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/history_replay.rs
@@ -387,6 +387,36 @@ async fn replayed_user_message_with_only_local_images_does_not_render_history_ce
     assert!(!found_user_history_cell);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn forked_thread_history_line_includes_name_and_id_snapshot() {
+    let (chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    let mut chat = chat;
+
+    let forked_from_id =
+        ThreadId::from_string("e9f18a88-8081-4e51-9d4e-8af5cde2d8dd").expect("forked id");
+
+    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, Some("named-thread".to_string()));
+
+    let history_cell = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
+        loop {
+            match rx.recv().await {
+                Some(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(cell)) => break cell,
+                Some(_) => continue,
+                None => panic!("app event channel closed before forked thread history was emitted"),
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("timed out waiting for forked thread history");
+    let combined = lines_to_single_string(&history_cell.display_lines(/*width*/ 80));
+
+    assert!(
+        combined.contains("Thread forked from"),
+        "expected forked thread message in history"
+    );
+    assert_chatwidget_snapshot!("forked_thread_history_line", combined);
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn forked_thread_history_line_without_name_shows_id_once_snapshot() {
     let (chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
@@ -398,7 +428,7 @@ async fn forked_thread_history_line_without_name_shows_id_once_snapshot() {
 
     let forked_from_id =
         ThreadId::from_string("019c2d47-4935-7423-a190-05691f566092").expect("forked id");
-    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id);
+    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, /*fork_parent_title*/ None);
 
     let history_cell = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
         loop {
@@ -416,6 +446,88 @@ async fn forked_thread_history_line_without_name_shows_id_once_snapshot() {
     assert_chatwidget_snapshot!("forked_thread_history_line_without_name", combined);
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn app_server_forked_thread_history_line_uses_app_server_title_snapshot() {
+    let (chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    let mut chat = chat;
+    let temp = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    chat.config.codex_home =
+        codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf::from_absolute_path(temp.path())
+            .expect("temp dir is absolute");
+
+    let forked_from_id =
+        ThreadId::from_string("e9f18a88-8081-4e51-9d4e-8af5cde2d8dd").expect("forked id");
+    let session_index_entry = format!(
+        "{{\"id\":\"{forked_from_id}\",\"thread_name\":\"stale-local-thread\",\"updated_at\":\"2024-01-02T00:00:00Z\"}}\n"
+    );
+    std::fs::write(temp.path().join("session_index.jsonl"), session_index_entry)
+        .expect("write session index");
+
+    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, Some("app-server-parent-thread".to_string()));
+
+    let history_cell = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
+        loop {
+            match rx.recv().await {
+                Some(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(cell)) => break cell,
+                Some(_) => continue,
+                None => panic!("app event channel closed before forked thread history was emitted"),
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("timed out waiting for forked thread history");
+    let combined = lines_to_single_string(&history_cell.display_lines(/*width*/ 80));
+
+    assert!(combined.contains("app-server-parent-thread"));
+    assert!(
+        !combined.contains("stale-local-thread"),
+        "app-server fork title lookup should not read local CODEX_HOME"
+    );
+    assert_chatwidget_snapshot!("app_server_forked_thread_history_line", combined);
+}
+
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn app_server_forked_thread_history_line_without_app_server_name_ignores_local_snapshot() {
+    let (chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    let mut chat = chat;
+    let temp = tempdir().expect("tempdir");
+    chat.config.codex_home =
+        codex_utils_absolute_path::AbsolutePathBuf::from_absolute_path(temp.path())
+            .expect("temp dir is absolute");
+
+    let forked_from_id =
+        ThreadId::from_string("019c2d47-4935-7423-a190-05691f566092").expect("forked id");
+    let session_index_entry = format!(
+        "{{\"id\":\"{forked_from_id}\",\"thread_name\":\"stale-local-thread\",\"updated_at\":\"2024-01-02T00:00:00Z\"}}\n"
+    );
+    std::fs::write(temp.path().join("session_index.jsonl"), session_index_entry)
+        .expect("write session index");
+
+    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, /*fork_parent_title*/ None);
+
+    let history_cell = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
+        loop {
+            match rx.recv().await {
+                Some(AppEvent::InsertHistoryCell(cell)) => break cell,
+                Some(_) => continue,
+                None => panic!("app event channel closed before forked thread history was emitted"),
+            }
+        }
+    })
+    .await
+    .expect("timed out waiting for forked thread history");
+    let combined = lines_to_single_string(&history_cell.display_lines(/*width*/ 80));
+
+    assert!(
+        !combined.contains("stale-local-thread"),
+        "app-server fork title lookup should not read local CODEX_HOME"
+    );
+    assert_chatwidget_snapshot!(
+        "app_server_forked_thread_history_line_without_app_server_name",
+        combined
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn thread_snapshot_replay_preserves_agent_message_during_review_mode() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _ops) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/side.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/side.rs
index 84f8b027e..8aaed6d36 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/side.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests/side.rs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ async fn forked_thread_history_line_without_name_shows_id_once_snapshot() {
 
     let forked_from_id =
         ThreadId::from_string("019c2d47-4935-7423-a190-05691f566092").expect("forked id");
-    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id);
+    chat.emit_forked_thread_event(forked_from_id, /*fork_parent_title*/ None);
 
     let history_cell = tokio::time::timeout(std::time::Duration::from_secs(2), async {
         loop {