diff --git a/components/EngagementForm.tsx b/components/EngagementForm.tsx
index fe5acfd..364d027 100644
--- a/components/EngagementForm.tsx
+++ b/components/EngagementForm.tsx
@@ -204,11 +204,12 @@ export function EngagementForm({ config, cid, cs }: EngagementFormProps) {
     return () => observer.disconnect();
   }, [load.kind, config.sections]);
 
-  const viewedSectionLabel = useMemo(() => {
-    if (!viewedSectionId) return null;
-    const s = config.sections.find((x) => x.id === viewedSectionId);
-    return s?.label ?? null;
-  }, [viewedSectionId, config.sections]);
+  const viewedSection = useMemo(
+    () => (viewedSectionId ? config.sections.find((x) => x.id === viewedSectionId) ?? null : null),
+    [viewedSectionId, config.sections],
+  );
+  const viewedSectionLabel = viewedSection?.label ?? null;
+  const viewedRank = viewedSection?.rank ?? null;
 
   // ── Auto-save draft on idle ────────────────────────────────────────────
   // Debounce — save 1.5s after the user stops editing. Uses watch's
@@ -411,6 +412,7 @@ export function EngagementForm({ config, cid, cs }: EngagementFormProps) {
         draftSavedAt={draftSavedAt}
         orgName={load.data.orgName}
         viewedSectionLabel={viewedSectionLabel}
+        viewedRank={viewedRank}
       />
     </form>
   );
@@ -463,15 +465,22 @@ function resolveStageLabel(
  * Six small dots representing the six stages, with the current rank filled
  * and earlier ranks marked as visited. Quietly conveys progression without
  * pretending to be a "100% complete" progress bar.
+ *
+ * `pulse` adds a slow halo to the active pill — used in the floating
+ * submit bar (where the active rank moves as the user scrolls) to draw
+ * the eye to the changing indicator. Left off in the static header.
  */
-function StageProgress({ currentRank }: { currentRank: number }) {
+function StageProgress({ currentRank, pulse = false }: { currentRank: number; pulse?: boolean }) {
   return (
     <div className="flex items-center gap-1.5" role="img" aria-label={`Stage ${currentRank} of 5`}>
       {[0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5].map((r) => (
         <span
           key={r}
           className={
-            "h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all " +
+            "h-1.5 rounded-full transition-all duration-500 ease-out " +
+            (r === currentRank && pulse
+              ? "motion-safe:animate-[rail-pulse_2.6s_ease-in-out_infinite] "
+              : "") +
             (r < currentRank
               ? "w-2.5 bg-leaf-300"
               : r === currentRank
@@ -518,12 +527,14 @@ function SubmitBar({
   draftSavedAt,
   orgName,
   viewedSectionLabel,
+  viewedRank,
 }: {
   state: SubmitStatus;
   isDirty: boolean;
   draftSavedAt: string | null;
   orgName: string;
   viewedSectionLabel: string | null;
+  viewedRank: number | null;
 }) {
   // Build the small secondary line under the org name. Priority:
   //   1. submit feedback (error or in-flight) — most urgent
@@ -543,15 +554,21 @@ function SubmitBar({
         Saving your check-in…
       </p>
     );
-  } else if (viewedSectionLabel) {
+  } else if (viewedSectionLabel && viewedRank != null) {
     secondary = (
-      <p className="truncate text-xs text-ink-mute" aria-live="polite">
-        <span className="uppercase tracking-[0.12em]">Viewing:</span>{" "}
-        <span className="text-ink-soft">{viewedSectionLabel}</span>
-        {isDirty && draftSavedAt && (
-          <span className="text-ink-mute"> · saved {formatRelative(draftSavedAt)}</span>
-        )}
-      </p>
+      <div
+        className="flex min-w-0 items-center gap-2.5"
+        aria-live="polite"
+        aria-label={`Viewing ${viewedSectionLabel}`}
+      >
+        <StageProgress currentRank={viewedRank} pulse />
+        <p className="min-w-0 truncate text-xs text-ink-mute">
+          <span className="text-ink-soft">{viewedSectionLabel}</span>
+          {isDirty && draftSavedAt && (
+            <span className="text-ink-mute"> · saved {formatRelative(draftSavedAt)}</span>
+          )}
+        </p>
+      </div>
     );
   } else if (isDirty && draftSavedAt) {
     secondary = (