diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.node.test.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.node.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c386ccc0f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.node.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import type { SessionsListResult } from "./types.ts";
+import { resolveSessionDisplayName } from "./app-render.helpers.ts";
+
+type SessionRow = SessionsListResult["sessions"][number];
+
+function row(overrides: Partial<SessionRow> & { key: string }): SessionRow {
+  return { kind: "direct", updatedAt: 0, ...overrides };
+}
+
+describe("resolveSessionDisplayName", () => {
+  it("returns key when no row is provided", () => {
+    expect(resolveSessionDisplayName("agent:main:main")).toBe("agent:main:main");
+  });
+
+  it("returns key when row has no label or displayName", () => {
+    expect(resolveSessionDisplayName("agent:main:main", row({ key: "agent:main:main" }))).toBe(
+      "agent:main:main",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns key when displayName matches key", () => {
+    expect(resolveSessionDisplayName("mykey", row({ key: "mykey", displayName: "mykey" }))).toBe(
+      "mykey",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("returns key when label matches key", () => {
+    expect(resolveSessionDisplayName("mykey", row({ key: "mykey", label: "mykey" }))).toBe("mykey");
+  });
+
+  it("uses displayName prominently when available", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSessionDisplayName(
+        "discord:123:456",
+        row({ key: "discord:123:456", displayName: "My Chat" }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("My Chat (discord:123:456)");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to label when displayName is absent", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSessionDisplayName(
+        "discord:123:456",
+        row({ key: "discord:123:456", label: "General" }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("General (discord:123:456)");
+  });
+
+  it("prefers displayName over label when both are present", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSessionDisplayName(
+        "discord:123:456",
+        row({ key: "discord:123:456", displayName: "My Chat", label: "General" }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("My Chat (discord:123:456)");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores whitespace-only displayName", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSessionDisplayName(
+        "discord:123:456",
+        row({ key: "discord:123:456", displayName: "   ", label: "General" }),
+      ),
+    ).toBe("General (discord:123:456)");
+  });
+
+  it("ignores whitespace-only label", () => {
+    expect(
+      resolveSessionDisplayName("discord:123:456", row({ key: "discord:123:456", label: "   " })),
+    ).toBe("discord:123:456");
+  });
+
+  it("trims displayName and label", () => {
+    expect(resolveSessionDisplayName("k", row({ key: "k", displayName: "  My Chat  " }))).toBe(
+      "My Chat (k)",
+    );
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
index eaf6eabdc6..c941bdfa43 100644
--- a/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
+++ b/ui/src/ui/app-render.helpers.ts
@@ -219,15 +219,18 @@ function resolveMainSessionKey(
   return null;
 }
 
-function resolveSessionDisplayName(key: string, row?: SessionsListResult["sessions"][number]) {
-  const label = row?.label?.trim() || "";
+export function resolveSessionDisplayName(
+  key: string,
+  row?: SessionsListResult["sessions"][number],
+) {
   const displayName = row?.displayName?.trim() || "";
+  const label = row?.label?.trim() || "";
+  if (displayName && displayName !== key) {
+    return `${displayName} (${key})`;
+  }
   if (label && label !== key) {
     return `${label} (${key})`;
   }
-  if (displayName && displayName !== key) {
-    return `${key} (${displayName})`;
-  }
   return key;
 }