diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e266a3b..806ac24 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ where you'd expect it; only the conversation timeline gets reversed.
 
 A small button in the bottom-right of every PR page lets you flip between
 **Newest first** and **Oldest first**. Your choice is remembered across
-page loads.
+page loads. When a PR has status checks, an indicator at the top of the
+conversation shows their overall state and jumps to the checks box.
 
 ![Toggle button in bottom-right](https://placehold.co/600x40/1f6feb/ffffff?text=%E2%86%93+Newest+first)
 
@@ -64,6 +65,9 @@ on github.com and:
 
 - Newest comment is at the top of the conversation.
 - The PR description stays where it always was, above the timeline.
+- If the PR has status checks, a status indicator near the top shows
+  their overall state (passing / failing / running). Click it to jump
+  to the checks box.
 - The **↓ Newest first** button in the bottom-right corner toggles the
   order. Click it to switch to oldest-first; click again to switch back.
 - Your preference is saved automatically and applies to every PR you visit.
diff --git a/checks.js b/checks.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40ab8d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/checks.js
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+// PR status-checks detection for the Conversation page (issue #1).
+//
+// GitHub renders the PR's status checks in the merge box near the BOTTOM
+// of the conversation, not in the timeline. The box holds one row per
+// check, each with an accessible label like:
+//   "AutoTest - 2.0 successful in 54m"
+//   "required/architect-approval waiting for status to be reported"
+//   "Claude Code / claude (pull_request_review) skipped"
+// We locate that box and aggregate the rows into a single coarse status so
+// a small indicator can be surfaced at the top of the page and jump to it.
+//
+// Browser: attaches the helpers to the global scope (loaded before
+// content.js). Node: exports them for tests.
+
+(function (root, factory) {
+  if (typeof module !== "undefined" && module.exports) {
+    module.exports = factory();
+  } else {
+    Object.assign(root, factory());
+  }
+})(typeof globalThis !== "undefined" ? globalThis : this, function () {
+  // The whole status-checks/merge box — used as the scroll target. Class
+  // names are CSS-module-hashed (`MergeBox-module__mergePartialContainer__x`)
+  // so we match on the stable human-readable prefix and fall back through
+  // a couple of related containers.
+  function findChecksBox(root) {
+    const scope = root || document;
+    return (
+      scope.querySelector('[class*="MergeBox-module__mergePartialContainer"]') ||
+      scope.querySelector('[class*="ExpandedChecks-module__checksContainer"]') ||
+      scope.querySelector('[class*="MergeBoxExpandable-module"]') ||
+      null
+    );
+  }
+
+  // The accessible labels of the individual check rows within the box.
+  function getCheckLabels(root) {
+    const scope = root || document;
+    const box = findChecksBox(scope) || scope;
+    return Array.from(box.querySelectorAll("li[aria-label]"))
+      .map((li) => (li.getAttribute("aria-label") || "").trim())
+      .filter(Boolean);
+  }
+
+  // Aggregate the check-row labels into a coarse { key, label, color }.
+  // Precedence: any failure -> failing; else any in-flight -> running;
+  // else any success -> passing; else unknown. Checked in that order so a
+  // single red check dominates the summary, matching GitHub's own rollup.
+  function deriveChecksState(labels) {
+    const list = Array.isArray(labels) ? labels : [labels || ""];
+    const any = (re) => list.some((l) => re.test(l));
+
+    if (any(/(fail|error|timed out|cancel|denied|action required)/i)) {
+      return { key: "failing", label: "✗ Checks failing", color: "#d1242f" };
+    }
+    if (any(/(in progress|in_progress|pending|queued|running|waiting|expected)/i)) {
+      return { key: "running", label: "• Checks running", color: "#9a6700" };
+    }
+    if (any(/(success|passed|passing)/i)) {
+      return { key: "passing", label: "✓ Checks passing", color: "#1a7f37" };
+    }
+    return { key: "unknown", label: "• Checks status", color: "#1f6feb" };
+  }
+
+  return { findChecksBox, getCheckLabels, deriveChecksState };
+});
diff --git a/content.js b/content.js
index c14273f..9b3a0df 100644
--- a/content.js
+++ b/content.js
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
   const RESET_VERSION_KEY = "prrcDefaultResetVersion";
   const CURRENT_RESET_VERSION = 1;
   const BUTTON_ID = "pr-reverse-comments-toggle";
+  const CHECKS_STATUS_ID = "pr-reverse-comments-checks-status";
 
   // Per-page configuration. `getTargets()` returns an array of
   //   { el, item, descendant }
@@ -228,6 +229,80 @@
     document.body.appendChild(btn);
   }
 
+  // Where to put the checks indicator: at the very top of the conversation
+  // column, above the PR description. We insert *before* one of these
+  // anchors within its parent.
+  function getChecksIndicatorAnchor() {
+    const candidates = [
+      '[data-testid="issue-viewer-issue-container"] [data-testid="pr-timeline"]',
+      ".js-discussion",
+      ".pull-discussion-timeline",
+    ];
+    for (const sel of candidates) {
+      const el = document.querySelector(sel);
+      if (el && el.parentElement) return el;
+    }
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  function scrollToChecksBox() {
+    const box = findChecksBox();
+    if (!box) return;
+    box.scrollIntoView({ behavior: "smooth", block: "center" });
+    box.style.outline = "2px solid #1f6feb";
+    box.style.borderRadius = "6px";
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      box.style.outline = "";
+    }, 1500);
+  }
+
+  function injectOrUpdateChecksIndicator() {
+    const existing = document.getElementById(CHECKS_STATUS_ID);
+    const cfg = getCurrentPageConfig();
+    if (!cfg || cfg.name !== "conversation") {
+      if (existing) existing.remove();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const anchor = getChecksIndicatorAnchor();
+    if (!findChecksBox() || !anchor || !anchor.parentElement) {
+      if (existing) existing.remove();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const state = deriveChecksState(getCheckLabels());
+    const indicator = existing || document.createElement("button");
+    if (!existing) {
+      indicator.id = CHECKS_STATUS_ID;
+      indicator.type = "button";
+      indicator.style.cssText = [
+        "display: inline-block",
+        "margin: 8px 0 12px 0",
+        "padding: 6px 10px",
+        "background: var(--bgColor-muted, #f6f8fa)",
+        "border-radius: 6px",
+        "font: 12px -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif",
+        "cursor: pointer",
+      ].join(";");
+      indicator.title = "Click to jump to the PR status checks";
+      indicator.addEventListener("click", scrollToChecksBox);
+    }
+
+    // Only write to the DOM when the status actually changed; otherwise the
+    // body MutationObserver that calls us would see our own text/style
+    // mutations and reschedule forever.
+    if (indicator.dataset.prrcState !== state.key) {
+      indicator.dataset.prrcState = state.key;
+      indicator.textContent = state.label;
+      indicator.style.border = `1px solid ${state.color}`;
+      indicator.style.color = state.color;
+    }
+
+    if (indicator !== anchor.previousElementSibling) {
+      anchor.parentElement.insertBefore(indicator, anchor);
+    }
+  }
+
   function updateButtonLabel(btn) {
     btn.textContent = currentOrder === ORDER.NEWEST ? "↓ Newest first" : "↑ Oldest first";
     btn.title = `Click to switch to ${currentOrder === ORDER.NEWEST ? ORDER.OLDEST : ORDER.NEWEST} first`;
@@ -255,6 +330,8 @@
       if (!onSupportedPage()) {
         const btn = document.getElementById(BUTTON_ID);
         if (btn) btn.remove();
+        const checks = document.getElementById(CHECKS_STATUS_ID);
+        if (checks) checks.remove();
         disconnectObservers();
         activeTargets = [];
         return;
@@ -263,6 +340,7 @@
       if (!document.getElementById(BUTTON_ID)) {
         injectToggleButton();
       }
+      injectOrUpdateChecksIndicator();
 
       const cfg = getCurrentPageConfig();
       const freshTargets = cfg.getTargets();
@@ -301,6 +379,7 @@
     startBodyWatcher();
     if (onSupportedPage()) {
       injectToggleButton();
+      injectOrUpdateChecksIndicator();
     }
     scheduleRebindIfNeeded();
   }
diff --git a/eslint.config.mjs b/eslint.config.mjs
index fa1548c..37fc335 100644
--- a/eslint.config.mjs
+++ b/eslint.config.mjs
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ const sharedGlobals = {
   firstMatchingTarget: "readonly",
   pushedCommitTargets: "readonly",
   applyOrderToTarget: "readonly",
+  findChecksBox: "readonly",
+  getCheckLabels: "readonly",
+  deriveChecksState: "readonly",
 };
 
 export default [
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ export default [
   // UMD modules: run in the browser (extension) AND under Node (tests),
   // so they legitimately reference both `globalThis`/window and module.
   {
-    files: ["constants.js", "reorder.js"],
+    files: ["constants.js", "reorder.js", "checks.js"],
     languageOptions: {
       globals: { ...globals.browser, ...globals.node, ...sharedGlobals },
     },
diff --git a/manifest.json b/manifest.json
index db43199..585e8a3 100644
--- a/manifest.json
+++ b/manifest.json
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@
   "content_scripts": [
     {
       "matches": ["https://github.com/*/*/pull/*"],
-      "js": ["constants.js", "reorder.js", "content.js"],
+      "js": ["constants.js", "reorder.js", "checks.js", "content.js"],
       "run_at": "document_idle"
     }
   ],
diff --git a/test/checks.test.mjs b/test/checks.test.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23585aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/checks.test.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach } from "vitest";
+import checks from "../checks.js";
+
+const { findChecksBox, getCheckLabels, deriveChecksState } = checks;
+
+beforeEach(() => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+});
+
+// Build a merge/checks box (CSS-module-style class) with the given check
+// aria-labels, mirroring GitHub's real structure.
+function buildChecksBox(labels) {
+  const box = document.createElement("div");
+  box.className = "MergeBox-module__mergePartialContainer__MTXP9 border";
+  const ul = document.createElement("ul");
+  ul.setAttribute("data-listview-component", "items-list");
+  for (const label of labels) {
+    const li = document.createElement("li");
+    li.setAttribute("aria-label", label);
+    ul.appendChild(li);
+  }
+  box.appendChild(ul);
+  document.body.appendChild(box);
+  return box;
+}
+
+// The 17 real check labels captured from a live cognito PR.
+const REAL_LABELS = [
+  "AutoTest - 2.0 successful in 54m",
+  "AutoTest - 2.0 (Build Build Cognito.sln) successful in 5m",
+  "AutoTest - 2.0 (Run Service Tests Run Service Tests) successful in 35m",
+  "Claude Code / claude (pull_request_review) skipped",
+  "Main-CI successful in 3m",
+  "required/architect-approval waiting for status to be reported",
+  "required/work-item-link",
+];
+
+describe("deriveChecksState", () => {
+  it("reports passing when all checks succeeded (or skipped)", () => {
+    const s = deriveChecksState([
+      "AutoTest successful in 54m",
+      "Main-CI successful in 3m",
+      "x skipped",
+    ]);
+    expect(s.key).toBe("passing");
+    expect(s.label).toContain("passing");
+  });
+
+  it("reports running when a check is still in flight", () => {
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["a successful", "b in progress"]).key).toBe("running");
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["a successful", "b waiting for status to be reported"]).key).toBe(
+      "running",
+    );
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["a pending"]).key).toBe("running");
+  });
+
+  it("reports failing when any check failed", () => {
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["a successful", "b failing after 2m"]).key).toBe("failing");
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["a errored"]).key).toBe("failing");
+  });
+
+  it("lets failure win over success and in-flight", () => {
+    const s = deriveChecksState(["a successful", "b in progress", "c failing"]);
+    expect(s.key).toBe("failing");
+  });
+
+  it("returns unknown for an empty or statusless set", () => {
+    expect(deriveChecksState([]).key).toBe("unknown");
+    expect(deriveChecksState(["required/work-item-link"]).key).toBe("unknown");
+  });
+
+  it("accepts a single string as well as an array", () => {
+    expect(deriveChecksState("everything successful").key).toBe("passing");
+  });
+
+  it("matches the real captured check set (running: one is waiting)", () => {
+    expect(deriveChecksState(REAL_LABELS).key).toBe("running");
+  });
+});
+
+describe("findChecksBox / getCheckLabels", () => {
+  it("finds the merge box by its stable class prefix", () => {
+    const box = buildChecksBox(["AutoTest successful in 1m"]);
+    expect(findChecksBox()).toBe(box);
+  });
+
+  it("returns null when there is no checks box", () => {
+    expect(findChecksBox()).toBeNull();
+  });
+
+  it("collects the trimmed, non-empty check labels", () => {
+    buildChecksBox(["AutoTest successful in 1m", "  Main-CI successful  ", ""]);
+    expect(getCheckLabels()).toEqual(["AutoTest successful in 1m", "Main-CI successful"]);
+  });
+
+  it("end-to-end: real labels in a box derive to running", () => {
+    buildChecksBox(REAL_LABELS);
+    expect(deriveChecksState(getCheckLabels()).key).toBe("running");
+  });
+});