diff --git a/app/globals.css b/app/globals.css
index ed23c36..d65fe44 100644
--- a/app/globals.css
+++ b/app/globals.css
@@ -668,6 +668,11 @@ a.hero-status:hover .arrow {
   animation: fleet-pulse 2.4s ease-in-out infinite;
 }
 
+.fleet-pulse-stale {
+  background: color-mix(in srgb, var(--paper) 45%, transparent);
+  border: none;
+}
+
 @keyframes fleet-pulse {
   0%,
   100% {
diff --git a/components/site/FleetStatus.test.ts b/components/site/FleetStatus.test.ts
index 3adb0ca..d228664 100644
--- a/components/site/FleetStatus.test.ts
+++ b/components/site/FleetStatus.test.ts
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@ const stats: Stats = {
       amount: "500000",
       epoch: 7,
     },
+    {
+      txHash: "0xdef",
+      logIndex: 0,
+      blockNumber: 90,
+      timestamp: 1_790_000_000 - 24 * 60 * 60,
+      operator: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000a4",
+      bytesDelivered: "1000000000",
+      amount: "500000",
+      epoch: 6,
+    },
   ],
   nodes: {
     "0x01": {
@@ -65,6 +75,10 @@ const stats: Stats = {
       operator: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000a3",
       region: "unknown",
     },
+    "0x04": {
+      operator: "0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000a4",
+      region: "US",
+    },
   },
 };
 
@@ -108,14 +122,31 @@ describe("FleetPanel", () => {
 
   it("renders one row per registered node and the 24h aggregates", () => {
     const { text } = panel({ status: "ok", stats, fetchedAt });
-    expect(text).toContain("3nodes registered");
+    expect(text).toContain("4nodes registered");
     expect(text).toContain("de0x0000…00a1 · settled 4 min ago");
-    expect(text).toContain("de0x0000…00a2 · idle");
-    expect(text).toContain("n/a0x0000…00a3 · idle");
+    expect(text).toContain("us0x0000…00a4 · settled 24 h ago");
+    expect(text).toContain("de0x0000…00a2n/a0x0000…00a3Σ served");
+    expect(text).not.toContain("idle");
     expect(text).toContain("$1.50");
     expect(text).not.toContain("catching up");
   });
 
+  // A node pulses while its newest settlement is inside the 24h window, greys
+  // out once it falls outside, and stays an empty ring with none on file.
+  it("pulses recent nodes and greys out stale ones", () => {
+    const { tree } = panel({ status: "ok", stats, fetchedAt });
+    const pulses = findAll(tree, "span")
+      .map((el) => attrs(el).className)
+      .filter((c): c is string => typeof c === "string")
+      .filter((c) => c.startsWith("fleet-pulse"));
+    expect(pulses).toEqual([
+      "fleet-pulse fleet-pulse-active pulse-0",
+      "fleet-pulse fleet-pulse-stale",
+      "fleet-pulse",
+      "fleet-pulse",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("flags a backfilling index", () => {
     const { text } = panel({
       status: "ok",
diff --git a/components/site/FleetStatus.tsx b/components/site/FleetStatus.tsx
index 8506e6d..22feb96 100644
--- a/components/site/FleetStatus.tsx
+++ b/components/site/FleetStatus.tsx
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { PANEL_CAPTIONS } from "@/lib/copy";
 import {
   FLEET_WINDOW_HOURS,
   fleetView,
+  settledInWindow,
   type StatsResult,
   timeAgo,
 } from "@/lib/stats";
@@ -76,19 +77,21 @@ export function FleetPanel({
                 <span className="fleet-code">{n.region}</span>
                 <span
                   className={
-                    n.lastSettled !== null
-                      ? `fleet-pulse fleet-pulse-active pulse-${i % 6}`
-                      : "fleet-pulse"
+                    result.status !== "ok" || n.lastSettled === null
+                      ? "fleet-pulse"
+                      : settledInWindow(n.lastSettled, result.fetchedAt)
+                        ? `fleet-pulse fleet-pulse-active pulse-${i % 6}`
+                        : "fleet-pulse fleet-pulse-stale"
                   }
                 />
                 <span className="fleet-rate">
                   {n.operator}
-                  <span className="fleet-dim">
-                    {" · "}
-                    {n.lastSettled !== null && result.status === "ok"
-                      ? `settled ${timeAgo(n.lastSettled, result.fetchedAt)}`
-                      : "idle"}
-                  </span>
+                  {n.lastSettled !== null && result.status === "ok" && (
+                    <span className="fleet-dim">
+                      {" · settled "}
+                      {timeAgo(n.lastSettled, result.fetchedAt)}
+                    </span>
+                  )}
                 </span>
               </div>
             ))
diff --git a/lib/stats.test.ts b/lib/stats.test.ts
index 79437f1..152ced1 100644
--- a/lib/stats.test.ts
+++ b/lib/stats.test.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   formatBytes,
   formatUsdc,
   loadStats,
+  settledInWindow,
   type Stats,
   STATS_URL,
   TERMINAL_SESSIONS,
@@ -122,6 +123,19 @@ describe("timeAgo", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("settledInWindow", () => {
+  const now = 1_790_000_000_000;
+  it.each([
+    [1_790_000_000 - 4 * 60, true],
+    [1_790_000_000 - 24 * 3600 + 1, true],
+    [1_790_000_000 - 24 * 3600, false],
+    [1_790_000_000 - 3 * 86_400, false],
+    [null, false],
+  ])("%s → %s", (lastSettled, inWindow) => {
+    expect(settledInWindow(lastSettled, now)).toBe(inWindow);
+  });
+});
+
 describe("terminalSessions", () => {
   const stats: Stats = {
     ...base,
diff --git a/lib/stats.ts b/lib/stats.ts
index a202171..dfafc3f 100644
--- a/lib/stats.ts
+++ b/lib/stats.ts
@@ -227,6 +227,18 @@ export type FleetView = {
   caughtUp: boolean;
 };
 
+/** Whether a node's newest settlement falls inside the fleet window as of
+ *  `now` (ms): its row pulses while this holds and greys out after. */
+export function settledInWindow(
+  lastSettled: number | null,
+  now: number,
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    lastSettled !== null &&
+    now / 1000 - lastSettled < FLEET_WINDOW_HOURS * 60 * 60
+  );
+}
+
 /** Each value as a fraction of the series max; all zeros stay zeros. */
 function levels(values: string[]): number[] {
   const big = values.map((v) => BigInt(v));