diff --git a/components/Home/HomeRunRow.tsx b/components/Home/HomeRunRow.tsx
index 3ecf555ed..2e029adf5 100644
--- a/components/Home/HomeRunRow.tsx
+++ b/components/Home/HomeRunRow.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 import Link from "next/link";
 import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 import type { TaskRunItem } from "@/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns";
-import { getTaskDisplayName } from "@/lib/tasks/getTaskDisplayName";
+import { getRunDisplayName } from "@/lib/tasks/getRunDisplayName";
 import { getStatusColor } from "@/lib/tasks/getStatusColor";
 import { getStatusLabel } from "@/lib/tasks/getStatusLabel";
 import { formatTimestamp } from "@/lib/tasks/formatTimestamp";
 
 /**
  * Compact task-run row for the homepage tasks module. Links to the
- * existing run detail page. Per-run sent-email subjects are not exposed
- * by `GET /api/tasks/runs` yet, so this shows what is available: run
- * name, status, and finished-at (recoupable/chat#1850).
+ * existing run detail page. Renders the originating scheduled task's
+ * title when the api resolves one, falling back to the generic
+ * per-taskIdentifier label. Per-run sent-email subjects are not exposed
+ * by `GET /api/tasks/runs` yet (recoupable/chat#1850).
  */
 const HomeRunRow = ({ run }: { run: TaskRunItem }) => (
   <Link
@@ -19,7 +20,7 @@ const HomeRunRow = ({ run }: { run: TaskRunItem }) => (
   >
     <div className="min-w-0">
       <p className="truncate text-sm font-medium text-foreground">
-        {getTaskDisplayName(run.taskIdentifier)}
+        {getRunDisplayName(run)}
       </p>
       <p className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
         {formatTimestamp(run.finishedAt ?? run.createdAt)}
diff --git a/lib/tasks/__tests__/getRunDisplayName.test.ts b/lib/tasks/__tests__/getRunDisplayName.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e2a225383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/__tests__/getRunDisplayName.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest";
+import { getRunDisplayName } from "../getRunDisplayName";
+
+describe("getRunDisplayName", () => {
+  it("returns the run title when present", () => {
+    expect(
+      getRunDisplayName({
+        title: "Weekly valuation + streams report",
+        taskIdentifier: "customer-prompt-task",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("Weekly valuation + streams report");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the task display name when title is null", () => {
+    expect(
+      getRunDisplayName({
+        title: null,
+        taskIdentifier: "customer-prompt-task",
+      }),
+    ).toBe("Scheduled Task");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the task display name when title is absent (pre-title api)", () => {
+    expect(getRunDisplayName({ taskIdentifier: "customer-prompt-task" })).toBe(
+      "Scheduled Task",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the task display name when title is empty", () => {
+    expect(
+      getRunDisplayName({ title: "", taskIdentifier: "setup-sandbox" }),
+    ).toBe("Setup Sandbox");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to the raw identifier for unmapped tasks without a title", () => {
+    expect(
+      getRunDisplayName({ title: null, taskIdentifier: "unknown-task" }),
+    ).toBe("unknown-task");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/lib/tasks/getRunDisplayName.ts b/lib/tasks/getRunDisplayName.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0861891c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/tasks/getRunDisplayName.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+import type { TaskRunItem } from "@/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns";
+import { getTaskDisplayName } from "@/lib/tasks/getTaskDisplayName";
+
+/**
+ * Display name for a task run row: the originating scheduled task's title
+ * when the api resolved one, otherwise the generic per-taskIdentifier label
+ * (today's behavior — also the fallback until the api ships titles).
+ */
+export function getRunDisplayName(
+  run: Pick<TaskRunItem, "title" | "taskIdentifier">,
+): string {
+  return run.title || getTaskDisplayName(run.taskIdentifier);
+}
diff --git a/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns.ts b/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns.ts
index 11d3bf7d2..8c2aed8f3 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns.ts
+++ b/lib/tasks/getTaskRuns.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ export interface TaskRunItem {
   error?: string;
   metadata?: Record<string, unknown> | null;
   taskIdentifier: string;
+  /** Originating scheduled task's title; null or absent when unresolvable. */
+  title?: string | null;
   createdAt: string;
   startedAt: string | null;
   finishedAt: string | null;