diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.test.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.test.tsx
index afb0149d86..218a818d45 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.test.tsx
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react'
 import { afterEach, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
+import { createClientSessionState } from '@/lib/chat-runtime'
 import { $confirmRequest, settleConfirm } from '@/store/confirm'
-import { $activeSessionId } from '@/store/session'
-import { type SessionTileDelegate, setSessionTileDelegate } from '@/store/session-states'
+import { $activeSessionId, $sessions } from '@/store/session'
+import { $sessionStates, type SessionTileDelegate, setSessionTileDelegate } from '@/store/session-states'
 
 import { useCompactConversation } from './use-compact-conversation'
 
 afterEach(() => {
   settleConfirm(false)
   $activeSessionId.set(null)
+  $sessions.set([])
+  $sessionStates.set({})
   setSessionTileDelegate(null as unknown as SessionTileDelegate)
 })
 
@@ -45,3 +48,15 @@ it('compacts nothing when the user switched chats while the confirmation was ope
 
   expect(executeSlash).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 })
+
+it('names the chat it will compact in the confirmation when the chat has a title', () => {
+  setSessionTileDelegate({ executeSlash: vi.fn(async () => {}) } as unknown as SessionTileDelegate)
+  $activeSessionId.set('rt-a')
+  $sessionStates.set({ 'rt-a': { ...createClientSessionState(), storedSessionId: 'stored-a' } as never })
+  $sessions.set([{ id: 'stored-a', title: 'Release notes' } as never])
+
+  const { result } = renderHook(() => useCompactConversation({ busy: false, sessionId: 'rt-a' }))
+
+  act(() => result.current.onRequest())
+  expect($confirmRequest.get()?.title).toBe('Compress “Release notes” into a summary?')
+})
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.ts b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.ts
index 38052a3d18..80e9841d2b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/hooks/use-compact-conversation.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { useI18n } from '@/i18n'
 import { $compactingSessions } from '@/store/compaction'
 import { confirm } from '@/store/confirm'
 import { notifyError } from '@/store/notifications'
-import { $activeSessionId, $busy } from '@/store/session'
+import { $activeSessionId, $busy, $sessions } from '@/store/session'
 import { $focusedRuntimeId, $sessionStates, sessionTileDelegate } from '@/store/session-states'
 
 export interface CompactConversationAction {
@@ -18,6 +18,20 @@ export interface CompactConversationAction {
   onRequest: () => void
 }
 
+/** The chat's own title, so the confirm names what compacts when another
+ *  surface (a Bot group room) is in front of it. Untitled chats keep the
+ *  generic copy rather than a preview snippet. */
+function chatTitle(runtimeId: string): string | undefined {
+  const storedId = $sessionStates.get()[runtimeId]?.storedSessionId
+
+  return storedId
+    ? $sessions
+        .get()
+        .find(session => session.id === storedId)
+        ?.title?.trim() || undefined
+    : undefined
+}
+
 function sessionBusy(sessionId: string): boolean {
   return Boolean($sessionStates.get()[sessionId]?.busy) || ($activeSessionId.get() === sessionId && $busy.get())
 }
@@ -54,7 +68,13 @@ export function useCompactConversation({
     }
 
     void (async () => {
-      const ok = await confirm({ confirmLabel: copy.confirm, description: copy.hint, title: copy.question })
+      const title = chatTitle(target)
+
+      const ok = await confirm({
+        confirmLabel: copy.confirm,
+        description: copy.hint,
+        title: title ? copy.questionNamed(title) : copy.question
+      })
 
       if (!ok || $focusedRuntimeId.get() !== target || sessionBusy(target) || $compactingSessions.get()[target]) {
         return
@@ -62,10 +82,7 @@ export function useCompactConversation({
 
       await sessionTileDelegate()?.executeSlash('/compress', target, { typed: false })
     })().catch(error => notifyError(error, failed))
-  }, [busy, copy.confirm, copy.hint, copy.question, failed, pending, sessionId])
+  }, [busy, copy, failed, pending, sessionId])
 
-  return useMemo(
-    () => ({ busy, onRequest, pending, unavailable: !sessionId }),
-    [busy, onRequest, pending, sessionId]
-  )
+  return useMemo(() => ({ busy, onRequest, pending, unavailable: !sessionId }), [busy, onRequest, pending, sessionId])
 }
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chrome.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chrome.ts
index bde78061d9..39f3049818 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chrome.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ar_chrome.ts
@@ -469,6 +469,7 @@ export const arChrome = {
           confirm: 'ضغط',
           hint: 'لخّص السياق القديم لإفساح المجال. تابع في هذه المحادثة نفسها.',
           question: 'ضغط هذه المحادثة في ملخص؟',
+          questionNamed: title => `ضغط «${title}» في ملخص؟`,
           working: 'جارٍ الضغط…'
         }
       },
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts
index 8ca4751aa7..41785f625f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/de.ts
@@ -4648,6 +4648,7 @@ export const deOverrides = {
           confirm: 'Verdichten',
           hint: 'Älteren Kontext zusammenfassen, um Platz zu schaffen. Dieses Gespräch wird fortgesetzt.',
           question: 'Diese Unterhaltung zu einer Zusammenfassung verdichten?',
+          questionNamed: title => `„${title}“ zu einer Zusammenfassung verdichten?`,
           working: 'Verdichte …'
         },
         empty: 'Noch keine Kontext-Daten',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
index d147cc9023..d52c7fa76f 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -4214,6 +4214,7 @@ export const en: Translations = {
           confirm: 'Compact',
           hint: 'Summarize older context to make room. Continue in this same conversation.',
           question: 'Compress this chat into a summary?',
+          questionNamed: title => `Compress “${title}” into a summary?`,
           working: 'Compacting…'
         },
         empty: 'No context data yet',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts
index b885598e51..e4bf193af7 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/es.ts
@@ -4632,6 +4632,7 @@ export const esOverrides = {
           confirm: 'Compactar',
           hint: 'Resume el contexto anterior para hacer espacio. Continúa en esta misma conversación.',
           question: '¿Compactar esta conversación en un resumen?',
+          questionNamed: title => `¿Compactar «${title}» en un resumen?`,
           working: 'Compactando…'
         },
         empty: 'Aún no hay datos de contexto',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts
index 5640a486e5..4a0a9f5461 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/fr.ts
@@ -4657,6 +4657,7 @@ export const frOverrides = {
           confirm: 'Compacter',
           hint: 'Résumez le contexte ancien pour libérer de la place. Continuez dans cette même conversation.',
           question: 'Compacter cette conversation en un résumé ?',
+          questionNamed: title => `Compacter « ${title} » en un résumé ?`,
           working: 'Compaction…'
         },
         empty: 'Aucune donnée de contexte pour le moment',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
index 9044efe8fc..731c783f0b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ja.ts
@@ -3053,6 +3053,7 @@ export const jaOverrides = {
           confirm: '圧縮',
           hint: '古いコンテキストを要約して空きを作ります。同じ会話を続けられます。',
           question: 'この会話を要約に圧縮しますか？',
+          questionNamed: title => `「${title}」を要約に圧縮しますか？`,
           working: '圧縮中…'
         },
         empty: 'コンテキストデータはまだありません',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
index 14ab1955d2..3e9368dfc5 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/ru.ts
@@ -3306,6 +3306,7 @@ export const ruOverrides = {
           confirm: 'Сжать',
           hint: 'Сожмите старый контекст, чтобы освободить место. Разговор продолжится здесь же.',
           question: 'Сжать этот диалог в краткое изложение?',
+          questionNamed: title => `Сжать «${title}» в краткое изложение?`,
           working: 'Сжимаю…'
         },
         empty: 'Данных контекста пока нет',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
index 0b4551556a..d3de8f4dcf 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/types.ts
@@ -3679,6 +3679,7 @@ export interface Translations extends NoticeTranslations {
           confirm: string
           hint: string
           question: string
+          questionNamed: (title: string) => string
           working: string
         }
         empty: string
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_chrome.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_chrome.ts
index fa225d90dc..83d6c7b539 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_chrome.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh-hant_chrome.ts
@@ -408,6 +408,7 @@ export const zhHantChrome = {
           confirm: '壓縮',
           hint: '摘要較早的上下文以騰出空間，繼續目前的對話。',
           question: '將此對話壓縮為摘要？',
+          questionNamed: title => `將「${title}」壓縮為摘要？`,
           working: '正在壓縮…'
         },
         empty: '尚無上下文資料',
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
index 5f8686c3d5..bfc2ff6ac3 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/i18n/zh.ts
@@ -4057,6 +4057,7 @@ export const zhOverrides = {
           confirm: '压缩',
           hint: '总结较早的上下文以腾出空间，继续当前对话。',
           question: '将此对话压缩为摘要？',
+          questionNamed: title => `将“${title}”压缩为摘要？`,
           working: '正在压缩…'
         },
         empty: '暂无上下文数据',
diff --git a/locales/_keys.desktop.json b/locales/_keys.desktop.json
index 57416d65b4..c046ca2eaa 100644
--- a/locales/_keys.desktop.json
+++ b/locales/_keys.desktop.json
@@ -4593,6 +4593,7 @@
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.compact.confirm",
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.compact.hint",
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.compact.question",
+    "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.compact.questionNamed",
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.compact.working",
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.empty",
     "shell.statusbar.contextUsagePanel.loading",