diff --git a/src/core/config/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.test.ts b/src/core/config/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..362e31a6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/config/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+import { describe, it, expect, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest"
+import * as vscode from "vscode"
+import { ContextProxy } from "../ContextProxy"
+
+describe("maxTasksHomeScreen setting", () => {
+	let mockContext: vscode.ExtensionContext
+	let contextProxy: ContextProxy
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		// Create mock VSCode context
+		const mockGlobalState = new Map<string, any>()
+		const mockSecrets = new Map<string, string>()
+
+		mockContext = {
+			globalState: {
+				get: vi.fn((key: string) => mockGlobalState.get(key)),
+				update: vi.fn(async (key: string, value: any) => {
+					mockGlobalState.set(key, value)
+				}),
+				keys: vi.fn(() => Array.from(mockGlobalState.keys())),
+				setKeysForSync: vi.fn(),
+			},
+			secrets: {
+				get: vi.fn(async (key: string) => mockSecrets.get(key)),
+				store: vi.fn(async (key: string, value: string) => {
+					mockSecrets.set(key, value)
+				}),
+				delete: vi.fn(async (key: string) => {
+					mockSecrets.delete(key)
+				}),
+				onDidChange: vi.fn(),
+			},
+			extensionUri: {} as vscode.Uri,
+			extensionPath: "/test/path",
+			globalStorageUri: {} as vscode.Uri,
+			logUri: {} as vscode.Uri,
+			extension: {} as vscode.Extension<any>,
+			extensionMode: 3, // vscode.ExtensionMode.Test
+		} as unknown as vscode.ExtensionContext
+
+		contextProxy = new ContextProxy(mockContext)
+		await contextProxy.initialize()
+	})
+
+	it("should save maxTasksHomeScreen value", async () => {
+		// Set the value
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 10)
+
+		// Verify it was saved
+		expect(mockContext.globalState.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith("maxTasksHomeScreen", 10)
+	})
+
+	it("should retrieve maxTasksHomeScreen value", async () => {
+		// Set the value
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 15)
+
+		// Get the value
+		const value = contextProxy.getValue("maxTasksHomeScreen")
+
+		// Verify it matches
+		expect(value).toBe(15)
+	})
+
+	it("should persist maxTasksHomeScreen across initialization", async () => {
+		// Set the value
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 8)
+
+		// Create a new instance (simulating restart)
+		const newContextProxy = new ContextProxy(mockContext)
+		await newContextProxy.initialize()
+
+		// Get the value from the new instance
+		const value = newContextProxy.getValue("maxTasksHomeScreen")
+
+		// Verify it was persisted
+		expect(value).toBe(8)
+	})
+
+	it("should handle default value of 4", async () => {
+		// Don't set any value, should use default
+		const values = contextProxy.getValues()
+
+		// maxTasksHomeScreen should be undefined or 4 (depending on implementation)
+		expect(values.maxTasksHomeScreen === undefined || values.maxTasksHomeScreen === 4).toBe(true)
+	})
+
+	it("should validate min/max bounds", async () => {
+		// The schema should enforce min=0, max=20
+		// Try setting valid values
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 0)
+		expect(contextProxy.getValue("maxTasksHomeScreen")).toBe(0)
+
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 20)
+		expect(contextProxy.getValue("maxTasksHomeScreen")).toBe(20)
+
+		await contextProxy.setValue("maxTasksHomeScreen", 10)
+		expect(contextProxy.getValue("maxTasksHomeScreen")).toBe(10)
+	})
+})
diff --git a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
index 828c7da99c..82ea1070e2 100644
--- a/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
+++ b/src/core/webview/ClineProvider.ts
@@ -1916,6 +1916,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance,
+			maxTasksHomeScreen,
 			includeCurrentTime,
 			includeCurrentCost,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
@@ -2080,6 +2081,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages: includeDiagnosticMessages ?? true,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
+			maxTasksHomeScreen: maxTasksHomeScreen ?? 4,
 			includeCurrentTime: includeCurrentTime ?? true,
 			includeCurrentCost: includeCurrentCost ?? true,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
@@ -2295,6 +2297,7 @@ export class ClineProvider
 			includeDiagnosticMessages: stateValues.includeDiagnosticMessages ?? true,
 			maxDiagnosticMessages: stateValues.maxDiagnosticMessages ?? 50,
 			includeTaskHistoryInEnhance: stateValues.includeTaskHistoryInEnhance ?? true,
+			maxTasksHomeScreen: stateValues.maxTasksHomeScreen ?? 4,
 			includeCurrentTime: stateValues.includeCurrentTime ?? true,
 			includeCurrentCost: stateValues.includeCurrentCost ?? true,
 			taskSyncEnabled,
diff --git a/src/core/webview/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.integration.spec.ts b/src/core/webview/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.integration.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bebc65d60b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/core/webview/__tests__/maxTasksHomeScreen.integration.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+import { describe, it, expect } from "vitest"
+import type { ExtensionState } from "../../../shared/ExtensionMessage"
+
+/**
+ * Integration test for maxTasksHomeScreen setting
+ * This test verifies that the setting is properly typed in ExtensionState
+ */
+describe("maxTasksHomeScreen integration", () => {
+	it("should be a valid ExtensionState property", () => {
+		// Type-level test: This will fail to compile if maxTasksHomeScreen is not in ExtensionState
+		const state: Partial<ExtensionState> = {
+			maxTasksHomeScreen: 10,
+		}
+
+		expect(state.maxTasksHomeScreen).toBe(10)
+	})
+
+	it("should accept valid range values", () => {
+		const validValues = [0, 4, 10, 15, 20]
+
+		validValues.forEach((value) => {
+			const state: Partial<ExtensionState> = {
+				maxTasksHomeScreen: value,
+			}
+			expect(state.maxTasksHomeScreen).toBe(value)
+		})
+	})
+})
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
index de7d029196..f3df82568e 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/UISettings.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { HTMLAttributes } from "react"
 import { useAppTranslation } from "@/i18n/TranslationContext"
-import { VSCodeCheckbox, VSCodeTextField } from "@vscode/webview-ui-toolkit/react"
+import { VSCodeCheckbox } from "@vscode/webview-ui-toolkit/react"
 import { Glasses } from "lucide-react"
 import { telemetryClient } from "@/utils/TelemetryClient"
 
+import { Slider } from "@/components/ui"
+
 import { SetCachedStateField } from "./types"
 import { SectionHeader } from "./SectionHeader"
 import { Section } from "./Section"
@@ -32,16 +34,13 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 		})
 	}
 
-	const handleMaxTasksHomeScreenChange = (value: string) => {
-		const numValue = parseInt(value, 10)
-		if (!isNaN(numValue) && numValue >= 0 && numValue <= 20) {
-			setCachedStateField("maxTasksHomeScreen", numValue)
+	const handleMaxTasksHomeScreenChange = (value: number) => {
+		setCachedStateField("maxTasksHomeScreen", value)
 
-			// Track telemetry event
-			telemetryClient.capture("ui_settings_max_tasks_home_screen_changed", {
-				value: numValue,
-			})
-		}
+		// Track telemetry event
+		telemetryClient.capture("ui_settings_max_tasks_home_screen_changed", {
+			value: value,
+		})
 	}
 
 	return (
@@ -70,18 +69,17 @@ export const UISettings = ({
 
 					{/* Maximum Tasks in Home Screen Setting */}
 					<div className="flex flex-col gap-1">
-						<label htmlFor="max-tasks-home-screen" className="font-medium">
-							{t("settings:ui.maxTasksHomeScreen.label")}
-						</label>
-						<VSCodeTextField
-							id="max-tasks-home-screen"
-							value={maxTasksHomeScreen.toString()}
-							onChange={(e: any) => handleMaxTasksHomeScreenChange(e.target.value)}
-							data-testid="max-tasks-home-screen-input"
-							className="w-32"
-						/>
-						<div className="text-vscode-descriptionForeground text-sm mt-1">
-							{t("settings:ui.maxTasksHomeScreen.description")}
+						<label className="block font-medium mb-1">{t("settings:ui.maxTasksHomeScreen.label")}</label>
+						<div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+							<Slider
+								min={0}
+								max={20}
+								step={1}
+								value={[maxTasksHomeScreen]}
+								onValueChange={([value]) => handleMaxTasksHomeScreenChange(value)}
+								data-testid="max-tasks-home-screen-slider"
+							/>
+							<span className="w-10">{maxTasksHomeScreen}</span>
 						</div>
 					</div>
 				</div>
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
index cb8d5b04f1..a13b1b02ce 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
+++ b/webview-ui/src/components/settings/__tests__/UISettings.spec.tsx
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ describe("UISettings", () => {
 		expect(checkbox).toBeTruthy()
 	})
 
-	it("renders the max tasks home screen input", () => {
+	it("renders the max tasks home screen slider", () => {
 		const { getByTestId } = render(<UISettings {...defaultProps} />)
-		const input = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-input")
-		expect(input).toBeTruthy()
+		const slider = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-slider")
+		expect(slider).toBeTruthy()
 	})
 
 	it("displays the correct initial state for collapse thinking", () => {
@@ -29,8 +29,9 @@ describe("UISettings", () => {
 
 	it("displays the correct initial value for max tasks", () => {
 		const { getByTestId } = render(<UISettings {...defaultProps} maxTasksHomeScreen={10} />)
-		const input = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-input") as HTMLInputElement
-		expect(input.value).toBe("10")
+		const slider = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-slider")
+		const thumb = slider.querySelector('[role="slider"]') as HTMLElement
+		expect(thumb.getAttribute("aria-valuenow")).toBe("10")
 	})
 
 	it("calls setCachedStateField when checkbox is toggled", async () => {
@@ -54,12 +55,15 @@ describe("UISettings", () => {
 		expect(checkbox.checked).toBe(true)
 	})
 
-	it("updates input value when maxTasksHomeScreen prop changes", () => {
+	it("updates slider value when maxTasksHomeScreen prop changes", () => {
 		const { getByTestId, rerender } = render(<UISettings {...defaultProps} maxTasksHomeScreen={4} />)
-		const input = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-input") as HTMLInputElement
-		expect(input.value).toBe("4")
+		let slider = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-slider")
+		let thumb = slider.querySelector('[role="slider"]') as HTMLElement
+		expect(thumb.getAttribute("aria-valuenow")).toBe("4")
 
 		rerender(<UISettings {...defaultProps} maxTasksHomeScreen={10} />)
-		expect(input.value).toBe("10")
+		slider = getByTestId("max-tasks-home-screen-slider")
+		thumb = slider.querySelector('[role="slider"]') as HTMLElement
+		expect(thumb.getAttribute("aria-valuenow")).toBe("10")
 	})
 })
diff --git a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
index 8e0188f68a..3e447f4cda 100644
--- a/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
+++ b/webview-ui/src/i18n/locales/en/settings.json
@@ -44,8 +44,7 @@
 			"description": "When enabled, thinking blocks will be collapsed by default until you interact with them"
 		},
 		"maxTasksHomeScreen": {
-			"label": "Maximum number of tasks in home screen",
-			"description": "Number of recent tasks to show on the home screen (0-20). Set to 0 to hide the history preview entirely."
+			"label": "Maximum number of tasks in home screen"
 		}
 	},
 	"prompts": {