diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.ts b/apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.ts
index d72b88706..46c151fe6 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.ts
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/data/runs.ts
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ export interface RunItem {
   actionDisabled?: boolean;
   comments?: number;
   question?: string;
+  pendingApproval?: boolean;
   sandboxId?: string;
   sandboxWorkingDirectory?: string;
   sourceDirectory?: string;
@@ -98,6 +99,9 @@ export function mapRunListItem(item: Run): RunItem {
     elapsed: item.timing != null ? formatDurationMs(item.timing.wall_time_ms) : undefined,
     resources: undefined,
     question: item.current_question?.text,
+    pendingApproval:
+      item.lifecycle.status.kind === "pending"
+      && item.lifecycle.approval?.state === "pending",
     sandboxId: runtime?.id ?? undefined,
     sandboxWorkingDirectory: runtime?.working_directory ?? undefined,
     sourceDirectory: item.source_directory ?? undefined,
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-detail.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-detail.tsx
index 604ad3621..01711366b 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-detail.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/run-detail.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
 } from "react";
 import {
   ArrowPathIcon,
+  CheckIcon,
   ChevronDownIcon,
   ChevronRightIcon,
   ClockIcon,
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ import {
   PopoverHeader,
   PopoverRow,
   PopoverRows,
+  PRIMARY_BUTTON_CLASS,
   SECONDARY_BUTTON_CLASS,
   Tooltip,
 } from "../components/ui";
@@ -701,6 +703,22 @@ export default function RunDetail({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
           </HoverCard>
         )}
 
+        {approvalActionVisible && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={() => void approveMutation.trigger()}
+            disabled={approvePending}
+            className={PRIMARY_BUTTON_CLASS}
+          >
+            {approvePending ? (
+              <ArrowPathIcon className="size-4 animate-spin" aria-hidden="true" />
+            ) : (
+              <CheckIcon className="size-4" aria-hidden="true" />
+            )}
+            {approvePending ? "Approving…" : "Approve"}
+          </button>
+        )}
+
         <ActionsMenu
           runId={params.id}
           canSendInterrupt={statusKind === "running"}
@@ -719,9 +737,7 @@ export default function RunDetail({ params }: { params: { id: string } }) {
           canArchive={visibility.showArchive}
           archivePending={archivePending}
           onArchive={() => void archiveMutation.trigger()}
-          canApprove={approvalActionVisible}
           approvePending={approvePending}
-          onApprove={() => void approveMutation.trigger()}
           canDeny={approvalActionVisible}
           denyPending={denyPending}
           onDeny={() => void denyMutation.trigger()}
@@ -961,9 +977,7 @@ interface ActionsMenuProps {
   canArchive: boolean;
   archivePending: boolean;
   onArchive: () => void;
-  canApprove: boolean;
   approvePending: boolean;
-  onApprove: () => void;
   canDeny: boolean;
   denyPending: boolean;
   onDeny: () => void;
@@ -988,7 +1002,7 @@ function ActionsMenu(props: ActionsMenuProps) {
     canFocusSteer, onFocusSteer,
     canPreview, previewPending, onPreview,
     canArchive, archivePending, onArchive,
-    canApprove, approvePending, onApprove,
+    approvePending,
     canDeny, denyPending, onDeny,
     canRetry, retryPending, onRetry,
     canUnarchive, unarchivePending, onUnarchive,
@@ -998,7 +1012,7 @@ function ActionsMenu(props: ActionsMenuProps) {
 
   const [runIdCopied, setRunIdCopied] = useState(false);
 
-  const hasLifecycle = canApprove || canRetry || canArchive || canUnarchive;
+  const hasLifecycle = canRetry || canArchive || canUnarchive;
   const hasDestructive = canDeny || canCancel || canDelete;
   const anyPending =
     previewPending ||
@@ -1083,18 +1097,6 @@ function ActionsMenu(props: ActionsMenuProps) {
         {separators.afterOperations && (
           <div className="my-1 h-px bg-line" role="separator" />
         )}
-        {canApprove && (
-          <MenuItem>
-            <button
-              type="button"
-              onClick={onApprove}
-              disabled={approvePending}
-              className={MENU_ITEM_CLASS}
-            >
-              {approvePending ? "Approving…" : "Approve"}
-            </button>
-          </MenuItem>
-        )}
         {canRetry && (
           <MenuItem>
             <button
diff --git a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/runs.tsx b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/runs.tsx
index 9f6a2aec3..2bea0ba75 100644
--- a/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/runs.tsx
+++ b/apps/fabro-web/app/routes/runs.tsx
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ import { ConfirmDialog } from "../components/ui";
 import { mutateRunListCaches } from "../lib/board-cache";
 import { shouldRefreshBoardForEvent, useBoardEvents } from "../lib/board-events";
 import { useAllRuns, useAuthConfig, useRunsPage, useSystemInfo } from "../lib/queries";
-import { archiveRuns, canArchive, canDelete, canUnarchive, deleteRuns, unarchiveRuns } from "../lib/run-actions";
+import { approveRun, archiveRuns, canArchive, canDelete, canUnarchive, deleteRuns, mapError, unarchiveRuns } from "../lib/run-actions";
 import type {
   BatchDeleteRunsResponse,
   BatchRunLifecycleResponse,
@@ -437,10 +437,51 @@ function PrCard({
           )}
         </div>
       )}
+
+      {pr.pendingApproval && (
+        <div className="mt-3 flex items-center gap-1.5">
+          <ApproveBoardButton runId={pr.id} />
+        </div>
+      )}
     </div>
   );
 }
 
+function ApproveBoardButton({ runId }: { runId: string }) {
+  const { mutate } = useSWRConfig();
+  const { push } = useToast();
+  const [pending, setPending] = useState(false);
+
+  async function handleClick(event: React.MouseEvent) {
+    event.stopPropagation();
+    event.preventDefault();
+    if (pending) return;
+    setPending(true);
+    try {
+      await approveRun(runId);
+      mutateRunListCaches(mutate);
+      push({ message: "Run approved." });
+    } catch (error) {
+      push({ message: mapError(error, "approve"), tone: "error" });
+    } finally {
+      setPending(false);
+    }
+  }
+
+  return (
+    <button
+      type="button"
+      onClick={handleClick}
+      onPointerDown={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
+      disabled={pending}
+      className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md bg-teal-500 px-2.5 py-1 text-[11px] font-medium text-on-primary transition-colors hover:bg-teal-300 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-60 disabled:hover:bg-teal-500"
+    >
+      <CheckIcon className="size-3" aria-hidden="true" />
+      {pending ? "Approving…" : "Approve"}
+    </button>
+  );
+}
+
 function SortablePrCard({
   pr,
   iconColor,