diff --git a/resources/views/livewire/server/navbar.blade.php b/resources/views/livewire/server/navbar.blade.php
index 463ecef3b..10fdd0f24 100644
--- a/resources/views/livewire/server/navbar.blade.php
+++ b/resources/views/livewire/server/navbar.blade.php
@@ -15,7 +15,10 @@
     <div class="flex flex-col gap-1.5">
         <div class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
             <h1>Server</h1>
-            @if ($server->proxySet() || $server->isSentinelEnabled())
+            @php
+                $showSentinelStatus = $server->isFunctional() && $server->isSentinelEnabled();
+            @endphp
+            @if ($server->proxySet() || $showSentinelStatus)
                 <div data-testid="server-status-summary" class="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
                     @if ($server->proxySet())
                         <div class="flex items-center gap-1">
@@ -38,7 +41,7 @@
                                 type="warning" />
                         </div>
                     @endif
-                    @if ($server->isSentinelEnabled())
+                    @if ($showSentinelStatus)
                         @if ($server->isSentinelLive())
                             <x-status-badge label="Sentinel" status="In sync" type="success" />
                         @else
diff --git a/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php b/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e39983552
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/Feature/ServerNavbarStatusVisibilityTest.php
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+<?php
+
+use App\Models\InstanceSettings;
+use App\Models\Server;
+use App\Models\Team;
+use App\Models\User;
+use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
+use Livewire\Livewire;
+
+uses(RefreshDatabase::class);
+
+beforeEach(function () {
+    InstanceSettings::create(['id' => 0]);
+});
+
+function makeNavbarServer(bool $isFunctional): array
+{
+    $team = Team::factory()->create();
+    $user = User::factory()->create();
+    $user->teams()->attach($team, ['role' => 'admin']);
+
+    $server = Server::factory()->create([
+        'team_id' => $team->id,
+        'sentinel_updated_at' => now(),
+    ]);
+
+    $server->settings()->update([
+        'is_reachable' => $isFunctional,
+        'is_usable' => $isFunctional,
+        'is_sentinel_enabled' => true,
+    ]);
+
+    test()->actingAs($user);
+    session(['currentTeam' => $team]);
+
+    return [$server->fresh(), $user, $team];
+}
+
+it('does not show sentinel sync status before the server is validated', function () {
+    [$server] = makeNavbarServer(isFunctional: false);
+
+    Livewire::test('server.navbar', ['server' => $server])
+        ->assertDontSee('Sentinel')
+        ->assertDontSee('In sync')
+        ->assertDontSee('Out of sync');
+});
+
+it('shows sentinel sync status after the server is validated', function () {
+    [$server] = makeNavbarServer(isFunctional: true);
+
+    Livewire::test('server.navbar', ['server' => $server])
+        ->assertSee('Sentinel')
+        ->assertSee('In sync');
+});