diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.test.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..37d6147ec5c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { theme } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
+import { resolveRuntimeStatusColor } from "./shared.js";
+
+describe("resolveRuntimeStatusColor", () => {
+  it("maps known runtime states to expected theme colors", () => {
+    expect(resolveRuntimeStatusColor("running")).toBe(theme.success);
+    expect(resolveRuntimeStatusColor("stopped")).toBe(theme.error);
+    expect(resolveRuntimeStatusColor("unknown")).toBe(theme.muted);
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to warning color for unexpected states", () => {
+    expect(resolveRuntimeStatusColor("degraded")).toBe(theme.warn);
+    expect(resolveRuntimeStatusColor(undefined)).toBe(theme.muted);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
index ef37e855b24..bfd54e87751 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/shared.ts
@@ -27,6 +27,17 @@ export function createCliStatusTextStyles() {
   };
 }
 
+export function resolveRuntimeStatusColor(status: string | undefined): (value: string) => string {
+  const runtimeStatus = status ?? "unknown";
+  return runtimeStatus === "running"
+    ? theme.success
+    : runtimeStatus === "stopped"
+      ? theme.error
+      : runtimeStatus === "unknown"
+        ? theme.muted
+        : theme.warn;
+}
+
 export function parsePortFromArgs(programArguments: string[] | undefined): number | null {
   if (!programArguments?.length) {
     return null;
diff --git a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
index bfa0cfa69c2..ec36e9e674a 100644
--- a/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
+++ b/src/cli/daemon-cli/status.print.ts
@@ -12,13 +12,14 @@ import {
 import { isWSLEnv } from "../../infra/wsl.js";
 import { getResolvedLoggerSettings } from "../../logging.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
-import { colorize, theme } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
+import { colorize } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
 import { shortenHomePath } from "../../utils.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../command-format.js";
 import {
   createCliStatusTextStyles,
   filterDaemonEnv,
   formatRuntimeStatus,
+  resolveRuntimeStatusColor,
   renderRuntimeHints,
   safeDaemonEnv,
 } from "./shared.js";
@@ -165,15 +166,7 @@ export function printDaemonStatus(status: DaemonStatus, opts: { json: boolean })
 
   const runtimeLine = formatRuntimeStatus(service.runtime);
   if (runtimeLine) {
-    const runtimeStatus = service.runtime?.status ?? "unknown";
-    const runtimeColor =
-      runtimeStatus === "running"
-        ? theme.success
-        : runtimeStatus === "stopped"
-          ? theme.error
-          : runtimeStatus === "unknown"
-            ? theme.muted
-            : theme.warn;
+    const runtimeColor = resolveRuntimeStatusColor(service.runtime?.status);
     defaultRuntime.log(`${label("Runtime:")} ${colorize(rich, runtimeColor, runtimeLine)}`);
   }
 
diff --git a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
index dccc2429008..d16e0e09134 100644
--- a/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
+++ b/src/cli/node-cli/daemon.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ import { resolveNodeService } from "../../daemon/node-service.js";
 import type { GatewayServiceRuntime } from "../../daemon/service-runtime.js";
 import { loadNodeHostConfig } from "../../node-host/config.js";
 import { defaultRuntime } from "../../runtime.js";
-import { colorize, theme } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
+import { colorize } from "../../terminal/theme.js";
 import { formatCliCommand } from "../command-format.js";
 import {
   runServiceRestart,
@@ -27,7 +27,12 @@ import {
   createDaemonActionContext,
   installDaemonServiceAndEmit,
 } from "../daemon-cli/response.js";
-import { createCliStatusTextStyles, formatRuntimeStatus, parsePort } from "../daemon-cli/shared.js";
+import {
+  createCliStatusTextStyles,
+  formatRuntimeStatus,
+  parsePort,
+  resolveRuntimeStatusColor,
+} from "../daemon-cli/shared.js";
 
 type NodeDaemonInstallOptions = {
   host?: string;
@@ -261,15 +266,7 @@ export async function runNodeDaemonStatus(opts: NodeDaemonStatusOptions = {}) {
 
   const runtimeLine = formatRuntimeStatus(runtime);
   if (runtimeLine) {
-    const runtimeStatus = runtime?.status ?? "unknown";
-    const runtimeColor =
-      runtimeStatus === "running"
-        ? theme.success
-        : runtimeStatus === "stopped"
-          ? theme.error
-          : runtimeStatus === "unknown"
-            ? theme.muted
-            : theme.warn;
+    const runtimeColor = resolveRuntimeStatusColor(runtime?.status);
     defaultRuntime.log(`${label("Runtime:")} ${colorize(rich, runtimeColor, runtimeLine)}`);
   }