diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
index 7fed7795..5b817167 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/__manifest__.py
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 {
     'name': 'Fusion Plating — Shop Floor',
-    'version': '19.0.33.1.6',
+    'version': '19.0.33.1.7',
     'category': 'Manufacturing/Plating',
     'summary': 'Shop-floor tablet stations, QR scanning, bake window enforcer, '
                'first-piece inspection gates.',
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/job_workspace.js b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/job_workspace.js
index 76b09510..06521134 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/job_workspace.js
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/js/job_workspace.js
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ export class FpJobWorkspace extends Component {
             data: null,
             jobId: null,
             focusStepId: null,
+            // Reactive monotonic tick — bumped every 1s by _tickInterval so
+            // the active-step timer re-renders without an RPC. The template
+            // reads tickNow and re-runs formatActiveStepElapsed each second.
+            tickNow: Date.now(),
         });
 
         onMounted(async () => {
@@ -53,13 +57,53 @@ export class FpJobWorkspace extends Component {
             this.state.focusStepId = params.focus_step_id || null;
             await this.refresh();
             this._refreshInterval = setInterval(() => this.refresh(), 15000);
+            // 1s tick — pure client-side; no RPC. Drives the live timer
+            // on the active step's badge area.
+            this._tickInterval = setInterval(() => {
+                this.state.tickNow = Date.now();
+            }, 1000);
         });
 
         onWillUnmount(() => {
             if (this._refreshInterval) clearInterval(this._refreshInterval);
+            if (this._tickInterval) clearInterval(this._tickInterval);
         });
     }
 
+    // ---- Live timer helpers (Spec 2026-05-24 follow-up) -------------------
+    // formatActiveStepElapsed reads step.date_started_iso (UTC string from
+    // the payload), parses to ms, and returns HH:MM:SS elapsed since.
+    // Returns '' when no start time. Re-runs every 1s via state.tickNow.
+
+    formatActiveStepElapsed(step) {
+        if (!step || !step.date_started_iso) return "";
+        // Parse "YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS" as UTC (controller uses fp_format which
+        // formats in UTC by default for ISO-style strings).
+        const isoUtc = step.date_started_iso.replace(" ", "T") + "Z";
+        const startedMs = Date.parse(isoUtc);
+        if (!startedMs || isNaN(startedMs)) return "";
+        // touch state.tickNow so OWL re-evaluates this getter every tick
+        const now = this.state.tickNow || Date.now();
+        const totalSec = Math.max(0, Math.floor((now - startedMs) / 1000));
+        const h = Math.floor(totalSec / 3600);
+        const m = Math.floor((totalSec % 3600) / 60);
+        const s = totalSec % 60;
+        const pad = (n) => (n < 10 ? "0" + n : "" + n);
+        return pad(h) + ":" + pad(m) + ":" + pad(s);
+    }
+
+    isActiveStepOvertime(step) {
+        // True when elapsed > 1.5× expected duration (drives red colour).
+        // duration_expected is in minutes.
+        if (!step || !step.date_started_iso || !step.duration_expected) return false;
+        const isoUtc = step.date_started_iso.replace(" ", "T") + "Z";
+        const startedMs = Date.parse(isoUtc);
+        if (!startedMs || isNaN(startedMs)) return false;
+        const now = this.state.tickNow || Date.now();
+        const elapsedMin = (now - startedMs) / 1000 / 60;
+        return elapsedMin > step.duration_expected * 1.5;
+    }
+
     // ---- Data refresh ------------------------------------------------------
     async refresh() {
         if (!this.state.jobId) return;
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/scss/job_workspace.scss b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/scss/job_workspace.scss
index 52573b92..3cdac437 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/scss/job_workspace.scss
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/scss/job_workspace.scss
@@ -632,3 +632,34 @@ $_ws-text-hex:   #1d1d1f;
     align-items: center;
     justify-content: center;
 }
+
+// =============================================================================
+// LIVE TIMER on active step (2026-05-24 follow-up)
+// Ticks every 1s via state.tickNow; flips red when > 1.5x expected duration.
+// =============================================================================
+
+.o_fp_ws_step_timer {
+    display: inline-flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    font-family: ui-monospace, "SF Mono", Menlo, Consolas, monospace;
+    font-weight: 700;
+    font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+    background: #d1fae5;
+    color: #064e3b;
+    padding: 0.2rem 0.6rem;
+    border-radius: 4px;
+    font-size: 0.95rem;
+    margin-left: 0.4rem;
+    letter-spacing: 0.02em;
+}
+
+.o_fp_ws_step_timer_over {
+    background: #fee2e2;
+    color: #7f1d1d;
+    animation: o_fp_ws_timer_pulse 1.5s ease-in-out infinite;
+}
+
+@keyframes o_fp_ws_timer_pulse {
+    0%, 100% { opacity: 1.0; }
+    50%      { opacity: 0.6; }
+}
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/xml/job_workspace.xml b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/xml/job_workspace.xml
index 332ec3e2..366bc826 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/xml/job_workspace.xml
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_shopfloor/static/src/xml/job_workspace.xml
@@ -226,13 +226,21 @@
                                               (step.blocker_kind !== 'none' ? ' blocked' : '')"
                                  t-att-data-step-id="step.id">
 
-                                <!-- ALWAYS visible: line 1 (icon + step# + name + badges + meta) -->
+                                <!-- ALWAYS visible: line 1 (icon + step# + name + badges + live timer + meta) -->
                                 <div class="o_fp_ws_step_l1">
                                     <span class="o_fp_ws_step_icon" t-esc="iconForStepState(step.state)"/>
                                     <span class="o_fp_ws_step_num">Step <t t-esc="step.sequence_display"/></span>
                                     <span class="o_fp_ws_step_name" t-esc="step.name"/>
                                     <span t-if="step.state === 'in_progress'" class="o_fp_ws_step_badge">ACTIVE</span>
                                     <span t-if="step.state === 'paused'" class="o_fp_ws_step_badge o_fp_ws_step_badge_paused">PAUSED</span>
+                                    <!-- Live ticking HH:MM:SS timer for in_progress steps.
+                                         Re-renders every 1s via state.tickNow.
+                                         Flips red when > 1.5x expected duration. -->
+                                    <span t-if="step.state === 'in_progress' and step.date_started_iso"
+                                          t-att-class="'o_fp_ws_step_timer' + (isActiveStepOvertime(step) ? ' o_fp_ws_step_timer_over' : '')">
+                                        <i class="fa fa-clock-o me-1"/>
+                                        <t t-esc="formatActiveStepElapsed(step)"/>
+                                    </span>
                                     <span class="o_fp_ws_step_meta">
                                         <t t-if="step.assigned_user_name"><t t-esc="step.assigned_user_name"/></t>
                                         <t t-if="step.duration_actual"> · <t t-esc="Math.round(step.duration_actual)"/> min</t>