diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
index ab557089..cfb064e2 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/controllers/portal.py
@@ -113,6 +113,63 @@ class FpCustomerPortal(CustomerPortal):
         partner = request.env.user.partner_id
         return partner.commercial_partner_id
 
+    # ==========================================================================
+    # Customer-visible stage timeline (detail page)
+    # ==========================================================================
+    # 5 customer-facing stages aligned with the dashboard stepper.
+    # Each entry: (label, timestamp_field_name_on_fp_portal_job).
+    # Inspected and Plating share `in_progress_started_at` — when state moves
+    # away from 'received' it means inspection finished and plating started.
+    _FP_STAGES = [
+        ('Received', 'received_at'),
+        ('Inspected', 'in_progress_started_at'),
+        ('Plating', 'in_progress_started_at'),
+        ('QC', 'qc_started_at'),
+        ('Shipped', 'shipped_at'),
+    ]
+    # State -> active step index (matches the dashboard stepper logic in
+    # fp_portal_dashboard.xml so dashboard and detail page agree).
+    _FP_STATE_TO_STEP_IDX = {
+        'received': 0,
+        'in_progress': 2,
+        'quality_check': 3,
+        'ready_to_ship': 4,
+        'shipped': 5,
+        'complete': 5,
+    }
+
+    def _fp_get_stage_timeline(self, job):
+        """Build a 5-entry timeline for the detail-page vertical view.
+
+        Returns a list of dicts in stage order. Each dict has:
+            label, status ('done'|'active'|'pending'), started_at (datetime|None),
+            time_label (formatted string), notes (str).
+        """
+        state_idx = self._FP_STATE_TO_STEP_IDX.get(job.state, 0)
+        out = []
+        for i, (label, ts_field) in enumerate(self._FP_STAGES):
+            if i < state_idx:
+                status = 'done'
+            elif i == state_idx:
+                status = 'active'
+            else:
+                status = 'pending'
+            ts = job[ts_field] if hasattr(job, ts_field) else None
+            time_label = ''
+            if ts and status in ('done', 'active'):
+                # "Mar 14 · 8:00a" — lowercase am/pm + truncated to single letter.
+                time_label = ts.strftime('%b %d · %-I:%M%p').lower().replace('am', 'a').replace('pm', 'p')
+            elif status == 'pending' and label == 'Shipped' and job.target_ship_date:
+                time_label = 'est. ' + job.target_ship_date.strftime('%b %d')
+            out.append({
+                'label': label,
+                'status': status,
+                'started_at': ts if ts and status in ('done', 'active') else None,
+                'time_label': time_label,
+                'notes': '',
+            })
+        return out
+
     # ==========================================================================
     # DASHBOARD
     # ==========================================================================
diff --git a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/tests/test_portal_dashboard.py b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/tests/test_portal_dashboard.py
index 347fbfb8..7d8f68cf 100644
--- a/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/tests/test_portal_dashboard.py
+++ b/fusion_plating/fusion_plating_portal/tests/test_portal_dashboard.py
@@ -74,3 +74,45 @@ class TestPortalDashboard(TransactionCase):
         self.assertGreaterEqual(job.in_progress_started_at, before)
         # received_at must not be overwritten when state advances
         self.assertTrue(job.received_at)
+
+    def test_stage_timeline_for_job_in_quality_check(self):
+        """Timeline returns 5 entries aligned with dashboard stepper labels."""
+        from odoo.addons.fusion_plating_portal.controllers.portal import FpCustomerPortal
+        Job = self.env['fusion.plating.portal.job']
+        job = Job.create({
+            'name': 'WO-TL-001',
+            'partner_id': self.partner.id,
+            'state': 'received',
+        })
+        job.state = 'in_progress'
+        job.state = 'quality_check'
+        timeline = FpCustomerPortal()._fp_get_stage_timeline(job)
+        self.assertEqual(len(timeline), 5)
+        labels = [s['label'] for s in timeline]
+        # Must match dashboard stepper labels in fp_portal_dashboard.xml
+        self.assertEqual(labels, ['Received', 'Inspected', 'Plating', 'QC', 'Shipped'])
+        statuses = [s['status'] for s in timeline]
+        # state=quality_check -> step_idx=3 -> QC active, 3 prior done, 1 after pending
+        self.assertEqual(statuses, ['done', 'done', 'done', 'active', 'pending'])
+        # Done + active stages have started_at set
+        self.assertIsNotNone(timeline[0]['started_at'], 'Received timestamp')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(timeline[1]['started_at'], 'Inspected timestamp')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(timeline[2]['started_at'], 'Plating timestamp')
+        self.assertIsNotNone(timeline[3]['started_at'], 'QC active timestamp')
+        # Pending stage has no started_at
+        self.assertIsNone(timeline[4]['started_at'], 'Shipped pending - no timestamp')
+
+    def test_stage_timeline_complete_state_marks_all_done(self):
+        """state='complete' shows all 5 stages done (no active)."""
+        from odoo.addons.fusion_plating_portal.controllers.portal import FpCustomerPortal
+        Job = self.env['fusion.plating.portal.job']
+        job = Job.create({
+            'name': 'WO-TL-002',
+            'partner_id': self.partner.id,
+            'state': 'received',
+        })
+        for s in ('in_progress', 'quality_check', 'ready_to_ship', 'shipped', 'complete'):
+            job.state = s
+        timeline = FpCustomerPortal()._fp_get_stage_timeline(job)
+        statuses = [t['status'] for t in timeline]
+        self.assertEqual(statuses, ['done', 'done', 'done', 'done', 'done'])