diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/InboxPanel.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/InboxPanel.tsx
index ed4b76d..ca66edf 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/InboxPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/InboxPanel.tsx
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import type {
   DashboardTask,
   DashboardTaskAction,
 } from './api';
-import { formatDate, taskActionsFor } from './dashboardHelpers';
+import { formatDate } from './dashboardHelpers';
 import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 import type { Locale, Messages } from './i18n';
+import { TaskActionButtons } from './TaskActionButtons';
 
 export type InboxItem = DashboardOverview['inbox'][number];
 export type InboxActionKey = `${string}:${DashboardInboxAction}`;
@@ -103,7 +104,6 @@ function InboxCard({
     item.source === 'scheduled-task' && item.taskId
       ? tasks.find((task) => task.id === item.taskId)
       : undefined;
-  const linkedTaskActions = linkedTask ? taskActionsFor(linkedTask) : [];
   const inboxActions = inboxActionsFor(item);
 
   return (
@@ -148,25 +148,14 @@ function InboxCard({
           {item.taskId ? t.inbox.openTask : t.inbox.openRoom}
         </a>
       ) : null}
-      {linkedTask && linkedTaskActions.length > 0 ? (
-        <div className="task-actions inbox-actions">
-          {linkedTaskActions.map((action) => {
-            const actionKey = `${linkedTask.id}:${action}`;
-            const busy = taskActionKey === actionKey;
-            return (
-              <button
-                aria-busy={busy || undefined}
-                className={`task-action task-action-${action}${busy ? ' is-busy' : ''}`}
-                disabled={busy}
-                key={action}
-                onClick={() => onTaskAction(linkedTask, action)}
-                type="button"
-              >
-                {busy ? t.tasks.actions.busy : t.tasks.actions[action]}
-              </button>
-            );
-          })}
-        </div>
+      {linkedTask ? (
+        <TaskActionButtons
+          className="inbox-actions"
+          onTaskAction={onTaskAction}
+          task={linkedTask}
+          taskActionKey={taskActionKey}
+          t={t}
+        />
       ) : null}
       {inboxActions.length > 0 ? (
         <div className="task-actions inbox-actions">
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.test.ts b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5a000da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react';
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest';
+
+import type { DashboardTask } from './api';
+import { messages } from './i18n';
+import { TaskActionButtons } from './TaskActionButtons';
+
+const t = messages.en;
+
+const task: DashboardTask = {
+  agentType: 'codex',
+  chatJid: 'room-1',
+  ciMetadata: null,
+  ciProvider: null,
+  contextMode: 'group',
+  createdAt: '2026-04-28T04:00:00.000Z',
+  groupFolder: 'eyejokerdb',
+  id: 'task-1',
+  isWatcher: false,
+  lastResult: null,
+  lastRun: null,
+  nextRun: '2026-04-28T05:00:00.000Z',
+  promptLength: 42,
+  promptPreview: 'Run production check',
+  scheduleType: 'interval',
+  scheduleValue: '10m',
+  status: 'active',
+  suspendedUntil: null,
+};
+
+describe('TaskActionButtons', () => {
+  it('renders task actions with shared busy state styling', () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      createElement(TaskActionButtons, {
+        className: 'inbox-actions',
+        onTaskAction: () => {},
+        task,
+        taskActionKey: 'task-1:pause',
+        t,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain('task-actions inbox-actions');
+    expect(html).toContain('task-action task-action-pause is-busy');
+    expect(html).toContain('aria-busy="true"');
+    expect(html).toContain(t.tasks.actions.busy);
+    expect(html).toContain(t.tasks.actions.cancel);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..95b5d67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskActionButtons.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+import type { DashboardTask, DashboardTaskAction } from './api';
+import { taskActionsFor } from './dashboardHelpers';
+import type { Messages } from './i18n';
+
+export type TaskActionKey =
+  | 'create'
+  | `${string}:edit`
+  | `${string}:${DashboardTaskAction}`;
+
+interface TaskActionButtonsProps {
+  className?: string;
+  onTaskAction: (task: DashboardTask, action: DashboardTaskAction) => void;
+  task: DashboardTask;
+  taskActionKey: string | null;
+  t: Messages;
+}
+
+export function TaskActionButtons({
+  className,
+  onTaskAction,
+  task,
+  taskActionKey,
+  t,
+}: TaskActionButtonsProps) {
+  const taskActions = taskActionsFor(task);
+  if (taskActions.length === 0) return null;
+
+  const rootClassName = className
+    ? `task-actions ${className}`
+    : 'task-actions';
+
+  return (
+    <div className={rootClassName}>
+      {taskActions.map((action) => {
+        const actionKey: TaskActionKey = `${task.id}:${action}`;
+        const busy = taskActionKey === actionKey;
+        return (
+          <button
+            aria-busy={busy || undefined}
+            className={`task-action task-action-${action}${busy ? ' is-busy' : ''}`}
+            disabled={busy}
+            key={action}
+            onClick={() => onTaskAction(task, action)}
+            type="button"
+          >
+            {busy ? t.tasks.actions.busy : t.tasks.actions[action]}
+          </button>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/apps/dashboard/src/TaskPanel.tsx b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskPanel.tsx
index 4cd32f3..c197c48 100644
--- a/apps/dashboard/src/TaskPanel.tsx
+++ b/apps/dashboard/src/TaskPanel.tsx
@@ -11,16 +11,14 @@ import type {
 import { EmptyState } from './EmptyState';
 import { localeTags, type Locale, type Messages } from './i18n';
 import { redactSecretsForPreview } from './redaction';
-import { statusLabel, taskActionsFor } from './dashboardHelpers';
+import { statusLabel } from './dashboardHelpers';
+import { TaskActionButtons, type TaskActionKey } from './TaskActionButtons';
+
+export type { TaskActionKey } from './TaskActionButtons';
 
 type TaskGroupKey = 'watchers' | 'scheduled' | 'paused' | 'completed';
 type TaskResultTone = 'ok' | 'fail' | 'none';
 
-export type TaskActionKey =
-  | 'create'
-  | `${string}:edit`
-  | `${string}:${DashboardTaskAction}`;
-
 export interface RoomOption {
   jid: string;
   name: string;
@@ -69,13 +67,6 @@ interface TaskCardProps {
   t: Messages;
 }
 
-interface TaskActionButtonsProps {
-  onTaskAction: (task: DashboardTask, action: DashboardTaskAction) => void;
-  task: DashboardTask;
-  taskActionKey: TaskActionKey | null;
-  t: Messages;
-}
-
 interface TaskDateProps {
   locale: Locale;
   t: Messages;
@@ -341,37 +332,6 @@ function TaskCreateForm({
   );
 }
 
-function TaskActionButtons({
-  onTaskAction,
-  task,
-  taskActionKey,
-  t,
-}: TaskActionButtonsProps) {
-  const taskActions = taskActionsFor(task);
-  if (taskActions.length === 0) return null;
-
-  return (
-    <div className="task-actions">
-      {taskActions.map((action) => {
-        const actionKey: TaskActionKey = `${task.id}:${action}`;
-        const busy = taskActionKey === actionKey;
-        return (
-          <button
-            aria-busy={busy || undefined}
-            className={`task-action task-action-${action}${busy ? ' is-busy' : ''}`}
-            disabled={busy}
-            key={action}
-            onClick={() => onTaskAction(task, action)}
-            type="button"
-          >
-            {busy ? t.tasks.actions.busy : t.tasks.actions[action]}
-          </button>
-        );
-      })}
-    </div>
-  );
-}
-
 function TaskTimeGrid({ locale, t, task }: TaskDateProps) {
   return (
     <div className="task-time-grid">