diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.test.tsx
index ff025541..81c4b769 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.test.tsx
@@ -80,6 +80,36 @@ describe("TaskListPanel", () => {
     expect(screen.queryByText(/^Completed/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 
+  it("ignores the status filter when embedded (only the search box is exposed there)", () => {
+    // A stale status filter from the full-size screen must not silently hide
+    // tasks in the embedded column, which has no control to see or clear it.
+    renderWithMantine(
+      <TaskListPanel
+        {...baseProps}
+        tasks={sampleTasks}
+        statusFilter="working"
+        embedded
+      />,
+    );
+    expect(screen.getByText("Active (2)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Completed (2)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("still applies the search text when embedded", () => {
+    renderWithMantine(
+      <TaskListPanel
+        {...baseProps}
+        tasks={sampleTasks}
+        statusFilter="working"
+        searchText="Connection"
+        embedded
+      />,
+    );
+    // Status filter ignored, but the text filter narrows to the failed task.
+    expect(screen.getByText("Completed (1)")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText(/^Active/)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("filters tasks by search text matching statusMessage", () => {
     renderWithMantine(
       <TaskListPanel
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.tsx
index 18abe84e..6097dda6 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/groups/TaskListPanel/TaskListPanel.tsx
@@ -1,16 +1,9 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from "react";
-import {
-  Button,
-  Group,
-  Paper,
-  ScrollArea,
-  Stack,
-  Text,
-  Title,
-} from "@mantine/core";
+import { Button, Group, Paper, Stack, Text, Title } from "@mantine/core";
 import type { Task, TaskStatus } from "@modelcontextprotocol/sdk/types.js";
 import { TaskCard } from "../TaskCard/TaskCard";
 import type { TaskProgress } from "../TaskCard/TaskCard";
+import { EmbeddableScrollArea } from "../../elements/EmbeddableScrollArea/EmbeddableScrollArea";
 import { ListToggle } from "../../elements/ListToggle/ListToggle";
 import { useScrollMemory } from "../../../hooks/useScrollMemory";
 
@@ -21,6 +14,13 @@ export interface TaskListPanelProps {
   statusFilter?: TaskStatus;
   onCancel: (taskId: string) => void;
   onClearCompleted: () => void;
+  /**
+   * True when rendered inside the monitoring sidebar. Switches the scroll region
+   * from the viewport-height calc to filling its flex parent (via
+   * `EmbeddableScrollArea`), so it fits below the column's controls without
+   * viewport math (#1616).
+   */
+  embedded?: boolean;
 }
 
 const PanelContainer = Paper.withProps({
@@ -56,9 +56,17 @@ function isActiveStatus(status: TaskStatus): boolean {
 function matchesFilters(
   task: Task,
   searchText: string,
-  statusFilter?: TaskStatus,
+  statusFilter: TaskStatus | undefined,
+  // The embedded column exposes only the shared search box (its status filter
+  // lives in the full-size sidebar, which the embedded view drops), so it
+  // applies the text filter but skips the status filter — mirrors
+  // LogStreamPanel's `ignoreLevels` etc. so a stale status filter can't
+  // silently hide tasks with no visible control to clear it (#1616).
+  ignoreStatus: boolean,
 ): boolean {
-  if (statusFilter && task.status !== statusFilter) return false;
+  if (!ignoreStatus && statusFilter && task.status !== statusFilter) {
+    return false;
+  }
   if (searchText) {
     const term = searchText.toLowerCase();
     const searchable =
@@ -75,13 +83,17 @@ export function TaskListPanel({
   statusFilter,
   onCancel,
   onClearCompleted,
+  embedded = false,
 }: TaskListPanelProps) {
   const viewportRef = useScrollMemory("tasks-list");
   const [compact, setCompact] = useState(false);
 
   const filteredTasks = useMemo(
-    () => tasks.filter((t) => matchesFilters(t, searchText, statusFilter)),
-    [tasks, searchText, statusFilter],
+    () =>
+      tasks.filter((t) =>
+        matchesFilters(t, searchText, statusFilter, embedded),
+      ),
+    [tasks, searchText, statusFilter, embedded],
   );
 
   const activeTasks = useMemo(
@@ -111,10 +123,7 @@ export function TaskListPanel({
       {!hasResults ? (
         <EmptyState>No tasks</EmptyState>
       ) : (
-        <ScrollArea.Autosize
-          viewportRef={viewportRef}
-          mah="calc(100vh - var(--app-shell-header-height, 0px) - 150px)"
-        >
+        <EmbeddableScrollArea embedded={embedded} viewportRef={viewportRef}>
           <Stack gap="md">
             {activeTasks.length > 0 && (
               <>
@@ -153,7 +162,7 @@ export function TaskListPanel({
               </>
             )}
           </Stack>
-        </ScrollArea.Autosize>
+        </EmbeddableScrollArea>
       )}
     </PanelContainer>
   );
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.test.tsx
index 41b308bc..e862e1f6 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.test.tsx
@@ -54,6 +54,15 @@ describe("TasksScreen", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("drops the controls sidebar when embedded, keeping the list", () => {
+    renderWithMantine(<TasksScreen {...baseProps} embedded />);
+    // The list panel still renders (its "Tasks" heading is present)...
+    expect(screen.getAllByText("Tasks").length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    // ...but the controls sidebar (Refresh + Search) is not rendered.
+    expect(screen.queryByRole("button", { name: "Refresh" })).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByPlaceholderText("Search...")).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("emits the cleared status filter through onUiChange", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     const onUiChange = vi.fn();
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.tsx
index 379fc7a5..0a9a1b5e 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/screens/TasksScreen/TasksScreen.tsx
@@ -12,6 +12,12 @@ export interface TasksScreenProps {
   onRefresh: () => void;
   onClearCompleted: () => void;
   onCancel: (taskId: string) => void;
+  /**
+   * True when rendered inside the monitoring sidebar: the screen fills its
+   * parent's height (instead of the viewport calc) and drops the filter
+   * sidebar so the narrow column is list-only. Mirrors `LoggingScreen`.
+   */
+  embedded?: boolean;
 }
 
 // Search + status filter — controlled by the parent (App) as one object so they
@@ -46,23 +52,29 @@ export function TasksScreen({
   onRefresh,
   onClearCompleted,
   onCancel,
+  embedded = false,
 }: TasksScreenProps) {
   const { search, statusFilter } = ui;
   return (
-    <ScreenLayout>
-      <Sidebar>
-        <SidebarCard>
-          <TaskControls
-            searchText={search}
-            statusFilter={statusFilter}
-            onSearchChange={(value) => onUiChange({ ...ui, search: value })}
-            onStatusFilterChange={(value) =>
-              onUiChange({ ...ui, statusFilter: value })
-            }
-            onRefresh={onRefresh}
-          />
-        </SidebarCard>
-      </Sidebar>
+    // Embedded fills the monitoring sidebar column (100%); standalone keeps the
+    // ScreenLayout's default full-screen height. Only override `h` when embedded
+    // — passing `h={undefined}` would clobber the default (withProps spreads).
+    <ScreenLayout {...(embedded ? { h: "100%" } : {})}>
+      {embedded ? null : (
+        <Sidebar>
+          <SidebarCard>
+            <TaskControls
+              searchText={search}
+              statusFilter={statusFilter}
+              onSearchChange={(value) => onUiChange({ ...ui, search: value })}
+              onStatusFilterChange={(value) =>
+                onUiChange({ ...ui, statusFilter: value })
+              }
+              onRefresh={onRefresh}
+            />
+          </SidebarCard>
+        </Sidebar>
+      )}
       <TaskListPanel
         tasks={tasks}
         progressByTaskId={progressByTaskId}
@@ -70,6 +82,7 @@ export function TasksScreen({
         statusFilter={statusFilter}
         onCancel={onCancel}
         onClearCompleted={onClearCompleted}
+        embedded={embedded}
       />
     </ScreenLayout>
   );
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.test.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.test.tsx
index 2f494904..9be90112 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.test.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.test.tsx
@@ -1874,6 +1874,9 @@ describe("InspectorView", () => {
       expect(
         within(header).queryByRole("radio", { name: "Network" }),
       ).toBeNull();
+      // Tasks (#1680) joins the monitor group, so it also leaves the header
+      // (the server advertises the `tasks` capability via allCapabilities).
+      expect(within(header).queryByRole("radio", { name: "Tasks" })).toBeNull();
       // ...and a non-monitor tab still sits in the header.
       expect(
         within(header).getByRole("radio", { name: "Tools" }),
@@ -1884,6 +1887,8 @@ describe("InspectorView", () => {
       expect(
         screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Network" }),
       ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      // Tasks is available as a column panel.
+      expect(screen.getByRole("radio", { name: "Tasks" })).toBeInTheDocument();
     });
 
     it("returns the monitor group to the header when the column is closed", async () => {
diff --git a/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.tsx b/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.tsx
index d8d335cd..0e397a26 100644
--- a/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.tsx
+++ b/clients/web/src/components/views/InspectorView/InspectorView.tsx
@@ -152,6 +152,7 @@ function useListCompact(
 }
 
 const SERVERS_TAB = INSPECTOR_SERVERS_TAB;
+const TASKS_TAB = "Tasks";
 const LOGS_TAB = "Logs";
 const PROTOCOL_TAB = "Protocol";
 const NETWORK_TAB = "Network";
@@ -163,7 +164,7 @@ const ALL_TABS: string[] = [
   "Tools",
   "Prompts",
   "Resources",
-  "Tasks",
+  TASKS_TAB,
   LOGS_TAB,
   PROTOCOL_TAB,
   NETWORK_TAB,
@@ -174,9 +175,11 @@ const ALL_TABS: string[] = [
 // a group action: opening the column removes all *available* monitor tabs from
 // the header and hosts them in the column instead. Console (#1621) is the
 // stdio server's stderr stream — mutually exclusive with Network (Console shows
-// for stdio, Network for HTTP), but both live in the monitor group.
-type MonitorTab = "Logs" | "Protocol" | "Network" | "Console";
+// for stdio, Network for HTTP), but both live in the monitor group. Tasks
+// (#1680) joins the group so a live task list can be watched beside any screen.
+type MonitorTab = "Tasks" | "Logs" | "Protocol" | "Network" | "Console";
 const MONITOR_TABS: string[] = [
+  TASKS_TAB,
   LOGS_TAB,
   PROTOCOL_TAB,
   NETWORK_TAB,
@@ -185,6 +188,7 @@ const MONITOR_TABS: string[] = [
 
 function isMonitorTab(tab: string): tab is MonitorTab {
   return (
+    tab === TASKS_TAB ||
     tab === LOGS_TAB ||
     tab === PROTOCOL_TAB ||
     tab === NETWORK_TAB ||
@@ -1069,12 +1073,28 @@ export function InspectorView({
     sortDirection: consoleSort,
     onSortChange: setConsoleSort,
   };
+  const tasksScreenProps = {
+    tasks,
+    progressByTaskId,
+    ui: tasksUi,
+    onUiChange: onTasksUiChange,
+    onRefresh: onRefreshTasks,
+    onClearCompleted: onClearCompletedTasks,
+    onCancel: onCancelTask,
+  };
 
   // Embedded instances for the pinned column, keyed by tab. MonitoringScreen
   // renders only the active one; the rest are unmounted element values. Each
   // screen's search field is overridden with the shared column search so it
   // filters whichever tab is showing, and carries over as tabs change.
   const monitorScreens: Record<string, ReactNode> = {
+    [TASKS_TAB]: (
+      <TasksScreen
+        {...tasksScreenProps}
+        ui={{ ...tasksUi, search: monitorSearch }}
+        embedded
+      />
+    ),
     [LOGS_TAB]: (
       <LoggingScreen
         {...loggingScreenProps}
@@ -1234,16 +1254,8 @@ export function InspectorView({
                 onCompactChange={setResourcesCompact}
               />
             </ScreenStage>
-            <ScreenStage active={activeTab === "Tasks"}>
-              <TasksScreen
-                tasks={tasks}
-                progressByTaskId={progressByTaskId}
-                ui={tasksUi}
-                onUiChange={onTasksUiChange}
-                onRefresh={onRefreshTasks}
-                onClearCompleted={onClearCompletedTasks}
-                onCancel={onCancelTask}
-              />
+            <ScreenStage active={activeTab === TASKS_TAB}>
+              <TasksScreen {...tasksScreenProps} />
             </ScreenStage>
             <ScreenStage active={activeTab === LOGS_TAB}>
               <LoggingScreen {...loggingScreenProps} />