diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
index eaa3810..5d83afe 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/de.json
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
   "missionControl": {
     "openInApp": "In App öffnen",
     "cancel": "Abbrechen",
+    "detach": "Abdocken",
     "windowTitle": "Mission Control",
     "clearFinished": "Erledigte entfernen",
     "empty": "Keine laufenden Aufgaben"
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
index a684c2f..231de52 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Localization/locales/en.json
@@ -236,6 +236,7 @@
   "missionControl": {
     "openInApp": "Open in app",
     "cancel": "Cancel",
+    "detach": "Detach",
     "windowTitle": "Mission Control",
     "clearFinished": "Clear finished",
     "empty": "No running tasks"
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IDialogService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IDialogService.cs
index 69e3b54..d1cb8ea 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IDialogService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IDialogService.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
+using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Conflicts;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Modals;
 
 namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
@@ -32,4 +34,7 @@ public interface IDialogService
 
     /// <summary>Show (or re-show + focus) the modeless Mission Control window. Lazily created; hides on close.</summary>
     void ShowMissionControl(MissionControlViewModel vm);
+
+    /// <summary>Show a detached monitor in its own window; <paramref name="onClosed"/> re-docks it when that window closes.</summary>
+    void ShowDetachedMonitor(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor, Action onClosed);
 }
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskMonitorViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskMonitorViewModel.cs
index ce891f6..752a65c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskMonitorViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskMonitorViewModel.cs
@@ -142,6 +142,12 @@ public sealed partial class TaskMonitorViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
     // Set by the host (e.g. Mission Control) to navigate the main app to this task.
     public Action<string>? OpenInAppRequested { get; set; }
 
+    // Set by the host (Mission Control) to pop this monitor out into its own window.
+    public Action<TaskMonitorViewModel>? DetachRequested { get; set; }
+
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private void Detach() => DetachRequested?.Invoke(this);
+
     [RelayCommand]
     private void OpenInApp()
     {
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
index 7cef067..f9571c8 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/IslandsShellViewModel.cs
@@ -213,6 +213,7 @@ public sealed partial class IslandsShellViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         Lists = lists; Tasks = tasks; Details = details; Worker = worker;
         MissionControl = missionControl;
         MissionControl.OpenInApp = id => _ = RevealTaskAsync(id);
+        MissionControl.ShowDetached = (monitor, reDock) => Dialogs?.ShowDetachedMonitor(monitor, reDock);
         _updateCheck = updateCheck;
         _installerLocator = installerLocator;
         _workerLocator = workerLocator;
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
index 298dca4..f339b6e 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModel.cs
@@ -33,6 +33,10 @@ public sealed partial class MissionControlViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         }
     }
 
+    // View-layer seam: show a detached monitor in its own window. Second arg is the re-dock callback
+    // invoked when that window closes.
+    public Action<TaskMonitorViewModel, Action>? ShowDetached { get; set; }
+
     public bool HasMonitors => Monitors.Count > 0;
 
     public MissionControlViewModel(IDbContextFactory<ClaudeDoDbContext> dbFactory, IWorkerClient worker)
@@ -65,10 +69,24 @@ public sealed partial class MissionControlViewModel : ViewModelBase, IDisposable
         var monitor = new TaskMonitorViewModel(_dbFactory, _worker);
         monitor.SetTaskId(taskId);
         monitor.OpenInAppRequested = _openInApp;
+        monitor.DetachRequested = Detach;
         Monitors.Add(monitor);
         _ = HydrateAsync(monitor, taskId);
     }
 
+    private void Detach(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor)
+    {
+        if (!Monitors.Contains(monitor)) return;
+        Monitors.Remove(monitor);            // drop from grid — do NOT dispose; it keeps streaming
+        ShowDetached?.Invoke(monitor, () => ReDock(monitor));
+    }
+
+    private void ReDock(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor)
+    {
+        if (!Monitors.Contains(monitor) && monitor.SubscribedTaskId is not null)
+            Monitors.Add(monitor);           // back into the grid
+    }
+
     private async System.Threading.Tasks.Task HydrateAsync(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor, string taskId)
     {
         try
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/MonitorPaneView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/MonitorPaneView.axaml
index 366b07e..9b92f75 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/MonitorPaneView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/MonitorPaneView.axaml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@
         <StackPanel Orientation="Horizontal" Spacing="8">
           <Button Classes="btn" Content="{loc:Tr missionControl.openInApp}"
                   Command="{Binding OpenInAppCommand}" />
+          <Button Classes="btn" Content="{loc:Tr missionControl.detach}"
+                  Command="{Binding DetachCommand}" />
           <Button Classes="btn" Content="{loc:Tr missionControl.cancel}"
                   Command="{Binding CancelTaskCommand}"
                   IsVisible="{Binding IsRunning}" />
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3dd1945
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+<Window xmlns="https://github.com/avaloniaui"
+        xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
+        xmlns:vm="using:ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands"
+        xmlns:mc="using:ClaudeDo.Ui.Views.MissionControl"
+        x:Class="ClaudeDo.Ui.Views.MissionControl.TaskMonitorWindow"
+        x:DataType="vm:TaskMonitorViewModel"
+        Title="{Binding DisplayTitle}"
+        Width="560" Height="620" MinWidth="360" MinHeight="320"
+        Background="{DynamicResource VoidBrush}"
+        Icon="avares://ClaudeDo.Ui/Assets/ClaudeTask.ico">
+  <mc:MonitorPaneView />
+</Window>
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..807f19f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/MissionControl/TaskMonitorWindow.axaml.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+using Avalonia.Controls;
+
+namespace ClaudeDo.Ui.Views.MissionControl;
+
+public partial class TaskMonitorWindow : Window
+{
+    public TaskMonitorWindow() => InitializeComponent();
+}
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
index 83b95ec..15cbd98 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/WindowDialogService.cs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+using System;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 using Avalonia;
 using Avalonia.Controls;
@@ -6,6 +7,7 @@ using Avalonia.Media;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Conflicts;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Modals;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.Views.Conflicts;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.Views.MissionControl;
@@ -121,6 +123,13 @@ public sealed class WindowDialogService : IDialogService
         _missionControl.Activate();          // bring to front / focus
     }
 
+    public void ShowDetachedMonitor(TaskMonitorViewModel monitor, Action onClosed)
+    {
+        var win = new TaskMonitorWindow { DataContext = monitor };
+        win.Closed += (_, _) => onClosed();   // closing re-docks into the grid
+        win.Show();                            // modeless, independent
+    }
+
     public Task<bool> ConfirmAsync(string message)
     {
         var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource<bool>();
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
index 01fb797..26158b1 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Ui.Tests/ViewModels/MissionControlViewModelTests.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using ClaudeDo.Data;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.Services;
 using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels;
+using ClaudeDo.Ui.ViewModels.Islands;
 using Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Xunit;
 
@@ -130,4 +131,25 @@ public class MissionControlViewModelTests : IDisposable
 
         Assert.Equal("t1", revealed);
     }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public void Detach_RemovesFromGrid_ThenReDockRestores()
+    {
+        var worker = new FakeWorker();
+        using var vm = BuildVm(worker);
+        TaskMonitorViewModel? detached = null;
+        Action? reDock = null;
+        vm.ShowDetached = (m, rd) => { detached = m; reDock = rd; };
+
+        worker.RaiseTaskStarted("slot-1", "t1", DateTime.UtcNow);
+        var monitor = vm.Monitors[0];
+
+        monitor.DetachCommand.Execute(null);
+        Assert.Empty(vm.Monitors);
+        Assert.Same(monitor, detached);
+
+        reDock!.Invoke();
+        Assert.Single(vm.Monitors);
+        Assert.Same(monitor, vm.Monitors[0]);
+    }
 }