diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IWorkerClient.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IWorkerClient.cs
index a419f36..347e90d 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IWorkerClient.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/IWorkerClient.cs
@@ -38,4 +38,5 @@ public interface IWorkerClient : INotifyPropertyChanged
     Task MergeAllPlanningAsync(string planningTaskId, string targetBranch);
     Task ContinuePlanningMergeAsync(string planningTaskId);
     Task AbortPlanningMergeAsync(string planningTaskId);
+    Task QueuePlanningSubtasksAsync(string parentTaskId, CancellationToken ct = default);
 }
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/WorkerClient.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/WorkerClient.cs
index 859b1a7..e8c096c 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/WorkerClient.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Services/WorkerClient.cs
@@ -436,6 +436,11 @@ public partial class WorkerClient : ObservableObject, IAsyncDisposable, IWorkerC
         await _hub.InvokeAsync("AbortPlanningMerge", planningTaskId);
     }
 
+    public async Task QueuePlanningSubtasksAsync(string parentTaskId, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    {
+        await _hub.InvokeAsync("QueuePlanningSubtasksAsync", parentTaskId, ct);
+    }
+
     // IWorkerClient explicit implementations (drop typed return values)
     async Task IWorkerClient.StartPlanningSessionAsync(string taskId, CancellationToken ct)
         => await StartPlanningSessionAsync(taskId, ct);
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskRowViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskRowViewModel.cs
index 5f5142f..9b7e576 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskRowViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TaskRowViewModel.cs
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _dropHintBelow;
     [ObservableProperty] private string? _parentTaskId;
     [ObservableProperty] private bool _isExpanded = true;
+    [ObservableProperty] private bool _hasPlanningChildren;
 
     public DateTime CreatedAt { get; init; }
     public string CreatedAtFormatted => CreatedAt == default ? "—" : $"Created {CreatedAt:MMM d}";
@@ -34,7 +35,9 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     public int StepsCompleted { get; init; }
 
     public bool IsChild          => !string.IsNullOrEmpty(ParentTaskId);
-    public bool IsPlanningParent => Status == TaskStatus.Planning || Status == TaskStatus.Planned;
+    public bool IsPlanningParent => Status == TaskStatus.Planning
+                                  || Status == TaskStatus.Planned
+                                  || HasPlanningChildren;
     public bool IsDraft          => Status == TaskStatus.Draft;
 
     public bool CanOpenPlanningSession   => Status == TaskStatus.Manual && !IsChild;
@@ -54,6 +57,7 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
     public bool IsOverdue   => ScheduledFor is { } d && d.Date < DateTime.Today && !Done;
     public bool IsRunning   => Status == TaskStatus.Running;
     public bool IsQueued    => Status == TaskStatus.Queued;
+    public bool IsWaiting   => Status == TaskStatus.Waiting;
     public bool HasSchedule => ScheduledFor.HasValue;
     public bool HasLiveTail => IsRunning && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(LiveTail);
 
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
         TaskStatus.Failed  => "error",
         TaskStatus.Done    => "review",
         TaskStatus.Queued  => "queued",
+        TaskStatus.Waiting => "waiting",
         _                  => "idle",
     };
 
@@ -75,6 +80,7 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(StatusChipClass));
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsRunning));
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsQueued));
+        OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsWaiting));
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasLiveTail));
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsPlanningParent));
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(PlanningBadge));
@@ -89,6 +95,9 @@ public sealed partial class TaskRowViewModel : ViewModelBase
         OnPropertyChanged(nameof(CanOpenPlanningSession));
     }
 
+    partial void OnHasPlanningChildrenChanged(bool value)
+        => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsPlanningParent));
+
     partial void OnBranchChanged(string? value)    => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasBranch));
     partial void OnLiveTailChanged(string? value)  => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(HasLiveTail));
     partial void OnDoneChanged(bool value)         => OnPropertyChanged(nameof(IsOverdue));
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
index db74847..c2ddfcd 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/ViewModels/Islands/TasksIslandViewModel.cs
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase
                 ListKind.Smart when list.Id == "smart:planned"     => all.Where(t => t.ScheduledFor != null),
                 ListKind.Virtual when list.Id == "virtual:queued"  => all.Where(t =>
                     (t.Status == TaskStatus.Queued && t.ParentTaskId == null) ||
-                    (IsPlanningStatus(t.Status) && all.Any(c => c.ParentTaskId == t.Id && c.Status == TaskStatus.Queued))),
+                    (IsPlanningStatus(t.Status) && all.Any(c => c.ParentTaskId == t.Id && (c.Status == TaskStatus.Queued || c.Status == TaskStatus.Waiting)))),
                 ListKind.Virtual when list.Id == "virtual:running" => all.Where(t =>
                     (t.Status == TaskStatus.Running && t.ParentTaskId == null) ||
                     (IsPlanningStatus(t.Status) && all.Any(c => c.ParentTaskId == t.Id && c.Status == TaskStatus.Running))),
@@ -197,6 +197,16 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase
             foreach (var t in filteredList)
                 Items.Add(TaskRowViewModel.FromEntity(t));
 
+            // Mark any top-level row that has at least one child as a planning parent,
+            // so its subtasks remain expandable even after the parent is queued/running.
+            var parentsWithChildren = Items
+                .Where(r => r.IsChild && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(r.ParentTaskId))
+                .Select(r => r.ParentTaskId!)
+                .ToHashSet();
+            foreach (var r in Items)
+                if (parentsWithChildren.Contains(r.Id))
+                    r.HasPlanningChildren = true;
+
             Regroup();
             UpdateSubtitle();
         }
@@ -209,6 +219,23 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase
         OpenItems.Clear();
         CompletedItems.Clear();
 
+        // Auto-collapse planning parents whose every child is Done (unless the user
+        // has explicitly toggled the row — saved state wins).
+        var childrenByParent = Items
+            .Where(r => r.IsChild && !string.IsNullOrEmpty(r.ParentTaskId))
+            .GroupBy(r => r.ParentTaskId!)
+            .ToDictionary(g => g.Key, g => g.ToList());
+        foreach (var parent in Items.Where(r => r.IsPlanningParent && !r.IsChild))
+        {
+            if (_expandedState.ContainsKey(parent.Id)) continue;
+            if (childrenByParent.TryGetValue(parent.Id, out var kids)
+                && kids.Count > 0
+                && kids.All(c => c.Status == TaskStatus.Done))
+            {
+                parent.IsExpanded = false;
+            }
+        }
+
         // Restore IsExpanded from saved state
         foreach (var r in Items)
         {
@@ -537,6 +564,14 @@ public sealed partial class TasksIslandViewModel : ViewModelBase
         catch { }
     }
 
+    [RelayCommand]
+    private async Task QueuePlanningSubtasksAsync(TaskRowViewModel? row)
+    {
+        if (row is null || _worker is null) return;
+        try { await _worker.QueuePlanningSubtasksAsync(row.Id); }
+        catch { }
+    }
+
     [RelayCommand]
     private async Task FinalizePlanningSessionAsync(TaskRowViewModel? row)
     {
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml
index d72d00d..0c701ef 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml
@@ -47,6 +47,9 @@
             <MenuItem Header="Discard planning session"
                       Click="OnDiscardPlanningSessionClick"
                       IsVisible="{Binding CanResumeOrDiscardPlanning}"/>
+            <MenuItem Header="Queue subtasks sequentially"
+                      Click="OnQueuePlanningSubtasksClick"
+                      IsVisible="{Binding HasPlanningChildren}"/>
             <Separator/>
             <MenuItem Header="Schedule for..." Click="OnScheduleForClick"/>
             <MenuItem Header="Clear schedule"
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml.cs
index 1d03d7f..0d350c8 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Ui/Views/Islands/TaskRowView.axaml.cs
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ public partial class TaskRowView : UserControl
             await vm.DiscardPlanningSessionCommand.ExecuteAsync(row);
     }
 
+    private async void OnQueuePlanningSubtasksClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
+    {
+        if (DataContext is TaskRowViewModel row && FindTasksVm() is { } vm)
+            await vm.QueuePlanningSubtasksCommand.ExecuteAsync(row);
+    }
+
     private void OnScheduleForClick(object? sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
     {
         if (DataContext is not TaskRowViewModel row) return;