diff --git a/internal/tui/tab_logs.go b/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
index 3769a3e..29463ea 100644
--- a/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
+++ b/internal/tui/tab_logs.go
@@ -107,23 +107,3 @@ func (m *Model) refreshLogContent() {
 	m.logShown = shown
 	m.logViewport.SetContent(strings.Join(rendered, "\n"))
 }
-
-func (m Model) viewLogsTab() string {
-	if m.logTotal == 0 {
-		return m.emptyState("No log entries yet.", "Logs appear as monitors run checks")
-	}
-
-	filterLabel := "All"
-	if m.logFilterImportant {
-		filterLabel = "Important"
-	}
-
-	header := m.st.subtleStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf(
-		"  %d entries  Filter: %s", m.logShown, filterLabel))
-
-	if m.logFilterImportant && m.logShown < m.logTotal {
-		header += m.st.subtleStyle.Render(fmt.Sprintf("  (%d hidden)", m.logTotal-m.logShown))
-	}
-
-	return "\n" + header + "\n\n" + m.logViewport.View()
-}
diff --git a/internal/tui/tab_logs_sidebar.go b/internal/tui/tab_logs_sidebar.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..96cdc45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/tui/tab_logs_sidebar.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package tui
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+func (m Model) renderCompactLogLine(line string, maxW int) string {
+	sev := classifyLog(line)
+
+	var tag string
+	switch sev {
+	case severityDown:
+		tag = m.st.dangerStyle.Render("▼")
+	case severityUp:
+		tag = m.st.specialStyle.Render("▲")
+	case severityWarn:
+		tag = m.st.warnStyle.Render("◆")
+	case severitySystem:
+		tag = m.st.titleStyle.Render("●")
+	default:
+		tag = m.st.subtleStyle.Render("·")
+	}
+
+	ts := ""
+	msg := line
+	if len(line) > 10 && line[0] == '[' {
+		if idx := strings.Index(line, "]"); idx > 0 && idx < 12 {
+			ts = line[1:idx]
+			msg = strings.TrimSpace(line[idx+1:])
+		}
+	}
+
+	msgW := maxW - 10
+	if msgW < 10 {
+		msgW = 10
+	}
+	msg = limitStr(msg, msgW)
+
+	if ts != "" {
+		return fmt.Sprintf(" %s %s %s", m.st.subtleStyle.Render(ts), tag, msg)
+	}
+	return fmt.Sprintf(" %s %s", tag, msg)
+}
+
+func (m Model) viewLogsSidebar(width int) string {
+	logs := m.engine.GetLogs()
+	if len(logs) == 0 {
+		return m.st.subtleStyle.Render("  No logs yet")
+	}
+
+	var lines []string
+	for _, line := range logs {
+		if strings.TrimSpace(line) == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		if m.logFilterImportant && !isImportantLog(classifyLog(line)) {
+			continue
+		}
+		lines = append(lines, m.renderCompactLogLine(line, width))
+	}
+
+	return strings.Join(lines, "\n")
+}
diff --git a/internal/tui/view_dashboard.go b/internal/tui/view_dashboard.go
index 94374f5..98482e7 100644
--- a/internal/tui/view_dashboard.go
+++ b/internal/tui/view_dashboard.go
@@ -158,7 +158,8 @@ func (m Model) viewDashboard() string {
 			leftW := availW * 70 / 100
 			rightW := availW - leftW
 			left := lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(leftW).Render(monitors)
-			right := lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(rightW).Render(m.viewLogsTab())
+			sidebar := m.viewLogsSidebar(rightW)
+			right := lipgloss.NewStyle().Width(rightW).Render(sidebar)
 			content = lipgloss.JoinHorizontal(lipgloss.Top, left, right)
 		} else {
 			content = monitors