diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatColorGradingSection.test.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatColorGradingSection.test.tsx
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+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+
+import React, { act } from "react";
+import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import { FlatColorGradingAccessory } from "./propertyPanelFlatColorGradingSection";
+import { normalizeHfColorGrading } from "@hyperframes/core/color-grading";
+
+(globalThis as unknown as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true;
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  document.body.innerHTML = "";
+});
+
+function renderInto(node: React.ReactElement) {
+  const host = document.createElement("div");
+  document.body.append(host);
+  const root = createRoot(host);
+  act(() => {
+    root.render(node);
+  });
+  return { host, root };
+}
+
+function neutralGrading() {
+  const grading = normalizeHfColorGrading("neutral");
+  if (!grading) throw new Error("expected a neutral grading");
+  return grading;
+}
+
+describe("FlatColorGradingAccessory", () => {
+  it("shows a 5px status dot colored by runtime status, with the message as its title", () => {
+    const { host, root } = renderInto(
+      <FlatColorGradingAccessory
+        state={{
+          grading: neutralGrading(),
+          compareEnabled: false,
+          runtimeStatus: { state: "active", message: "Shader active" },
+          commitCompare: vi.fn(),
+          resetGrading: vi.fn(),
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+    const dot = host.querySelector('[data-flat-grade-status-dot="true"]');
+    expect(dot).not.toBeNull();
+    expect(dot?.getAttribute("title")).toBe("Shader active");
+    expect(dot?.className).toContain("bg-emerald-400");
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
+  it("disables the compare hold button when grading is inactive, and fires resetGrading on click", () => {
+    const resetGrading = vi.fn();
+    const { host, root } = renderInto(
+      <FlatColorGradingAccessory
+        state={{
+          grading: neutralGrading(),
+          compareEnabled: false,
+          runtimeStatus: { state: "inactive", message: "No grading applied" },
+          commitCompare: vi.fn(),
+          resetGrading,
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+    const compareButton = host.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(
+      '[aria-label="Hold to show original"]',
+    );
+    expect(compareButton?.disabled).toBe(true);
+    const resetButton = host.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[data-flat-grade-reset="true"]');
+    act(() => resetButton?.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true })));
+    expect(resetGrading).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatColorGradingSection.tsx b/packages/studio/src/components/editor/propertyPanelFlatColorGradingSection.tsx
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+import { isHfColorGradingActive } from "@hyperframes/core/color-grading";
+import { Compare, RotateCcw } from "../../icons/SystemIcons";
+import type { ColorGradingControllerState } from "./useColorGradingController";
+
+const STATUS_DOT_CLASS: Record<ColorGradingControllerState["runtimeStatus"]["state"], string> = {
+  active: "bg-emerald-400",
+  pending: "bg-amber-300",
+  unavailable: "bg-red-400",
+  missing: "bg-panel-text-5",
+  inactive: "bg-panel-text-5",
+};
+
+export function FlatColorGradingAccessory({
+  state,
+}: {
+  state: Pick<
+    ColorGradingControllerState,
+    "grading" | "compareEnabled" | "runtimeStatus" | "commitCompare" | "resetGrading"
+  >;
+}) {
+  const { grading, compareEnabled, runtimeStatus, commitCompare, resetGrading } = state;
+  const gradingActive = isHfColorGradingActive(grading);
+
+  return (
+    <span className="flex items-center gap-2.5">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        aria-pressed={compareEnabled}
+        aria-label="Hold to show original"
+        disabled={!gradingActive}
+        onPointerDown={(e) => {
+          if (!gradingActive) return;
+          e.preventDefault();
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          commitCompare(true);
+          const release = () => {
+            commitCompare(false);
+            window.removeEventListener("pointerup", release);
+            window.removeEventListener("pointercancel", release);
+          };
+          window.addEventListener("pointerup", release);
+          window.addEventListener("pointercancel", release);
+        }}
+        title="Hold to show original"
+        className="flex-shrink-0 text-panel-text-3 hover:text-panel-text-1 disabled:cursor-not-allowed disabled:opacity-40"
+      >
+        <Compare size={12} />
+      </button>
+      <span
+        data-flat-grade-status-dot="true"
+        title={runtimeStatus.message}
+        className={`h-[5px] w-[5px] flex-shrink-0 rounded-full ${STATUS_DOT_CLASS[runtimeStatus.state]}`}
+      />
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        data-flat-grade-reset="true"
+        title="Reset color grading"
+        onClick={(e) => {
+          e.stopPropagation();
+          resetGrading();
+        }}
+        className="flex-shrink-0 text-panel-text-3 hover:text-panel-text-1"
+      >
+        <RotateCcw size={12} />
+      </button>
+    </span>
+  );
+}