diff --git a/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.test.tsx b/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.test.tsx
index e28b808..c8193da 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.test.tsx
@@ -92,4 +92,23 @@ describe('AuthContext admin gate', () => {
     expect(getToken()).toBeNull();
     expect(screen.getByTestId('authed')).toHaveTextContent('false');
   });
+
+  it('signOut resets the path to / so the next login lands on Live', async () => {
+    mockedFetchMe.mockResolvedValue({
+      user: { id: 'a1', email: 'admin@solelog.local', name: 'Admin', role: 'admin' },
+    });
+    window.history.replaceState(null, '', '/activities');
+    expect(window.location.pathname).toBe('/activities');
+
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    renderHarness();
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'go' }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('authed')).toHaveTextContent('true'));
+
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'uit' }));
+
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId('authed')).toHaveTextContent('false'));
+    expect(window.location.pathname).toBe('/');
+    expect(getToken()).toBeNull();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.tsx b/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.tsx
index 304bf4b..14cf91a 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/auth/AuthContext.tsx
@@ -34,6 +34,9 @@ export function AuthProvider({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) {
   }, []);
 
   const signOut = useCallback(() => {
+    // Reset the path to / so the next authed mount lands on Live, not whatever tab
+    // (e.g. Account/Activities) the admin happened to log out from.
+    window.history.replaceState(null, '', '/');
     clearToken();
     setIsAuthed(false);
   }, []);
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.test.tsx b/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.test.tsx
index 8dcdc39..f99e7eb 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.test.tsx
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ function makeSession(over: Partial<WorkSession>): WorkSession {
     start_time: new Date(Date.now() - 65_000).toISOString(),
     end_time: null,
     duration_seconds: null,
+    paused_seconds: 0,
+    paused_at: null,
     status: 'active',
     source: 'app',
     notes: null,
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.tsx b/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.tsx
index 7ae3511..782b4a7 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.tsx
+++ b/apps/admin/src/screens/Live.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,13 @@ export default function Live() {
 }
 
 function LiveCard({ session, now }: { session: WorkSession; now: number }) {
-  const elapsed = formatTime((now - Date.parse(session.start_time)) / 1000);
+  // While paused the worked timer freezes at the pause moment; otherwise it counts to now.
+  // Worked = (base - start) - paused_seconds, where base is the pause moment when paused.
+  const base = session.paused_at ? Date.parse(session.paused_at) : now;
+  const worked = Math.max(
+    0,
+    Math.floor((base - Date.parse(session.start_time)) / 1000) - session.paused_seconds
+  );
   return (
     <article className="live-card">
       <div className="live-card-head">
@@ -58,7 +64,11 @@ function LiveCard({ session, now }: { session: WorkSession; now: number }) {
       </div>
       <div className="live-activity">{session.activity_name ?? 'Onbekende handeling'}</div>
       <div className="live-meta">{session.pair_count} zolen</div>
-      <div className="live-timer">{elapsed}</div>
+      <div className="live-timer">{formatTime(worked)}</div>
+      {session.paused_at && <span className="live-badge-paused">Gepauzeerd</span>}
+      {session.paused_seconds > 0 && (
+        <span className="live-paused-total">Pauze {formatTime(session.paused_seconds)}</span>
+      )}
     </article>
   );
 }
diff --git a/apps/admin/src/styles.css b/apps/admin/src/styles.css
index f58e117..8b6e3da 100644
--- a/apps/admin/src/styles.css
+++ b/apps/admin/src/styles.css
@@ -404,3 +404,19 @@ body {
   font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
   color: var(--text);
 }
+
+.live-badge-paused {
+  align-self: flex-start;
+  font-size: 12px;
+  font-weight: 600;
+  color: var(--amber);
+  background: #fef3c7;
+  border-radius: 999px;
+  padding: 4px 10px;
+}
+
+.live-paused-total {
+  font-size: 13px;
+  color: var(--text-muted);
+  font-variant-numeric: tabular-nums;
+}