diff --git a/changelog.d/unreleased/1471.fixed.md b/changelog.d/unreleased/1471.fixed.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2ea8a290b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/unreleased/1471.fixed.md
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+---
+category: fixed
+issues:
+  - 1471
+affected:
+  - src/CodeIndex/Cli/IndexCommandRunner.cs
+  - tests/CodeIndex.Tests/IndexCommandRunnerTests.cs
+---
+
+## English
+
+- **`index --verbose --json` now keeps stdout parseable (#1471)** — verbose index status lines are written to stderr when JSON output is requested, so stdout remains a clean JSON stream for machine consumers.
+
+## 日本語
+
+- **`index --verbose --json` の stdout が parse 可能なままになりました (#1471)** — JSON 出力が指定された場合、verbose な index status 行は stderr に出力されるため、機械処理向けの stdout は純粋な JSON stream として保たれます。
diff --git a/src/CodeIndex/Cli/IndexCommandRunner.cs b/src/CodeIndex/Cli/IndexCommandRunner.cs
index 39316b7931..db2d1415c7 100644
--- a/src/CodeIndex/Cli/IndexCommandRunner.cs
+++ b/src/CodeIndex/Cli/IndexCommandRunner.cs
@@ -1315,6 +1315,22 @@ void ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite()
             StartUpdateSpinnerIfNeeded();
         }
 
+        void WriteUpdateVerboseStatus(string message)
+        {
+            if (!options.Verbose || options.Quiet)
+                return;
+
+            if (options.Json)
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine(message);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            PauseUpdateSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
+            Console.WriteLine(message);
+            ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
+        }
+
         void ThrowIfUpdateCancelled()
         {
             if (!cancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested)
@@ -1412,12 +1428,7 @@ void ThrowIfUpdateCancelled()
                         if (!writer.HasFileAtPath(relPath))
                         {
                             skipped++;
-                            if (options.Verbose && !options.Json && !options.Quiet)
-                            {
-                                PauseUpdateSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
-                                Console.WriteLine($"  [SKIP] {relPath} (not in DB)");
-                                ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
-                            }
+                            WriteUpdateVerboseStatus($"  [SKIP] {relPath} (not in DB)");
                             continue;
                         }
 
@@ -1429,22 +1440,12 @@ void ThrowIfUpdateCancelled()
                             deleteTxn.Commit();
                             removed++;
                             ftsMutated = true;
-                            if (options.Verbose && !options.Json && !options.Quiet)
-                            {
-                                PauseUpdateSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
-                                Console.WriteLine($"  [DEL ] {relPath}");
-                                ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
-                            }
+                            WriteUpdateVerboseStatus($"  [DEL ] {relPath}");
                         }
                         else
                         {
                             skipped++;
-                            if (options.Verbose && !options.Json && !options.Quiet)
-                            {
-                                PauseUpdateSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
-                                Console.WriteLine($"  [SKIP] {relPath} (not in DB)");
-                                ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
-                            }
+                            WriteUpdateVerboseStatus($"  [SKIP] {relPath} (not in DB)");
                         }
                         continue;
                     }
@@ -1658,12 +1659,7 @@ void ThrowIfUpdateCancelled()
                 updated++;
                 ftsMutated = true;
                 ThrowIfUpdateCancelled();
-                if (options.Verbose && !options.Json && !options.Quiet)
-                {
-                    PauseUpdateSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
-                    Console.WriteLine($"  [OK  ] {relPath} ({chunks.Count} chunks, {symbols.Count} symbols, {references.Count} refs)");
-                    ResumeUpdateSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
-                }
+                WriteUpdateVerboseStatus($"  [OK  ] {relPath} ({chunks.Count} chunks, {symbols.Count} symbols, {references.Count} refs)");
             }
             catch (Exception ex)
             {
@@ -2702,6 +2698,23 @@ void ResumeIndexSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite()
             StartIndexSpinnerIfNeeded();
         }
 
+        void WriteIndexVerboseStatus(string message)
+        {
+            if (!options.Verbose || options.Quiet)
+                return;
+
+            if (options.Json)
+            {
+                Console.Error.WriteLine(message);
+                return;
+            }
+
+            PauseIndexSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
+            ConsoleUi.ClearProgressLine();
+            Console.WriteLine(message);
+            ResumeIndexSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
+        }
+
         void EnsureIndexingActivityVisible()
         {
             if (options.Json || options.Quiet)
@@ -2975,13 +2988,7 @@ void StopJsonHeartbeat()
                     WriteProjectRootOnce();
                     txn.Commit();
 
-                    if (options.Verbose && !options.Json && !options.Quiet)
-                    {
-                        PauseIndexSpinnerForConsoleWrite();
-                        ConsoleUi.ClearProgressLine();
-                        Console.WriteLine($"  [OK  ] {record.Path} ({chunks.Count} chunks, {symbols.Count} symbols, {references.Count} refs)");
-                        ResumeIndexSpinnerAfterConsoleWrite();
-                    }
+                    WriteIndexVerboseStatus($"  [OK  ] {record.Path} ({chunks.Count} chunks, {symbols.Count} symbols, {references.Count} refs)");
                 }
                 catch (Exception ex)
                 {
diff --git a/tests/CodeIndex.Tests/IndexCommandRunnerTests.cs b/tests/CodeIndex.Tests/IndexCommandRunnerTests.cs
index 3559fd1813..f3f6daa869 100644
--- a/tests/CodeIndex.Tests/IndexCommandRunnerTests.cs
+++ b/tests/CodeIndex.Tests/IndexCommandRunnerTests.cs
@@ -2871,6 +2871,35 @@ public void Run_UpdateMode_VerboseRedirectedOutput_DoesNotRepeatUpdatingBanner()
         }
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Run_UpdateMode_VerboseJson_WritesStatusToStderrAndKeepsStdoutJson()
+    {
+        var projectRoot = CreateTempProject();
+        try
+        {
+            var sourcePath = Path.Combine(projectRoot, "app.cs");
+            File.WriteAllText(sourcePath, "public class App { public void Run() { } }\n");
+
+            var initialExitCode = IndexCommandRunner.Run([projectRoot, "--json"], _jsonOptions);
+            Assert.Equal(CommandExitCodes.Success, initialExitCode);
+
+            File.WriteAllText(sourcePath, "public class App { public void Run() { } public void Extra() { } }\n");
+            File.SetLastWriteTimeUtc(sourcePath, DateTime.UtcNow.AddSeconds(2));
+
+            var (exitCode, stdout, stderr) = RunAndCaptureStreams([projectRoot, "--files", "app.cs", "--verbose", "--json"]);
+
+            Assert.Equal(CommandExitCodes.Success, exitCode);
+            using var json = JsonDocument.Parse(stdout);
+            Assert.Equal("success", json.RootElement.GetProperty("Status").GetString());
+            Assert.DoesNotContain("[OK  ]", stdout);
+            Assert.Contains("[OK  ] app.cs", stderr);
+        }
+        finally
+        {
+            DeleteDirectory(projectRoot);
+        }
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void Run_UpdateMode_JsonKeepsGraphAndIssuesReadyAfterHealthyScopedRefresh()
     {