diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/print_tests.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/print_tests.rs
index 0d77b6ec..45f04b95 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/print_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/cmd/conversation/print_tests.rs
@@ -449,6 +449,97 @@ fn turn_separators_between_turns() {
     assert!(output.contains("Second question"), "got: {output}");
 }
 
+#[test]
+fn turn_header_shows_turn_number_and_relative_time() {
+    let (mut ctx, id, out, _err, _rt) = setup_ctx(vec![
+        ConversationEvent::new(TurnStart, ts(0, 0, 0)),
+        ConversationEvent::new(ChatRequest::from("First question"), ts(0, 0, 1)),
+        ConversationEvent::new(ChatResponse::message("First answer.\n\n"), ts(0, 0, 2)),
+        ConversationEvent::new(TurnStart, ts(0, 1, 0)),
+        ConversationEvent::new(ChatRequest::from("Second question"), ts(0, 1, 1)),
+        ConversationEvent::new(ChatResponse::message("Second answer.\n\n"), ts(0, 1, 2)),
+    ]);
+
+    let print = Print {
+        target: PositionalIds::from_targets(vec![ConversationTarget::Id(id)]),
+        last: None,
+        turn: None,
+        current_config: false,
+        style: None,
+        compacted: false,
+    };
+    let h = ctx.workspace.acquire_conversation(&id).unwrap();
+    print.run(&mut ctx, &[h]).unwrap();
+    ctx.printer.flush();
+
+    let output = strip_ansi(&out.lock());
+    let lines: Vec<&str> = output.lines().collect();
+
+    // The first (user) header of each turn carries the 1-based turn number and
+    // a relative timestamp.
+    let user_headers: Vec<&&str> = lines
+        .iter()
+        .filter(|l| l.contains("\u{2500}\u{2500} user"))
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(
+        user_headers.len(),
+        2,
+        "expected one user header per turn, got: {output:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        user_headers[0].contains("turn 1,") && user_headers[0].contains("ago"),
+        "first turn header should show `turn 1` and a relative time, got: {output:?}"
+    );
+    assert!(
+        user_headers[1].contains("turn 2,") && user_headers[1].contains("ago"),
+        "second turn header should show `turn 2` and a relative time, got: {output:?}"
+    );
+
+    // The assistant header within a turn is not the first shown header, so it
+    // carries no turn detail.
+    for line in lines.iter().filter(|l| l.contains("\u{2500}\u{2500} jp")) {
+        assert!(
+            !line.contains("turn "),
+            "only the first shown header in a turn carries the detail, got: {line:?}"
+        );
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn turn_header_detail_on_assistant_first_turn() {
+    // A turn whose first shown event is an assistant response (no user request)
+    // must still carry the detail on the assistant header. This pins the
+    // `ensure_assistant_header` consumption path, which
+    // `turn_header_shows_turn_number_and_relative_time` (user-first) does not.
+    let (mut ctx, id, out, _err, _rt) = setup_ctx(vec![ConversationEvent::new(
+        ChatResponse::message("Answer only.\n\n"),
+        ts(0, 0, 0),
+    )]);
+
+    let print = Print {
+        target: PositionalIds::from_targets(vec![ConversationTarget::Id(id)]),
+        last: None,
+        turn: None,
+        current_config: false,
+        style: None,
+        compacted: false,
+    };
+    let h = ctx.workspace.acquire_conversation(&id).unwrap();
+    print.run(&mut ctx, &[h]).unwrap();
+    ctx.printer.flush();
+
+    let output = strip_ansi(&out.lock());
+    let jp_headers: Vec<&str> = output
+        .lines()
+        .filter(|l| l.contains("\u{2500}\u{2500} jp"))
+        .collect();
+    assert_eq!(jp_headers.len(), 1, "got: {output:?}");
+    assert!(
+        jp_headers[0].contains("turn 1,") && jp_headers[0].contains("ago"),
+        "assistant header opening the turn should carry the detail, got: {output:?}"
+    );
+}
+
 #[test]
 fn prints_conversation_by_id() {
     let (mut ctx, id, out, _err, _rt) = setup_ctx(vec![ConversationEvent::new(
diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/chat.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/chat.rs
index 190286e3..4996e9aa 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/chat.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/chat.rs
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ impl ChatRenderer {
     /// Draws a single line with the label embedded near the left and an
     /// optional dimmed suffix appended after it, with `─` characters filling
     /// the remaining width.
+    /// An optional `detail` is appended dimmed at the right edge, after the
+    /// fill — e.g. `── alice ──…── turn 2, 12 minutes ago ──`.
     /// Used by [`TurnRenderer`] to mark which participant is speaking next —
     /// e.g. `── alice ──…` before a user turn, `── jp
     /// (anthropic/claude-opus-4-8) ──…` before an assistant turn.
@@ -158,11 +160,17 @@ impl ChatRenderer {
     /// boundaries from any HR markdown the assistant itself emits.
     ///
     /// [`TurnRenderer`]: super::TurnRenderer
-    pub fn render_role_header(&mut self, label: &str, suffix: Option<&str>) {
+    pub fn render_role_header(&mut self, label: &str, suffix: Option<&str>, detail: Option<&str>) {
         self.flush();
 
         let pretty = self.printer.pretty_printing_enabled();
-        let line = build_role_header_line(label, suffix, self.config.markdown.wrap_width, pretty);
+        let line = build_role_header_line(
+            label,
+            suffix,
+            detail,
+            self.config.markdown.wrap_width,
+            pretty,
+        );
 
         self.printer.println("");
         self.printer.println(&line);
@@ -554,18 +562,29 @@ impl ChatRenderer {
 
 /// Build a labeled horizontal rule used as a role-boundary marker.
 ///
-/// Layout: `── <label> [(<suffix>)] ──…` filling `width` columns.
-/// In `pretty` mode, the label is bold and the optional suffix is dimmed.
+/// Layout: `── <label> [(<suffix>)] ──… [<detail> ──]` filling `width`
+/// columns.
+/// In `pretty` mode, the label is bold and the optional suffix and detail are
+/// dimmed.
 /// Plain mode emits the same characters without ANSI styling so it survives
 /// ANSI-stripping pipes (e.g.
 /// `jp c print | grep`).
-fn build_role_header_line(label: &str, suffix: Option<&str>, width: usize, pretty: bool) -> String {
+fn build_role_header_line(
+    label: &str,
+    suffix: Option<&str>,
+    detail: Option<&str>,
+    width: usize,
+    pretty: bool,
+) -> String {
     let suffix_part = suffix.map(|s| format!(" ({s})")).unwrap_or_default();
+    let detail_part = detail.map(|d| format!(" {d} ──")).unwrap_or_default();
 
     // Compute fill against the unstyled width so ANSI escapes don't throw
     // off the column count.
-    let unstyled = format!("── {label}{suffix_part} ");
-    let fill = width.saturating_sub(unstyled.chars().count()).max(3);
+    let left = format!("── {label}{suffix_part} ");
+    let fill = width
+        .saturating_sub(left.chars().count() + detail_part.chars().count())
+        .max(3);
     let dashes = "─".repeat(fill);
 
     if pretty {
@@ -575,9 +594,12 @@ fn build_role_header_line(label: &str, suffix: Option<&str>, width: usize, prett
         } else {
             String::new()
         };
-        format!("── {label_styled}{suffix_styled} {dashes}")
+        let detail_styled = detail
+            .map(|d| format!(" {} ──", d.dim()))
+            .unwrap_or_default();
+        format!("── {label_styled}{suffix_styled} {dashes}{detail_styled}")
     } else {
-        format!("{unstyled}{dashes}")
+        format!("{left}{dashes}{detail_part}")
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn.rs
index aa87d657..e4ce308e 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn.rs
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use std::{collections::HashMap, sync::Arc};
 
 use camino::Utf8PathBuf;
+use chrono::Utc;
 use jp_config::{
     AppConfig, PartialAppConfig,
     conversation::tool::{ToolConfigWithDefaults, ToolsConfig, style::ParametersStyle},
@@ -101,6 +102,8 @@ impl TurnRenderer {
             self.reconfigure(partial);
         }
 
+        self.view.set_turn_detail(turn_detail(turn));
+
         for event_with_cfg in turn {
             match &event_with_cfg.event.kind {
                 EventKind::TurnStart(_) => {
@@ -203,6 +206,27 @@ impl TurnRenderer {
     }
 }
 
+/// Build the dimmed right-aligned header detail for a turn: its 1-based number
+/// and how long ago it started, e.g. `turn 2, 12 minutes ago`.
+///
+/// The timestamp comes from the turn's `TurnStart` marker, falling back to the
+/// turn's first event when the marker is absent (the implicit leading turn of a
+/// legacy stream).
+fn turn_detail(turn: &Turn<'_>) -> Option<String> {
+    let started_at = turn
+        .iter()
+        .find(|e| e.event.is_turn_start())
+        .or_else(|| turn.iter().next())
+        .map(|e| e.event.timestamp)?;
+
+    // A negative duration (a `TurnStart` ahead of now, from clock skew or
+    // imported data) fails `to_std` and falls back to zero, which `timeago`
+    // renders as "now" rather than a misleading "... ago".
+    let elapsed = (Utc::now() - started_at).to_std().unwrap_or_default();
+    let ago = timeago::Formatter::new().convert(elapsed);
+    Some(format!("turn {}, {ago}", turn.index() + 1))
+}
+
 /// Render a partial model id as a display string, treating a fully-empty id as
 /// "no model" rather than the empty string.
 ///
diff --git a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn_view.rs b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn_view.rs
index a46ac332..3b419316 100644
--- a/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn_view.rs
+++ b/crates/jp_cli/src/render/turn_view.rs
@@ -53,6 +53,15 @@ pub(crate) struct TurnView {
     /// [`Self::ensure_assistant_header`] on first use.
     assistant_header_rendered: bool,
 
+    /// Dimmed detail (e.g.
+    /// `turn 2, 12 minutes ago`) to append to the first role header rendered in
+    /// the current turn.
+    /// Consumed by [`Self::emit_role_header`], which every header path routes
+    /// through, so the first header in a turn takes it and later ones don't.
+    /// Set per turn by replay via [`Self::set_turn_detail`]; left `None` by the
+    /// live query path.
+    pending_turn_detail: Option<String>,
+
     /// Shared with the [`ToolRenderer`] (wired via
     /// [`Self::set_tool_separator`]): the flag a tool result or custom argument
     /// block raises to owe a blank-line separator before the next tool call.
@@ -75,6 +84,7 @@ impl TurnView {
             assistant_name,
             model_id,
             assistant_header_rendered: false,
+            pending_turn_detail: None,
             tool_separator: Arc::new(AtomicBool::new(false)),
         }
     }
@@ -86,6 +96,16 @@ impl TurnView {
         self.tool_separator = flag;
     }
 
+    /// Set the dimmed detail attached to the first role header of the upcoming
+    /// turn (e.g.
+    /// `turn 2, 12 minutes ago`).
+    ///
+    /// Consumed by whichever header — user or assistant — renders first;
+    /// later headers in the same turn render without it.
+    pub(crate) fn set_turn_detail(&mut self, detail: Option<String>) {
+        self.pending_turn_detail = detail;
+    }
+
     /// Mark the start of a new turn.
     /// The next assistant event will emit a fresh role header.
     /// Closes any open structured fence so a turn that ended on a
@@ -105,7 +125,7 @@ impl TurnView {
         self.structured.flush();
         self.tool_separator.store(false, Ordering::Relaxed);
         let label = req.author.as_deref().unwrap_or(DEFAULT_USER_LABEL);
-        self.chat.render_role_header(label, None);
+        self.emit_role_header(label, None);
         self.chat.render_request(&req.content);
         self.assistant_header_rendered = false;
     }
@@ -221,16 +241,32 @@ impl TurnView {
         self.model_id = model_id;
     }
 
+    /// Emit a role-boundary header, attaching the pending turn detail to it.
+    ///
+    /// The single place that consumes `pending_turn_detail`: the first header
+    /// rendered in a turn takes the detail, every later header renders without
+    /// it.
+    /// Both the user and assistant header paths route through here so the
+    /// "first header wins" rule lives in one spot instead of being
+    /// re-implemented at each call site.
+    fn emit_role_header(&mut self, label: &str, suffix: Option<&str>) {
+        let detail = self.pending_turn_detail.take();
+        self.chat
+            .render_role_header(label, suffix, detail.as_deref());
+    }
+
     fn ensure_assistant_header(&mut self) {
         if self.assistant_header_rendered {
             return;
         }
+        // Cloned into owned locals so the `&mut self` call to `emit_role_header`
+        // doesn't overlap with shared borrows of these fields.
         let label = self
             .assistant_name
-            .as_deref()
-            .unwrap_or(DEFAULT_ASSISTANT_LABEL);
-        self.chat
-            .render_role_header(label, self.model_id.as_deref());
+            .clone()
+            .unwrap_or_else(|| DEFAULT_ASSISTANT_LABEL.to_owned());
+        let suffix = self.model_id.clone();
+        self.emit_role_header(&label, suffix.as_deref());
         self.assistant_header_rendered = true;
     }
 }