diff --git a/webapp/templates/imaging.html b/webapp/templates/imaging.html
index 6e98efa..abd591b 100644
--- a/webapp/templates/imaging.html
+++ b/webapp/templates/imaging.html
@@ -36,6 +36,17 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', scheduleImagingReload);
 </div>
 {% endif %}
 
+{% set stage_labels = {
+    1: ('Booting from PXE',            'WinPE loaded - applying Windows image to disk.'),
+    2: ('Configuring Windows',         'First boot. Running shopfloor setup baseline scripts.'),
+    3: ('Installing apps',             'Type-specific app installs (eDNC, UDC, NTLARS, etc).'),
+    4: ('Apps installed',              'Type-specific scripts complete. Preparing for Intune enrollment.'),
+    5: ('Enrolling in Intune',         'PPKG installing - device joining Azure AD + Intune. ~5-10 min, reboot to follow.'),
+    6: ('Waiting on first Intune sync','Post-PPKG settle (~120s). Triggering Schedule #3 sync repeatedly.'),
+    7: ('Registered - assign category','Device ID captured. Click "set category" to put bay in the right Intune group. Then wait for LAPS reboot.'),
+    8: ('Imaging complete',            'Lockdown applied. Bay rebooted into ShopFloor session. Ready for production.')
+} %}
+
 {% for s in sessions %}
   {% set stage_idx = s.stage_index | int(0) %}
   {% set stage_total = s.stage_total | int(0) %}
@@ -43,6 +54,7 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', scheduleImagingReload);
   {% set is_failed = s.status == 'failed' %}
   {% set is_done = s.status == 'succeeded' %}
   {% set border = 'danger' if is_failed else ('success' if is_done else 'primary') %}
+  {% set friendly = stage_labels.get(stage_idx, ('Stage ' ~ stage_idx, '')) %}
   <div class="card border-{{ border }} mb-3">
     <div class="card-header d-flex justify-content-between align-items-center">
       <div class="d-flex align-items-center gap-3">
@@ -70,13 +82,11 @@ window.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded', scheduleImagingReload);
     </div>
     <div class="card-body">
       <div class="row g-3 mb-3 small">
-        <div class="col-md-3">
-          <div class="text-muted">Current stage</div>
-          <div><strong>{{ s.current_stage or '-' }}</strong></div>
-        </div>
-        <div class="col-md-2">
-          <div class="text-muted">Stage</div>
-          <div>{{ stage_idx }} / {{ stage_total or '?' }}</div>
+        <div class="col-md-5">
+          <div class="text-muted">Current stage <span class="badge bg-secondary ms-1">{{ stage_idx }}/{{ stage_total or '?' }}</span></div>
+          <div><strong>{{ friendly[0] }}</strong></div>
+          {% if friendly[1] %}<div class="small text-muted">{{ friendly[1] }}</div>{% endif %}
+          {% if s.current_stage %}<div class="text-muted" style="font-size:0.7rem;font-family:monospace;">{{ s.current_stage }}</div>{% endif %}
         </div>
         <div class="col-md-2">
           <div class="text-muted">Started</div>