diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineDetailItem.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineDetailItem.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a831db7e4dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineDetailItem.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+import { type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { InfoTooltip } from 'ui-patterns/info-tooltip'
+
+import { DetailSubtext } from '../DetailSubtext'
+
+interface PipelineDetailItemProps {
+  label: string
+  /** A fixed explanation of what this field is. Never the current value's meaning. */
+  tooltip?: ReactNode
+  /** Explains what the current value means, when the value alone isn't enough. */
+  description?: ReactNode
+  children: ReactNode
+}
+
+/**
+ * One label and value inside a pipeline detail card. Shared so the configuration and health
+ * cards read as the same grid rather than two different treatments of the same idea.
+ */
+export const PipelineDetailItem = ({
+  label,
+  tooltip,
+  description,
+  children,
+}: PipelineDetailItemProps) => (
+  <div className="space-y-1">
+    <dt className="flex items-center gap-1.5 text-sm text-foreground-lighter">
+      {label}
+      {tooltip !== undefined && (
+        <InfoTooltip side="top" className="max-w-56">
+          {tooltip}
+        </InfoTooltip>
+      )}
+    </dt>
+    <dd className="text-sm">{children}</dd>
+    {description !== undefined && <DetailSubtext>{description}</DetailSubtext>}
+  </div>
+)
+
+export const PIPELINE_DETAIL_GRID_CLASS_NAME = 'grid grid-cols-1 gap-x-10 gap-y-6 md:grid-cols-2'
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a73130e1bf7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+import { screen } from '@testing-library/react'
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event'
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+
+import { PipelineHealthSection } from './PipelineHealthSection'
+import { customRender } from '@/tests/lib/custom-render'
+
+const baseMetrics = {
+  active: true,
+  confirmed_flush_lsn_bytes: 0,
+  restart_lsn_bytes: 0,
+  reply_time_lag: 0,
+}
+
+describe('PipelineHealthSection', () => {
+  it('renders null safe WAL size as unlimited retention', () => {
+    customRender(<PipelineHealthSection metrics={{ ...baseMetrics, safe_wal_size_bytes: null }} />)
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('WAL retention remaining')).toBeInTheDocument()
+    expect(screen.getByText('Unlimited')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('formats a numeric safe WAL size normally', () => {
+    customRender(<PipelineHealthSection metrics={{ ...baseMetrics, safe_wal_size_bytes: 1024 }} />)
+
+    expect(screen.getByText('1 KB')).toBeInTheDocument()
+  })
+
+  it('shows the absolute last check-in time on hover', async () => {
+    customRender(<PipelineHealthSection metrics={{ ...baseMetrics, safe_wal_size_bytes: null }} />)
+
+    await userEvent.hover(screen.getByText('Just now'))
+
+    expect(await screen.findByRole('tooltip')).toHaveTextContent(/\w{3} \d{1,2}, \d{4}/)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ed95594c80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/PipelineHealthSection.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,104 @@
+import { type ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { Card, CardContent, Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from 'ui'
+import {
+  PageSection,
+  PageSectionContent,
+  PageSectionMeta,
+  PageSectionSummary,
+  PageSectionTitle,
+} from 'ui-patterns/PageSection'
+
+import { PIPELINE_DETAIL_GRID_CLASS_NAME, PipelineDetailItem } from './PipelineDetailItem'
+import { type SlotLagMetrics as SlotLagMetricsType } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.types'
+import { getWalStatusMeta } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils'
+import { getFieldDisplay, SLOT_LAG_FIELDS } from './SlotLagMetrics'
+import { SLOT_STATUS_TOOLTIP, SlotWalStatusValue } from './SlotStatus'
+import { InlineLink } from '@/components/ui/InlineLink'
+import { DOCS_URL } from '@/lib/constants'
+
+interface PipelineHealthSectionProps {
+  /** Absent while the pipeline is stopped or failed and reports no slot metrics. */
+  metrics?: SlotLagMetricsType
+  /**
+   * Every notice about the pipeline's state, in priority order. This section is the single place
+   * they render, so a reader always finds "what needs my attention" at the top of Pipeline health.
+   */
+  children?: ReactNode
+}
+
+export const PipelineHealthSection = ({ metrics, children }: PipelineHealthSectionProps) => {
+  const walStatusMeta = getWalStatusMeta(metrics?.wal_status)
+
+  return (
+    <PageSection>
+      <PageSectionMeta>
+        <PageSectionSummary>
+          <PageSectionTitle>Pipeline health</PageSectionTitle>
+        </PageSectionSummary>
+      </PageSectionMeta>
+
+      <PageSectionContent className="flex flex-col gap-y-4">
+        {children}
+
+        {metrics !== undefined && (
+          <Card>
+            <CardContent className="pb-5">
+              <dl className={PIPELINE_DETAIL_GRID_CLASS_NAME}>
+                <PipelineDetailItem
+                  label="Slot status"
+                  tooltip={SLOT_STATUS_TOOLTIP}
+                  description={
+                    <>
+                      {walStatusMeta.description}{' '}
+                      <InlineLink
+                        className="text-foreground-lighter hover:text-foreground"
+                        href={`${DOCS_URL}/guides/database/replication/pipelines-monitoring#slot-statuses`}
+                      >
+                        Learn more
+                      </InlineLink>
+                    </>
+                  }
+                >
+                  <SlotWalStatusValue status={metrics.wal_status} />
+                </PipelineDetailItem>
+
+                {SLOT_LAG_FIELDS.map((field) => {
+                  const rawValue = metrics[field.key]
+                  const { display, detail } = getFieldDisplay(field, rawValue)
+                  const valueTooltip =
+                    field.getValueTooltip && typeof rawValue === 'number'
+                      ? field.getValueTooltip(rawValue)
+                      : undefined
+
+                  return (
+                    <PipelineDetailItem
+                      key={field.key}
+                      label={field.label}
+                      tooltip={field.description}
+                    >
+                      {valueTooltip !== undefined ? (
+                        <Tooltip>
+                          <TooltipTrigger asChild>
+                            <span className="w-fit cursor-default">{display}</span>
+                          </TooltipTrigger>
+                          <TooltipContent side="bottom" className="text-xs">
+                            {valueTooltip}
+                          </TooltipContent>
+                        </Tooltip>
+                      ) : (
+                        display
+                      )}
+                      {detail !== undefined && (
+                        <span className="block text-xs text-foreground-lighter">{detail}</span>
+                      )}
+                    </PipelineDetailItem>
+                  )
+                })}
+              </dl>
+            </CardContent>
+          </Card>
+        )}
+      </PageSectionContent>
+    </PageSection>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.tsx
index 6efa5ed4cb1..05feac6a0ea 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.tsx
@@ -24,10 +24,8 @@ import { ErrorDetailsDialog } from '../ErrorDetailsDialog'
 import { getStatusName } from '../Pipeline.utils'
 import { PipelineStatusName, STATUS_REFRESH_FREQUENCY_MS } from '../Replication.constants'
 import { RestartTableDialog } from '../RestartTableDialog'
-import { SlotLagMetrics } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.types'
+import { PipelineHealthSection } from './PipelineHealthSection'
 import { getDisabledStateConfig } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils'
-import { SlotLagMetricsInline, SlotLagMetricsList } from './SlotLagMetrics'
-import { SlotConnectionIndicator, SlotStatusBadge, SlotStatusLegend } from './SlotStatus'
 import { TableReplicationRow } from './TableReplicationRow'
 import { AlertError } from '@/components/ui/AlertError'
 import { DropdownMenuItemTooltip } from '@/components/ui/DropdownMenuItemTooltip'
@@ -122,11 +120,6 @@ export const ReplicationPipelineStatus = () => {
     [tableStatuses, searchString]
   )
 
-  const tablesWithLag = useMemo(
-    () => tableStatuses.filter((table) => Boolean(table.table_sync_lag)),
-    [tableStatuses]
-  )
-
   const erroredTables = useMemo(
     () => tableStatuses.filter((table) => table.state.name === 'error'),
     [tableStatuses]
@@ -183,57 +176,13 @@ export const ReplicationPipelineStatus = () => {
         )}
 
         {applyLagMetrics && (
-          <div className="border border-default rounded-lg bg-surface-100 px-4 py-4 space-y-3">
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between gap-x-4 gap-y-2">
-              <div>
-                <h4 className="text-sm font-semibold text-foreground">Pipeline metrics</h4>
-                <p className="text-xs text-foreground-light">
-                  Live metrics on how this pipeline is doing right now.
-                </p>
-              </div>
-              <div className="flex items-center gap-x-2.5">
-                <SlotConnectionIndicator isActive={applyLagMetrics.active} />
-                <span className="h-3.5 w-px bg-border" />
-                <SlotStatusBadge status={applyLagMetrics.wal_status} />
-                <SlotStatusLegend />
-              </div>
-            </div>
-
+          <PipelineHealthSection metrics={applyLagMetrics}>
             {isStatusError && (
               <p className="text-xs text-warning-700">
                 Unable to refresh data. Showing the last values we received.
               </p>
             )}
-
-            <SlotLagMetricsList metrics={applyLagMetrics} />
-
-            {tablesWithLag.length > 0 && (
-              <>
-                <div className="border-t border-default/40" />
-                <div className="space-y-3 text-xs text-foreground">
-                  <div className="flex items-start gap-2 rounded-md border border-default/50 bg-surface-200/60 px-3 py-2 text-foreground-light">
-                    <Info size={14} className="mt-0.5" />
-                    <span>
-                      During initial sync, tables can copy and stream independently before
-                      reconciling with the overall pipeline.
-                    </span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div className="rounded-sm border border-default/50 bg-surface-200/40">
-                    <ul className="divide-y divide-default/40">
-                      {tablesWithLag.map((table) => (
-                        <li key={table.id} className="px-3 py-2">
-                          <SlotLagMetricsInline
-                            tableName={`${table.schema}.${table.name}`}
-                            metrics={table.table_sync_lag as SlotLagMetrics}
-                          />
-                        </li>
-                      ))}
-                    </ul>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
-              </>
-            )}
-          </div>
+          </PipelineHealthSection>
         )}
 
         {!isPipelineLoading && !isStatusLoading && hasTableData && (
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils.tsx
index 928bb3dcd55..515273449fe 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils.tsx
@@ -167,8 +167,7 @@ export const WAL_STATUS_META: Record<SlotWalStatus, WalStatusMeta> = {
     label: 'Reserved',
     variant: 'success',
     severity: 'normal',
-    description:
-      "Healthy. Your database is keeping the WAL files this pipeline's replication slot needs, and they are within the normal WAL size limit.",
+    description: 'Postgres will keep the WAL for every change until this pipeline sends it.',
     tableDescription:
       "Healthy. Your database is keeping the WAL files this table's replication slot needs, and they are within the normal WAL size limit.",
   },
@@ -177,7 +176,7 @@ export const WAL_STATUS_META: Record<SlotWalStatus, WalStatusMeta> = {
     variant: 'warning',
     severity: 'normal',
     description:
-      "Healthy, but growing. This pipeline's replication slot is holding on to more WAL than usual, but your database is still keeping everything it needs.",
+      'The pipeline is behind. Postgres is retaining more WAL than usual, but nothing is discarded yet.',
     tableDescription:
       "Healthy, but growing. This table's replication slot is holding on to more WAL than usual, but your database is still keeping everything it needs.",
   },
@@ -185,8 +184,7 @@ export const WAL_STATUS_META: Record<SlotWalStatus, WalStatusMeta> = {
     label: 'Unreserved',
     variant: 'warning',
     severity: 'warning',
-    description:
-      "At risk. Your database is no longer reserving all WAL files this pipeline's replication slot needs. If the pipeline does not catch up soon, those files may be removed.",
+    description: 'Postgres may discard WAL this pipeline has not sent yet.',
     tableDescription:
       "At risk. Your database is no longer reserving all WAL files this table's replication slot needs. If the pipeline does not catch up soon, those files may be removed.",
   },
@@ -195,7 +193,7 @@ export const WAL_STATUS_META: Record<SlotWalStatus, WalStatusMeta> = {
     variant: 'destructive',
     severity: 'critical',
     description:
-      "Broken. Some WAL files this pipeline's replication slot needs have already been removed. The pipeline can no longer continue from this slot. You can recreate a new pipeline, or set the invalidation behavior to recreate and restart the pipeline.",
+      'Postgres already discarded WAL this pipeline needed. Replication cannot continue from here.',
     tableDescription:
       "Broken. Some WAL files this table's replication slot needs have already been removed. The pipeline can no longer continue from this slot. You can recreate a new pipeline, or set the invalidation behavior to recreate and restart the pipeline.",
   },
@@ -203,8 +201,7 @@ export const WAL_STATUS_META: Record<SlotWalStatus, WalStatusMeta> = {
     label: 'Unknown',
     variant: 'default',
     severity: 'normal',
-    description:
-      "Unknown. Your database reported an unknown state for this pipeline's replication slot.",
+    description: 'Postgres did not report a recognized status for this pipeline’s slot.',
     tableDescription:
       "Unknown. Your database reported an unknown state for this table's replication slot.",
   },
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.test.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.test.tsx
deleted file mode 100644
index 859a6454129..00000000000
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.test.tsx
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
-import { screen } from '@testing-library/react'
-import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
-
-import { SlotLagMetricsList } from './SlotLagMetrics'
-import { customRender } from '@/tests/lib/custom-render'
-
-const baseMetrics = {
-  active: true,
-  confirmed_flush_lsn_bytes: 0,
-  restart_lsn_bytes: 0,
-  reply_time_lag: 0,
-}
-
-describe('SlotLagMetricsList', () => {
-  it('renders null safe WAL size as unlimited retention', () => {
-    customRender(<SlotLagMetricsList metrics={{ ...baseMetrics, safe_wal_size_bytes: null }} />)
-
-    expect(screen.getByText('WAL retention remaining')).toBeInTheDocument()
-    expect(screen.getByText('Unlimited')).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-
-  it('formats a numeric safe WAL size normally', () => {
-    customRender(<SlotLagMetricsList metrics={{ ...baseMetrics, safe_wal_size_bytes: 1024 }} />)
-
-    expect(screen.getByText('1 KB')).toBeInTheDocument()
-  })
-})
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.tsx
index 767322c381a..9a7e31028f9 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotLagMetrics.tsx
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
 import dayjs from 'dayjs'
-import { Info } from 'lucide-react'
 import { type ReactNode } from 'react'
-import { Tooltip, TooltipContent, TooltipTrigger } from 'ui'
 
-import { SlotLagMetricKey, SlotLagMetrics } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.types'
+import { SlotLagMetricKey } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.types'
 import { getFormattedLagValue } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils'
-import { SlotConnectionIndicator, SlotStatusBadge } from './SlotStatus'
 
-interface SlotLagField {
+export interface SlotLagField {
   key: SlotLagMetricKey
   label: string
   type: 'bytes' | 'duration'
@@ -20,12 +17,15 @@ interface SlotLagField {
   getValueTooltip?: (value: number) => string
 }
 
-const SLOT_LAG_FIELDS: SlotLagField[] = [
+export const SLOT_LAG_FIELDS: SlotLagField[] = [
   {
     key: 'confirmed_flush_lsn_bytes',
-    label: 'Waiting to sync',
+    // Same label as the list column. Scoped to the main slot's ongoing change stream, so "Caught
+    // up" stays true while tables are still doing their initial copy.
+    label: 'Lag',
     type: 'bytes',
-    description: "Changes in your database the pipeline hasn't synced yet.",
+    description:
+      'Changes still on their way to the destination, measured on the pipeline’s main slot. Tables in their initial sync use their own slots and aren’t counted.',
     zeroLabel: 'Caught up',
   },
   {
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ const SLOT_LAG_FIELDS: SlotLagField[] = [
     key: 'reply_time_lag',
     label: 'Last check-in',
     type: 'duration',
-    description: 'Time since the pipeline last reported back to your database.',
+    description: 'Time since the pipeline last reported back to your database',
     zeroLabel: 'Just now',
     // reply_time_lag is "milliseconds ago", so the absolute time is now minus that, in local time.
     getValueTooltip: (ms) => dayjs().subtract(ms, 'millisecond').format('MMM D, YYYY, h:mm:ss A'),
@@ -53,118 +53,8 @@ const SLOT_LAG_FIELDS: SlotLagField[] = [
 
 // Resolves a field's value into a display string (+ optional precise detail), honoring the
 // friendly zero/null labels before falling back to the formatted byte/duration value.
-const getFieldDisplay = (field: SlotLagField, value: number | null | undefined) => {
+export const getFieldDisplay = (field: SlotLagField, value: number | null | undefined) => {
   if (value == null) return { display: field.nullLabel ?? 'n/a', detail: undefined }
   if (field.zeroLabel && value === 0) return { display: field.zeroLabel, detail: undefined }
   return getFormattedLagValue(field.type, value)
 }
-
-export const SlotLagMetricsInline = ({
-  tableName,
-  metrics,
-}: {
-  tableName: string
-  metrics: SlotLagMetrics
-}) => {
-  return (
-    <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1.5 text-xs text-foreground">
-      <span className="truncate font-medium" title={tableName}>
-        {tableName}
-      </span>
-      <SlotConnectionIndicator isActive={metrics.active} context="table" />
-      <span className="h-3.5 w-px bg-border" />
-      {metrics.wal_status && <SlotStatusBadge status={metrics.wal_status} context="table" />}
-      <span className="h-3.5 w-px bg-border" />
-      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-x-3 gap-y-1.5 text-[11px] text-foreground-light">
-        {SLOT_LAG_FIELDS.map((field) => {
-          const { display } = getFieldDisplay(field, metrics[field.key])
-          return (
-            <span key={`${tableName}-${field.key}`} className="flex items-baseline gap-1">
-              <span className="uppercase tracking-wide text-[10px] text-foreground-lighter">
-                {field.label}
-              </span>
-              <span className="text-foreground">{display}</span>
-            </span>
-          )
-        })}
-      </div>
-    </div>
-  )
-}
-
-export const SlotLagMetricsList = ({
-  metrics,
-  size = 'default',
-  showMetricInfo = true,
-}: {
-  metrics: SlotLagMetrics
-  size?: 'default' | 'compact'
-  showMetricInfo?: boolean
-}) => {
-  const gridClasses =
-    size === 'default'
-      ? 'grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 xl:grid-cols-3 gap-y-4 gap-x-6'
-      : 'grid-cols-2 gap-y-2 gap-x-4'
-
-  const labelClasses =
-    size === 'default' ? 'text-xs text-foreground-light' : 'text-[11px] text-foreground-lighter'
-
-  const valueClasses =
-    size === 'default'
-      ? 'text-sm font-medium text-foreground'
-      : 'text-xs font-medium text-foreground'
-
-  return (
-    <dl className={`grid ${gridClasses}`}>
-      {SLOT_LAG_FIELDS.map((field) => {
-        const rawValue = metrics[field.key]
-        const { display, detail } = getFieldDisplay(field, rawValue)
-        const valueTooltip =
-          field.getValueTooltip && typeof rawValue === 'number'
-            ? field.getValueTooltip(rawValue)
-            : undefined
-        return (
-          <div key={field.key} className="flex flex-col gap-0.5">
-            <dt className={labelClasses}>
-              <span className="inline-flex items-center gap-1">
-                {field.label}
-                {showMetricInfo && (
-                  <Tooltip>
-                    <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-                      <button
-                        type="button"
-                        tabIndex={0}
-                        aria-label={`What is ${field.label}`}
-                        className="inline-flex h-4 w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-surface-200 text-foreground-lighter transition-colors hover:bg-surface-300 hover:text-foreground focus-ring"
-                      >
-                        <Info size={12} />
-                      </button>
-                    </TooltipTrigger>
-                    <TooltipContent side="top" align="start" className="max-w-xs text-xs">
-                      {field.description}
-                    </TooltipContent>
-                  </Tooltip>
-                )}
-              </span>
-            </dt>
-            <dd className={`flex flex-col ${valueClasses}`}>
-              {valueTooltip ? (
-                <Tooltip>
-                  <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-                    <span className="w-fit cursor-default">{display}</span>
-                  </TooltipTrigger>
-                  <TooltipContent side="bottom" className="text-xs">
-                    {valueTooltip}
-                  </TooltipContent>
-                </Tooltip>
-              ) : (
-                <span>{display}</span>
-              )}
-              {detail && <span className="text-[11px] text-foreground-lighter">{detail}</span>}
-            </dd>
-          </div>
-        )
-      })}
-    </dl>
-  )
-}
diff --git a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotStatus.tsx b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotStatus.tsx
index bd2a54f913d..a136fca8efb 100644
--- a/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotStatus.tsx
+++ b/apps/studio/components/interfaces/Database/Replication/ReplicationPipelineStatus/SlotStatus.tsx
@@ -1,136 +1,12 @@
-import { Info } from 'lucide-react'
-import {
-  Badge,
-  cn,
-  Popover,
-  PopoverContent,
-  PopoverTrigger,
-  Tooltip,
-  TooltipContent,
-  TooltipTrigger,
-} from 'ui'
-
+import { StateDot } from '../StateDot'
 import { SlotWalStatus } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.types'
-import { getWalStatusMeta, WAL_STATUS_LEGEND } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils'
-import { InlineLink } from '@/components/ui/InlineLink'
-import { DOCS_URL } from '@/lib/constants'
+import { getWalStatusMeta } from './ReplicationPipelineStatus.utils'
 
-export type SlotStatusContext = 'pipeline' | 'table'
+export const SLOT_STATUS_TOOLTIP =
+  'How safely your database is keeping the changes this pipeline’s main replication slot still needs'
 
-const CONNECTION_TEXT: Record<SlotStatusContext, { active: string; inactive: string }> = {
-  pipeline: {
-    active: "This pipeline's replication slot is active and being used right now.",
-    inactive: "This pipeline's replication slot is not active right now.",
-  },
-  table: {
-    active: "This table's replication slot is active and being used right now.",
-    inactive: "This table's replication slot is not active right now.",
-  },
-}
-
-/**
- * Colored badge for a slot's WAL status, with the plain-language meaning on hover.
- * Pass `context="table"` in the per-table inline view to show table-specific descriptions.
- */
-export const SlotStatusBadge = ({
-  status,
-  context = 'pipeline',
-}: {
-  status?: SlotWalStatus | null
-  context?: SlotStatusContext
-}) => {
+/** How safely Postgres is keeping the changes the slot still needs. */
+export const SlotWalStatusValue = ({ status }: { status?: SlotWalStatus | null }) => {
   const meta = getWalStatusMeta(status)
-  const description = context === 'table' ? meta.tableDescription : meta.description
-  return (
-    <Tooltip>
-      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-        <Badge variant={meta.variant} className="cursor-default">
-          {meta.label}
-        </Badge>
-      </TooltipTrigger>
-      <TooltipContent side="bottom" className="max-w-[260px]">
-        {description}
-      </TooltipContent>
-    </Tooltip>
-  )
-}
-
-/**
- * Info button opening a legend that explains every possible slot status.
- */
-export const SlotStatusLegend = () => {
-  return (
-    <Popover>
-      <PopoverTrigger asChild>
-        <button
-          type="button"
-          tabIndex={0}
-          aria-label="What do the slot statuses mean?"
-          className="inline-flex h-4 w-4 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-surface-200 text-foreground-lighter transition-colors hover:bg-surface-300 hover:text-foreground focus-ring"
-        >
-          <Info size={12} />
-        </button>
-      </PopoverTrigger>
-      <PopoverContent side="bottom" align="center" className="w-[26rem] p-0">
-        <div className="px-4 py-3 border-b border-overlay">
-          <p className="text-sm text-foreground">Slot statuses</p>
-          <p className="text-xs text-foreground-light">
-            How safely your database is keeping the changes the pipeline still needs.
-          </p>
-        </div>
-        <ul className="flex flex-col divide-y divide-overlay">
-          {WAL_STATUS_LEGEND.map((meta) => (
-            <li key={meta.label} className="flex items-start gap-x-3 px-4 py-2.5">
-              <div className="flex h-5 w-28 shrink-0 items-center">
-                <Badge variant={meta.variant}>{meta.label}</Badge>
-              </div>
-              <span className="flex-1 text-xs leading-5 text-foreground-light">
-                {meta.description}
-              </span>
-            </li>
-          ))}
-        </ul>
-        <div className="border-t border-overlay px-4 py-2.5">
-          <InlineLink
-            href={`${DOCS_URL}/guides/database/replication/pipelines-monitoring`}
-            className="text-xs text-foreground-light"
-          >
-            Learn more about monitoring replication
-          </InlineLink>
-        </div>
-      </PopoverContent>
-    </Popover>
-  )
-}
-
-/**
- * Small dot + label indicating whether the slot has a live replication connection.
- * Pass `context="table"` in the per-table inline view to show table-specific descriptions.
- */
-export const SlotConnectionIndicator = ({
-  isActive,
-  context = 'pipeline',
-}: {
-  isActive?: boolean
-  context?: SlotStatusContext
-}) => {
-  const text = CONNECTION_TEXT[context]
-  return (
-    <Tooltip>
-      <TooltipTrigger asChild>
-        <span className="flex items-center gap-x-1.5 text-xs text-foreground-light cursor-default">
-          <span
-            className={cn(
-              'h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full shrink-0',
-              isActive ? 'bg-brand' : 'bg-foreground-muted'
-            )}
-          />
-          {isActive ? 'Connected' : 'Not connected'}
-        </span>
-      </TooltipTrigger>
-      <TooltipContent side="bottom" className="max-w-[260px]">
-        {isActive ? text.active : text.inactive}
-      </TooltipContent>
-    </Tooltip>
-  )
+  return <StateDot variant={meta.variant}>{meta.label}</StateDot>
 }