diff --git a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
index 1a2ed83c0..f72299796 100644
--- a/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
+++ b/src/Web/StellaOps.Web/src/app/features/releases/releases-activity.component.ts
@@ -70,8 +70,8 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
         <p>Deployment runs, approvals, and promotion activity.</p>
       </header>
 
-      <!-- Pending approvals inline lane (dashboard-style action cards) -->
-      @if (pendingApprovals().length > 0 && viewMode() !== 'approvals') {
+      <!-- Pending approvals inline lane (only visible on Pipeline tab) -->
+      @if (showPendingLane()) {
         <div class="pending-lane" [class.pending-lane--exiting]="pendingLaneExiting()">
           <div class="pending-lane__header">
             <h2 class="pending-lane__title">
@@ -197,49 +197,47 @@ function deriveOutcomeIcon(status: string): string {
         } @else if (filteredApprovals().length === 0) {
           <div class="empty-state">No approvals match the active gate filters.</div>
         } @else {
-          <div class="apc-lane-wrapper" [class.can-scroll-left]="showApcLeft()" [class.can-scroll-right]="showApcRight()">
-            @if (showApcLeft()) {
-              <button class="apc-scroll apc-scroll--left" (click)="scrollApc('left')" type="button" aria-label="Scroll left">
-                <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"><polyline points="15 18 9 12 15 6"/></svg>
-              </button>
-            }
-            <div class="apc-lane" #apcScroll (scroll)="onApcScroll()">
+          <table class="stella-table stella-table--striped stella-table--hoverable stella-table--bordered">
+            <thead>
+              <tr>
+                <th>Release</th>
+                <th>Promotion</th>
+                <th>Status</th>
+                <th>Urgency</th>
+                <th>Gates</th>
+                <th>Requested</th>
+                <th>Actions</th>
+              </tr>
+            </thead>
+            <tbody>
               @for (apr of filteredApprovals(); track apr.id) {
-                <div class="apc" [class.apc--prod]="isProductionEnv(apr.targetEnvironment)" [class.apc--expiring]="isExpiringSoon(apr.expiresAt)">
-                  <div class="apc__head">
-                    <div class="apc__id"><span class="apc__name">{{ apr.releaseName }}</span>@if (apr.releaseVersion && apr.releaseVersion !== apr.releaseName) {<span class="apc__ver">{{ apr.releaseVersion }}</span>}</div>
-                    <span class="urgency-chip" [attr.data-urgency]="apr.urgency">{{ apr.urgency }}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="apc__envs">
-                    <span class="apc__env">{{ apr.sourceEnvironment }}</span>
-                    <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2" class="apc__arr"><path d="M5 12h14M12 5l7 7-7 7"/></svg>
-                    <span class="apc__env" [class.apc__env--prod]="isProductionEnv(apr.targetEnvironment)">{{ apr.targetEnvironment }}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="apc__meta">
-                    <span class="apc__who">by {{ apr.requestedBy }}</span>
-                    <span class="apc__gate" [class.apc__gate--pass]="apr.gatesPassed" [class.apc__gate--fail]="!apr.gatesPassed">{{ apr.gatesPassed ? 'Gates OK' : 'Gates fail' }}</span>
-                    <span class="apc__exp" [class.text-warning]="isExpiringSoon(apr.expiresAt)">{{ timeRemaining(apr.expiresAt) }}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="apc__status-row">
-                    <span class="status-chip" [attr.data-status]="apr.status">{{ apr.status }}</span>
-                    <span class="gate-chip" [attr.data-gate]="deriveGateType(apr)">{{ deriveGateType(apr) }}</span>
-                  </div>
-                  <div class="apc__btns">
-                    @if (apr.status === 'pending') {
-                      <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--approve" (click)="onApprove(apr)" type="button">Approve</button>
-                      <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--reject" (click)="onReject(apr)" type="button">Reject</button>
+                <tr [class.row--prod]="isProductionEnv(apr.targetEnvironment)">
+                  <td>
+                    <strong>{{ apr.releaseName }}</strong>
+                    @if (apr.releaseVersion && apr.releaseVersion !== apr.releaseName) {
+                      <br><span class="muted mono">{{ apr.releaseVersion }}</span>
                     }
-                    <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--view" (click)="onView(apr)" type="button">View</button>
-                  </div>
-                </div>
+                  </td>
+                  <td>{{ apr.sourceEnvironment }} → {{ apr.targetEnvironment }}</td>
+                  <td><span class="status-chip" [attr.data-status]="apr.status">{{ apr.status }}</span></td>
+                  <td><span class="urgency-chip" [attr.data-urgency]="apr.urgency">{{ apr.urgency }}</span></td>
+                  <td><span [class.text-success]="apr.gatesPassed" [class.text-danger]="!apr.gatesPassed">{{ apr.gatesPassed ? 'Passed' : 'Failed' }}</span></td>
+                  <td class="muted">{{ formatDate(apr.requestedAt) }}<br>by {{ apr.requestedBy }}</td>
+                  <td>
+                    <div class="row-actions">
+                      @if (apr.status === 'pending') {
+                        <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--approve" (click)="onApprove(apr)" type="button">Approve</button>
+                        <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--reject" (click)="onReject(apr)" type="button">Reject</button>
+                      }
+                      <button class="apc__btn apc__btn--view" (click)="onView(apr)" type="button">View</button>
+                    </div>
+                  </td>
+                </tr>
+              } @empty {
+                <tr><td colspan="7" style="text-align:center;padding:1.5rem;color:var(--color-text-muted)">No approvals match the active gate filters.</td></tr>
               }
-            </div>
-            @if (showApcRight()) {
-              <button class="apc-scroll apc-scroll--right" (click)="scrollApc('right')" type="button" aria-label="Scroll right">
-                <svg width="14" height="14" viewBox="0 0 24 24" fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-width="2.5" stroke-linecap="round"><polyline points="9 18 15 12 9 6"/></svg>
-              </button>
-            }
-          </div>
+            </tbody>
+          </table>
         }
       } @else {
         <!-- Existing deployment views: filters + timeline/table/correlations -->
@@ -733,12 +731,17 @@ export class ReleasesActivityComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
   }
 
   readonly pendingLaneExiting = signal(false);
+  readonly showPendingLane = computed(() =>
+    this.pendingApprovals().length > 0 && this.viewMode() === 'timeline' && !this.pendingLaneHidden()
+  );
+  private readonly pendingLaneHidden = signal(false);
 
   onTabChange(tab: string): void {
     // Animate pending lane out before switching to approvals
-    if (tab === 'approvals' && this.pendingApprovals().length > 0 && this.viewMode() !== 'approvals') {
+    if (tab === 'approvals' && this.pendingApprovals().length > 0 && this.viewMode() === 'timeline') {
       this.pendingLaneExiting.set(true);
       setTimeout(() => {
+        this.pendingLaneHidden.set(true);
         this.pendingLaneExiting.set(false);
         this.viewMode.set('approvals');
         this.loadApprovals();
@@ -746,6 +749,10 @@ export class ReleasesActivityComponent implements OnInit, OnDestroy {
       }, 250);
       return;
     }
+    // When switching back to pipeline, show pending lane again
+    if (tab === 'timeline') {
+      this.pendingLaneHidden.set(false);
+    }
     this.viewMode.set(tab as 'timeline' | 'approvals');
     if (tab === 'approvals') this.loadApprovals();
     this.applyFilters();