diff --git a/.changelog/24133.txt b/.changelog/24133.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cf3ab07f80c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changelog/24133.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+```release-note:improvement
+ui: Indicates prestart/poststart tasks by running/failed/pending status
+```
diff --git a/ui/app/components/lifecycle-chart-row.js b/ui/app/components/lifecycle-chart-row.js
index 81285c0a14a..71b367e4492 100644
--- a/ui/app/components/lifecycle-chart-row.js
+++ b/ui/app/components/lifecycle-chart-row.js
@@ -11,6 +11,48 @@ import classic from 'ember-classic-decorator';
 @classic
 @tagName('')
 export default class LifecycleChartRow extends Component {
+  @computed('taskState.{failed,state}')
+  get taskColor() {
+    let color = 'neutral';
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'running') {
+      color = 'success';
+    }
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'pending') {
+      color = 'neutral';
+    }
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'dead') {
+      if (this.taskState?.failed) {
+        color = 'critical';
+      } else {
+        color = 'neutral';
+      }
+    }
+    return color;
+  }
+
+  get taskIcon() {
+    let icon;
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'running') {
+      icon = 'running';
+    }
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'pending') {
+      icon = 'test';
+    }
+    if (this.taskState?.state === 'dead') {
+      if (this.taskState?.failed) {
+        icon = 'alert-circle';
+      } else {
+        if (this.taskState?.startedAt) {
+          icon = 'check-circle';
+        } else {
+          icon = 'minus-circle';
+        }
+      }
+    }
+
+    return icon;
+  }
+
   @computed('taskState.state')
   get activeClass() {
     if (this.taskState && this.taskState.state === 'running') {
diff --git a/ui/app/styles/components/lifecycle-chart.scss b/ui/app/styles/components/lifecycle-chart.scss
index 7ae11cc8d0d..1434658ea0c 100644
--- a/ui/app/styles/components/lifecycle-chart.scss
+++ b/ui/app/styles/components/lifecycle-chart.scss
@@ -84,52 +84,35 @@
 
   .lifecycle-chart-row {
     position: relative;
-
-    .task {
-      margin: 0.55em 0.9em;
-      padding: 0.3em 0.55em;
-      border: 1px solid $grey-blue;
-      border-radius: $radius;
-      background: white;
-
-      .name {
-        font-weight: $weight-semibold;
-
-        a {
-          color: inherit;
-          text-decoration: none;
-        }
-      }
-
-      &:hover {
-        .name a {
-          text-decoration: underline;
-        }
-      }
-
-      .lifecycle {
-        font-size: $size-7;
-        color: $ui-gray-400;
-      }
-    }
-
-    &.is-active {
-      .task {
-        border-color: $nomad-green;
-        background: lighten($nomad-green, 50%);
-
-        .lifecycle {
-          color: $ui-gray-500;
+    padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
+
+    $pending-mid: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
+    .hds-alert {
+      padding: 4px 8px;
+
+      &.pending {
+        position: relative;
+        overflow: hidden;
+        border-style: dashed;
+
+        &:before {
+          content: '';
+          position: absolute;
+          top: 0;
+          left: 0;
+          width: 100%;
+          height: 100%;
+          background: linear-gradient(
+            -60deg,
+            transparent,
+            $pending-mid,
+            transparent
+          );
+          animation: shimmer 2s ease-in-out infinite;
         }
       }
     }
 
-    &.is-finished {
-      .task {
-        color: $ui-gray-400;
-      }
-    }
-
     &.main {
       margin-left: 25%;
       margin-right: 25%;
@@ -159,9 +142,5 @@
     &.poststop {
       margin-left: 75%;
     }
-
-    &:last-child .task {
-      margin-bottom: 0.9em;
-    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/components/lifecycle-chart-row.hbs b/ui/app/templates/components/lifecycle-chart-row.hbs
index 82eb679f7b8..184f260072f 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/components/lifecycle-chart-row.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/components/lifecycle-chart-row.hbs
@@ -3,19 +3,23 @@
   SPDX-License-Identifier: BUSL-1.1
 ~}}
 
-<div
-  class="lifecycle-chart-row {{this.task.lifecycleName}} {{this.activeClass}} {{this.finishedClass}}"
-  data-test-lifecycle-task>
-  <div class="task">
-    <div class="name" data-test-name>
-      {{#if this.taskState}}
-        <LinkTo @route="allocations.allocation.task" @models={{array this.taskState.allocation this.taskState}}>
-          {{this.task.name}}
-        </LinkTo>
-      {{else}}
+<div class="lifecycle-chart-row {{this.task.lifecycleName}} {{this.activeClass}} {{this.finishedClass}}" data-test-lifecycle-task>
+<Hds::Alert
+  @type="inline"
+  @color={{this.taskColor}}
+  class="{{if (eq this.taskState.state "pending") "pending"}}"
+  @icon={{this.taskIcon}} as |A|>
+  <A.Title class="name" data-test-name>
+    {{#if this.taskState}}
+      <LinkTo @route="allocations.allocation.task" @models={{array this.taskState.allocation this.taskState}}>
         {{this.task.name}}
-      {{/if}}
-    </div>
+      </LinkTo>
+    {{else}}
+      {{this.task.name}}
+    {{/if}}
+  </A.Title>
+  <A.Description>
     <div class="lifecycle" data-test-lifecycle>{{capitalize this.lifecycleLabel}} Task</div>
-  </div>
+  </A.Description>
+</Hds::Alert>
 </div>
diff --git a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
index 1adbbb23781..ebd0eb386ac 100644
--- a/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
+++ b/ui/app/templates/jobs/job/task-group.hbs
@@ -360,4 +360,4 @@
       </div>
     </div>
   {{/if}}
-</section>
\ No newline at end of file
+</section>
diff --git a/ui/tests/integration/components/lifecycle-chart-test.js b/ui/tests/integration/components/lifecycle-chart-test.js
index 9318c4c147e..a204628d1cc 100644
--- a/ui/tests/integration/components/lifecycle-chart-test.js
+++ b/ui/tests/integration/components/lifecycle-chart-test.js
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ module('Integration | Component | lifecycle-chart', function (hooks) {
   });
 
   test('it reflects phase and task states when states are passed in', async function (assert) {
-    assert.expect(24);
+    assert.expect(26);
 
     this.set(
       'taskStates',
@@ -152,8 +152,12 @@ module('Integration | Component | lifecycle-chart', function (hooks) {
 
     this.set('taskStates.4.finishedAt', new Date());
     this.set('taskStates.4.state', 'dead');
+    this.set('taskStates.4.failed', true);
+    this.set('taskStates.0.state', 'pending');
     await settled();
 
+    assert.ok(Chart.tasks[3].child.pending, 'Task is pending');
+    assert.ok(Chart.tasks[5].child.failed, 'Task is failed');
     assert.ok(Chart.tasks[5].isFinished);
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/tests/pages/components/lifecycle-chart.js b/ui/tests/pages/components/lifecycle-chart.js
index a805d416c71..95e64716920 100644
--- a/ui/tests/pages/components/lifecycle-chart.js
+++ b/ui/tests/pages/components/lifecycle-chart.js
@@ -23,6 +23,12 @@ export default {
     isActive: hasClass('is-active'),
     isFinished: hasClass('is-finished'),
 
+    child: {
+      scope: '.hds-alert',
+      failed: hasClass('hds-alert--color-critical'),
+      pending: hasClass('pending'),
+    },
+
     isMain: hasClass('main'),
     isPrestartEphemeral: hasClass('prestart-ephemeral'),
     isPrestartSidecar: hasClass('prestart-sidecar'),