diff --git a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 14272454..b8cea2ca 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ export function Sidebar() {
 
         <SidebarSection label="Work">
           <SidebarNavItem to="/issues" label="Issues" icon={CircleDot} />
-          <SidebarNavItem to="/routines" label="Routines" icon={Repeat} />
+          <SidebarNavItem to="/routines" label="Routines" icon={Repeat} textBadge="Beta" textBadgeTone="amber" />
           <SidebarNavItem to="/goals" label="Goals" icon={Target} />
         </SidebarSection>
 
diff --git a/ui/src/components/SidebarNavItem.tsx b/ui/src/components/SidebarNavItem.tsx
index 18ba03f1..e0cd7f6f 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/SidebarNavItem.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/SidebarNavItem.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@ interface SidebarNavItemProps {
   className?: string;
   badge?: number;
   badgeTone?: "default" | "danger";
+  textBadge?: string;
+  textBadgeTone?: "default" | "amber";
   alert?: boolean;
   liveCount?: number;
 }
@@ -23,6 +25,8 @@ export function SidebarNavItem({
   className,
   badge,
   badgeTone = "default",
+  textBadge,
+  textBadgeTone = "default",
   alert = false,
   liveCount,
 }: SidebarNavItemProps) {
@@ -50,6 +54,18 @@ export function SidebarNavItem({
         )}
       </span>
       <span className="flex-1 truncate">{label}</span>
+      {textBadge && (
+        <span
+          className={cn(
+            "ml-auto rounded-full px-1.5 py-0.5 text-[10px] font-medium leading-none",
+            textBadgeTone === "amber"
+              ? "bg-amber-100 text-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-400"
+              : "bg-muted text-muted-foreground",
+          )}
+        >
+          {textBadge}
+        </span>
+      )}
       {liveCount != null && liveCount > 0 && (
         <span className="ml-auto flex items-center gap-1.5">
           <span className="relative flex h-2 w-2">
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/Routines.tsx b/ui/src/pages/Routines.tsx
index 2ca8a3f7..dcbdd1d6 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/Routines.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/Routines.tsx
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ export function Routines() {
     <div className="space-y-6">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 sm:flex-row sm:items-end sm:justify-between">
         <div className="space-y-1">
-          <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight">Routines</h1>
+          <h1 className="text-2xl font-semibold tracking-tight flex items-center gap-2">
+            Routines
+            <span className="rounded-full bg-amber-100 px-2 py-0.5 text-xs font-medium text-amber-800 dark:bg-amber-900/30 dark:text-amber-400">Beta</span>
+          </h1>
           <p className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">
             Recurring work definitions that materialize into auditable execution issues.
           </p>