diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/overlays.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/overlays.rs
index 3f540a6..8ac67ca 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/overlays.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/overlays.rs
@@ -14,23 +14,28 @@ use ratatui::Frame;
 #[derive(Debug, Clone)]
 pub struct KillConfirm {
     pub label: String,
+    /// #83: what the daemon's watcher last saw in the worktree, phrased by
+    /// [`maestro_protocol::InTheWay`]'s Display — so "this will be refused"
+    /// is visible before the attempt. `None` while nothing blocks.
+    pub blockers: Option<String>,
 }
 
 impl KillConfirm {
     pub fn render(&self, f: &mut Frame, parent: Rect) {
-        let area = centered(parent, 50, 5);
+        let area = centered(parent, 60, if self.blockers.is_some() { 6 } else { 5 });
         f.render_widget(Clear, area);
         let block = Block::default().title(" kill ").borders(Borders::ALL);
         let inner = block.inner(area);
         f.render_widget(block, area);
-        f.render_widget(
-            Paragraph::new(vec![
-                Line::from(format!("Kill session {}?", self.label)),
-                Line::from(""),
-                Line::from("[y] yes   [n] no"),
-            ]),
-            inner,
-        );
+        let mut lines = vec![Line::from(format!("Kill session {}?", self.label))];
+        if let Some(blockers) = &self.blockers {
+            // Same phrasing the reclaim confirmation uses for its own guard.
+            lines.push(Line::from(format!("Currently in the way: {blockers}")));
+            lines.push(Line::from("The kill will be refused unless forced."));
+        }
+        lines.push(Line::from(""));
+        lines.push(Line::from("[y] yes   [n] no"));
+        f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(lines), inner);
     }
 }
 
@@ -121,6 +126,7 @@ mod tests {
     fn kill_confirm_renders_prompt() {
         let modal = KillConfirm {
             label: "session-7".into(),
+            blockers: None,
         };
         let rendered = render_to_string(60, 10, |f| modal.render(f, f.area()));
         assert!(rendered.contains("Kill"));
@@ -129,6 +135,22 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(rendered.contains("no"));
     }
 
+    /// #83: when the worktree blocks, the confirm names it before the
+    /// operator commits — in `InTheWay`'s own words.
+    #[test]
+    fn kill_confirm_names_what_blocks() {
+        let modal = KillConfirm {
+            label: "session-7".into(),
+            blockers: Some("2 uncommitted files".into()),
+        };
+        let rendered = render_to_string(70, 10, |f| modal.render(f, f.area()));
+        assert!(
+            rendered.contains("Currently in the way: 2 uncommitted files"),
+            "{rendered}"
+        );
+        assert!(rendered.contains("refused"), "{rendered}");
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn help_overlay_lists_lines() {
         let help = HelpOverlay {
diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/render.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/render.rs
index 01e3c9b..12673cb 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/render.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/render.rs
@@ -146,8 +146,19 @@ pub fn draw(f: &mut Frame, inputs: RenderInputs<'_>) -> RegionMap {
 
     match inputs.state.overlay() {
         Some(OverlayKind::KillConfirm(id)) => {
+            // #83: surface what the watcher last saw in the worktree, in
+            // InTheWay's own words, before the operator commits to the kill.
+            let blockers = inputs
+                .sidebar
+                .sessions
+                .iter()
+                .find(|s| &s.id == id)
+                .and_then(|s| s.blocked_work)
+                .filter(|b| !b.is_clear())
+                .map(|b| b.to_string());
             let kc = KillConfirm {
                 label: id.to_string(),
+                blockers,
             };
             kc.render(f, area);
             map.modal = Some(area);
diff --git a/crates/maestro-tui/src/sidebar.rs b/crates/maestro-tui/src/sidebar.rs
index ea9b566..724eff0 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-tui/src/sidebar.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-tui/src/sidebar.rs
@@ -52,6 +52,13 @@ impl Sidebar {
                 (SessionStatus::Running, false) => "○",
             };
             let label = name_for(s);
+            // #83: a session whose worktree blocks a kill gets a warning
+            // glyph; the kill confirm names the specifics.
+            let blocked = s
+                .blocked_work
+                .filter(|b| !b.is_clear())
+                .map(|_| " ⚠")
+                .unwrap_or_default();
             let style = if self.highlight == Some(s.id) {
                 Style::default().add_modifier(Modifier::REVERSED)
             } else {
@@ -59,7 +66,7 @@ impl Sidebar {
             };
             lines.push(Line::from(vec![
                 Span::raw("  "),
-                Span::styled(format!("{glyph} {label}"), style),
+                Span::styled(format!("{glyph} {label}{blocked}"), style),
             ]));
         }
         f.render_widget(Paragraph::new(lines), inner);
@@ -173,6 +180,40 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(line.contains('✗'), "expected dead glyph in: {line:?}");
     }
 
+    /// #83: a session whose worktree blocks a kill carries the warning glyph;
+    /// a clear or unprobed one does not.
+    #[test]
+    fn blocked_session_gets_a_warning_glyph() {
+        use maestro_protocol::InTheWay;
+
+        let mut blocked = session_named(1, "claude");
+        blocked.blocked_work = Some(InTheWay {
+            unpushed_commits: 4,
+            ..InTheWay::default()
+        });
+        let mut clear = session_named(2, "bash");
+        clear.blocked_work = Some(InTheWay::default());
+        let unprobed = session_named(3, "vim");
+        let sb = Sidebar {
+            sessions: vec![blocked, clear, unprobed],
+            highlight: None,
+            attached: Default::default(),
+        };
+        let rendered = render_to_string(&sb, 40, 8);
+        let line = rendered
+            .lines()
+            .find(|l| l.contains("claude"))
+            .expect("blocked row");
+        assert!(line.contains('⚠'), "expected warning glyph in: {line:?}");
+        for name in ["bash", "vim"] {
+            let line = rendered
+                .lines()
+                .find(|l| l.contains(name))
+                .expect("clear row");
+            assert!(!line.contains('⚠'), "{name} must not warn: {line:?}");
+        }
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn falls_back_to_command_when_name_metadata_is_absent() {
         let s = Session {