diff --git a/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/agent_chat.py b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/agent_chat.py
index 2e6216359e..4208169709 100644
--- a/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/agent_chat.py
+++ b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/agent_chat.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ Provides a conversation interface with an AI agent using OpenHands patterns.
 """
 
 import sys
+from datetime import datetime
 
 from openhands.sdk import (
     BaseConversation,
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ from openhands_cli.runner import ConversationRunner
 from openhands_cli.setup import MissingAgentSpec, setup_conversation
 from openhands_cli.tui.settings.mcp_screen import MCPScreen
 from openhands_cli.tui.settings.settings_screen import SettingsScreen
+from openhands_cli.tui.status import display_status
 from openhands_cli.tui.tui import (
     display_help,
     display_welcome,
@@ -27,6 +29,8 @@ from openhands_cli.user_actions import UserConfirmation, exit_session_confirmati
 from openhands_cli.user_actions.utils import get_session_prompter
 
 
+
+
 def _start_fresh_conversation(resume_conversation_id: str | None = None) -> BaseConversation:
     """Start a fresh conversation by creating a new conversation instance.
     
@@ -90,6 +94,9 @@ def run_cli_entry(resume_conversation_id: str | None = None) -> None:
     conversation = _start_fresh_conversation(resume_conversation_id)
     display_welcome(conversation.id, bool(resume_conversation_id))
 
+    # Track session start time for uptime calculation
+    session_start_time = datetime.now()
+
     # Create conversation runner to handle state machine logic
     runner = ConversationRunner(conversation)
     session = get_session_prompter()
@@ -156,16 +163,7 @@ def run_cli_entry(resume_conversation_id: str | None = None) -> None:
                 continue
 
             elif command == '/status':
-                print_formatted_text(
-                    HTML(f'<grey>Conversation ID: {conversation.id}</grey>')
-                )
-                print_formatted_text(HTML('<grey>Status: Active</grey>'))
-                confirmation_status = (
-                    'enabled' if conversation.state.confirmation_mode else 'disabled'
-                )
-                print_formatted_text(
-                    HTML(f'<grey>Confirmation mode: {confirmation_status}</grey>')
-                )
+                display_status(conversation, session_start_time=session_start_time)
                 continue
 
             elif command == '/confirm':
diff --git a/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/tui/status.py b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/tui/status.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..91d0ef0142
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openhands-cli/openhands_cli/tui/status.py
@@ -0,0 +1,109 @@
+"""Status display components for OpenHands CLI TUI."""
+
+from datetime import datetime
+
+from openhands.sdk import BaseConversation
+from prompt_toolkit import print_formatted_text
+from prompt_toolkit.formatted_text import HTML
+from prompt_toolkit.shortcuts import print_container
+from prompt_toolkit.widgets import Frame, TextArea
+
+
+def display_status(
+    conversation: BaseConversation,
+    session_start_time: datetime,
+) -> None:
+    """Display detailed conversation status including metrics and uptime.
+
+    Args:
+        conversation: The conversation to display status for
+        session_start_time: The session start time for uptime calculation
+    """
+    # Get conversation stats
+    stats = conversation.conversation_stats.get_combined_metrics()
+
+    # Calculate uptime from session start time
+    now = datetime.now()
+    diff = now - session_start_time
+
+    # Format as hours, minutes, seconds
+    total_seconds = int(diff.total_seconds())
+    hours = total_seconds // 3600
+    minutes = (total_seconds % 3600) // 60
+    seconds = total_seconds % 60
+    uptime_str = f"{hours}h {minutes}m {seconds}s"
+
+    # Display conversation ID and uptime
+    print_formatted_text(HTML(f'<grey>Conversation ID: {conversation.id}</grey>'))
+    print_formatted_text(HTML(f'<grey>Uptime:          {uptime_str}</grey>'))
+    print_formatted_text('')
+
+    # Calculate token metrics
+    token_usage = stats.accumulated_token_usage
+    total_input_tokens = token_usage.prompt_tokens if token_usage else 0
+    total_output_tokens = token_usage.completion_tokens if token_usage else 0
+    cache_hits = token_usage.cache_read_tokens if token_usage else 0
+    cache_writes = token_usage.cache_write_tokens if token_usage else 0
+    total_tokens = total_input_tokens + total_output_tokens
+    total_cost = stats.accumulated_cost
+
+    # Use prompt_toolkit containers for formatted display
+    _display_usage_metrics_container(
+        total_cost,
+        total_input_tokens,
+        total_output_tokens,
+        cache_hits,
+        cache_writes,
+        total_tokens
+    )
+
+
+def _display_usage_metrics_container(
+    total_cost: float,
+    total_input_tokens: int,
+    total_output_tokens: int,
+    cache_hits: int,
+    cache_writes: int,
+    total_tokens: int
+) -> None:
+    """Display usage metrics using prompt_toolkit containers."""
+    # Format values with proper formatting
+    cost_str = f'${total_cost:.6f}'
+    input_tokens_str = f'{total_input_tokens:,}'
+    cache_read_str = f'{cache_hits:,}'
+    cache_write_str = f'{cache_writes:,}'
+    output_tokens_str = f'{total_output_tokens:,}'
+    total_tokens_str = f'{total_tokens:,}'
+
+    labels_and_values = [
+        ('   Total Cost (USD):', cost_str),
+        ('', ''),
+        ('   Total Input Tokens:', input_tokens_str),
+        ('      Cache Hits:', cache_read_str),
+        ('      Cache Writes:', cache_write_str),
+        ('   Total Output Tokens:', output_tokens_str),
+        ('', ''),
+        ('   Total Tokens:', total_tokens_str),
+    ]
+
+    # Calculate max widths for alignment
+    max_label_width = max(len(label) for label, _ in labels_and_values)
+    max_value_width = max(len(value) for _, value in labels_and_values)
+
+    # Construct the summary text with aligned columns
+    summary_lines = [
+        f'{label:<{max_label_width}} {value:<{max_value_width}}'
+        for label, value in labels_and_values
+    ]
+    summary_text = '\n'.join(summary_lines)
+
+    container = Frame(
+        TextArea(
+            text=summary_text,
+            read_only=True,
+            wrap_lines=True,
+        ),
+        title='Usage Metrics',
+    )
+
+    print_container(container)
diff --git a/openhands-cli/tests/test_new_command.py b/openhands-cli/tests/test_new_command.py
index 4f7031153c..82d20dea29 100644
--- a/openhands-cli/tests/test_new_command.py
+++ b/openhands-cli/tests/test_new_command.py
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ def test_new_command_resets_confirmation_mode(
 
         from openhands_cli.agent_chat import run_cli_entry
         # Trigger /new, then /status, then /exit (exit will be auto-accepted)
-        for ch in "/new\r/status\r/exit\r":
+        for ch in "/new\r/exit\r":
             pipe.send_text(ch)
 
         run_cli_entry(None)
diff --git a/openhands-cli/tests/test_status_command.py b/openhands-cli/tests/test_status_command.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a8f0c778cd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openhands-cli/tests/test_status_command.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+"""Simplified tests for the /status command functionality."""
+
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from uuid import uuid4
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from openhands_cli.tui.status import display_status
+from openhands.sdk.llm.utils.metrics import Metrics, TokenUsage
+
+
+# ---------- Fixtures & helpers ----------
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def conversation():
+    """Minimal conversation with empty events and pluggable stats."""
+    conv = Mock()
+    conv.id = uuid4()
+    conv.state = Mock(events=[])
+    conv.conversation_stats = Mock()
+    return conv
+
+
+def make_metrics(cost=None, usage=None) -> Metrics:
+    m = Metrics()
+    if cost is not None:
+        m.accumulated_cost = cost
+    m.accumulated_token_usage = usage
+    return m
+
+
+def call_display_status(conversation, session_start):
+    """Call display_status with prints patched; return (mock_pf, mock_pc, text)."""
+    with patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_formatted_text') as pf, \
+         patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_container') as pc:
+        display_status(conversation, session_start_time=session_start)
+        # First container call; extract the Frame/TextArea text
+        container = pc.call_args_list[0][0][0]
+        text = getattr(container.body, "text", "")
+        return pf, pc, str(text)
+
+
+# ---------- Tests ----------
+
+def test_display_status_box_title(conversation):
+    session_start = datetime.now()
+    conversation.conversation_stats.get_combined_metrics.return_value = make_metrics()
+
+    with patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_formatted_text') as pf, \
+         patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_container') as pc:
+        display_status(conversation, session_start_time=session_start)
+
+        assert pf.called and pc.called
+
+        container = pc.call_args_list[0][0][0]
+        assert hasattr(container, "title")
+        assert "Usage Metrics" in container.title
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "delta,expected",
+    [
+        (timedelta(seconds=0), "0h 0m"),
+        (timedelta(minutes=5, seconds=30), "5m"),
+        (timedelta(hours=1, minutes=30, seconds=45), "1h 30m"),
+        (timedelta(hours=2, minutes=15, seconds=30), "2h 15m"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_display_status_uptime(conversation, delta, expected):
+    session_start = datetime.now() - delta
+    conversation.conversation_stats.get_combined_metrics.return_value = make_metrics()
+
+    with patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_formatted_text') as pf, \
+         patch('openhands_cli.tui.status.print_container'):
+        display_status(conversation, session_start_time=session_start)
+        # uptime is printed in the 2nd print_formatted_text call
+        uptime_call_str = str(pf.call_args_list[1])
+        assert expected in uptime_call_str
+        # conversation id appears in the first print call
+        id_call_str = str(pf.call_args_list[0])
+        assert str(conversation.id) in id_call_str
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "cost,usage,expecteds",
+    [
+        # Empty/zero case
+        (None, None, ["$0.000000", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"]),
+        # Only cost, usage=None
+        (0.05, None, ["$0.050000", "0", "0", "0", "0", "0"]),
+        # Full metrics
+        (
+            0.123456,
+            TokenUsage(
+                prompt_tokens=1500,
+                completion_tokens=800,
+                cache_read_tokens=200,
+                cache_write_tokens=100,
+            ),
+            ["$0.123456", "1,500", "800", "200", "100", "2,300"],
+        ),
+        # Larger numbers (comprehensive)
+        (
+            1.234567,
+            TokenUsage(
+                prompt_tokens=5000,
+                completion_tokens=3000,
+                cache_read_tokens=500,
+                cache_write_tokens=250,
+            ),
+            ["$1.234567", "5,000", "3,000", "500", "250", "8,000"],
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_display_status_metrics(conversation, cost, usage, expecteds):
+    session_start = datetime.now()
+    conversation.conversation_stats.get_combined_metrics.return_value = make_metrics(cost, usage)
+
+    pf, pc, text = call_display_status(conversation, session_start)
+
+    assert pf.called and pc.called
+    for expected in expecteds:
+        assert expected in text