diff --git a/src/components/OrbitGuestQueue.tsx b/src/components/OrbitGuestQueue.tsx
index 4de6f2cf..8c71eb10 100644
--- a/src/components/OrbitGuestQueue.tsx
+++ b/src/components/OrbitGuestQueue.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { useEffect, useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import { Radio, Users } from 'lucide-react';
+import { Radio } from 'lucide-react';
 import { useTranslation } from 'react-i18next';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
 import {
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
   type SubsonicSong,
 } from '../api/subsonic';
 import CachedImage from './CachedImage';
+import OrbitQueueHead from './OrbitQueueHead';
 
 /**
  * Orbit — guest-side queue view.
@@ -67,12 +68,7 @@ export default function OrbitGuestQueue() {
 
   return (
     <div className="orbit-guest-queue">
-      <div className="orbit-guest-queue__head">
-        <h2 className="orbit-guest-queue__title">{state.name}</h2>
-        <div className="orbit-guest-queue__meta">
-          <Users size={11} /> {state.participants.length + 1} · {t('orbit.guestHost', { name: state.host })}
-        </div>
-      </div>
+      <OrbitQueueHead state={state} />
 
       {currentTrack && (
         <div className="orbit-guest-queue__current">
diff --git a/src/components/OrbitQueueHead.tsx b/src/components/OrbitQueueHead.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21530636
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/OrbitQueueHead.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+import { Users } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { OrbitState } from '../api/orbit';
+
+interface Props {
+  state: OrbitState;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Shared Orbit head strip rendered at the top of the queue for both host
+ * and guest. Shows the session name and a comma-separated list of every
+ * participant (host first, then guests in join order).
+ */
+export default function OrbitQueueHead({ state }: Props) {
+  const names = [state.host, ...state.participants.map(p => p.user)];
+  return (
+    <div className="orbit-queue-head">
+      <h2 className="orbit-queue-head__title">{state.name}</h2>
+      <div className="orbit-queue-head__meta">
+        <Users size={11} />
+        <span className="orbit-queue-head__names">{names.join(', ')}</span>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx b/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
index 18244748..65d917f0 100644
--- a/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
+++ b/src/components/QueuePanel.tsx
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import React, { useState, useRef, useMemo, useEffect } from 'react';
 import { Track, usePlayerStore, songToTrack } from '../store/playerStore';
 import { useOrbitStore } from '../store/orbitStore';
 import OrbitGuestQueue from './OrbitGuestQueue';
+import OrbitQueueHead from './OrbitQueueHead';
 import { Play, Music, Star, X, Trash2, Save, FolderOpen, Shuffle, Infinity, Waves, MicVocal, ListMusic, Check, ListPlus, MoveRight, Radio, HardDrive, ChevronDown, Info, Share2 } from 'lucide-react';
 import { buildCoverArtUrl, coverArtCacheKey, getAlbum, getPlaylists, getPlaylist, updatePlaylist, deletePlaylist, SubsonicPlaylist } from '../api/subsonic';
 import { usePlaylistStore } from '../store/playlistStore';
@@ -247,6 +248,8 @@ export default function QueuePanel() {
 function QueuePanelHostOrSolo() {
   const { t } = useTranslation();
   const navigate = useNavigate();
+  const orbitRole = useOrbitStore(s => s.role);
+  const orbitState = useOrbitStore(s => s.state);
   const queue = usePlayerStore(s => s.queue);
   const queueIndex = usePlayerStore(s => s.queueIndex);
   const currentTrack = usePlayerStore(s => s.currentTrack);
@@ -465,6 +468,9 @@ function QueuePanelHostOrSolo() {
         borderLeftWidth: isQueueVisible ? 1 : 0,
       }}
     >
+      {orbitRole === 'host' && orbitState && (
+        <OrbitQueueHead state={orbitState} />
+      )}
       <QueueHeader
         queue={queue}
         queueIndex={queueIndex}
diff --git a/src/locales/de.ts b/src/locales/de.ts
index 22d6e51b..a1bb9f77 100644
--- a/src/locales/de.ts
+++ b/src/locales/de.ts
@@ -1552,7 +1552,6 @@ export const deTranslation = {
     guestUpNext: 'Als Nächstes',
     guestUpNextEmpty: 'Nichts in der Warteschlange. Öffne bei einem Song das Kontextmenü und wähle „Zur Orbit-Session hinzufügen", um etwas vorzuschlagen.',
     guestUpNextMore: '+ {{count}} weitere in der Host-Warteschlange',
-    guestHost: 'Gastgeber: {{name}}',
     guestSubmitter: 'von {{user}}',
     guestEmpty: 'Noch keine Vorschläge. Öffne bei einem Song das Kontextmenü und wähle „Zur Orbit-Session hinzufügen".',
     guestFooter: 'Die Wiedergabe wird vom Gastgeber gesteuert — du kannst die Liste nicht ändern.',
diff --git a/src/locales/en.ts b/src/locales/en.ts
index 6bac73bf..1c60877e 100644
--- a/src/locales/en.ts
+++ b/src/locales/en.ts
@@ -1555,7 +1555,6 @@ export const enTranslation = {
     guestUpNext: 'Up next',
     guestUpNextEmpty: 'Nothing queued. Open a track\'s context menu and pick "Add to Orbit session" to suggest one.',
     guestUpNextMore: '+ {{count}} more in the host\'s queue',
-    guestHost: 'Host: {{name}}',
     guestSubmitter: 'by {{user}}',
     guestEmpty: 'No suggestions yet. Open a track\'s context menu and pick "Add to Orbit session".',
     guestFooter: "The host controls playback — you can't change the list.",
diff --git a/src/styles/components.css b/src/styles/components.css
index c197d3aa..2cc8cae6 100644
--- a/src/styles/components.css
+++ b/src/styles/components.css
@@ -12267,12 +12267,12 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   flex: 1;
 }
 
-.orbit-guest-queue__head {
+.orbit-queue-head {
   padding: 14px 14px 10px;
   border-bottom: 1px solid var(--border-subtle);
   flex-shrink: 0;
 }
-.orbit-guest-queue__title {
+.orbit-queue-head__title {
   margin: 0 0 4px;
   font-size: 15px;
   font-weight: 700;
@@ -12281,14 +12281,21 @@ html[data-psy-native-hidden="true"] *::after {
   text-overflow: ellipsis;
   white-space: nowrap;
 }
-.orbit-guest-queue__meta {
-  display: inline-flex;
+.orbit-queue-head__meta {
+  display: flex;
   align-items: center;
   gap: 5px;
   font-size: 11px;
   color: var(--text-muted);
+  min-width: 0;
+}
+.orbit-queue-head__meta svg { color: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }
+.orbit-queue-head__names {
+  overflow: hidden;
+  text-overflow: ellipsis;
+  white-space: nowrap;
+  min-width: 0;
 }
-.orbit-guest-queue__meta svg { color: var(--accent); }
 
 .orbit-guest-queue__current {
   position: relative;