diff --git a/packages/backend/src/clusters/clusters.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/clusters/clusters.service.ts
index 12748fd..776301c 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/clusters/clusters.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/clusters/clusters.service.ts
@@ -36,14 +36,24 @@ export class ClustersService {
   }
 
   async findAll() {
-    return await this.prismaService.cluster.findMany({
+    const clusters = await this.prismaService.cluster.findMany({
       select: {
         id: true,
         shardIds: true,
         status: true,
+        botId: true,
+        containerId: true,
       },
       orderBy: { id: 'asc' },
     });
+
+    return await Promise.all(
+      clusters.map(async (c) => ({
+        id: c.id,
+        shardIds: c.shardIds,
+        status: await this.dockerService.reconcileClusterStatus(c),
+      })),
+    );
   }
 
   async findOne(id: number) {
@@ -52,6 +62,8 @@ export class ClustersService {
         id: true,
         shardIds: true,
         status: true,
+        botId: true,
+        containerId: true,
       },
       where: { id },
     });
@@ -60,7 +72,11 @@ export class ClustersService {
       throw new NotFoundException();
     }
 
-    return resource;
+    return {
+      id: resource.id,
+      shardIds: resource.shardIds,
+      status: await this.dockerService.reconcileClusterStatus(resource),
+    };
   }
 
   async remove(id: number) {
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.spec.ts b/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.spec.ts
index 7b5270a..19d3685 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.spec.ts
@@ -109,4 +109,58 @@ describe('DockerService', () => {
       await expect(service.start(bot, cluster)).resolves.toBe('new-container-id');
     });
   });
+
+  describe('reconcileClusterStatus', () => {
+    const baseCluster = { id: 0, botId: 'bot-1', containerId: 'container-id' };
+
+    it('flips DB RUNNING→STOPPED when the container has been stopped out-of-band', async () => {
+      dockerSocket.apiCall.mockResolvedValueOnce({ State: { Running: false } } as never);
+
+      const status = await service.reconcileClusterStatus({ ...baseCluster, status: 'RUNNING' });
+
+      expect(status).toBe('STOPPED');
+      expect(prismaService.cluster.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { botId_id: { botId: 'bot-1', id: 0 } },
+        data: { status: 'STOPPED' },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('clears containerId and marks STOPPED when the container has vanished (404)', async () => {
+      dockerSocket.apiCall.mockRejectedValueOnce(new DockerAPIHttpError(404, 'no such container'));
+
+      const status = await service.reconcileClusterStatus({ ...baseCluster, status: 'RUNNING' });
+
+      expect(status).toBe('STOPPED');
+      expect(prismaService.cluster.update).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        where: { botId_id: { botId: 'bot-1', id: 0 } },
+        data: { status: 'STOPPED', containerId: null },
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('does not touch DB when the actual state matches the stored one', async () => {
+      dockerSocket.apiCall.mockResolvedValueOnce({ State: { Running: true } } as never);
+
+      const status = await service.reconcileClusterStatus({ ...baseCluster, status: 'RUNNING' });
+
+      expect(status).toBe('RUNNING');
+      expect(prismaService.cluster.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('skips transient states (STARTING/UPDATING/ERROR) without hitting Docker', async () => {
+      const status = await service.reconcileClusterStatus({ ...baseCluster, status: 'STARTING' });
+
+      expect(status).toBe('STARTING');
+      expect(dockerSocket.apiCall).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+      expect(prismaService.cluster.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+
+    it('returns current status without throwing when Docker is unreachable', async () => {
+      dockerSocket.apiCall.mockRejectedValueOnce(new DockerAPIHttpError(500, 'socket error'));
+
+      const status = await service.reconcileClusterStatus({ ...baseCluster, status: 'RUNNING' });
+
+      expect(status).toBe('RUNNING');
+      expect(prismaService.cluster.update).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.ts b/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.ts
index 192407f..043a412 100644
--- a/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.ts
+++ b/packages/backend/src/docker/docker.service.ts
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import {
   type DockerContainerCreated,
   type DockerContainerCreationBody,
 } from '@hallmaster/docker.js';
-import { Bot, Cluster, DockerImage } from '@hallmaster/prisma-client';
+import { Bot, Cluster, ClusterStatus, DockerImage } from '@hallmaster/prisma-client';
 import { BadRequestException, Injectable, InternalServerErrorException, NotFoundException } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { ConfigService } from '@nestjs/config';
 
@@ -69,6 +69,44 @@ export class DockerService {
     }
   }
 
+  async reconcileClusterStatus(cluster: {
+    id: number;
+    botId: string;
+    containerId: string | null;
+    status: ClusterStatus;
+  }): Promise<ClusterStatus> {
+    if (cluster.status !== 'RUNNING' && cluster.status !== 'STOPPED') {
+      return cluster.status;
+    }
+    if (cluster.containerId === null) {
+      return cluster.status;
+    }
+
+    const api = new DockerContainersAPI(this.dockerSocket);
+
+    try {
+      const container = await api.get(cluster.containerId);
+      const actual: ClusterStatus = container.State.Running ? 'RUNNING' : 'STOPPED';
+
+      if (actual !== cluster.status) {
+        await this.prismaService.cluster.update({
+          where: { botId_id: { botId: cluster.botId, id: cluster.id } },
+          data: { status: actual },
+        });
+      }
+      return actual;
+    } catch (e) {
+      if (this.isContainerNotFound(e)) {
+        await this.prismaService.cluster.update({
+          where: { botId_id: { botId: cluster.botId, id: cluster.id } },
+          data: { status: 'STOPPED', containerId: null },
+        });
+        return 'STOPPED';
+      }
+      return cluster.status;
+    }
+  }
+
   async verifyImage(dockerImage: {
     serverName: string;
     image: string;