diff --git a/src/features/chat/ui/toolbar.tsx b/src/features/chat/ui/toolbar.tsx
index 067e4764..e4bd6de8 100644
--- a/src/features/chat/ui/toolbar.tsx
+++ b/src/features/chat/ui/toolbar.tsx
@@ -39,13 +39,6 @@ function Toolbar({ model, actions }: { model: ToolbarViewModel; actions: Toolbar
     <>
       <div className="nav-header codex-panel__toolbar-primary">
         <div className="nav-buttons-container codex-panel__toolbar-buttons">
-          <ToolbarIconButton
-            icon="message-square-plus"
-            label="Start new chat"
-            className="codex-panel__new-chat"
-            disabled={model.newChatDisabled}
-            onClick={actions.startNewThread}
-          />
           <ToolbarIconButton
             icon="history"
             label={model.historyOpen ? "Hide thread list" : "Show thread list"}
@@ -53,6 +46,13 @@ function Toolbar({ model, actions }: { model: ToolbarViewModel; actions: Toolbar
             aria-pressed={model.historyOpen ? "true" : "false"}
             onClick={actions.toggleHistory}
           />
+          <ToolbarIconButton
+            icon="messages-square"
+            label="Start new chat"
+            className="codex-panel__new-chat"
+            disabled={model.newChatDisabled}
+            onClick={actions.startNewThread}
+          />
           <RuntimeButtons model={model} actions={actions} />
           <StatusButton model={model} actions={actions} />
         </div>
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ function RuntimeButtons({ model, actions }: { model: ToolbarViewModel; actions:
   return (
     <>
       <RuntimeIcon
-        icon="list-checks"
+        icon="list-todo"
         label="Toggle plan mode"
         className="codex-panel__plan-toggle"
         active={model.planActive}
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ function RuntimeButtons({ model, actions }: { model: ToolbarViewModel; actions:
       />
       <RuntimeIcon icon="zap" label="Toggle fast mode" active={model.fastActive} onClick={actions.toggleFast} />
       <ToolbarIconButton
-        icon="brain"
+        icon="bot"
         label="Change model and reasoning effort"
         className={["codex-panel__runtime-model", model.runtimeOpen ? "is-active" : ""].filter(Boolean).join(" ")}
         aria-label="Change model and reasoning effort"
diff --git a/src/features/threads-view/view.ts b/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
index 8697a24d..bb0be2a6 100644
--- a/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
+++ b/src/features/threads-view/view.ts
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ export class CodexThreadsView extends ItemView {
   }
 
   override getIcon(): string {
-    return "list-checks";
+    return "list-video";
   }
 
   override async onOpen(): Promise<void> {
diff --git a/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/toolbar.test.ts b/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/toolbar.test.ts
index c6c8882a..bb8f1d82 100644
--- a/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/toolbar.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/chat/ui/renderers/toolbar.test.ts
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ describe("toolbar renderer decisions", () => {
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__runtime-area")).toBeNull();
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__runtime-strip")).toBeNull();
     expect([...expectPresent(navButtons).children].map((button) => button.getAttribute("aria-label"))).toEqual([
-      "Start new chat",
       "Show thread list",
+      "Start new chat",
       "Toggle plan mode",
       "Toggle auto-review",
       "Toggle fast mode",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ describe("toolbar renderer decisions", () => {
     ]);
     const newChatButton = parent.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".codex-panel__new-chat");
     expect(newChatButton?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toBe("Start new chat");
+    expect(newChatButton?.dataset["icon"]).toBe("messages-square");
     expect(newChatButton?.classList.contains("nav-action-button")).toBe(true);
     expect(newChatButton?.disabled).toBe(false);
     newChatButton?.click();
@@ -60,6 +61,7 @@ describe("toolbar renderer decisions", () => {
     expect(toggleHistory).toHaveBeenCalled();
     const planButton = parent.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".codex-panel__plan-toggle");
     expect(planButton?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toBe("Toggle plan mode");
+    expect(planButton?.dataset["icon"]).toBe("list-todo");
     expect(planButton?.getAttribute("aria-pressed")).toBe("false");
     expect(planButton?.classList.contains("codex-panel__runtime-icon")).toBe(true);
     const autoReviewButton = parent.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>(".codex-panel__auto-review-toggle");
@@ -89,6 +91,7 @@ describe("toolbar renderer decisions", () => {
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__status-menu-toggle")?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toBe("Hide panel menu");
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__status-menu-toggle")?.classList.contains("is-active")).toBe(true);
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__runtime-model")?.getAttribute("aria-label")).toBe("Change model and reasoning effort");
+    expect(parent.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".codex-panel__runtime-model")?.dataset["icon"]).toBe("bot");
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__runtime-model")?.classList.contains("is-active")).toBe(true);
     expect(parent.querySelector(".codex-panel__runtime-model")?.classList.contains("nav-action-button")).toBe(true);
   });
diff --git a/tests/features/threads-view/renderer.test.ts b/tests/features/threads-view/renderer.test.ts
index 3a669365..612c49d0 100644
--- a/tests/features/threads-view/renderer.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/threads-view/renderer.test.ts
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ describe("threads view renderer decisions", () => {
     const openNewPanel = expectPresent(parent.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[aria-label="Open new panel"]'));
     expect(openNewPanel.classList.contains("codex-panel-threads__toolbar-button")).toBe(true);
     expect(openNewPanel.classList.contains("codex-panel-threads__row-button")).toBe(false);
+    expect(openNewPanel.dataset["icon"]).toBe("message-square-plus");
     openNewPanel.click();
     expect(actions.openNewPanel).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     const rename = expectPresent(parent.querySelector<HTMLButtonElement>('[aria-label="Rename thread"]'));
diff --git a/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts b/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
index 9215da58..635d7b06 100644
--- a/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
+++ b/tests/features/threads-view/view.test.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,12 @@ describe("CodexThreadsView", () => {
     namingMock.generateThreadTitleWithCodex.mockReset();
   });
 
+  it("uses a distinct thread view icon", async () => {
+    const view = await threadsView();
+
+    expect(view.getIcon()).toBe("list-video");
+  });
+
   it("renders thread list from app-server history", async () => {
     connectionMock.state.client = clientFixture({
       listThreads: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ data: [threadFixture({ id: "thread", preview: "Thread preview" })] }),