diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
index 9a9840d16..3359e2d2f 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/__tests__/V2Inspector.test.tsx
@@ -392,6 +392,33 @@ describe('V2Inspector', () => {
     expect(mockNavigate).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/v2/agents');
   });
 
+  test('lists this pod\'s own queue rows even when the global slice misses them', async () => {
+    mockGet.mockImplementation((url: string) => Promise.resolve(url.startsWith('/api/activity/decision-queue?podId=pod-1')
+      ? { items: [{ id: 'pod-row', kind: 'decision', title: 'Pod-only decision', podId: 'pod-1' }] }
+      : { tasks: [] }));
+    renderInspector({ attentionCount: 1, attentionItems: [] });
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Pod-only decision')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(mockGet).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/api/activity/decision-queue?podId=pod-1&limit=50');
+  });
+
+  test('members see the join policy as read-only text, not a segment', () => {
+    renderInspector({
+      currentUserId: 'another-user',
+      detail: { ...detail, pod: { ...detail.pod, createdBy: { _id: 'owner-1' }, joinPolicy: 'invite-only' } } as any,
+    });
+    expect(screen.queryByRole('radiogroup', { name: 'Who can join' })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByRole('heading', { name: /Who can join/ })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Invite-only')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  test('falls back to the shared queue slice when this pod\'s queue read is rejected', async () => {
+    mockGet.mockImplementation((url: string) => (url.startsWith('/api/activity/decision-queue')
+      ? Promise.reject(new Error('down'))
+      : Promise.resolve({ tasks: [] })));
+    renderInspector({ attentionCount: 1, attentionItems: [{ id: 'shared', kind: 'decision', title: 'Shared slice item', podId: 'pod-1' }] });
+    expect(await screen.findByText('Shared slice item')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   test('does not render a stale attention item from another pod', async () => {
     mockGet.mockResolvedValue({ tasks: [] });
     renderInspector({ attentionCount: 0, attentionItems: [{ id: 'other', kind: 'decision', title: 'Other pod', podId: 'pod-2' }] });
diff --git a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
index 607bc66c3..b1e7f0207 100644
--- a/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/v2/components/V2Inspector.tsx
@@ -184,9 +184,20 @@ const V2Inspector: React.FC<V2InspectorProps> = ({ detail, currentUserId, onPodC
     setJoinPolicy(pod?.joinPolicy === 'invite-only' ? 'invite-only' : 'open');
     setPolicyError(null);
   }, [pod?._id, pod?.joinPolicy]);
+  // The workspace queue is a global newest-first slice, so filtering it to this pod
+  // can come back empty while the per-pod count is not. Ask for this pod's own rows.
+  const [podAttention, setPodAttention] = useState<V2AttentionItem[] | null>(null);
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!pod?._id) { setPodAttention(null); return undefined; }
+    let active = true;
+    api.get<{ items?: V2AttentionItem[] }>(`/api/activity/decision-queue?podId=${encodeURIComponent(pod._id)}&limit=50`)
+      .then((data) => { if (active) setPodAttention(Array.isArray(data?.items) ? data.items : null); })
+      .catch(() => { if (active) setPodAttention(null); });
+    return () => { active = false; };
+  }, [api, pod?._id, attentionCount]);
   const attention = useMemo(
-    () => attentionItems.filter((item) => item.podId === pod?._id),
-    [attentionItems, pod?._id],
+    () => podAttention ?? attentionItems.filter((item) => item.podId === pod?._id),
+    [podAttention, attentionItems, pod?._id],
   );
 
   useEffect(() => {
@@ -469,7 +480,12 @@ const V2Inspector: React.FC<V2InspectorProps> = ({ detail, currentUserId, onPodC
           </div>
         ))}
 
-        {isOwner && !['agent-room', 'agent-dm', 'agent-admin'].includes(String(pod.type)) && renderGroup('join', 'lock', t('podsSidebar.create.whoCanJoin'), null, (
+        {!['agent-room', 'agent-dm', 'agent-admin'].includes(String(pod.type)) && renderGroup('join', 'lock', t('podsSidebar.create.whoCanJoin'), null, !isOwner ? (
+          // Members see the policy; only the owner can change it.
+          <p className="v2-pods__join-policy-hint">
+            {joinPolicy === 'open' ? t('inspector.workspace.joinOpen') : t('podsSidebar.create.privateOption')}
+          </p>
+        ) : (
           <div className="v2-pod-join-settings">
             {/* D215: two exclusive values read better side by side than as radios. */}
             <V2Segmented