diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
index ed4418e9..e03c80ae 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import {
   AccessibilitySettings,
   SandboxConfig,
   GeminiClient,
+  ideContext,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { LoadedSettings, SettingsFile, Settings } from '../config/settings.js';
 import process from 'node:process';
@@ -146,11 +147,18 @@ vi.mock('@google/gemini-cli-core', async (importOriginal) => {
         getIdeMode: vi.fn(() => false),
       };
     });
+
+  const ideContextMock = {
+    getActiveFileContext: vi.fn(),
+    subscribeToActiveFile: vi.fn(() => vi.fn()), // subscribe returns an unsubscribe function
+  };
+
   return {
     ...actualCore,
     Config: ConfigClassMock,
     MCPServerConfig: actualCore.MCPServerConfig,
     getAllGeminiMdFilenames: vi.fn(() => ['GEMINI.md']),
+    ideContext: ideContextMock,
   };
 });
 
@@ -257,6 +265,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
 
     // Ensure a theme is set so the theme dialog does not appear.
     mockSettings = createMockSettings({ workspace: { theme: 'Default' } });
+    vi.mocked(ideContext.getActiveFileContext).mockReturnValue(undefined);
   });
 
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -267,6 +276,64 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     vi.clearAllMocks(); // Clear mocks after each test
   });
 
+  it('should display active file when available', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(ideContext.getActiveFileContext).mockReturnValue({
+      filePath: '/path/to/my-file.ts',
+      content: 'const a = 1;',
+      cursor: 0,
+    });
+
+    const { lastFrame, unmount } = render(
+      <App
+        config={mockConfig as unknown as ServerConfig}
+        settings={mockSettings}
+        version={mockVersion}
+      />,
+    );
+    currentUnmount = unmount;
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Open File (my-file.ts)');
+  });
+
+  it('should not display active file when not available', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(ideContext.getActiveFileContext).mockReturnValue({
+      filePath: '',
+      content: '',
+      cursor: 0,
+    });
+
+    const { lastFrame, unmount } = render(
+      <App
+        config={mockConfig as unknown as ServerConfig}
+        settings={mockSettings}
+        version={mockVersion}
+      />,
+    );
+    currentUnmount = unmount;
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(lastFrame()).not.toContain('Open File');
+  });
+
+  it('should display active file and other context', async () => {
+    vi.mocked(ideContext.getActiveFileContext).mockReturnValue({
+      filePath: '/path/to/my-file.ts',
+      content: 'const a = 1;',
+      cursor: 0,
+    });
+    mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(1);
+
+    const { lastFrame, unmount } = render(
+      <App
+        config={mockConfig as unknown as ServerConfig}
+        settings={mockSettings}
+        version={mockVersion}
+      />,
+    );
+    currentUnmount = unmount;
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Open File (my-file.ts) | 1 GEMINI.md File');
+  });
+
   it('should display default "GEMINI.md" in footer when contextFileName is not set and count is 1', async () => {
     mockConfig.getGeminiMdFileCount.mockReturnValue(1);
     // For this test, ensure showMemoryUsage is false or debugMode is false if it relies on that
@@ -282,7 +349,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve(); // Wait for any async updates
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 1 GEMINI.md file');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 GEMINI.md File');
   });
 
   it('should display default "GEMINI.md" with plural when contextFileName is not set and count is > 1', async () => {
@@ -299,7 +366,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 2 GEMINI.md files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 GEMINI.md Files');
   });
 
   it('should display custom contextFileName in footer when set and count is 1', async () => {
@@ -319,7 +386,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 1 AGENTS.md file');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 1 AGENTS.md File');
   });
 
   it('should display a generic message when multiple context files with different names are provided', async () => {
@@ -342,7 +409,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 2 context files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 Context Files');
   });
 
   it('should display custom contextFileName with plural when set and count is > 1', async () => {
@@ -362,7 +429,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 3 MY_NOTES.TXT files');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 3 MY_NOTES.TXT Files');
   });
 
   it('should not display context file message if count is 0, even if contextFileName is set', async () => {
@@ -402,7 +469,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('server');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('1 MCP Server');
   });
 
   it('should display only MCP server count when GEMINI.md count is 0', async () => {
@@ -423,7 +490,7 @@ describe('App UI', () => {
     );
     currentUnmount = unmount;
     await Promise.resolve();
-    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using 2 MCP servers');
+    expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Using: 2 MCP Servers');
   });
 
   it('should display Tips component by default', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
index 782e2ff8..39a1f14c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/App.tsx
@@ -58,6 +58,8 @@ import {
   FlashFallbackEvent,
   logFlashFallback,
   AuthType,
+  type ActiveFile,
+  ideContext,
 } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { validateAuthMethod } from '../config/auth.js';
 import { useLogger } from './hooks/useLogger.js';
@@ -158,6 +160,14 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
   const [modelSwitchedFromQuotaError, setModelSwitchedFromQuotaError] =
     useState<boolean>(false);
   const [userTier, setUserTier] = useState<UserTierId | undefined>(undefined);
+  const [activeFile, setActiveFile] = useState<ActiveFile | undefined>();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const unsubscribe = ideContext.subscribeToActiveFile(setActiveFile);
+    // Set the initial value
+    setActiveFile(ideContext.getActiveFileContext());
+    return unsubscribe;
+  }, []);
 
   const openPrivacyNotice = useCallback(() => {
     setShowPrivacyNotice(true);
@@ -883,6 +893,7 @@ const App = ({ config, settings, startupWarnings = [], version }: AppProps) => {
                     </Text>
                   ) : (
                     <ContextSummaryDisplay
+                      activeFile={activeFile}
                       geminiMdFileCount={geminiMdFileCount}
                       contextFileNames={contextFileNames}
                       mcpServers={config.getMcpServers()}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
index 314e8ebd..d1ef8135 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/ContextSummaryDisplay.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,8 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
-import { type MCPServerConfig } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { type ActiveFile, type MCPServerConfig } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import path from 'path';
 
 interface ContextSummaryDisplayProps {
   geminiMdFileCount: number;
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@ interface ContextSummaryDisplayProps {
   mcpServers?: Record<string, MCPServerConfig>;
   blockedMcpServers?: Array<{ name: string; extensionName: string }>;
   showToolDescriptions?: boolean;
+  activeFile?: ActiveFile;
 }
 
 export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
@@ -23,6 +25,7 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
   mcpServers,
   blockedMcpServers,
   showToolDescriptions,
+  activeFile,
 }) => {
   const mcpServerCount = Object.keys(mcpServers || {}).length;
   const blockedMcpServerCount = blockedMcpServers?.length || 0;
@@ -30,18 +33,26 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
   if (
     geminiMdFileCount === 0 &&
     mcpServerCount === 0 &&
-    blockedMcpServerCount === 0
+    blockedMcpServerCount === 0 &&
+    !activeFile?.filePath
   ) {
     return <Text> </Text>; // Render an empty space to reserve height
   }
 
+  const activeFileText = (() => {
+    if (!activeFile?.filePath) {
+      return '';
+    }
+    return `Open File (${path.basename(activeFile.filePath)})`;
+  })();
+
   const geminiMdText = (() => {
     if (geminiMdFileCount === 0) {
       return '';
     }
     const allNamesTheSame = new Set(contextFileNames).size < 2;
-    const name = allNamesTheSame ? contextFileNames[0] : 'context';
-    return `${geminiMdFileCount} ${name} file${
+    const name = allNamesTheSame ? contextFileNames[0] : 'Context';
+    return `${geminiMdFileCount} ${name} File${
       geminiMdFileCount > 1 ? 's' : ''
     }`;
   })();
@@ -54,36 +65,39 @@ export const ContextSummaryDisplay: React.FC<ContextSummaryDisplayProps> = ({
     const parts = [];
     if (mcpServerCount > 0) {
       parts.push(
-        `${mcpServerCount} MCP server${mcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`,
+        `${mcpServerCount} MCP Server${mcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`,
       );
     }
 
     if (blockedMcpServerCount > 0) {
-      let blockedText = `${blockedMcpServerCount} blocked`;
+      let blockedText = `${blockedMcpServerCount} Blocked`;
       if (mcpServerCount === 0) {
-        blockedText += ` MCP server${blockedMcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
+        blockedText += ` MCP Server${blockedMcpServerCount > 1 ? 's' : ''}`;
       }
       parts.push(blockedText);
     }
     return parts.join(', ');
   })();
 
-  let summaryText = 'Using ';
-  if (geminiMdText) {
-    summaryText += geminiMdText;
+  let summaryText = 'Using: ';
+  const summaryParts = [];
+  if (activeFileText) {
+    summaryParts.push(activeFileText);
   }
-  if (geminiMdText && mcpText) {
-    summaryText += ' and ';
+  if (geminiMdText) {
+    summaryParts.push(geminiMdText);
   }
   if (mcpText) {
-    summaryText += mcpText;
-    // Add ctrl+t hint when MCP servers are available
-    if (mcpServers && Object.keys(mcpServers).length > 0) {
-      if (showToolDescriptions) {
-        summaryText += ' (ctrl+t to toggle)';
-      } else {
-        summaryText += ' (ctrl+t to view)';
-      }
+    summaryParts.push(mcpText);
+  }
+  summaryText += summaryParts.join(' | ');
+
+  // Add ctrl+t hint when MCP servers are available
+  if (mcpServers && Object.keys(mcpServers).length > 0) {
+    if (showToolDescriptions) {
+      summaryText += ' (ctrl+t to toggle)';
+    } else {
+      summaryText += ' (ctrl+t to view)';
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
index 5524114b..95904cd9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/Footer.tsx
@@ -4,16 +4,10 @@
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
  */
 
-import React, { useEffect, useState } from 'react';
+import React from 'react';
 import { Box, Text } from 'ink';
 import { Colors } from '../colors.js';
-import {
-  shortenPath,
-  tildeifyPath,
-  tokenLimit,
-  ideContext,
-  ActiveFile,
-} from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
+import { shortenPath, tildeifyPath, tokenLimit } from '@google/gemini-cli-core';
 import { ConsoleSummaryDisplay } from './ConsoleSummaryDisplay.js';
 import process from 'node:process';
 import Gradient from 'ink-gradient';
@@ -49,24 +43,6 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<FooterProps> = ({
   const limit = tokenLimit(model);
   const percentage = promptTokenCount / limit;
 
-  const [activeFile, setActiveFile] = useState<ActiveFile | undefined>(
-    undefined,
-  );
-
-  useEffect(() => {
-    const updateActiveFile = () => {
-      const currentActiveFile = ideContext.getActiveFileContext();
-      setActiveFile(currentActiveFile);
-    };
-
-    updateActiveFile();
-
-    const unsubscribe = ideContext.subscribeToActiveFile(setActiveFile);
-    return () => {
-      unsubscribe();
-    };
-  }, []);
-
   return (
     <Box marginTop={1} justifyContent="space-between" width="100%">
       <Box>
@@ -83,19 +59,6 @@ export const Footer: React.FC<FooterProps> = ({
             {branchName && <Text color={Colors.Gray}> ({branchName}*)</Text>}
           </Text>
         )}
-        {activeFile && activeFile.filePath && (
-          <Text>
-            <Text color={Colors.Gray}> | </Text>
-            <Text color={Colors.LightBlue}>
-              {shortenPath(tildeifyPath(activeFile.filePath), 70)}
-            </Text>
-            {activeFile.cursor && (
-              <Text color={Colors.Gray}>
-                :{activeFile.cursor.line}:{activeFile.cursor.character}
-              </Text>
-            )}
-          </Text>
-        )}
         {debugMode && (
           <Text color={Colors.AccentRed}>
             {' ' + (debugMessage || '--debug')}