diff --git a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ai/sidekick.lua b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ai/sidekick.lua
index 54974b6e..574938f7 100644
--- a/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ai/sidekick.lua
+++ b/lua/lazyvim/plugins/extras/ai/sidekick.lua
@@ -17,16 +17,26 @@ return {
     optional = true,
     event = "VeryLazy",
     opts = function(_, opts)
-      table.insert(
-        opts.sections.lualine_x,
-        2,
-        LazyVim.lualine.status(LazyVim.config.icons.kinds.Copilot, function()
+      local icons = {
+        Error = { " ", "DiagnosticError" },
+        Inactive = { " ", "MsgArea" },
+        Warning = { " ", "DiagnosticWarn" },
+        Normal = { LazyVim.config.icons.kinds.Copilot, "Special" },
+      }
+      table.insert(opts.sections.lualine_x, 2, {
+        function()
           local status = require("sidekick.status").get()
-          if status then
-            return status.kind == "Error" and "error" or status.busy and "pending" or "ok"
-          end
-        end)
-      )
+          return status and vim.tbl_get(icons, status.kind, 1)
+        end,
+        cond = function()
+          return require("sidekick.status").get() ~= nil
+        end,
+        color = function()
+          local status = require("sidekick.status").get()
+          local hl = status and (status.busy and "DiagnosticWarn" or vim.tbl_get(icons, status.kind, 2))
+          return { fg = Snacks.util.color(hl) }
+        end,
+      })
     end,
   },