diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/new-workspace-entry.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/new-workspace-entry.spec.ts
index a77a5a56a..550d4df3b 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/new-workspace-entry.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/new-workspace-entry.spec.ts
@@ -74,6 +74,37 @@ test.describe("New workspace entry points", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  test("the New Workspace screen hides the host selector when there is only one host", async ({
+    page,
+  }) => {
+    const seeded: SeededWorkspace = await seedWorkspace({ repoPrefix: "entry-single-host-" });
+
+    try {
+      await seedSavedSettingsHosts(page, [
+        {
+          serverId: getServerId(),
+          label: "localhost",
+          endpoint: `127.0.0.1:${getE2EDaemonPort()}`,
+        },
+      ]);
+
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarHydration(page);
+      await expect(
+        page.getByTestId(`sidebar-workspace-row-${getServerId()}:${seeded.workspaceId}`),
+      ).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+
+      await openGlobalNewWorkspaceComposer(page);
+
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("new-workspace-project-picker-trigger")).toBeVisible({
+        timeout: 30_000,
+      });
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("host-picker-trigger")).toHaveCount(0);
+    } finally {
+      await seeded.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
+
   test("each project's row icon preselects that project, and the reused screen resets a stale manual choice across projects", async ({
     page,
   }) => {
diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-workspace.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-workspace.spec.ts
index bc01852a8..ed6940203 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-workspace.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/sidebar-workspace.spec.ts
@@ -132,6 +132,25 @@ test.describe("Sidebar workspace list", () => {
       await workspace.cleanup();
     }
   });
+
+  test("workspace hover card shows host as metadata", async ({ page }) => {
+    const workspace = await seedWorkspace({ repoPrefix: "sidebar-hover-host-" });
+
+    try {
+      await gotoAppShell(page);
+      await waitForSidebarProject(page, path.basename(workspace.repoPath));
+
+      const row = await waitForSidebarWorkspace(page, workspace.workspaceId);
+      await row.hover();
+
+      const hoverCard = page.getByTestId("workspace-hover-card");
+      await expect(hoverCard).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(page.getByTestId("hover-card-workspace-host")).toHaveText("localhost");
+      await expect(hoverCard).not.toContainText(/\b(Online|Connecting|Offline|Error|Idle)\b/);
+    } finally {
+      await workspace.cleanup();
+    }
+  });
 });
 
 test.describe("Mobile sidebar panelState transition", () => {
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/hosts/host-picker.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/hosts/host-picker.tsx
index 5eac4e84f..86101d857 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/hosts/host-picker.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/hosts/host-picker.tsx
@@ -100,7 +100,6 @@ export function HostPickerOption({
       trailingSlot={trailingSlot}
       selected={selected}
       active={active}
-      interactiveFeedback={false}
       onPress={onPress}
       testID={testID}
     />
@@ -134,7 +133,6 @@ function SystemHostPickerOption({
       leadingSlot={leadingSlot}
       selected={selected}
       active={active}
-      interactiveFeedback={false}
       onPress={onPress}
       testID={testID}
     />
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
index cad13d764..edc92b10c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/ui/combobox.tsx
@@ -230,7 +230,6 @@ export interface ComboboxItemProps {
   disabled?: boolean;
   /** When true, bumps hover/pressed colors up one surface level (for items on elevated backgrounds). */
   elevated?: boolean;
-  interactiveFeedback?: boolean;
   onPress: () => void;
   testID?: string;
 }
@@ -245,7 +244,6 @@ export function ComboboxItem({
   active,
   disabled,
   elevated,
-  interactiveFeedback = true,
   onPress,
   testID,
 }: ComboboxItemProps): ReactElement {
@@ -271,16 +269,12 @@ export function ComboboxItem({
   const itemPressableStyle = useCallback(
     ({ pressed, hovered = false }: PressableStateCallbackType & { hovered?: boolean }) => [
       styles.comboboxItem,
-      interactiveFeedback &&
-        hovered &&
-        (elevated ? styles.comboboxItemHoveredElevated : styles.comboboxItemHovered),
-      interactiveFeedback &&
-        pressed &&
-        (elevated ? styles.comboboxItemPressedElevated : styles.comboboxItemPressed),
-      interactiveFeedback && active && styles.comboboxItemActive,
+      hovered && (elevated ? styles.comboboxItemHoveredElevated : styles.comboboxItemHovered),
+      pressed && (elevated ? styles.comboboxItemPressedElevated : styles.comboboxItemPressed),
+      active && styles.comboboxItemActive,
       disabled && styles.comboboxItemDisabled,
     ],
-    [elevated, active, disabled, interactiveFeedback],
+    [elevated, active, disabled],
   );
 
   const itemContentStyle = useMemo(
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/workspace-hover-card.tsx b/packages/app/src/components/workspace-hover-card.tsx
index f0d724036..8bbd2318c 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/workspace-hover-card.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/workspace-hover-card.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import {
   ExternalLink,
   Folder,
   GitBranch,
+  Server,
 } from "lucide-react-native";
 import { GitHubIcon } from "@/components/icons/github-icon";
 import type { Theme } from "@/styles/theme";
@@ -39,8 +40,7 @@ import { useHoverSafeZone } from "@/hooks/use-hover-safe-zone";
 import { useIsCompactFormFactor } from "@/constants/layout";
 import { FloatingSurface } from "@/components/ui/floating";
 import { isWeb } from "@/constants/platform";
-import { useHosts, useHostRuntimeSnapshot } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
-import { formatConnectionStatus } from "@/utils/daemons";
+import { useHosts } from "@/runtime/host-runtime";
 
 interface Rect {
   x: number;
@@ -330,20 +330,16 @@ function WorkspaceHoverCardContent({
 
 const ThemedGitBranch = withUnistyles(GitBranch);
 const ThemedFolder = withUnistyles(Folder);
+const ThemedServer = withUnistyles(Server);
+
+type CardInfoIcon = React.ComponentType<React.ComponentProps<typeof ThemedGitBranch>>;
 
 function HostRow({ serverId }: { serverId: string }): ReactElement | null {
   const hosts = useHosts();
   const host = hosts.find((h) => h.serverId === serverId);
-  const snapshot = useHostRuntimeSnapshot(serverId);
   const label = host?.label?.trim() || serverId;
-  const status = formatConnectionStatus(snapshot?.connectionStatus ?? "idle");
 
-  return (
-    <View style={styles.hostRow}>
-      <Text style={styles.hostRowLabel}>{label}</Text>
-      <Text style={styles.hostRowStatus}>{status}</Text>
-    </View>
-  );
+  return <InfoRow icon={ThemedServer} value={label} testID="hover-card-workspace-host" />;
 }
 
 const ThemedExternalLink = withUnistyles(ExternalLink);
@@ -360,6 +356,25 @@ const successColorMapping = (theme: Theme) => ({ color: theme.colors.statusSucce
 const warningColorMapping = (theme: Theme) => ({ color: theme.colors.statusWarning });
 const dangerColorMapping = (theme: Theme) => ({ color: theme.colors.statusDanger });
 
+function InfoRow({
+  icon: Icon,
+  value,
+  testID,
+}: {
+  icon: CardInfoIcon;
+  value: string;
+  testID: string;
+}) {
+  return (
+    <View style={styles.cardInfoRow}>
+      <Icon size={12} uniProps={foregroundMutedColorMapping} />
+      <Text style={styles.cardInfoText} numberOfLines={1} testID={testID}>
+        {value}
+      </Text>
+    </View>
+  );
+}
+
 function CopyableInfoRow({
   icon: Icon,
   value,
@@ -367,7 +382,7 @@ function CopyableInfoRow({
   copyLabel,
   testID,
 }: {
-  icon: React.ComponentType<React.ComponentProps<typeof ThemedGitBranch>>;
+  icon: CardInfoIcon;
   value: string;
   copyValue: string;
   copyLabel: string;
@@ -567,22 +582,6 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create((theme) => ({
     flex: 1,
     minWidth: 0,
   },
-  hostRow: {
-    flexDirection: "row",
-    alignItems: "center",
-    justifyContent: "space-between",
-    gap: theme.spacing[2],
-    paddingHorizontal: theme.spacing[3],
-    paddingBottom: theme.spacing[2],
-  },
-  hostRowLabel: {
-    fontSize: theme.fontSize.xs,
-    color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
-  },
-  hostRowStatus: {
-    fontSize: theme.fontSize.xs,
-    color: theme.colors.foregroundMuted,
-  },
   cardMetaRow: {
     flexDirection: "row",
     alignItems: "center",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/screens/new-workspace-screen.tsx b/packages/app/src/screens/new-workspace-screen.tsx
index d1074f716..3a9dd72ea 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/screens/new-workspace-screen.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/screens/new-workspace-screen.tsx
@@ -1196,6 +1196,7 @@ function useNewWorkspaceFormStack(input: NewWorkspaceFormStackInput): ReactEleme
 
   const selectedHostLabel =
     host.allHosts.find((h) => h.serverId === host.selectedServerId)?.label ?? "Host";
+  const showHostControl = host.allHosts.length > 1;
   const isolationTriggerLabel = isolationLabel(t, isolation.effectiveIsolation);
 
   const badgePressableStyle = useCallback(
@@ -1242,7 +1243,7 @@ function useNewWorkspaceFormStack(input: NewWorkspaceFormStackInput): ReactEleme
     </View>
   );
 
-  const hostControl = (
+  const hostControl = showHostControl ? (
     <View>
       <HostPicker
         hosts={host.allHosts}
@@ -1271,7 +1272,7 @@ function useNewWorkspaceFormStack(input: NewWorkspaceFormStackInput): ReactEleme
         </Pressable>
       </HostPicker>
     </View>
-  );
+  ) : null;
 
   const isolationControl = isolation.canCreateWorktree ? (
     <View>
@@ -1334,7 +1335,7 @@ function useNewWorkspaceFormStack(input: NewWorkspaceFormStackInput): ReactEleme
   return isCompact ? (
     <View testID="new-workspace-ref-picker-row" style={styles.formStack}>
       <FormRow>{projectControl}</FormRow>
-      <FormRow>{hostControl}</FormRow>
+      {hostControl ? <FormRow>{hostControl}</FormRow> : null}
       {/* Keep fixed row height when git-only controls are hidden. */}
       {isolationControl ? (
         <FormRow>{isolationControl}</FormRow>