diff --git a/app/build.gradle.kts b/app/build.gradle.kts
index a1010f4..e45b245 100644
--- a/app/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/app/build.gradle.kts
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ android {
         targetSdk = 35
         // Bump both for every release installed on the phone — versionName for
         // humans, versionCode so dumpsys/install history can tell builds apart.
-        versionCode = 3
-        versionName = "0.3.0"
+        versionCode = 4
+        versionName = "0.4.0"
         testInstrumentationRunner = "androidx.test.runner.AndroidJUnitRunner"
     }
 
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/HistoryScreen.kt b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/HistoryScreen.kt
index f2a9efa..ecd7c69 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/HistoryScreen.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/HistoryScreen.kt
@@ -37,11 +37,21 @@ import java.time.format.DateTimeFormatter
 import java.util.Locale
 import no.naiv.meddetsamme.R
 import no.naiv.meddetsamme.data.DoseLog
+import no.naiv.meddetsamme.data.DoseStatus
 import no.naiv.meddetsamme.data.MedDatabase
 import no.naiv.meddetsamme.domain.ScheduleEngine
 
 private const val HISTORY_DAYS = 30L
 
+/**
+ * Status text in a *past* context. Differs from [label] only for PENDING: on
+ * the Today screen a due dose is legitimately "Venter", but a dose from days
+ * ago that was never acted on was simply not taken — "Venter" there is the
+ * nonsense this screen used to show.
+ */
+private val DoseStatus.historyLabel: String
+    get() = if (this == DoseStatus.PENDING) "Ikke tatt" else label
+
 /**
  * Adherence history: the last 30 days of dose logs, newest first, with
  * 7- and 30-day adherence percentages on top. Read-only — corrections happen
@@ -130,22 +140,36 @@ fun HistoryScreen(nav: Nav) {
                 }
                 items(dayLogs, key = { it.first.id }) { (log, medName) ->
                     val time = timeFmt.format(Instant.ofEpochMilli(log.scheduledAtMillis).atZone(zone))
+                    val taken = log.status == DoseStatus.TAKEN
                     Card(
                         modifier = Modifier.fillMaxWidth().semantics(mergeDescendants = true) {
-                            contentDescription = "$time, $medName, ${log.status.label}"
+                            contentDescription = "$time, $medName, ${log.status.historyLabel}"
                         },
                     ) {
                         Row(
                             Modifier.padding(horizontal = 12.dp, vertical = 10.dp),
                             verticalAlignment = Alignment.CenterVertically,
                         ) {
+                            // Green ✓ taken / red ✕ not-taken, first on the line for an
+                            // at-a-glance scan down the day. Decorative here — the row's
+                            // merged contentDescription already speaks the status.
+                            Icon(
+                                painterResource(if (taken) R.drawable.ic_check else R.drawable.ic_close),
+                                contentDescription = null,
+                                tint = if (taken) takenGreen() else missedRed(),
+                                modifier = Modifier.padding(end = 12.dp),
+                            )
                             Text(time, style = MaterialTheme.typography.titleSmall)
                             Text(
                                 medName,
                                 style = MaterialTheme.typography.bodyLarge,
                                 modifier = Modifier.padding(start = 12.dp).weight(1f),
                             )
-                            DoseStatusBadge(log.status)
+                            Text(
+                                log.status.historyLabel,
+                                style = MaterialTheme.typography.labelMedium,
+                                color = MaterialTheme.colorScheme.onSurfaceVariant,
+                            )
                         }
                     }
                 }
diff --git a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/Theme.kt b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/Theme.kt
index 1b0086f..2151745 100644
--- a/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/Theme.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/java/no/naiv/meddetsamme/ui/Theme.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ fun MedDetSammeTheme(content: @Composable () -> Unit) {
     MaterialTheme(colorScheme = scheme, typography = AppTypography, content = content)
 }
 
+/**
+ * Fixed adherence semantics for the history glance icons: green = taken,
+ * red = not taken. Deliberately *not* derived from the (possibly dynamic)
+ * brand palette — a wallpaper-blue "primary" must never make a "taken" tick
+ * read as anything but green. Paired with a distinct shape (✓ vs ✕) and text
+ * so meaning never rests on colour alone (WCAG 1.4.1).
+ */
+@Composable
+fun takenGreen(): Color = if (isSystemInDarkTheme()) Color(0xFF7CC97F) else Color(0xFF2E7D32)
+
+@Composable
+fun missedRed(): Color = if (isSystemInDarkTheme()) Color(0xFFFFB4AB) else Color(0xFFBA1A1A)
+
 // Manrope for headings/titles (friendly, confident), Inter for body/labels
 // (built for UI legibility at small sizes). Both OFL, full æøå/µ coverage.
 private val Manrope = FontFamily(
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_check.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_check.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b4fd8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_check.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp" android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24" android:viewportHeight="24"
+>
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M9,16.17L4.83,12l-1.42,1.41L9,19 21,7l-1.41,-1.41z" />
+</vector>
diff --git a/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close.xml b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7184acd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/src/main/res/drawable/ic_close.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
+<vector xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
+    android:width="24dp" android:height="24dp"
+    android:viewportWidth="24" android:viewportHeight="24"
+>
+    <path
+        android:fillColor="#FF000000"
+        android:pathData="M19,6.41L17.59,5 12,10.59 6.41,5 5,6.41 10.59,12 5,17.59 6.41,19 12,13.41 17.59,19 19,17.59 13.41,12z" />
+</vector>