diff --git a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
index 61bbd3b..ba13d98 100644
--- a/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
+++ b/scripts/scenes/battle_scene.gd
@@ -493,6 +493,8 @@ var cell_info_label: Label
 var forecast_panel: PanelContainer
 var forecast_icon: TextureRect
 var forecast_label: Label
+var inventory_status_panel: PanelContainer
+var inventory_status_icon: TextureRect
 var inventory_label: Label
 var briefing_panel: PanelContainer
 var briefing_title_label: Label
@@ -3888,11 +3890,27 @@ func _create_hud() -> void:
 	_apply_label_style(forecast_label, UI_PARCHMENT_TEXT, 14)
 	forecast_row.add_child(forecast_label)
 
+	inventory_status_panel = PanelContainer.new()
+	inventory_status_panel.name = "InventoryStatusChip"
+	inventory_status_panel.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(420, 46)
+	inventory_status_panel.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
+	_apply_panel_style(inventory_status_panel, "hud_readable")
+	side_column.add_child(inventory_status_panel)
+
+	var inventory_status_row := HBoxContainer.new()
+	inventory_status_row.add_theme_constant_override("separation", 8)
+	inventory_status_panel.add_child(inventory_status_row)
+
+	inventory_status_icon = _make_side_info_chip_icon("item")
+	inventory_status_icon.name = "InventoryStatusIcon"
+	inventory_status_row.add_child(inventory_status_icon)
+
 	inventory_label = Label.new()
 	inventory_label.autowrap_mode = TextServer.AUTOWRAP_WORD_SMART
-	inventory_label.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(420, 34)
+	inventory_label.custom_minimum_size = Vector2(354, 28)
+	inventory_label.size_flags_horizontal = Control.SIZE_EXPAND_FILL
 	_apply_label_style(inventory_label, UI_PARCHMENT_TEXT, 14)
-	side_column.add_child(inventory_label)
+	inventory_status_row.add_child(inventory_label)
 
 	var button_row := GridContainer.new()
 	button_row.name = "HudCommandGrid"
@@ -10168,8 +10186,13 @@ func _update_hud() -> void:
 	_update_result_panel()
 	_update_prep_menu_button_selection()
 	if inventory_label != null:
+		var inventory_detail := _format_inventory_status_text()
 		inventory_label.text = _format_inventory_status_summary_text()
-		inventory_label.tooltip_text = _format_inventory_status_text()
+		inventory_label.tooltip_text = inventory_detail
+		if inventory_status_panel != null:
+			inventory_status_panel.tooltip_text = inventory_detail
+		if inventory_status_icon != null:
+			inventory_status_icon.tooltip_text = inventory_detail
 
 	var selected := state.get_selected_unit()
 	if selected.is_empty():
diff --git a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
index 68a490f..2abebb2 100644
--- a/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
+++ b/tools/smoke_visual_assets.gd
@@ -3549,6 +3549,16 @@ func _check_hud_focus_text(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 		failures.append("inventory HUD summary should stay compact and leave details to tooltip: %s" % ("" if scene.inventory_label == null else scene.inventory_label.text))
 	elif not scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text.contains("군수:"):
 		failures.append("inventory HUD tooltip should preserve full inventory detail: %s" % scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text)
+	if scene.inventory_status_panel == null:
+		failures.append("inventory HUD summary should sit inside a readable generated status chip")
+	else:
+		_check_panel_uses_flat_readable_backing(failures, scene.inventory_status_panel, "inventory HUD status chip")
+		if scene.inventory_status_panel.tooltip_text != scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text:
+			failures.append("inventory HUD status chip should expose the same tooltip as the compact label")
+	if scene.inventory_status_icon == null or scene.inventory_status_icon.texture == null:
+		failures.append("inventory HUD status chip should use a generated item icon")
+	elif scene.inventory_status_icon.tooltip_text != scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text:
+		failures.append("inventory HUD status icon should expose the same tooltip as the compact label")
 	scene.state.selected_unit_id = ""
 	scene.hover_cell = Vector2i(-1, -1)
 	scene._update_hud()
@@ -3570,6 +3580,10 @@ func _check_hud_focus_text(failures: Array[String]) -> void:
 		failures.append("empty battle inventory line should not show noisy stock text: %s" % ("" if scene.inventory_label == null else scene.inventory_label.text))
 	if scene.inventory_label != null and (not scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text.contains("장수 선택") or not scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text.contains("도구")):
 		failures.append("empty battle inventory tooltip should explain where readable item detail appears: %s" % scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text)
+	if scene.inventory_status_panel == null or scene.inventory_status_icon == null:
+		failures.append("empty battle inventory prompt should still be framed as an icon status chip")
+	elif scene.inventory_status_panel.tooltip_text != scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text or scene.inventory_status_icon.tooltip_text != scene.inventory_label.tooltip_text:
+		failures.append("empty battle inventory chip should carry the readable inventory tooltip")
 	scene.state.selected_unit_id = "cao_cao"
 	scene.hover_cell = Vector2i(1, 6)
 	scene._update_hud()