diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status.go
index 3026586e9..f630eac4c 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status.go
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status.go
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ type statusReport struct {
 	PID          int                     `json:"pid,omitempty"`
 	DashboardURL string                  `json:"dashboardUrl,omitempty"`
 	StartTime    time.Time               `json:"startTime,omitempty"`
+	Uptime       string                  `json:"uptime,omitempty"`
 	Services     []runstate.ServiceState `json:"services,omitempty"`
 }
 
@@ -41,8 +42,8 @@ func NewStatusCommand() *cobra.Command {
 	cmd := &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "status",
 		Short: "Show whether azd app run is active",
-		Long: `Show whether azd app run is active, along with its PID, dashboard URL, and
-running services.
+		Long: `Show whether azd app run is active, along with its PID, dashboard URL,
+uptime, and running services.
 
 Pass --watch to refresh the status on an interval until you press Ctrl+C, which
 is handy for keeping an eye on services while they start. The global --json flag
@@ -180,13 +181,17 @@ func buildStatusReport(projectDir string) (statusReport, error) {
 		dashboardURL = fmt.Sprintf("http://localhost:%d", port)
 	}
 
-	return statusReport{
+	report := statusReport{
 		Running:      true,
 		PID:          st.PID,
 		DashboardURL: dashboardURL,
 		StartTime:    st.StartTime,
 		Services:     statusServices(projectDir, st.Services),
-	}, nil
+	}
+	if !st.StartTime.IsZero() {
+		report.Uptime = formatUptime(time.Since(st.StartTime))
+	}
+	return report, nil
 }
 
 func filterStatusReport(report statusReport, requested []string) (statusReport, error) {
@@ -278,6 +283,9 @@ func statusTextLines(report statusReport) []string {
 	if !report.StartTime.IsZero() {
 		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Started: %s", report.StartTime.Format(time.RFC3339)))
 	}
+	if report.Uptime != "" {
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Uptime: %s", report.Uptime))
+	}
 
 	if len(report.Services) == 0 {
 		lines = append(lines, "Services: none")
@@ -292,6 +300,31 @@ func statusTextLines(report statusReport) []string {
 	return lines
 }
 
+// formatUptime renders a duration as a compact human-readable string such as
+// "45s", "3m12s", "1h04m", or "2d03h". Negative durations are clamped to zero.
+// The largest two units are shown so the value stays short at any scale.
+func formatUptime(d time.Duration) string {
+	if d < 0 {
+		d = 0
+	}
+	totalSeconds := int64(d / time.Second)
+	days := totalSeconds / 86400
+	hours := (totalSeconds % 86400) / 3600
+	minutes := (totalSeconds % 3600) / 60
+	seconds := totalSeconds % 60
+
+	switch {
+	case days > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dd%02dh", days, hours)
+	case hours > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dh%02dm", hours, minutes)
+	case minutes > 0:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%dm%02ds", minutes, seconds)
+	default:
+		return fmt.Sprintf("%ds", seconds)
+	}
+}
+
 func formatStatusService(svc runstate.ServiceState) string {
 	var endpoint string
 	if svc.URL != "" {
diff --git a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status_test.go b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status_test.go
index cf0f712ee..bd5dfc7c1 100644
--- a/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status_test.go
+++ b/cli/src/cmd/app/commands/status_test.go
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import (
 	"encoding/json"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
+	"strings"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
@@ -132,12 +133,67 @@ func TestBuildStatusReportRunning(t *testing.T) {
 	assert.Contains(t, text, "Dashboard: http://localhost:40000")
 	assert.Contains(t, text, "Services:")
 	assert.Contains(t, text, "  - api: http://localhost:8080")
+	assert.NotEmpty(t, report.Uptime, "expected uptime to be computed for a running app")
 
 	payload, err := json.Marshal(report)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(payload), `"running":true`)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(payload), `"dashboardUrl":"http://localhost:40000"`)
 	assert.Contains(t, string(payload), `"name":"api"`)
+	assert.Contains(t, string(payload), `"uptime":`)
+}
+
+func TestStatusTextLinesUptime(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Run("uptime line is shown when set", func(t *testing.T) {
+		report := statusReport{
+			Running:   true,
+			PID:       123,
+			StartTime: time.Now().Add(-90 * time.Second),
+			Uptime:    "1m30s",
+		}
+		lines := statusTextLines(report)
+		assert.Contains(t, lines, "Uptime: 1m30s")
+
+		startedIdx, uptimeIdx := -1, -1
+		for i, line := range lines {
+			switch {
+			case strings.HasPrefix(line, "Started: "):
+				startedIdx = i
+			case strings.HasPrefix(line, "Uptime: "):
+				uptimeIdx = i
+			}
+		}
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, startedIdx, 0)
+		require.GreaterOrEqual(t, uptimeIdx, 0)
+		assert.Equal(t, startedIdx+1, uptimeIdx, "Uptime should follow Started")
+	})
+
+	t.Run("uptime line is omitted when empty", func(t *testing.T) {
+		report := statusReport{Running: true, PID: 123}
+		for _, line := range statusTextLines(report) {
+			assert.NotContains(t, line, "Uptime:")
+		}
+	})
+}
+
+func TestFormatUptime(t *testing.T) {
+	tests := []struct {
+		name string
+		in   time.Duration
+		want string
+	}{
+		{"negative clamps to zero", -5 * time.Second, "0s"},
+		{"seconds only", 45 * time.Second, "45s"},
+		{"minutes and seconds", 3*time.Minute + 12*time.Second, "3m12s"},
+		{"pads seconds", 3*time.Minute + 2*time.Second, "3m02s"},
+		{"hours and minutes drop seconds", time.Hour + 4*time.Minute + 9*time.Second, "1h04m"},
+		{"days and hours", 2*24*time.Hour + 3*time.Hour + 30*time.Minute, "2d03h"},
+	}
+	for _, tt := range tests {
+		t.Run(tt.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tt.want, formatUptime(tt.in))
+		})
+	}
 }
 
 func TestFilterStatusReport(t *testing.T) {