diff --git a/modules/home/waybar.nix b/modules/home/waybar.nix
index bf26257..cedcd56 100644
--- a/modules/home/waybar.nix
+++ b/modules/home/waybar.nix
@@ -107,15 +107,20 @@ let
 
   # VPN indicator — shows a shield when a NetworkManager VPN/WireGuard
   # connection is active OR Tailscale is up; prints nothing otherwise so the
-  # module self-hides (like nightlight/updates). Click opens the VPN submenu.
+  # module self-hides (like nightlight/updates). The tooltip names each
+  # active VPN (NM connection names, "Tailscale") — without it a forgotten
+  # tailscaled reads as "the icon is stuck". Click opens the VPN submenu.
   vpnStatus = pkgs.writeShellScriptBin "nomarchy-vpn-status" ''
-    active=$(nmcli -t -f TYPE connection show --active 2>/dev/null | grep -Exm1 'vpn|wireguard')
+    names=$(nmcli -t -f NAME,TYPE connection show --active 2>/dev/null \
+      | awk -F: '$2=="vpn"||$2=="wireguard"{print $1}')
     ts=""
     if command -v tailscale >/dev/null 2>&1; then
-      [ "$(tailscale status --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.BackendState // empty')" = Running ] && ts=1
+      [ "$(tailscale status --json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.BackendState // empty')" = Running ] && ts=Tailscale
     fi
-    [ -n "$active" ] || [ -n "$ts" ] || exit 0
-    printf '{"text":"󰦝","tooltip":"VPN active (click to manage)","class":"on"}\n'
+    [ -n "$names$ts" ] || exit 0
+    list=$(printf '%s\n' "$names" "$ts" | grep -v '^$' | paste -sd ', ' -)
+    tip=$(printf 'VPN: %s\n(click to manage)' "$list" | jq -Rs 'rtrimstr("\n")')
+    printf '{"text":"󰦝","tooltip":%s,"class":"on"}\n' "$tip"
   '';
 
   # Health warning — self-gates: prints nothing while nomarchy-doctor