diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fe38163..2c3f8df 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -747,13 +747,14 @@ bottom, each stack rising out of it and the current branch marked. Under each br
 PR state and titles come from a local cache that's refreshed when it goes stale, and the commits
 come from local git, so it stays quick.
 
-`git stack log short` draws the same tree with just the branch names, one line each. It only reads
-local git, so it never waits on GitHub. To make that what `git stack` and `git stack log` show,
+`git stack log short` draws the same tree with just the branch names, one line each, and
+`(needs restack)` after any branch whose parent has moved on. It only reads local git, so it never
+waits on GitHub. To make that what `git stack` and `git stack log` show,
 `git config --global stack.log.short true`; `git stack log long` still gets you the full tree.
 
 ```
 ❯ git stack log short
-○ billing-webhook-retries
+○ billing-webhook-retries (needs restack)
 ● billing-webhook-schema
 │ ○ fix-login-timeout
 ├─┘
diff --git a/cmd/log.go b/cmd/log.go
index 36792d7..4bdc7d1 100644
--- a/cmd/log.go
+++ b/cmd/log.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func showLog(ctx context.Context, c *cli, m logMode) error {
 	}
 	o := app.ViewOptions{CurrentStackOnly: m.currentStack, PRs: app.PRsFresh, Commits: true}
 	if short {
-		// Names only: no PR state, commits or restack checks to work out.
-		o = app.ViewOptions{CurrentStackOnly: m.currentStack, SkipRestackCheck: true}
+		// Names and restack markers only: no PR state or commits to work out.
+		o = app.ViewOptions{CurrentStackOnly: m.currentStack}
 	}
 	v, err := a.View(ctx, repo, o)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/cmd/log_short.go b/cmd/log_short.go
index cc27d80..d158f52 100644
--- a/cmd/log_short.go
+++ b/cmd/log_short.go
@@ -10,8 +10,9 @@ func newLogShortCmd(c *cli, currentStack *bool) *cobra.Command {
 	return &cobra.Command{
 		Use:   "short",
 		Short: "Show every stack as a tree of branch names",
-		Long: `Shows the same tree as git stack log with only the branch names; no PRs, state
-or commits. It reads nothing but local git, so it never touches the network.`,
+		Long: `Shows the same tree as git stack log with only the branch names, and
+"(needs restack)" after any branch whose parent has moved on; no PRs, state or
+commits. It reads nothing but local git, so it never touches the network.`,
 		Args:              cobra.NoArgs,
 		ValidArgsFunction: completeNothing,
 		RunE: func(cmd *cobra.Command, _ []string) error {
diff --git a/cmd/log_test.go b/cmd/log_test.go
index 9495713..44eef8f 100644
--- a/cmd/log_test.go
+++ b/cmd/log_test.go
@@ -122,6 +122,17 @@ func TestLogShortAndStack(t *testing.T) {
 	if err != nil || !strings.Contains(out, "other") || !strings.Contains(errOut, "loose is in no stack") {
 		t.Errorf("log short -s on an untracked branch:\n%s\n%s (%v)", out, errOut, err)
 	}
+
+	// Moving trunk on leaves the bottom branches needing a restack.
+	gittest.Run(t, dir, "switch", "-q", "main")
+	gittest.Commit(t, dir, "main.txt", "more", "more")
+	out, errOut, err = runWith(t, f, "--cwd", dir, "log", "short")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("log short after trunk moved: %v\n%s", err, errOut)
+	}
+	if want := "○ c\n○ b\n○ a (needs restack)\n│ ○ other (needs restack)\n├─┘\n● main\n"; out != want {
+		t.Errorf("log short after trunk moved =\n%s\nwant\n%s", out, want)
+	}
 }
 
 // TestLogShortConfig checks that stack.log.short makes log and bare git stack
diff --git a/pkg/ui/log.go b/pkg/ui/log.go
index 138b92b..0fb8a02 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/log.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/log.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ type LogOptions struct {
 	// would run past it is cut short with "…". 0 never cuts (not a
 	// terminal).
 	Width int
-	// Short shows only the branch names, with no PR, state or commits.
+	// Short shows only the branch names, with "(needs restack)" after those
+	// that need one, and no PR, state or commits.
 	Short bool
 }
 
@@ -57,10 +58,11 @@ type LogOptions struct {
 //	├─┘
 //	■ main
 //
-// Short leaves just the branch names, one line each:
+// Short leaves just the branch names, one line each, marking those that
+// need a restack:
 //
 //	● feat-b
-//	○ feat-a
+//	○ feat-a (needs restack)
 //	│ ○ hotfix
 //	├─┘
 //	■ main
@@ -105,10 +107,15 @@ func RenderLog(v *app.View, o LogOptions) string {
 			gutter := prefix + st.Prefix.Render("│")
 			for i := len(s) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 				r := s[i]
-				b.WriteString(prefix + logMarker(r, st) + " " + logName(r, st) + "\n")
+				b.WriteString(prefix + logMarker(r, st) + " " + logName(r, st))
 				if o.Short {
+					if r.NeedsRestack {
+						b.WriteString(" " + st.Restack.Render("(needs restack)"))
+					}
+					b.WriteString("\n")
 					continue
 				}
+				b.WriteString("\n")
 				pr, title := logPR(r, o)
 				b.WriteString(FitLine(gutter+"  "+pr, title, o.Width) + "\n")
 				if meta := logMeta(r, o); meta != "" {
diff --git a/pkg/ui/log_test.go b/pkg/ui/log_test.go
index caaea52..fd3f6bb 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/log_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/log_test.go
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ func TestRenderLogPlain(t *testing.T) {
 func TestRenderLogShort(t *testing.T) {
 	out := RenderLog(&app.View{Rows: logRows()}, LogOptions{Now: now, Short: true})
 	want := strings.Join([]string{
-		"○ feat/ui-tests",
+		"○ feat/ui-tests (needs restack)",
 		"● feat/ui",
 		"○ feat/api",
 		"│ ○ fix/typo",
diff --git a/pkg/ui/picker_test.go b/pkg/ui/picker_test.go
index c547e72..1e3cfce 100644
--- a/pkg/ui/picker_test.go
+++ b/pkg/ui/picker_test.go
@@ -95,8 +95,10 @@ func TestPickerNavigationKeys(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestPickerFilterKeepsTreeContext(t *testing.T) {
 	tm := newTestPicker(t, PickerOptions{})
+	// No waiting on "> hot": the renderer may draw just the last "t" after a
+	// cursor move, so the text need never appear whole. Messages are handled
+	// in order, so enter still sees the full filter.
 	tm.Type("hot")
-	waitForText(t, tm, "> hot")
 	tm.Send(tea.KeyPressMsg{Code: tea.KeyEnter})
 	p := finalPicker(t, tm)
 	if r := p.Result(); r.Branch != "hotfix" {