diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/TeamIdentityCard.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/TeamIdentityCard.tsx
index 824b20660..b7d71c6a4 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/TeamIdentityCard.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/TeamIdentityCard.tsx
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ function TeamAvatarRow({
 }) {
   const visiblePersonas = personas.slice(0, MAX_VISIBLE_MEMBER_AVATARS);
   const overflowCount = Math.max(0, memberCount - visiblePersonas.length);
+  const stackItemCount = visiblePersonas.length + (overflowCount > 0 ? 1 : 0);
 
   if (visiblePersonas.length === 0 && overflowCount === 0) {
     return (
@@ -130,16 +131,26 @@ function TeamAvatarRow({
     <div className="absolute inset-x-0 top-0 bottom-12 flex items-center justify-center">
       <div
         aria-label={`${teamName} member avatars`}
-        className="flex max-w-full items-center justify-center gap-2 px-4"
+        className="flex max-w-full items-center justify-center px-4"
         role="img"
       >
         {visiblePersonas.map((persona, index) => (
-          <TeamAvatarItem index={index} key={persona.id} persona={persona} />
+          <TeamAvatarItem
+            index={index}
+            isFollowedByAnother={index < stackItemCount - 1}
+            key={persona.id}
+            persona={persona}
+          />
         ))}
         {overflowCount > 0 ? (
-          <span className="flex h-14 w-14 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-[3px] border-background bg-card text-sm font-semibold text-muted-foreground shadow-sm">
-            +{overflowCount}
-          </span>
+          <div
+            className={visiblePersonas.length > 0 ? "-ml-5" : ""}
+            style={{ zIndex: stackItemCount }}
+          >
+            <span className="flex h-14 w-14 items-center justify-center rounded-full border-[3px] border-background bg-card text-sm font-semibold text-muted-foreground shadow-sm">
+              +{overflowCount}
+            </span>
+          </div>
         ) : null}
       </div>
     </div>
@@ -148,15 +159,28 @@ function TeamAvatarRow({
 
 function TeamAvatarItem({
   index,
+  isFollowedByAnother,
   persona,
 }: {
   index: number;
+  isFollowedByAnother: boolean;
   persona: AgentPersona;
 }) {
   const avatarUrl = persona.avatarUrl?.trim() ?? null;
 
   return (
-    <div className="h-14 w-14" data-team-member-avatar="avatar">
+    <div
+      className={`h-14 w-14 ${index > 0 ? "-ml-5" : ""}`}
+      data-team-member-avatar="avatar"
+      style={{
+        zIndex: index + 1,
+        ...(isFollowedByAnother && {
+          mask: "radial-gradient(circle 32px at calc(100% + 8px) 50%, transparent 99%, #fff 100%)",
+          WebkitMask:
+            "radial-gradient(circle 32px at calc(100% + 8px) 50%, transparent 99%, #fff 100%)",
+        }),
+      }}
+    >
       {avatarUrl ? (
         <ProfileAvatar
           avatarUrl={avatarUrl}
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/agents.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/agents.spec.ts
index 25d29adea..0ffdf21e1 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/agents.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/agents.spec.ts
@@ -413,6 +413,56 @@ test("the new team card offers create and import", async ({ page }) => {
   ).toBeVisible();
 });
 
+test("team cards use the thread-style overlapping avatar stack", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  const personaIds = ["custom:design", "custom:build", "custom:ship"];
+  await installMockBridge(page, {
+    personas: [
+      {
+        id: personaIds[0],
+        displayName: "Design",
+        systemPrompt: "You design interfaces.",
+      },
+      {
+        id: personaIds[1],
+        displayName: "Build",
+        systemPrompt: "You build interfaces.",
+      },
+      {
+        id: personaIds[2],
+        displayName: "Ship",
+        systemPrompt: "You ship interfaces.",
+      },
+    ],
+    teams: [
+      {
+        name: "Product crew",
+        personaIds,
+      },
+    ],
+  });
+  await gotoApp(page);
+  await page.getByTestId("open-agents-view").click();
+
+  const stack = page.getByLabel("Product crew member avatars");
+  const avatars = stack.locator('[data-team-member-avatar="avatar"]');
+  await expect(avatars).toHaveCount(3);
+  await expect(avatars.nth(1)).toHaveClass(/-ml-5/);
+  await expect(avatars.nth(2)).toHaveClass(/-ml-5/);
+
+  const boxes = await avatars.evaluateAll((elements) =>
+    elements.map((element) => {
+      const box = element.getBoundingClientRect();
+      return { left: box.left, right: box.right };
+    }),
+  );
+  expect(boxes[1]?.left).toBeLessThan(boxes[0]?.right ?? 0);
+  expect(boxes[2]?.left).toBeLessThan(boxes[1]?.right ?? 0);
+  await expect(avatars.first()).not.toHaveCSS("mask-image", "none");
+  await expect(avatars.last()).toHaveCSS("mask-image", "none");
+});
+
 test("agent defaults stays in the header without an actions menu", async ({
   page,
 }) => {