diff --git a/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusBarContentView.swift b/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusBarContentView.swift
index 1e74da7..29916d0 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusBarContentView.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusBarContentView.swift
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ final class StatusBarContentView: NSView {
         super.draw(dirtyRect)
         switch state.configuration.style {
         case .text:
-            drawText()
+            break // Percentage text is rendered by the native status bar button.
         case .countdown:
             drawCountdown()
         case .battery:
@@ -137,14 +137,6 @@ final class StatusBarContentView: NSView {
 
     // MARK: - Countdown / meters / rings
 
-    private func drawText() {
-        let captions = layout.textCaptions
-        let frames = layout.columnFrames(widths: layout.textColumnWidths, gap: 4, in: bounds)
-        for (caption, frame) in zip(captions, frames) {
-            drawCentered(caption, font: layout.textFont, rect: frame, color: .labelColor)
-        }
-    }
-
     private func drawCountdown() {
         guard renderPlan.meters.count > 1 else {
             drawCentered(state.content.text, font: layout.countdownFont, rect: bounds, color: .labelColor)
diff --git a/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusControllerStatusBar.swift b/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusControllerStatusBar.swift
index 04290a4..6895b77 100644
--- a/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusControllerStatusBar.swift
+++ b/Sources/CodexRunway/StatusControllerStatusBar.swift
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ extension StatusController {
                 text: model.selectedStatusText,
                 meters: model.selectedQuotaMeters,
                 displayMinute: Int(Date().timeIntervalSince1970 / 60)))
-        let didChange = statusBarView.update(state)
-        guard didChange else { return }
-        statusItem.length = statusBarView.preferredWidth
+        guard Self.updateStatusBarContent(state, statusItem: statusItem, contentView: statusBarView) else { return }
         let quotaDetails = model.selectedQuotaMeters
             .map { "\($0.title): \($0.remainingPercent)%" }
             .joined(separator: " · ")
@@ -36,4 +34,21 @@ extension StatusController {
             ? "CodexRunway · \(model.selectedStatusText)"
             : "CodexRunway · \(model.selectedStatusText)\n\(quotaDetails)"
     }
+
+    @discardableResult
+    static func updateStatusBarContent(
+        _ state: StatusBarContentState,
+        statusItem: NSStatusItem,
+        contentView: StatusBarContentView) -> Bool
+    {
+        guard contentView.update(state) else { return false }
+        let layout = StatusBarContentLayout(state: state)
+        let usesNativeText = state.configuration.style == .text
+        contentView.isHidden = usesNativeText
+        // Let AppKit render the title's color and inactive-menu-bar appearance.
+        statusItem.button?.font = layout.textFont
+        statusItem.button?.title = usesNativeText ? layout.textCaptions.joined(separator: "  ") : ""
+        statusItem.length = usesNativeText ? NSStatusItem.variableLength : contentView.preferredWidth
+        return true
+    }
 }
diff --git a/Tests/CodexRunwayTests/StatusBarRenderPlanTests.swift b/Tests/CodexRunwayTests/StatusBarRenderPlanTests.swift
index 1254f0c..860872e 100644
--- a/Tests/CodexRunwayTests/StatusBarRenderPlanTests.swift
+++ b/Tests/CodexRunwayTests/StatusBarRenderPlanTests.swift
@@ -187,9 +187,9 @@ struct StatusBarRenderPlanTests {
         #expect(layout.preferredWidth == columnWidth)
     }
 
-    @Test("all status bar styles render weekly-only and model-specific layouts")
+    @Test("custom-drawn status bar styles render weekly-only and model-specific layouts")
     @MainActor
-    func allStylesRenderVariableQuotaCounts() throws {
+    func customStylesRenderVariableQuotaCounts() throws {
         let weekly = meter(title: "每周", usedPercent: 11, windowMinutes: 10_080)
         let fiveHour = meter(title: "5小时", usedPercent: 20, windowMinutes: 300)
         let modelSpecific = meter(
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ struct StatusBarRenderPlanTests {
             windowMinutes: 10_080,
             source: .modelSpecific)
 
-        for style in StatusBarDisplayStyle.allCases {
+        for style in StatusBarDisplayStyle.allCases where style != .text {
             let stylePreferences = preferences(style: style)
             let compact = try render(preferences: stylePreferences, meters: [weekly])
             let expanded = try render(
@@ -213,6 +213,46 @@ struct StatusBarRenderPlanTests {
         }
     }
 
+    @Test("native percentage titles update and switch back to custom-drawn styles")
+    @MainActor
+    func nativePercentageTitlesFollowState() throws {
+        _ = NSApplication.shared
+        let statusItem = NSStatusBar.system.statusItem(withLength: NSStatusItem.variableLength)
+        defer { NSStatusBar.system.removeStatusItem(statusItem) }
+        let button = try #require(statusItem.button)
+        let view = StatusBarContentView(frame: .zero)
+        button.addSubview(view)
+        let weekly = meter(title: "每周", usedPercent: 0, windowMinutes: 10_080)
+        let fiveHour = meter(title: "5小时", usedPercent: 20, windowMinutes: 300)
+        let modelSpecific = meter(
+            title: "模型配额",
+            usedPercent: 11,
+            windowMinutes: 10_080,
+            source: .modelSpecific)
+
+        for (meters, title) in [([weekly], "100%"), ([fiveHour, weekly, modelSpecific], "80%  100%  89%"), ([], "--")] {
+            let textState = StatusBarContentState(
+                configuration: .init(preferences: preferences(style: .text), language: .simplifiedChinese),
+                content: .init(text: "6天", meters: meters, displayMinute: 0))
+            for style in StatusBarDisplayStyle.allCases where style != .text {
+                #expect(StatusController.updateStatusBarContent(textState, statusItem: statusItem, contentView: view))
+                #expect(button.title == title)
+                #expect(button.font == NSFont.systemFont(ofSize: 14, weight: .semibold))
+                #expect(view.isHidden)
+                #expect(statusItem.length == NSStatusItem.variableLength)
+                #expect(!StatusController.updateStatusBarContent(textState, statusItem: statusItem, contentView: view))
+
+                let customState = StatusBarContentState(
+                    configuration: .init(preferences: preferences(style: style), language: .simplifiedChinese),
+                    content: textState.content)
+                #expect(StatusController.updateStatusBarContent(customState, statusItem: statusItem, contentView: view))
+                #expect(button.title.isEmpty)
+                #expect(!view.isHidden)
+                #expect(statusItem.length == view.preferredWidth)
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     @Test("text style displays the same percentages as quota rings")
     func textStyleUsesRingPercentages() {
         let fiveHour = meter(title: "5小时", usedPercent: 20, windowMinutes: 300)