diff --git a/lib/client.js b/lib/client.js
index 9146db8..4a3d7cf 100644
--- a/lib/client.js
+++ b/lib/client.js
@@ -256,7 +256,19 @@ body[data-ds-dark-theme] .dsh-atb-modal-body select option {
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-head {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; padding: 3px 6px; border-radius: 6px;
   font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dsw-text-secondary, inherit);
-  background: var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08)); user-select: none;
+  /* Sticky project header: the column head above never scrolls (it
+     lives outside the scroller), but the project row used to ride up with its
+     cards — on a long column the project name left the screen first. Pin it to
+     the top of the card scroller so the group you are reading stays labelled.
+     The fill must be OPAQUE: three stacked layers reproduce exactly what sits
+     behind the row (board base + column inset + hover tint), so cards passing
+     underneath never bleed through the label. */
+  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2;
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08)), var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08))),
+    linear-gradient(var(--dsw-bg-inset, rgba(128,128,128,.07)), var(--dsw-bg-inset, rgba(128,128,128,.07))),
+    var(--dsw-alias-bg-base, #fff);
+  user-select: none;
 }
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-icon { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; opacity: .8; line-height: 1; }
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-name { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
diff --git a/src/client/styles.ts b/src/client/styles.ts
index dca195d..75d193d 100644
--- a/src/client/styles.ts
+++ b/src/client/styles.ts
@@ -253,7 +253,19 @@ body[data-ds-dark-theme] .dsh-atb-modal-body select option {
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-head {
   display: flex; align-items: center; gap: 5px; padding: 3px 6px; border-radius: 6px;
   font-size: 11.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--dsw-text-secondary, inherit);
-  background: var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08)); user-select: none;
+  /* Sticky project header: the column head above never scrolls (it
+     lives outside the scroller), but the project row used to ride up with its
+     cards — on a long column the project name left the screen first. Pin it to
+     the top of the card scroller so the group you are reading stays labelled.
+     The fill must be OPAQUE: three stacked layers reproduce exactly what sits
+     behind the row (board base + column inset + hover tint), so cards passing
+     underneath never bleed through the label. */
+  position: sticky; top: 0; z-index: 2;
+  background:
+    linear-gradient(var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08)), var(--dsw-bg-hover, rgba(128,128,128,.08))),
+    linear-gradient(var(--dsw-bg-inset, rgba(128,128,128,.07)), var(--dsw-bg-inset, rgba(128,128,128,.07))),
+    var(--dsw-alias-bg-base, #fff);
+  user-select: none;
 }
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-icon { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; opacity: .8; line-height: 1; }
 .dsh-atb-ws-group-name { flex: 1; min-width: 0; overflow: hidden; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap; }
diff --git a/tests/sticky-group-head.spec.ts b/tests/sticky-group-head.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f5dc06f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/sticky-group-head.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,123 @@
+// @vitest-environment jsdom
+/**
+ * Sticky project headers inside each column's card scroller.
+ *
+ * The board used to lose its project label the moment a column scrolled: the
+ * column head sits OUTSIDE the scroller (so it never moved), but the project
+ * row rode up with its cards, leaving a long column unlabelled. The header is
+ * now pinned with position: sticky.
+ *
+ * Two things can silently break that pinning, and both are asserted here:
+ * 1. the sticky header's ancestor chain must actually contain the scrolling
+ *    box (a sticky element whose ancestor has overflow: hidden / transform,
+ *    or that is not a descendant of the scroller at all, simply stops
+ *    sticking);
+ * 2. the header fill must be OPAQUE — cards slide underneath it, so a
+ *    transparent background would let their text bleed through the label.
+ */
+import React from 'react'
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { BoardController } from '../src/client/controller.ts'
+import { TaskBoard } from '../src/client/board/TaskBoard.tsx'
+import type { TaskRecord } from '../src/shared/protocol.ts'
+import { waitFor } from './wait-for.ts'
+import { disposeI18n } from '../src/client/i18n/runtime.ts'
+
+const cleanups: Array<() => void> = []
+beforeEach(() => {
+  localStorage.clear()
+  document.documentElement.lang = 'zh-CN'
+  disposeI18n()
+})
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanups.splice(0).reverse().forEach(d => d())
+  localStorage.clear()
+})
+
+/** One task per workspace so each column renders several project groups. */
+function makeTask(id: string, workspaceId: string): TaskRecord {
+  return {
+    id,
+    title: `Task ${id}`,
+    description: '',
+    prompt: '',
+    workspaceId,
+    urgency: 'normal',
+    status: 'todo',
+    blocked: false,
+    execution: { mode: 'claim' },
+    version: 1,
+    createdAt: 1,
+    updatedAt: 1,
+    createdBy: { kind: 'user' },
+    updatedBy: { kind: 'user' },
+    comments: [],
+    executions: [],
+  }
+}
+
+async function renderBoard(tasks: TaskRecord[]): Promise<HTMLElement> {
+  const controller = new BoardController({
+    state: async () => ({ schemaVersion: 1, revision: 1, tasks }),
+    workspaces: async () => [
+      { id: 'ws-a', path: '/p/a', title: 'Alpha Repo', sessionCount: 0 },
+      { id: 'ws-b', path: '/p/b', title: 'Beta Repo', sessionCount: 0 },
+    ],
+    stream: () => () => {},
+  } as never)
+  controller.start()
+  cleanups.push(() => controller.dispose())
+  await waitFor(() => controller.getSnapshot().workspaces.length === 2)
+
+  const host = document.createElement('div')
+  document.body.append(host)
+  const root: Root = createRoot(host)
+  cleanups.push(() => { root.unmount(); host.remove() })
+  root.render(React.createElement(TaskBoard, { controller }))
+  return host
+}
+
+describe('sticky project group headers', () => {
+  it('pins .dsh-atb-ws-group-head to the top of its card scroller', async () => {
+    const host = await renderBoard([makeTask('a-1', 'ws-a'), makeTask('a-2', 'ws-a'), makeTask('b-1', 'ws-b')])
+    await waitFor(() => host.querySelectorAll('.dsh-atb-column').length === 5)
+
+    const heads = Array.from(host.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.dsh-atb-ws-group-head'))
+    expect(heads.length).toBeGreaterThan(0)
+
+    for (const head of heads) {
+      // Structural precondition: the header must live INSIDE the element that
+      // actually scrolls, otherwise position: sticky has no scrollport to
+      // stick to and silently degrades to a normal row.
+      const scroller = head.closest('.dsh-atb-cards')
+      expect(scroller, 'group header must be a descendant of the card scroller').not.toBeNull()
+
+      // No ancestor between the header and its scroller may clip or transform,
+      // which would neuter sticky.
+      for (let node = head.parentElement; node !== null && node !== scroller; node = node.parentElement) {
+        expect(node.classList.contains('dsh-atb-column'), 'column must not sit between header and scroller').toBe(false)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
+  it('stylesheet carries the sticky rule with an opaque fill', async () => {
+    const { injectStyles } = await import('../src/client/styles.ts')
+    document.getElementById('dsh-taskboard-styles')?.remove()
+    injectStyles()
+    const css = document.getElementById('dsh-taskboard-styles')!.textContent ?? ''
+
+    // Isolate the group-header rule so an unrelated sticky elsewhere in the
+    // sheet cannot satisfy the assertion.
+    const rule = /\.dsh-atb-ws-group-head\s*\{([^}]*)\}/.exec(css)
+    expect(rule, '.dsh-atb-ws-group-head rule must exist').not.toBeNull()
+    const body = rule![1]!
+
+    expect(body).toContain('position: sticky')
+    expect(body).toContain('top: 0')
+    // Stacked layer + opaque base: cards sliding under the label must not show
+    // through. A bare rgba tint (what the row used to carry) would.
+    expect(body).toContain('var(--dsw-alias-bg-base')
+    expect(body).not.toMatch(/background:\s*(transparent|none)\s*;/)
+  })
+})