diff --git a/cmd/status/metrics.go b/cmd/status/metrics.go
index 2b24bba..86f958b 100644
--- a/cmd/status/metrics.go
+++ b/cmd/status/metrics.go
@@ -22,18 +22,19 @@ type MetricsSnapshot struct {
 	HealthScore    int    // 0-100 system health score
 	HealthScoreMsg string // Brief explanation
 
-	CPU          CPUStatus
-	GPU          []GPUStatus
-	Memory       MemoryStatus
-	Disks        []DiskStatus
-	DiskIO       DiskIOStatus
-	Network      []NetworkStatus
-	Proxy        ProxyStatus
-	Batteries    []BatteryStatus
-	Thermal      ThermalStatus
-	Sensors      []SensorReading
-	Bluetooth    []BluetoothDevice
-	TopProcesses []ProcessInfo
+	CPU            CPUStatus
+	GPU            []GPUStatus
+	Memory         MemoryStatus
+	Disks          []DiskStatus
+	DiskIO         DiskIOStatus
+	Network        []NetworkStatus
+	NetworkHistory NetworkHistory
+	Proxy          ProxyStatus
+	Batteries      []BatteryStatus
+	Thermal        ThermalStatus
+	Sensors        []SensorReading
+	Bluetooth      []BluetoothDevice
+	TopProcesses   []ProcessInfo
 }
 
 type HardwareInfo struct {
@@ -104,6 +105,12 @@ type NetworkStatus struct {
 	TxRateMBs float64
 	IP        string
 }
+type NetworkHistory struct {
+	RxHistory []float64
+	TxHistory []float64
+}
+
+const NetworkHistorySize = 20 // number of checks to keep
 
 type ProxyStatus struct {
 	Enabled bool
@@ -156,6 +163,7 @@ type Collector struct {
 	// Fast metrics (1s).
 	prevNet    map[string]net.IOCountersStat
 	lastNetAt  time.Time
+	netHistory NetworkHistory
 	lastGPUAt  time.Time
 	cachedGPU  []GPUStatus
 	prevDiskIO disk.IOCountersStat
@@ -263,6 +271,7 @@ func (c *Collector) Collect() (MetricsSnapshot, error) {
 		Disks:          diskStats,
 		DiskIO:         diskIO,
 		Network:        netStats,
+		NetworkHistory: c.netHistory,
 		Proxy:          proxyStats,
 		Batteries:      batteryStats,
 		Thermal:        thermalStats,
diff --git a/cmd/status/metrics_network.go b/cmd/status/metrics_network.go
index 00c94e6..f38f69d 100644
--- a/cmd/status/metrics_network.go
+++ b/cmd/status/metrics_network.go
@@ -70,6 +70,20 @@ func (c *Collector) collectNetwork(now time.Time) ([]NetworkStatus, error) {
 		result = result[:3]
 	}
 
+	var totalRx, totalTx float64
+	for _, r := range result {
+		totalRx += r.RxRateMBs
+		totalTx += r.TxRateMBs
+	}
+	c.netHistory.RxHistory = append(c.netHistory.RxHistory, totalRx)
+	c.netHistory.TxHistory = append(c.netHistory.TxHistory, totalTx)
+	if len(c.netHistory.RxHistory) > NetworkHistorySize {
+		c.netHistory.RxHistory = c.netHistory.RxHistory[len(c.netHistory.RxHistory)-NetworkHistorySize:]
+	}
+	if len(c.netHistory.TxHistory) > NetworkHistorySize {
+		c.netHistory.TxHistory = c.netHistory.TxHistory[len(c.netHistory.TxHistory)-NetworkHistorySize:]
+	}
+
 	return result, nil
 }
 
diff --git a/cmd/status/view.go b/cmd/status/view.go
index ce2a174..47991da 100644
--- a/cmd/status/view.go
+++ b/cmd/status/view.go
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ func buildCards(m MetricsSnapshot, _ int) []cardData {
 		renderDiskCard(m.Disks, m.DiskIO),
 		renderBatteryCard(m.Batteries, m.Thermal),
 		renderProcessCard(m.TopProcesses),
-		renderNetworkCard(m.Network, m.Proxy),
+		renderNetworkCard(m.Network, m.NetworkHistory, m.Proxy),
 	}
 	if hasSensorData(m.Sensors) {
 		cards = append(cards, renderSensorsCard(m.Sensors))
@@ -425,7 +425,7 @@ func miniBar(percent float64) string {
 	return colorizePercent(percent, strings.Repeat("▮", filled)+strings.Repeat("▯", 5-filled))
 }
 
-func renderNetworkCard(netStats []NetworkStatus, proxy ProxyStatus) cardData {
+func renderNetworkCard(netStats []NetworkStatus, history NetworkHistory, proxy ProxyStatus) cardData {
 	var lines []string
 	var totalRx, totalTx float64
 	var primaryIP string
@@ -441,10 +441,11 @@ func renderNetworkCard(netStats []NetworkStatus, proxy ProxyStatus) cardData {
 	if len(netStats) == 0 {
 		lines = []string{subtleStyle.Render("Collecting...")}
 	} else {
-		rxBar := netBar(totalRx)
-		txBar := netBar(totalTx)
-		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Down   %s  %s", rxBar, formatRate(totalRx)))
-		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Up     %s  %s", txBar, formatRate(totalTx)))
+		// sparkline graphs
+		rxSparkline := sparkline(history.RxHistory, totalRx)
+		txSparkline := sparkline(history.TxHistory, totalTx)
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Down   %s  %s", rxSparkline, formatRate(totalRx)))
+		lines = append(lines, fmt.Sprintf("Up     %s  %s", txSparkline, formatRate(totalTx)))
 		// Show proxy and IP on one line.
 		var infoParts []string
 		if proxy.Enabled {
@@ -475,6 +476,57 @@ func netBar(rate float64) string {
 	return okStyle.Render(bar)
 }
 
+// 8 levels: ▁▂▃▄▅▆▇█
+func sparkline(history []float64, current float64) string {
+	const width = 16
+	blocks := []rune{'▁', '▂', '▃', '▄', '▅', '▆', '▇', '█'}
+
+	data := make([]float64, 0, width)
+	if len(history) > 0 {
+		// Take the most recent points.
+		start := 0
+		if len(history) > width {
+			start = len(history) - width
+		}
+		data = append(data, history[start:]...)
+	}
+	// padding with zeros at the start
+	for len(data) < width {
+		data = append([]float64{0}, data...)
+	}
+	if len(data) > width {
+		data = data[len(data)-width:]
+	}
+
+	maxVal := 0.1
+	for _, v := range data {
+		if v > maxVal {
+			maxVal = v
+		}
+	}
+
+	var builder strings.Builder
+	for _, v := range data {
+		level := int((v / maxVal) * float64(len(blocks)-1))
+		if level < 0 {
+			level = 0
+		}
+		if level >= len(blocks) {
+			level = len(blocks) - 1
+		}
+		builder.WriteRune(blocks[level])
+	}
+
+	result := builder.String()
+	if current > 8 {
+		return dangerStyle.Render(result)
+	}
+	if current > 3 {
+		return warnStyle.Render(result)
+	}
+	return okStyle.Render(result)
+}
+
 func renderBatteryCard(batts []BatteryStatus, thermal ThermalStatus) cardData {
 	var lines []string
 	if len(batts) == 0 {