diff --git a/e2e/time.spec.ts b/e2e/time.spec.ts
index f8315b7f..486f1c88 100644
--- a/e2e/time.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/time.spec.ts
@@ -2315,7 +2315,9 @@ test('test that break entries show a break badge and split day total on the time
     await page.goto(PLAYWRIGHT_BASE_URL + '/time');
     await expect(page.getByTestId('break_badge').first()).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByTestId('break_badge').first()).toContainText('Break');
-    // Day heading shows the break portion separately from worked time
+    // Day heading shows worked time first, then the break portion
     await expect(page.getByTestId('day_break_duration').first()).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('day_break_duration').first()).toContainText('break');
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('day_break_duration').first().locator('..')).toContainText(
+        '2h 00min work · 0h 30min break'
+    );
 });
diff --git a/resources/js/Components/Timesheet/TimesheetGrid.vue b/resources/js/Components/Timesheet/TimesheetGrid.vue
index 9cd43ea3..671a96a3 100644
--- a/resources/js/Components/Timesheet/TimesheetGrid.vue
+++ b/resources/js/Components/Timesheet/TimesheetGrid.vue
@@ -186,19 +186,27 @@ const emit = defineEmits<{
                             ? 'text-text-primary'
                             : 'text-text-secondary',
                     ]">
-                    <span>{{ total > 0 ? formatDuration(total) : '-' }}</span>
+                    <span
+                        >{{ formatDuration(total)
+                        }}<template v-if="total > 0 && (breakDayTotals[dayIndex] ?? 0) > 0">
+                            work</template
+                        ></span
+                    >
                     <span
                         v-if="(breakDayTotals[dayIndex] ?? 0) > 0"
-                        class="font-normal text-text-tertiary">
-                        +{{ formatDuration(breakDayTotals[dayIndex] ?? 0) }} break
-                    </span>
+                        class="font-normal text-text-tertiary"
+                        >{{ formatDuration(breakDayTotals[dayIndex] ?? 0) }} break</span
+                    >
                 </div>
                 <div
                     class="flex flex-col items-end justify-center border-t border-default-background-separator bg-background dark:bg-secondary pl-3 pr-3 py-1 text-xs font-semibold text-text-primary leading-tight">
-                    <span>{{ weekTotalFormatted }}</span>
-                    <span v-if="breakGrandTotal > 0" class="font-normal text-text-tertiary">
-                        +{{ formatDuration(breakGrandTotal) }} break
-                    </span>
+                    <span
+                        >{{ weekTotalFormatted
+                        }}<template v-if="breakGrandTotal > 0"> work</template></span
+                    >
+                    <span v-if="breakGrandTotal > 0" class="font-normal text-text-tertiary"
+                        >{{ formatDuration(breakGrandTotal) }} break</span
+                    >
                 </div>
                 <div
                     class="border-t border-default-background-separator bg-background dark:bg-secondary"></div>
diff --git a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/FullCalendar/FullCalendarDayHeader.vue b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/FullCalendar/FullCalendarDayHeader.vue
index 41e74198..7b14e357 100644
--- a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/FullCalendar/FullCalendarDayHeader.vue
+++ b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/FullCalendar/FullCalendarDayHeader.vue
@@ -17,6 +17,27 @@ const breakSecondsValue = computed(() => props.breakSeconds ?? 0);
 const organization = inject('organization') as ComputedRef<Organization | undefined> | undefined;
 const intervalFormat = computed(() => organization?.value?.interval_format);
 const numberFormat = computed(() => organization?.value?.number_format);
+
+const hasBreak = computed(() => breakSecondsValue.value > 0);
+
+// Without breaks the work time stands alone, so it needs no label. Once break
+// time joins it, both halves are labelled to keep them apart.
+const durationSummary = computed(() => {
+    const work = formatHumanReadableDuration(
+        totalSecondsValue.value,
+        intervalFormat.value,
+        numberFormat.value
+    );
+    if (!hasBreak.value) {
+        return work;
+    }
+    const breakTime = formatHumanReadableDuration(
+        breakSecondsValue.value,
+        intervalFormat.value,
+        numberFormat.value
+    );
+    return `${work} work · ${breakTime} break`;
+});
 </script>
 
 <template>
@@ -24,12 +45,10 @@ const numberFormat = computed(() => organization?.value?.number_format);
         <div class="text-sm text-foreground" :class="isToday ? 'font-semibold' : 'font-medium'">
             {{ date.format('ddd') }} {{ date.date() }}
         </div>
-        <span class="block text-xs text-muted-foreground font-medium mt-0.5">
-            {{ formatHumanReadableDuration(totalSecondsValue, intervalFormat, numberFormat) }}
-            <template v-if="breakSecondsValue > 0">
-                · {{ formatHumanReadableDuration(breakSecondsValue, intervalFormat, numberFormat) }}
-                break
-            </template>
-        </span>
+        <span
+            class="block text-xs text-muted-foreground font-medium mt-0.5"
+            data-testid="day_duration_summary"
+            >{{ durationSummary }}</span
+        >
     </div>
 </template>
diff --git a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeEntry/TimeEntryRowHeading.vue b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeEntry/TimeEntryRowHeading.vue
index 27d14b69..934918d5 100644
--- a/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeEntry/TimeEntryRowHeading.vue
+++ b/resources/js/packages/ui/src/TimeEntry/TimeEntryRowHeading.vue
@@ -6,13 +6,13 @@ import {
     formatWeekday,
 } from '@/packages/ui/src/utils/time';
 import Checkbox from '../Input/Checkbox.vue';
-import { inject, type ComputedRef } from 'vue';
+import { computed, inject, type ComputedRef } from 'vue';
 import type { Organization } from '@/packages/api/src';
 import { CalendarIcon } from '@heroicons/vue/20/solid';
 
 const organization = inject<ComputedRef<Organization>>('organization');
 
-withDefaults(
+const props = withDefaults(
     defineProps<{
         date: string;
         duration: number;
@@ -23,6 +23,26 @@ withDefaults(
         breakDuration: 0,
     }
 );
+
+const hasBreak = computed(() => props.breakDuration > 0);
+
+function formatDuration(seconds: number) {
+    return formatHumanReadableDuration(
+        seconds,
+        organization?.value?.interval_format,
+        organization?.value?.number_format
+    );
+}
+
+// Without breaks the work time stands alone, so it needs no label. Once break
+// time joins it, both halves are labelled to keep them apart. The separator and
+// its spacing live inside the interpolated strings so the markup cannot collapse
+// them away.
+const workLabel = computed(() =>
+    hasBreak.value ? `${formatDuration(props.duration)} work` : formatDuration(props.duration)
+);
+const breakLabel = computed(() => ` · ${formatDuration(props.breakDuration)} break`);
+
 const emit = defineEmits<{
     selectAll: [];
     unselectAll: [];
@@ -60,29 +80,14 @@ function selectUnselectAll(value: boolean) {
                         {{ formatDate(date, organization?.date_format) }}
                     </span>
                 </div>
-                <div class="text-text-primary pr-2 @lg:pr-[92px]">
+                <div class="flex items-center text-text-primary pr-2 @lg:pr-[92px]">
+                    <span class="font-medium">{{ workLabel }}</span>
                     <span
-                        v-if="breakDuration > 0"
+                        v-if="hasBreak"
                         data-testid="day_break_duration"
-                        class="text-text-secondary font-normal mr-2">
-                        {{
-                            formatHumanReadableDuration(
-                                breakDuration,
-                                organization?.interval_format,
-                                organization?.number_format
-                            )
-                        }}
-                        break ·
-                    </span>
-                    <span class="font-medium">
-                        {{
-                            formatHumanReadableDuration(
-                                duration,
-                                organization?.interval_format,
-                                organization?.number_format
-                            )
-                        }}
-                    </span>
+                        class="text-text-secondary font-normal whitespace-pre"
+                        >{{ breakLabel }}</span
+                    >
                 </div>
             </div>
         </MainContainer>