diff --git a/internal/httpapi/routes.go b/internal/httpapi/routes.go
index 4135c71..c39562f 100644
--- a/internal/httpapi/routes.go
+++ b/internal/httpapi/routes.go
@@ -319,15 +319,89 @@ func (s *Server) handleListPeers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 		return
 	}
 	peers := s.store.ListPeers(a.TenantID)
+	liveStates := s.liveBGPProtocolStates(r.Context())
 	items := make([]map[string]any, 0, len(peers))
 	for _, p := range peers {
-		items = append(items, peerJSON(p))
+		row := peerJSON(p)
+		if st, ok := liveStates[peerProtocolNameForID(p.ID)]; ok && strings.TrimSpace(st) != "" {
+			row["session_state"] = strings.TrimSpace(st)
+		}
+		items = append(items, row)
 	}
 	writeJSON(w, http.StatusOK, map[string]any{
 		"items": items, "next_cursor": nil, "has_more": false,
 	})
 }
 
+func (s *Server) liveBGPProtocolStates(ctx context.Context) map[string]string {
+	sock := strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("EVOBGP_BIRDC_SOCKET"))
+	if sock == "" {
+		return map[string]string{}
+	}
+	out, err := birdfmt.ShowProtocols(ctx, sock, strings.TrimSpace(os.Getenv("EVOBGP_BIRDC_BIN")))
+	if err != nil {
+		return map[string]string{}
+	}
+	return parseBGPProtocolStates(out)
+}
+
+// parseBGPProtocolStates parses `birdc show protocols all` summary rows into protocol_name -> state.
+func parseBGPProtocolStates(output string) map[string]string {
+	out := make(map[string]string)
+	for _, raw := range strings.Split(output, "\n") {
+		line := strings.TrimSpace(raw)
+		if line == "" {
+			continue
+		}
+		low := strings.ToLower(line)
+		if strings.HasPrefix(low, "bird ") || strings.HasPrefix(low, "name ") || strings.HasPrefix(low, "table ") {
+			continue
+		}
+		fields := strings.Fields(line)
+		if len(fields) < 4 {
+			continue
+		}
+		if !strings.EqualFold(fields[1], "BGP") {
+			continue
+		}
+		state := extractBGPSessionState(line)
+		if state == "" {
+			state = fields[3]
+		}
+		out[fields[0]] = state
+	}
+	return out
+}
+
+func extractBGPSessionState(line string) string {
+	known := []string{
+		"Established",
+		"Idle",
+		"Connect",
+		"Active",
+		"OpenSent",
+		"OpenConfirm",
+	}
+	for _, st := range known {
+		if strings.Contains(line, st) {
+			return st
+		}
+	}
+	return ""
+}
+
+// peerProtocolNameForID must stay in sync with pipeline peer protocol naming.
+func peerProtocolNameForID(peerID string) string {
+	s := strings.ReplaceAll(strings.TrimSpace(peerID), "-", "")
+	if len(s) > 16 {
+		s = s[:16]
+	}
+	if s == "" {
+		s = "x"
+	}
+	return "evobgp_p_" + s
+}
+
 func (s *Server) handleListSpeakers(w http.ResponseWriter, r *http.Request) {
 	a, ok := authFromContext(r.Context())
 	if !ok {
diff --git a/internal/httpapi/server_test.go b/internal/httpapi/server_test.go
index c80ccbc..8971a7d 100644
--- a/internal/httpapi/server_test.go
+++ b/internal/httpapi/server_test.go
@@ -341,3 +341,19 @@ func waitJob(t *testing.T, client *http.Client, base, token, jobID string) {
 	}
 	t.Fatalf("job %s did not complete", jobID)
 }
+
+func TestParseBGPProtocolStates(t *testing.T) {
+	raw := `BIRD 2.16.2 ready.
+name     proto    table    state  since       info
+device1  Device   ---      up     2026-04-09
+evobgp_p_abcdef01 BGP      master  up    2026-04-09  Established
+evobgp_p_01234567 BGP      master  start 2026-04-09  Connect
+`
+	got := parseBGPProtocolStates(raw)
+	if got["evobgp_p_abcdef01"] != "Established" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected protocol state Established, got %q", got["evobgp_p_abcdef01"])
+	}
+	if got["evobgp_p_01234567"] != "Connect" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected protocol state Connect, got %q", got["evobgp_p_01234567"])
+	}
+}