diff --git a/internal/knight/scheduler.go b/internal/knight/scheduler.go
index 601018e53..eb0fe3683 100644
--- a/internal/knight/scheduler.go
+++ b/internal/knight/scheduler.go
@@ -496,14 +496,21 @@ func (k *Knight) Queue() *CandidateQueue {
 
 // Status returns a human-readable status string.
 func (k *Knight) Status() string {
-	if !k.cfg.Enabled {
+	// #2757: cfg.Enabled/running/lock are written under k.mu by
+	// Start/Stop/Enable; snapshot them under the same lock (Running() is the
+	// reference pattern). Unlocked reads were a Go memory model data race
+	// (WebUI Status polling vs daemon control commands).
+	k.mu.Lock()
+	enabled, running, lock := k.cfg.Enabled, k.running, k.lock
+	k.mu.Unlock()
+	if !enabled {
 		return "disabled"
 	}
-	if !k.running {
-		if k.lock == nil {
+	if !running {
+		if lock == nil {
 			pid, _ := LockHeldBy(k.projDir)
 			if pid > 0 {
-				return fmt.Sprintf("deferred — instance PID %d holds lock", pid)
+				return fmt.Sprintf("deferred - instance PID %d holds lock", pid)
 			}
 		}
 		return "stopped"
@@ -525,7 +532,11 @@ func (k *Knight) NotifyActivity() {
 
 // CanPerformTask checks if Knight has budget and is allowed to run.
 func (k *Knight) CanPerformTask() bool {
-	if !k.cfg.Enabled || !k.running {
+	// #2757: same locked snapshot as Status().
+	k.mu.Lock()
+	enabled, running := k.cfg.Enabled, k.running
+	k.mu.Unlock()
+	if !enabled || !running {
 		return false
 	}
 	return k.budget.CanSpend()
diff --git a/internal/knight/zz_issue2757_test.go b/internal/knight/zz_issue2757_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b23c3c532
--- /dev/null
+++ b/internal/knight/zz_issue2757_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+package knight
+
+// Issue #2757 probe: Status() and CanPerformTask() read k.cfg.Enabled /
+// k.running / k.lock without holding k.mu while Start/Stop/Enable write
+// them under the lock (Running() is the correct pattern). A -race build on
+// concurrent Status-vs-Stop flags the race; after the fix both readers
+// snapshot under k.mu.
+
+import (
+	"github.com/topcheer/ggcode/internal/config"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+func TestIssue2757StatusConcurrentWithStopNoRace(t *testing.T) {
+	k := &Knight{cfg: config.KnightConfig{Enabled: true}, running: true, budget: &Budget{}}
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	// Readers hammer Status/CanPerformTask while the writer flips running
+	// under k.mu - with the unlocked readers, -race flags the data race;
+	// after the fix (snapshot under k.mu) the same loop is clean.
+	for i := 0; i < 4; i++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func() {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				default:
+					_ = k.Status()
+					_ = k.CanPerformTask()
+				}
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+	wg.Add(1)
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+				return
+			default:
+				k.mu.Lock()
+				k.running = !k.running
+				k.mu.Unlock()
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+	time.Sleep(150 * time.Millisecond)
+	close(stop)
+	wg.Wait()
+}