diff --git a/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.js b/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.js
index e840515..5d8ab17 100644
--- a/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.js
+++ b/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.js
@@ -417,6 +417,39 @@ function normalizeSuccessfulConnectState(state, connectResult, verified) {
   };
 }
 
+function normalizeStatusState(state) {
+  if (
+    !state ||
+    state.platform !== "darwin" ||
+    state.controlMode !== "wireguard" ||
+    state.connected ||
+    !state.wireguard ||
+    state.wireguard.active ||
+    !state.wireguard.endpoint ||
+    !state.wireguard.lastConnection ||
+    !state.publicIp ||
+    !state.publicIp.ok
+  ) {
+    return state;
+  }
+
+  const target =
+    state.wireguard.lastConnection.resolvedTarget ||
+    state.wireguard.lastConnection.requestedTarget;
+  if (!target || !locationMatches(state.publicIp, target)) {
+    return state;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    ...state,
+    connected: true,
+    wireguard: {
+      ...state.wireguard,
+      active: true,
+    },
+  };
+}
+
 function fetchJson(url, headers = {}) {
   return new Promise((resolve) => {
     const targetUrl = new URL(url);
@@ -1293,7 +1326,7 @@ async function main() {
   try {
     if (action === "status") {
       const ipInfo = await getPublicIpInfo();
-      emitJson(buildStateSummary(installProbe, ipInfo));
+      emitJson(normalizeStatusState(buildStateSummary(installProbe, ipInfo)));
     }
 
     if (action === "install") {
diff --git a/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.test.js b/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.test.js
index d606ea6..d2a72eb 100644
--- a/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.test.js
+++ b/skills/nordvpn-client/scripts/nordvpn-client.test.js
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ module.exports = {
     typeof isMacTailscaleActive === "function" ? isMacTailscaleActive : undefined,
   normalizeSuccessfulConnectState:
     typeof normalizeSuccessfulConnectState === "function" ? normalizeSuccessfulConnectState : undefined,
+  normalizeStatusState:
+    typeof normalizeStatusState === "function" ? normalizeStatusState : undefined,
   sanitizeOutputPayload:
     typeof sanitizeOutputPayload === "function" ? sanitizeOutputPayload : undefined,
   shouldAttemptMacWireguardDisconnect:
@@ -204,6 +206,33 @@ test("normalizeSuccessfulConnectState marks the connect snapshot active after ve
   assert.equal(state.wireguard.endpoint, "de1227.nordvpn.com:51820");
 });
 
+test("normalizeStatusState marks macOS wireguard connected when public IP matches the last successful target", () => {
+  const { normalizeStatusState } = loadInternals();
+  assert.equal(typeof normalizeStatusState, "function");
+
+  const state = normalizeStatusState({
+    platform: "darwin",
+    controlMode: "wireguard",
+    connected: false,
+    wireguard: {
+      active: false,
+      endpoint: "tr73.nordvpn.com:51820",
+      lastConnection: {
+        requestedTarget: { country: "Turkey", city: "" },
+        resolvedTarget: { country: "Turkey", city: "Istanbul" },
+      },
+    },
+    publicIp: {
+      ok: true,
+      country: "Turkey",
+      city: "Istanbul",
+    },
+  });
+
+  assert.equal(state.connected, true);
+  assert.equal(state.wireguard.active, true);
+});
+
 test("sanitizeOutputPayload redacts local path metadata from normal JSON output", () => {
   const { sanitizeOutputPayload } = loadInternals();
   assert.equal(typeof sanitizeOutputPayload, "function");