diff --git a/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.test.ts b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..41470be2b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,197 @@
+import { createTestingPinia } from '@pinia/testing'
+import { mount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { defineComponent, nextTick } from 'vue'
+import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
+
+import type {
+  JobListItem,
+  JobStatus
+} from '@/platform/remote/comfyui/jobs/jobTypes'
+import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
+import {
+  TaskItemImpl,
+  useQueueSettingsStore,
+  useQueueStore
+} from '@/stores/queueStore'
+
+import ComfyQueueButton from './ComfyQueueButton.vue'
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/distribution/types', () => ({
+  isCloud: false
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/platform/telemetry', () => ({
+  useTelemetry: () => null
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/workbench/extensions/manager/utils/graphHasMissingNodes', () => ({
+  graphHasMissingNodes: () => false
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/scripts/app', () => ({
+  app: {
+    rootGraph: {}
+  }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@/stores/workspaceStore', () => ({
+  useWorkspaceStore: () => ({
+    shiftDown: false
+  })
+}))
+
+const SplitButtonStub = defineComponent({
+  name: 'SplitButton',
+  props: {
+    label: {
+      type: String,
+      default: ''
+    },
+    severity: {
+      type: String,
+      default: 'primary'
+    }
+  },
+  template: `
+    <button
+      data-testid="split-button"
+      :data-label="label"
+      :data-severity="severity"
+    >
+      <slot name="icon" />
+    </button>
+  `
+})
+
+const i18n = createI18n({
+  legacy: false,
+  locale: 'en',
+  messages: {
+    en: {
+      menu: {
+        run: 'Run',
+        disabledTooltip: 'Disabled tooltip',
+        onChange: 'On Change',
+        onChangeTooltip: 'On change tooltip',
+        instant: 'Instant',
+        instantTooltip: 'Instant tooltip',
+        stopRunInstant: 'Stop Run (Instant)',
+        stopRunInstantTooltip: 'Stop running',
+        runWorkflow: 'Run workflow',
+        runWorkflowFront: 'Run workflow front',
+        runWorkflowDisabled: 'Run workflow disabled'
+      }
+    }
+  }
+})
+
+function createTask(id: string, status: JobStatus): TaskItemImpl {
+  const job: JobListItem = {
+    id,
+    status,
+    create_time: Date.now(),
+    priority: 1
+  }
+
+  return new TaskItemImpl(job)
+}
+
+function createWrapper() {
+  const pinia = createTestingPinia({ createSpy: vi.fn })
+
+  return mount(ComfyQueueButton, {
+    global: {
+      plugins: [pinia, i18n],
+      directives: {
+        tooltip: () => {}
+      },
+      stubs: {
+        SplitButton: SplitButtonStub,
+        BatchCountEdit: true
+      }
+    }
+  })
+}
+
+describe('ComfyQueueButton', () => {
+  it('keeps the run instant presentation while idle even with active jobs', async () => {
+    const wrapper = createWrapper()
+    const queueSettingsStore = useQueueSettingsStore()
+    const queueStore = useQueueStore()
+
+    queueSettingsStore.mode = 'instant-idle'
+    queueStore.runningTasks = [createTask('run-1', 'in_progress')]
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const splitButton = wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]')
+
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-label')).toBe('Run (Instant)')
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-severity')).toBe('primary')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.icon-\\[lucide--fast-forward\\]').exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('switches to stop presentation when instant mode is armed', async () => {
+    const wrapper = createWrapper()
+    const queueSettingsStore = useQueueSettingsStore()
+
+    queueSettingsStore.mode = 'instant-running'
+    await nextTick()
+
+    const splitButton = wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]')
+
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-label')).toBe('Stop Run (Instant)')
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-severity')).toBe('danger')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.icon-\\[lucide--square\\]').exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('disarms instant mode without interrupting even when jobs are active', async () => {
+    const wrapper = createWrapper()
+    const queueSettingsStore = useQueueSettingsStore()
+    const queueStore = useQueueStore()
+    const commandStore = useCommandStore()
+
+    queueSettingsStore.mode = 'instant-running'
+    queueStore.runningTasks = [createTask('run-1', 'in_progress')]
+    await nextTick()
+
+    await wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]').trigger('click')
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(queueSettingsStore.mode).toBe('instant-idle')
+    const splitButtonWhileStopping = wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]')
+    expect(splitButtonWhileStopping.attributes('data-label')).toBe(
+      'Run (Instant)'
+    )
+    expect(splitButtonWhileStopping.attributes('data-severity')).toBe('primary')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.icon-\\[lucide--fast-forward\\]').exists()).toBe(true)
+
+    expect(commandStore.execute).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+
+    const splitButton = wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]')
+    expect(queueSettingsStore.mode).toBe('instant-idle')
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-label')).toBe('Run (Instant)')
+    expect(splitButton.attributes('data-severity')).toBe('primary')
+    expect(wrapper.find('.icon-\\[lucide--fast-forward\\]').exists()).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('activates instant running mode when queueing again', async () => {
+    const wrapper = createWrapper()
+    const queueSettingsStore = useQueueSettingsStore()
+    const commandStore = useCommandStore()
+
+    queueSettingsStore.mode = 'instant-idle'
+    await nextTick()
+
+    await wrapper.get('[data-testid="queue-button"]').trigger('click')
+    await nextTick()
+
+    expect(queueSettingsStore.mode).toBe('instant-running')
+    expect(commandStore.execute).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Comfy.QueuePrompt', {
+      metadata: {
+        subscribe_to_run: false,
+        trigger_source: 'button'
+      }
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.vue b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.vue
index 4c0ea84e43..1218b7228e 100644
--- a/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.vue
+++ b/src/components/actionbar/ComfyRunButton/ComfyQueueButton.vue
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
         showDelay: 600
       }"
       class="comfyui-queue-button"
-      :label="String(activeQueueModeMenuItem?.label ?? '')"
-      severity="primary"
+      :label="queueButtonLabel"
+      :severity="queueButtonSeverity"
       size="small"
       :model="queueModeMenuItems"
       data-testid="queue-button"
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
             value: item.tooltip,
             showDelay: 600
           }"
-          :variant="item.key === queueMode ? 'primary' : 'secondary'"
+          :variant="item.key === selectedQueueMode ? 'primary' : 'secondary'"
           size="sm"
           class="w-full justify-start"
         >
@@ -48,7 +48,11 @@ import { useTelemetry } from '@/platform/telemetry'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import { useCommandStore } from '@/stores/commandStore'
 import { useNodeDefStore } from '@/stores/nodeDefStore'
-import { useQueueSettingsStore } from '@/stores/queueStore'
+import {
+  isInstantMode,
+  isInstantRunningMode,
+  useQueueSettingsStore
+} from '@/stores/queueStore'
 import { useWorkspaceStore } from '@/stores/workspaceStore'
 import { graphHasMissingNodes } from '@/workbench/extensions/manager/utils/graphHasMissingNodes'
 
@@ -63,6 +67,12 @@ const hasMissingNodes = computed(() =>
 )
 
 const { t } = useI18n()
+type QueueModeMenuKey = 'disabled' | 'change' | 'instant-idle'
+
+const selectedQueueMode = computed<QueueModeMenuKey>(() =>
+  isInstantMode(queueMode.value) ? 'instant-idle' : queueMode.value
+)
+
 const queueModeMenuItemLookup = computed(() => {
   const items: Record<string, MenuItem> = {
     disabled: {
@@ -86,15 +96,15 @@ const queueModeMenuItemLookup = computed(() => {
     }
   }
   if (!isCloud) {
-    items.instant = {
-      key: 'instant',
+    items['instant-idle'] = {
+      key: 'instant-idle',
       label: `${t('menu.run')} (${t('menu.instant')})`,
       tooltip: t('menu.instantTooltip'),
       command: () => {
         useTelemetry()?.trackUiButtonClicked({
           button_id: 'queue_mode_option_run_instant_selected'
         })
-        queueMode.value = 'instant'
+        queueMode.value = 'instant-idle'
       }
     }
   }
@@ -104,7 +114,7 @@ const queueModeMenuItemLookup = computed(() => {
 const activeQueueModeMenuItem = computed(() => {
   // Fallback to disabled mode if current mode is not available (e.g., instant mode in cloud)
   return (
-    queueModeMenuItemLookup.value[queueMode.value] ||
+    queueModeMenuItemLookup.value[selectedQueueMode.value] ||
     queueModeMenuItemLookup.value.disabled
   )
 })
@@ -112,7 +122,24 @@ const queueModeMenuItems = computed(() =>
   Object.values(queueModeMenuItemLookup.value)
 )
 
+const isStopInstantAction = computed(() =>
+  isInstantRunningMode(queueMode.value)
+)
+
+const queueButtonLabel = computed(() =>
+  isStopInstantAction.value
+    ? t('menu.stopRunInstant')
+    : String(activeQueueModeMenuItem.value?.label ?? '')
+)
+
+const queueButtonSeverity = computed(() =>
+  isStopInstantAction.value ? 'danger' : 'primary'
+)
+
 const iconClass = computed(() => {
+  if (isStopInstantAction.value) {
+    return 'icon-[lucide--square]'
+  }
   if (hasMissingNodes.value) {
     return 'icon-[lucide--triangle-alert]'
   }
@@ -122,7 +149,7 @@ const iconClass = computed(() => {
   if (queueMode.value === 'disabled') {
     return 'icon-[lucide--play]'
   }
-  if (queueMode.value === 'instant') {
+  if (isInstantMode(queueMode.value)) {
     return 'icon-[lucide--fast-forward]'
   }
   if (queueMode.value === 'change') {
@@ -132,6 +159,9 @@ const iconClass = computed(() => {
 })
 
 const queueButtonTooltip = computed(() => {
+  if (isStopInstantAction.value) {
+    return t('menu.stopRunInstantTooltip')
+  }
   if (hasMissingNodes.value) {
     return t('menu.runWorkflowDisabled')
   }
@@ -143,11 +173,20 @@ const queueButtonTooltip = computed(() => {
 
 const commandStore = useCommandStore()
 const queuePrompt = async (e: Event) => {
+  if (isStopInstantAction.value) {
+    queueMode.value = 'instant-idle'
+    return
+  }
+
   const isShiftPressed = 'shiftKey' in e && e.shiftKey
   const commandId = isShiftPressed
     ? 'Comfy.QueuePromptFront'
     : 'Comfy.QueuePrompt'
 
+  if (isInstantMode(queueMode.value)) {
+    queueMode.value = 'instant-running'
+  }
+
   if (batchCount.value > 1) {
     useTelemetry()?.trackUiButtonClicked({
       button_id: 'queue_run_multiple_batches_submitted'
diff --git a/src/locales/en/main.json b/src/locales/en/main.json
index 48c43f1035..749f0affe6 100644
--- a/src/locales/en/main.json
+++ b/src/locales/en/main.json
@@ -918,6 +918,8 @@
     "runWorkflowFront": "Run workflow (Queue at front)",
     "runWorkflowDisabled": "Workflow contains unsupported nodes (highlighted red). Remove these to run the workflow.",
     "run": "Run",
+    "stopRunInstant": "Stop Run (Instant)",
+    "stopRunInstantTooltip": "Stop running",
     "execute": "Execute",
     "interrupt": "Cancel current run",
     "refresh": "Refresh node definitions",
diff --git a/src/services/autoQueueService.ts b/src/services/autoQueueService.ts
index ffbc5dede4..6a62a9f0ec 100644
--- a/src/services/autoQueueService.ts
+++ b/src/services/autoQueueService.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { api } from '@/scripts/api'
 import { app } from '@/scripts/app'
 import {
+  isInstantRunningMode,
   useQueuePendingTaskCountStore,
   useQueueSettingsStore
 } from '@/stores/queueStore'
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ export function setupAutoQueueHandler() {
       internalCount = queueCountStore.count
       if (!internalCount && !app.lastExecutionError) {
         if (
-          queueSettingsStore.mode === 'instant' ||
+          isInstantRunningMode(queueSettingsStore.mode) ||
           (queueSettingsStore.mode === 'change' && graphHasChanged)
         ) {
           graphHasChanged = false
diff --git a/src/stores/queueStore.ts b/src/stores/queueStore.ts
index 07ffd9060a..18065b1473 100644
--- a/src/stores/queueStore.ts
+++ b/src/stores/queueStore.ts
@@ -627,7 +627,20 @@ export const useQueuePendingTaskCountStore = defineStore(
   }
 )
 
-export type AutoQueueMode = 'disabled' | 'instant' | 'change'
+export type AutoQueueMode =
+  | 'disabled'
+  | 'change'
+  | 'instant-idle'
+  | 'instant-running'
+
+export const isInstantMode = (
+  mode: AutoQueueMode
+): mode is 'instant-idle' | 'instant-running' =>
+  mode === 'instant-idle' || mode === 'instant-running'
+
+export const isInstantRunningMode = (
+  mode: AutoQueueMode
+): mode is 'instant-running' => mode === 'instant-running'
 
 export const useQueueSettingsStore = defineStore('queueSettingsStore', {
   state: () => ({