diff --git a/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/MinuteClock.swift b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/MinuteClock.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6352bfc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/MinuteClock.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+import Combine
+import Foundation
+
+/// A single refresh source shared by the status item and its popover.
+/// `TimelineView` inside a `MenuBarExtra` label causes continuous status-item rendering on macOS.
+@MainActor
+public final class MinuteClock: ObservableObject {
+    @Published public private(set) var now: Date
+
+    private var cancellable: AnyCancellable?
+
+    public convenience init(now: Date = .now) {
+        let updates = Timer.publish(every: 60, tolerance: 1, on: .main, in: .common)
+            .autoconnect()
+            .eraseToAnyPublisher()
+        self.init(now: now, updates: updates)
+    }
+
+    init(now: Date, updates: AnyPublisher<Date, Never>) {
+        self.now = now
+        cancellable = updates.sink { [weak self] date in
+            self?.now = date
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/TokenomicsMenubarApp.swift b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/TokenomicsMenubarApp.swift
index 916806e..e37b5ee 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/TokenomicsMenubarApp.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/TokenomicsMenubarApp.swift
@@ -12,11 +12,13 @@ final class AppDelegate: NSObject, NSApplicationDelegate {
 struct TokenomicsMenubar: App {
     @NSApplicationDelegateAdaptor(AppDelegate.self) private var appDelegate
     @StateObject private var coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator
+    @StateObject private var clock: MinuteClock
     private let settingsWindowController: SettingsWindowController
 
     init() {
         let prefs = PreferencesStore()
         _coordinator = StateObject(wrappedValue: ConnectionCoordinator(preferences: prefs))
+        _clock = StateObject(wrappedValue: MinuteClock())
         settingsWindowController = SettingsWindowController(preferences: prefs)
     }
 
@@ -24,10 +26,11 @@ struct TokenomicsMenubar: App {
         MenuBarExtra {
             PopoverView(
                 coordinator: coordinator,
+                clock: clock,
                 settingsWindowController: settingsWindowController
             )
         } label: {
-            MenuBarLabelView(coordinator: coordinator)
+            MenuBarLabelView(coordinator: coordinator, clock: clock)
         }
         .menuBarExtraStyle(.window)
     }
diff --git a/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/Views.swift b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/Views.swift
index 19b9d92..27f2088 100644
--- a/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/Views.swift
+++ b/mac/Sources/TokenomicsMenubar/Views.swift
@@ -146,27 +146,27 @@ enum MenuBarPresentation {
 
 public struct MenuBarLabelView: View {
     @ObservedObject var coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator
+    @ObservedObject private var clock: MinuteClock
     @ObservedObject private var preferences: PreferencesStore
 
-    public init(coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator) {
+    public init(coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator, clock: MinuteClock) {
         self.coordinator = coordinator
+        self.clock = clock
         _preferences = ObservedObject(wrappedValue: coordinator.preferences)
     }
 
     public var body: some View {
-        TimelineView(.periodic(from: .now, by: 60)) { context in
-            HStack(spacing: 4) {
-                if let text = labelText(now: context.date) {
-                    if coordinator.state.isUsable == false { Image(systemName: iconName).accessibilityHidden(true) }
-                    Text(text)
-                } else {
-                    Image(systemName: iconName).accessibilityHidden(true)
-                    Text(stateLabel)
-                }
+        HStack(spacing: 4) {
+            if let text = labelText(now: clock.now) {
+                if coordinator.state.isUsable == false { Image(systemName: iconName).accessibilityHidden(true) }
+                Text(text)
+            } else {
+                Image(systemName: iconName).accessibilityHidden(true)
+                Text(stateLabel)
             }
-            .accessibilityLabel(accessibilityText(now: context.date))
-            .help(accessibilityText(now: context.date))
         }
+        .accessibilityLabel(accessibilityText(now: clock.now))
+        .help(accessibilityText(now: clock.now))
         .font(.system(size: 12, weight: .medium, design: .rounded))
         .monospacedDigit()
         .foregroundStyle(labelColor)
@@ -222,14 +222,17 @@ public struct MenuBarLabelView: View {
 
 public struct PopoverView: View {
     @ObservedObject var coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator
+    @ObservedObject private var clock: MinuteClock
     private let settingsWindowController: SettingsWindowController
     @State private var showDetails = false
 
     public init(
         coordinator: ConnectionCoordinator,
+        clock: MinuteClock,
         settingsWindowController: SettingsWindowController
     ) {
         self.coordinator = coordinator
+        self.clock = clock
         self.settingsWindowController = settingsWindowController
     }
 
@@ -319,15 +322,13 @@ public struct PopoverView: View {
     private var quotaSection: some View {
         let windows = QuotaPresentation.orderedWindows(payload?.subscriptionWindows ?? [])
         if !windows.isEmpty {
-            TimelineView(.periodic(from: .now, by: 60)) { context in
-                if windows.count > 4 {
-                    ScrollView {
-                        QuotaCockpitView(windows: windows, now: context.date)
-                    }
-                    .frame(maxHeight: 180)
-                } else {
-                    QuotaCockpitView(windows: windows, now: context.date)
+            if windows.count > 4 {
+                ScrollView {
+                    QuotaCockpitView(windows: windows, now: clock.now)
                 }
+                .frame(maxHeight: 180)
+            } else {
+                QuotaCockpitView(windows: windows, now: clock.now)
             }
             Divider()
         }
diff --git a/mac/Tests/TokenomicsMenubarTests/TokenomicsMenubarTests.swift b/mac/Tests/TokenomicsMenubarTests/TokenomicsMenubarTests.swift
index e9101e1..0135d89 100644
--- a/mac/Tests/TokenomicsMenubarTests/TokenomicsMenubarTests.swift
+++ b/mac/Tests/TokenomicsMenubarTests/TokenomicsMenubarTests.swift
@@ -1,10 +1,30 @@
 import AppKit
+import Combine
 import Darwin
 import Foundation
 import SwiftUI
 import XCTest
 @testable import TokenomicsMenubar
 
+@MainActor
+final class MinuteClockTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testClockPublishesInjectedMinuteTicks() {
+        let start = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_000)
+        let tick = Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_060)
+        let updates = PassthroughSubject<Date, Never>()
+        let clock = MinuteClock(now: start, updates: updates.eraseToAnyPublisher())
+
+        var observed: [Date] = []
+        let observation = clock.$now.sink { observed.append($0) }
+        defer { observation.cancel() }
+
+        updates.send(tick)
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(clock.now, tick)
+        XCTAssertEqual(observed, [start, tick])
+    }
+}
+
 final class BudgetUsageLevelTests: XCTestCase {
     func testUsageLevelThresholds() {
         XCTAssertEqual(BudgetUsageLevel(amount: 79.99, limit: 100), .normal)
@@ -121,6 +141,10 @@ final class SettingsWindowControllerTests: XCTestCase {
         let view = NSHostingView(
             rootView: PopoverView(
                 coordinator: coordinator,
+                clock: MinuteClock(
+                    now: Date(timeIntervalSince1970: 1_000),
+                    updates: Empty<Date, Never>().eraseToAnyPublisher()
+                ),
                 settingsWindowController: settings
             )
         )