diff --git a/packages/opencode/src/util/locale.ts b/packages/opencode/src/util/locale.ts
index 653da09a0b7..a0d963315d5 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/src/util/locale.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/src/util/locale.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,10 @@ export namespace Locale {
 
   export function time(input: number): string {
     const date = new Date(input)
-    return date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" })
+    const str = date.toLocaleTimeString(undefined, { timeStyle: "short" })
+    // Pad single-digit hours with leading space for alignment (e.g., "9:38 PM" -> " 9:38 PM")
+    if (/^\d:/.test(str)) return " " + str
+    return str
   }
 
   export function datetime(input: number): string {