diff --git a/agent/utils/github_checks.py b/agent/utils/github_checks.py
index 46a291dd..e4faf81f 100644
--- a/agent/utils/github_checks.py
+++ b/agent/utils/github_checks.py
@@ -119,13 +119,15 @@ async def complete_review_check_run(
 def review_check_conclusion(surfaced_count: int) -> tuple[CheckConclusion, str, str]:
     """Map a publish result to (conclusion, title, summary).
 
-    Findings surfaced → ``neutral`` so the check never blocks merges; a clean
-    review → ``success``.
+    Always ``success`` so the check is informational and non-blocking, and so
+    GitHub groups it under "successful checks" rather than a confusing
+    "neutral check". The finding count is surfaced in the title; the findings
+    themselves are posted as PR comments.
     """
     if surfaced_count > 0:
         issue_word = "issue" if surfaced_count == 1 else "issues"
         return (
-            "neutral",
+            "success",
             f"Found {surfaced_count} potential {issue_word}",
             f"Open SWE surfaced {surfaced_count} potential {issue_word} on this pull request.",
         )
diff --git a/agent/webapp.py b/agent/webapp.py
index 10c3eac7..06f811b2 100644
--- a/agent/webapp.py
+++ b/agent/webapp.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ from .utils.github_app import (
     get_github_app_installation_token,
     get_github_app_installation_token_with_expiry,
 )
-from .utils.github_checks import create_review_check_run
+from .utils.github_checks import complete_review_check_run, create_review_check_run
 from .utils.github_comments import (
     OPEN_SWE_TAGS,
     GitHubAuthError,
@@ -2385,6 +2385,29 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
         )
     ):
         await set_reviewer_thread_metadata(thread_id, last_reviewed_sha=head_sha)
+        # The old head's check disappears once the head moves (GitHub only
+        # shows checks on the current head), so even though no re-review runs,
+        # surface a settled check on the new head.
+        unchanged_check_id = await create_review_check_run(
+            owner=repo_config["owner"],
+            repo=repo_config["name"],
+            head_sha=head_sha,
+            token=app_token,
+            details_url=dashboard_thread_url(thread_id),
+        )
+        if unchanged_check_id is not None:
+            await complete_review_check_run(
+                owner=repo_config["owner"],
+                repo=repo_config["name"],
+                check_run_id=unchanged_check_id,
+                token=app_token,
+                conclusion="success",
+                title="No new changes to review",
+                summary=(
+                    "The pull request diff is unchanged since the last reviewed "
+                    f"commit {last_reviewed_sha}."
+                ),
+            )
         logger.info(
             "Push to %s ignored: PR diff unchanged since last reviewed SHA %s",
             head_ref,
@@ -2417,6 +2440,20 @@ async def process_github_push_event(payload: dict[str, Any]) -> None:
     }
     await set_reviewer_thread_metadata(thread_id, pr=pr_meta, watch=True, head_sha=head_sha)
 
+    # GitHub only shows check runs on a PR's current head commit, so the check
+    # created on the previous head disappears after a follow-up push. Create a
+    # fresh in-progress check on the new head SHA so the review stays visible;
+    # publish (or the after-agent hook) settles this id.
+    check_run_id = await create_review_check_run(
+        owner=repo_config["owner"],
+        repo=repo_config["name"],
+        head_sha=head_sha,
+        token=app_token,
+        details_url=dashboard_thread_url(thread_id),
+    )
+    if check_run_id is not None:
+        await set_reviewer_thread_metadata(thread_id, extra={"review_check_run_id": check_run_id})
+
     re_review_prompt = (
         f"A new commit has been pushed to PR #{pr_number}. The new HEAD is "
         f"{head_sha}. Reconcile existing findings against the new diff, add any "
diff --git a/tests/test_github_checks.py b/tests/test_github_checks.py
index 93a00e03..23bd3036 100644
--- a/tests/test_github_checks.py
+++ b/tests/test_github_checks.py
@@ -117,11 +117,11 @@ def test_review_check_conclusion_mapping() -> None:
     assert title == "No issues found"
 
     conclusion, title, _ = github_checks.review_check_conclusion(1)
-    assert conclusion == "neutral"
+    assert conclusion == "success"
     assert "1 potential issue" in title
 
     conclusion, title, _ = github_checks.review_check_conclusion(3)
-    assert conclusion == "neutral"
+    assert conclusion == "success"
     assert "3 potential issues" in title
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py b/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
index 23d74acf..b40afd83 100644
--- a/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
+++ b/tests/test_reviewer_watch.py
@@ -134,6 +134,16 @@ async def test_push_event_skips_when_pr_diff_unchanged_since_last_review() -> No
             side_effect=["same diff", "same diff"],
         ),
         patch("agent.webapp.set_reviewer_thread_metadata", new=set_metadata),
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp.create_review_check_run",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=42,
+        ) as create_check,
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp.complete_review_check_run",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=True,
+        ) as complete_check,
         patch("agent.webapp.is_thread_active", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=False),
         patch("agent.webapp.get_client", return_value=fake_client),
     ):
@@ -142,6 +152,13 @@ async def test_push_event_skips_when_pr_diff_unchanged_since_last_review() -> No
     fake_client.runs.create.assert_not_called()
     set_metadata.assert_awaited_once()
     assert set_metadata.await_args.kwargs["last_reviewed_sha"] == "newsha"
+    # Even without a re-review, a settled check lands on the new head so the
+    # review stays visible after the head moves.
+    create_check.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert create_check.await_args.kwargs["head_sha"] == "newsha"
+    complete_check.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert complete_check.await_args.kwargs["check_run_id"] == 42
+    assert complete_check.await_args.kwargs["conclusion"] == "success"
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -258,6 +275,11 @@ async def test_push_event_triggers_re_review_run_when_watching() -> None:
             "agent.webapp.set_reviewer_thread_metadata",
             new_callable=AsyncMock,
         ) as set_meta,
+        patch(
+            "agent.webapp.create_review_check_run",
+            new_callable=AsyncMock,
+            return_value=99,
+        ) as create_check,
         patch("agent.webapp.is_thread_active", new_callable=AsyncMock, return_value=False),
         patch("agent.webapp.get_client", return_value=fake_client),
     ):
@@ -278,6 +300,16 @@ async def test_push_event_triggers_re_review_run_when_watching() -> None:
         if c.kwargs.get("head_sha") is not None
     ]
     assert "newsha" in head_sha_writes
+    # A fresh check run is created on the new head SHA (GitHub only shows
+    # checks on the current head), and its id is persisted for settling.
+    create_check.assert_awaited_once()
+    assert create_check.await_args.kwargs["head_sha"] == "newsha"
+    check_id_writes = [
+        c.kwargs.get("extra", {}).get("review_check_run_id")
+        for c in set_meta.await_args_list
+        if "review_check_run_id" in (c.kwargs.get("extra") or {})
+    ]
+    assert 99 in check_id_writes
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio