diff --git a/pkg/instance/process.go b/pkg/instance/process.go
index 3429e61..94e057f 100644
--- a/pkg/instance/process.go
+++ b/pkg/instance/process.go
@@ -350,6 +350,10 @@ func (p *process) handleAutoRestart(err error) {
 	maxRestarts := *opts.MaxRestarts
 
 	p.restarts++
+
+	// Set status to Restarting instead of leaving as Stopped
+	p.instance.SetStatus(Restarting)
+
 	log.Printf("Auto-restarting instance %s (attempt %d/%d) in %v",
 		p.instance.Name, p.restarts, maxRestarts, time.Duration(restartDelay)*time.Second)
 
diff --git a/pkg/instance/status.go b/pkg/instance/status.go
index 92e8669..c05d460 100644
--- a/pkg/instance/status.go
+++ b/pkg/instance/status.go
@@ -13,18 +13,21 @@ const (
 	Stopped Status = iota
 	Running
 	Failed
+	Restarting
 )
 
 var nameToStatus = map[string]Status{
-	"stopped": Stopped,
-	"running": Running,
-	"failed":  Failed,
+	"stopped":    Stopped,
+	"running":    Running,
+	"failed":     Failed,
+	"restarting": Restarting,
 }
 
 var statusToName = map[Status]string{
-	Stopped: "stopped",
-	Running: "running",
-	Failed:  "failed",
+	Stopped:    "stopped",
+	Running:    "running",
+	Failed:     "failed",
+	Restarting: "restarting",
 }
 
 // Status enum JSON marshaling methods