diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
index 4c3a4f72..a1fe7e1c 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 import { act } from "react";
 import type { ComponentProps, ReactNode } from "react";
 import { createRoot } from "react-dom/client";
+import type { IssueExecutionPolicy, IssueExecutionState } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
 import type { Issue } from "@paperclipai/shared";
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
@@ -143,6 +144,30 @@ function createIssue(overrides: Partial<Issue> = {}): Issue {
   };
 }
 
+function createExecutionPolicy(overrides: Partial<IssueExecutionPolicy> = {}): IssueExecutionPolicy {
+  return {
+    mode: "normal",
+    commentRequired: true,
+    stages: [],
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
+function createExecutionState(overrides: Partial<IssueExecutionState> = {}): IssueExecutionState {
+  return {
+    status: "changes_requested",
+    currentStageId: "stage-1",
+    currentStageIndex: 0,
+    currentStageType: "review",
+    currentParticipant: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+    returnAssignee: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-2", userId: null },
+    completedStageIds: [],
+    lastDecisionId: null,
+    lastDecisionOutcome: "changes_requested",
+    ...overrides,
+  };
+}
+
 function renderProperties(container: HTMLDivElement, props: ComponentProps<typeof IssueProperties>) {
   const queryClient = new QueryClient({
     defaultOptions: {
@@ -201,4 +226,119 @@ describe("IssueProperties", () => {
 
     act(() => root.unmount());
   });
+
+  it("shows a run review action after reviewers are configured and starts execution explicitly when clicked", async () => {
+    const onUpdate = vi.fn();
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue({
+        executionPolicy: createExecutionPolicy({
+          stages: [
+            {
+              id: "review-stage",
+              type: "review",
+              approvalsNeeded: 1,
+              participants: [{ id: "participant-1", type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null }],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      }),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate,
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    const runReviewButton = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button"))
+      .find((button) => button.textContent?.includes("Run review now"));
+    expect(runReviewButton).not.toBeUndefined();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      runReviewButton!.dispatchEvent(new MouseEvent("click", { bubbles: true }));
+    });
+
+    expect(onUpdate).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ status: "in_review" });
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
+  it("shows a run approval action when approval is the next runnable stage", async () => {
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue({
+        executionPolicy: createExecutionPolicy({
+          stages: [
+            {
+              id: "approval-stage",
+              type: "approval",
+              approvalsNeeded: 1,
+              participants: [{ id: "participant-2", type: "user", agentId: null, userId: "user-1" }],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+      }),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Run approval now");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Run review now");
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
+  it("keeps the run review action available after changes are requested", async () => {
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue({
+        status: "in_progress",
+        executionPolicy: createExecutionPolicy({
+          stages: [
+            {
+              id: "review-stage",
+              type: "review",
+              approvalsNeeded: 1,
+              participants: [{ id: "participant-1", type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null }],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+        executionState: createExecutionState(),
+      }),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).toContain("Run review now");
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
+
+  it("hides the run action while an execution stage is already pending", async () => {
+    const root = renderProperties(container, {
+      issue: createIssue({
+        status: "in_review",
+        executionPolicy: createExecutionPolicy({
+          stages: [
+            {
+              id: "review-stage",
+              type: "review",
+              approvalsNeeded: 1,
+              participants: [{ id: "participant-1", type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null }],
+            },
+          ],
+        }),
+        executionState: createExecutionState({
+          status: "pending",
+          currentStageType: "review",
+          lastDecisionOutcome: null,
+        }),
+      }),
+      childIssues: [],
+      onUpdate: vi.fn(),
+    });
+    await flush();
+
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Run review now");
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Run approval now");
+
+    act(() => root.unmount());
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
index bb555cce..c6d33ff2 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.tsx
@@ -309,6 +309,26 @@ export function IssueProperties({
   const approverTrigger = approverValues.length > 0
     ? <span className="text-sm truncate">{approverValues.map((value) => executionParticipantLabel(value)).join(", ")}</span>
     : <span className="text-sm text-muted-foreground">None</span>;
+  const nextRunnableExecutionStage = (() => {
+    if (issue.executionState?.status === "changes_requested" && issue.executionState.currentStageType) {
+      return issue.executionState.currentStageType;
+    }
+    if (issue.executionState) return null;
+    if (reviewerValues.length > 0) return "review";
+    if (approverValues.length > 0) return "approval";
+    return null;
+  })();
+  const runExecutionButton = (stageType: "review" | "approval") => (
+    <PropertyRow label="">
+      <button
+        type="button"
+        className="inline-flex items-center rounded-full border border-border px-2 py-0.5 text-xs text-muted-foreground transition-colors hover:bg-accent/50 hover:text-foreground"
+        onClick={() => onUpdate({ status: "in_review" })}
+      >
+        {stageType === "review" ? "Run review now" : "Run approval now"}
+      </button>
+    </PropertyRow>
+  );
   const currentExecutionLabel = (() => {
     if (!issue.executionState?.currentStageType) return null;
     const stageLabel = issue.executionState.currentStageType === "review" ? "Review" : "Approval";
@@ -892,6 +912,7 @@ export function IssueProperties({
             () => updateExecutionPolicy([], approverValues),
           )}
         </PropertyPicker>
+        {nextRunnableExecutionStage === "review" && reviewerValues.length > 0 ? runExecutionButton("review") : null}
 
         <PropertyPicker
           inline={inline}
@@ -910,6 +931,7 @@ export function IssueProperties({
             () => updateExecutionPolicy(reviewerValues, []),
           )}
         </PropertyPicker>
+        {nextRunnableExecutionStage === "approval" && approverValues.length > 0 ? runExecutionButton("approval") : null}
 
         {currentExecutionLabel && (
           <PropertyRow label="Execution">