diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
index 5f3b60797..aaf3fdf1d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/canvas.rs
@@ -3030,7 +3030,7 @@ pub fn in_text_box(app: &WordApp) -> bool {
     part_kind(app, app.session.sel.focus.story) == Some(PartKind::TextBox)
 }
 
-fn part_kind(app: &WordApp, s: StoryRef) -> Option<PartKind> {
+pub(crate) fn part_kind(app: &WordApp, s: StoryRef) -> Option<PartKind> {
     match s {
         StoryRef::Part(id) => app.session.doc.parts.get(&id).map(|p| p.kind),
         StoryRef::Body => None,
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
index 5c0c2cf56..971c86118 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/chrome.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 use egui::{Align2, Rect, Sense, Stroke, Ui, pos2, vec2};
 use serde_json::json;
-use wordcraft_doc::StoryRef;
+use wordcraft_doc::{PartKind, StoryRef};
 
 use crate::theme::{Tokens, TypeRung, medium, paint_text, regular, semibold, text_width};
 use crate::{WordApp, icons};
@@ -558,7 +558,12 @@ pub fn status_bar(app: &mut WordApp, ui: &mut Ui) {
                     let _ = app.run("ui.dialog", json!({"name": "wordCount"}));
                 }
                 if app.session.sel.focus.story != StoryRef::Body && !crate::canvas::in_text_box(app) {
-                    st(ui, tl!("Editing header/footer"));
+                    let label = match crate::canvas::part_kind(app, app.session.sel.focus.story) {
+                        Some(PartKind::Footnote) => tl!("Editing footnote"),
+                        Some(PartKind::Endnote) => tl!("Editing endnote"),
+                        _ => tl!("Editing header/footer"),
+                    };
+                    st(ui, label);
                 }
                 // The language at the caret; a click sets the proofing language (Review › Language).
                 let lang = crate::ribbon::caret_language(app);
@@ -805,6 +810,36 @@ mod tests {
         }
     }
 
+    /// The status bar's "editing a non-body story" line named every one of them "Editing
+    /// header/footer", footnotes and endnotes included — it only ever checked "not the body,
+    /// not a text box", with no regard for which kind of part it actually was.
+    #[test]
+    fn status_bar_names_the_actual_part_being_edited() {
+        let label = |a: &mut WordApp| {
+            let ctx = ctx();
+            ctx.enable_accesskit();
+            let input = egui::RawInput { screen_rect: Some(egui::Rect::from_min_size(egui::Pos2::ZERO, vec2(1200.0, 800.0))), ..Default::default() };
+            let mut out = ctx.run_ui(input, |ui| status_bar(a, ui));
+            out.textures_delta.clear();
+            let update = out.platform_output.accesskit_update.take().unwrap();
+            for prefix in ["Editing footnote", "Editing endnote", "Editing header/footer"] {
+                if update.nodes.iter().any(|(_, node)| node.label().is_some_and(|l| l == prefix)) {
+                    return prefix.to_string();
+                }
+            }
+            "(none shown)".to_string()
+        };
+        let mut a = WordApp::new(wordcraft_engine::Session::new(wordcraft_doc::Document::new()), crate::Services::default());
+        a.run("text.insert", json!({"text": "Body text"})).unwrap();
+        a.run("references.footnote", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(label(&mut a), "Editing footnote");
+        a.run("caret.docEnd", json!({})).unwrap();
+        a.run("references.endnote", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(label(&mut a), "Editing endnote");
+        a.run("insert.createHeader", json!({})).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(label(&mut a), "Editing header/footer");
+    }
+
     /// #1903: the footer's Cancel row closes the Undo list without undoing anything.
     #[test]
     fn undo_list_cancel_closes_without_undoing() {
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
index 032467cf6..26b4c7746 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/bg.tsv
@@ -320,6 +320,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Редактиране на\nсписъка с получатели
 	Edited	Редактиран
 	Editing	Редактиране
+	Editing endnote	Редактиране на бележка в края
+	Editing footnote	Редактиране на бележка под линия
 	Editing header/footer	Редактиране на горен/долен колонтитул
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Редактиране – директно редактиране на документа
 	Editor	Редактор
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
index 3a210cc85..eced4eff8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/cs.tsv
@@ -377,6 +377,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Upravit seznam\npříjemců
 	Edited	Upraveno
 	Editing	Úpravy
+	Editing endnote	Úprava vysvětlivky
+	Editing footnote	Úprava poznámky pod čarou
 	Editing header/footer	Úprava záhlaví/zápatí
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Úpravy — přímá úprava dokumentu
 	Editor	Editor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
index 3fe150cca..c4741996c 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/de.tsv
@@ -322,6 +322,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Empfängerliste\nbearbeiten
 	Edited	Bearbeitet
 	Editing	Bearbeitung
+	Editing endnote	Endnote bearbeiten
+	Editing footnote	Fußnote bearbeiten
 	Editing header/footer	Kopf-/Fußzeile bearbeiten
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Bearbeitung — das Dokument direkt bearbeiten
 	Editor	Editor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
index 3431633a9..36f5680a3 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/es.tsv
@@ -374,6 +374,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Editar lista de\ndestinatarios
 	Edited	Editado
 	Editing	Edición
+	Editing endnote	Editando nota final
+	Editing footnote	Editando nota al pie
 	Editing header/footer	Editando encabezado y pie de página
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Edición — edita el documento directamente
 	Editor	Editor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
index 263f5dace..087752e4b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/et.tsv
@@ -238,6 +238,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Muuda\nadressaatide loendit
 	Edited	Muudetud
 	Editing	Redigeerimine
+	Editing endnote	Lõpumärkuse redigeerimine
+	Editing footnote	Allmärkuse redigeerimine
 	Editing header/footer	Päise või jaluse redigeerimine
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Redigeerimine — muuda dokumenti otse
 	Editor	Toimetaja
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
index 6ebff61ee..9d3256c8e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/fr.tsv
@@ -332,6 +332,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Modifier\nla liste des destinataires
 	Edited	Modifié
 	Editing	Modification
+	Editing endnote	Modification de la note de fin
+	Editing footnote	Modification de la note de bas de page
 	Editing header/footer	Modification de l’en-tête/pied de page
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Modification — modifier directement le document
 	Editor	Éditeur
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
index 404dcae7b..bd2b4cfcd 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hr.tsv
@@ -745,6 +745,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Uredi\npopis primatelja
 	Edited	Uređeno
 	Editing	Uređivanje
+	Editing endnote	Uređivanje bilješke na kraju
+	Editing footnote	Uređivanje fusnote
 	Editing header/footer	Uređivanje zaglavlja/podnožja
 	Editing in this document is restricted.	Uređivanje u ovom dokumentu je ograničeno.
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Uređivanje – izravno uređujte dokument
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
index 0e2b13a52..d8898c4ad 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/hu.tsv
@@ -234,6 +234,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Címzettlista\nszerkesztése
 	Edited	Szerkesztve
 	Editing	Szerkesztés
+	Editing endnote	Végjegyzet szerkesztése
+	Editing footnote	Lábjegyzet szerkesztése
 	Editing header/footer	Élőfej és élőláb szerkesztése
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Szerkesztés – a dokumentum közvetlen módosítása
 	Editor	Szerkesztő
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
index e2c47a0a4..665846b64 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/it.tsv
@@ -315,6 +315,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Modifica elenco\ndestinatari
 	Edited	Modificato
 	Editing	Modifica
+	Editing endnote	Modifica nota di chiusura
+	Editing footnote	Modifica nota a piè di pagina
 	Editing header/footer	Modifica intestazione/piè di pagina
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Modifica — modifica direttamente il documento
 	Editor	Editor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
index 50a6a038c..05c77214e 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ja.tsv
@@ -378,6 +378,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	アドレス帳の編集
 	Edited	編集済み
 	Editing	編集
+	Editing endnote	文末脚注を編集中
+	Editing footnote	脚注を編集中
 	Editing header/footer	ヘッダー/フッターを編集中
 	Editing — edit the document directly	編集 — 文書を直接編集します
 	Editor	エディター
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
index 0ef015a5e..8e9cb1b55 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ko.tsv
@@ -370,6 +370,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	받는 사람\n목록 편집
 	Edited	편집됨
 	Editing	편집
+	Editing endnote	미주 편집
+	Editing footnote	각주 편집
 	Editing header/footer	머리글/바닥글 편집
 	Editing — edit the document directly	편집 — 문서를 직접 편집합니다
 	Editor	편집기
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
index 9d29c2a55..fab878f12 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pl.tsv
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Edytuj listę\nadresatów
 	Edited	Zmieniony
 	Editing	Edytowanie
+	Editing endnote	Edycja przypisu końcowego
+	Editing footnote	Edycja przypisu dolnego
 	Editing header/footer	Edycja nagłówka/stopki
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Edytowanie — zmiany trafiają wprost do dokumentu
 	Editor	Edytor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
index 2f099becf..92fe709db 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/pt-br.tsv
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Editar lista\nde destinatários
 	Edited	Editado
 	Editing	Edição
+	Editing endnote	Editando nota de fim
+	Editing footnote	Editando nota de rodapé
 	Editing header/footer	Editando cabeçalho/rodapé
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Edição — edite o documento diretamente
 	Editor	Editor
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
index b9c89ce61..47557954b 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/ru.tsv
@@ -236,6 +236,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Изменить список\nполучателей
 	Edited	Изменено
 	Editing	Редактирование
+	Editing endnote	Редактирование концевой сноски
+	Editing footnote	Редактирование сноски
 	Editing header/footer	Редактирование колонтитула
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Редактирование — правка документа напрямую
 	Editor	Редактор
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
index b492b07d3..4438d7c62 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr-latn.tsv
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Uredi\nlistu primalaca
 	Edited	Izmenjeno
 	Editing	Uređivanje
+	Editing endnote	Uređivanje endnote
+	Editing footnote	Uređivanje fusnote
 	Editing header/footer	Uređivanje zaglavlja/podnožja
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Uređivanje — menjajte dokument direktno
 	Editor	Urednik
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
index 8a0cff04e..05df4c822 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sr.tsv
@@ -430,6 +430,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Уреди\nлисту прималаца
 	Edited	Измењено
 	Editing	Уређивање
+	Editing endnote	Уређивање ендноте
+	Editing footnote	Уређивање фусноте
 	Editing header/footer	Уређивање заглавља/подножја
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Уређивање — мењајте документ директно
 	Editor	Уредник
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
index ea569c189..c1580ff19 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/sv.tsv
@@ -368,6 +368,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Redigera\nmottagarlista
 	Edited	Ändrat
 	Editing	Redigering
+	Editing endnote	Redigerar slutnot
+	Editing footnote	Redigerar fotnot
 	Editing header/footer	Redigerar sidhuvud/sidfot
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Redigering – redigera dokumentet direkt
 	Editor	Språkkontroll
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
index 17859beae..5cb340ca8 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/tr.tsv
@@ -232,6 +232,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Alıcı Listesini\nDüzenle
 	Edited	Düzenlendi
 	Editing	Düzenleme
+	Editing endnote	Sonnot düzenleniyor
+	Editing footnote	Dipnot düzenleniyor
 	Editing header/footer	Üstbilgi/altbilgi düzenleniyor
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Düzenleme — belgeyi doğrudan düzenleyin
 	Editor	Düzenleyici
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
index 859b28e75..ff677c7ed 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/uk.tsv
@@ -388,6 +388,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Редагувати\nсписок одержувачів
 	Edited	Відредаговано
 	Editing	Редагування
+	Editing endnote	Редагування кінцевої виноски
+	Editing footnote	Редагування виноски
 	Editing header/footer	Редагування колонтитула
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Редагування — безпосередні зміни в документі
 	Editor	Редактор
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
index a1af28ce8..fdc10042d 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/vi.tsv
@@ -314,6 +314,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	Sửa\ndanh sách người nhận
 	Edited	Đã sửa
 	Editing	Chỉnh sửa
+	Editing endnote	Đang chỉnh sửa chú thích cuối tài liệu
+	Editing footnote	Đang chỉnh sửa chú thích chân trang
 	Editing header/footer	Đang chỉnh sửa đầu trang/chân trang
 	Editing — edit the document directly	Chỉnh sửa — sửa tài liệu trực tiếp
 	Editor	Trình biên tập
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
index c081e34bb..b2309b76a 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hans.tsv
@@ -390,6 +390,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	编辑收件人列表
 	Edited	已编辑
 	Editing	编辑
+	Editing endnote	正在编辑尾注
+	Editing footnote	正在编辑脚注
 	Editing header/footer	正在编辑页眉/页脚
 	Editing — edit the document directly	编辑 — 直接编辑文档
 	Editor	编辑器
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
index 0780f108f..4672d7839 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/i18n/zh-hant.tsv
@@ -379,6 +379,8 @@
 	Edit\nRecipient List	編輯收件者清單
 	Edited	已編輯
 	Editing	編輯
+	Editing endnote	正在編輯章節附註
+	Editing footnote	正在編輯註腳
 	Editing header/footer	正在編輯頁首/頁尾
 	Editing — edit the document directly	編輯 — 直接編輯文件
 	Editor	編輯器