diff --git a/src/lib/ui/components/MatchHistory.svelte b/src/lib/ui/components/MatchHistory.svelte
index bf75bf0..0e79fb1 100644
--- a/src/lib/ui/components/MatchHistory.svelte
+++ b/src/lib/ui/components/MatchHistory.svelte
@@ -2,9 +2,12 @@
     import RelativeTime from '$ui/components/RelativeTime.svelte';
     import { untrack } from 'svelte';
     import { page } from '$app/stores';
+    import { browser } from '$app/environment';
     import { contextHref } from '$lib/navigation-context.js';
+    import { timestampISO } from '$lib/time-zone.js';
     import { goto } from '$app/navigation';
     import { timeFormat, timeZone } from '$ui/stores/time-zone.js';
+    import { uiNow } from '$ui/stores/servers.js';
     import type { MatchHistoryResponse } from '$lib/match-history.js';
     import {
         matchApiParams,
@@ -16,7 +19,7 @@
     } from '$lib/match-history-query.js';
     import { matchInstanceLabel } from '$ui/match-history.js';
     import { pollVisible } from '$ui/poll.js';
-    import { formatDuration } from '$ui/duration.js';
+    import { elapsedSince, formatDuration } from '$ui/duration.js';
     import Button from './primitives/Button.svelte';
     import EmptyState from './primitives/EmptyState.svelte';
     import Dialog from './primitives/Dialog.svelte';
@@ -33,6 +36,7 @@
     let tableRegion = $state<HTMLDivElement>();
     let pendingUrl: URL | undefined;
     let navigationId = 0;
+    const now = $derived(browser ? $uiNow : Date.now());
     const filters = $derived(readMatchQuery(matchApiParams($page.url)));
     const apiUrl = $derived.by(() => {
         const params = matchApiParams($page.url);
@@ -308,7 +312,7 @@
                                         ? 'Unique players observed throughout the match'
                                         : item.key === 'round'
                                           ? 'Final round, or highest observed round for unfinished matches'
-                                          : 'Recorded duration; unknown durations sort last'}
+                                          : 'Recorded duration; in-progress and unknown durations sort last'}
                                     aria-describedby={item.key === 'players'
                                         ? 'match-player-help'
                                         : undefined}
@@ -324,6 +328,12 @@
                 >
                 <tbody
                     >{#each data.matches as match (match.id)}
+                        {@const duration =
+                            match.status === 'active'
+                                ? elapsedSince(timestampISO(match.startedAt) ?? null, now)
+                                : match.durationMs === null
+                                  ? null
+                                  : formatDuration(match.durationMs)}
                         <tr>
                             <td><RelativeTime value={match.startedAt} /></td>
                             <td class="match">
@@ -333,6 +343,15 @@
                                         aria-label={`View ${match.map} match ${match.id} from ${$timeFormat.dateTime(match.startedAt)}`}
                                         >{match.map} · Match #{match.id}</a
                                     >
+                                {:else if match.status === 'active' && !match.server_deleted_at}<a
+                                        class="match-link"
+                                        href={contextHref(
+                                            `/servers/${encodeURIComponent(match.server)}`,
+                                            $page.url
+                                        )}
+                                        aria-label={`View live ${match.map} match on ${matchInstanceLabel(match)}`}
+                                        >{match.map}</a
+                                    >
                                 {:else}<span class="match-name">{match.map}</span>{/if}
                                 <small class="mobile-match-context"
                                     ><RelativeTime value={match.startedAt} /> · {match.status ===
@@ -340,8 +359,8 @@
                                         ? 'In progress'
                                         : match.status === 'completed'
                                           ? 'Completed'
-                                          : 'Interrupted'}{match.durationMs !== null
-                                        ? ` · ${formatDuration(match.durationMs)}`
+                                          : 'Interrupted'}{duration !== null
+                                        ? ` · ${duration}`
                                         : ''}</small
                                 >
                                 {#if server === undefined}<div class="instance">
@@ -366,12 +385,9 @@
                             <td class="numeric">{match.uniquePlayers}</td>
                             <td class="numeric"
                                 ><span
-                                    title={match.durationMs === null
-                                        ? 'Duration was not recorded or the match has not completed.'
-                                        : undefined}
-                                    >{match.durationMs === null
-                                        ? '—'
-                                        : formatDuration(match.durationMs)}</span
+                                    title={duration === null
+                                        ? 'Duration was not recorded.'
+                                        : undefined}>{duration ?? '—'}</span
                                 ></td
                             >
                             <td class="numeric"
@@ -423,9 +439,11 @@
         <summary>About match history</summary>
         <p>
             Players counts unique players across all reports. A dash means the value is unavailable,
-            not zero. Duration requires a recorded start and completed ending. Round shows the final
-            round for completed matches and the highest observed round for unfinished matches. Open
-            a completed match for exact timestamps and starting and ending player counts.
+            not zero. In-progress matches show elapsed time since their recorded start and link to
+            the live server. Completed durations require a recorded start and completed ending.
+            Round shows the final round for completed matches and the highest observed round for
+            unfinished matches. Open a completed match for exact timestamps and starting and ending
+            player counts.
         </p>
     </details>
 </section>
diff --git a/tests/unit/ui-match-history.test.ts b/tests/unit/ui-match-history.test.ts
index b263a75..6f7aa3b 100644
--- a/tests/unit/ui-match-history.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/ui-match-history.test.ts
@@ -103,6 +103,43 @@ it('keeps mobile filters and sorting in one labelled sheet with distinct control
     expect(new Set(ids).size).toBe(ids.length);
     expect(body).toContain('Updates every 10 seconds');
 });
+it('links in-progress matches to their live server with the current filters and page', () => {
+    scope('?matchGame=t6&matchPage=2&matchStatus=active');
+    const data = report();
+    data.matches = [
+        { ...match, server: 'Weekend lobby #1', status: 'active', endedAt: null, durationMs: null }
+    ];
+    const body = render(MatchHistory, { props: { initial: data } }).body;
+    const rows = body.slice(body.indexOf('<tbody'), body.indexOf('</tbody>'));
+    expect(rows.match(/<a\b/g)).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(rows).toContain(
+        'href="/servers/Weekend%20lobby%20%231?returnTo=%2Fmatches%3FmatchGame%3Dt6%26matchPage%3D2%26matchStatus%3Dactive"'
+    );
+    expect(rows).toContain('aria-label="View live Town Survival match on Weekend lobby #1');
+    expect(rows).not.toContain('href="/matches/1');
+
+    data.matches[0].server_deleted_at = '2026-10-06T19:59:00Z';
+    const deleted = render(MatchHistory, { props: { initial: data } }).body;
+    expect(deleted).not.toContain('href="/servers/');
+    expect(deleted).toContain('Historical instance');
+});
+it.each([
+    ['2026-10-06T19:59:48Z', '12s'],
+    ['2026-10-06T19:36:28Z', '23m 32s'],
+    ['2026-10-06T18:20:00Z', '1h 40m'],
+    ['2026-10-06 19:36:28', '23m 32s'],
+    ['2026-10-06T20:00:05Z', '0s']
+])('shows running time from %s on desktop and mobile', (startedAt, duration) => {
+    const data = report();
+    data.matches = [{ ...match, status: 'active', startedAt, endedAt: null, durationMs: null }];
+    const body = render(MatchHistory, { props: { initial: data } }).body.replaceAll(
+        /<!--.*?-->/g,
+        ''
+    );
+    expect(body).toContain(`In progress · ${duration}</small>`);
+    expect(body).toContain(`<span>${duration}</span>`);
+    expect(body).not.toContain('Duration was not recorded.');
+});
 it('labels unfinished rounds and missing durations without inventing final results or detail links', () => {
     const data = report();
     data.matches = [
@@ -112,6 +149,7 @@ it('labels unfinished rounds and missing durations without inventing final resul
     expect(body).toContain('Interrupted');
     expect(body).toContain('Highest observed');
     expect(body).not.toContain('href="/matches/1');
+    expect(body).not.toContain('href="/servers/');
     expect(body).toContain('>—</span>');
     expect(body).toContain('>0</td>');
 });