diff --git a/services/githubbot/src/pr-manager.ts b/services/githubbot/src/pr-manager.ts
index 18ac3ef3b..aabac9655 100644
--- a/services/githubbot/src/pr-manager.ts
+++ b/services/githubbot/src/pr-manager.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import type { GitHubAdapter } from "@chat-adapter/github";
 import type { StateAdapter } from "chat";
 import { backgroundWaitUntil } from "./context";
+import { reactWorkingOnSubject, settleSubjectReaction } from "./reactions";
 import { runTurnStream } from "./turn";
 import type {
   ForwardSessionInput,
@@ -719,19 +720,40 @@ function fireManagementTurn(
     pr: `${owner}/${repo}#${pr.number}`,
     work: message.label,
   });
+  // Management turns have no triggering comment to react to, so ack on the PR
+  // itself — instant 👀, settled to 🚀/😕 when the turn finishes (same lifecycle
+  // as review-request and issue-work turns). Not awaited: the ack must not delay
+  // the turn, and a failed reaction is only a missing ack.
+  void reactWorkingOnSubject(ctx.octokit, owner, repo, pr.number, logger(ctx));
   backgroundWaitUntil(
     runTurnStream(ctx.options, forwardInput)
-      .then((result) => {
+      .then(async (result) => {
         traceLog(ctx.options, "githubbot_management_turn_complete", trace, {
           failed: result.failed,
           work: message.label,
         });
+        await settleSubjectReaction(
+          ctx.octokit,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          pr.number,
+          result.failed,
+          logger(ctx),
+        );
       })
-      .catch((error) => {
+      .catch(async (error) => {
         logger(ctx).warn("githubbot_management_turn_failed", {
           error: errorMessage(error),
           work: message.label,
         });
+        await settleSubjectReaction(
+          ctx.octokit,
+          owner,
+          repo,
+          pr.number,
+          true,
+          logger(ctx),
+        );
       }),
   );
 }
diff --git a/services/githubbot/test/pr-manager.test.ts b/services/githubbot/test/pr-manager.test.ts
index 02fa3786d..c3b282368 100644
--- a/services/githubbot/test/pr-manager.test.ts
+++ b/services/githubbot/test/pr-manager.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test";
+import { drainBackgroundWork } from "../src/context";
 import {
   decideMerge,
   evaluateCi,
@@ -405,3 +406,66 @@ describe("CI fix counter and escalation", () => {
     });
   });
 });
+
+describe("management turn reaction ack", () => {
+  const submittedReview = (state: string) =>
+    JSON.stringify({
+      action: "submitted",
+      repository: { full_name: "base/repo" },
+      pull_request: { number: 7 },
+      review: { id: 55, state, user: { login: "reviewer" } },
+    });
+
+  function reviewCtx(reactions: { issue_number: number; content: string }[]) {
+    return {
+      octokit: {
+        rest: {
+          pulls: {
+            get: async () => ({
+              data: prPayload({ headRepoFullName: "base/repo" }),
+            }),
+            merge: async () => ({ data: {} }),
+          },
+          git: { deleteRef: async () => ({ data: {} }) },
+          reactions: {
+            createForIssue: async (input: {
+              issue_number: number;
+              content: string;
+            }) => {
+              reactions.push({
+                issue_number: input.issue_number,
+                content: input.content,
+              });
+              return { data: {} };
+            },
+          },
+        },
+      },
+      options: {
+        apiUrl: "http://localhost",
+        deleteBranchOnMerge: false,
+        logger: quietLogger,
+        // Non-retryable so the backgrounded turn settles off the network.
+        fetch: () => Promise.resolve(new Response("no", { status: 400 })),
+      },
+      state: makeState(),
+      userName: "centaur-bot",
+    } as unknown as PrManagerContext;
+  }
+
+  test("acks a changes-requested review with eyes immediately, settling when the turn fails", async () => {
+    const reactions: { issue_number: number; content: string }[] = [];
+    await handleReviewEvent(reviewCtx(reactions), submittedReview("changes_requested"));
+    // The working ack lands before the management turn runs.
+    expect(reactions).toContainEqual({ issue_number: 7, content: "eyes" });
+    await drainBackgroundWork(5_000);
+    expect(reactions).toContainEqual({ issue_number: 7, content: "confused" });
+  });
+
+  test("does not react on an approved review (deterministic merge, no work turn)", async () => {
+    const reactions: { issue_number: number; content: string }[] = [];
+    await handleReviewEvent(reviewCtx(reactions), submittedReview("approved"));
+    await drainBackgroundWork(5_000);
+    expect(reactions).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});