diff --git a/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.test.tsx b/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fb43a07c6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import { render, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import { describe, expect, test, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector } from './CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector';
+
+const callout = (id: string, state: string, sortOrder: number) => ({
+  id,
+  sortOrder,
+  classification: { flowState: { tags: [state] } },
+  framing: { profile: { displayName: `Post ${id}`, url: `/post/${id}` } },
+});
+
+vi.mock('react-i18next', () => ({
+  useTranslation: () => ({ t: (key: string) => key, i18n: { language: 'en' } }),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/domain/collaboration/calloutsSet/useCalloutsSet/useCalloutsSet', () => ({
+  default: () => ({
+    loading: false,
+    callouts: [callout('hidden-1', 'Hidden phase', 0), callout('b-1', 'Phase B', 0), callout('a-1', 'Phase A', 0)],
+  }),
+}));
+
+describe('CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector', () => {
+  test('omits callouts of phases that are not visible, keeping visible phases in flow order', () => {
+    render(
+      <CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector
+        open={true}
+        onOpenChange={() => {}}
+        calloutsSetId="callouts-set-1"
+        phaseNames={['Phase A', 'Phase B']}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Hidden phase')).toBeNull();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Post hidden-1')).toBeNull();
+
+    const headings = screen.getAllByText(/^Phase [AB]$/).map(el => el.textContent);
+    expect(headings).toEqual(['Phase A', 'Phase B']);
+    expect(screen.getByText('Post a-1')).toBeTruthy();
+    expect(screen.getByText('Post b-1')).toBeTruthy();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.tsx b/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.tsx
index 5ac292eabb..0b94c2b344 100644
--- a/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.tsx
+++ b/src/main/crdPages/subspace/dialogs/CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector.tsx
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ type CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnectorProps = {
   open: boolean;
   onOpenChange: (open: boolean) => void;
   calloutsSetId: string | undefined;
-  /** Flow state names in innovation-flow order, so the index groups match the tab strip. */
+  /** Visible flow state names in innovation-flow order; the index shows only these groups, matching the tab strip. */
   phaseNames: string[];
 };
 
@@ -26,28 +26,16 @@ export function CrdSubspaceIndexDialogConnector({
     skip: !open || !calloutsSetId,
   });
 
-  // Group by flow state (phase). Items without a flow state fall under "—".
-  const groups = (() => {
-    const map = new Map<string, typeof callouts>();
-    (callouts ?? []).forEach(c => {
-      const state = c.classification?.flowState?.tags?.[0] ?? '—';
-      const arr = map.get(state) ?? [];
-      arr.push(c);
-      map.set(state, arr);
-    });
-    // Groups follow the innovation-flow order shown in the tab strip; any state
-    // no longer in the flow (or the "—" bucket) trails behind it.
-    const orderOf = (state: string) => {
-      const index = phaseNames.indexOf(state);
-      return index === -1 ? Number.MAX_SAFE_INTEGER : index;
-    };
-    return Array.from(map.entries())
-      .map(([state, items]) => ({
-        state,
-        items: [...(items ?? [])].sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder),
-      }))
-      .sort((a, b) => orderOf(a.state) - orderOf(b.state));
-  })();
+  // One group per phase shown in the tab strip, in innovation-flow order. Callouts in a
+  // hidden phase (or any state not in the strip) are left out, matching the tabs.
+  const groups = phaseNames
+    .map(state => ({
+      state,
+      items: (callouts ?? [])
+        .filter(c => c.classification?.flowState?.tags?.[0] === state)
+        .sort((a, b) => a.sortOrder - b.sortOrder),
+    }))
+    .filter(group => group.items.length > 0);
 
   return (
     <Dialog open={open} onOpenChange={onOpenChange}>