diff --git a/src/lib/utils/stack-actions.ts b/src/lib/utils/stack-actions.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4c3cfe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/lib/utils/stack-actions.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+// Whether the stack row's management actions (edit / logs / start / restart /
+// stop) should render. They show for a stack in ANY state EXCEPT a git stack that
+// has not been deployed yet - that one shows only its dedicated deploy button, so
+// the management actions would be redundant. A non-git stack that is stopped or
+// freshly created still needs its Start button, so deploy status must not hide the
+// management actions. `status` is the raw stack status; a git stack that has never
+// deployed is raw "created" (shown as "not deployed" elsewhere).
+
+export function showsManagementActions(sourceType: string | undefined, status: string): boolean {
+	return !(sourceType === 'git' && status === 'created');
+}
diff --git a/src/routes/stacks/+page.svelte b/src/routes/stacks/+page.svelte
index c384b1f..940e179 100644
--- a/src/routes/stacks/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/stacks/+page.svelte
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 	import ContainerIcon from '$lib/components/ContainerIcon.svelte';
 	import BatchOperationModal from '$lib/components/BatchOperationModal.svelte';
 	import type { ComposeStackInfo, ContainerStats, StackContainer } from '$lib/types';
+	import { showsManagementActions } from '$lib/utils/stack-actions';
 	import StackModal from './StackModal.svelte';
 	import DeleteStackModal from './DeleteStackModal.svelte';
 	import ComposeOutputModal from './ComposeOutputModal.svelte';
@@ -2180,7 +2181,7 @@
 								{/snippet}
 							</GitDeployProgressPopover>
 						{/if}
-						{#if stack.status !== 'not deployed' && stack.status !== 'created'}
+						{#if showsManagementActions(source.sourceType, stack.status)}
 							{#if $canAccess('stacks', 'edit')}
 								{#if source.sourceType === 'git' && source.gitStack}
 									<button
diff --git a/tests/stack-actions.test.ts b/tests/stack-actions.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c77c69
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/stack-actions.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import { describe, test, expect } from 'bun:test';
+import { showsManagementActions } from '../src/lib/utils/stack-actions';
+
+describe('showsManagementActions', () => {
+	test('non-git stopped/created stacks show actions (the Start button regression)', () => {
+		expect(showsManagementActions('internal', 'created')).toBe(true);
+		expect(showsManagementActions('internal', 'stopped')).toBe(true);
+		expect(showsManagementActions('external', 'created')).toBe(true);
+		expect(showsManagementActions(undefined, 'created')).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	test('git stack that has not been deployed (raw "created") hides actions - only the deploy button shows', () => {
+		expect(showsManagementActions('git', 'created')).toBe(false);
+	});
+
+	test('a deployed git stack shows its management actions', () => {
+		expect(showsManagementActions('git', 'running')).toBe(true);
+		expect(showsManagementActions('git', 'stopped')).toBe(true);
+		expect(showsManagementActions('git', 'partial')).toBe(true);
+	});
+
+	test('running/stopped stacks of any source show actions', () => {
+		for (const src of ['internal', 'external', 'git', undefined]) {
+			expect(showsManagementActions(src, 'running')).toBe(true);
+		}
+	});
+});