diff --git a/apps/soundcraft/src/native_menu.rs b/apps/soundcraft/src/native_menu.rs
index 9cc72de..82cd25a 100644
--- a/apps/soundcraft/src/native_menu.rs
+++ b/apps/soundcraft/src/native_menu.rs
@@ -105,6 +105,11 @@ impl NativeMenu {
         self.last_sync = Some(now);
         for entry in &mut self.entries {
             let (enabled, checked) = menus::item_state(app, &entry.path, entry.command.as_deref());
+            if let Some(label) = menus::live_label(app, entry.command.as_deref())
+                && entry.item.text() != label
+            {
+                entry.item.set_text(label);
+            }
             if enabled != entry.enabled {
                 entry.item.set_enabled(enabled);
                 entry.enabled = enabled;
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
index 0e540e0..5b8f079 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/menus.rs
@@ -259,7 +259,8 @@ fn menu_node(app: &mut SoundApp, ui: &mut egui::Ui, n: &MenuNode, extra: &[(&str
     }
     let id = command_for_path(&n.path, extra);
     let (enabled, checked) = item_state(app, &n.path, id.as_deref());
-    let label = if checked { format!("✔ {}", n.label) } else { n.label.clone() };
+    let label = live_label(app, id.as_deref()).unwrap_or_else(|| n.label.clone());
+    let label = if checked { format!("✔ {label}") } else { label };
     let shortcut = id.as_deref().and_then(soundcraft_engine::find_command).and_then(|c| c.shortcut).unwrap_or("");
     let btn = egui::Button::new(label).shortcut_text(crate::shortcuts::shortcut_label(shortcut, ui.ctx().os().is_mac()));
     if ui.add_enabled(enabled, btn).clicked()
@@ -387,6 +388,16 @@ const MENU_WINDOWS: &[(&str, &str)] = &[
     ("Event > MIDI Real-Time Properties", "window.rtp"),
 ];
 
+/// Undo and Redo name the step they would undo or redo; other items keep their catalog label.
+pub fn live_label(app: &SoundApp, id: Option<&str>) -> Option<String> {
+    let e = &app.engine;
+    match id? {
+        "edit.undo" => Some(e.undo_label().map_or_else(|| "Can't Undo".into(), |l| format!("Undo {l}"))),
+        "edit.redo" => Some(e.redo_label().map_or_else(|| "Can't Redo".into(), |l| format!("Redo {l}"))),
+        _ => None,
+    }
+}
+
 /// Menu-style invocation: may open a dialog.
 pub fn invoke_menu(app: &mut SoundApp, id: &str, path: &str) {
     if let Some((_, w)) = MENU_WINDOWS.iter().find(|(p, _)| *p == path)
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/tests/edit_menu.rs b/crates/ui-egui/tests/edit_menu.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8fdbb52
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/tests/edit_menu.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+use serde_json::json;
+use soundcraft_ui_egui::{Services, SoundApp, menus};
+
+#[test]
+fn undo_and_redo_name_the_step_they_would_take() {
+    let mut app = SoundApp::new(soundcraft_engine::demo::demo_engine(), None, Services::default());
+    let label = |app: &SoundApp, id| menus::live_label(app, Some(id));
+    assert_eq!(label(&app, "edit.undo").as_deref(), Some("Can't Undo"));
+    app.run("mix.mute", json!({"track": "Kick"})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(label(&app, "edit.undo").as_deref(), Some("Undo Mute"));
+    assert_eq!(label(&app, "edit.redo").as_deref(), Some("Can't Redo"));
+    app.run("edit.undo", json!({})).unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(label(&app, "edit.redo").as_deref(), Some("Redo Mute"));
+    assert_eq!(label(&app, "edit.copy"), None);
+}