diff --git a/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.test.tsx b/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.test.tsx
index 5744a1f..45dc136 100644
--- a/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.test.tsx
+++ b/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.test.tsx
@@ -206,4 +206,111 @@ describe("BuyerTaskGroupCard", () => {
       screen.queryByTestId(`buyer-task-po-number-${baseGroup.groupId}`),
     ).toBeNull();
   });
+
+  describe("po_sent sent-info caption", () => {
+    const sentEmail = "orders@acme.co.za";
+    const sentAt = "2026-08-05T13:23:00.000Z";
+
+    it("renders the recipient and send date under the buttons", () => {
+      render(
+        <BuyerTaskGroupCard
+          group={{
+            ...baseGroup,
+            step: "po_sent",
+            poStatus: "sent",
+            emailPayload: { to: sentEmail, sentAt },
+          }}
+          onAction={vi.fn()}
+          onResend={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+      const caption = screen.getByTestId(
+        `buyer-task-sent-info-${baseGroup.groupId}`,
+      );
+      expect(caption).toHaveTextContent(new RegExp(sentEmail.replace(/\./g, "\\.")));
+      expect(caption.textContent).toContain("Sent to");
+      // 5 Aug 2026 — en-GB short month, exact day.
+      expect(caption.textContent).toMatch(/5 Aug 2026/);
+      // Time is rendered in 24-hour HH:mm form.
+      expect(caption.textContent).toMatch(/\d{2}:\d{2}/);
+    });
+
+    it("hides the caption when emailPayload.sentAt is missing", () => {
+      render(
+        <BuyerTaskGroupCard
+          group={{
+            ...baseGroup,
+            step: "po_sent",
+            poStatus: "sent",
+            emailPayload: { to: sentEmail }, // no sentAt
+          }}
+          onAction={vi.fn()}
+          onResend={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByTestId(`buyer-task-sent-info-${baseGroup.groupId}`),
+      ).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    it("still renders the caption on mail_failed when sentAt is set", () => {
+      // The mail-failed banner explains the failure — the operator still
+      // wants to see who we tried and when, so the previous attempt's
+      // recipient/timestamp stays visible above the banner.
+      render(
+        <BuyerTaskGroupCard
+          group={{
+            ...baseGroup,
+            step: "po_sent",
+            poStatus: "mail_failed",
+            emailError: "[webhook] 502",
+            emailPayload: { to: sentEmail, sentAt },
+          }}
+          onAction={vi.fn()}
+          onResend={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+      expect(
+        screen.getByTestId(`buyer-task-sent-info-${baseGroup.groupId}`),
+      ).toBeInTheDocument();
+      expect(screen.getByText(/mail failed/i)).toBeInTheDocument();
+    });
+
+    it("falls back to a bare 'Sent' label when the recipient is missing", () => {
+      render(
+        <BuyerTaskGroupCard
+          group={{
+            ...baseGroup,
+            step: "po_sent",
+            poStatus: "sent",
+            emailPayload: { sentAt }, // no `to`
+          }}
+          onAction={vi.fn()}
+          onResend={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+      const caption = screen.getByTestId(
+        `buyer-task-sent-info-${baseGroup.groupId}`,
+      );
+      expect(caption.textContent).not.toMatch(/Sent to/);
+      expect(caption.textContent).toMatch(/Sent\s+\d/);
+    });
+
+    it("does not render the caption on the po_draft tab", () => {
+      render(
+        <BuyerTaskGroupCard
+          group={{
+            ...baseGroup,
+            step: "po_draft",
+            poStatus: "draft",
+            emailPayload: { to: sentEmail, sentAt },
+          }}
+          onAction={vi.fn()}
+        />,
+      );
+      expect(
+        screen.queryByTestId(`buyer-task-sent-info-${baseGroup.groupId}`),
+      ).toBeNull();
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.tsx b/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.tsx
index bd23cd6..81a23b8 100644
--- a/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.tsx
+++ b/src/components/buyer-tasks/buyer-task-group-card.tsx
@@ -106,34 +106,67 @@ export function BuyerTaskGroupCard({
             </div>
           </div>
           {group.step === "po_sent" ? (
-            // PO Sent: two side-by-side buttons. Re-Send opens the resend modal
-            // (reuses the SendPoModal wired up for po_draft on the parent page).
-            // Mark as ready opens the MarkReadyDialog. The mail_failed override
-            // now lands on the Re-Send button (the Mark as ready button stays
-            // primary — collection can proceed independently of mail state).
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
-              <Button
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => onResend?.(group)}
-                disabled={disabled || !onResend}
-                className={cn(
-                  RESEND_DEFAULT_CLASS,
-                  group.poStatus === "mail_failed" && RESEND_FAILED_CLASS,
-                )}
-                data-testid={`buyer-task-resend-${group.groupId}`}
-                data-po-status={group.poStatus ?? "none"}
-              >
-                {group.poStatus === "mail_failed" ? "Resend" : "Re-Send"}
-              </Button>
-              <Button
-                type="button"
-                onClick={() => onAction(group)}
-                disabled={disabled}
-                className={ACTION_CLASS[group.step]}
-                data-testid={`buyer-task-action-${group.groupId}-${group.step}`}
-              >
-                {ACTION_LABEL[group.step]}
-              </Button>
+            // PO Sent: two side-by-side buttons + a small "sent info"
+            // caption below them showing who we sent the PO to and when.
+            // Re-Send opens the resend modal (reuses the SendPoModal
+            // wired up for po_draft on the parent page). Mark as ready
+            // opens the MarkReadyDialog. The mail_failed override now
+            // lands on the Re-Send button (the Mark as ready button
+            // stays primary — collection can proceed independently of
+            // mail state). The caption is hidden when there's no
+            // recorded `sentAt` (legacy rows predating email_payload,
+            // or a fresh po_draft that got flipped straight to
+            // po_sent without a successful send).
+            <div className="flex flex-col items-end gap-1">
+              <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => onResend?.(group)}
+                  disabled={disabled || !onResend}
+                  className={cn(
+                    RESEND_DEFAULT_CLASS,
+                    group.poStatus === "mail_failed" && RESEND_FAILED_CLASS,
+                  )}
+                  data-testid={`buyer-task-resend-${group.groupId}`}
+                  data-po-status={group.poStatus ?? "none"}
+                >
+                  {group.poStatus === "mail_failed" ? "Resend" : "Re-Send"}
+                </Button>
+                <Button
+                  type="button"
+                  onClick={() => onAction(group)}
+                  disabled={disabled}
+                  className={ACTION_CLASS[group.step]}
+                  data-testid={`buyer-task-action-${group.groupId}-${group.step}`}
+                >
+                  {ACTION_LABEL[group.step]}
+                </Button>
+              </div>
+              {group.emailPayload?.sentAt ? (
+                <div
+                  className="text-xs text-muted-foreground text-right leading-tight"
+                  data-testid={`buyer-task-sent-info-${group.groupId}`}
+                >
+                  {group.emailPayload.to ? (
+                    <span>
+                      Sent to {group.emailPayload.to}
+                      <span aria-hidden="true"> · </span>
+                    </span>
+                  ) : (
+                    <span>Sent </span>
+                  )}
+                  <span>
+                    {new Date(group.emailPayload.sentAt).toLocaleString("en-GB", {
+                      day: "numeric",
+                      month: "short",
+                      year: "numeric",
+                      hour: "2-digit",
+                      minute: "2-digit",
+                      hour12: false,
+                    })}
+                  </span>
+                </div>
+              ) : null}
             </div>
           ) : (
             // needs_po / po_draft: single button (unchanged behaviour).