diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3895fc5..4192bd6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,13 @@ All notable changes to the Vim Plugin Manager will be documented in this file.
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Added
+- `:PluginManager status` reports detached plugins as "Detached" with an
+  actionable re-pin hint (nearest reachable tag, computed offline) instead
+  of silently rendering them as "Up-to-date". A detached plugin cannot be
+  pulled - update skips it - so the status now surfaces the decision the
+  user must make: re-declare a pin in the vimrc or reattach a branch.
+
 ### Performance
 - `git#collect_status_local`: worst case reduced from 9 git subprocesses
   per module to 7 (6 when a branch is declared in `.gitmodules`). The
diff --git a/autoload/plugin_manager/cmd/status.vim b/autoload/plugin_manager/cmd/status.vim
index 2b3b0c4..d4b64f7 100644
--- a/autoload/plugin_manager/cmd/status.vim
+++ b/autoload/plugin_manager/cmd/status.vim
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ function! s:status_symbol(status) abort
         \ 'Missing':       'fail',
         \ 'Ahead':         'info',
         \ 'Custom branch': 'info',
+        \ 'Detached':      'warn',
         \ }
   let l:key = get(l:keyword_map, a:status, 'info')
   return plugin_manager#ui#get_status_glyph(l:key)
@@ -157,6 +158,15 @@ function! s:get_module_status_info(module) abort
 
   let l:update_status = plugin_manager#git#collect_status_local(l:path)
 
+  " A detached module must never render as Up-to-date: it cannot be
+  " pulled (update skips it) and it needs an explicit decision from the
+  " user: re-declare a pin, or reattach a branch.
+  if l:update_status.branch ==# 'detached'
+    let l:info.status = 'Detached'
+    let l:info.details = s:detached_hint(l:path)
+    return l:info
+  endif
+
   if l:update_status.different_branch && l:update_status.branch !=# 'detached'
     let l:info.status = 'Custom branch'
     let l:info.details = l:update_status.branch
@@ -182,3 +192,20 @@ function! s:get_module_status_info(module) abort
   return l:info
 endfunction
 
+" Build the actionable hint for a detached module (no vimrc pin declared).
+" Offline: the nearest reachable tag (git describe --tags --abbrev=0) is
+" the re-pin candidate - if the module was once pinned, re-declaring that
+" tag in the vimrc re-asserts it on every update.
+function! s:detached_hint(path) abort
+  let l:res = plugin_manager#git#execute('git describe --tags --abbrev=0',
+        \ a:path, 0, 0)
+  if l:res.success
+    let l:tag = substitute(l:res.output, '\n', '', 'g')
+    if !empty(l:tag)
+      return 'nearest tag ' . l:tag
+            \ . ' - declare a pin to re-assert it or reattach a branch'
+    endif
+  endif
+  return 'declare a pin or reattach a branch'
+endfunction
+
diff --git a/dbg3.out b/dbg3.out
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diff --git a/doc/plugin_manager.txt b/doc/plugin_manager.txt
index 4c36b18..055c723 100644
--- a/doc/plugin_manager.txt
+++ b/doc/plugin_manager.txt
@@ -317,7 +317,12 @@ The plugin provides the following commands:
 
 :PluginManager list              List all installed plugins
 
-:PluginManager status            Show status of installed plugins
+:PluginManager status            Show status of installed plugins.
+                                 A plugin whose HEAD is detached (e.g. it was
+                                 manually checked out at a tag) is reported
+                                 as "Detached" with a re-pin hint: declare a
+                                 {'tag': ...} pin in the vimrc to re-assert
+                                 it on every update, or reattach a branch.
 
 :PluginManager update [plugin]   Update all plugins or a specific one.
                                  Plugins pinned by 'tag' or 'commit' in the
diff --git a/tests/status.vader b/tests/status.vader
index 959240b..11f8fe4 100644
--- a/tests/status.vader
+++ b/tests/status.vader
@@ -41,3 +41,72 @@ Execute (status renders block instantly and resolves missing plugin):
   Assert full =~# 'myplugin', 'plugin line should contain myplugin'
   Assert full =~# 'Missing', 'missing plugin should show Missing'
   Assert full =~# 'checked', 'footer should report plugins checked'
+
+Execute (detached module shows Detached with the nearest-tag re-pin hint):
+  " A module manually checked out at a tag (no vimrc pin declared) used to
+  " fall through to 'Up-to-date' in status.  It must be reported as
+  " Detached with an actionable hint (nearest tag), never as Up-to-date.
+  let g:plugin_manager_test_force_sync = 1
+  let g:_pm_stat_mod = g:_pm_stat_tmp . '/pack/plugins/start/detached'
+  call mkdir(g:_pm_stat_mod, 'p')
+  call system('git init -q ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod))
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' config user.email "t@t.com"')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' config user.name "T"')
+  call writefile(['v1'], g:_pm_stat_mod . '/f')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' add .')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' commit -qm v1')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' tag v0.9.9')
+  call writefile(['v2'], g:_pm_stat_mod . '/f')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' commit -qam v2')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' remote add origin ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod))
+  " Detach at the tip past the tag: no vimrc pin declared.
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod) . ' checkout -q --detach HEAD')
+  call writefile([
+        \ '[submodule "detached"]',
+        \ '  path = pack/plugins/start/detached',
+        \ '  url = https://github.com/user/detached.git',
+        \ ], g:_pm_stat_tmp . '/.gitmodules')
+  call plugin_manager#git#refresh_modules_cache()
+
+  call plugin_manager#cmd#status#execute()
+  let sbuf = bufnr('PluginManager')
+  let full = join(getbufline(sbuf, 1, '$'), "\n")
+  Assert full =~# 'Detached',
+        \ 'detached module must be reported as Detached, got: ' . full
+  Assert full =~# 'nearest tag v0.9.9',
+        \ 'the hint should carry the nearest tag, got: ' . full
+  Assert full !~# '\cUp-to-date',
+        \ 'a detached module must never render as Up-to-date'
+  unlet g:plugin_manager_test_force_sync
+  unlet g:_pm_stat_mod
+
+Execute (detached module without any tag gets the plain reattach hint):
+  " Before re-runs per case: rebuild the fixture from scratch, without tags.
+  let g:plugin_manager_test_force_sync = 1
+  let g:_pm_stat_mod2 = g:_pm_stat_tmp . '/pack/plugins/start/detached'
+  call mkdir(g:_pm_stat_mod2, 'p')
+  call system('git init -q ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2))
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' symbolic-ref HEAD refs/heads/main')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' config user.email "t@t.com"')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' config user.name "T"')
+  call writefile(['v1'], g:_pm_stat_mod2 . '/f')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' add .')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' commit -qm v1')
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' remote add origin ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2))
+  call system('git -C ' . shellescape(g:_pm_stat_mod2) . ' checkout -q --detach HEAD')
+  call writefile([
+        \ '[submodule "detached"]',
+        \ '  path = pack/plugins/start/detached',
+        \ '  url = https://github.com/user/detached.git',
+        \ ], g:_pm_stat_tmp . '/.gitmodules')
+  call plugin_manager#git#refresh_modules_cache()
+  call plugin_manager#cmd#status#execute()
+  let sbuf = bufnr('PluginManager')
+  let full = join(getbufline(sbuf, 1, '$'), "\n")
+  Assert full =~# 'Detached',
+        \ 'detached module must be reported as Detached, got: ' . full
+  Assert full =~# 'declare a pin or reattach',
+        \ 'tagless detached module should get the plain hint, got: ' . full
+  unlet g:plugin_manager_test_force_sync
+  unlet g:_pm_stat_mod2