diff --git a/frontend/dashboard.js b/frontend/dashboard.js
index f6d9fd4..7ef8d6f 100644
--- a/frontend/dashboard.js
+++ b/frontend/dashboard.js
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     qs('#my-work').scrollIntoView({block:'start'});
     qs('#my-work').focus();
   }
-  function openMobileQueue(name) {
+  function selectMobileQueue(name) {
     if (name === 'attention' && workSession.checkpointed()) timer.beginAttention();
     renderAttentionInterruption();
     timerView.render();
@@ -75,6 +75,12 @@
     planToday: () => openPlanToday(mobileTaskButtons.work),
     openFallback: openMobileWorkFallback,
   });
+  const mobileQueueLauncher = createMobileQueueLauncher({
+    openToday: () => mobileWorkEntry.open(),
+    selectFilter: selectMobileQueue,
+    firstAction: name => qs('#my-work-list .my-work-card-main, #my-work-list .draft-resume, #my-work-list .draft-continue, #my-work-list .draft-edit'),
+    announce: message => { qs('#my-work-action-status').textContent = message; },
+  });
   const mobileTaskDock = createMobileTaskDock({
     nav: qs('#mobile-task-dock'),
     sessionHud: qs('[data-mobile-today-hud]'),
@@ -89,7 +95,7 @@
       Array.from(document.querySelectorAll('[data-mobile-queue-count]')).map(element => [element.dataset.mobileQueueCount, element])
     ),
     queueBadge: qs('#mobile-queue-count'),
-    onSelectQueue: openMobileQueue,
+    onSelectQueue: name => mobileQueueLauncher.open(name),
     overlays: mobileTaskOverlays,
     actions: {
       work: () => mobileWorkEntry.open(),
diff --git a/frontend/index.html b/frontend/index.html
index 5da019f..ef3aa98 100644
--- a/frontend/index.html
+++ b/frontend/index.html
@@ -934,6 +934,7 @@
 <script src="static/context-poller.js"></script>
 <script src="static/mobile-task-dock.js"></script>
 <script src="static/mobile-work-entry.js"></script>
+<script src="static/mobile-queue-launcher.js"></script>
 <script src="static/mobile-launch.js"></script>
 <script src="static/install-app.js"></script>
 <script src="static/mobile-device-setup.js"></script>
diff --git a/frontend/mobile-queue-launcher.js b/frontend/mobile-queue-launcher.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8cf7faf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/mobile-queue-launcher.js
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+(function (root, factory) {
+  if (typeof module === 'object' && module.exports) module.exports = factory;
+  else root.createMobileQueueLauncher = factory;
+})(typeof self !== 'undefined' ? self : this, function createMobileQueueLauncher(options) {
+  const emptyMessages = {
+    attention: 'No items need attention.',
+    update: 'No unread updates are ready to open.',
+    later: 'No deferred work is ready to open.',
+    draft: 'No drafts are ready to open.',
+  };
+
+  function open(name) {
+    if (name === 'today') return options.openToday();
+    options.selectFilter(name);
+    const action = options.firstAction(name);
+    if (!action) {
+      options.announce(emptyMessages[name] || 'No work is ready to open.');
+      return 'empty';
+    }
+    action.click();
+    return 'opened';
+  }
+
+  return { open };
+});
diff --git a/frontend/service-worker.js b/frontend/service-worker.js
index 2fa4270..9edcab1 100644
--- a/frontend/service-worker.js
+++ b/frontend/service-worker.js
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ const SHELL = [
   BASE + 'static/context-poller.js',
   BASE + 'static/mobile-task-dock.js',
   BASE + 'static/mobile-work-entry.js',
+  BASE + 'static/mobile-queue-launcher.js',
   BASE + 'static/mobile-launch.js',
   BASE + 'static/install-app.js',
   BASE + 'static/mobile-device-setup.js',
diff --git a/tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py b/tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py
index 0e88dfd..895a683 100644
--- a/tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py
+++ b/tests/test_mobile_task_dock.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from tests.dashboard_bundle import dashboard
 
 DOCK = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "frontend" / "mobile-task-dock.js"
 ENTRY = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "frontend" / "mobile-work-entry.js"
+QUEUE_LAUNCHER = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "frontend" / "mobile-queue-launcher.js"
 TIMER = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "frontend" / "today-timer.js"
 
 
@@ -334,6 +335,34 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{
     }
 
 
+def test_mobile_queue_launcher_opens_first_actionable_item_after_selecting_queue():
+    script = f"""
+const createLauncher = require({json.dumps(str(QUEUE_LAUNCHER))});
+const calls = [];
+const launcher = createLauncher({{
+  selectFilter: name => calls.push('filter:' + name),
+  firstAction: name => name === 'attention' ? {{click() {{ calls.push('open:first'); }}}} : null,
+  announce: message => calls.push('announce:' + message),
+}});
+const opened = launcher.open('attention');
+const empty = launcher.open('later');
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({{opened, empty, calls}}));
+"""
+    result = subprocess.run(["node", "-e", script], capture_output=True, text=True)
+
+    assert result.returncode == 0, result.stderr
+    assert json.loads(result.stdout) == {
+        "opened": "opened",
+        "empty": "empty",
+        "calls": [
+            "filter:attention",
+            "open:first",
+            "filter:later",
+            "announce:No deferred work is ready to open.",
+        ],
+    }
+
+
 @pytest.mark.anyio
 async def test_dashboard_renders_and_wires_mobile_queue_switcher():
     html = await dashboard()
@@ -349,7 +378,10 @@ async def test_dashboard_renders_and_wires_mobile_queue_switcher():
     assert 'data-mobile-queue="draft"' in html
     assert 'id="mobile-queue-count"' in html
     assert 'mobileTaskDock.updateQueues(counts)' in html
-    assert "onSelectQueue: openMobileQueue" in html
+    assert '<script src="static/mobile-queue-launcher.js"></script>' in html
+    assert "const mobileQueueLauncher = createMobileQueueLauncher({" in html
+    assert "firstAction: name => qs('#my-work-list .my-work-card-main, #my-work-list .draft-resume, #my-work-list .draft-continue, #my-work-list .draft-edit')" in html
+    assert "onSelectQueue: name => mobileQueueLauncher.open(name)" in html
     assert '.mobile-queue-sheet' in html
     assert 'padding-bottom:calc(16px + env(safe-area-inset-bottom))' in html
     assert '.mobile-task-dock[data-attention="true"]' not in html
@@ -394,7 +426,7 @@ async def test_dashboard_renders_and_wires_phone_safe_task_dock():
     assert '<script src="static/mobile-task-dock.js"></script>' in html
     assert "createMobileTaskDock({" in html
     assert "work: () => mobileWorkEntry.open()" in html
-    assert "onSelectQueue: openMobileQueue" in html
+    assert "onSelectQueue: name => mobileQueueLauncher.open(name)" in html
     assert "qs('[data-work-filter=\"' + name + '\"]').click()" in html
     assert "find: () => qs('#find-work').click()" in html
     assert "new: () => qs('#new-issue').click()" in html
diff --git a/tests/test_service_worker.py b/tests/test_service_worker.py
index 762a37e..1204daa 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_worker.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_worker.py
@@ -730,6 +730,7 @@ def test_install_precaches_complete_subpath_scoped_app_shell():
         "/dashboard/static/context-poller.js",
         "/dashboard/static/mobile-task-dock.js",
         "/dashboard/static/mobile-work-entry.js",
+        "/dashboard/static/mobile-queue-launcher.js",
         "/dashboard/static/mobile-launch.js",
         "/dashboard/static/install-app.js",
         "/dashboard/static/mobile-device-setup.js",