diff --git a/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttChart.vue b/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttChart.vue
index 6941e6be4..642fe7792 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttChart.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttChart.vue
@@ -51,9 +51,13 @@
 									:focused-row="focusedRow ?? null"
 									:focused-cell="focusedCell"
 									:row-id="rowId"
+									:indent-level="ganttBars[index]?.[0]?.meta?.indentLevel ?? 0"
+									:is-parent="ganttBars[index]?.[0]?.meta?.isParent ?? false"
+									:is-collapsed="collapsedTaskIds.has(Number(ganttBars[index]?.[0]?.id))"
 									@barPointerDown="handleBarPointerDown"
 									@startResize="startResize"
 									@updateTask="updateGanttTask"
+									@toggleCollapse="toggleCollapse(Number(ganttBars[index]?.[0]?.id))"
 								/>
 							</div>
 						</GanttRow>
@@ -203,8 +207,7 @@ const _hiddenToAncestor = computed(() => {
 	return map
 })
 
-// Used in Task 5 for collapse/expand toggle
-function _toggleCollapse(taskId: number) {
+function toggleCollapse(taskId: number) {
 	const newSet = new Set(collapsedTaskIds.value)
 	if (newSet.has(taskId)) {
 		newSet.delete(taskId)
diff --git a/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttRowBars.vue b/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttRowBars.vue
index 3f476b16c..d83230b7c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttRowBars.vue
+++ b/frontend/src/components/gantt/GanttRowBars.vue
@@ -8,6 +8,51 @@
 		:aria-label="$t('project.gantt.taskBarsForRow', { rowId })"
 		:data-row-id="rowId"
 	>
+		<!-- Indent indicator: thin vertical lines for nesting depth -->
+		<line
+			v-for="level in indentLevel"
+			:key="`indent-${level}`"
+			:x1="(level - 1) * 16 + 8"
+			:y1="0"
+			:x2="(level - 1) * 16 + 8"
+			:y2="40"
+			stroke="var(--grey-300)"
+			stroke-width="1"
+			class="gantt-indent-line"
+		/>
+
+		<!-- Collapse/expand chevron for parent tasks -->
+		<g
+			v-if="isParent"
+			class="gantt-collapse-toggle"
+			:transform="`translate(${indentLevel * 16 + 2}, 12)`"
+			role="button"
+			:aria-label="isCollapsed
+				? $t('project.gantt.expandGroup', { task: bars[0]?.meta?.label || '' })
+				: $t('project.gantt.collapseGroup', { task: bars[0]?.meta?.label || '' })"
+			tabindex="0"
+			@pointerdown.stop="emit('toggleCollapse')"
+			@keydown.enter.stop="emit('toggleCollapse')"
+		>
+			<rect
+				x="-2"
+				y="-2"
+				width="20"
+				height="20"
+				fill="transparent"
+			/>
+			<polygon
+				v-if="isCollapsed"
+				points="4,0 14,8 4,16"
+				fill="var(--grey-500)"
+			/>
+			<polygon
+				v-else
+				points="0,4 16,4 8,14"
+				fill="var(--grey-500)"
+			/>
+		</g>
+
 		<GanttBarPrimitive
 			v-for="bar in bars"
 			:key="bar.id"
@@ -164,12 +209,16 @@ const props = defineProps<{
 	focusedRow: string | null
 	focusedCell: number | null
 	rowId: string
+	indentLevel: number
+	isParent: boolean
+	isCollapsed: boolean
 }>()
 
 const emit = defineEmits<{
 	(e: 'barPointerDown', bar: GanttBarModel, event: PointerEvent): void
 	(e: 'startResize', bar: GanttBarModel, edge: 'start' | 'end', event: PointerEvent): void
 	(e: 'updateTask', id: string, newStart: Date, newEnd: Date): void
+	(e: 'toggleCollapse'): void
 }>()
 
 const {t} = useI18n({useScope: 'global'})
@@ -363,6 +412,28 @@ function startResize(bar: GanttBarModel, edge: 'start' | 'end', event: PointerEv
 	}
 }
 
+.gantt-indent-line {
+	pointer-events: none;
+	opacity: 0.5;
+}
+
+.gantt-collapse-toggle {
+	pointer-events: all;
+	cursor: pointer;
+
+	&:hover polygon {
+		fill: var(--grey-700);
+	}
+
+	&:focus {
+		outline: none;
+
+		polygon {
+			fill: var(--primary);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 .gantt-bar-text {
 	font-size: .85rem;
 	pointer-events: none;
diff --git a/frontend/src/i18n/lang/en.json b/frontend/src/i18n/lang/en.json
index e10219f9b..d6bd83afb 100644
--- a/frontend/src/i18n/lang/en.json
+++ b/frontend/src/i18n/lang/en.json
@@ -406,7 +406,10 @@
       "taskAriaLabel": "Task: {task}",
       "taskAriaLabelById": "Task {id}",
       "partialDatesStart": "Start date only (open-ended)",
-      "partialDatesEnd": "End date only (open-ended)"
+      "partialDatesEnd": "End date only (open-ended)",
+      "expandGroup": "Expand group: {task}",
+      "collapseGroup": "Collapse group: {task}",
+      "toggleRelationArrows": "Toggle relation arrows"
     },
     "table": {
       "title": "Table",