diff --git a/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.reward-action.ts b/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.reward-action.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..71615a046d6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.reward-action.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+export function rewardActionKey(reward: { status: "pending" | "available" | "applied" }, hasActiveGo: boolean) {
+  if (reward.status === "applied") return "workspace.referral.reward.action.applied" as const
+  if (!hasActiveGo) return "workspace.referral.reward.action.subscribeUnlock" as const
+  if (reward.status === "pending") return "workspace.referral.reward.action.pendingFriendSubscription" as const
+  return "workspace.referral.reward.action.view" as const
+}
diff --git a/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.tsx b/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.tsx
index fd4d5c8b1a20..80791820d778 100644
--- a/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.tsx
+++ b/packages/console/app/src/component/go-referral.tsx
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { useI18n } from "~/context/i18n"
 import { useLanguage } from "~/context/language"
 import { formatResetTime, liteResetTimeKeys } from "~/lib/format-reset-time"
 import { queryLiteSubscription } from "~/routes/workspace/[id]/go/lite-section"
+import { rewardActionKey as referralRewardActionKey } from "~/component/go-referral.reward-action"
 import "./go-referral.css"
 
 type GoReferralSummary = Awaited<ReturnType<typeof Referral.summary>>
@@ -64,9 +65,7 @@ function rewardDescriptionKey(source: GoReferralReward["source"]) {
 }
 
 function rewardActionKey(reward: GoReferralReward, hasActiveGo: boolean) {
-  if (reward.status === "applied") return "workspace.referral.reward.action.applied" as const
-  if (reward.status === "pending" || !hasActiveGo) return "workspace.referral.reward.action.subscribeUnlock" as const
-  return "workspace.referral.reward.action.view" as const
+  return referralRewardActionKey(reward, hasActiveGo)
 }
 
 function CopyInviteLink(props: { summary: GoReferralSummary }) {
diff --git a/packages/console/app/src/i18n/en.ts b/packages/console/app/src/i18n/en.ts
index 5701f76da55b..8693baf7004b 100644
--- a/packages/console/app/src/i18n/en.ts
+++ b/packages/console/app/src/i18n/en.ts
@@ -679,6 +679,7 @@ export const dict = {
   "workspace.referral.reward.description.inviter": "Invited {{email}}",
   "workspace.referral.reward.description.invitee": "Invited by {{email}}",
   "workspace.referral.reward.action.subscribeUnlock": "Subscribe to unlock",
+  "workspace.referral.reward.action.pendingFriendSubscription": "Waiting for referral to subscribe",
   "workspace.referral.reward.action.view": "View Reward",
   "workspace.referral.reward.action.applied": "Reward Applied",
   "workspace.referral.reward.source.pendingInviter": "Waiting for them to subscribe",
diff --git a/packages/console/app/test/goReferral.rewardActionKey.test.ts b/packages/console/app/test/goReferral.rewardActionKey.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..bc71b14a8a6c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/console/app/test/goReferral.rewardActionKey.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
+import { rewardActionKey } from "../src/component/go-referral.reward-action"
+
+describe("rewardActionKey", () => {
+  test("returns pending friend subscription message for pending reward with active go", () => {
+    expect(rewardActionKey({ status: "pending" }, true)).toBe(
+      "workspace.referral.reward.action.pendingFriendSubscription",
+    )
+  })
+
+  test("returns subscribe unlock when no active go", () => {
+    expect(rewardActionKey({ status: "pending" }, false)).toBe("workspace.referral.reward.action.subscribeUnlock")
+  })
+
+  test("returns applied for applied reward", () => {
+    expect(rewardActionKey({ status: "applied" }, true)).toBe("workspace.referral.reward.action.applied")
+  })
+
+  test("returns view for available reward with active go", () => {
+    expect(rewardActionKey({ status: "available" }, true)).toBe("workspace.referral.reward.action.view")
+  })
+})