diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 32a9874..d6373f7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -21,9 +21,9 @@ installed; otherwise CMake downloads the amalgamation (needs network once).
     acc add <name>              tsk add <name> [acc] [status]
     acc del <name>              tsk del <name>
     acc rename <name> <new>     tsk rename <name> <new>
-    acc ls                      tsk reacc <name> <new|->
-                                tsk restat <name> <new>
-                                tsk notes <name>      (opens your editor)
+    acc wait <name> <time>      tsk reacc <name> <new|->
+    acc unwait <name>           tsk restat <name> <new>
+    acc ls                      tsk notes <name>      (opens your editor)
                                 tsk ls
 
     disp tsk (hide|show)
@@ -82,6 +82,15 @@ goes back to `$VISUAL` / `$EDITOR` / nano / vim / vi. The choice is stored in
   Done tasks (`-` if it has none). Rows are sorted most free first: Free, Taken, Busy;
   within Taken and Busy fewer tasks first, ties by name (see `levelOf` in `Display.cpp` and
   `StatusUtil::isBusy` / `isTaken` to change the rules).
+* Waits belong to the account: `acc wait <name> <time>` (or `tsk restat <task> wait
+  <time>`, which sets its account's wait). Until the time the account's Prompt
+  and Testing tasks show `Wait HH:MM`; after it they show `Limit reset`, until
+  you run `acc unwait <name>`, which also clears a stale one. Uploading, Frozen
+  and Done tasks are not affected, and the tasks keep their own stored status
+  underneath. A wait that no task shows (no tasks, or only Done / Frozen /
+  Uploading ones) is listed in the account row as `(wait HH:MM)` or
+  `(limit reset)` and keeps the account Busy. Tasks without an account keep
+  their own wait. Old databases with per-task waits are converted on load.
 * Deleting an account leaves its tasks unassigned (`-`).
 * Names are case-insensitive; the original spelling is kept.
 * Notes live in the database (SQLite TEXT, binary-safe, SQLite's default limit is ~1 GB). The task table shows `-` when a task has no notes, otherwise the number of lines (e.g. `3 lines`); open them with `tsk notes <name>`.
diff --git a/include/Database.h b/include/Database.h
index ccec73d..69b858d 100644
--- a/include/Database.h
+++ b/include/Database.h
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ public:
     void addAccount(const std::string& name);
     void removeAccount(const std::string& name);
     void renameAccount(const std::string& name, const std::string& newName);
+    std::optional<AccountRow> getAccount(const std::string& name) const;
+    std::vector<AccountRow> listAccountRows() const;
+    void setAccountCooldown(const std::string& name, const std::optional<std::string>& cooldown);
 
     // Tasks
     std::optional<std::string> findTask(const std::string& name) const;  // canonical spelling
diff --git a/include/Models.h b/include/Models.h
index dcd162d..0c1245d 100644
--- a/include/Models.h
+++ b/include/Models.h
@@ -9,3 +9,8 @@ struct TaskRow {
     std::string status;  // serialized, see StatusUtil::serialize
     std::string notes;   // free text, any length (stored as SQLite TEXT)
 };
+
+struct AccountRow {
+    std::string id;
+    std::optional<std::string> cooldown;  // the account's wait: when its limit ends (StatusUtil::timeToText)
+};
diff --git a/include/Repl.h b/include/Repl.h
index 7b35b80..8728e44 100644
--- a/include/Repl.h
+++ b/include/Repl.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ private:
     void execute(const std::string& line);
     void refresh() const;
     void say(const std::string& message);
+    void setAccountWait(const std::string& account, std::time_t until);
+    void noteAccountWait(const std::string& taskName);
     void flushMessages();
     void endOfInput();
     bool confirm(const std::string& question) const;
@@ -49,6 +51,8 @@ private:
     bool cmdAccAdd(const Args& args);
     bool cmdAccDel(const Args& args);
     bool cmdAccRename(const Args& args);
+    bool cmdAccWait(const Args& args);
+    bool cmdAccUnwait(const Args& args);
     bool cmdAccLs(const Args& args);
 
     // Task commands
diff --git a/include/Status.h b/include/Status.h
index ed17428..066ab2b 100644
--- a/include/Status.h
+++ b/include/Status.h
@@ -26,9 +26,23 @@ std::optional<Status> parse(const std::string& text, std::time_t now);
 std::string serialize(const Status& status);
 std::optional<Status> deserialize(const std::string& text);
 
+// Prompt and Testing tasks follow their account's wait; Uploading, Frozen and
+// Done tasks do not.
+bool followsAccountWait(StatusKind kind);
+
+// The status to show for a task. If its account has a wait, the tasks that
+// follow it show Wait until then and Limit reset after; otherwise the stored
+// status is used (see effective).
+Status resolve(const Status& stored, const std::optional<std::time_t>& accountWait, std::time_t now);
+
 // The status shown to the user: an expired wait becomes LimitReset.
 Status effective(const Status& status, std::time_t now);
 
+// Times kept outside a Status (an account's cooldown): "2026-10-17T16:30".
+std::string timeToText(std::time_t value);
+std::optional<std::time_t> timeFromText(const std::string& text);
+std::string clockLabel(std::time_t value);  // "16:30"
+
 std::string label(const Status& status);  // "Prompt", "Limit reset", "Wait 16:30", ...
 std::string kindName(StatusKind kind);    // lowercase token: "prompt", "limit-reset", ...
 std::vector<StatusKind> allKinds();
diff --git a/src/Database.cpp b/src/Database.cpp
index 6b9b745..9d43a28 100644
--- a/src/Database.cpp
+++ b/src/Database.cpp
@@ -13,7 +13,8 @@ namespace {
 
 const char* const kSchema =
     "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Account ("
-    "  id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY COLLATE NOCASE"
+    "  id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY COLLATE NOCASE,"
+    "  cooldown TEXT"
     ");"
     "CREATE TABLE IF NOT EXISTS Task ("
     "  id TEXT NOT NULL PRIMARY KEY COLLATE NOCASE,"
@@ -97,6 +98,24 @@ void Database::createSchema() {
     exec(kSchema);
     // "available" was split into "prompt" and "limit-reset"; old files still say "available".
     exec("UPDATE Task SET status = 'prompt' WHERE status = 'available';");
+
+    // Files from before account cooldowns have no such column.
+    bool hasCooldown = false;
+    for (const Row& row : query("PRAGMA table_info(Account)")) {
+        hasCooldown = hasCooldown || (row.size() > 1 && row[1] && *row[1] == "cooldown");
+    }
+    if (!hasCooldown) {
+        exec("ALTER TABLE Account ADD COLUMN cooldown TEXT;");
+    }
+
+    // Waits used to be set on each task. They belong to the account now: move
+    // them over (the latest one wins) and let those tasks follow the account.
+    exec(
+        "UPDATE Account SET cooldown = max(coalesce(cooldown, ''), ("
+        "  SELECT max(substr(Task.status, 6)) FROM Task"
+        "  WHERE Task.account = Account.id AND Task.status LIKE 'wait %'))"
+        " WHERE EXISTS (SELECT 1 FROM Task WHERE Task.account = Account.id AND Task.status LIKE 'wait %');"
+        "UPDATE Task SET status = 'prompt' WHERE account IS NOT NULL AND status LIKE 'wait %';");
 }
 
 void Database::exec(const std::string& sql) {
@@ -232,6 +251,32 @@ void Database::renameAccount(const std::string& name, const std::string& newName
     run("UPDATE Account SET id = ?2 WHERE id = ?1", {name, newName});
 }
 
+std::optional<AccountRow> Database::getAccount(const std::string& name) const {
+    std::vector<Row> rows = query("SELECT id, cooldown FROM Account WHERE id = ?1", {name});
+    if (rows.empty()) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    AccountRow account;
+    account.id = *rows[0][0];
+    account.cooldown = rows[0][1];
+    return account;
+}
+
+std::vector<AccountRow> Database::listAccountRows() const {
+    std::vector<AccountRow> accounts;
+    for (const Row& row : query("SELECT id, cooldown FROM Account ORDER BY id")) {
+        AccountRow account;
+        account.id = *row[0];
+        account.cooldown = row[1];
+        accounts.push_back(account);
+    }
+    return accounts;
+}
+
+void Database::setAccountCooldown(const std::string& name, const std::optional<std::string>& cooldown) {
+    run("UPDATE Account SET cooldown = ?2 WHERE id = ?1", {name, cooldown});
+}
+
 // ---- Tasks ------------------------------------------------------------------
 
 std::optional<std::string> Database::findTask(const std::string& name) const {
diff --git a/src/Display.cpp b/src/Display.cpp
index 77882d2..3bae765 100644
--- a/src/Display.cpp
+++ b/src/Display.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
+#include <map>
 #include <optional>
 #include <vector>
 
@@ -18,6 +19,16 @@ struct TaskView {
 };
 
 std::vector<TaskView> loadViews(const Database& db, std::time_t now) {
+    // Each account's wait (when its limit ends), keyed by lowercase name.
+    std::map<std::string, std::time_t> accountWaits;
+    for (const AccountRow& account : db.listAccountRows()) {
+        if (account.cooldown) {
+            if (std::optional<std::time_t> until = StatusUtil::timeFromText(*account.cooldown)) {
+                accountWaits[StringUtil::lower(account.id)] = *until;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     std::vector<TaskView> views;
     for (const TaskRow& row : db.listTasks()) {
         TaskView view;
@@ -25,7 +36,15 @@ std::vector<TaskView> loadViews(const Database& db, std::time_t now) {
         view.account = row.account.value_or("");
         view.notes = row.notes;
         std::optional<Status> stored = StatusUtil::deserialize(row.status);
-        view.status = StatusUtil::effective(stored.value_or(StatusUtil::make(StatusKind::Prompt)), now);
+
+        std::optional<std::time_t> accountWait;
+        if (row.account) {
+            auto found = accountWaits.find(StringUtil::lower(*row.account));
+            if (found != accountWaits.end()) {
+                accountWait = found->second;
+            }
+        }
+        view.status = StatusUtil::resolve(stored.value_or(StatusUtil::make(StatusKind::Prompt)), accountWait, now);
         views.push_back(view);
     }
     return views;
@@ -129,6 +148,9 @@ std::string Display::renderAccounts(std::time_t now) const {
     // One row per account. Its level is the most taken of its tasks
     // (Busy > Taken > Free); the TASKS column lists the tasks at that level
     // (for a Free account that is its Uploading, Frozen and Done tasks).
+    // An account wait that no task is showing (no tasks, or only Done / Frozen /
+    // Uploading ones) is listed as "(wait HH:MM)" / "(limit reset)" and keeps the
+    // account Busy.
     struct AccountView {
         std::string name;
         AccountLevel level;
@@ -136,12 +158,13 @@ std::string Display::renderAccounts(std::time_t now) const {
     };
 
     std::vector<AccountView> accounts;
-    for (const std::string& account : db_.listAccounts()) {
+    for (const AccountRow& row : db_.listAccountRows()) {
         std::vector<std::string> busy;
         std::vector<std::string> taken;
         std::vector<std::string> free;
+        bool showsWait = false;
         for (const TaskView& view : views) {
-            if (view.account != account) {
+            if (view.account != row.id) {
                 continue;
             }
             const AccountLevel level = levelOf(view.status.kind);
@@ -152,10 +175,19 @@ std::string Display::renderAccounts(std::time_t now) const {
             } else {
                 free.push_back(view.name);
             }
+            if (view.status.kind == StatusKind::Wait || view.status.kind == StatusKind::LimitReset) {
+                showsWait = true;
+            }
+        }
+
+        if (row.cooldown && !showsWait) {
+            if (std::optional<std::time_t> until = StatusUtil::timeFromText(*row.cooldown)) {
+                busy.push_back(*until > now ? "(wait " + StatusUtil::clockLabel(*until) + ")" : "(limit reset)");
+            }
         }
 
         AccountView entry;
-        entry.name = account;
+        entry.name = row.id;
         if (!busy.empty()) {
             entry.level = AccountLevel::Busy;
             entry.tasks = busy;
@@ -170,7 +202,7 @@ std::string Display::renderAccounts(std::time_t now) const {
     }
 
     // Most free first: Free, then Taken, then Busy; within Taken and Busy fewer
-    // tasks first (Free accounts are all equally free). listAccounts is
+    // tasks first (Free accounts are all equally free). listAccountRows is
     // alphabetical and stable_sort keeps that order for ties.
     std::stable_sort(accounts.begin(), accounts.end(), [](const AccountView& a, const AccountView& b) {
         if (a.level != b.level) {
diff --git a/src/Repl.cpp b/src/Repl.cpp
index cf90c58..4c8dab0 100644
--- a/src/Repl.cpp
+++ b/src/Repl.cpp
@@ -62,6 +62,11 @@ void Repl::registerCommands() {
         {ArgKind::Account}, &Repl::cmdAccDel);
     add("acc rename", "acc rename <name> <new>", "rename an account", 2, 2,
         {ArgKind::Account, ArgKind::None}, &Repl::cmdAccRename);
+    add("acc wait", "acc wait <name> <time>",
+        "the account hit its limit until <time>: its Prompt/Testing tasks show Wait, then Limit reset",
+        2, kUnlimited, {ArgKind::Account, ArgKind::None}, &Repl::cmdAccWait);
+    add("acc unwait", "acc unwait <name>", "clear an account's wait / limit reset (its tasks show their own status again)",
+        1, 1, {ArgKind::Account}, &Repl::cmdAccUnwait);
     add("acc ls", "acc ls", "show the account table", 0, 0, {}, &Repl::cmdAccLs);
 
     add("tsk add", "tsk add <name> [acc] [status]", "create a task", 1, kUnlimited,
@@ -277,6 +282,55 @@ bool Repl::cmdAccRename(const Args& args) {
     return true;
 }
 
+void Repl::setAccountWait(const std::string& account, std::time_t until) {
+    db_.setAccountCooldown(account, StatusUtil::timeToText(until));
+    say("Account '" + account + "' waits until " + StatusUtil::clockLabel(until) +
+        ": its Prompt and Testing tasks show Wait, then Limit reset (acc unwait " + account + " to clear).");
+}
+
+// Tells the user when a task's own status is hidden by its account's wait.
+void Repl::noteAccountWait(const std::string& taskName) {
+    std::optional<TaskRow> task = db_.getTask(taskName);
+    std::optional<Status> stored = task ? StatusUtil::deserialize(task->status) : std::nullopt;
+    if (!task || !task->account || !stored || !StatusUtil::followsAccountWait(stored->kind)) {
+        return;
+    }
+    std::optional<AccountRow> account = db_.getAccount(*task->account);
+    if (account && account->cooldown) {
+        say("It shows as Wait / Limit reset because account '" + account->id + "' is waiting (acc unwait " +
+            account->id + " to clear).");
+    }
+}
+
+bool Repl::cmdAccWait(const Args& args) {
+    std::optional<AccountRow> account = db_.getAccount(args[0]);
+    if (!account) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("No account named '" + args[0] + "'.");
+    }
+    const std::string text = "wait " + StringUtil::join(args, 1, " ");
+    std::optional<Status> status = StatusUtil::parse(text, std::time(nullptr));
+    if (!status) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("Invalid time '" + StringUtil::join(args, 1, " ") +
+                                 "'. Use e.g. 16:30, 4:30pm or 4pm.");
+    }
+    setAccountWait(account->id, status->waitUntil);
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool Repl::cmdAccUnwait(const Args& args) {
+    std::optional<AccountRow> account = db_.getAccount(args[0]);
+    if (!account) {
+        throw std::runtime_error("No account named '" + args[0] + "'.");
+    }
+    if (!account->cooldown) {
+        say("Account '" + account->id + "' is not waiting.");
+        return false;
+    }
+    db_.setAccountCooldown(account->id, std::nullopt);
+    say("Wait cleared on '" + account->id + "'.");
+    return true;
+}
+
 bool Repl::cmdAccLs(const Args&) {
     Terminal::clearScreen();
     std::cout << display_.renderAccounts(std::time(nullptr)) << "\n";
@@ -311,8 +365,18 @@ bool Repl::cmdTskAdd(const Args& args) {
         status = parseStatusFrom(args, next);
     }
 
-    db_.addTask(name, account, StatusUtil::serialize(status));
+    // A wait on a task that has an account is the account's wait; the task itself
+    // stays Prompt and follows it.
+    const bool accountWait = (status.kind == StatusKind::Wait && account);
+    const Status stored = accountWait ? StatusUtil::make(StatusKind::Prompt) : status;
+
+    db_.addTask(name, account, StatusUtil::serialize(stored));
     say("Task '" + name + "' added.");
+    if (accountWait) {
+        setAccountWait(*account, status.waitUntil);
+    } else {
+        noteAccountWait(name);
+    }
     return true;
 }
 
@@ -365,13 +429,26 @@ bool Repl::cmdTskReacc(const Args& args) {
 }
 
 bool Repl::cmdTskRestat(const Args& args) {
-    std::optional<std::string> name = db_.findTask(args[0]);
-    if (!name) {
+    std::optional<TaskRow> task = db_.getTask(args[0]);
+    if (!task) {
         throw std::runtime_error("No task named '" + args[0] + "'.");
     }
     Status status = parseStatusFrom(args, 1);
-    db_.setTaskStatus(*name, StatusUtil::serialize(status));
-    say("Task '" + *name + "' set to " + StatusUtil::label(status) + ".");
+
+    if (status.kind == StatusKind::Wait && task->account) {
+        // The wait belongs to the account. Keep an active task as it is so it
+        // follows the wait; any other status becomes Prompt.
+        std::optional<Status> current = StatusUtil::deserialize(task->status);
+        if (!current || !StatusUtil::followsAccountWait(current->kind)) {
+            db_.setTaskStatus(task->id, StatusUtil::serialize(StatusUtil::make(StatusKind::Prompt)));
+        }
+        setAccountWait(*task->account, status.waitUntil);
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    db_.setTaskStatus(task->id, StatusUtil::serialize(status));
+    say("Task '" + task->id + "' set to " + StatusUtil::label(status) + ".");
+    noteAccountWait(task->id);
     return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/Status.cpp b/src/Status.cpp
index ff6d12a..cef17d9 100644
--- a/src/Status.cpp
+++ b/src/Status.cpp
@@ -245,6 +245,19 @@ std::optional<Status> deserialize(const std::string& text) {
     return status;
 }
 
+bool followsAccountWait(StatusKind kind) {
+    return kind == StatusKind::Prompt || kind == StatusKind::Testing;
+}
+
+Status resolve(const Status& stored, const std::optional<std::time_t>& accountWait, std::time_t now) {
+    if (accountWait && followsAccountWait(stored.kind)) {
+        Status shown = make(now < *accountWait ? StatusKind::Wait : StatusKind::LimitReset);
+        shown.waitUntil = *accountWait;
+        return shown;
+    }
+    return effective(stored, now);
+}
+
 Status effective(const Status& status, std::time_t now) {
     if (status.kind == StatusKind::Wait && now >= status.waitUntil) {
         Status expired = make(StatusKind::LimitReset);
@@ -254,6 +267,25 @@ Status effective(const Status& status, std::time_t now) {
     return status;
 }
 
+std::string timeToText(std::time_t value) {
+    return formatTime(value, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M");
+}
+
+std::optional<std::time_t> timeFromText(const std::string& text) {
+    std::tm parts{};
+    std::istringstream in(text);
+    in >> std::get_time(&parts, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M");
+    if (in.fail()) {
+        return std::nullopt;
+    }
+    parts.tm_isdst = -1;
+    return std::mktime(&parts);
+}
+
+std::string clockLabel(std::time_t value) {
+    return formatTime(value, "%H:%M");
+}
+
 std::string label(const Status& status) {
     if (status.kind == StatusKind::Wait) {
         return "Wait " + formatTime(status.waitUntil, "%H:%M");