diff --git a/packages/sw/src/theme/sw-process-header.css b/packages/sw/src/theme/sw-process-header.css
index fad02f5..f31c8f9 100644
--- a/packages/sw/src/theme/sw-process-header.css
+++ b/packages/sw/src/theme/sw-process-header.css
@@ -493,6 +493,29 @@
 .hm-sw-process-header[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-header__window .hm-sw-process-header__tools { height: 41px; margin: 4px 2px 0 5px; }
 .hm-sw-process-header[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-header__tools .hm-sw-tool__pill-button { height: 37px; }
 
+/* Lit middle group (neither the first nor the last; Figma 6797:16225): the two start_bg overlay layers (0.85 / 0.45, lit-group
+   tokens) over the bar's bright base, fading out to the right (Figma 107 / 22px from the end of the 381px frame = 91 / 6px
+   from the end of the group). Inside the group box only; the arrows and the first / last surfaces are untouched. */
+.hm-sw-process-bar[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-bar__group[data-active]:not(.hm-sw-process-bar__rest + .hm-sw-process-bar__group):not(.hm-sw-process-bar__group + .hm-sw-process-bar__rest)::before,
+.hm-sw-process-bar[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-bar__group[data-active]:not(.hm-sw-process-bar__rest + .hm-sw-process-bar__group):not(.hm-sw-process-bar__group + .hm-sw-process-bar__rest)::after {
+  content: "";
+  position: absolute;
+  /* Starts at the arrow cell on the left (16px) so the notch behind the arrow carries the same face as the group; below the
+     arrow cell's dim cover (z 0), so the dimmed tip in front of the arrow stays as it is. */
+  inset: 0 0 0 -16px;
+  z-index: -1;
+  -webkit-mask: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 calc(100% - 91px), transparent calc(100% - 6px));
+  mask: linear-gradient(90deg, #000 calc(100% - 91px), transparent calc(100% - 6px));
+}
+.hm-sw-process-bar[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-bar__group[data-active]:not(.hm-sw-process-bar__rest + .hm-sw-process-bar__group):not(.hm-sw-process-bar__group + .hm-sw-process-bar__rest)::before {
+  background: var(--hm-sw-process-glow-face-base);
+  opacity: 0.85;
+}
+.hm-sw-process-bar[data-appearance="multi"] .hm-sw-process-bar__group[data-active]:not(.hm-sw-process-bar__rest + .hm-sw-process-bar__group):not(.hm-sw-process-bar__group + .hm-sw-process-bar__rest)::after {
+  background: var(--hm-sw-process-glow-face-sheen);
+  opacity: 0.45;
+}
+
 /* Process area: 49px, groups [10][title 14 / tabs 25][10] with the arrow between (content to content 36). */
 .hm-sw-process-bar[data-appearance="multi"] {
   --hm-sw-header-bar-height: 49px;