diff --git a/include/game/game_handler.hpp b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
index 58d73e37..c8b20983 100644
--- a/include/game/game_handler.hpp
+++ b/include/game/game_handler.hpp
@@ -2064,6 +2064,10 @@ public:
     /// Returns true if the spell can be interrupted by abilities like Kick/Counterspell.
     /// False for spells with SPELL_ATTR_EX_NOT_INTERRUPTIBLE (attrEx bit 4 = 0x10).
     bool isSpellInterruptible(uint32_t spellId) const;
+    /// Returns the school bitmask for the spell from Spell.dbc
+    /// (0x01=Physical, 0x02=Holy, 0x04=Fire, 0x08=Nature, 0x10=Frost, 0x20=Shadow, 0x40=Arcane).
+    /// Returns 0 if unknown.
+    uint32_t getSpellSchoolMask(uint32_t spellId) const;
 
     struct TrainerTab {
         std::string name;
diff --git a/src/game/game_handler.cpp b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
index f760f050..aee5d91e 100644
--- a/src/game/game_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/game/game_handler.cpp
@@ -21576,6 +21576,13 @@ bool GameHandler::isSpellInterruptible(uint32_t spellId) const {
     return (it->second.attrEx & 0x00000010u) == 0;
 }
 
+uint32_t GameHandler::getSpellSchoolMask(uint32_t spellId) const {
+    if (spellId == 0) return 0;
+    const_cast<GameHandler*>(this)->loadSpellNameCache();
+    auto it = spellNameCache_.find(spellId);
+    return (it != spellNameCache_.end()) ? it->second.schoolMask : 0;
+}
+
 const std::string& GameHandler::getSkillLineName(uint32_t spellId) const {
     auto slIt = spellToSkillLine_.find(spellId);
     if (slIt == spellToSkillLine_.end()) return EMPTY_STRING;
diff --git a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
index a580fab3..cd4d0589 100644
--- a/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/game_screen.cpp
@@ -8616,9 +8616,20 @@ void GameScreen::renderCastBar(game::GameHandler& gameHandler) {
             ? (1.0f - gameHandler.getCastProgress())
             : gameHandler.getCastProgress();
 
-        ImVec4 barColor = channeling
-            ? ImVec4(0.3f, 0.6f, 0.9f, 1.0f)   // blue for channels
-            : ImVec4(0.8f, 0.6f, 0.2f, 1.0f);   // gold for casts
+        // Color by spell school for cast identification; channels always blue
+        ImVec4 barColor;
+        if (channeling) {
+            barColor = ImVec4(0.3f, 0.6f, 0.9f, 1.0f);  // blue for channels
+        } else {
+            uint32_t school = (currentSpellId != 0) ? gameHandler.getSpellSchoolMask(currentSpellId) : 0;
+            if      (school & 0x04) barColor = ImVec4(0.95f, 0.40f, 0.10f, 1.0f);  // Fire: orange-red
+            else if (school & 0x10) barColor = ImVec4(0.30f, 0.65f, 0.95f, 1.0f);  // Frost: icy blue
+            else if (school & 0x20) barColor = ImVec4(0.55f, 0.15f, 0.70f, 1.0f);  // Shadow: purple
+            else if (school & 0x40) barColor = ImVec4(0.65f, 0.30f, 0.85f, 1.0f);  // Arcane: violet
+            else if (school & 0x08) barColor = ImVec4(0.20f, 0.75f, 0.25f, 1.0f);  // Nature: green
+            else if (school & 0x02) barColor = ImVec4(0.90f, 0.80f, 0.30f, 1.0f);  // Holy: golden
+            else                    barColor = ImVec4(0.80f, 0.60f, 0.20f, 1.0f);  // Physical/default: gold
+        }
         ImGui::PushStyleColor(ImGuiCol_PlotHistogram, barColor);
 
         char overlay[96];