diff --git a/src/subagent/agent-fleet.test.ts b/src/subagent/agent-fleet.test.ts
index 405bbac66..6e0ca0570 100644
--- a/src/subagent/agent-fleet.test.ts
+++ b/src/subagent/agent-fleet.test.ts
@@ -669,6 +669,58 @@ describe("interrupt_agent unblocks wait_agents", () => {
     expect(again.timed_out).toBe(false);
     expect(again.results).toEqual([]);
   });
+
+  test("late salvage attaches after wait collected an early interrupt", async () => {
+    const settle = deferred<RunSubAgentResult>();
+    const deps = makeDeps(async (params) => {
+      params.onAgentReady?.({
+        close: async () => {},
+        interrupt: () => {},
+        followup: async () => "",
+      });
+      return settle.promise;
+    });
+    const spawn = createSpawnAgentTool(deps);
+    const wait = createWaitAgentsTool({
+      sessions: deps.sessions,
+      fleetRecords: deps.fleetRecords,
+    });
+    const interrupt = createInterruptAgentTool({
+      sessions: deps.sessions,
+      fleetRecords: deps.fleetRecords,
+    });
+
+    const spawned = await callTool(spawn, {
+      description: "looping",
+      prompt: "do it",
+      intent: "explore",
+    });
+    const id = spawned.agent_id as string;
+
+    // Let onAgentReady register interrupt before we call interrupt_agent.
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+
+    if (interrupt.kind !== "full") throw new Error("expected full tool");
+    await interrupt.handler(
+      { id: "int-1", name: "interrupt_agent", arguments: { target: id } },
+      new AbortController().signal,
+    );
+
+    const early = await callTool(wait, { targets: [id], timeout_ms: 5000 });
+    expect((early.results as { status: string }[])[0]!.status).toBe("interrupted");
+    expect((early.results as { report?: string }[])[0]!.report).toBeUndefined();
+
+    settle.resolve({
+      report: "## Summary\nStopped.\n## Findings\nsalvage\n## Blockers\ninterrupted\n## Paths\n",
+      interrupted: true,
+    });
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 20));
+
+    const again = await callTool(wait, { targets: [id], timeout_ms: 5000 });
+    const results = again.results as { status: string; report?: string }[];
+    expect(results[0]!.status).toBe("interrupted");
+    expect(results[0]!.report).toContain("salvage");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("close_agent unblocks wait_agents", () => {
diff --git a/src/subagent/agent-fleet.ts b/src/subagent/agent-fleet.ts
index ad78beacf..4c7bc8e9c 100644
--- a/src/subagent/agent-fleet.ts
+++ b/src/subagent/agent-fleet.ts
@@ -131,13 +131,19 @@ class FleetRecords {
 
   /**
    * Marks a still-running record interrupted so wait_agents unblocks.
-   * No-op on an already-terminal id — interrupt must not clobber a collected
-   * report, and a late interrupt after complete/fail is meaningless.
+   * No-op on an already-terminal id that is not interrupted — a late
+   * interrupt after complete/fail is meaningless. A late salvage report may
+   * still attach to an interrupted record that has none yet (including after
+   * an early collect), but never overwrites an existing report.
    */
   interrupt(id: string, report?: string): void {
     const existing = this.records.get(id);
     if (existing === undefined) return;
-    if (existing.status === "interrupted" && existing.collected !== true && report !== undefined) {
+    if (
+      existing.status === "interrupted" &&
+      report !== undefined &&
+      existing.report === undefined
+    ) {
       existing.report = report;
       this.notify();
       return;
diff --git a/src/tui/agent-progress.test.ts b/src/tui/agent-progress.test.ts
index ce33e23d3..6d282da25 100644
--- a/src/tui/agent-progress.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/agent-progress.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,41 @@ describe("agentProgress", () => {
     expect(agentProgress({ ...base, status: "cancelled" }, 1000)).toBeNull();
   });
 
+  test("an interrupted running session names leftover tools instead of looking busy", () => {
+    const progress = agentProgress(
+      {
+        ...base,
+        lifecycleStatus: "interrupted",
+        currentToolName: "run_shell",
+        currentToolPreview: "bun test",
+        currentToolStartedAt: 1_000,
+        lastActivityAt: 1_000,
+      },
+      91_000,
+    );
+    expect(progress?.stat).toBe("interrupted · bun test still running");
+    expect(progress?.working).toBe(false);
+    expect(progress?.stalled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
+  test("an interrupted session with no leftover tool shows plain interrupted", () => {
+    const progress = agentProgress(
+      {
+        ...base,
+        lifecycleStatus: "interrupted",
+        currentToolName: null,
+        currentToolPreview: null,
+        currentToolStartedAt: null,
+        lastActivityAt: 1_000,
+      },
+      91_000,
+    );
+    expect(progress?.stat).toBe("interrupted");
+    expect(progress?.stat).not.toContain("still running");
+    expect(progress?.working).toBe(false);
+    expect(progress?.stalled).toBe(false);
+  });
+
   test("a running session reports elapsed time and its current tool", () => {
     const progress = agentProgress({ ...base, lastActivityAt: 42_000 }, 42_000);
     expect(progress).toEqual({
diff --git a/src/tui/agent-progress.ts b/src/tui/agent-progress.ts
index 228160c0d..2781dc0be 100644
--- a/src/tui/agent-progress.ts
+++ b/src/tui/agent-progress.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
 /** Minimal session shape this module reads — avoids a hard dep on the store. */
 export interface AgentProgressSession {
   readonly status: "running" | "done" | "failed" | "cancelled";
+  /** Present when the strip knows lifecycle independently of TUI status. */
+  readonly lifecycleStatus?:
+    "pending_init" | "running" | "interrupted" | "completed" | "shutdown" | "not_found";
   readonly currentToolName: string | null;
   /**
    * Bounded subject of the oldest outstanding call (command, path, pattern…),
@@ -146,6 +149,17 @@ export function agentProgress(
   const hasSubject = subject !== null;
   const state = laneState(session, nowMs, stallMs);
 
+  if (session.lifecycleStatus === "interrupted") {
+    const toolBit =
+      hasSubject && session.currentToolName !== null ? ` · ${subject} still running` : "";
+    return {
+      stat: `interrupted${toolBit}`,
+      state,
+      working: false,
+      stalled: false,
+    };
+  }
+
   const base = hasSubject ? `${elapsed} · ${subject}` : elapsed;
   // Never render "quiet" — operator chrome only shows motion (elapsed / tool).
   // Internal `state` still carries stalled for recovery consumers.
diff --git a/src/tui/chrome-state.ts b/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
index 01181f3b9..d5f61b765 100644
--- a/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
+++ b/src/tui/chrome-state.ts
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ export interface ChromeAgentSession {
   readonly agentId: string;
   readonly description: string;
   readonly status: "running" | "done" | "failed" | "cancelled";
+  readonly lifecycleStatus?: AgentProgressSession["lifecycleStatus"];
   /** Current tool while running (optional detail). */
   readonly currentToolName?: string | null;
   /**
@@ -319,6 +320,7 @@ function toProgressSession(session: ChromeAgentSession): AgentProgressSession |
   if (session.startedAt === undefined) return null;
   return {
     status: session.status,
+    ...(session.lifecycleStatus !== undefined ? { lifecycleStatus: session.lifecycleStatus } : {}),
     currentToolName: session.currentToolName ?? null,
     currentToolPreview: session.currentToolPreview ?? null,
     currentToolStartedAt: session.currentToolStartedAt,
@@ -493,6 +495,7 @@ export interface ChromeSessionAgent {
   readonly id?: string;
   readonly description: string;
   readonly status: "running" | "done" | "failed" | "cancelled";
+  readonly lifecycleStatus?: AgentProgressSession["lifecycleStatus"];
   readonly currentToolName?: string | null;
   readonly currentToolPreview?: string | null;
   readonly currentToolStartedAt: number | null;
@@ -554,6 +557,7 @@ function mapSessionAgents(
       agentId: agentId.length > 0 ? agentId : "agent",
       description: a.description,
       status: a.status,
+      ...(a.lifecycleStatus !== undefined ? { lifecycleStatus: a.lifecycleStatus } : {}),
       ...(a.currentToolName !== undefined ? { currentToolName: a.currentToolName } : {}),
       ...(a.currentToolPreview !== undefined ? { currentToolPreview: a.currentToolPreview } : {}),
       currentToolStartedAt: a.currentToolStartedAt,
diff --git a/src/tui/runner-host.ts b/src/tui/runner-host.ts
index 4597a64f6..2e7a6eca5 100644
--- a/src/tui/runner-host.ts
+++ b/src/tui/runner-host.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,7 @@ export async function mountRunnerHost(deps: RunnerHostDeps): Promise<RunnerHost>
       deps.subAgentSessions().map((s) => ({
         id: s.id,
         status: s.status,
+        lifecycleStatus: s.lifecycleStatus,
         currentToolName: s.currentToolName,
         currentToolPreview: s.currentToolPreview,
         currentToolStartedAt: s.currentToolStartedAt,
diff --git a/src/tui/runner.ts b/src/tui/runner.ts
index 9eb4da9ac..d19b19ab3 100644
--- a/src/tui/runner.ts
+++ b/src/tui/runner.ts
@@ -2413,6 +2413,7 @@ export async function runTUI(initialConfig: Config): Promise<number> {
           id: s.id,
           description: s.description,
           status: s.status,
+          lifecycleStatus: s.lifecycleStatus,
           currentToolName: s.currentToolName,
           currentToolPreview: s.currentToolPreview,
           currentToolStartedAt: s.currentToolStartedAt,