diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node-phases.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node-phases.ts
index 6ea3bb22b495..21786670b9d5 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node-phases.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node-phases.ts
@@ -255,16 +255,44 @@ export function formatNodeRunToolResult(params: {
 export async function resolveNodeExecutionTarget(
   params: ExecuteNodeHostCommandParams,
 ): Promise<NodeExecutionTarget> {
-  if (params.boundNode && params.requestedNode && params.boundNode !== params.requestedNode) {
-    throw new Error(`exec node not allowed (bound to ${params.boundNode})`);
-  }
-  const nodeQuery = params.boundNode || params.requestedNode;
   const nodes = await listNodes({});
   if (nodes.length === 0) {
     throw new Error(
       "exec host=node requires a paired node (none available). This requires a companion app or node host.",
     );
   }
+  // Canonicalize boundNode and requestedNode (which may be display names, IPs,
+  // or partial ID prefixes) to full device IDs before comparing.
+  let resolvedBoundNodeId: string | undefined;
+  if (params.boundNode) {
+    try {
+      resolvedBoundNodeId = resolveNodeIdFromList(nodes, params.boundNode);
+    } catch {
+      // boundNode comes from config; if it cannot be resolved, fall through
+      // to the existing nodeQuery resolution which produces a clearer error.
+    }
+  }
+  let resolvedRequestedNodeId: string | undefined;
+  if (params.requestedNode) {
+    try {
+      resolvedRequestedNodeId = resolveNodeIdFromList(nodes, params.requestedNode);
+    } catch (err) {
+      throw new Error(
+        `requested node not found: ${params.requestedNode} (${err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err)})`,
+        { cause: err },
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  const canonicalBound = resolvedBoundNodeId ?? params.boundNode;
+  if (canonicalBound && resolvedRequestedNodeId && canonicalBound !== resolvedRequestedNodeId) {
+    throw new Error(
+      `exec node not allowed (bound to ${canonicalBound}, requested resolved to ${resolvedRequestedNodeId})`,
+    );
+  }
+  // Prefer resolved IDs; fall back to raw boundNode so stale/unresolvable
+  // values still reach resolveNodeIdFromList (which produces a clear
+  // "unknown node" error) instead of silently picking a default node.
+  const nodeQuery = resolvedBoundNodeId || resolvedRequestedNodeId || params.boundNode;
   let nodeId: string;
   try {
     nodeId = resolveNodeIdFromList(nodes, nodeQuery, !nodeQuery);
diff --git a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node.test.ts b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node.test.ts
index b042f4e916e6..c0f8fb34feb9 100644
--- a/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/bash-tools.exec-host-node.test.ts
@@ -223,9 +223,35 @@ vi.mock("./tools/gateway.js", () => ({
   callGatewayTool: callGatewayToolMock,
 }));
 
+const resolveNodeIdFromListMock = vi.hoisted(() =>
+  vi.fn((nodes: Array<{ nodeId: string; displayName?: string }>, query?: string) => {
+    if (!query) {
+      if (nodes.length === 1) {
+        return nodes[0].nodeId;
+      }
+      throw new Error("node required");
+    }
+    const byId = nodes.find((n) => n.nodeId === query);
+    if (byId) {
+      return byId.nodeId;
+    }
+    const byName = nodes.find((n) => n.displayName === query);
+    if (byName) {
+      return byName.nodeId;
+    }
+    if (query.length >= 6) {
+      const byPrefix = nodes.find((n) => n.nodeId.startsWith(query));
+      if (byPrefix) {
+        return byPrefix.nodeId;
+      }
+    }
+    throw new Error(`unknown node: ${query}`);
+  }),
+);
+
 vi.mock("./tools/nodes-utils.js", () => ({
   listNodes: listNodesMock,
-  resolveNodeIdFromList: vi.fn(() => "node-1"),
+  resolveNodeIdFromList: resolveNodeIdFromListMock,
 }));
 
 vi.mock("../logger.js", () => ({
@@ -2659,6 +2685,145 @@ describe("executeNodeHostCommand", () => {
     expectSystemRunInvoke({ invokeTimeoutMs: 35_000, runTimeoutMs: 0 });
   });
 
+  it("allows exec when requestedNode is display name matching boundNode's device", async () => {
+    listNodesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        nodeId: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        displayName: "home-wsl-debian",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+    ]);
+    const result = await executeNodeHostCommand({
+      command: "echo hello",
+      workdir: "/tmp/work",
+      env: {},
+      security: "full",
+      ask: "off",
+      defaultTimeoutSec: 30,
+      approvalRunningNoticeMs: 0,
+      warnings: [],
+      agentId: "test-agent",
+      sessionKey: "test-session",
+      boundNode: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+      requestedNode: "home-wsl-debian",
+    });
+    expect(result.details?.status).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it("allows exec when requestedNode is partial ID matching boundNode's device", async () => {
+    listNodesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        nodeId: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        displayName: "home-wsl-debian",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+    ]);
+    const result = await executeNodeHostCommand({
+      command: "echo hello",
+      workdir: "/tmp/work",
+      env: {},
+      security: "full",
+      ask: "off",
+      defaultTimeoutSec: 30,
+      approvalRunningNoticeMs: 0,
+      warnings: [],
+      agentId: "test-agent",
+      sessionKey: "test-session",
+      boundNode: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+      requestedNode: "f2396b588d391d",
+    });
+    expect(result.details?.status).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it("rejects exec when requestedNode resolves to a different node than boundNode", async () => {
+    listNodesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        nodeId: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        displayName: "home-wsl-debian",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+      {
+        nodeId: "aaaa1111bbbb2222cccc3333dddd4444eeee5555ffff6666aaa7777bbb88889999",
+        displayName: "other-node",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+    ]);
+    await expect(
+      executeNodeHostCommand({
+        command: "echo hello",
+        workdir: "/tmp/work",
+        env: {},
+        security: "full",
+        ask: "off",
+        defaultTimeoutSec: 30,
+        approvalRunningNoticeMs: 0,
+        warnings: [],
+        agentId: "test-agent",
+        sessionKey: "test-session",
+        boundNode: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        requestedNode: "other-node",
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow("exec node not allowed (bound to f2396b588d391d30");
+  });
+
+  it("preserves original error when requestedNode matches no known node", async () => {
+    listNodesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        nodeId: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        displayName: "home-wsl-debian",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+    ]);
+    await expect(
+      executeNodeHostCommand({
+        command: "echo hello",
+        workdir: "/tmp/work",
+        env: {},
+        security: "full",
+        ask: "off",
+        defaultTimeoutSec: 30,
+        approvalRunningNoticeMs: 0,
+        warnings: [],
+        agentId: "test-agent",
+        sessionKey: "test-session",
+        requestedNode: "nonexistent-node",
+      }),
+    ).rejects.toThrow(
+      "requested node not found: nonexistent-node (unknown node: nonexistent-node)",
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("allows exec when boundNode is a display name matching the same device as requestedNode", async () => {
+    listNodesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        nodeId: "f2396b588d391d30a79d300e196a17cf197f34969b5e2485d2734c953567f44e",
+        displayName: "home-wsl-debian",
+        commands: ["system.run"],
+        platform: process.platform,
+      },
+    ]);
+    const result = await executeNodeHostCommand({
+      command: "echo hello",
+      workdir: "/tmp/work",
+      env: {},
+      security: "full",
+      ask: "off",
+      defaultTimeoutSec: 30,
+      approvalRunningNoticeMs: 0,
+      warnings: [],
+      agentId: "test-agent",
+      sessionKey: "test-session",
+      boundNode: "home-wsl-debian",
+      requestedNode: "home-wsl-debian",
+    });
+    expect(result.details?.status).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
   it("auto-reviews strict inline-eval commands with full/off host policy when node policy is available", async () => {
     const inlinePlan = {
       argv: ["python3", "-c", "print(1)"],