diff --git a/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.test.ts b/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.test.ts
index 9260b7cd6b1d..0f93ff5d1588 100644
--- a/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.test.ts
@@ -403,7 +403,10 @@ describe("main session recovery store", () => {
         },
       );
 
-      const immediateRelease = releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(claim.lease);
+      const onDeferredSuccess = vi.fn();
+      const immediateRelease = releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(claim.lease, {
+        onDeferredSuccess,
+      });
       const immediateReleaseRejected = expect(immediateRelease).rejects.toThrow(
         "transient session-store failure",
       );
@@ -415,6 +418,11 @@ describe("main session recovery store", () => {
       await vi.waitFor(() => {
         expect(read().mainRestartRecovery?.foregroundClaims).toBeUndefined();
       });
+      expect(onDeferredSuccess).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        sessionId: "session-1",
+        sessionKey,
+        storePath,
+      });
     } finally {
       vi.useRealTimers();
     }
diff --git a/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.ts b/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.ts
index 350463345982..2124eb4252ce 100644
--- a/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.ts
+++ b/src/agents/main-session-recovery-store.ts
@@ -339,23 +339,35 @@ async function releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwnerWithRetries(
   return { sessionId: entry.sessionId, sessionKey, storePath: lease.storePath };
 }
 
-function scheduleMainSessionRecoveryOwnerRelease(lease: MainSessionRecoveryOwnerLease): void {
+function scheduleMainSessionRecoveryOwnerRelease(
+  lease: MainSessionRecoveryOwnerLease,
+  onDeferredSuccess?: (
+    pending: MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined,
+  ) => void | Promise<void>,
+): void {
   // A token is process-owned but durably blocks recovery. Keep exact-token
   // cleanup alive through transient writer outages until release or restart.
   scheduleMainSessionRecoveryMutation({
     mutation: () => releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwnerWithRetries(lease),
-    onSuccess: async (pending) => {
-      if (pending) {
-        const { scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget } =
-          await import("./main-session-recovery-owner-release.js");
-        scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget(pending);
-      }
-    },
+    onSuccess:
+      onDeferredSuccess ??
+      (async (pending) => {
+        if (pending) {
+          const { scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget } =
+            await import("./main-session-recovery-owner-release.js");
+          scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget(pending);
+        }
+      }),
   });
 }
 
 export async function releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(
   lease: MainSessionRecoveryOwnerLease | undefined,
+  options?: {
+    onDeferredSuccess?: (
+      pending: MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined,
+    ) => void | Promise<void>;
+  },
 ): Promise<MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined> {
   if (!lease) {
     return undefined;
@@ -363,7 +375,7 @@ export async function releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(
   try {
     return await releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwnerWithRetries(lease);
   } catch (error) {
-    scheduleMainSessionRecoveryOwnerRelease(lease);
+    scheduleMainSessionRecoveryOwnerRelease(lease, options?.onDeferredSuccess);
     throw error;
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.test.ts
index 250478d7ffb3..a2766740b1d9 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.test.ts
@@ -28,7 +28,9 @@ import {
   clearReplyRunForResetBySessionId,
   REPLY_RUN_IDLE_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
   REPLY_RUN_TERMINAL_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier,
   ReplyRunAlreadyActiveError,
+  ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError,
   replyRunRegistry,
   markReplyOperationGlobalLaneWaitProgress,
   runAfterReplyOperationClear,
@@ -37,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   resolveReplyRunPhaseForSessionId,
   waitForReplyOperationOwnerSettlement,
   waitForReplyRunEndBySessionId,
+  waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission,
 } from "./reply-run-registry.js";
 import { testing } from "./reply-run-registry.test-support.js";
 import { admitReplyTurn } from "./reply-turn-admission.js";
@@ -851,6 +854,92 @@ describe("reply run registry", () => {
     }
   });
 
+  it("fences every durable alias until successor handoff settles", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const requestKey = "agent:main:telegram:alias:request";
+      const canonicalKey = "agent:main:telegram:alias:canonical";
+      const adoptedKey = "agent:main:telegram:alias:adopted";
+      const operation = createTestReplyOperation({
+        sessionKey: requestKey,
+        sessionId: "alias-session",
+      });
+      let releaseFirstBarrier = () => {};
+      const firstBarrier = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        releaseFirstBarrier = resolve;
+      });
+      registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier({
+        operation,
+        sessionId: "alias-session",
+        sessionKeys: [requestKey, canonicalKey],
+        start: () => firstBarrier,
+      });
+      let releaseSecondBarrier = () => {};
+      const secondBarrier = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+        releaseSecondBarrier = resolve;
+      });
+      registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier({
+        operation,
+        sessionId: "alias-session",
+        sessionKeys: [adoptedKey],
+        start: () => secondBarrier,
+      });
+
+      operation.updateSessionId("rotated-alias-session");
+      operation.complete();
+      for (const sessionKey of [requestKey, canonicalKey, adoptedKey]) {
+        expect(() => createTestReplyOperation({ sessionKey })).toThrow(
+          ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError,
+        );
+      }
+      const timedWait = waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(canonicalKey, 100);
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(100);
+      await expect(timedWait).resolves.toEqual({ settled: false });
+
+      const requestWait = waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(requestKey, 100);
+      const canonicalWait = waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(canonicalKey, 100);
+      releaseFirstBarrier();
+      for (const wait of [requestWait, canonicalWait]) {
+        await expect(wait).resolves.toEqual({
+          settled: true,
+          sessionId: "rotated-alias-session",
+        });
+      }
+      expect(() => createTestReplyOperation({ sessionKey: adoptedKey })).toThrow(
+        ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError,
+      );
+      releaseSecondBarrier();
+      await expect(waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(adoptedKey, 100)).resolves.toEqual({
+        settled: true,
+        sessionId: "rotated-alias-session",
+      });
+      const successor = createTestReplyOperation({ sessionKey: canonicalKey });
+      successor.complete();
+    } finally {
+      await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync();
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("stops a successor wait when its signal aborts", async () => {
+    const operation = createTestReplyOperation();
+    registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier({
+      operation,
+      sessionId: operation.sessionId,
+      sessionKeys: [operation.key],
+      start: () => new Promise<void>(() => {}),
+    });
+    operation.complete();
+    const controller = new AbortController();
+    const wait = waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(operation.key, null, {
+      signal: controller.signal,
+    });
+
+    controller.abort();
+
+    await expect(wait).resolves.toEqual({ settled: false });
+  });
+
   it("extends a hung delivery barrier only while bounded owner work remains active", async () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     try {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.ts
index 7cafc42461de..100cec5d8fcf 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-run-registry.ts
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ type ReplyRunWaiter = {
   timer?: NodeJS.Timeout;
 };
 
-type ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBarrier = {
+type ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier = {
   settled: Promise<void>;
   sessionId: string;
 };
@@ -322,7 +322,8 @@ type ReplyRunState = {
   activeKeysBySessionId: Map<string, string>;
   waitKeysBySessionId: Map<string, string>;
   waitersByKey: Map<string, Set<ReplyRunWaiter>>;
-  followupAdmissionBarriersByKey: Map<string, ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBarrier>;
+  followupAdmissionBarriersByKey: Map<string, ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>;
+  successorAdmissionBarriersByKey: Map<string, ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>;
   evictOperationByOperation?: WeakMap<ReplyOperation, () => void>;
 };
 
@@ -334,10 +335,12 @@ const replyRunState = resolveGlobalSingleton<ReplyRunState>(REPLY_RUN_STATE_KEY,
   activeKeysBySessionId: new Map<string, string>(),
   waitKeysBySessionId: new Map<string, string>(),
   waitersByKey: new Map<string, Set<ReplyRunWaiter>>(),
-  followupAdmissionBarriersByKey: new Map<string, ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBarrier>(),
+  followupAdmissionBarriersByKey: new Map<string, ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>(),
+  successorAdmissionBarriersByKey: new Map<string, ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>(),
   evictOperationByOperation: new WeakMap<ReplyOperation, () => void>(),
 }));
 replyRunState.followupAdmissionBarriersByKey ??= new Map();
+replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey ??= new Map();
 const evictReplyOperationByOperation =
   replyRunState.evictOperationByOperation ??
   (replyRunState.evictOperationByOperation = new WeakMap<ReplyOperation, () => void>());
@@ -363,6 +366,13 @@ export class ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBlockedError extends Error {
   }
 }
 
+export class ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError extends Error {
+  constructor(sessionKey: string) {
+    super(`Reply successor admission is blocked for ${sessionKey}`);
+    this.name = "ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError";
+  }
+}
+
 function createUserAbortError(): Error {
   return createAbortError("Reply operation aborted by user");
 }
@@ -440,6 +450,18 @@ const afterClearCallbacksByOperation = new WeakMap<
   ReplyOperation,
   Set<(sessionId: string) => void>
 >();
+const successorBarrierStartsByOperation = new WeakMap<ReplyOperation, Set<() => void>>();
+type ReplyOperationSuccessorBarrierGroup = {
+  registrationKey: string;
+  barriers: Set<ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>;
+};
+// Alias-keyed fences registered for one lane rotate together. Rekeyed command
+// operations retain prior-lane identities so source successors do not adopt
+// the target session.
+const successorBarrierGroupsByOperation = new WeakMap<
+  ReplyOperation,
+  Set<ReplyOperationSuccessorBarrierGroup>
+>();
 type ReplyOperationStaleExpiryOptions = {
   afterClearBarrier?: PromiseLike<unknown>;
   followupAdmissionBarrierTimeout?: number | ReplyFollowupAdmissionBarrierTimeoutPolicy;
@@ -566,6 +588,104 @@ export function runAfterReplyOperationClear(
   afterClearCallbacksByOperation.set(operation, callbacks);
 }
 
+function registerSuccessorAdmissionBarrier(
+  sessionKey: string,
+  sessionId: string,
+  barrier: Promise<void>,
+): ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier {
+  const barriersByKey = replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey;
+  const previous = barriersByKey.get(sessionKey)?.settled;
+  const settled = previous ? Promise.all([previous, barrier]).then(() => undefined) : barrier;
+  const entry = { settled, sessionId };
+  barriersByKey.set(sessionKey, entry);
+  void settled.then(() => {
+    if (barriersByKey.get(sessionKey) === entry) {
+      barriersByKey.delete(sessionKey);
+    }
+  });
+  return entry;
+}
+
+/** Fence successor admission until owner handoff started at slot clear settles. */
+export function registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier(params: {
+  operation: ReplyOperation;
+  sessionId: string;
+  sessionKeys: readonly string[];
+  start: () => PromiseLike<unknown>;
+}): void {
+  const settlement = createDeferred();
+  const barriers = new Set<ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>();
+  for (const sessionKey of new Set(params.sessionKeys.map(normalizeOptionalString))) {
+    if (sessionKey) {
+      barriers.add(
+        registerSuccessorAdmissionBarrier(sessionKey, params.sessionId, settlement.promise),
+      );
+    }
+  }
+  let started = false;
+  const start = () => {
+    if (started) {
+      return;
+    }
+    started = true;
+    try {
+      void Promise.resolve(params.start()).then(
+        () => settlement.resolve(undefined),
+        () => {},
+      );
+    } catch {
+      // A failed handoff leaves the fence closed. Visible callers stay
+      // abortably blocked; bounded queued callers cannot observe a partial release.
+    }
+  };
+  if (replyRunState.activeRunsByKey.get(params.operation.key) !== params.operation) {
+    start();
+    return;
+  }
+  const groups =
+    successorBarrierGroupsByOperation.get(params.operation) ??
+    new Set<ReplyOperationSuccessorBarrierGroup>();
+  groups.add({ registrationKey: params.operation.key, barriers });
+  successorBarrierGroupsByOperation.set(params.operation, groups);
+  const starts = successorBarrierStartsByOperation.get(params.operation) ?? new Set<() => void>();
+  starts.add(start);
+  successorBarrierStartsByOperation.set(params.operation, starts);
+}
+
+function startReplyOperationSuccessorBarriers(operation: ReplyOperation): void {
+  const starts = successorBarrierStartsByOperation.get(operation);
+  // These maps are operation-owned lifecycle metadata, not identity indexes.
+  // Clear drops both before handoff starts so adoption cannot retain stale groups.
+  successorBarrierStartsByOperation.delete(operation);
+  successorBarrierGroupsByOperation.delete(operation);
+  if (!starts) {
+    return;
+  }
+  for (const start of starts) {
+    start();
+  }
+}
+
+function updateSuccessorAdmissionSessionId(operation: ReplyOperation, sessionId: string): void {
+  for (const group of successorBarrierGroupsByOperation.get(operation) ?? []) {
+    if (group.registrationKey !== operation.key) {
+      continue;
+    }
+    for (const barrier of group.barriers) {
+      barrier.sessionId = sessionId;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+export function isReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlocked(sessionKey: string): boolean {
+  const normalizedSessionKey = normalizeOptionalString(sessionKey);
+  return Boolean(
+    normalizedSessionKey &&
+    !replyRunState.activeRunsByKey.has(normalizedSessionKey) &&
+    replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey.has(normalizedSessionKey),
+  );
+}
+
 function flushReplyOperationAfterClear(operation: ReplyOperation, sessionId: string): void {
   const callbacks = afterClearCallbacksByOperation.get(operation);
   if (!callbacks) {
@@ -635,7 +755,7 @@ function registerFollowupAdmissionBarrier(
   sessionId: string,
   barrier: PromiseLike<unknown>,
   timeout: number | ReplyFollowupAdmissionBarrierTimeoutPolicy = REPLY_RUN_IDLE_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
-): ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBarrier {
+): ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier {
   const barriersByKey = replyRunState.followupAdmissionBarriersByKey;
   const previous = barriersByKey.get(sessionKey)?.settled;
   const current = waitForReplyBarrierSettlement(barrier, timeout);
@@ -718,6 +838,9 @@ export function createReplyOperation(params: {
   if (replyRunState.activeRunsByKey.has(sessionKey)) {
     throw new ReplyRunAlreadyActiveError(sessionKey);
   }
+  if (replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey.has(sessionKey)) {
+    throw new ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError(sessionKey);
+  }
 
   const controller = new AbortController();
   // Mutable so updateSessionKey can move the run slot (command-turn continuation
@@ -730,7 +853,7 @@ export function createReplyOperation(params: {
   let result: ReplyOperationResult | null = null;
   let stateCleared = false;
   let clearBarrierSettlement: Promise<void> | undefined;
-  let pendingClearBarrier: ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBarrier | undefined;
+  let pendingClearBarrier: ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier | undefined;
   let retainFailureUntilComplete = false;
   let terminalRecovery = false;
   let acceptedSteeredInboundAudio = false;
@@ -787,6 +910,9 @@ export function createReplyOperation(params: {
       : pendingClearBarrier;
     pendingClearBarrier = undefined;
     updateFollowupAdmissionSessionId(currentSessionKey, currentSessionId);
+    // Recovery-owner handoff must begin before the old slot wakes a successor;
+    // otherwise that successor can snapshot durable state the handoff then mutates.
+    startReplyOperationSuccessorBarriers(operation);
     markReplyRunDiagnosticProgress({
       sessionKey: currentSessionKey,
       sessionId: currentSessionId,
@@ -965,6 +1091,7 @@ export function createReplyOperation(params: {
       currentSessionId = normalizedNextSessionId;
       ownedSessionIds.add(currentSessionId);
       updateFollowupAdmissionSessionId(currentSessionKey, currentSessionId);
+      updateSuccessorAdmissionSessionId(operation, currentSessionId);
       replyRunState.activeSessionIdsByKey.set(currentSessionKey, currentSessionId);
       replyRunState.activeKeysBySessionId.set(currentSessionId, currentSessionKey);
       registerWaitSessionId(currentSessionKey, currentSessionId);
@@ -990,6 +1117,9 @@ export function createReplyOperation(params: {
       if (replyRunState.activeRunsByKey.has(normalizedNextKey)) {
         throw new ReplyRunAlreadyActiveError(normalizedNextKey);
       }
+      if (replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey.has(normalizedNextKey)) {
+        throw new ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError(normalizedNextKey);
+      }
       recordActivity();
       const previousKey = currentSessionKey;
       replyRunState.activeRunsByKey.delete(previousKey);
@@ -1613,43 +1743,51 @@ export function waitForReplyRunEndBySessionId(
   return replyRunRegistry.waitForIdle(waitKey, timeoutMs);
 }
 
-export async function waitForReplyRunFollowupAdmission(
-  sessionKey: string,
-  timeoutMs: number,
-  opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
-): Promise<{ settled: boolean; sessionId?: string }> {
-  const normalizedSessionKey = normalizeOptionalString(sessionKey);
-  if (!normalizedSessionKey) {
-    return { settled: true };
-  }
-  const resolvedTimeoutMs = resolveTimerTimeoutMs(timeoutMs, 100, 100);
-  const deadline = Date.now() + resolvedTimeoutMs;
+async function waitForReplyRunAdmissionBarrier(params: {
+  barriersByKey: Map<string, ReplyRunAdmissionBarrier>;
+  minimumTimeoutMs: number;
+  sessionKey: string;
+  signal?: AbortSignal;
+  timeoutMs?: number | null;
+}): Promise<{ settled: boolean; sessionId?: string }> {
+  const deadline =
+    typeof params.timeoutMs === "number"
+      ? Date.now() +
+        resolveTimerTimeoutMs(params.timeoutMs, params.minimumTimeoutMs, params.minimumTimeoutMs)
+      : undefined;
   let sessionId: string | undefined;
   while (true) {
-    if (opts?.signal?.aborted) {
+    if (params.signal?.aborted) {
       return { settled: false };
     }
-    const barrier = replyRunState.followupAdmissionBarriersByKey.get(normalizedSessionKey);
+    const barrier = params.barriersByKey.get(params.sessionKey);
     if (!barrier) {
       return { settled: true, sessionId };
     }
-    const remainingMs = deadline - Date.now();
-    if (remainingMs <= 0) {
+    const remainingMs = deadline === undefined ? undefined : deadline - Date.now();
+    if (remainingMs !== undefined && remainingMs <= 0) {
       return { settled: false };
     }
     let timer: NodeJS.Timeout | undefined;
     let abortHandler: (() => void) | undefined;
     const outcome = await Promise.race([
       barrier.settled.then(() => true),
-      new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
-        timer = setTimeout(() => resolve(false), remainingMs);
-        timer.unref?.();
-      }),
-      ...(opts?.signal
+      ...(remainingMs !== undefined
+        ? [
+            new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
+              timer = setTimeout(() => resolve(false), Math.max(1, remainingMs));
+              timer.unref?.();
+            }),
+          ]
+        : []),
+      ...(params.signal
         ? [
             new Promise<boolean>((resolve) => {
               abortHandler = () => resolve(false);
-              opts.signal?.addEventListener("abort", abortHandler, { once: true });
+              params.signal?.addEventListener("abort", abortHandler, { once: true });
+              if (params.signal?.aborted) {
+                abortHandler();
+              }
             }),
           ]
         : []),
@@ -1658,7 +1796,7 @@ export async function waitForReplyRunFollowupAdmission(
       clearTimeout(timer);
     }
     if (abortHandler) {
-      opts?.signal?.removeEventListener("abort", abortHandler);
+      params.signal?.removeEventListener("abort", abortHandler);
     }
     if (!outcome) {
       return { settled: false };
@@ -1667,6 +1805,40 @@ export async function waitForReplyRunFollowupAdmission(
   }
 }
 
+export async function waitForReplyRunFollowupAdmission(
+  sessionKey: string,
+  timeoutMs: number,
+  opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
+): Promise<{ settled: boolean; sessionId?: string }> {
+  const normalizedSessionKey = normalizeOptionalString(sessionKey);
+  return normalizedSessionKey
+    ? await waitForReplyRunAdmissionBarrier({
+        barriersByKey: replyRunState.followupAdmissionBarriersByKey,
+        minimumTimeoutMs: 100,
+        sessionKey: normalizedSessionKey,
+        signal: opts?.signal,
+        timeoutMs,
+      })
+    : { settled: true };
+}
+
+export async function waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(
+  sessionKey: string,
+  timeoutMs?: number | null,
+  opts?: { signal?: AbortSignal },
+): Promise<{ settled: boolean; sessionId?: string }> {
+  const normalizedSessionKey = normalizeOptionalString(sessionKey);
+  return normalizedSessionKey
+    ? await waitForReplyRunAdmissionBarrier({
+        barriersByKey: replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey,
+        minimumTimeoutMs: 0,
+        sessionKey: normalizedSessionKey,
+        signal: opts?.signal,
+        timeoutMs,
+      })
+    : { settled: true };
+}
+
 export function abortActiveReplyRuns(opts: {
   mode: "all" | "compacting";
   onAbortError?: (sessionId: string, error: unknown) => void;
@@ -1784,6 +1956,7 @@ const replyRunRegistryTestApi = {
     }
     replyRunState.waitersByKey.clear();
     replyRunState.followupAdmissionBarriersByKey.clear();
+    replyRunState.successorAdmissionBarriersByKey.clear();
   },
 };
 
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.test.ts
index 18d6bc00877a..3a73496b9c4d 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import path from "node:path";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
+import * as sessionAccessor from "../../config/sessions/session-accessor.js";
 import {
   deleteSessionEntryLifecycle,
   loadSessionEntry,
@@ -30,9 +31,25 @@ import { testing } from "./reply-run-registry.test-support.js";
 import { admitReplyTurn, runWithReplyOperationLifecycleAdmission } from "./reply-turn-admission.js";
 
 const recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  beforeRelease: vi.fn(async () => {}),
   schedulePendingTarget: vi.fn(),
 }));
 
+vi.mock("../../agents/main-session-recovery-store.js", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual =
+    await importOriginal<typeof import("../../agents/main-session-recovery-store.js")>();
+  return {
+    ...actual,
+    releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner: async (
+      lease: Parameters<typeof actual.releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner>[0],
+      options: Parameters<typeof actual.releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner>[1],
+    ) => {
+      await recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.beforeRelease();
+      return await actual.releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(lease, options);
+    },
+  };
+});
+
 vi.mock("../../agents/main-session-recovery-owner-release.js", async (importOriginal) => ({
   ...(await importOriginal<typeof import("../../agents/main-session-recovery-owner-release.js")>()),
   scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget: recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.schedulePendingTarget,
@@ -84,6 +101,7 @@ describe("reply turn admission", () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     testing.resetReplyRunRegistry();
     resetDiagnosticRunActivityForTest();
+    recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.beforeRelease.mockClear();
     recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.schedulePendingTarget.mockClear();
   });
 
@@ -407,6 +425,229 @@ describe("reply turn admission", () => {
     },
   );
 
+  it.each(["visible", "queued_followup"] as const)(
+    "waits for restart-recovery owner release before %s successor admission",
+    async (kind) => {
+      const sessionKey = `agent:main:telegram:topic:recovery-successor:${kind}`;
+      const sessionId = "interrupted-session";
+      const storePath = createSessionStore({
+        [sessionKey]: {
+          sessionId,
+          updatedAt: 100,
+          status: "running",
+          abortedLastRun: true,
+          mainRestartRecovery: {
+            cycleId: "cycle-1",
+            revision: 1,
+            chargedAttempts: 0,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const owner = await admitTestReplyTurn({
+        sessionKey,
+        sessionId,
+        expectedSessionId: sessionId,
+        storePath,
+      });
+      expect(owner.status).toBe("owned");
+      if (owner.status !== "owned") {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      const releaseStarted = createDeferred();
+      const allowRelease = createDeferred();
+      recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.beforeRelease.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+        releaseStarted.resolve();
+        await allowRelease.promise;
+      });
+      owner.operation.complete();
+      await releaseStarted.promise;
+
+      const successor = admitTestReplyTurn({
+        sessionKey,
+        sessionId,
+        expectedSessionId: sessionId,
+        storePath,
+        kind,
+      });
+      let successorSettled = false;
+      void successor.then(() => {
+        successorSettled = true;
+      });
+      await Promise.resolve();
+      expect(successorSettled).toBe(false);
+      await expect(
+        admitTestReplyTurn({
+          sessionKey,
+          sessionId,
+          expectedSessionId: sessionId,
+          storePath,
+          kind: "heartbeat",
+        }),
+      ).resolves.toEqual({ status: "skipped", reason: "active-run" });
+
+      allowRelease.resolve();
+      const admitted = await successor;
+      expect(admitted.status).toBe("owned");
+      if (admitted.status === "owned") {
+        admitted.operation.complete();
+      }
+      await vi.waitFor(async () => {
+        const entry = await readSessionEntry(storePath, sessionKey);
+        expect(entry?.mainRestartRecovery?.foregroundClaims).toBeUndefined();
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
+  it("waits through deferred owner release retries beyond one settle slice", async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    try {
+      const sessionKey = "agent:main:telegram:topic:deferred-recovery-release";
+      const sessionId = "interrupted-session";
+      const storePath = createSessionStore({
+        [sessionKey]: {
+          sessionId,
+          updatedAt: 100,
+          status: "running",
+          abortedLastRun: true,
+          mainRestartRecovery: {
+            cycleId: "cycle-1",
+            revision: 1,
+            chargedAttempts: 0,
+          },
+        },
+      });
+      const owner = await admitTestReplyTurn({
+        sessionKey,
+        sessionId,
+        expectedSessionId: sessionId,
+        storePath,
+      });
+      expect(owner.status).toBe("owned");
+      if (owner.status !== "owned") {
+        return;
+      }
+      const applySessionEntryReplacements = sessionAccessor.applySessionEntryReplacements;
+      let failures = 0;
+      vi.spyOn(sessionAccessor, "applySessionEntryReplacements").mockImplementation(
+        async (params) => {
+          if (failures < 15) {
+            failures += 1;
+            throw new Error("transient session-store failure");
+          }
+          return await applySessionEntryReplacements(params);
+        },
+      );
+
+      owner.operation.complete();
+      const successor = admitTestReplyTurn({
+        sessionKey,
+        sessionId,
+        expectedSessionId: sessionId,
+        storePath,
+      });
+      let successorSettled = false;
+      void successor.then(() => {
+        successorSettled = true;
+      });
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(REPLY_RUN_IDLE_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS + 1);
+      expect(successorSettled).toBe(false);
+
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(20_000);
+      const admitted = await successor;
+      expect(admitted.status).toBe("owned");
+      if (admitted.status === "owned") {
+        admitted.operation.complete();
+      }
+    } finally {
+      await vi.runOnlyPendingTimersAsync();
+      vi.useRealTimers();
+    }
+  });
+
+  it("preserves a source recovery identity after adopting a distinct target session", async () => {
+    const sourceSessionKey = "agent:main:telegram:slash:recovery-source";
+    const sourceSessionId = "recovery-source-session";
+    const targetSessionKey = "agent:main:telegram:group:recovery-target";
+    const targetSessionId = "recovery-target-session";
+    const storePath = createSessionStore({
+      [sourceSessionKey]: {
+        sessionId: sourceSessionId,
+        updatedAt: 100,
+        status: "running",
+        abortedLastRun: true,
+        mainRestartRecovery: {
+          cycleId: "cycle-1",
+          revision: 1,
+          chargedAttempts: 0,
+        },
+      },
+      [targetSessionKey]: { sessionId: targetSessionId, updatedAt: 100 },
+    });
+    const source = await admitTestReplyTurn({
+      sessionKey: sourceSessionKey,
+      sessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      expectedSessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      storePath,
+    });
+    expect(source.status).toBe("owned");
+    if (source.status !== "owned") {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const adoption = await admitTestReplyTurn({
+      sessionKey: targetSessionKey,
+      sessionId: source.operation.sessionId,
+      expectedSessionId: targetSessionId,
+      storePath,
+      waitForActive: false,
+      adoptOperation: source.operation,
+    });
+    expect(adoption.status).toBe("owned");
+    if (adoption.status !== "owned") {
+      source.operation.complete();
+      return;
+    }
+    adoption.operation.updateSessionId(targetSessionId);
+    expect(adoption.operation).toBe(source.operation);
+    expect(adoption.operation.key).toBe(targetSessionKey);
+    expect(adoption.operation.sessionId).toBe(targetSessionId);
+
+    const releaseStarted = createDeferred();
+    const allowRelease = createDeferred();
+    recoveryOwnerReleaseMocks.beforeRelease.mockImplementationOnce(async () => {
+      releaseStarted.resolve();
+      await allowRelease.promise;
+    });
+    adoption.operation.complete();
+    await releaseStarted.promise;
+
+    const successor = admitTestReplyTurn({
+      sessionKey: sourceSessionKey,
+      sessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      expectedSessionId: sourceSessionId,
+      storePath,
+    });
+    let successorSettled = false;
+    void successor.then(() => {
+      successorSettled = true;
+    });
+    await Promise.resolve();
+    expect(successorSettled).toBe(false);
+
+    allowRelease.resolve();
+    const admitted = await successor;
+    expect(admitted.status).toBe("owned");
+    if (admitted.status === "owned") {
+      expect(admitted.operation.sessionId).toBe(sourceSessionId);
+      admitted.operation.complete();
+    }
+    await vi.waitFor(async () => {
+      const entry = await readSessionEntry(storePath, sourceSessionKey);
+      expect(entry?.mainRestartRecovery?.foregroundClaims).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   it.each(["visible", "heartbeat"] as const)(
     "rejects %s reply admission for a tombstoned recovery session",
     async (kind) => {
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.ts
index 77f8a4f855bb..e1d5ecda7aab 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/reply-turn-admission.ts
@@ -24,16 +24,20 @@ import {
 import {
   createReplyOperation,
   expireStaleReplyOperation,
+  isReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlocked,
   isReplyRunEvidenceStale,
   REPLY_RUN_IDLE_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
   REPLY_RUN_TERMINAL_SETTLE_TIMEOUT_MS,
   replyRunRegistry,
   ReplyRunAlreadyActiveError,
   ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBlockedError,
+  ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError,
+  registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier,
   retainReplyOperationUntilComplete,
   runAfterReplyOperationClear,
   type ReplyOperation,
   waitForReplyRunFollowupAdmission,
+  waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission,
 } from "./reply-run-registry.js";
 
 /** Kinds of turns that compete for one reply run slot per session. */
@@ -57,11 +61,22 @@ const lifecycleAdmissionByOperation = new WeakMap<ReplyOperation, SessionWorkAdm
 async function releaseReplyRecoveryOwner(
   lease: MainSessionRecoveryOwnerLease | undefined,
 ): Promise<MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined> {
+  if (!lease) {
+    return undefined;
+  }
+  let settleDeferredRelease: (
+    pending: MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined,
+  ) => void = () => {};
+  const deferredRelease = new Promise<MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined>((resolve) => {
+    settleDeferredRelease = resolve;
+  });
   try {
-    return await releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(lease);
+    return await releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(lease, {
+      onDeferredSuccess: settleDeferredRelease,
+    });
   } catch (error) {
     log.warn(`failed to release main-session recovery reply owner: ${formatErrorMessage(error)}`);
-    return undefined;
+    return await deferredRelease;
   }
 }
 
@@ -175,6 +190,29 @@ async function admitReplyTurnWithWaitSignal(
     if (isAbortSignalAborted(params.upstreamAbortSignal)) {
       return { status: "skipped", reason: "aborted" };
     }
+    if (isReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlocked(params.sessionKey)) {
+      if (params.kind === "heartbeat") {
+        return { status: "skipped", reason: "active-run" };
+      }
+      const successorAdmission = await waitForAdmission(() =>
+        waitForReplyRunSuccessorAdmission(
+          params.sessionKey,
+          params.kind === "visible" ? null : waitTimeoutMs,
+          { signal: params.upstreamAbortSignal },
+        ),
+      );
+      if (!successorAdmission.settled) {
+        return {
+          status: "skipped",
+          reason: isAbortSignalAborted(params.upstreamAbortSignal) ? "aborted" : "active-run",
+        };
+      }
+      sessionId = successorAdmission.sessionId ?? sessionId;
+      if (expectedSessionId && successorAdmission.sessionId) {
+        expectedSessionId = successorAdmission.sessionId;
+      }
+      continue;
+    }
     try {
       const storePath = params.storePath;
       let operation: ReplyOperation | undefined;
@@ -255,6 +293,9 @@ async function admitReplyTurnWithWaitSignal(
           })
         : undefined;
       try {
+        if (isReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlocked(params.sessionKey)) {
+          throw new ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError(params.sessionKey);
+        }
         if (
           storePath &&
           !params.resetTriggered &&
@@ -335,10 +376,21 @@ async function admitReplyTurnWithWaitSignal(
         // idempotent), so both identities free on operation clear.
         retainReplyOperationUntilComplete(operation);
         lifecycleAdmissionByOperation.set(operation, admission);
+        let recoveryOwnerRelease: Promise<MainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget | undefined> | undefined;
+        const releaseRecoveryOwner = () =>
+          (recoveryOwnerRelease ??= releaseReplyRecoveryOwner(recoveryOwnerLease));
+        if (recoveryOwnerLease) {
+          registerReplyOperationSuccessorBarrier({
+            operation,
+            sessionId: recoveryOwnerLease.sessionId,
+            sessionKeys: [params.sessionKey, recoveryOwnerLease.sessionKey],
+            start: releaseRecoveryOwner,
+          });
+        }
         runAfterReplyOperationClear(operation, () => {
           lifecycleAdmissionByOperation.delete(operation);
           // Keep reset/delete behind durable owner release and its writer lock.
-          void releaseReplyRecoveryOwner(recoveryOwnerLease).then((pendingTarget) => {
+          void releaseRecoveryOwner().then((pendingTarget) => {
             admission.release();
             scheduleMainSessionRecoveryPendingTarget(pendingTarget);
           });
@@ -356,6 +408,12 @@ async function admitReplyTurnWithWaitSignal(
       if (error instanceof QueuedFollowupLifecycleInvalidatedError) {
         return { status: "skipped", reason: "lifecycle-invalidated" };
       }
+      if (error instanceof ReplyRunSuccessorAdmissionBlockedError) {
+        if (params.kind === "heartbeat") {
+          return { status: "skipped", reason: "active-run" };
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
       if (error instanceof ReplyRunFollowupAdmissionBlockedError) {
         if (params.kind === "heartbeat") {
           return { status: "skipped", reason: "active-run" };
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/restart-recovery-claim.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/restart-recovery-claim.test.ts
index ebef7af6d8b0..1481e728a8df 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/restart-recovery-claim.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/restart-recovery-claim.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import path from "node:path";
 import { DatabaseSync } from "node:sqlite";
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
 import { useAutoCleanupTempDirTracker } from "../../../test/helpers/temp-dir.js";
+import {
+  claimMainSessionRecoveryOwner,
+  releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner,
+} from "../../agents/main-session-recovery-store.js";
 import {
   loadSessionEntry,
   replaceSessionEntry,
@@ -9,6 +13,7 @@ import {
 } from "../../config/sessions/session-accessor.js";
 import { resolveSqliteReadScope } from "../../config/sessions/session-accessor.sqlite-scope.js";
 import type { InternalSessionEntry, SessionEntry } from "../../config/sessions/types.js";
+import { getAgentEventLifecycleGeneration } from "../../infra/agent-events.js";
 import { createUserTurnTranscriptRecorder } from "../../sessions/user-turn-transcript.js";
 import type {
   UserTurnTranscriptRecorder,
@@ -356,6 +361,104 @@ describe("createReplyRestartRecoveryClaimController", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("rejects durable admission when the captured recovery owner releases", async () => {
+    const root = tempDirs.make("openclaw-reply-admission-owner-release-");
+    const storePath = path.join(root, "sessions.json");
+    const sessionKey = "agent:main:telegram:group:chat:topic:owner-release";
+    const sessionId = "channel-session-id";
+    const sourceTurnId = "telegram-update-new";
+    const deliveryContext = {
+      channel: "telegram",
+      to: "chat",
+      accountId: "default",
+      threadId: "thread",
+    };
+    let entry: InternalSessionEntry = {
+      sessionId,
+      updatedAt: 10,
+      abortedLastRun: true,
+      status: "running",
+      mainRestartRecovery: {
+        cycleId: "cycle-1",
+        revision: 1,
+        chargedAttempts: 0,
+      },
+    };
+    await replaceSessionEntry({ storePath, sessionKey }, entry);
+    const owner = await claimMainSessionRecoveryOwner({
+      lifecycleGeneration: getAgentEventLifecycleGeneration(),
+      sessionId,
+      target: { sessionKey, storePath },
+    });
+    expect(owner.kind).toBe("claimed");
+    if (owner.kind !== "claimed") {
+      return;
+    }
+    entry = (await updateSessionEntry({ storePath, sessionKey }, () => ({
+      abortedLastRun: false,
+      restartRecoveryDeliveryContext: deliveryContext,
+      restartRecoveryDeliveryRunId: "orphaned-run",
+      restartRecoveryDeliverySourceRunId: "telegram-update-old",
+      status: "done",
+    }))) as InternalSessionEntry;
+    const sourceMessage = {
+      role: "user" as const,
+      content: "continue",
+      idempotencyKey: sourceTurnId,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    };
+    const admission = createTestAdmission({
+      entryId: sourceTurnId,
+      sessionId,
+      sessionKey,
+      storePath,
+    });
+    const delegate = createUserTurnTranscriptRecorder({
+      message: sourceMessage,
+      target: {
+        agentId: "main",
+        sessionEntry: entry,
+        sessionId,
+        sessionKey,
+        storePath,
+      },
+      updateMode: "none",
+    });
+    const recorder = {
+      ...delegate,
+      getAdmissionReceipt: () => admission,
+      persistApproved: async (
+        options?: Parameters<UserTurnTranscriptRecorder["persistApproved"]>[0],
+      ) => {
+        await releaseMainSessionRecoveryOwner(owner.lease);
+        return await delegate.persistApproved(options);
+      },
+    } satisfies UserTurnTranscriptRecorder;
+    const controller = createReplyRestartRecoveryClaimController({
+      getEntry: () => entry,
+      getSessionId: () => sessionId,
+      isRestartAbort: () => false,
+      resolveDeliveryContext: () => deliveryContext,
+      sessionKey,
+      setEntry: (next) => {
+        entry = next;
+      },
+      sourceTurnId,
+      storePath,
+    });
+
+    await expect(controller.admitUserTurn(recorder)).rejects.toThrow(
+      "session changed before durable user-turn admission",
+    );
+    const persisted = loadSessionEntry({ storePath, sessionKey });
+    expect(persisted).not.toHaveProperty("mainRestartRecovery");
+    expect(persisted).toMatchObject({
+      restartRecoveryDeliveryRunId: "orphaned-run",
+      restartRecoveryDeliverySourceRunId: "telegram-update-old",
+      status: "done",
+    });
+  });
+
   it("confirms an active replacement claim after SQLite lease loss", async () => {
     const root = tempDirs.make("openclaw-reply-restart-handoff-");
     const storePath = path.join(root, "sessions.json");