diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-parked-watcher-registry.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-parked-watcher-registry.ts
index 70d2bc3e2e6..020421e637c 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-parked-watcher-registry.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-parked-watcher-registry.ts
@@ -225,6 +225,11 @@ export function pruneParkedTerminalWatchers(liveWorktreeIds: ReadonlySet<string>
   }
   for (const [tabId, capture] of capturedPanesByTabId) {
     if (!liveWorktreeIds.has(capture.worktreeId)) {
+      for (const pane of capture.panes) {
+        // Worktree removal can bypass closeTab while panes are parked; release
+        // the same strong scroll-intent keys as explicit tab retirement.
+        releaseTerminalScrollIntentKey(pane.leafId)
+      }
       capturedPanesByTabId.delete(tabId)
     }
   }