diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/runtime-status-hydration.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/runtime-status-hydration.ts
index b42f05bf535..00f7429645b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/runtime-status-hydration.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/runtime-status-hydration.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,16 @@
 import type { PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment } from '../../../../shared/runtime-environments'
 
+/** Matches the renderer's other catalog-style cache TTLs (checks, work items, Jira). */
+export const RUNTIME_CATALOG_STALE_MS = 60_000
+
+let lastCatalogListedAt = 0
+
+/** Why: status coverage cannot observe catalog edits made by another client or the
+ * orca CLI, so an old-enough listing must be re-read even when coverage looks complete. */
+export function isRuntimeCatalogListingStale(): boolean {
+  return Date.now() - lastCatalogListedAt > RUNTIME_CATALOG_STALE_MS
+}
+
 type RuntimeStatusHydrationDependencies = {
   listEnvironments: () => Promise<PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment[]>
   getCurrentEnvironments: () => PublicKnownRuntimeEnvironment[]
@@ -67,6 +78,7 @@ export function createRuntimeStatusHydration({
           markCatalogSettled()
           return
         }
+        lastCatalogListedAt = Date.now()
         if (!revisionsMatch(getCurrentEnvironments(), revisionsAtListStart)) {
           rerunRequested = true
           continue
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.test.ts
index d0397d194de..32082e91e9b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   RUNTIME_PROTOCOL_VERSION
 } from '../../../../shared/protocol-version'
 import { clearRuntimeCompatibilityCacheForTests } from '../../runtime/runtime-rpc-client'
+import { RUNTIME_CATALOG_STALE_MS } from './runtime-status-hydration'
 
 vi.mock('sonner', () => ({ toast: { error: vi.fn(), success: vi.fn(), info: vi.fn() } }))
 vi.mock('@/lib/agent-status', async (importOriginal) => {
@@ -828,4 +829,25 @@ describe('fetchSettings runtime catalog probe', () => {
 
     expect(runtimeEnvironmentList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
+
+  it('re-lists the catalog once the listing goes stale even though coverage still matches', async () => {
+    const environments = [makeRuntimeEnvironment('env-a')]
+    runtimeEnvironmentList.mockResolvedValue(environments)
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const now = vi.spyOn(Date, 'now').mockReturnValue(1_000_000)
+
+    try {
+      await store.getState().fetchSettings()
+      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(store.getState().runtimeStatusByEnvironmentId.size).toBe(1))
+
+      await store.getState().fetchSettings()
+      expect(runtimeEnvironmentList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+
+      now.mockReturnValue(1_000_000 + RUNTIME_CATALOG_STALE_MS + 1)
+      await store.getState().fetchSettings()
+      await vi.waitFor(() => expect(runtimeEnvironmentList).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2))
+    } finally {
+      now.mockRestore()
+    }
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.ts
index 45d3dbc8cd3..fe4d7fcfe38 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/settings.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import { normalizeTerminalCustomThemes } from '../../../../shared/terminal-custo
 import { normalizeTaskProviderSettings } from '../../../../shared/task-providers'
 import { normalizeOpenInApplications } from '../../../../shared/open-in-applications'
 import { createSettingsSearchState, type SettingsSearchState } from './settings-search-state'
+import { isRuntimeCatalogListingStale } from './runtime-status-hydration'
 import { normalizeDisabledTuiAgents } from '../../../../shared/tui-agent-selection'
 import {
   normalizeTuiAgentArgsRecord,
@@ -169,7 +170,9 @@ export const createSettingsSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], SettingsSlice>
     if (
       !runtimeEnvironmentCatalogHydrated ||
       runtimeEnvironmentIds.size !== runtimeStatusByEnvironmentId.size ||
-      runtimeEnvironments.some(({ id }) => !runtimeStatusByEnvironmentId.has(id))
+      runtimeEnvironments.some(({ id }) => !runtimeStatusByEnvironmentId.has(id)) ||
+      // Why: coverage is blind to catalog edits from another client or the orca CLI.
+      isRuntimeCatalogListingStale()
     ) {
       void get().hydrateRuntimeEnvironmentStatuses()
     }