diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-open-target.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-open-target.ts
index f70a8ad9d94..04a4fb09e09 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-open-target.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-open-target.ts
@@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ export function resolveAutomationRunTerminalTarget(
   const mirroredTabId = toWebTerminalSurfaceTabId(tabId)
   const layout = terminals.terminalLayoutsByTabId[mirroredTabId]
   const mirroredPtyId = layout?.ptyIdsByLeafId?.[parsed.leafId]
+  // Why a live PTY only: a slept run's pane is asked of the server, which knows if it still exists.
   if (
     !run.terminalPtyId ||
     !terminals.hasTerminalTab(mirroredTabId) ||
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.test.ts
index dc50ad0b319..a211c4d390f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.test.ts
@@ -91,6 +91,21 @@ describe('automation run view state', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('keeps View run for a paired server run whose pane slept, which only the server can open', () => {
+    const slept = makeRun({ terminalPtyId: null })
+    expect(
+      getAutomationRunViewState({
+        run: slept,
+        workspaceExists: true,
+        terminalTargetExists: false,
+        terminalOnPairedServer: true
+      })
+    ).toMatchObject({ availability: 'terminal', actionLabel: 'View run', canOpen: true })
+    expect(
+      getAutomationRunViewState({ run: slept, workspaceExists: true, terminalTargetExists: false })
+    ).toMatchObject({ availability: 'workspace', actionLabel: 'Open workspace' })
+  })
+
   it('resumes the workspace only when there is no exact terminal identity', () => {
     expect(
       getAutomationRunViewState({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.ts
index c8066c0146b..ce4cc9f7773 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-view-state.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ export function getAutomationRunViewState({
   terminalOnPairedServer?: boolean
 }): AutomationRunViewState {
   const hasTerminalIdentity = Boolean(run.terminalPaneKey && run.terminalPtyId)
+  // Why the pane alone: a slept run drops its PTY id but keeps its pane, which the server resumes.
+  const hasPaneIdentity = Boolean(run.terminalPaneKey)
   if (run.workspaceId && workspaceExists && terminalTargetExists) {
     return {
       availability: 'terminal',
@@ -70,7 +72,7 @@ export function getAutomationRunViewState({
     }
   }
 
-  if (run.workspaceId && workspaceExists && hasTerminalIdentity && terminalOnPairedServer) {
+  if (run.workspaceId && workspaceExists && hasPaneIdentity && terminalOnPairedServer) {
     return {
       availability: 'terminal',
       actionLabel: 'View run',
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-workspace-action.paired-server.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-workspace-action.paired-server.test.ts
index 517369e46e4..e1d3533411f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-workspace-action.paired-server.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/automations/automation-run-workspace-action.paired-server.test.ts
@@ -95,13 +95,13 @@ function storeState(mirrored: boolean): Record<string, unknown> {
   }
 }
 
-function openRun(): void {
+function openRun(target: AutomationRun = run): void {
   // oxlint-disable-next-line typescript/consistent-type-assertions -- SAFETY: the action reads only these members.
   const context = {
     store: { repoForRow: () => undefined, worktreeForRow: () => worktree },
     list: { selectedRow: { key: 'row' } }
   } as unknown as AutomationsPageActionContext
-  createAutomationRunWorkspaceAction(context)(run)
+  createAutomationRunWorkspaceAction(context)(target)
 }
 
 describe('opening a paired-server automation run', () => {
@@ -142,4 +142,17 @@ describe('opening a paired-server automation run', () => {
       expect(mocks.toastError).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Run terminal is unavailable.')
     )
   })
+
+  it('asks the server to open a run whose pane it slept, PTY id dropped', async () => {
+    mocks.state = storeState(false)
+
+    openRun({ ...run, terminalPtyId: null })
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mocks.activateWebRuntimeSessionTab).toHaveBeenCalled())
+
+    expect(mocks.activateAndRevealWorktree).toHaveBeenCalledWith(WT)
+    expect(mocks.activateWebRuntimeSessionTab).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.objectContaining({ worktreeId: WT, tabId: HOST_TAB, environmentId: ENV, leafId: LEAF })
+    )
+    expect(mocks.toastMessage).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
 })