diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.test.ts
index eb978324b66..7e0486523ef 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.test.ts
@@ -301,6 +301,47 @@ describe('requestTerminalPaneRecovery', () => {
     secondSplit.unregister()
   })
 
+  it('does not abandon a certified sibling behind a failed liveness retry', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    vi.setSystemTime(0)
+    await requestTerminalPaneRecovery({
+      tabId: 'tab-1',
+      ptyId: 'pty-initial',
+      reason: 'write-stalled'
+    })
+    const recoveryGeneration = captureTerminalPaneRecoveryGeneration('tab-1')
+    const livenessSplit = registerTerminalPaneRecoveryInstance('tab-1')
+    const certifiedSplit = registerTerminalPaneRecoveryInstance('tab-1')
+    mocks.hasPty.mockResolvedValue(false)
+
+    await requestTerminalPaneRecovery({
+      tabId: 'tab-1',
+      ptyId: 'pty-not-live',
+      reason: 'input-undeliverable',
+      terminalRecoveryGeneration: recoveryGeneration,
+      terminalRecoveryInstanceId: livenessSplit.id,
+      requireAuthoritativeLiveness: true
+    })
+    await requestTerminalPaneRecovery({
+      tabId: 'tab-1',
+      ptyId: 'pty-certified-dead',
+      reason: 'write-stalled',
+      terminalRecoveryGeneration: recoveryGeneration,
+      terminalRecoveryInstanceId: certifiedSplit.id
+    })
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(15_000)
+
+    expect(mocks.hasPty).toHaveBeenCalledWith('pty-not-live')
+    expect(mocks.remountTerminalTabForRecovery).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(mocks.recordRendererCrashBreadcrumb).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(
+      'terminal_pane_recovery_remount',
+      { tabId: 'tab-1', reason: 'write-stalled' }
+    )
+    livenessSplit.unregister()
+    certifiedSplit.unregister()
+  })
+
   it('budgets tabs independently', async () => {
     expect(
       await requestTerminalPaneRecovery({ tabId: 'tab-1', ptyId: 'pty-1', reason: 'write-stalled' })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.ts
index bc5077221c9..791234b232b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-pane-recovery.ts
@@ -138,13 +138,18 @@ function scheduleRecoveryRetry(request: RecoveryRequest, delayMs: number): void
   const timer = setTimeout(
     () => {
       pendingRetryByTabId.delete(request.tabId)
-      const currentRequest = [...requestsByInstanceId.values()].find(
+      const currentRequests = [...requestsByInstanceId.values()].filter(
         isCurrentTerminalRecoveryRequest
       )
-      if (!currentRequest) {
+      if (currentRequests.length === 0) {
         return
       }
-      void requestTerminalPaneRecovery(currentRequest)
+      // Why: one split's liveness probe may fail or never settle while a
+      // sibling has a probe-certified dead renderer. Start every current
+      // request so the first valid remount wins and invalidates the rest.
+      void Promise.all(
+        currentRequests.map((currentRequest) => requestTerminalPaneRecovery(currentRequest))
+      )
     },
     Math.max(delayMs, 1_000)
   )