diff --git a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.test.ts
index 43f28cca033..72f20291f4a 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,87 @@ describe('resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree', () => {
     expect(worktree.lastActivityAt).toBe(20_000)
   })
 
+  it('uses linked worktree gitdir metadata when the .git pointer is stale', async () => {
+    const gitDirPath = path.join('/repo', '.git', 'worktrees', 'repo-feature')
+    const gitDirHeadPath = path.join(gitDirPath, 'HEAD')
+    const gitDirLogsHeadPath = path.join(gitDirPath, 'logs', 'HEAD')
+    const statPath = vi.fn(async (targetPath: string) => {
+      const mtimes: Record<string, number> = {
+        '/repo-feature': 10_000,
+        [path.join('/repo-feature', '.git')]: 20_000,
+        [gitDirPath]: 50_000,
+        [gitDirHeadPath]: 60_000,
+        [gitDirLogsHeadPath]: 70_000
+      }
+      return { mtimeMs: mtimes[targetPath] ?? 0 }
+    })
+    const readTextFile = vi.fn(async () => `gitdir: ${gitDirPath}\n`)
+
+    const worktree = await resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(
+      REPO,
+      makeWorktree(),
+      statPath,
+      readTextFile
+    )
+
+    expect(readTextFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('/repo-feature', '.git'))
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirPath)
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirHeadPath)
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirLogsHeadPath)
+    expect(worktree.lastActivityAt).toBe(70_000)
+  })
+
+  it('resolves relative linked worktree gitdir pointers from the worktree path', async () => {
+    const gitDirPath = path.resolve('/repo-feature', '.repo/gitdir')
+    const gitDirLogsHeadPath = path.join(gitDirPath, 'logs', 'HEAD')
+    const statPath = vi.fn(async (targetPath: string) => ({
+      mtimeMs: targetPath === gitDirLogsHeadPath ? 40_000 : 10_000
+    }))
+    const readTextFile = vi.fn(async () => 'gitdir: .repo/gitdir\n')
+
+    const worktree = await resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(
+      REPO,
+      makeWorktree(),
+      statPath,
+      readTextFile
+    )
+
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirLogsHeadPath)
+    expect(worktree.lastActivityAt).toBe(40_000)
+  })
+
+  it('converts WSL linked worktree gitdir pointers before reading metadata', async () => {
+    const worktreePath = String.raw`\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\me\repo-feature`
+    const gitDirPath = String.raw`\\wsl.localhost\Ubuntu\home\me\repo\.git\worktrees\repo-feature`
+    const gitDirHeadPath = path.join(gitDirPath, 'HEAD')
+    const gitDirLogsHeadPath = path.join(gitDirPath, 'logs', 'HEAD')
+    const statPath = vi.fn(async (targetPath: string) => {
+      const mtimes: Record<string, number> = {
+        [worktreePath]: 10_000,
+        [path.join(worktreePath, '.git')]: 20_000,
+        [gitDirPath]: 50_000,
+        [gitDirHeadPath]: 60_000,
+        [gitDirLogsHeadPath]: 70_000
+      }
+      return { mtimeMs: mtimes[targetPath] ?? 0 }
+    })
+    const readTextFile = vi.fn(async () => 'gitdir: /home/me/repo/.git/worktrees/repo-feature\n')
+
+    const worktree = await resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(
+      REPO,
+      makeWorktree({ path: worktreePath }),
+      statPath,
+      readTextFile
+    )
+
+    expect(readTextFile).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join(worktreePath, '.git'))
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirPath)
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirHeadPath)
+    expect(statPath).toHaveBeenCalledWith(gitDirLogsHeadPath)
+    expect(statPath).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith('/home/me/repo/.git/worktrees/repo-feature')
+    expect(worktree.lastActivityAt).toBe(70_000)
+  })
+
   it('keeps persisted activity when it is newer than local metadata', async () => {
     const statPath = vi.fn(async () => ({ mtimeMs: 10_000 }))
 
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.ts b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.ts
index 545ddda60fd..4b0cffa42a8 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-activity.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
-import { lstat } from 'node:fs/promises'
+import { lstat, readFile } from 'node:fs/promises'
 import path from 'node:path'
 import type { Repo, Worktree } from '../../shared/types'
+import { parseWslUncPath } from '../../shared/wsl-paths'
+import { toWindowsWslPath } from '../wsl'
 
 type StatPath = (targetPath: string) => Promise<{ mtimeMs: number }>
+type ReadTextFile = (targetPath: string) => Promise<string>
 
 export async function resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(
   repo: Repo,
   worktree: Worktree,
-  statPath: StatPath = statLocalPath
+  statPath: StatPath = statLocalPath,
+  readTextFile: ReadTextFile = readLocalTextFile
 ): Promise<Worktree> {
-  const activityAt = await resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(repo, worktree, statPath)
+  const activityAt = await resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(repo, worktree, statPath, readTextFile)
   if (activityAt <= worktree.lastActivityAt) {
     return worktree
   }
@@ -21,10 +25,15 @@ async function statLocalPath(targetPath: string): Promise<{ mtimeMs: number }> {
   return { mtimeMs: Number(stats.mtimeMs) }
 }
 
+async function readLocalTextFile(targetPath: string): Promise<string> {
+  return readFile(targetPath, 'utf8')
+}
+
 async function resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(
   repo: Repo,
   worktree: Worktree,
-  statPath: StatPath
+  statPath: StatPath,
+  readTextFile: ReadTextFile
 ): Promise<number> {
   const persistedActivityAt = Number.isFinite(worktree.lastActivityAt) ? worktree.lastActivityAt : 0
   const createdAt = Number.isFinite(worktree.createdAt) ? (worktree.createdAt ?? 0) : 0
@@ -32,21 +41,63 @@ async function resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(
     return Math.max(persistedActivityAt, createdAt)
   }
 
-  const filesystemActivityAt = await getNewestLocalWorktreeStatMtime(worktree.path, statPath)
+  const filesystemActivityAt = await getNewestLocalWorktreeStatMtime(
+    worktree.path,
+    statPath,
+    readTextFile
+  )
   return Math.max(persistedActivityAt, createdAt, filesystemActivityAt)
 }
 
 async function getNewestLocalWorktreeStatMtime(
   worktreePath: string,
-  statPath: StatPath
+  statPath: StatPath,
+  readTextFile: ReadTextFile
 ): Promise<number> {
+  const gitPath = path.join(worktreePath, '.git')
+  const gitDirPath = await readLocalWorktreeGitDir(worktreePath, gitPath, readTextFile)
+  const gitDirMtimePromises = gitDirPath
+    ? [
+        readMtime(gitDirPath, statPath),
+        readMtime(path.join(gitDirPath, 'HEAD'), statPath),
+        readMtime(path.join(gitDirPath, 'logs', 'HEAD'), statPath)
+      ]
+    : []
   const mtimes = await Promise.all([
     readMtime(worktreePath, statPath),
-    readMtime(path.join(worktreePath, '.git'), statPath)
+    readMtime(gitPath, statPath),
+    ...gitDirMtimePromises
   ])
   return Math.max(0, ...mtimes)
 }
 
+async function readLocalWorktreeGitDir(
+  worktreePath: string,
+  gitPath: string,
+  readTextFile: ReadTextFile
+): Promise<string | null> {
+  try {
+    const contents = await readTextFile(gitPath)
+    const match = /^gitdir:\s*(.+)\s*$/im.exec(contents)
+    if (!match) {
+      return null
+    }
+    const gitDir = match[1]?.trim()
+    if (!gitDir) {
+      return null
+    }
+    // Why: linked worktrees keep mutable git state outside the worktree; the
+    // pointer file mtime alone can miss recent external commits.
+    const wslWorktree = parseWslUncPath(worktreePath)
+    if (wslWorktree && gitDir.startsWith('/')) {
+      return toWindowsWslPath(gitDir, wslWorktree.distro)
+    }
+    return path.isAbsolute(gitDir) ? gitDir : path.resolve(worktreePath, gitDir)
+  } catch {
+    return null
+  }
+}
+
 async function readMtime(targetPath: string, statPath: StatPath): Promise<number> {
   try {
     const stats = await statPath(targetPath)
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-scan.ts b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-scan.ts
index c1dddd2706b..2dc0b0e11a4 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-scan.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup-scan.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { listRepoWorktrees, createFolderWorktree } from '../repo-worktrees'
 import { getSshGitProvider } from '../providers/ssh-git-dispatch'
 import type { IGitProvider } from '../providers/types'
 import { isFolderRepo } from '../../shared/repo-kind'
-import type { GitWorktreeInfo, Repo } from '../../shared/types'
+import type { GitWorktreeInfo, Repo, Worktree } from '../../shared/types'
 import { mergeWorktree } from './worktree-logic'
 import { splitWorktreeId } from '../../shared/worktree-id'
 import type {
@@ -130,49 +130,85 @@ async function scanRepoWorkspaces(
     const meta = store.getWorktreeMeta(worktreeId)
     return mergeWorktree(repo.id, gitWorktree, meta, repo.displayName)
   })
-  // Why: externally-created worktrees can miss Orca activity stamps; local
-  // filesystem metadata is a conservative guard before suggesting deletion.
-  const worktreesWithActivity = await mapWorkspaceCleanupWithConcurrency(
-    mergedWorktrees,
-    WORKTREE_SCAN_CONCURRENCY,
-    (worktree) => resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(repo, worktree)
-  )
-  const worktrees = worktreesWithActivity.filter((worktree) => {
-    if (targetWorktreeId) {
-      return worktree.id === targetWorktreeId
-    }
-    return (
-      !repoIsFolder &&
-      !worktree.isMainWorktree &&
-      isWorkspaceInactiveForCleanup(worktree, scannedAt)
-    )
-  })
-
-  onWorktreesDiscovered?.(worktrees.length)
-
-  const candidates = await mapWorkspaceCleanupWithConcurrency(
-    worktrees,
+  const candidateWorktrees = targetWorktreeId
+    ? mergedWorktrees.filter((worktree) => worktree.id === targetWorktreeId)
+    : mergedWorktrees.filter((worktree) =>
+        shouldResolveBroadWorkspaceCleanupActivity(repoIsFolder, worktree, scannedAt)
+      )
+  const candidatesWithSkipped = await mapWorkspaceCleanupWithConcurrency(
+    candidateWorktrees,
     WORKTREE_SCAN_CONCURRENCY,
     async (worktree) => {
+      // Why: externally-created worktrees can miss Orca activity stamps; local
+      // filesystem metadata is a conservative guard before suggesting deletion.
+      const worktreeWithActivity = await resolveCleanupActivityWithTimeout(repo, worktree)
+      if (!targetWorktreeId && !isWorkspaceInactiveForCleanup(worktreeWithActivity, scannedAt)) {
+        return null
+      }
+      onWorktreesDiscovered?.(1)
       const candidate = await buildWorkspaceCleanupCandidate({
         repo,
-        worktree,
+        worktree: worktreeWithActivity,
         scannedAt,
         provider,
-        skipGit: skipGitWorktreeIds.has(worktree.id),
+        skipGit: skipGitWorktreeIds.has(worktreeWithActivity.id),
         forceGitCheck: Boolean(targetWorktreeId)
       }).catch((error) => {
         console.error('Workspace cleanup candidate scan failed', error)
-        return buildWorkspaceCleanupCandidateFromError(repo, worktree, scannedAt)
+        return buildWorkspaceCleanupCandidateFromError(repo, worktreeWithActivity, scannedAt)
       })
       onCandidateScanned?.(candidate)
       return candidate
     }
   )
+  const candidates = candidatesWithSkipped.filter(
+    (candidate): candidate is WorkspaceCleanupCandidate => candidate !== null
+  )
 
   return { scannedAt, candidates, errors }
 }
 
+async function resolveCleanupActivityWithTimeout(
+  repo: Repo,
+  worktree: Worktree
+): Promise<Worktree> {
+  try {
+    return await withWorkspaceCleanupTimeout(
+      () => resolveWorkspaceCleanupActivityWorktree(repo, worktree),
+      WORKSPACE_CLEANUP_GIT_READ_TIMEOUT_MS,
+      'Timed out reading worktree activity.'
+    )
+  } catch (error) {
+    console.warn('Workspace cleanup activity scan failed', error)
+    return worktree
+  }
+}
+
+function shouldResolveBroadWorkspaceCleanupActivity(
+  repoIsFolder: boolean,
+  worktree: Worktree,
+  scannedAt: number
+): boolean {
+  if (repoIsFolder || worktree.isMainWorktree) {
+    return false
+  }
+  return isWorkspaceInactiveForCleanup(
+    {
+      isArchived: worktree.isArchived,
+      lastActivityAt: getPersistedWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(worktree)
+    },
+    scannedAt
+  )
+}
+
+function getPersistedWorkspaceCleanupActivityAt(
+  worktree: Pick<Worktree, 'createdAt' | 'lastActivityAt'>
+): number {
+  const lastActivityAt = Number.isFinite(worktree.lastActivityAt) ? worktree.lastActivityAt : 0
+  const createdAt = Number.isFinite(worktree.createdAt) ? (worktree.createdAt ?? 0) : 0
+  return Math.max(lastActivityAt, createdAt)
+}
+
 async function listCleanupGitWorktrees(
   repo: Repo,
   repoIsFolder: boolean
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
index af084713a0b..ffd2c59bd1d 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import path from 'node:path'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { ipcMain } from 'electron'
 import type { Store } from '../persistence'
@@ -11,6 +12,8 @@ import type {
 import type { WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress } from '../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
 
 const {
+  lstatMock,
+  readFileMock,
   listRepoWorktreesMock,
   getStatusMock,
   gitExecFileAsyncMock,
@@ -18,6 +21,8 @@ const {
   getSshPtyProviderMock,
   listRegisteredPtysMock
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  lstatMock: vi.fn(),
+  readFileMock: vi.fn(),
   listRepoWorktreesMock: vi.fn(),
   getStatusMock: vi.fn(),
   gitExecFileAsyncMock: vi.fn(),
@@ -26,6 +31,11 @@ const {
   listRegisteredPtysMock: vi.fn()
 }))
 
+vi.mock('node:fs/promises', () => ({
+  lstat: lstatMock,
+  readFile: readFileMock
+}))
+
 vi.mock('electron', () => ({
   ipcMain: {
     handle: vi.fn(),
@@ -92,6 +102,22 @@ function buildWorktreeIds(repoId: string, count: number): string[] {
   return worktreeIds
 }
 
+function makeWorktreeMeta(overrides: Partial<WorktreeMeta> = {}): WorktreeMeta {
+  return {
+    displayName: 'Feature',
+    comment: '',
+    linkedIssue: null,
+    linkedPR: null,
+    linkedLinearIssue: null,
+    isArchived: false,
+    isUnread: false,
+    isPinned: false,
+    sortOrder: 0,
+    lastActivityAt: NOW,
+    ...overrides
+  }
+}
+
 function makeStore(
   options: {
     baseRef?: string
@@ -123,6 +149,8 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     vi.useFakeTimers()
     vi.setSystemTime(NOW)
+    lstatMock.mockReset()
+    readFileMock.mockReset()
     listRepoWorktreesMock.mockReset()
     getStatusMock.mockReset()
     gitExecFileAsyncMock.mockReset()
@@ -130,6 +158,8 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
     getSshPtyProviderMock.mockReset()
     listRegisteredPtysMock.mockReset()
     listRegisteredPtysMock.mockReturnValue([])
+    lstatMock.mockResolvedValue({ mtimeMs: 0 })
+    readFileMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error('not a gitdir pointer'))
     vi.mocked(ipcMain.handle).mockReset()
     vi.mocked(ipcMain.removeHandler).mockReset()
     listRepoWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValue([
@@ -199,7 +229,7 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
     expect(progress[0]).toMatchObject({
       scanId: 'scan-1',
       scannedWorktreeCount: 0,
-      totalWorktreeCount: 2,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1,
       candidates: []
     })
     const candidateProgress = progress.filter(
@@ -222,6 +252,55 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('emits ready rows while another activity metadata read is stalled', async () => {
+    listRepoWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        path: '/repo-feature-a',
+        head: 'abc123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/feature-a',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/repo-feature-b',
+        head: 'def456',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/feature-b',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      }
+    ])
+    lstatMock.mockImplementation((targetPath: string) => {
+      if (targetPath.startsWith('/repo-feature-a')) {
+        return new Promise(() => undefined)
+      }
+      return Promise.resolve({ mtimeMs: 0 })
+    })
+    const progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress[] = []
+
+    const scanPromise = scanWorkspaceCleanup(
+      makeStore(),
+      { scanId: 'scan-1' },
+      { onProgress: (event) => progress.push(event) }
+    )
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(
+        progress.some((event) => event.candidates[0]?.worktreeId === 'repo-1::/repo-feature-b')
+      ).toBe(true)
+    })
+    expect(progress.at(-1)).toMatchObject({
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1
+    })
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(8_000)
+    const result = await scanPromise
+
+    expect(result.candidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining(['repo-1::/repo-feature-a', 'repo-1::/repo-feature-b'])
+    )
+  })
+
   it('keeps raw scan errors out of renderer-facing results', async () => {
     listRepoWorktreesMock.mockRejectedValue(new Error('fatal: path /Users/alice/private failed'))
 
@@ -273,18 +352,10 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
 
   it('uses direct metadata lookup for focused disconnected remote preflight', async () => {
     const targetWorktreeId = 'repo-1::/remote/repo-feature'
-    const targetMeta: WorktreeMeta = {
+    const targetMeta = makeWorktreeMeta({
       displayName: 'Remote Feature',
-      comment: '',
-      linkedIssue: null,
-      linkedPR: null,
-      linkedLinearIssue: null,
-      isArchived: false,
-      isUnread: false,
-      isPinned: false,
-      sortOrder: 0,
       lastActivityAt: NOW - 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000
-    }
+    })
     const getWorktreeMeta = vi.fn((worktreeId: string) =>
       worktreeId === targetWorktreeId ? targetMeta : undefined
     )
@@ -313,6 +384,35 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('stats only the requested worktree during focused local preflight scans', async () => {
+    listRepoWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        path: '/repo-feature-a',
+        head: 'abc123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/feature-a',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/repo-feature-b',
+        head: 'def456',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/feature-b',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      }
+    ])
+
+    const result = await scanWorkspaceCleanup(makeStore(), {
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo-feature-b'
+    })
+
+    expect(result.candidates).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.candidates[0]?.worktreeId).toBe('repo-1::/repo-feature-b')
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo-feature-b')
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('/repo-feature-b', '.git'))
+  })
+
   it('scans connected remote workspaces through the SSH git provider', async () => {
     const provider = {
       listWorktrees: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([
@@ -385,6 +485,95 @@ describe('workspace cleanup scan', () => {
     expect(result.candidates).toEqual([])
   })
 
+  it('stats only broad-scan rows that remain possible cleanup candidates', async () => {
+    listRepoWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValue([
+      {
+        path: '/repo',
+        head: 'main123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/main',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: true
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/repo-old',
+        head: 'old123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/old',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/repo-recent',
+        head: 'recent123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/recent',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      },
+      {
+        path: '/repo-new-created',
+        head: 'created123',
+        branch: 'refs/heads/created',
+        isBare: false,
+        isMainWorktree: false
+      }
+    ])
+    const metadataByWorktreeId: Record<string, WorktreeMeta> = {
+      'repo-1::/repo-old': makeWorktreeMeta({
+        lastActivityAt: NOW - 40 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+        baseRef: 'origin/main'
+      }),
+      'repo-1::/repo-recent': makeWorktreeMeta({
+        lastActivityAt: NOW - 2 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+        baseRef: 'origin/main'
+      }),
+      'repo-1::/repo-new-created': makeWorktreeMeta({
+        createdAt: NOW - 1_000,
+        lastActivityAt: NOW - 40 * 24 * 60 * 60 * 1000,
+        baseRef: 'origin/main'
+      })
+    }
+    const store = {
+      ...makeStore(),
+      getWorktreeMeta: (worktreeId: string) => metadataByWorktreeId[worktreeId]
+    } as unknown as Store
+
+    const result = await scanWorkspaceCleanup(store)
+
+    expect(result.candidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)).toEqual([
+      'repo-1::/repo-old'
+    ])
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/repo-old')
+    expect(lstatMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(path.join('/repo-old', '.git'))
+    expect(getStatusMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('falls back when broad-scan activity metadata stalls', async () => {
+    lstatMock.mockReturnValue(new Promise(() => undefined))
+    const progress: unknown[] = []
+
+    const scanPromise = scanWorkspaceCleanup(
+      makeStore(),
+      { scanId: 'scan-1' },
+      { onProgress: (event) => progress.push(event) }
+    )
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(8_000)
+
+    const result = await scanPromise
+
+    expect(result.candidates).toHaveLength(1)
+    expect(result.candidates[0]?.worktreeId).toBe('repo-1::/repo-feature')
+    expect(progress[0]).toMatchObject({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 0,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1
+    })
+    expect(progress.at(-1)).toMatchObject({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1
+    })
+  })
+
   it('includes focused remove preflight rows even when they are recent', async () => {
     const result = await scanWorkspaceCleanup(
       makeStore({
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog.tsx
index 10dc05beff0..dfcb25d7a41 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog.tsx
@@ -73,7 +73,8 @@ import {
   getCandidateStatus,
   getContextPillLabel,
   getDirtyGitLabel,
-  getReviewPillTone
+  getReviewPillTone,
+  shouldShowGitMetadataChip
 } from './workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data'
 import { StatusPill } from './workspace-cleanup-status-pill'
 import {
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ import {
   type WorkspaceCleanupView,
   type WorkspaceCleanupViewCounts
 } from './workspace-cleanup-view-selection'
+import { filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates } from './workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 
 const DEFAULT_FILTERS: WorkspaceCleanupFilters = {
@@ -195,6 +197,16 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
   const removeCandidates = useAppStore((s) => s.removeWorkspaceCleanupCandidates)
   const markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion = useAppStore((s) => s.markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion)
   const clearWorktreeDeleteState = useAppStore((s) => s.clearWorktreeDeleteState)
+  const deletingWorktreeIds = useAppStore(
+    useShallow(
+      (s) =>
+        new Set(
+          Object.entries(s.deleteStateByWorktreeId)
+            .filter(([, state]) => state.isDeleting)
+            .map(([worktreeId]) => worktreeId)
+        )
+    )
+  )
 
   const open = activeModal === 'workspace-cleanup'
   const openRef = useRef(open)
@@ -292,16 +304,14 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
         setFilters(DEFAULT_FILTERS)
         setSortKey('activity')
         setSortDirection('asc')
-        if (scan) {
-          setSelectedIds(getDefaultSelectedWorkspaceCleanupIds(scan.candidates))
-        }
+        setSelectedIds(new Set())
       }
     }
     if (!loading && !autoScanAttemptedForOpenRef.current) {
       autoScanAttemptedForOpenRef.current = true
       startWorkspaceCleanupScan({ notifyWhenReady: true })
     }
-  }, [loading, open, scan, startWorkspaceCleanupScan])
+  }, [loading, open, startWorkspaceCleanupScan])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open) {
@@ -335,17 +345,17 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
   }, [candidates, effectiveRepoSelection, eligibleRepoIds.length])
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!scan || selectedDefaultsScanAtRef.current === scan.scannedAt) {
+    if (loading || !scan || selectedDefaultsScanAtRef.current === scan.scannedAt) {
       return
     }
     selectedDefaultsScanAtRef.current = scan.scannedAt
     if (removalInFlightRef.current) {
       return
     }
-    setSelectedIds(getDefaultSelectedWorkspaceCleanupIds(scan.candidates))
+    setSelectedIds(getDefaultSelectedWorkspaceCleanupIds(scan.candidates, deletingWorktreeIds))
     setConfirming(false)
     setRowFailures({})
-  }, [scan])
+  }, [deletingWorktreeIds, loading, scan])
 
   const visibleCandidates = useMemo(() => {
     const rows = filteredCandidates.filter((candidate) => !candidate.blockers.includes('dismissed'))
@@ -427,9 +437,11 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
       .map((id) => byId.get(id))
       .filter(
         (candidate): candidate is WorkspaceCleanupCandidate =>
-          candidate != null && canQueueWorkspaceCleanupCandidate(candidate)
+          candidate != null &&
+          canQueueWorkspaceCleanupCandidate(candidate) &&
+          !deletingWorktreeIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)
       )
-  }, [activeRows, selectedIds])
+  }, [activeRows, deletingWorktreeIds, selectedIds])
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!open || confirming) {
       return
@@ -437,10 +449,12 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
     // Why: destructive selection must stay scoped to the rows the user can
     // currently review after tier/filter changes.
     setSelectedIds((current) => {
-      const next = new Set([...current].filter((id) => activeRowIds.has(id)))
+      const next = new Set(
+        [...current].filter((id) => activeRowIds.has(id) && !deletingWorktreeIds.has(id))
+      )
       return next.size === current.size ? current : next
     })
-  }, [activeRowIds, confirming, open])
+  }, [activeRowIds, confirming, deletingWorktreeIds, open])
 
   const handleOpenChange = useCallback(
     (nextOpen: boolean) => {
@@ -489,7 +503,14 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
   }, [])
 
   const openConfirmRemove = useCallback((candidates: readonly WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[]) => {
-    setConfirmCandidates([...candidates])
+    const nextCandidates = filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates(
+      candidates,
+      useAppStore.getState().deleteStateByWorktreeId
+    )
+    if (nextCandidates.length === 0) {
+      return
+    }
+    setConfirmCandidates(nextCandidates)
     setConfirming(true)
   }, [])
 
@@ -506,11 +527,20 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
     if (confirmCandidates.length === 0 || removalInFlightRef.current) {
       return
     }
+    const removableCandidates = filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates(
+      confirmCandidates,
+      useAppStore.getState().deleteStateByWorktreeId
+    )
+    if (removableCandidates.length === 0) {
+      setConfirming(false)
+      setConfirmCandidates([])
+      return
+    }
     removalInFlightRef.current = true
     setRowFailures({})
-    markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion(confirmCandidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId))
+    markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion(removableCandidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId))
     startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
-      candidates: confirmCandidates,
+      candidates: removableCandidates,
       removeCandidates,
       onProgress: (progress) => {
         if (mountedRef.current) {
@@ -521,7 +551,14 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
         const nextFailures: Record<string, string> = {}
         for (const failure of result.failures) {
           nextFailures[failure.worktreeId] = failure.message
-          clearWorktreeDeleteState(failure.worktreeId)
+          const deleteState = useAppStore.getState().deleteStateByWorktreeId[failure.worktreeId]
+          if (
+            deleteState?.isDeleting &&
+            deleteState.error === null &&
+            deleteState.phase === 'queued'
+          ) {
+            clearWorktreeDeleteState(failure.worktreeId)
+          }
         }
         if (mountedRef.current) {
           setRowFailures(nextFailures)
@@ -541,7 +578,7 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
         removalInFlightRef.current = false
       },
       onError: () => {
-        for (const candidate of confirmCandidates) {
+        for (const candidate of removableCandidates) {
           clearWorktreeDeleteState(candidate.worktreeId)
         }
         if (mountedRef.current) {
@@ -666,7 +703,7 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
                     variant="destructive"
                     size="sm"
                     onClick={() => openConfirmRemove(selectedCandidates)}
-                    disabled={selectedCount === 0}
+                    disabled={selectedCount === 0 || loading}
                   >
                     <Trash2 className="size-3.5" />
                     {translate(
@@ -811,7 +848,12 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
                         last={activeRows.length > 1 && index === activeRows.length - 1}
                         expanded={expandedRowIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)}
                         lastActivityLabel={formatRelativeTime(candidate.lastActivityAt)}
-                        selected={selectedIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)}
+                        removing={loading || deletingWorktreeIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)}
+                        selected={
+                          selectedIds.has(candidate.worktreeId) &&
+                          !loading &&
+                          !deletingWorktreeIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)
+                        }
                         failure={rowFailures[candidate.worktreeId]}
                         onToggleExpanded={toggleExpandedRow}
                         onToggleSelected={(id) =>
@@ -820,6 +862,9 @@ export default function WorkspaceCleanupDialog(): React.JSX.Element {
                         onView={closeAndView}
                         onIgnore={ignoreCandidate}
                         onRemove={(candidate) => {
+                          if (loading) {
+                            return
+                          }
                           setSelectedIds(new Set([candidate.worktreeId]))
                           openConfirmRemove([candidate])
                         }}
@@ -1174,7 +1219,6 @@ function ConfirmRemove({
   onConfirm: () => void
 }): React.JSX.Element {
   const count = candidates.length
-  const noun = count === 1 ? 'workspace' : 'workspaces'
   const deleting = progress !== null
   const progressValue = progress
     ? Math.min(100, Math.max(0, (progress.processedCount / progress.totalCount) * 100))
@@ -1194,14 +1238,16 @@ function ConfirmRemove({
             <div className="min-w-0">
               <DialogTitle className="text-base">
                 {deleting
-                  ? `${translate(
-                      'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.e50c4da067',
-                      'Deleting'
-                    )} ${count} ${noun}`
-                  : `${translate(
-                      'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.cbf2f664e2',
-                      'Delete'
-                    )} ${count} ${noun}?`}
+                  ? translate(
+                      'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.deletingCount',
+                      'Deleting workspaces: {{value0}}',
+                      { value0: count }
+                    )
+                  : translate(
+                      'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.deleteCount',
+                      'Delete workspaces: {{value0}}?',
+                      { value0: count }
+                    )}
               </DialogTitle>
               <DialogDescription className="mt-1.5 text-xs leading-5">
                 {deleting
@@ -1243,10 +1289,10 @@ function ConfirmRemove({
         ) : null}
         <div className="flex items-center justify-between border-b border-border px-5 py-2.5">
           <div className="text-[11px] font-semibold uppercase tracking-[0.05em] text-muted-foreground">
-            {count} {noun}{' '}
             {translate(
-              'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.dba753e94f',
-              'to delete'
+              'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.selectedForDeletionCount',
+              'Selected for deletion: {{value0}}',
+              { value0: count }
             )}
           </div>
           <div className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">
@@ -1283,10 +1329,10 @@ function ConfirmRemove({
           <Button variant="destructive" onClick={onConfirm} disabled={count === 0}>
             <Trash2 className="size-4" />
             {translate(
-              'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.cbf2f664e2',
-              'Delete'
-            )}{' '}
-            {count} {noun}
+              'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.deleteButtonCount',
+              'Delete {{value0}}',
+              { value0: count }
+            )}
           </Button>
         ) : null}
       </DialogFooter>
@@ -1306,6 +1352,7 @@ function ConfirmRemoveRow({
   const dirtyLabel = getDirtyGitLabel(candidate)
   const branchDiffersFromName = candidate.branch !== candidate.displayName
   const contextPillLabel = getContextPillLabel(candidate)
+  const showGitMetadataChip = shouldShowGitMetadataChip(candidate)
   const status = getCandidateStatus(candidate)
   return (
     <div className={cn('border-b border-border/60 px-5 py-2.5', last && 'border-b-0')}>
@@ -1323,7 +1370,9 @@ function ConfirmRemoveRow({
           <StatusPill tone={getReviewPillTone(reviewInfo)}>{reviewInfo.label}</StatusPill>
         ) : null}
         {contextPillLabel ? <StatusPill>{contextPillLabel}</StatusPill> : null}
-        {dirtyLabel ? <StatusPill tone="destructive">{dirtyLabel}</StatusPill> : null}
+        {dirtyLabel && showGitMetadataChip ? (
+          <StatusPill tone="destructive">{dirtyLabel}</StatusPill>
+        ) : null}
       </div>
       <div className="mt-0.5 flex min-w-0 flex-wrap items-baseline gap-x-2 text-xs text-muted-foreground">
         <span className="min-w-0 truncate">{candidate.repoName}</span>
@@ -1367,11 +1416,14 @@ function hasActiveWorkspaceCleanupPanelControls(
 }
 
 function getDefaultSelectedWorkspaceCleanupIds(
-  candidates: readonly WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[]
+  candidates: readonly WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[],
+  deletingWorktreeIds: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set()
 ): Set<string> {
   return new Set(
     candidates
-      .filter((candidate) => candidate.selectedByDefault)
+      .filter(
+        (candidate) => candidate.selectedByDefault && !deletingWorktreeIds.has(candidate.worktreeId)
+      )
       .map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)
   )
 }
@@ -1417,13 +1469,11 @@ function formatWorkspaceCleanupProgress(progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress |
       'Finding inactive workspaces...'
     )
   }
-  const noun = progress.scannedWorktreeCount === 1 ? 'workspace' : 'workspaces'
   return translate(
     'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.WorkspaceCleanupDialog.7b7bde5181',
-    'Checked {{value0}} {{value1}} so far',
+    'Checked workspaces so far: {{value0}}',
     {
-      value0: progress.scannedWorktreeCount,
-      value1: noun
+      value0: progress.scannedWorktreeCount
     }
   )
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.test.ts
index b0b1576db43..c072961666b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import {
   startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval,
@@ -13,7 +13,21 @@ vi.mock('sonner', () => ({
   }
 }))
 
+async function settleBackgroundRemoval(): Promise<void> {
+  for (let index = 0; index < 10; index += 1) {
+    await Promise.resolve()
+  }
+}
+
 describe('startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.useRealTimers()
+  })
+
   it('reports deletion progress while the slow removal promise is pending', async () => {
     let resolveRemoval: (
       result: Awaited<ReturnType<WorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemovalArgs['removeCandidates']>>
@@ -47,8 +61,7 @@ describe('startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval', () => {
     expect(onResult).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
     resolveRemoval!({ removedIds: [candidate.worktreeId], failures: [] })
-    await Promise.resolve()
-    await Promise.resolve()
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
 
     expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
       totalCount: 1,
@@ -79,8 +92,7 @@ describe('startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval', () => {
       removeCandidates,
       onProgress
     })
-    await Promise.resolve()
-    await Promise.resolve()
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
 
     expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, [first.worktreeId])
     expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, [second.worktreeId])
@@ -92,6 +104,132 @@ describe('startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('removes nested candidates before their parent workspace', async () => {
+    const parent = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/parent',
+      displayName: 'parent',
+      branch: 'parent',
+      path: '/repo/parent'
+    })
+    const child = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/parent/child',
+      displayName: 'child',
+      branch: 'child',
+      path: '/repo/parent/child'
+    })
+    const removeCandidates = vi.fn(async (worktreeIds: readonly string[]) => ({
+      removedIds: [...worktreeIds],
+      failures: []
+    }))
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [parent, child],
+      removeCandidates,
+      onProgress: vi.fn()
+    })
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, [child.worktreeId])
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, [parent.worktreeId])
+  })
+
+  it('skips an ancestor after a nested workspace removal fails', async () => {
+    const parent = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::C:\\repo\\parent',
+      displayName: 'parent',
+      branch: 'parent',
+      path: 'C:\\repo\\parent'
+    })
+    const child = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::C:\\repo\\parent\\child',
+      displayName: 'child',
+      branch: 'child',
+      path: 'C:\\repo\\parent\\child'
+    })
+    const removeCandidates = vi.fn().mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      removedIds: [],
+      failures: [{ worktreeId: child.worktreeId, displayName: child.displayName, message: 'busy' }]
+    })
+    const onProgress = vi.fn()
+    const onResult = vi.fn()
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [parent, child],
+      removeCandidates,
+      onProgress,
+      onResult
+    })
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenCalledWith([child.worktreeId])
+    expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      totalCount: 2,
+      processedCount: 2,
+      removedCount: 0,
+      failedCount: 2
+    })
+    expect(onResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      removedIds: [],
+      failures: [
+        { worktreeId: child.worktreeId, displayName: child.displayName, message: 'busy' },
+        {
+          worktreeId: parent.worktreeId,
+          displayName: parent.displayName,
+          message: 'Skipped because a nested workspace could not be removed.'
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('does not skip same-path ancestors from another connection after a nested failure', async () => {
+    const failedChild = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/parent/child',
+      displayName: 'child',
+      branch: 'child',
+      path: '/repo/parent/child',
+      connectionId: 'ssh-a'
+    })
+    const unrelatedParent = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-2::/repo/parent',
+      repoId: 'repo-2',
+      repoName: 'Repo 2',
+      displayName: 'parent',
+      branch: 'parent',
+      path: '/repo/parent',
+      connectionId: 'ssh-b'
+    })
+    const removeCandidates = vi
+      .fn()
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+        removedIds: [],
+        failures: [
+          {
+            worktreeId: failedChild.worktreeId,
+            displayName: failedChild.displayName,
+            message: 'busy'
+          }
+        ]
+      })
+      .mockResolvedValueOnce({ removedIds: [unrelatedParent.worktreeId], failures: [] })
+    const onResult = vi.fn()
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [unrelatedParent, failedChild],
+      removeCandidates,
+      onProgress: vi.fn(),
+      onResult
+    })
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, [failedChild.worktreeId])
+    expect(removeCandidates).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(2, [unrelatedParent.worktreeId])
+    expect(onResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      removedIds: [unrelatedParent.worktreeId],
+      failures: [{ worktreeId: failedChild.worktreeId, displayName: 'child', message: 'busy' }]
+    })
+  })
+
   it('reports removal failures after dismissing the pending toast', async () => {
     const candidate = makeCandidate()
 
@@ -105,12 +243,110 @@ describe('startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval', () => {
       }),
       onProgress: vi.fn()
     })
-    await Promise.resolve()
-    await Promise.resolve()
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
 
     expect(toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      '1 workspace could not be removed',
+      'Workspaces not removed: 1',
       expect.objectContaining({ description: 'busy' })
     )
   })
+
+  it('times out a stalled row removal and continues reporting progress', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const candidate = makeCandidate()
+    const onProgress = vi.fn()
+    const onResult = vi.fn()
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      removeCandidates: vi.fn(
+        () =>
+          new Promise<
+            Awaited<ReturnType<WorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemovalArgs['removeCandidates']>>
+          >(() => undefined)
+      ),
+      onProgress,
+      onResult,
+      removalTimeoutMs: 5
+    })
+
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(5)
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(onProgress).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith({
+      totalCount: 1,
+      processedCount: 1,
+      removedCount: 0,
+      failedCount: 1
+    })
+    expect(onResult).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      removedIds: [],
+      failures: [
+        {
+          worktreeId: candidate.worktreeId,
+          displayName: candidate.displayName,
+          message: 'Timed out removing alpha.'
+        }
+      ]
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('keeps removal outcome toasts when the result callback throws', async () => {
+    const candidate = makeCandidate()
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [candidate],
+      removeCandidates: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
+        removedIds: [candidate.worktreeId],
+        failures: []
+      }),
+      onProgress: vi.fn(),
+      onResult: () => {
+        throw new Error('callback failed')
+      },
+      onError: vi.fn()
+    })
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(toast.success).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Removed workspaces: 1')
+    expect(toast.error).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Workspace cleanup failed',
+      expect.objectContaining({ description: 'callback failed' })
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('shows every failure message in the failure toast description', async () => {
+    const first = makeCandidate()
+    const second = makeCandidate({
+      worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/beta',
+      displayName: 'beta',
+      branch: 'beta',
+      path: '/repo/beta'
+    })
+
+    startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
+      candidates: [first, second],
+      removeCandidates: vi
+        .fn()
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          removedIds: [],
+          failures: [
+            { worktreeId: first.worktreeId, displayName: first.displayName, message: 'busy' }
+          ]
+        })
+        .mockResolvedValueOnce({
+          removedIds: [],
+          failures: [
+            { worktreeId: second.worktreeId, displayName: second.displayName, message: 'dirty' }
+          ]
+        }),
+      onProgress: vi.fn()
+    })
+    await settleBackgroundRemoval()
+
+    expect(toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Workspaces not removed: 2',
+      expect.objectContaining({ description: 'busy; dirty' })
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.ts
index 6ae7b2af864..daa7ee0d3af 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-background-removal.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,17 @@
 import { toast } from 'sonner'
 import type { WorkspaceCleanupCandidate } from '../../../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
+import {
+  isPathInsideOrEqual,
+  normalizeRuntimePathForComparison
+} from '../../../../shared/cross-platform-path'
 import type {
   WorkspaceCleanupFailure,
   WorkspaceCleanupRemoveResult
 } from '@/store/slices/workspace-cleanup'
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
 
+const DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CLEANUP_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT_MS = 120_000
+
 export type WorkspaceCleanupRemovalProgress = {
   totalCount: number
   processedCount: number
@@ -19,6 +25,7 @@ export type WorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemovalArgs = {
   onProgress: (progress: WorkspaceCleanupRemovalProgress) => void
   onResult?: (result: WorkspaceCleanupRemoveResult) => void
   onError?: (error: unknown) => void
+  removalTimeoutMs?: number
 }
 
 export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
@@ -26,7 +33,8 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
   removeCandidates,
   onProgress,
   onResult,
-  onError
+  onError,
+  removalTimeoutMs = DEFAULT_WORKSPACE_CLEANUP_REMOVAL_TIMEOUT_MS
 }: WorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemovalArgs): void {
   if (candidates.length === 0) {
     return
@@ -35,6 +43,7 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
   const count = candidates.length
   const removedIds: string[] = []
   const failures: WorkspaceCleanupFailure[] = []
+  const failedCandidates: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[] = []
   let processedCount = 0
 
   const emitProgress = (): void => {
@@ -48,13 +57,43 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
 
   emitProgress()
 
+  // Why: keep the store's nested-worktree delete invariant even though progress
+  // is emitted per row; children must be removed before parent workspaces.
+  const candidatesInRemovalOrder = [...candidates].sort((a, b) => b.path.length - a.path.length)
+
   void (async () => {
-    for (const candidate of candidates) {
+    for (const candidate of candidatesInRemovalOrder) {
+      if (
+        failedCandidates.some((failedCandidate) =>
+          isStrictWorkspaceCleanupDescendant(candidate, failedCandidate)
+        )
+      ) {
+        failedCandidates.push(candidate)
+        failures.push({
+          worktreeId: candidate.worktreeId,
+          displayName: candidate.displayName,
+          message: translate(
+            'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.backgroundRemoval.skippedAncestor',
+            'Skipped because a nested workspace could not be removed.'
+          )
+        })
+        processedCount += 1
+        emitProgress()
+        continue
+      }
       try {
-        const result = await removeCandidates([candidate.worktreeId])
+        const result = await withWorkspaceCleanupRemovalTimeout(
+          removeCandidates([candidate.worktreeId]),
+          candidate,
+          removalTimeoutMs
+        )
         removedIds.push(...result.removedIds)
         failures.push(...result.failures)
+        if (result.failures.length > 0) {
+          failedCandidates.push(candidate)
+        }
       } catch (error: unknown) {
+        failedCandidates.push(candidate)
         failures.push({
           worktreeId: candidate.worktreeId,
           displayName: candidate.displayName,
@@ -67,16 +106,19 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
     }
 
     const result = { removedIds, failures }
-    onResult?.(result)
+    try {
+      onResult?.(result)
+    } catch (callbackError) {
+      console.error('Workspace cleanup result callback failed', callbackError)
+    }
 
     if (result.removedIds.length > 0) {
       toast.success(
         translate(
           'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.backgroundRemoval.removed',
-          'Removed {{value0}} workspace{{value1}}',
+          'Removed workspaces: {{value0}}',
           {
-            value0: result.removedIds.length,
-            value1: result.removedIds.length === 1 ? '' : 's'
+            value0: result.removedIds.length
           }
         )
       )
@@ -86,14 +128,13 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
       toast.error(
         translate(
           'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.backgroundRemoval.failed',
-          '{{value0}} workspace{{value1}} could not be removed',
+          'Workspaces not removed: {{value0}}',
           {
-            value0: result.failures.length,
-            value1: result.failures.length === 1 ? '' : 's'
+            value0: result.failures.length
           }
         ),
         {
-          description: result.failures[0]?.message
+          description: result.failures.map((failure) => failure.message).join('; ')
         }
       )
     }
@@ -110,3 +151,54 @@ export function startWorkspaceCleanupBackgroundRemoval({
     )
   })
 }
+
+async function withWorkspaceCleanupRemovalTimeout(
+  promise: Promise<WorkspaceCleanupRemoveResult>,
+  candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate,
+  timeoutMs: number
+): Promise<WorkspaceCleanupRemoveResult> {
+  if (timeoutMs <= 0 || !Number.isFinite(timeoutMs)) {
+    return promise
+  }
+
+  let timeout: ReturnType<typeof setTimeout> | null = null
+  try {
+    return await Promise.race([
+      promise,
+      new Promise<WorkspaceCleanupRemoveResult>((_resolve, reject) => {
+        timeout = setTimeout(() => {
+          reject(
+            new Error(
+              translate(
+                'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.backgroundRemoval.timedOut',
+                'Timed out removing {{value0}}.',
+                { value0: candidate.displayName }
+              )
+            )
+          )
+        }, timeoutMs)
+      })
+    ])
+  } finally {
+    if (timeout) {
+      clearTimeout(timeout)
+    }
+  }
+}
+
+function isStrictWorkspaceCleanupDescendant(
+  parent: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate,
+  child: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate
+): boolean {
+  return (
+    parent.connectionId === child.connectionId &&
+    isStrictWorkspaceCleanupDescendantPath(parent.path, child.path)
+  )
+}
+
+function isStrictWorkspaceCleanupDescendantPath(parentPath: string, childPath: string): boolean {
+  return (
+    normalizeRuntimePathForComparison(parentPath) !==
+      normalizeRuntimePathForComparison(childPath) && isPathInsideOrEqual(parentPath, childPath)
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-labels.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-labels.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..78b98f9b4d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-labels.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
+import type { WorkspaceCleanupBlocker } from '../../../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
+
+type ContextDetailKind = 'terminal' | 'editor' | 'browser' | 'diff' | 'agent'
+
+export function getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabel(blocker: WorkspaceCleanupBlocker): string {
+  switch (blocker) {
+    case 'main-worktree':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.mainWorkspaceBlocker',
+        'Main workspace'
+      )
+    case 'folder-repo':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.folderProjectBlocker',
+        'Folder project'
+      )
+    case 'pinned':
+      return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.pinnedBlocker', 'Pinned')
+    case 'active-workspace':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.activeWorkspaceBlocker',
+        'Active workspace'
+      )
+    case 'running-terminal':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.runningTerminalBlocker',
+        'Running terminal process'
+      )
+    case 'terminal-liveness-unknown':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker',
+        'Terminal liveness unknown'
+      )
+    case 'dirty-editor-buffer':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.dirtyEditorBufferBlocker',
+        'Unsaved editor buffer'
+      )
+    case 'volatile-local-context':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.volatileLocalContextBlocker',
+        'Volatile local context'
+      )
+    case 'recent-visible-context':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.recentVisibleContextBlocker',
+        'Recently visited tabs'
+      )
+    case 'live-agent':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.liveAgentBlocker',
+        'Active agent'
+      )
+    case 'ssh-disconnected':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.sshDisconnectedBlocker',
+        'Remote unavailable'
+      )
+    case 'git-status-error':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.gitStatusErrorBlocker',
+        'Git status unavailable'
+      )
+    case 'dirty-files':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.dirtyFilesBlocker',
+        'Changed files'
+      )
+    case 'unpushed-commits':
+      return getUnpushedCommitsLabel()
+    case 'unknown-base':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.unknownBaseBlocker',
+        'Could not verify unpushed commits'
+      )
+    case 'dismissed':
+      return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.dismissedBlocker', 'Ignored')
+  }
+}
+
+export function formatWorkspaceCleanupGitStatusLabel(label: string): string {
+  switch (label) {
+    case 'Clean':
+      return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.cleanGit', 'Clean git')
+    case 'Dirty':
+      return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.dirtyGit', 'Dirty git')
+    case 'Unpushed':
+      return getUnpushedCommitsLabel()
+    case 'Unknown':
+      return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.gitUnknown', 'Git unknown')
+  }
+  return translate('auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.gitUnknown', 'Git unknown')
+}
+
+export function getNoUnpushedCommitsLabel(): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.noUnpushedCommits',
+    'No unpushed commits'
+  )
+}
+
+export function getUnpushedCommitsLabel(): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.unpushedCommits',
+    'Unpushed commits'
+  )
+}
+
+export function formatUnpushedCommitCount(count: number): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.unpushedCommitsCount',
+    'Unpushed commits: {{value0}}',
+    { value0: count }
+  )
+}
+
+export function getUncommittedChangesLabel(): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.uncommittedChanges',
+    'Uncommitted changes'
+  )
+}
+
+export function getGitStatusUnknownLabel(): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.gitStatusUnknown',
+    'Git status unknown'
+  )
+}
+
+export function formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail(
+  kind: ContextDetailKind,
+  count: number
+): string {
+  switch (kind) {
+    case 'terminal':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.terminalTabsCount',
+        'Terminal tabs: {{value0}}',
+        { value0: count }
+      )
+    case 'editor':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.editorTabsCount',
+        'Editor tabs: {{value0}}',
+        { value0: count }
+      )
+    case 'browser':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.browserTabsCount',
+        'Browser tabs: {{value0}}',
+        { value0: count }
+      )
+    case 'diff':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.diffNotesCount',
+        'Diff notes: {{value0}}',
+        { value0: count }
+      )
+    case 'agent':
+      return translate(
+        'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.completedAgentsCount',
+        'Completed agents: {{value0}}',
+        { value0: count }
+      )
+  }
+}
+
+export function formatWorkspaceCleanupContextCount(count: number): string {
+  return translate(
+    'auto.components.workspace.cleanup.candidateRow.contextCount',
+    'Context: {{value0}}',
+    { value0: count }
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.test.ts
index 41aa976eebc..3cd5309ac54 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('workspace cleanup candidate row data', () => {
     expect(shouldShowGitMetadataChip(unknownBase)).toBe(false)
   })
 
-  it('keeps the git metadata chip for ordinary clean and dirty rows', () => {
+  it('keeps the git metadata chip for ordinary clean rows', () => {
     expect(
       shouldShowGitMetadataChip(
         makeCandidate({
@@ -27,12 +27,33 @@ describe('workspace cleanup candidate row data', () => {
         })
       )
     ).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('suppresses the git metadata chip when the status pill already names git risk', () => {
     expect(
       shouldShowGitMetadataChip(
         makeCandidate({
+          blockers: ['unpushed-commits'],
+          git: { clean: true, upstreamAhead: 2, upstreamBehind: 0, checkedAt: 1 }
+        })
+      )
+    ).toBe(false)
+    expect(
+      shouldShowGitMetadataChip(
+        makeCandidate({
+          tier: 'review',
+          blockers: [],
+          git: { clean: true, upstreamAhead: 2, upstreamBehind: 0, checkedAt: 1 }
+        })
+      )
+    ).toBe(false)
+    expect(
+      shouldShowGitMetadataChip(
+        makeCandidate({
+          blockers: ['dirty-files'],
           git: { clean: false, upstreamAhead: 0, upstreamBehind: 0, checkedAt: 1 }
         })
       )
-    ).toBe(true)
+    ).toBe(false)
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.ts
index b0ed7a35c83..9e819d90017 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row-data.ts
@@ -1,37 +1,26 @@
 import { translate } from '@/i18n/i18n'
-import type {
-  WorkspaceCleanupBlocker,
-  WorkspaceCleanupCandidate
-} from '../../../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
+import type { WorkspaceCleanupCandidate } from '../../../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
 import {
   getWorkspaceCleanupGitLabel,
   hasWorkspaceCleanupLocalContext,
   type WorkspaceCleanupReviewInfo
 } from './workspace-cleanup-presentation'
+import {
+  formatUnpushedCommitCount,
+  formatWorkspaceCleanupContextCount,
+  formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail,
+  formatWorkspaceCleanupGitStatusLabel,
+  getGitStatusUnknownLabel,
+  getNoUnpushedCommitsLabel,
+  getUncommittedChangesLabel,
+  getUnpushedCommitsLabel,
+  getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabel
+} from './workspace-cleanup-candidate-labels'
 
 export type StatusPillTone = 'neutral' | 'ready' | 'review' | 'destructive'
 
-const BLOCKER_LABELS: Record<WorkspaceCleanupBlocker, string> = {
-  'main-worktree': 'Main workspace',
-  'folder-repo': 'Folder project',
-  pinned: 'Pinned',
-  'active-workspace': 'Active workspace',
-  'running-terminal': 'Running terminal process',
-  'terminal-liveness-unknown': 'Terminal liveness unknown',
-  'dirty-editor-buffer': 'Unsaved editor buffer',
-  'volatile-local-context': 'Volatile local context',
-  'recent-visible-context': 'Recently visited tabs',
-  'live-agent': 'Active agent',
-  'ssh-disconnected': 'Remote unavailable',
-  'git-status-error': 'Git status unavailable',
-  'dirty-files': 'Changed files',
-  'unpushed-commits': 'Unpushed commits',
-  'unknown-base': 'Could not verify unpushed commits',
-  dismissed: 'Ignored'
-}
-
 export function getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabels(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): string[] {
-  return candidate.blockers.map((blocker) => BLOCKER_LABELS[blocker])
+  return candidate.blockers.map((blocker) => getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabel(blocker))
 }
 
 export function getCandidateStatus(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): {
@@ -62,7 +51,7 @@ export function getCandidateStatus(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): {
     }
   }
   if (candidate.blockers.length > 0) {
-    return { label: BLOCKER_LABELS[candidate.blockers[0]], tone: 'neutral' }
+    return { label: getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabel(candidate.blockers[0]), tone: 'neutral' }
   }
   if (candidate.git.upstreamAhead && candidate.git.upstreamAhead > 0) {
     return {
@@ -101,18 +90,7 @@ export function getCandidateStatus(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): {
 }
 
 export function formatGitStatus(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): string {
-  const label = getWorkspaceCleanupGitLabel(candidate)
-  switch (label) {
-    case 'Clean':
-      return 'Clean git'
-    case 'Dirty':
-      return 'Dirty git'
-    case 'Unpushed':
-      return 'Unpushed commits'
-    case 'Unknown':
-      return 'Git unknown'
-  }
-  return 'Git unknown'
+  return formatWorkspaceCleanupGitStatusLabel(getWorkspaceCleanupGitLabel(candidate))
 }
 
 export function formatBranchSafetyDetails(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): string[] {
@@ -120,10 +98,8 @@ export function formatBranchSafetyDetails(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate):
   if (candidate.git.upstreamAhead !== null) {
     details.push(
       candidate.git.upstreamAhead === 0
-        ? 'No unpushed commits'
-        : `${candidate.git.upstreamAhead} unpushed commit${
-            candidate.git.upstreamAhead === 1 ? '' : 's'
-          }`
+        ? getNoUnpushedCommitsLabel()
+        : formatUnpushedCommitCount(candidate.git.upstreamAhead)
     )
   }
   return details
@@ -133,37 +109,25 @@ export function formatContextDetails(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): stri
   const parts: string[] = []
   if (candidate.localContext.terminalTabCount > 0) {
     parts.push(
-      `${candidate.localContext.terminalTabCount} terminal tab${
-        candidate.localContext.terminalTabCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
+      formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail('terminal', candidate.localContext.terminalTabCount)
     )
   }
   if (candidate.localContext.cleanEditorTabCount > 0) {
     parts.push(
-      `${candidate.localContext.cleanEditorTabCount} editor tab${
-        candidate.localContext.cleanEditorTabCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
+      formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail('editor', candidate.localContext.cleanEditorTabCount)
     )
   }
   if (candidate.localContext.browserTabCount > 0) {
     parts.push(
-      `${candidate.localContext.browserTabCount} browser tab${
-        candidate.localContext.browserTabCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
+      formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail('browser', candidate.localContext.browserTabCount)
     )
   }
   if (candidate.localContext.diffCommentCount > 0) {
-    parts.push(
-      `${candidate.localContext.diffCommentCount} diff note${
-        candidate.localContext.diffCommentCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
-    )
+    parts.push(formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail('diff', candidate.localContext.diffCommentCount))
   }
   if (candidate.localContext.retainedDoneAgentCount > 0) {
     parts.push(
-      `${candidate.localContext.retainedDoneAgentCount} completed agent${
-        candidate.localContext.retainedDoneAgentCount === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
+      formatWorkspaceCleanupContextDetail('agent', candidate.localContext.retainedDoneAgentCount)
     )
   }
   return parts.length > 0 ? parts.join(', ') : null
@@ -178,32 +142,43 @@ export function getDirtyGitLabel(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): string |
   }
   if (candidate.blockers.includes('unpushed-commits')) {
     if (candidate.git.upstreamAhead && candidate.git.upstreamAhead > 0) {
-      return `${candidate.git.upstreamAhead} unpushed commit${
-        candidate.git.upstreamAhead === 1 ? '' : 's'
-      }`
+      return formatUnpushedCommitCount(candidate.git.upstreamAhead)
     }
-    return 'Unpushed commits'
+    return getUnpushedCommitsLabel()
   }
   if (candidate.git.upstreamAhead && candidate.git.upstreamAhead > 0) {
-    return `${candidate.git.upstreamAhead} unpushed commit${
-      candidate.git.upstreamAhead === 1 ? '' : 's'
-    }`
+    return formatUnpushedCommitCount(candidate.git.upstreamAhead)
   }
   if (candidate.git.clean === false) {
-    return 'Uncommitted changes'
+    return getUncommittedChangesLabel()
   }
   if (candidate.git.clean == null) {
-    return 'Git status unknown'
+    return getGitStatusUnknownLabel()
   }
   return null
 }
 
 export function shouldShowGitMetadataChip(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): boolean {
   return (
-    !candidate.blockers.includes('unknown-base') && !candidate.blockers.includes('git-status-error')
+    !candidate.blockers.includes('unknown-base') &&
+    !candidate.blockers.includes('git-status-error') &&
+    !hasGitStatusPill(candidate)
   )
 }
 
+function hasGitStatusPill(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): boolean {
+  if (
+    candidate.blockers.includes('dirty-files') ||
+    candidate.blockers.includes('unpushed-commits')
+  ) {
+    return true
+  }
+  if (candidate.blockers.length > 0 || candidate.tier === 'ready') {
+    return false
+  }
+  return (candidate.git.upstreamAhead ?? 0) > 0 || candidate.git.clean === false
+}
+
 export function getReviewPillTone(reviewInfo: WorkspaceCleanupReviewInfo): StatusPillTone {
   if (reviewInfo.state === 'open' || reviewInfo.state === 'draft') {
     return 'review'
@@ -215,7 +190,7 @@ export function getContextPillLabel(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): strin
   if (!hasWorkspaceCleanupLocalContext(candidate)) {
     return null
   }
-  return `${getContextCount(candidate)} context`
+  return formatWorkspaceCleanupContextCount(getContextCount(candidate))
 }
 
 export function getContextCount(candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate): number {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.test.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b65e495a7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+// @vitest-environment happy-dom
+import type { ReactNode } from 'react'
+import { act } from 'react'
+import { createRoot, type Root } from 'react-dom/client'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { CandidateRow } from './workspace-cleanup-candidate-row'
+import { makeCandidate } from './workspace-cleanup-presentation-fixtures'
+
+vi.mock('@/components/ui/tooltip', () => ({
+  Tooltip: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  TooltipContent: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>,
+  TooltipTrigger: ({ children }: { children: ReactNode }) => <>{children}</>
+}))
+
+let root: Root | null = null
+let container: HTMLDivElement | null = null
+
+describe('CandidateRow', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    container = document.createElement('div')
+    document.body.appendChild(container)
+    root = createRoot(container)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (root) {
+      act(() => root?.unmount())
+    }
+    container?.remove()
+    root = null
+    container = null
+  })
+
+  it('hides selection and remove controls while the workspace is already deleting', () => {
+    const candidate = makeCandidate()
+
+    act(() => {
+      root?.render(
+        <CandidateRow
+          candidate={candidate}
+          expanded={false}
+          last
+          lastActivityLabel="1d ago"
+          removing
+          reviewInfo={{
+            hasReview: false,
+            label: null,
+            provider: null,
+            state: null,
+            title: null
+          }}
+          selected
+          onIgnore={vi.fn()}
+          onRemove={vi.fn()}
+          onToggleExpanded={vi.fn()}
+          onToggleSelected={vi.fn()}
+          onView={vi.fn()}
+        />
+      )
+    })
+
+    expect(container?.querySelector(`[aria-label="Select ${candidate.displayName}"]`)).toBeNull()
+    expect(container?.querySelector(`[aria-label="Remove ${candidate.displayName}"]`)).toBeNull()
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.tsx
index 6cae3a1c3ce..04fb02d28c2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-candidate-row.tsx
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ type CandidateRowProps = {
   failure?: string
   last: boolean
   lastActivityLabel: string
+  removing?: boolean
   reviewInfo: WorkspaceCleanupReviewInfo
   selected: boolean
   onIgnore: (candidate: WorkspaceCleanupCandidate) => void
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ function MetadataIconChip({
             'border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground',
             tone === 'ready' &&
               'border-[color:color-mix(in_srgb,var(--git-decoration-added)_45%,transparent)] bg-[color:color-mix(in_srgb,var(--git-decoration-added)_10%,transparent)] text-[var(--git-decoration-added)]',
-            tone === 'review' && 'text-[var(--git-decoration-modified)]',
+            tone === 'review' && 'bg-muted text-foreground',
             tone === 'destructive' && 'border-destructive/30 text-destructive'
           )}
           aria-label={label}
@@ -97,6 +98,7 @@ export function CandidateRow({
   failure,
   last,
   lastActivityLabel,
+  removing = false,
   reviewInfo,
   selected,
   onIgnore,
@@ -105,7 +107,7 @@ export function CandidateRow({
   onToggleSelected,
   onView
 }: CandidateRowProps): React.JSX.Element {
-  const selectable = canQueueWorkspaceCleanupCandidate(candidate)
+  const selectable = canQueueWorkspaceCleanupCandidate(candidate) && !removing
   const ignored = candidate.blockers.includes('dismissed')
   const blockers = getWorkspaceCleanupBlockerLabels(candidate)
   const contextDetails = formatContextDetails(candidate)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5b5f000c19c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+import { describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
+import { makeCandidate } from './workspace-cleanup-presentation-fixtures'
+import { filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates } from './workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates'
+
+describe('workspace cleanup removal candidates', () => {
+  it('excludes workspaces already being deleted', () => {
+    const deleting = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/deleting' })
+    const ready = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo-1::/repo/ready' })
+
+    expect(
+      filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates([deleting, ready], {
+        [deleting.worktreeId]: { isDeleting: true }
+      })
+    ).toEqual([ready])
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5c97d780f31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-removal-candidates.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+import type { WorkspaceCleanupCandidate } from '../../../../shared/workspace-cleanup'
+
+type DeleteState = {
+  isDeleting?: boolean
+}
+
+export function filterWorkspaceCleanupRemovalCandidates(
+  candidates: readonly WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[],
+  deleteStateByWorktreeId: Record<string, DeleteState | undefined>
+): WorkspaceCleanupCandidate[] {
+  return candidates.filter(
+    (candidate) => deleteStateByWorktreeId[candidate.worktreeId]?.isDeleting !== true
+  )
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-status-pill.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-status-pill.tsx
index 344591c5c48..1e5786fda49 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-status-pill.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/workspace-cleanup/workspace-cleanup-status-pill.tsx
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ export function StatusPill({
       className={cn(
         'inline-flex h-5 items-center rounded-full border px-2 text-[11px] font-medium',
         tone === 'neutral' && 'border-border bg-background text-muted-foreground',
-        tone === 'ready' && 'border-border text-[var(--git-decoration-added)]',
-        tone === 'review' && 'border-border text-[var(--git-decoration-modified)]',
+        tone === 'ready' &&
+          'border-status-success-border bg-status-success-background text-status-success',
+        tone === 'review' && 'border-border bg-muted text-foreground',
         tone === 'destructive' && 'border-destructive/30 text-destructive'
       )}
     >
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
index 570c20c6c54..9d3056a7ae3 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/en.json
@@ -2339,7 +2339,62 @@
             "gitFilter": "Git",
             "contextFilter": "Context",
             "sortBy": "Sort by",
-            "sortDirection": "Direction"
+            "sortDirection": "Direction",
+            "e50c4da067": "Deleting",
+            "1d3503357d": "You can close this and come back while deletion continues.",
+            "4c2990886e": "{{value0}}/{{value1}} deleted",
+            "86ba852118": "{{value0}}, {{value1}} failed",
+            "7b7bde5181": "Checked workspaces so far: {{value0}}",
+            "deletingCount": "Deleting workspaces: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteCount": "Delete workspaces: {{value0}}?",
+            "selectedForDeletionCount": "Selected for deletion: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteButtonCount": "Delete {{value0}}",
+            "archivedStatus": "Archived",
+            "readyStatus": "Ready"
+          },
+          "backgroundRemoval": {
+            "removed": "Removed workspaces: {{value0}}",
+            "failed": "Workspaces not removed: {{value0}}",
+            "error": "Workspace cleanup failed",
+            "skippedAncestor": "Skipped because a nested workspace could not be removed.",
+            "timedOut": "Timed out removing {{value0}}."
+          },
+          "candidateRow": {
+            "gitLabel": "Git",
+            "commitsLabel": "Commits",
+            "contextLabel": "Context",
+            "flagsLabel": "Flags",
+            "collapseDetails": "Collapse details",
+            "expandDetails": "Expand details",
+            "cleanGit": "Clean git",
+            "dirtyGit": "Dirty git",
+            "unpushedCommits": "Unpushed commits",
+            "gitUnknown": "Git unknown",
+            "gitStatusUnknown": "Git status unknown",
+            "noUnpushedCommits": "No unpushed commits",
+            "unpushedCommitsCount": "Unpushed commits: {{value0}}",
+            "uncommittedChanges": "Uncommitted changes",
+            "terminalTabsCount": "Terminal tabs: {{value0}}",
+            "editorTabsCount": "Editor tabs: {{value0}}",
+            "browserTabsCount": "Browser tabs: {{value0}}",
+            "diffNotesCount": "Diff notes: {{value0}}",
+            "completedAgentsCount": "Completed agents: {{value0}}",
+            "contextCount": "Context: {{value0}}",
+            "mainWorkspaceBlocker": "Main workspace",
+            "folderProjectBlocker": "Folder project",
+            "pinnedBlocker": "Pinned",
+            "activeWorkspaceBlocker": "Active workspace",
+            "runningTerminalBlocker": "Running terminal process",
+            "terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker": "Terminal liveness unknown",
+            "dirtyEditorBufferBlocker": "Unsaved editor buffer",
+            "volatileLocalContextBlocker": "Volatile local context",
+            "recentVisibleContextBlocker": "Recently visited tabs",
+            "liveAgentBlocker": "Active agent",
+            "sshDisconnectedBlocker": "Remote unavailable",
+            "gitStatusErrorBlocker": "Git status unavailable",
+            "dirtyFilesBlocker": "Changed files",
+            "unknownBaseBlocker": "Could not verify unpushed commits",
+            "dismissedBlocker": "Ignored"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -4027,7 +4082,8 @@
           "runtimeHostProject": "Project on Orca server",
           "automationCreated": "Created by automation",
           "branchIdentity": "Branch",
-          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "Branch or folder path"
+          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "Branch or folder path",
+          "ef18787206": "Queued for deletion"
         },
         "WorktreeCardAgents": {
           "1b0a156717": "Agents"
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
index 2543c3ce6d3..70ce1719106 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/es.json
@@ -2339,7 +2339,62 @@
             "gitFilter": "Git",
             "contextFilter": "Contexto",
             "sortBy": "Ordenar por",
-            "sortDirection": "Dirección"
+            "sortDirection": "Dirección",
+            "e50c4da067": "Eliminando",
+            "1d3503357d": "Puedes cerrar esto y volver mientras la eliminación continúa.",
+            "4c2990886e": "{{value0}}/{{value1}} eliminados",
+            "86ba852118": "{{value0}}, {{value1}} fallidos",
+            "7b7bde5181": "Espacios de trabajo comprobados hasta ahora: {{value0}}",
+            "deletingCount": "Eliminando espacios de trabajo: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteCount": "¿Eliminar espacios de trabajo: {{value0}}?",
+            "selectedForDeletionCount": "Seleccionados para eliminar: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteButtonCount": "Eliminar {{value0}}",
+            "archivedStatus": "Archivado",
+            "readyStatus": "Listo"
+          },
+          "backgroundRemoval": {
+            "removed": "Espacios de trabajo eliminados: {{value0}}",
+            "failed": "Espacios de trabajo no eliminados: {{value0}}",
+            "error": "Error en la limpieza del espacio de trabajo",
+            "skippedAncestor": "Se omitió porque no se pudo eliminar un espacio de trabajo anidado.",
+            "timedOut": "Se agotó el tiempo al eliminar {{value0}}."
+          },
+          "candidateRow": {
+            "gitLabel": "Git",
+            "commitsLabel": "Confirmaciones",
+            "contextLabel": "Contexto",
+            "flagsLabel": "Indicadores",
+            "collapseDetails": "Contraer detalles",
+            "expandDetails": "Expandir detalles",
+            "cleanGit": "Git limpio",
+            "dirtyGit": "Git con cambios",
+            "unpushedCommits": "Confirmaciones sin enviar",
+            "gitUnknown": "Git desconocido",
+            "gitStatusUnknown": "Estado de Git desconocido",
+            "noUnpushedCommits": "Sin confirmaciones sin enviar",
+            "unpushedCommitsCount": "Confirmaciones sin enviar: {{value0}}",
+            "uncommittedChanges": "Cambios sin confirmar",
+            "terminalTabsCount": "Pestañas de terminal: {{value0}}",
+            "editorTabsCount": "Pestañas de editor: {{value0}}",
+            "browserTabsCount": "Pestañas de navegador: {{value0}}",
+            "diffNotesCount": "Notas de diff: {{value0}}",
+            "completedAgentsCount": "Agentes completados: {{value0}}",
+            "contextCount": "Contexto: {{value0}}",
+            "mainWorkspaceBlocker": "Espacio de trabajo principal",
+            "folderProjectBlocker": "Proyecto de carpeta",
+            "pinnedBlocker": "Fijado",
+            "activeWorkspaceBlocker": "Espacio de trabajo activo",
+            "runningTerminalBlocker": "Proceso de terminal en ejecución",
+            "terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker": "Estado del terminal desconocido",
+            "dirtyEditorBufferBlocker": "Búfer del editor sin guardar",
+            "volatileLocalContextBlocker": "Contexto local volátil",
+            "recentVisibleContextBlocker": "Pestañas visitadas recientemente",
+            "liveAgentBlocker": "Agente activo",
+            "sshDisconnectedBlocker": "Remoto no disponible",
+            "gitStatusErrorBlocker": "Estado de Git no disponible",
+            "dirtyFilesBlocker": "Archivos modificados",
+            "unknownBaseBlocker": "No se pudieron verificar confirmaciones sin enviar",
+            "dismissedBlocker": "Ignorado"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -4004,7 +4059,8 @@
           "runtimeHostProject": "Proyecto en servidor de Orca",
           "automationCreated": "Creado por automatización",
           "branchIdentity": "Rama",
-          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "Rama o ruta de carpeta"
+          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "Rama o ruta de carpeta",
+          "ef18787206": "En cola para eliminación"
         },
         "WorktreeCardAgents": {
           "1b0a156717": "Agents"
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
index 9727ae4adc4..a8a7ea24879 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ja.json
@@ -2339,7 +2339,62 @@
             "gitFilter": "Git",
             "contextFilter": "コンテクスト",
             "sortBy": "並べ替え",
-            "sortDirection": "方向"
+            "sortDirection": "方向",
+            "e50c4da067": "削除中",
+            "1d3503357d": "削除の続行中にこれを閉じて後で戻れます。",
+            "4c2990886e": "{{value0}}/{{value1}} 件を削除済み",
+            "86ba852118": "{{value0}}、{{value1}} 件が失敗",
+            "7b7bde5181": "これまでに確認したワークスペース: {{value0}}",
+            "deletingCount": "削除中のワークスペース: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteCount": "ワークスペースを削除しますか: {{value0}}?",
+            "selectedForDeletionCount": "削除対象として選択済み: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteButtonCount": "{{value0}} 件を削除",
+            "archivedStatus": "アーカイブ済み",
+            "readyStatus": "準備完了"
+          },
+          "backgroundRemoval": {
+            "removed": "削除済みワークスペース: {{value0}}",
+            "failed": "削除できなかったワークスペース: {{value0}}",
+            "error": "ワークスペースのクリーンアップに失敗しました",
+            "skippedAncestor": "ネストされたワークスペースを削除できなかったためスキップしました。",
+            "timedOut": "{{value0}} の削除がタイムアウトしました。"
+          },
+          "candidateRow": {
+            "gitLabel": "Git",
+            "commitsLabel": "コミット",
+            "contextLabel": "コンテキスト",
+            "flagsLabel": "フラグ",
+            "collapseDetails": "詳細を折りたたむ",
+            "expandDetails": "詳細を展開",
+            "cleanGit": "Git はクリーン",
+            "dirtyGit": "Git に変更あり",
+            "unpushedCommits": "未プッシュのコミット",
+            "gitUnknown": "Git 不明",
+            "gitStatusUnknown": "Git 状態不明",
+            "noUnpushedCommits": "未プッシュのコミットなし",
+            "unpushedCommitsCount": "未プッシュのコミット: {{value0}}",
+            "uncommittedChanges": "未コミットの変更",
+            "terminalTabsCount": "ターミナルタブ: {{value0}}",
+            "editorTabsCount": "エディタタブ: {{value0}}",
+            "browserTabsCount": "ブラウザタブ: {{value0}}",
+            "diffNotesCount": "差分メモ: {{value0}}",
+            "completedAgentsCount": "完了済みエージェント: {{value0}}",
+            "contextCount": "コンテキスト: {{value0}}",
+            "mainWorkspaceBlocker": "メインワークスペース",
+            "folderProjectBlocker": "フォルダープロジェクト",
+            "pinnedBlocker": "ピン留め済み",
+            "activeWorkspaceBlocker": "アクティブなワークスペース",
+            "runningTerminalBlocker": "実行中のターミナルプロセス",
+            "terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker": "ターミナルの状態不明",
+            "dirtyEditorBufferBlocker": "未保存のエディタバッファ",
+            "volatileLocalContextBlocker": "揮発性のローカルコンテキスト",
+            "recentVisibleContextBlocker": "最近表示したタブ",
+            "liveAgentBlocker": "アクティブなエージェント",
+            "sshDisconnectedBlocker": "リモート利用不可",
+            "gitStatusErrorBlocker": "Git 状態を利用できません",
+            "dirtyFilesBlocker": "変更済みファイル",
+            "unknownBaseBlocker": "未プッシュのコミットを確認できませんでした",
+            "dismissedBlocker": "無視済み"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -3985,7 +4040,8 @@
           "runtimeHostProject": "Orca サーバー上のプロジェクト",
           "automationCreated": "自動化により作成",
           "branchIdentity": "ブランチ",
-          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "ブランチまたはフォルダパス"
+          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "ブランチまたはフォルダパス",
+          "ef18787206": "削除待ち"
         },
         "WorktreeCardAgents": {
           "1b0a156717": "エージェント"
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
index bff86bf9af6..e4737a04266 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/ko.json
@@ -2339,7 +2339,62 @@
             "gitFilter": "Git",
             "contextFilter": "문맥",
             "sortBy": "정렬 기준",
-            "sortDirection": "방향"
+            "sortDirection": "방향",
+            "e50c4da067": "삭제 중",
+            "1d3503357d": "삭제가 계속되는 동안 이 창을 닫고 나중에 돌아올 수 있습니다.",
+            "4c2990886e": "{{value0}}/{{value1}}개 삭제됨",
+            "86ba852118": "{{value0}}, {{value1}}개 실패",
+            "7b7bde5181": "지금까지 확인한 워크스페이스: {{value0}}",
+            "deletingCount": "삭제 중인 워크스페이스: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteCount": "워크스페이스 삭제: {{value0}}?",
+            "selectedForDeletionCount": "삭제 대상으로 선택됨: {{value0}}",
+            "deleteButtonCount": "{{value0}}개 삭제",
+            "archivedStatus": "보관됨",
+            "readyStatus": "준비됨"
+          },
+          "backgroundRemoval": {
+            "removed": "삭제된 워크스페이스: {{value0}}",
+            "failed": "삭제되지 않은 워크스페이스: {{value0}}",
+            "error": "워크스페이스 정리 실패",
+            "skippedAncestor": "중첩된 워크스페이스를 제거할 수 없어 건너뛰었습니다.",
+            "timedOut": "{{value0}} 삭제 시간이 초과되었습니다."
+          },
+          "candidateRow": {
+            "gitLabel": "Git",
+            "commitsLabel": "커밋",
+            "contextLabel": "문맥",
+            "flagsLabel": "플래그",
+            "collapseDetails": "세부 정보 접기",
+            "expandDetails": "세부 정보 펼치기",
+            "cleanGit": "Git 깨끗함",
+            "dirtyGit": "Git 변경 있음",
+            "unpushedCommits": "푸시되지 않은 커밋",
+            "gitUnknown": "Git 알 수 없음",
+            "gitStatusUnknown": "Git 상태 알 수 없음",
+            "noUnpushedCommits": "푸시되지 않은 커밋 없음",
+            "unpushedCommitsCount": "푸시되지 않은 커밋: {{value0}}",
+            "uncommittedChanges": "커밋되지 않은 변경 사항",
+            "terminalTabsCount": "터미널 탭: {{value0}}",
+            "editorTabsCount": "편집기 탭: {{value0}}",
+            "browserTabsCount": "브라우저 탭: {{value0}}",
+            "diffNotesCount": "Diff 메모: {{value0}}",
+            "completedAgentsCount": "완료된 에이전트: {{value0}}",
+            "contextCount": "문맥: {{value0}}",
+            "mainWorkspaceBlocker": "기본 워크스페이스",
+            "folderProjectBlocker": "폴더 프로젝트",
+            "pinnedBlocker": "고정됨",
+            "activeWorkspaceBlocker": "활성 워크스페이스",
+            "runningTerminalBlocker": "실행 중인 터미널 프로세스",
+            "terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker": "터미널 상태 알 수 없음",
+            "dirtyEditorBufferBlocker": "저장되지 않은 편집기 버퍼",
+            "volatileLocalContextBlocker": "휘발성 로컬 문맥",
+            "recentVisibleContextBlocker": "최근 방문한 탭",
+            "liveAgentBlocker": "활성 에이전트",
+            "sshDisconnectedBlocker": "원격을 사용할 수 없음",
+            "gitStatusErrorBlocker": "Git 상태를 사용할 수 없음",
+            "dirtyFilesBlocker": "변경된 파일",
+            "unknownBaseBlocker": "푸시되지 않은 커밋을 확인할 수 없음",
+            "dismissedBlocker": "무시됨"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -3985,7 +4040,8 @@
           "runtimeHostProject": "Orca 서버의 프로젝트",
           "automationCreated": "자동화로 생성됨",
           "branchIdentity": "브랜치",
-          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "브랜치 또는 폴더 경로"
+          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "브랜치 또는 폴더 경로",
+          "ef18787206": "삭제 대기 중"
         },
         "WorktreeCardAgents": {
           "1b0a156717": "에이전트"
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
index a0b21163a78..09f538b6f4f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
+++ b/src/renderer/src/i18n/locales/zh.json
@@ -2339,7 +2339,62 @@
             "gitFilter": "Git",
             "contextFilter": "上下文",
             "sortBy": "排序依据",
-            "sortDirection": "方向"
+            "sortDirection": "方向",
+            "e50c4da067": "正在删除",
+            "1d3503357d": "删除继续期间，你可以关闭此窗口并稍后回来。",
+            "4c2990886e": "已删除 {{value0}}/{{value1}}",
+            "86ba852118": "{{value0}}，{{value1}} 个失败",
+            "7b7bde5181": "到目前为止已检查工作区：{{value0}}",
+            "deletingCount": "正在删除工作区：{{value0}}",
+            "deleteCount": "删除工作区：{{value0}}？",
+            "selectedForDeletionCount": "已选择删除：{{value0}}",
+            "deleteButtonCount": "删除 {{value0}}",
+            "archivedStatus": "已归档",
+            "readyStatus": "就绪"
+          },
+          "backgroundRemoval": {
+            "removed": "已删除工作区：{{value0}}",
+            "failed": "未删除工作区：{{value0}}",
+            "error": "工作区清理失败",
+            "skippedAncestor": "由于无法删除嵌套工作区，已跳过。",
+            "timedOut": "删除 {{value0}} 超时。"
+          },
+          "candidateRow": {
+            "gitLabel": "Git",
+            "commitsLabel": "提交",
+            "contextLabel": "上下文",
+            "flagsLabel": "标记",
+            "collapseDetails": "收起详情",
+            "expandDetails": "展开详情",
+            "cleanGit": "Git 干净",
+            "dirtyGit": "Git 有更改",
+            "unpushedCommits": "未推送提交",
+            "gitUnknown": "Git 未知",
+            "gitStatusUnknown": "Git 状态未知",
+            "noUnpushedCommits": "没有未推送提交",
+            "unpushedCommitsCount": "未推送提交：{{value0}}",
+            "uncommittedChanges": "未提交的更改",
+            "terminalTabsCount": "终端标签页：{{value0}}",
+            "editorTabsCount": "编辑器标签页：{{value0}}",
+            "browserTabsCount": "浏览器标签页：{{value0}}",
+            "diffNotesCount": "Diff 备注：{{value0}}",
+            "completedAgentsCount": "已完成智能体：{{value0}}",
+            "contextCount": "上下文：{{value0}}",
+            "mainWorkspaceBlocker": "主工作区",
+            "folderProjectBlocker": "文件夹项目",
+            "pinnedBlocker": "已固定",
+            "activeWorkspaceBlocker": "活动工作区",
+            "runningTerminalBlocker": "正在运行的终端进程",
+            "terminalLivenessUnknownBlocker": "终端状态未知",
+            "dirtyEditorBufferBlocker": "未保存的编辑器缓冲区",
+            "volatileLocalContextBlocker": "易变本地上下文",
+            "recentVisibleContextBlocker": "最近访问的标签页",
+            "liveAgentBlocker": "活动智能体",
+            "sshDisconnectedBlocker": "远程不可用",
+            "gitStatusErrorBlocker": "Git 状态不可用",
+            "dirtyFilesBlocker": "已更改文件",
+            "unknownBaseBlocker": "无法验证未推送提交",
+            "dismissedBlocker": "已忽略"
           }
         }
       },
@@ -3985,7 +4040,8 @@
           "runtimeHostProject": "Orca 服务器上的项目",
           "automationCreated": "由自动化创建",
           "branchIdentity": "分支",
-          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "分支或文件夹路径"
+          "branchFolderPathIdentity": "分支或文件夹路径",
+          "ef18787206": "已排队删除"
         },
         "WorktreeCardAgents": {
           "1b0a156717": "智能体"
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/store-cascades.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/store-cascades.test.ts
index 6b489c2dab9..e8f38d53cfe 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/store-cascades.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/store-cascades.test.ts
@@ -216,6 +216,37 @@ describe('removeWorktree cascade', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('can suppress preserved branch warning toasts for batched cleanup removal', async () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const worktreeId = 'repo1::/path/wt1'
+    mockApi.worktrees.remove.mockResolvedValueOnce({
+      preservedBranch: { branchName: 'feature/test', head: 'def456' }
+    })
+
+    seedStore(store, {
+      worktreesByRepo: {
+        repo1: [
+          makeWorktree({
+            id: worktreeId,
+            repoId: 'repo1',
+            path: '/path/wt1',
+            displayName: 'Review cleanup'
+          })
+        ]
+      }
+    })
+
+    const result = await store
+      .getState()
+      .removeWorktree(worktreeId, false, { suppressPreservedBranchToast: true })
+
+    expect(result).toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      preservedBranch: { branchName: 'feature/test', head: 'def456' }
+    })
+    expect(toast.warning).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('sets delete state with dirty/untracked error and canForceDelete=true on failure', async () => {
     const store = createTestStore()
     const worktreeId = 'repo1::/path/wt1'
@@ -289,6 +320,25 @@ describe('removeWorktree cascade', () => {
     })
   })
 
+  it('keeps active deletion state when cleanup queues stale rows', () => {
+    const store = createTestStore()
+    const active = 'repo1::/path/deleting'
+    const queued = 'repo1::/path/queued'
+
+    seedStore(store, {
+      deleteStateByWorktreeId: {
+        [active]: { isDeleting: true, phase: 'deleting', error: null, canForceDelete: false }
+      }
+    })
+
+    store.getState().markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion([active, queued])
+
+    expect(store.getState().deleteStateByWorktreeId).toMatchObject({
+      [active]: { isDeleting: true, phase: 'deleting', error: null, canForceDelete: false },
+      [queued]: { isDeleting: true, phase: 'queued', error: null, canForceDelete: false }
+    })
+  })
+
   it('offers force delete for Electron-wrapped local dirty preflight errors', async () => {
     const store = createTestStore()
     const worktreeId = 'repo1::/workspace/feature-wt'
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
index 3a5199e2adc..bccb1b66bcc 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.test.ts
@@ -289,6 +289,281 @@ describe('workspace cleanup viewed rows', () => {
     expect(getForegroundProcess).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
+  it('keeps append progress rows when terminal enrichment resolves out of order', async () => {
+    const pending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const terminalProbe = deferred<boolean>()
+    let onProgress: ((progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress) => void) | undefined
+    const terminalCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/terminal' })
+    const laterCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/later' })
+    const scan = vi.fn((_args, progressCallback) => {
+      onProgress = progressCallback
+      return pending.promise
+    })
+    installWorkspaceCleanupApi(scan)
+    const hasChildProcesses = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(terminalProbe.promise)
+    const getForegroundProcess = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('zsh')
+    ;(
+      globalThis.window as unknown as {
+        api: {
+          pty?: {
+            hasChildProcesses: typeof hasChildProcesses
+            getForegroundProcess: typeof getForegroundProcess
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ).api.pty = { hasChildProcesses, getForegroundProcess }
+    const store = createCleanupTestStore()
+    store.setState({
+      tabsByWorktree: {
+        'repo1::/tmp/terminal': [
+          { id: 'tab-1', title: 'zsh' }
+        ] as AppState['tabsByWorktree'][string]
+      },
+      ptyIdsByTabId: { 'tab-1': ['pty-1'] }
+    } as Partial<AppState>)
+
+    const scanPromise = store.getState().scanWorkspaceCleanup()
+    onProgress?.({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 2,
+      candidates: [terminalCandidate],
+      errors: [],
+      candidateMode: 'append'
+    })
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(hasChildProcesses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
+    onProgress?.({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 2,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 2,
+      candidates: [laterCandidate],
+      errors: [],
+      candidateMode: 'append'
+    })
+    await Promise.resolve()
+    expect(store.getState().workspaceCleanupProgress).toBeNull()
+
+    terminalProbe.resolve(false)
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(store.getState().workspaceCleanupProgress?.scannedWorktreeCount).toBe(2)
+    })
+    expect(
+      store.getState().workspaceCleanupScan?.candidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)
+    ).toEqual(['repo1::/tmp/terminal', 'repo1::/tmp/later'])
+
+    pending.resolve({
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      candidates: [terminalCandidate, laterCandidate],
+      errors: []
+    })
+    await scanPromise
+  })
+
+  it('publishes the final scan result without waiting for queued progress', async () => {
+    const pending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const terminalProbe = deferred<boolean>()
+    let scanSettled = false
+    let onProgress: ((progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress) => void) | undefined
+    const terminalCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/terminal' })
+    const finalCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/final' })
+    const scan = vi.fn((_args, progressCallback) => {
+      onProgress = progressCallback
+      return pending.promise
+    })
+    installWorkspaceCleanupApi(scan)
+    const hasChildProcesses = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(terminalProbe.promise)
+    const getForegroundProcess = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('zsh')
+    ;(
+      globalThis.window as unknown as {
+        api: {
+          pty?: {
+            hasChildProcesses: typeof hasChildProcesses
+            getForegroundProcess: typeof getForegroundProcess
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ).api.pty = { hasChildProcesses, getForegroundProcess }
+    const store = createCleanupTestStore()
+    store.setState({
+      tabsByWorktree: {
+        'repo1::/tmp/terminal': [
+          { id: 'tab-1', title: 'zsh' }
+        ] as AppState['tabsByWorktree'][string]
+      },
+      ptyIdsByTabId: { 'tab-1': ['pty-1'] }
+    } as Partial<AppState>)
+
+    const scanPromise = store
+      .getState()
+      .scanWorkspaceCleanup()
+      .finally(() => {
+        scanSettled = true
+      })
+    onProgress?.({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 2,
+      candidates: [terminalCandidate],
+      errors: [],
+      candidateMode: 'append'
+    })
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(hasChildProcesses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+
+    pending.resolve({
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      candidates: [finalCandidate],
+      errors: []
+    })
+    await scanPromise
+    expect(scanSettled).toBe(true)
+
+    terminalProbe.resolve(false)
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+
+    expect(
+      store.getState().workspaceCleanupScan?.candidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)
+    ).toEqual(['repo1::/tmp/final'])
+    expect(store.getState().workspaceCleanupProgress).toMatchObject({
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('ignores stale progress without replacing the active scan progress queue', async () => {
+    const firstPending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const secondPending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const terminalProbe = deferred<boolean>()
+    const progressCallbacks: ((progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress) => void)[] = []
+    let secondScanSettled = false
+    const firstCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/first' })
+    const terminalCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/terminal' })
+    const finalCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/final' })
+    const scan = vi.fn((args, progressCallback) => {
+      progressCallbacks.push(progressCallback)
+      return args?.skipGitWorktreeIds?.includes('second')
+        ? secondPending.promise
+        : firstPending.promise
+    })
+    installWorkspaceCleanupApi(scan)
+    const hasChildProcesses = vi.fn().mockReturnValue(terminalProbe.promise)
+    const getForegroundProcess = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue('zsh')
+    ;(
+      globalThis.window as unknown as {
+        api: {
+          pty?: {
+            hasChildProcesses: typeof hasChildProcesses
+            getForegroundProcess: typeof getForegroundProcess
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    ).api.pty = { hasChildProcesses, getForegroundProcess }
+    const store = createCleanupTestStore()
+    store.setState({
+      tabsByWorktree: {
+        'repo1::/tmp/terminal': [
+          { id: 'tab-1', title: 'zsh' }
+        ] as AppState['tabsByWorktree'][string]
+      },
+      ptyIdsByTabId: { 'tab-1': ['pty-1'] }
+    } as Partial<AppState>)
+
+    const firstScan = store.getState().scanWorkspaceCleanup({ skipGitWorktreeIds: ['first'] })
+    const secondScan = store
+      .getState()
+      .scanWorkspaceCleanup({ skipGitWorktreeIds: ['second'] })
+      .finally(() => {
+        secondScanSettled = true
+      })
+
+    progressCallbacks[1]?.({
+      scanId: 'scan-2',
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 2,
+      candidates: [terminalCandidate],
+      errors: [],
+      candidateMode: 'append'
+    })
+    await vi.waitFor(() => {
+      expect(hasChildProcesses).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    })
+    progressCallbacks[0]?.({
+      scanId: 'scan-1',
+      scannedAt: NOW - 1,
+      scannedWorktreeCount: 1,
+      totalWorktreeCount: 1,
+      candidates: [firstCandidate],
+      errors: [],
+      candidateMode: 'append'
+    })
+
+    secondPending.resolve({
+      scannedAt: NOW,
+      candidates: [terminalCandidate, finalCandidate],
+      errors: []
+    })
+    await Promise.resolve()
+    expect(secondScanSettled).toBe(false)
+
+    terminalProbe.resolve(false)
+    await secondScan
+    firstPending.resolve({ scannedAt: NOW - 1, candidates: [firstCandidate], errors: [] })
+    await firstScan
+
+    expect(
+      store.getState().workspaceCleanupScan?.candidates.map((candidate) => candidate.worktreeId)
+    ).toEqual(['repo1::/tmp/terminal', 'repo1::/tmp/final'])
+  })
+
+  it('does not let an in-flight broad scan revive removed cleanup rows', async () => {
+    const firstBroadScan = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const secondBroadScan = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
+    const candidate = makeCandidate()
+    const refreshedCandidate = makeCandidate({ worktreeId: 'repo1::/tmp/refreshed' })
+    const broadScans = [firstBroadScan, secondBroadScan]
+    const scan = vi.fn((args?: { worktreeId?: string }) => {
+      if (args?.worktreeId) {
+        return Promise.resolve({ scannedAt: NOW, candidates: [candidate], errors: [] })
+      }
+      const nextBroadScan = broadScans.shift()
+      if (!nextBroadScan) {
+        throw new Error('unexpected broad scan')
+      }
+      return nextBroadScan.promise
+    })
+    installWorkspaceCleanupApi(scan)
+    const removeWorktree = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ ok: true })
+    const store = createCleanupTestStore(removeWorktree)
+    store.setState({
+      workspaceCleanupScan: { scannedAt: NOW - 1, candidates: [candidate], errors: [] }
+    } as Partial<AppState>)
+
+    const pendingRefresh = store.getState().scanWorkspaceCleanup()
+    await store.getState().removeWorkspaceCleanupCandidates([candidate.worktreeId])
+    const replacementRefresh = store.getState().scanWorkspaceCleanup()
+
+    expect(scan).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+
+    secondBroadScan.resolve({ scannedAt: NOW, candidates: [refreshedCandidate], errors: [] })
+    await expect(replacementRefresh).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      candidates: [refreshedCandidate]
+    })
+
+    firstBroadScan.resolve({ scannedAt: NOW - 1, candidates: [candidate], errors: [] })
+    await pendingRefresh
+
+    expect(store.getState().workspaceCleanupLoading).toBe(false)
+    expect(store.getState().workspaceCleanupScan?.candidates).toEqual([refreshedCandidate])
+  })
+
   it('does not join broad cleanup scans with different explicit args', async () => {
     const firstPending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
     const secondPending = deferred<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>()
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.ts
index 502cead194a..f25c6735554 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/workspace-cleanup.ts
@@ -78,6 +78,11 @@ let inFlightWorkspaceCleanupScan: {
   promise: Promise<WorkspaceCleanupScanResult>
 } | null = null
 let latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken = 0
+let finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken = 0
+let workspaceCleanupProgressQueue: {
+  scanToken: number
+  promise: Promise<void>
+} | null = null
 let workspaceCleanupEnrichmentCache: {
   scanToken: number
   entries: Map<string, WorkspaceCleanupEnrichmentCacheEntry>
@@ -160,10 +165,12 @@ export const createWorkspaceCleanupSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], Workspa
       workspaceCleanupError: null
     })
     const scanToken = ++latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken
+    finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken = 0
+    workspaceCleanupProgressQueue = null
     workspaceCleanupEnrichmentCache = { scanToken, entries: new Map() }
     const promise = (async () => {
       const scan = await window.api.workspaceCleanup.scan(scanArgs, (progress) => {
-        void applyWorkspaceCleanupProgress(progress, scanToken, get, set)
+        enqueueWorkspaceCleanupProgress(progress, scanToken, get, set)
       })
       const enriched = await enrichWorkspaceCleanupCandidatesForScan(
         scan.candidates,
@@ -172,10 +179,11 @@ export const createWorkspaceCleanupSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], Workspa
       )
       const result = { ...scan, candidates: enriched }
       if (scanToken === latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken) {
+        finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken = scanToken
         set({
           workspaceCleanupScan: result,
           workspaceCleanupProgress: {
-            scanId: get().workspaceCleanupProgress?.scanId ?? '',
+            scanId: get().workspaceCleanupProgress?.scanId ?? scanArgs.scanId ?? '',
             scannedAt: result.scannedAt,
             scannedWorktreeCount: result.candidates.length,
             totalWorktreeCount: result.candidates.length,
@@ -304,8 +312,10 @@ export const createWorkspaceCleanupSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], Workspa
     }
 
     if (removedIds.length > 0) {
+      invalidateWorkspaceCleanupScanProgress()
       const removedIdSet = new Set(removedIds)
       set((state) => ({
+        workspaceCleanupLoading: false,
         workspaceCleanupScan: state.workspaceCleanupScan
           ? {
               ...state.workspaceCleanupScan,
@@ -327,6 +337,42 @@ function getWorkspaceCleanupScanKey(args: WorkspaceCleanupScanArgs): string {
   })
 }
 
+function invalidateWorkspaceCleanupScanProgress(): void {
+  latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken += 1
+  finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken = 0
+  inFlightWorkspaceCleanupScan = null
+  workspaceCleanupProgressQueue = null
+  workspaceCleanupEnrichmentCache = null
+}
+
+function enqueueWorkspaceCleanupProgress(
+  progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress,
+  scanToken: number,
+  getState: () => AppState,
+  setState: (
+    partial: Partial<AppState> | ((state: AppState) => Partial<AppState>),
+    replace?: false
+  ) => void
+): void {
+  if (
+    scanToken !== latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken ||
+    scanToken === finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken
+  ) {
+    return
+  }
+  const previous =
+    workspaceCleanupProgressQueue?.scanToken === scanToken
+      ? workspaceCleanupProgressQueue.promise
+      : Promise.resolve()
+  const promise = previous
+    .catch(() => undefined)
+    .then(() => applyWorkspaceCleanupProgress(progress, scanToken, getState, setState))
+    .catch((error: unknown) => {
+      console.error('Workspace cleanup progress update failed', error)
+    })
+  workspaceCleanupProgressQueue = { scanToken, promise }
+}
+
 async function applyWorkspaceCleanupProgress(
   progress: WorkspaceCleanupScanProgress,
   scanToken: number,
@@ -351,7 +397,10 @@ async function applyWorkspaceCleanupProgress(
     progress.candidateMode === 'append'
       ? appendWorkspaceCleanupProgressCandidates(previousCandidates, enrichedProgressCandidates)
       : enrichedProgressCandidates
-  if (scanToken !== latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken) {
+  if (
+    scanToken !== latestWorkspaceCleanupScanToken ||
+    scanToken === finalizedWorkspaceCleanupScanToken
+  ) {
     return
   }
   setState((state) => {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
index 7b31b7a4b69..1f2ce461ba2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktree-helpers.ts
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ export type WorktreeSlice = {
     // 'forget-local' drops the workspace from Orca only (no remote Git/FS work)
     // for workspaces pinned to a removed/disconnected SSH host. Reuses the same
     // renderer-side teardown/purge as a normal remove.
-    options?: { mode?: 'remove' | 'forget-local' }
+    options?: { mode?: 'remove' | 'forget-local'; suppressPreservedBranchToast?: boolean }
   ) => Promise<({ ok: true } & RemoveWorktreeResult) | { ok: false; error: string }>
   markWorktreesDeleting: (worktreeIds: readonly string[]) => void
   markWorktreesQueuedForDeletion: (worktreeIds: readonly string[]) => void
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
index 73979130197..d6fb11a315b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/worktrees.ts
@@ -3509,7 +3509,7 @@ export const createWorktreeSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], WorktreeSlice>
       // prune effect cannot be the only stale-draft cleanup path.
       clearSessionCommitDraftForWorktree(worktreeId)
       const preservedBranch = removalResult?.preservedBranch
-      if (preservedBranch) {
+      if (preservedBranch && options?.suppressPreservedBranchToast !== true) {
         showPreservedBranchToast(removalResult, worktreeBeforeRemoval, (branch, expectedHead) => {
           void get().forceDeletePreservedBranch(worktreeId, branch, expectedHead)
         })
@@ -3568,7 +3568,7 @@ export const createWorktreeSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], WorktreeSlice>
       let changed = false
       for (const worktreeId of new Set(worktreeIds)) {
         const current = nextDeleteState[worktreeId]
-        if (current?.isDeleting && current.error === null && current.phase === 'queued') {
+        if (current?.isDeleting && current.error === null && !current.canForceDelete) {
           continue
         }
         nextDeleteState[worktreeId] = {