diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
index d88fb6699aa..529a132b54f 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/index.tsx
@@ -65,7 +65,6 @@ import { BottomDrawer } from '../../../src/components/BottomDrawer'
 import { useHostProtocolGates } from '../../../src/components/HostProtocolGate'
 import { AuthFailedBanner } from '../../../src/components/AuthFailedBanner'
 import { MobileSearchField } from '../../../src/components/MobileSearchField'
-import { WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder } from '../../../src/components/WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder'
 import { getCachedWorktrees, setCachedWorktrees } from '../../../src/cache/worktree-cache'
 import { setCachedRepos } from '../../../src/cache/repo-cache'
 import { colors, radii, spacing, typography } from '../../../src/theme/mobile-theme'
@@ -102,6 +101,7 @@ import {
 import type { RepoSummary } from '../../../src/worktree/host-worktree-rpc-types'
 import type { WorkspaceStatusDefinition } from '../../../../src/shared/types'
 import { DEFAULT_MOBILE_WORKSPACE_STATUSES } from '../../../src/worktree/mobile-workspace-statuses'
+import { MobileTaskHostRoute } from '../../../src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute'
 
 function isErrorVerdict(v: ConnectionVerdict): boolean {
   return v.kind === 'warning' || v.kind === 'unreachable' || v.kind === 'auth-failed'
@@ -1396,11 +1396,7 @@ export function HostScreen({
 
 // On wide layouts the sidebar hosts the list, so this route is just the empty detail pane.
 export default function HostWorktreeRoute() {
-  const { isWideLayout } = useResponsiveLayout()
-  if (isWideLayout) {
-    return <WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder />
-  }
-  return <HostScreen />
+  return <MobileTaskHostRoute hostScreen={HostScreen} />
 }
 
 function ListSeparator() {
diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.test.ts b/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..026e83db12a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { MobileTaskHostRoute } from './MobileTaskHostRoute'
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({
+  params: {} as { hostId?: string; action?: string; taskSource?: string },
+  isWideLayout: false
+}))
+
+vi.mock('expo-router', () => ({
+  Redirect: 'Redirect',
+  useLocalSearchParams: () => mocks.params
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../layout/responsive-layout', () => ({
+  useResponsiveLayout: () => ({ isWideLayout: mocks.isWideLayout })
+}))
+
+vi.mock('../components/WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder', () => ({
+  WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder: 'WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder'
+}))
+
+function HostScreen() {
+  return null
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  mocks.params = {}
+  mocks.isWideLayout = false
+})
+
+describe('MobileTaskHostRoute', () => {
+  it('redirects a mounted host action to its concrete Tasks route', () => {
+    mocks.params = { hostId: 'host/1', action: 'tasks', taskSource: 'github' }
+
+    expect(MobileTaskHostRoute({ hostScreen: HostScreen })).toMatchObject({
+      type: 'Redirect',
+      props: { href: '/h/host%2F1/tasks?taskSource=github' }
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('renders the normal host screen without the Tasks action', () => {
+    expect(MobileTaskHostRoute({ hostScreen: HostScreen })).toMatchObject({ type: HostScreen })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.tsx b/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ce4214d1fa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/MobileTaskHostRoute.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+import type { ComponentType } from 'react'
+import { Redirect, useLocalSearchParams } from 'expo-router'
+import { useResponsiveLayout } from '../layout/responsive-layout'
+import { WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder } from '../components/WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder'
+import { mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction } from './mobile-task-navigation'
+
+export function MobileTaskHostRoute({ hostScreen: HostScreen }: { hostScreen: ComponentType }) {
+  const params = useLocalSearchParams<{
+    hostId?: string
+    action?: string
+    taskSource?: string
+  }>()
+  const { isWideLayout } = useResponsiveLayout()
+  const tasksRoute = mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction(params.hostId, params.action, params.taskSource)
+
+  if (tasksRoute) {
+    return <Redirect href={tasksRoute} />
+  }
+  return isWideLayout ? <WorkspaceDetailPlaceholder /> : <HostScreen />
+}
diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.test.ts b/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.test.ts
index ffdd564a531..a71012e24d4 100644
--- a/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
-import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
-import { mobileTasksRoute, navigateToMobileTasks } from './mobile-task-navigation'
-
-afterEach(() => {
-  vi.unstubAllGlobals()
-})
+import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import {
+  mobileTasksHostRoute,
+  mobileTasksRoute,
+  mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction,
+  navigateToMobileTasks
+} from './mobile-task-navigation'
 
 describe('mobileTasksRoute', () => {
   it('builds a concrete encoded host route', () => {
@@ -11,20 +12,18 @@ describe('mobileTasksRoute', () => {
     expect(mobileTasksRoute('host/1', 'linear')).toBe('/h/host%2F1/tasks?taskSource=linear')
   })
 
-  it('mounts a cold host navigator before replacing its index with Tasks', () => {
-    let nextFrame: FrameRequestCallback | null = null
+  it('routes through the host index so its nested navigator owns the redirect', () => {
     const push = vi.fn()
-    const replace = vi.fn()
-    vi.stubGlobal('requestAnimationFrame', (callback: FrameRequestCallback) => {
-      nextFrame = callback
-      return 1
-    })
 
-    navigateToMobileTasks({ push, replace }, 'host/1', 'github')
-    expect(push).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/h/host%2F1')
-    expect(replace).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    navigateToMobileTasks({ push }, 'host/1', 'github')
+    expect(push).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mobileTasksHostRoute('host/1', 'github'))
+  })
 
-    nextFrame?.(0)
-    expect(replace).toHaveBeenCalledWith(mobileTasksRoute('host/1', 'github'))
+  it('resolves the host-owned Tasks action after the nested navigator mounts', () => {
+    expect(mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction('host/1', 'tasks', 'linear')).toBe(
+      '/h/host%2F1/tasks?taskSource=linear'
+    )
+    expect(mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction('host-1', 'newWorktree', 'github')).toBeNull()
+    expect(mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction(undefined, 'tasks', 'github')).toBeNull()
   })
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.ts b/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.ts
index 77de7596484..dceb4e1d4e9 100644
--- a/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/tasks/mobile-task-navigation.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,12 @@ export type MobileTasksRoute =
   | `/h/${string}/tasks`
   | `/h/${string}/tasks?taskSource=${TaskProvider}`
 
+export type MobileTasksHostRoute =
+  | `/h/${string}?action=tasks`
+  | `/h/${string}?action=tasks&taskSource=${TaskProvider}`
+
 type MobileTasksRouter = {
-  push: (href: `/h/${string}`) => void
-  replace: (href: MobileTasksRoute) => void
+  push: (href: MobileTasksHostRoute) => void
 }
 
 export function mobileTasksRoute(hostId: string, provider?: TaskProvider): MobileTasksRoute {
@@ -15,14 +18,33 @@ export function mobileTasksRoute(hostId: string, provider?: TaskProvider): Mobil
   return provider ? `${pathname}?taskSource=${provider}` : pathname
 }
 
+export function mobileTasksHostRoute(
+  hostId: string,
+  provider?: TaskProvider
+): MobileTasksHostRoute {
+  const pathname = `/h/${encodeURIComponent(hostId)}?action=tasks` as const
+  return provider ? `${pathname}&taskSource=${provider}` : pathname
+}
+
+export function mobileTasksRouteFromHostAction(
+  hostId: string | undefined,
+  action: string | undefined,
+  taskSource: string | undefined
+): MobileTasksRoute | null {
+  if (!hostId || action !== 'tasks') {
+    return null
+  }
+  const provider =
+    taskSource === 'github' || taskSource === 'gitlab' || taskSource === 'linear'
+      ? taskSource
+      : undefined
+  return mobileTasksRoute(hostId, provider)
+}
+
 export function navigateToMobileTasks(
   router: MobileTasksRouter,
   hostId: string,
   provider?: TaskProvider
 ): void {
-  // Why: a cold nested host navigator resolves a deep push to its index route.
-  router.push(`/h/${encodeURIComponent(hostId)}`)
-  requestAnimationFrame(() => {
-    router.replace(mobileTasksRoute(hostId, provider))
-  })
+  router.push(mobileTasksHostRoute(hostId, provider))
 }