diff --git a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
index b1180f4c81d..474149fd6bc 100644
--- a/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
+++ b/mobile/app/h/[hostId]/session/[worktreeId].tsx
@@ -2999,12 +2999,16 @@ export default function SessionScreen() {
 
   async function handleAccessoryKey(
     input: ReturnType<typeof createTerminalLiveAccessoryInput>,
-    targetHandle = activeHandleRef.current
+    targetHandle = activeHandleRef.current,
+    isDeliveryTargetCurrent: () => boolean = () => targetHandle === activeHandleRef.current
   ) {
-    if (!client || !targetHandle || targetHandle !== activeHandleRef.current || !canSend) {
+    if (!client || !targetHandle || !isDeliveryTargetCurrent() || !canSend) {
       return false
     }
     const accessoryCommit = await handleLiveInputAccessoryBytes(input)
+    if (!isDeliveryTargetCurrent()) {
+      return false
+    }
     if (accessoryCommit.kind !== 'allow-raw') {
       return accessoryCommit.kind === 'handled'
     }
@@ -3419,17 +3423,19 @@ export default function SessionScreen() {
       // Why: the controller queue sits outside RPC, so fence pre-outage taps from a later connection.
       const targetClient = clientRef.current
       const targetConnectedAt = targetClient?.getLastConnectedAt() ?? null
+      const isDeliveryTargetCurrent = (targetHandle: string) =>
+        activeHandleRef.current === targetHandle &&
+        targetClient !== null &&
+        clientRef.current === targetClient &&
+        connStateRef.current === 'connected' &&
+        targetClient.getLastConnectedAt() === targetConnectedAt
       accessoryRepeatRef.current.start(
         input,
         createTerminalAccessoryRepeatSender(
           activeHandleRef.current,
-          (targetHandle) =>
-            activeHandleRef.current === targetHandle &&
-            targetClient !== null &&
-            clientRef.current === targetClient &&
-            connStateRef.current === 'connected' &&
-            targetClient.getLastConnectedAt() === targetConnectedAt,
-          (nextInput, targetHandle) => handleAccessoryKeyRef.current(nextInput, targetHandle)
+          isDeliveryTargetCurrent,
+          (nextInput, targetHandle, isTargetCurrent) =>
+            handleAccessoryKeyRef.current(nextInput, targetHandle, isTargetCurrent)
         )
       )
     },
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.test.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.test.ts
index efc3364c035..79e7d487ccb 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.test.ts
@@ -164,7 +164,26 @@ describe('terminal accessory repeat', () => {
     await expect(send('down')).resolves.toBe(false)
 
     expect(sendToTerminal).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
-    expect(sendToTerminal).toHaveBeenCalledWith('down', 'terminal-a')
+    expect(sendToTerminal).toHaveBeenCalledWith('down', 'terminal-a', expect.any(Function))
+  })
+
+  it('provides a live target guard for async send preflight', async () => {
+    let targetCurrent = true
+    const preflight = deferred()
+    const send = createTerminalAccessoryRepeatSender(
+      'terminal-a',
+      () => targetCurrent,
+      async (_input, _targetHandle, isDeliveryTargetCurrent) => {
+        await preflight.promise
+        return isDeliveryTargetCurrent()
+      }
+    )
+
+    const result = send('down')
+    targetCurrent = false
+    preflight.resolve()
+
+    await expect(result).resolves.toBe(false)
   })
 
   it('drops a queued send when its press-time connection is no longer current', async () => {
diff --git a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.ts b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.ts
index 9ed10af12d2..fbdbabd52e9 100644
--- a/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/terminal/terminal-accessory-repeat.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,22 @@ export const TERMINAL_ACCESSORY_REPEAT_DELAY_MS = 400
 export const TERMINAL_ACCESSORY_REPEAT_INTERVAL_MS = 45
 
 type TerminalAccessoryRepeatSender<TInput> = (input: TInput) => Promise<boolean>
+type TerminalAccessoryRepeatSendToTerminal<TInput> = (
+  input: TInput,
+  targetHandle: string,
+  isDeliveryTargetCurrent: () => boolean
+) => Promise<boolean>
 
 export function createTerminalAccessoryRepeatSender<TInput>(
   targetHandle: string | null,
   isDeliveryTargetCurrent: (targetHandle: string) => boolean,
-  sendToTerminal: (input: TInput, targetHandle: string) => Promise<boolean>
+  sendToTerminal: TerminalAccessoryRepeatSendToTerminal<TInput>
 ): TerminalAccessoryRepeatSender<TInput> {
   return (input) => {
     if (!targetHandle || !isDeliveryTargetCurrent(targetHandle)) {
       return Promise.resolve(false)
     }
-    return sendToTerminal(input, targetHandle)
+    return sendToTerminal(input, targetHandle, () => isDeliveryTargetCurrent(targetHandle))
   }
 }