diff --git a/src/main/window/attach-main-window-services.ts b/src/main/window/attach-main-window-services.ts
index 0e1632ecfbe..20bed570fe0 100644
--- a/src/main/window/attach-main-window-services.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/attach-main-window-services.ts
@@ -286,16 +286,19 @@ function registerAppReloadHandler(
   activeAppReloadHandlerToken = handlerToken
   const mainWebContents = mainWindow.webContents
   ipcMain.removeHandler('app:reload')
-  ipcMain.handle('app:reload', (event) => {
+  // Returns whether the reload was actually issued so a declined sender (the dashboard
+  // pop-out, a stale window) can fall back instead of waiting on a reload that never comes.
+  ipcMain.handle('app:reload', (event): boolean => {
     if (
       mainWindow.isDestroyed() ||
       mainWebContents.isDestroyed() ||
       event.sender !== mainWebContents
     ) {
-      return
+      return false
     }
     onBeforeRendererReload?.({ webContentsId: mainWebContents.id, ignoreCache: false })
     mainWebContents.reload()
+    return true
   })
   mainWindow.on('closed', () => {
     if (activeAppReloadHandlerToken !== handlerToken) {
diff --git a/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.test.ts b/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..319eb49b3e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,110 @@
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import type { WebContents } from 'electron'
+import { installPrivilegedWindowNavigationPolicy } from './privileged-window-navigation'
+
+const openExternalMock = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn())
+const isMock = vi.hoisted(() => ({ dev: false }))
+
+vi.mock('electron', () => ({
+  shell: { openExternal: openExternalMock }
+}))
+
+vi.mock('@electron-toolkit/utils', () => ({
+  is: isMock
+}))
+
+const PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL =
+  'file:///Applications/Orca.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/out/renderer/index.html'
+
+type NavigationHandler = (event: { preventDefault: () => void }, url: string) => void
+
+function installPolicy(currentUrl: string): NavigationHandler {
+  const handlers: Record<string, NavigationHandler> = {}
+  const contents = {
+    setWindowOpenHandler: vi.fn(),
+    getURL: vi.fn(() => currentUrl),
+    on: vi.fn((event: string, handler: NavigationHandler) => {
+      handlers[event] = handler
+    })
+  }
+  installPrivilegedWindowNavigationPolicy(contents as unknown as WebContents)
+  return handlers['will-navigate']
+}
+
+describe('installPrivilegedWindowNavigationPolicy', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    openExternalMock.mockClear()
+    isMock.dev = false
+    // Why: a dev shell exports this; stub (not mutate) so the value is restored for other suites.
+    vi.stubEnv('ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL', undefined)
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    vi.unstubAllEnvs()
+  })
+
+  it('lets the renderer reload its own packaged document', () => {
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy(PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL)
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate({ preventDefault }, PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL)
+
+    expect(preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(openExternalMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('lets the dashboard pop-out reload its own query-bearing document', () => {
+    const popoutUrl =
+      'file:///Applications/Orca.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/out/renderer/popout.html?view=kanban'
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy(popoutUrl)
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate({ preventDefault }, popoutUrl)
+
+    expect(preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('still blocks a different local file from the packaged document', () => {
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy(PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL)
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate({ preventDefault }, 'file:///etc/passwd')
+
+    expect(preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(openExternalMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('still blocks remote navigation and hands it to the OS browser', () => {
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy(PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL)
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate({ preventDefault }, 'https://example.com/docs')
+
+    expect(preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(openExternalMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith('https://example.com/docs')
+  })
+
+  it('lets the dev server reload its own origin', () => {
+    isMock.dev = true
+    vi.stubEnv('ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL', 'http://localhost:5173')
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy('http://localhost:5173/index.html')
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate({ preventDefault }, 'http://localhost:5173/login')
+
+    expect(preventDefault).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(openExternalMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('still blocks a sibling packaged document', () => {
+    const willNavigate = installPolicy(PACKAGED_DOCUMENT_URL)
+    const preventDefault = vi.fn()
+
+    willNavigate(
+      { preventDefault },
+      'file:///Applications/Orca.app/Contents/Resources/app.asar/out/renderer/popout.html'
+    )
+
+    expect(preventDefault).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.ts b/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.ts
index a5afbbe0a98..23d5e72b7c4 100644
--- a/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.ts
+++ b/src/main/window/privileged-window-navigation.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,29 @@ import { shell, type WebContents } from 'electron'
 import { is } from '@electron-toolkit/utils'
 import { normalizeExternalBrowserUrl } from '../../shared/browser-url'
 
+/**
+ * A reload is a renderer-initiated navigation to the document already loaded here, so the
+ * blanket guard below strands recovery reloads (lazy-chunk recovery, GH auth retry). Re-entering
+ * the same URL grants no privilege the live document does not already hold.
+ */
+function isOwnDocumentNavigation(contents: WebContents, url: string): boolean {
+  try {
+    const current = contents.getURL()
+    if (!current) {
+      return false
+    }
+    const target = new URL(url)
+    const loaded = new URL(current)
+    // Hash-only changes never reach will-navigate; ignore the fragment so they cannot differ.
+    target.hash = ''
+    loaded.hash = ''
+    return target.href === loaded.href
+  } catch {
+    // A destroyed WebContents or malformed URL is never a self-navigation.
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 /** Keep remote documents from inheriting an Orca window's privileged preload. */
 export function installPrivilegedWindowNavigationPolicy(contents: WebContents): void {
   contents.setWindowOpenHandler(({ url }) => {
@@ -13,6 +36,9 @@ export function installPrivilegedWindowNavigationPolicy(contents: WebContents):
   })
 
   contents.on('will-navigate', (event, url) => {
+    if (isOwnDocumentNavigation(contents, url)) {
+      return
+    }
     const externalUrl = normalizeExternalBrowserUrl(url)
     if (externalUrl) {
       if (is.dev && process.env.ELECTRON_RENDERER_URL) {
diff --git a/src/preload/api-types.ts b/src/preload/api-types.ts
index 859be396e2e..8ba0e9f4bf5 100644
--- a/src/preload/api-types.ts
+++ b/src/preload/api-types.ts
@@ -983,8 +983,9 @@ export type AppApi = {
    *  sessions survive and can reattach after the new process starts. */
   restart: () => Promise<void>
   /** Reloads the current app renderer through main so expected renderer
-   *  teardown can be classified before Electron emits process-gone events. */
-  reload: () => Promise<void>
+   *  teardown can be classified before Electron emits process-gone events.
+   *  Resolves false when main declines the sender (e.g. the dashboard pop-out). */
+  reload: () => Promise<boolean>
   /** Stages the renderer's final state synchronously before unload. */
   stageBeforeUnloadSync: (args: {
     sessions: { state: WorkspaceSessionState; hostId?: ExecutionHostId }[]
diff --git a/src/preload/index.ts b/src/preload/index.ts
index de829aafe37..6738d69468c 100644
--- a/src/preload/index.ts
+++ b/src/preload/index.ts
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ const api = {
         throw error
       }
     },
-    reload: (): Promise<void> => ipcRenderer.invoke('app:reload'),
+    reload: (): Promise<boolean> => ipcRenderer.invoke('app:reload'),
     stageBeforeUnloadSync: (args: Parameters<PreloadApi['app']['stageBeforeUnloadSync']>[0]) => {
       const result = ipcRenderer.sendSync('app:stage-before-unload-sync', args) as {
         ok?: unknown
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
index 9874acecd66..62529f86f68 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/App.tsx
@@ -326,71 +326,117 @@ function WindowControls(): React.JSX.Element {
   )
 }
 
-const Landing = lazy(() => import('./components/Landing'))
+// reloadKey names the failing chunk on the recovery breadcrumbs and LazyChunkLoadError.
+const Landing = lazy(() => import('./components/Landing'), { reloadKey: 'landing' })
 const WorktreeCreationPanel = lazy(
-  () => import('./components/worktree-creation/WorktreeCreationPanel')
+  () => import('./components/worktree-creation/WorktreeCreationPanel'),
+  { reloadKey: 'worktree-creation-panel' }
 )
-const TaskPage = lazy(() => import('./components/TaskPage'))
-const AutomationsPage = lazy(() => import('./components/automations/AutomationsPage'))
-const ActivityPrototypePage = lazy(() => import('./components/activity/ActivityPrototypePage'))
-const Settings = lazy(() => import('./components/settings/Settings'))
-const SkillsPage = lazy(() => import('./components/skills/SkillsPage'))
-const WorkspaceSpacePage = lazy(() => import('./components/workspace-space/WorkspaceSpacePage'))
-const MobilePage = lazy(() => import('./components/mobile/MobilePage'))
-const QuickOpen = lazy(() => import('./components/QuickOpen'))
-const WorktreeJumpPalette = lazy(() => import('./components/WorktreeJumpPalette'))
+const TaskPage = lazy(() => import('./components/TaskPage'), { reloadKey: 'task-page' })
+const AutomationsPage = lazy(() => import('./components/automations/AutomationsPage'), {
+  reloadKey: 'automations-page'
+})
+const ActivityPrototypePage = lazy(() => import('./components/activity/ActivityPrototypePage'), {
+  reloadKey: 'activity-prototype-page'
+})
+const Settings = lazy(() => import('./components/settings/Settings'), { reloadKey: 'settings' })
+const SkillsPage = lazy(() => import('./components/skills/SkillsPage'), {
+  reloadKey: 'skills-page'
+})
+const WorkspaceSpacePage = lazy(() => import('./components/workspace-space/WorkspaceSpacePage'), {
+  reloadKey: 'workspace-space-page'
+})
+const MobilePage = lazy(() => import('./components/mobile/MobilePage'), {
+  reloadKey: 'mobile-page'
+})
+const QuickOpen = lazy(() => import('./components/QuickOpen'), { reloadKey: 'quick-open' })
+const WorktreeJumpPalette = lazy(() => import('./components/WorktreeJumpPalette'), {
+  reloadKey: 'worktree-jump-palette'
+})
 const WorkspaceCleanupDialog = lazy(
-  () => import('./components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog')
+  () => import('./components/workspace-cleanup/WorkspaceCleanupDialog'),
+  { reloadKey: 'workspace-cleanup-dialog' }
 )
-const Terminal = lazy(() => import('./components/Terminal'))
-const StatusBar = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/status-bar/StatusBar').then((module) => ({ default: module.StatusBar }))
+const Terminal = lazy(() => import('./components/Terminal'), { reloadKey: 'terminal' })
+const StatusBar = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/status-bar/StatusBar').then((module) => ({ default: module.StatusBar })),
+  { reloadKey: 'status-bar' }
 )
-const SetupGuideModal = lazy(() => import('./components/setup-guide/SetupGuideModal'))
-const FeatureWallModal = lazy(() => import('./components/feature-wall/FeatureWallModal'))
-const FeatureTipsModal = lazy(() => import('./components/feature-tips/FeatureTipsModal'))
-const AddRepoDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/AddRepoDialog'))
-const NonGitFolderDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/NonGitFolderDialog'))
+const SetupGuideModal = lazy(() => import('./components/setup-guide/SetupGuideModal'), {
+  reloadKey: 'setup-guide-modal'
+})
+const FeatureWallModal = lazy(() => import('./components/feature-wall/FeatureWallModal'), {
+  reloadKey: 'feature-wall-modal'
+})
+const FeatureTipsModal = lazy(() => import('./components/feature-tips/FeatureTipsModal'), {
+  reloadKey: 'feature-tips-modal'
+})
+const AddRepoDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/AddRepoDialog'), {
+  reloadKey: 'add-repo-dialog'
+})
+const NonGitFolderDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/NonGitFolderDialog'), {
+  reloadKey: 'non-git-folder-dialog'
+})
 const AddProjectFromFolderDialog = lazy(
-  () => import('./components/sidebar/AddProjectFromFolderDialog')
+  () => import('./components/sidebar/AddProjectFromFolderDialog'),
+  { reloadKey: 'add-project-from-folder-dialog' }
 )
-const ProjectAddedDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/ProjectAddedDialog'))
-const DeleteWorktreeDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/DeleteWorktreeDialog'))
-const DictationController = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/dictation/DictationController').then((module) => ({
-    default: module.DictationController
-  }))
+const ProjectAddedDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/ProjectAddedDialog'), {
+  reloadKey: 'project-added-dialog'
+})
+const DeleteWorktreeDialog = lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/DeleteWorktreeDialog'), {
+  reloadKey: 'delete-worktree-dialog'
+})
+const DictationController = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/dictation/DictationController').then((module) => ({
+      default: module.DictationController
+    })),
+  { reloadKey: 'dictation-controller' }
 )
-const SshPassphraseDialog = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/settings/SshPassphraseDialog').then((module) => ({
-    default: module.SshPassphraseDialog
-  }))
+const SshPassphraseDialog = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/settings/SshPassphraseDialog').then((module) => ({
+      default: module.SshPassphraseDialog
+    })),
+  { reloadKey: 'ssh-passphrase-dialog' }
 )
-const UpdateCard = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/UpdateCard').then((module) => ({ default: module.UpdateCard }))
+const UpdateCard = lazy(
+  () => import('./components/UpdateCard').then((module) => ({ default: module.UpdateCard })),
+  { reloadKey: 'update-card' }
 )
 const RemoteServerUpdateDialog = lazy(
-  () => import('./components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateDialog')
+  () => import('./components/settings/RemoteServerUpdateDialog'),
+  { reloadKey: 'remote-server-update-dialog' }
 )
-const ContextualTourOverlay = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/contextual-tours/ContextualTourOverlay').then((module) => ({
-    default: module.ContextualTourOverlay
-  }))
+const ContextualTourOverlay = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/contextual-tours/ContextualTourOverlay').then((module) => ({
+      default: module.ContextualTourOverlay
+    })),
+  { reloadKey: 'contextual-tour-overlay' }
 )
-const SetupGuideTelemetryObserver = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/setup-guide/SetupGuideTelemetryObserver').then((module) => ({
-    default: module.SetupGuideTelemetryObserver
-  }))
+const SetupGuideTelemetryObserver = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/setup-guide/SetupGuideTelemetryObserver').then((module) => ({
+      default: module.SetupGuideTelemetryObserver
+    })),
+  { reloadKey: 'setup-guide-telemetry-observer' }
 )
-const FloatingTerminalPanel = lazy(() =>
-  import('./components/floating-terminal/FloatingTerminalPanel').then((module) => ({
-    default: module.FloatingTerminalPanel
-  }))
+const FloatingTerminalPanel = lazy(
+  () =>
+    import('./components/floating-terminal/FloatingTerminalPanel').then((module) => ({
+      default: module.FloatingTerminalPanel
+    })),
+  { reloadKey: 'floating-terminal-panel' }
 )
 // Why: lazy so the WebP asset + overlay module aren't fetched unless the experimental flag is on.
-const PetOverlay = lazy(() => import('./components/pet/PetOverlay'))
+const PetOverlay = lazy(() => import('./components/pet/PetOverlay'), { reloadKey: 'pet-overlay' })
 // Why: lazy so onboarding's step modules + assets aren't fetched for users past first-launch.
-const OnboardingFlow = lazy(() => import('./components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow'))
+const OnboardingFlow = lazy(() => import('./components/onboarding/OnboardingFlow'), {
+  reloadKey: 'onboarding-flow'
+})
 
 function applyRemoteWorkspacePatchStatus(
   targetId: string,
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/app-startup-routing.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/app-startup-routing.test.ts
index 80bb0037eac..a23ba5a398d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/app-startup-routing.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/app-startup-routing.test.ts
@@ -305,7 +305,8 @@ describe('renderer startup runtime routing', () => {
   it('does not load the terminal workbench on the no-workspace landing path', () => {
     const source = readFileSync(join(process.cwd(), 'src/renderer/src/App.tsx'), 'utf8')
 
-    expect(source).toContain("const Terminal = lazy(() => import('./components/Terminal'))")
+    // Trailing paren omitted so the assertion tolerates lazyWithRetry options (reloadKey).
+    expect(source).toContain("const Terminal = lazy(() => import('./components/Terminal')")
     expect(source).not.toContain("from './components/Terminal'")
     expect(source).toContain('const hasMountedTerminalWorkbenchRef = useRef(false)')
     expect(source).toContain('hasMountedTerminalWorkbenchRef.current = true')
@@ -337,10 +338,10 @@ describe('renderer startup runtime routing', () => {
       'utf8'
     )
 
-    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/AddRepoDialog'))")
-    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/NonGitFolderDialog'))")
+    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/AddRepoDialog')")
+    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/NonGitFolderDialog')")
     expect(appSource).toContain("import('./components/sidebar/AddProjectFromFolderDialog')")
-    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/ProjectAddedDialog'))")
+    expect(appSource).toContain("lazy(() => import('./components/sidebar/ProjectAddedDialog')")
     expect(appSource).toContain("activeModal === 'add-repo'")
     expect(appSource).toContain("activeModal === 'confirm-non-git-folder'")
     expect(appSource).toContain("activeModal === 'confirm-add-project-from-folder'")
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-panel-content.tsx b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-panel-content.tsx
index 8da2783e309..ffa9d2f5b2d 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-panel-content.tsx
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/right-sidebar/right-sidebar-panel-content.tsx
@@ -3,14 +3,19 @@ import { lazyWithRetry as lazy } from '@/lib/lazy-with-retry'
 import type { ActiveRightSidebarTab } from '@/store/slices/editor'
 import { isPluginPanelTabKey } from '../../../../shared/plugins/plugin-manifest'
 
-const FileExplorer = lazy(() => import('./FileExplorer'))
-const SourceControl = lazy(() => import('./SourceControl'))
-const ChecksPanel = lazy(() => import('./ChecksPanel'))
-const PortsPanel = lazy(() => import('./PortsPanel'))
-const AiVaultPanel = lazy(() => import('./AiVaultPanel'))
-const FolderWorkspaceWorktreesPanel = lazy(() => import('./FolderWorkspaceWorktreesPanel'))
-const FolderWorkspacePrChecksPanel = lazy(() => import('./FolderWorkspacePrChecksPanel'))
-const PluginPanel = lazy(() => import('./PluginPanel'))
+// reloadKey names the failing chunk on the recovery breadcrumbs and LazyChunkLoadError.
+const FileExplorer = lazy(() => import('./FileExplorer'), { reloadKey: 'file-explorer' })
+const SourceControl = lazy(() => import('./SourceControl'), { reloadKey: 'source-control' })
+const ChecksPanel = lazy(() => import('./ChecksPanel'), { reloadKey: 'checks-panel' })
+const PortsPanel = lazy(() => import('./PortsPanel'), { reloadKey: 'ports-panel' })
+const AiVaultPanel = lazy(() => import('./AiVaultPanel'), { reloadKey: 'ai-vault-panel' })
+const FolderWorkspaceWorktreesPanel = lazy(() => import('./FolderWorkspaceWorktreesPanel'), {
+  reloadKey: 'folder-workspace-worktrees-panel'
+})
+const FolderWorkspacePrChecksPanel = lazy(() => import('./FolderWorkspacePrChecksPanel'), {
+  reloadKey: 'folder-workspace-pr-checks-panel'
+})
+const PluginPanel = lazy(() => import('./PluginPanel'), { reloadKey: 'plugin-panel' })
 
 type RightSidebarPanelContentProps = {
   effectiveTab: ActiveRightSidebarTab
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.test.ts
index 9cdf4fa728d..cb95eeae4d2 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.test.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,16 @@ import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { ORCA_RENDERER_UNLOAD_PREVENTED_EVENT } from '../../../shared/renderer-shutdown-events'
 import { requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload } from './lazy-chunk-recovery-reload'
 
+type HostReload = () => Promise<boolean>
+
+function installHostBridge(reload: HostReload): void {
+  ;(window as unknown as { api: unknown }).api = { app: { reload } }
+}
+
 describe('requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     vi.restoreAllMocks()
+    delete (window as unknown as { api?: unknown }).api
   })
 
   it('refuses the reload when the staged checkpoint never reaches disk', async () => {
@@ -36,4 +43,49 @@ describe('requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload', () => {
 
     expect(order).toEqual(['flushed', 'reload'])
   })
+
+  it('asks the host for a browser-initiated reload instead of navigating in-document', async () => {
+    const locationReload = vi.spyOn(window.location, 'reload').mockImplementation(() => undefined)
+    const hostReload = vi.fn(async () => {
+      // A real landed reload destroys the document; veto so the wait settles.
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event(ORCA_RENDERER_UNLOAD_PREVENTED_EVENT))
+      return true
+    })
+    installHostBridge(hostReload)
+
+    await expect(requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload(window, async () => undefined)).resolves.toBe(
+      'unload-vetoed'
+    )
+
+    expect(hostReload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(locationReload).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('falls back in-document when the host declines the sender', async () => {
+    const locationReload = vi.spyOn(window.location, 'reload').mockImplementation(() => {
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event(ORCA_RENDERER_UNLOAD_PREVENTED_EVENT))
+    })
+    const hostReload = vi.fn(async () => false)
+    installHostBridge(hostReload)
+
+    await expect(requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload(window, async () => undefined)).resolves.toBe(
+      'unload-vetoed'
+    )
+
+    expect(hostReload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(locationReload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
+
+  it('falls back in-document when the host reload rejects', async () => {
+    const locationReload = vi.spyOn(window.location, 'reload').mockImplementation(() => {
+      window.dispatchEvent(new Event(ORCA_RENDERER_UNLOAD_PREVENTED_EVENT))
+    })
+    installHostBridge(() => Promise.reject(new Error('no host bridge')))
+
+    await expect(requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload(window, async () => undefined)).resolves.toBe(
+      'unload-vetoed'
+    )
+
+    expect(locationReload).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.ts
index 64e78fc283a..5c239a9cf43 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/lazy-chunk-recovery-reload.ts
@@ -47,6 +47,24 @@ function waitForRefusedNavigation(win: Window): RefusedNavigationWait {
   return { outcome, cancel }
 }
 
+/**
+ * A browser-initiated reload cannot be vetoed by the main-process navigation guard, unlike
+ * `location.reload()`. Resolves false when there is no host bridge or main declined this
+ * sender (the dashboard pop-out), i.e. the in-document reload is still required.
+ */
+async function requestHostReload(settled: Promise<unknown>): Promise<boolean> {
+  const hostReload = window.api?.app?.reload
+  if (typeof hostReload !== 'function') {
+    return false
+  }
+  try {
+    // Race the refusal wait: a landed reload can tear this document down before the reply.
+    return await Promise.race([hostReload(), settled.then(() => true)])
+  } catch {
+    return false
+  }
+}
+
 /** Resolves only if the navigation is refused; a landed reload destroys this document. */
 export async function requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload(
   win: Window,
@@ -69,7 +87,9 @@ export async function requestLazyChunkRecoveryReload(
   try {
     const refused = waitForRefusedNavigation(win)
     cancelRefusalWait = refused.cancel
-    win.location.reload()
+    if (!(await requestHostReload(refused.outcome))) {
+      win.location.reload()
+    }
     return await refused.outcome
   } catch {
     return 'request-failed'
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/web/web-preload-api.ts b/src/renderer/src/web/web-preload-api.ts
index 6199c35b831..1c144c17207 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/web/web-preload-api.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/web/web-preload-api.ts
@@ -547,7 +547,11 @@ function createWebPreloadApi(): Partial<PreloadApi> {
       getFeatureWallAssetBaseUrl: () => Promise.resolve('/'),
       relaunch: () => Promise.resolve(window.location.reload()),
       restart: () => Promise.resolve(window.location.reload()),
-      reload: () => Promise.resolve(window.location.reload()),
+      // The web host reloads in-document itself, so report it as issued.
+      reload: () => {
+        window.location.reload()
+        return Promise.resolve(true)
+      },
       stageBeforeUnloadSync: ({ sessions, ui }) => {
         // Why: beforeunload cannot await the paired runtime, so the web adapter
         // guarantees immediate browser-local durability for the final snapshot.