diff --git a/src/main/ipc/worktrees-removal-recovery.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/worktrees-removal-recovery.test.ts
index 3c099b8ae6e..55d47bc680a 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/worktrees-removal-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/worktrees-removal-recovery.test.ts
@@ -402,30 +402,39 @@ describe('registerWorktreeHandlers', () => {
     }
   })
 
-  it('retries stale Git registration cleanup after prior local filesystem recovery', async () => {
-    setPlatform('win32')
-    const missingWorktreePath = 'C:\\workspace\\already-removed'
-    const worktreeId = `repo-1::${missingWorktreePath}`
-    const registeredWorktrees = mockKnownFeatureWorktree(missingWorktreePath)
-    listWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(registeredWorktrees).mockResolvedValue([])
-    store.getWorktreeMeta.mockReturnValue(makeWorktreeMeta())
+  it.each([false, true])(
+    'retries missing registration cleanup (prunable marker: %s)',
+    async (prunableMarker) => {
+      setPlatform('win32')
+      const missingWorktreePath = prunableMarker
+        ? 'C:\\workspace\\already-removed\\.git'
+        : 'C:\\workspace\\already-removed'
+      const worktreeId = `repo-1::${missingWorktreePath}`
+      const registeredWorktrees = mockKnownFeatureWorktree(missingWorktreePath).map((row) =>
+        prunableMarker && row.path === missingWorktreePath
+          ? { ...row, branch: 'refs/heads/feature', prunable: true }
+          : row
+      )
+      listWorktreesMock.mockResolvedValueOnce(registeredWorktrees).mockResolvedValue([])
+      store.getWorktreeMeta.mockReturnValue(makeWorktreeMeta())
 
-    const result = await handlers['worktrees:remove'](null, {
-      worktreeId,
-      force: true
-    })
+      const result = await handlers['worktrees:remove'](null, {
+        worktreeId,
+        force: true
+      })
 
-    expect(result).toEqual({
-      preservedBranch: { branchName: 'feature', head: 'feature' }
-    })
-    expect(runHookMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(killAllProcessesForWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(removeWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
-    expect(gitExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['worktree', 'prune'], {
-      cwd: '/workspace/repo'
-    })
-    expect(store.removeWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(worktreeId, 'local')
-  })
+      expect(result).toEqual({
+        preservedBranch: { branchName: 'feature', head: 'feature' }
+      })
+      expect(runHookMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(killAllProcessesForWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(removeWorktreeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+      expect(gitExecFileAsyncMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(['worktree', 'prune'], {
+        cwd: '/workspace/repo'
+      })
+      expect(store.removeWorktreeMeta).toHaveBeenCalledWith(worktreeId, 'local')
+    }
+  )
 
   it('cleans a prunable Git-file row before archive or checkout teardown', async () => {
     const root = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-prunable-ipc-'))
diff --git a/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.test.ts b/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.test.ts
index de5921858b6..f05e5e5cb4c 100644
--- a/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.test.ts
@@ -52,6 +52,10 @@ describe('prunable Git-file registration proof', () => {
       await expect(isPrunableGitFileWorktree(worktree)).resolves.toBe(false)
     }
   )
+  it('leaves a vanished marker to existing missing-path recovery', async () => {
+    statPath.mockRejectedValue(Object.assign(new Error('marker vanished'), { code: 'ENOENT' }))
+    await expect(isPrunableGitFileWorktree(worktree)).resolves.toBe(false)
+  })
   it('does not turn host failure into cleanup permission', async () => {
     statPath.mockRejectedValue(new Error('host unavailable'))
     await expect(isPrunableGitFileWorktree(worktree)).rejects.toThrow('host unavailable')
diff --git a/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.ts b/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.ts
index d03c31e7295..a89f3408eb3 100644
--- a/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.ts
+++ b/src/main/worktree-prunable-git-file.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { isENOENT } from './ipc/filesystem-path-containment'
 import type { GitWorktreeInfo } from '../shared/worktree/types'
 import type { LocalWorktreeFilesystemOptions } from './local-worktree-filesystem'
 import { getLocalWorktreePathAccess, toLocalWorktreeRuntimePath } from './local-worktree-filesystem'
@@ -20,7 +21,15 @@ export async function isPrunableGitFileWorktree(
     return false
   }
   const access = getLocalWorktreePathAccess(options)
-  const entry = await access.statPath(toLocalWorktreeRuntimePath(worktree.path, options))
+  const entry = await access
+    .statPath(toLocalWorktreeRuntimePath(worktree.path, options))
+    .catch((error: unknown) => {
+      // A vanished marker leaves missing-path recovery to its existing stricter gate.
+      if (isENOENT(error)) {
+        return null
+      }
+      throw error
+    })
   if (!entry || typeof entry !== 'object') {
     return false
   }