diff --git a/config/reliability-gates.jsonc b/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
index 62c9b3c29ce..5d8564531e9 100644
--- a/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
+++ b/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
@@ -3883,6 +3883,7 @@
           "file": "src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts",
           "assertions": [
             "terminal.stop awaits stopAndWait and fresh post-stop liveness before acknowledging provider shutdown",
+            "remote terminal.close rejects until provider stopAndWait verifies shutdown",
             "provider shutdown rejection fails terminal.stop closed",
             "project removal fences paired terminal admission through provider stop and repo mutation",
             "project removal drains create-first headless, renderer-backed mobile, renderer split, and selector-less renderer admissions before its liveness snapshot",
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
index ff84c713f63..3e38530dfda 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.test.ts
@@ -17690,12 +17690,13 @@ describe('OrcaRuntimeService', () => {
 
   it('operates PTY-backed mobile session terminals without a renderer graph', async () => {
     const spawn = vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'laptop-created-pty' })
-    const kill = vi.fn(() => true)
+    const stopAndWait = vi.fn(async () => true)
     const runtime = new OrcaRuntimeService(store)
     runtime.setPtyController({
       spawn,
       write: () => true,
-      kill,
+      kill: () => false,
+      stopAndWait,
       getForegroundProcess: async () => null
     })
 
@@ -17719,7 +17720,29 @@ describe('OrcaRuntimeService', () => {
       tabId: 'laptop-tab',
       ptyKilled: true
     })
-    expect(kill).toHaveBeenCalledWith('laptop-created-pty')
+    expect(stopAndWait).toHaveBeenCalledWith('laptop-created-pty')
+  })
+
+  it('rejects remote terminal close until provider shutdown is verified', async () => {
+    const runtime = new OrcaRuntimeService(store)
+    runtime.setPtyController({
+      spawn: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ id: 'laptop-created-pty' }),
+      write: () => true,
+      kill: () => true,
+      stopAndWait: async () => false,
+      getForegroundProcess: async () => null
+    })
+    const terminal = await runtime.createTerminal(`id:${TEST_WORKTREE_ID}`, {
+      tabId: 'laptop-tab',
+      leafId: HEADLESS_LEAF_ID
+    })
+
+    await expect(runtime.closeTerminal(terminal.handle)).rejects.toThrow(
+      'terminal_verified_stop_failed'
+    )
+    await expect(runtime.readTerminal(terminal.handle)).resolves.toMatchObject({
+      status: 'running'
+    })
   })
 
   it('lists PTY-backed mobile session terminals without a renderer graph', async () => {
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.ts b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.ts
index d9ed408c7ea..0c0493bc877 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/orca-runtime.ts
@@ -18913,17 +18913,29 @@ export class OrcaRuntimeService {
 
   async closeTerminal(handle: string): Promise<RuntimeTerminalClose> {
     const pty = this.getLivePtyForHandle(handle)
-    this.claudeAgentTeams.removeTeamForLeaderHandle(handle)
     if (pty) {
-      const ptyKilled = this.ptyController?.kill(pty.pty.ptyId) ?? false
-      return { handle, tabId: pty.pty.tabId ?? pty.record.tabId, ptyKilled }
+      if (!this.ptyController?.stopAndWait) {
+        throw new Error('terminal_verified_stop_unavailable')
+      }
+      if (!(await this.ptyController.stopAndWait(pty.pty.ptyId))) {
+        throw new Error('terminal_verified_stop_failed')
+      }
+      this.claudeAgentTeams.removeTeamForLeaderHandle(handle)
+      return { handle, tabId: pty.pty.tabId ?? pty.record.tabId, ptyKilled: true }
     }
     this.assertGraphReady()
     const { leaf } = this.getLiveLeafForHandle(handle)
     let ptyKilled = false
     if (leaf.ptyId) {
-      ptyKilled = this.ptyController?.kill(leaf.ptyId) ?? false
+      if (!this.ptyController?.stopAndWait) {
+        throw new Error('terminal_verified_stop_unavailable')
+      }
+      ptyKilled = await this.ptyController.stopAndWait(leaf.ptyId)
+      if (!ptyKilled) {
+        throw new Error('terminal_verified_stop_failed')
+      }
     }
+    this.claudeAgentTeams.removeTeamForLeaderHandle(handle)
     // Why: killing the PTY in a multi-pane tab is sufficient — the renderer's
     // PTY exit handler already calls PaneManager.closePane() for split layouts.
     // Sending an additional IPC close would race with the exit handler and