diff --git a/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/daemon-pty-session-inventory.ts b/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/daemon-pty-session-inventory.ts
index 45eb38722ce..f053d3eb482 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/daemon-pty-session-inventory.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/daemon-pty-session-inventory.ts
@@ -56,7 +56,8 @@ export abstract class DaemonPtySessionInventory extends DaemonPtyProcessInspecti
                 ...(session.pid ? { rootProcessId: session.pid } : {}),
                 // Spawn cwd remains authoritative until the daemon reports live cwd.
                 cwd: session.cwd ?? this.initialCwds.get(session.sessionId) ?? '',
-                title: 'shell',
+                // The listing carries no title; attach seeds the live one from the daemon snapshot.
+                title: '',
                 ...(session.foregroundProcess
                   ? { foregroundProcess: session.foregroundProcess }
                   : {}),
diff --git a/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/testing/daemon-pty-adapter-session-adoption.test.ts b/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/testing/daemon-pty-adapter-session-adoption.test.ts
index 7b6e966c3df..0beb3198ad3 100644
--- a/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/testing/daemon-pty-adapter-session-adoption.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/daemon/providers/adapter/testing/daemon-pty-adapter-session-adoption.test.ts
@@ -297,6 +297,12 @@ describe('DaemonPtyAdapter (IPtyProvider)', () => {
       )
     })
 
+    it('reports no title, since a made-up one would read as the terminal’s own', async () => {
+      await adapter.spawn({ cols: 80, rows: 24 })
+
+      expect((await adapter.listProcesses()).map((row) => row.title)).toEqual([''])
+    })
+
     // Reconcile missed disconnect-time exits so cached hasPty results cannot block absence proofs.
     it('drops cached session ids an authoritative inventory omits', async () => {
       const { id } = await adapter.spawn({ cols: 80, rows: 24 })
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/terminal-subscriber-driven-daemon-attach.test.ts b/src/main/runtime/terminal-subscriber-driven-daemon-attach.test.ts
index 77e13a45b90..46f496709f3 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/terminal-subscriber-driven-daemon-attach.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/terminal-subscriber-driven-daemon-attach.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import './rpc/unused-default-rpc-methods.test-fixture'
  * Exercise real runtime/multiplex with controller data gated on attach; no renderer is present. */
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { OrcaRuntimeService } from './orca-runtime'
+import { deriveRemoteRuntimeTerminalCreateHandle } from './terminal/identity/remote-runtime-terminal-create-identity'
 import { RpcDispatcher } from './rpc/dispatcher'
 import type { RpcRequest } from './rpc/core'
 import { TERMINAL_METHODS } from './rpc/methods/terminal'
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ type RuntimeInternals = {
   ) => Promise<unknown>
   // Optional so this suite still runs, and fails on behavior, against a runtime without it.
   notePtyEndpointLoss?: (ptyId: string) => void
+  resolveTerminalWorkspaceLaunchScope: () => Promise<{ id: string; connectionId: null }>
 }
 
 function internals(runtime: OrcaRuntimeService): RuntimeInternals {
@@ -42,6 +44,8 @@ type DaemonSessionModel = {
   rows: number
   attached: boolean
   screen: string
+  terminalHandle?: string
+  lastTitle?: string
 }
 
 /** Models the daemon provider boundary: inventory of live sessions, data
@@ -70,6 +74,7 @@ function createDaemonProviderModel(opts: { snapshotCapable: boolean }) {
         cwd: '/tmp/wt',
         worktreeId: WORKTREE_ID,
         title: '',
+        ...(session.terminalHandle ? { terminalHandle: session.terminalHandle } : {}),
         cols: session.cols,
         rows: session.rows
       })),
@@ -98,6 +103,10 @@ function createDaemonProviderModel(opts: { snapshotCapable: boolean }) {
         return false
       }
       session.attached = true
+      // The runtime controller seeds the attach snapshot's title, as attachPtyFromRuntimeController does.
+      if (session.lastTitle) {
+        runtime?.seedTerminalRestoreTail(ptyId, { lastTitle: session.lastTitle })
+      }
       return true
     },
     serializeProviderBuffer: async (ptyId: string) => {
@@ -448,6 +457,49 @@ describe('subscriber-driven daemon attach (never-activated tab)', () => {
     expect(read.tail.join('\n')).toContain('worker still printing')
   })
 
+  it('streams a survivor a terminal.create retry adopts after a restart', async () => {
+    const runtime = new OrcaRuntimeService()
+    const model = createDaemonProviderModel({ snapshotCapable: false })
+    model.bind(runtime)
+    runtime.setPtyController(model.controller as never)
+    vi.spyOn(internals(runtime), 'resolveTerminalWorkspaceLaunchScope').mockResolvedValue({
+      id: WORKTREE_ID,
+      connectionId: null
+    })
+    model.sessions.set(PTY_ID, {
+      cols: 80,
+      rows: 24,
+      attached: false,
+      screen: '',
+      terminalHandle: deriveRemoteRuntimeTerminalCreateHandle(
+        'device-a',
+        WORKTREE_ID,
+        'mutation-1'
+      ),
+      lastTitle: '✳ Claude Code'
+    })
+    const spawn = vi.fn()
+
+    const adopted = await runtime.dedupeTerminalCreate(
+      'device-a',
+      `id:${WORKTREE_ID}`,
+      'mutation-1',
+      true,
+      spawn
+    )
+
+    expect(spawn).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(model.attachCalls).toEqual([PTY_ID]))
+    expect(model.emitData(PTY_ID, 'still working\r\n')).toBe(true)
+    const [listed] = (await runtime.listTerminals()).terminals
+    expect(listed).toMatchObject({
+      handle: adopted.handle,
+      title: '✳ Claude Code',
+      preview: 'still working'
+    })
+    expect(listed.lastOutputAt).not.toBeNull()
+  })
+
   it('does not subscriber-attach or provider-read a session this app already spawned', async () => {
     const { runtime, model, handle } = setupNeverAttachedDaemonSession({
       snapshotCapable: true,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/terminal/identity/pty-worktree-record.ts b/src/main/runtime/terminal/identity/pty-worktree-record.ts
index c6ca08d2156..c402cfdf2c4 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/terminal/identity/pty-worktree-record.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/terminal/identity/pty-worktree-record.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithRecordPtyWorktree extends RuntimeWorkspaceR
         managementTitle: null,
         managementTitleAt: null,
         controllerTitle: null,
-        title: state.title ?? null,
+        title: state.title || null,
         titleUpdatedAt: titleObservedAt,
         titleObservedAtEpochMs: titleObservedAt !== null ? Date.now() : null,
         lastOutputAt: state.lastOutputAt ?? null,
diff --git a/src/main/runtime/terminal/launch/terminal-create-deduplication.ts b/src/main/runtime/terminal/launch/terminal-create-deduplication.ts
index 8b6b06a7465..a26ef398aa7 100644
--- a/src/main/runtime/terminal/launch/terminal-create-deduplication.ts
+++ b/src/main/runtime/terminal/launch/terminal-create-deduplication.ts
@@ -144,6 +144,8 @@ export abstract class OrcaRuntimeWithTerminalCreateDeduplication extends OrcaRun
     if (adoptedHandle !== terminalHandle) {
       throw new Error('terminal_create_identity_conflict')
     }
+    // Same as inventory adoption: the stream carries this survivor's title and output.
+    this.mainDaemonAttachments.reconcile(session.id)
     return {
       handle: adoptedHandle,
       ptyId: session.id,