diff --git a/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.test.ts b/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.test.ts
index 47db7d64656..0c358ce6652 100644
--- a/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { createElement, type ReactNode } from 'react'
 import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
 import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { MobileFileExplorerPanel } from './MobileFileExplorerPanel'
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ vi.mock('react-native', async () => {
         item: unknown
         index: number
         separators: Record<string, never>
-      }) => unknown
+      }) => ReactNode
     }) =>
       React.createElement(
         'FlatList',
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ async function pressByLabel(
   accessibilityLabel: string
 ): Promise<void> {
   const pressable = renderer.root
-    .findAllByType('Pressable')
+    .findAll((node) => String(node.type) === 'Pressable')
     .find((node) => node.props.accessibilityLabel === accessibilityLabel)
   if (!pressable) {
     throw new Error(`Unable to find pressable: ${accessibilityLabel}`)
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ async function pressByLabel(
 
 function renderedText(renderer: ReactTestRenderer): string {
   return renderer.root
-    .findAllByType('Text')
+    .findAll((node) => String(node.type) === 'Text')
     .flatMap((node) => node.props.children)
     .join(' ')
 }
@@ -250,6 +250,93 @@ describe('MobileFileExplorerPanel', () => {
     expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('CHANGELOG.md')
   })
 
+  it('refreshes an expanded folder after reconnect instead of keeping deleted children', async () => {
+    mockTransport.client = createMockClient({
+      '': [entry('src', true)],
+      src: [entry('deleted-while-offline.ts')]
+    })
+    const renderer = await renderExplorer()
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('deleted-while-offline.ts')
+
+    mockTransport.client = null
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'disconnected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+    mockTransport.client = createMockClient({
+      '': [entry('src', true)],
+      src: [entry('created-while-offline.ts')]
+    })
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'connected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('created-while-offline.ts')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).not.toContain('deleted-while-offline.ts')
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('created-while-offline.ts')
+    act(() => renderer.unmount())
+  })
+
+  it('rereads a previously cached collapsed folder when reopened after reconnect', async () => {
+    mockTransport.client = createMockClient({
+      '': [entry('src', true)],
+      src: [entry('deleted-while-offline.ts')]
+    })
+    const renderer = await renderExplorer()
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+
+    mockTransport.client = null
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'disconnected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+    mockTransport.client = createMockClient({
+      '': [entry('src', true)],
+      src: [entry('created-while-offline.ts')]
+    })
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'connected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('created-while-offline.ts')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).not.toContain('deleted-while-offline.ts')
+    act(() => renderer.unmount())
+  })
+
+  it('lets a superseded folder load retry when the reconnect root refresh fails', async () => {
+    let finishOldChild: (response: RpcResponse) => void = () => {}
+    const oldChild = new Promise<RpcResponse>((resolve) => {
+      finishOldChild = resolve
+    })
+    mockTransport.client = {
+      sendRequest: vi.fn(async (_method: string, params: { relativePath: string }) =>
+        params.relativePath === '' ? ok([entry('src', true)]) : oldChild
+      )
+    }
+    const renderer = await renderExplorer()
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Open folder src')
+    mockTransport.client = null
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'disconnected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+    const reconnected = {
+      sendRequest: vi.fn(async (): Promise<RpcResponse> => {
+        throw new Error('root refresh failed')
+      })
+    }
+    mockTransport.client = reconnected
+    mockTransport.connectionState = 'connected'
+    await updateExplorer(renderer)
+    await act(async () => {
+      finishOldChild(ok([entry('obsolete.ts')]))
+      await oldChild
+    })
+
+    reconnected.sendRequest.mockResolvedValue(ok([entry('current.ts')]))
+    await pressByLabel(renderer, 'Retry loading src')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).toContain('current.ts')
+    expect(renderedText(renderer)).not.toContain('obsolete.ts')
+    act(() => renderer.unmount())
+  })
+
   it('keeps the cached tree when a post-reconnect root refresh fails', async () => {
     const client = createMockClient({
       '': [entry('src', true), entry('README.md')]
@@ -411,9 +498,11 @@ describe('MobileFileExplorerPanel', () => {
 
     function retryButtons(renderer: ReactTestRenderer) {
       return renderer.root
-        .findAllByType('Pressable')
+        .findAll((node) => String(node.type) === 'Pressable')
         .filter((node) =>
-          node.findAllByType('Text').some((text) => text.props.children === 'Retry')
+          node
+            .findAll((node) => String(node.type) === 'Text')
+            .some((text) => text.props.children === 'Retry')
         )
     }
 
diff --git a/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.tsx b/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.tsx
index a6078ec7510..cb07684c739 100644
--- a/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useCallback, useEffect, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
+import { useCallback, useEffect, useEffectEvent, useMemo, useRef, useState } from 'react'
 import {
   ActivityIndicator,
   FlatList,
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import {
 } from 'react-native'
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 import { ChevronLeft, X } from 'lucide-react-native'
+import { useWorkspaceExecutionHost } from '../navigation/workspace-execution-host'
 import { useWorkspaceRouteHandoff } from '../navigation/workspace-route-handoff'
 import { useForceReconnect } from '../transport/host-client-hooks'
 import { useWorkspaceClient } from '../transport/use-workspace-client'
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ import {
   type FileExplorerRow
 } from './file-tree'
 import type { RpcFailure } from '../transport/types'
-import { colors } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
+import { colors, spacing } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
 import {
   beginDirectoryLoad,
   createDirectoryLoadRevisions,
@@ -46,14 +47,16 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerPanel(props: {
 }) {
   const { hostId, worktreeId, name, embedded, onRequestClose } = props
   const router = useWorkspaceRouteHandoff()
+  const executionHost = useWorkspaceExecutionHost()
   const { client, state: connState } = useWorkspaceClient(hostId)
   const forceReconnect = useForceReconnect()
   const scopeRef = useRef('')
-  const scope = `${hostId}:${worktreeId}`
+  const scope = JSON.stringify([hostId, executionHost, worktreeId])
   scopeRef.current = scope
   const directoryLoadRevisionsRef = useRef<DirectoryLoadRevisions>(createDirectoryLoadRevisions())
   const pendingDirectoryRetriesRef = useRef<Set<string>>(new Set())
   const directoryCacheRef = useRef<DirectoryCache>({})
+  const [panelWidth, setPanelWidth] = useState(0)
   const [directoryCache, setDirectoryCache] = useState<DirectoryCache>({})
   const [expanded, setExpanded] = useState<Set<string>>(() => new Set())
   const [loading, setLoading] = useState(true)
@@ -162,6 +165,7 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerPanel(props: {
           ...prev,
           [relativePath]: { entries }
         }))
+        return 'directory' as const
       } catch (err) {
         if (
           !isCurrentDirectoryLoad(directoryLoadRevisionsRef.current, scopeRef.current, loadToken)
@@ -210,9 +214,40 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerPanel(props: {
     directoryCacheRef.current = directoryCache
   }, [directoryCache])
 
+  const refreshExpandedDirectories = useEffectEvent(() => {
+    setDirectoryCache((previous) =>
+      Object.fromEntries(
+        Object.entries(previous).filter(([path]) => path === '' || expanded.has(path))
+      )
+    )
+    for (const relativePath of expanded) {
+      if (getDirectoryCacheState(directoryCacheRef.current, relativePath)) {
+        void loadDirectory(relativePath)
+      }
+    }
+  })
+
   useEffect(() => {
-    void loadDirectory('')
-  }, [hostId, loadDirectory])
+    let cancelled = false
+    resetDirectoryLoadRevisions(directoryLoadRevisionsRef.current)
+    setDirectoryCache((previous) =>
+      Object.fromEntries(
+        Object.entries(previous).map(([path, state]) => [
+          path,
+          state?.loading ? { entries: state.entries, error: 'Folder load interrupted' } : state
+        ])
+      )
+    )
+    void loadDirectory('').then((result) => {
+      // Legacy roots replace their entire synthesized cache; only readDir roots need child reads.
+      if (!cancelled && result === 'directory') {
+        refreshExpandedDirectories()
+      }
+    })
+    return () => {
+      cancelled = true
+    }
+  }, [scope, loadDirectory])
 
   useEffect(() => {
     if (connState !== 'connected' || pendingDirectoryRetriesRef.current.size === 0) {
@@ -284,6 +319,7 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerPanel(props: {
     return (
       <MobileFileExplorerRow
         item={item}
+        maximumIndentation={Math.max(0, panelWidth / 3 - spacing.lg)}
         expanded={expanded}
         onPreviewFile={previewFile}
         onRetryDirectory={retryDirectory}
@@ -357,7 +393,10 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerPanel(props: {
   // Embedded: the dock column owns safe-area/layout, so render a plain View and
   // a non-inset header. Full-screen: keep the SafeAreaView top inset + chrome.
   return (
-    <View style={styles.container}>
+    <View
+      style={styles.container}
+      onLayout={({ nativeEvent }) => setPanelWidth(nativeEvent.layout.width)}
+    >
       {embedded ? (
         <View style={styles.header}>{headerBar}</View>
       ) : (
diff --git a/mobile/src/files/mobile-file-explorer-row.tsx b/mobile/src/files/mobile-file-explorer-row.tsx
index fb72494bd12..8d4e550ed24 100644
--- a/mobile/src/files/mobile-file-explorer-row.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/files/mobile-file-explorer-row.tsx
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ import { canPreviewMobileFileRow } from './mobile-file-preview-navigation'
 
 type Props = {
   item: FileExplorerRow
+  maximumIndentation: number
   expanded: ReadonlySet<string>
   onPreviewFile: (relativePath: string, displayName: string) => void
   onRetryDirectory: (relativePath: string) => void
@@ -23,11 +24,13 @@ type Props = {
 }
 
 export function MobileFileExplorerRow(props: Props) {
-  const { item, expanded, onPreviewFile, onRetryDirectory, onToggleDirectory } = props
+  const { item, maximumIndentation, expanded, onPreviewFile, onRetryDirectory, onToggleDirectory } =
+    props
+  const paddingLeft = spacing.lg + Math.min(item.depth * 18, maximumIndentation)
 
   if (item.kind === 'loading') {
     return (
-      <View style={[styles.inlineStatusRow, { paddingLeft: spacing.lg + item.depth * 18 }]}>
+      <View style={[styles.inlineStatusRow, { paddingLeft }]}>
         <View style={styles.chevronSpacer} />
         <ActivityIndicator size="small" color={colors.textSecondary} />
         <Text style={styles.inlineStatusText}>Loading...</Text>
@@ -37,7 +40,7 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerRow(props: Props) {
 
   if (item.kind === 'error') {
     return (
-      <View style={[styles.inlineStatusRow, { paddingLeft: spacing.lg + item.depth * 18 }]}>
+      <View style={[styles.inlineStatusRow, { paddingLeft }]}>
         <View style={styles.chevronSpacer} />
         <Text style={styles.inlineErrorText} numberOfLines={1}>
           {item.message || 'Unable to load folder'}
@@ -60,6 +63,7 @@ export function MobileFileExplorerRow(props: Props) {
     return (
       <TreeRow
         item={item}
+        paddingLeft={paddingLeft}
         expanded={expanded}
         onPreviewFile={onPreviewFile}
         onToggleDirectory={onToggleDirectory}
@@ -76,11 +80,12 @@ function isTreeNode(item: FileExplorerRow): item is TreeNode {
 
 function TreeRow(props: {
   item: TreeNode
+  paddingLeft: number
   expanded: ReadonlySet<string>
   onPreviewFile: (relativePath: string, displayName: string) => void
   onToggleDirectory: (relativePath: string) => void
 }) {
-  const { item, expanded, onPreviewFile, onToggleDirectory } = props
+  const { item, paddingLeft, expanded, onPreviewFile, onToggleDirectory } = props
   const isDirectory = item.kind === 'directory'
   const isExpanded = expanded.has(item.relativePath)
   const previewable =
@@ -94,7 +99,7 @@ function TreeRow(props: {
     <Pressable
       style={({ pressed }) => [
         styles.row,
-        { paddingLeft: spacing.lg + item.depth * 18 },
+        { paddingLeft },
         pressed && !disabled && styles.rowPressed,
         disabled && styles.rowDisabled
       ]}
diff --git a/mobile/tests-typecheck-baseline.txt b/mobile/tests-typecheck-baseline.txt
index 81700c5cb0b..10bb77f63a3 100644
--- a/mobile/tests-typecheck-baseline.txt
+++ b/mobile/tests-typecheck-baseline.txt
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ src/components/mobile-agent-icon-gradient.test.ts
 src/components/pr-sidebar/PRCommentsSection.test.ts
 src/diagnostics/connection-diagnostics-submission.test.ts
 src/dictation/mobile-dictation-setup.test.ts
-src/files/MobileFileExplorerPanel.test.ts
 src/files/MobileFileMarkdownPreview.test.ts
 src/hooks/mobile-dictation-desktop-start.test.ts
 src/host-edit-route-accessibility.test.ts