diff --git a/src/main/ipc/ssh.test.ts b/src/main/ipc/ssh.test.ts
index 37517cbe30b..0c5a51d9ae2 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/ssh.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/ssh.test.ts
@@ -1468,6 +1468,41 @@ describe('SSH IPC handlers', () => {
     expect(mockConnectionManager.reconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('does not reconnect after resume when the target was disconnected during the probe', async () => {
+    const target: SshTarget = {
+      id: 'ssh-1',
+      label: 'Server',
+      host: 'example.com',
+      port: 22,
+      username: 'deploy'
+    }
+    const conn = {}
+    mockSshStore.getTarget.mockReturnValue(target)
+    mockConnectionManager.connect.mockResolvedValue(conn)
+    mockConnectionManager.getConnection.mockReturnValue(conn)
+    mockConnectionManager.getState.mockReturnValue({
+      targetId: 'ssh-1',
+      status: 'connected',
+      error: null,
+      reconnectAttempt: 0
+    })
+    mockMux.probeLiveness.mockResolvedValue(false)
+
+    await handlers.get('ssh:connect')!(null, { targetId: 'ssh-1' })
+
+    const resumeListener = powerMonitorOnMock.mock.calls.find(([event]) => event === 'resume')?.[1]
+    expect(resumeListener).toBeTypeOf('function')
+
+    resumeListener()
+    // Why: the probe window is seconds long; a user disconnect during it must
+    // win — reconnecting afterwards would resurrect the torn-down target.
+    mockConnectionManager.getConnection.mockReturnValue(undefined)
+
+    await vi.waitFor(() => expect(mockMux.probeLiveness).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2))
+    await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 0))
+    expect(mockConnectionManager.reconnect).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('extends active relay grace while the system is suspending', async () => {
     const target: SshTarget = {
       id: 'ssh-1',
diff --git a/src/main/ipc/ssh.ts b/src/main/ipc/ssh.ts
index 9f19406ca72..8b5756bff38 100644
--- a/src/main/ipc/ssh.ts
+++ b/src/main/ipc/ssh.ts
@@ -469,7 +469,8 @@ function registerPowerMonitorReconnect(): void {
   }
   const onResume = (): void => {
     for (const [targetId, session] of activeSessions) {
-      const conn = connectionManager?.getConnection(targetId)
+      const manager = connectionManager
+      const conn = manager?.getConnection(targetId)
       if (!conn) {
         continue
       }
@@ -480,8 +481,14 @@ function registerPowerMonitorReconnect(): void {
         if (await isRelayLinkAliveAfterResume(session)) {
           return
         }
+        // Why: the probe can take ~10s. If the user disconnected or the
+        // session/connection was replaced meanwhile, reconnecting would
+        // resurrect a connection that was intentionally torn down.
+        if (activeSessions.get(targetId) !== session || manager?.getConnection(targetId) !== conn) {
+          return
+        }
         try {
-          await connectionManager?.reconnect(targetId)
+          await manager?.reconnect(targetId)
         } catch (err) {
           console.warn(
             `[ssh] Failed to reconnect ${targetId} after system resume: ${