diff --git a/config/reliability-gates.jsonc b/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
index 321339f1786..457d51fc47e 100644
--- a/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
+++ b/config/reliability-gates.jsonc
@@ -12307,10 +12307,40 @@
       "oracle": "Screenshot the revealed pane, force a model-invalidating full repaint, screenshot again, and assert the bounded pixel diff is immaterial; pair with a JS-level render-model-vs-buffer comparison. Compositor screenshots only, because WebGL canvas readback is blank with preserveDrawingBuffer disabled.",
       "commands": [
         "pnpm run ensure:electron-runtime && pnpm exec playwright test tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts --config tests/playwright.config.ts --project electron-headful --workers=1",
+        "pnpm exec vitest run --config config/vitest.config.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection-hidden-backlog-snapshot.test.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-registry.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-render-pause-release.test.ts",
         "ORCA_E2E_RECORD_VIDEO=1 pnpm exec playwright test tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts --config tests/playwright.config.ts --project electron-headful --workers=1 --repeat-each=3"
       ],
-      "testFiles": ["tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts"],
+      "testFiles": [
+        "src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection-hidden-backlog-snapshot.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-registry.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts",
+        "src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-render-pause-release.test.ts",
+        "tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts"
+      ],
       "assertionRefs": [
+        {
+          "file": "src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts",
+          "assertions": [
+            "deduplicates a deferred dpr retry and consumes it after repair succeeds",
+            "caps a deferred dpr transition at sixteen animation-frame retries"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts",
+          "assertions": [
+            "checks dpr after a heavy reveal even when the stable fit skips geometry work"
+          ]
+        },
+        {
+          "file": "src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts",
+          "assertions": [
+            "repairs when the canvas and renderer dimensions share a stale dpr cache",
+            "defers an unmeasurable WebGL canvas but accepts a renderer-less pane"
+          ]
+        },
         {
           "file": "tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts",
           "assertions": ["@headful tab reveal presents a synchronized-output WebGL frame"]
@@ -12318,13 +12348,22 @@
       ],
       "evidenceRuns": [
         {
-          "date": "2026-08-22",
+          "date": "2026-08-23",
+          "runner": "local",
+          "platform": "macos",
+          "command": "pnpm exec vitest run --config config/vitest.config.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/pty-connection-hidden-backlog-snapshot.test.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-registry.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-render-pause-release.test.ts",
+          "result": "passed",
+          "durationSeconds": 2,
+          "summary": "All 98 renderer contracts passed, including same-DPR zero-scan behavior, visible-only fanout, tri-state DPR repair, deduplicated bounded retry, heavy-reveal repair, and listener cleanup."
+        },
+        {
+          "date": "2026-08-23",
           "runner": "local",
           "platform": "macos",
           "command": "pnpm run ensure:electron-runtime && pnpm exec playwright test tests/e2e/terminal-reveal-paused-render-repro.spec.ts --config tests/playwright.config.ts --project electron-headful --workers=1",
           "result": "passed",
-          "durationSeconds": 16,
-          "summary": "A real WebGL tab reveal matched the current serialized synchronized-output frame with zero changed pixels after a direct renderer present. The test persists and attaches the exact before/after screenshots and pixel-diff metadata."
+          "durationSeconds": 15,
+          "summary": "The final branch state passed: a real WebGL tab reveal matched the current serialized synchronized-output frame with zero changed pixels after a direct renderer present. The test persists and attaches the exact before/after screenshots and pixel-diff metadata."
         },
         {
           "date": "2026-08-22",
@@ -12342,7 +12381,7 @@
       },
       "flakeHistory": {
         "status": "unknown",
-        "evidence": "Four local macOS headed runs passed, including three consecutive video-recorded repeats; CI soak history and cross-platform GPU runs are not yet available."
+        "evidence": "Five local macOS headed runs passed, including one on the final branch state and three consecutive video-recorded repeats; CI soak history and cross-platform GPU runs are not yet available."
       },
       "redGreenEvidence": {
         "status": "complete",
@@ -12350,7 +12389,7 @@
       },
       "performanceBudget": {
         "required": true,
-        "evidence": "The tab-reveal present path runs only at event-driven recovery boundaries and adds no polling, provider calls, PTY scans, or background output work. The shared terminal-render.atlas-recovery-fanout contracts separately prove zero hidden-manager atlas clears or presents and a per-pane display:none retry deduped and capped at 16 animation frames."
+        "evidence": "The tab-reveal present path runs only at event-driven recovery boundaries and adds no polling, provider calls, PTY inventory scans, or background output work. Gate-local contracts prove ordinary same-DPR resize performs zero pane scans; a true transition scans only the visible manager; unavailable canvas retry is deduplicated and capped at 16 frames; and heavy reveal adds one bounded visible-pane scan. The shared terminal-render.atlas-recovery-fanout contracts separately prove zero hidden-manager atlas clears or presents and a per-pane display:none retry capped at 16 frames."
       },
       "promotionCriteria": [
         "Establish a stable material-diff threshold across platforms via nightly runs.",
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts
index 557ef20ecb1..5837bdafda7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.test.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,16 @@ describe('resumeTerminalVisibility reveal repaint', () => {
     expect(flushDeferredPaneMetricOptionsIfMeasurable).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 
+  it('checks dpr after a heavy reveal even when the stable fit skips geometry work', () => {
+    const pane = { terminal: {} }
+    const manager = createManager()
+    manager.getPanes.mockReturnValue([pane])
+
+    resumeTerminalVisibility(resumeArgs(manager, false))
+
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
+  })
+
   it('does not fit on a light tab reveal', () => {
     const manager = createManager()
     resumeTerminalVisibility(resumeArgs(manager, true))
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.ts
index 97590a2e328..0d69b5c00f7 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/terminal-visibility-resume.ts
@@ -226,6 +226,13 @@ function resumeTerminalVisibilityHeavy(manager: PaneManager, isActive: boolean):
   // Windows (ANGLE -> D3D11) it can be 100-500 ms but a deferred resume
   // would paint a stretched DOM-fallback flash, which is worse UX.
   manager.resumeRendering()
+  // Why: unchanged grid geometry can skip the reveal fit, but a retained WebGL
+  // canvas may still carry the previous display's backing-store DPR.
+  for (const pane of manager.getPanes()) {
+    if (repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane)) {
+      presentPaneViewport(pane)
+    }
+  }
   // Why: resumeRendering just re-attached WebGL, whose cell metrics briefly differ
   // from the DOM renderer's; a raw fit here reflows on a transient one-column-off
   // grid and garbles diff-painting inline TUIs (grok minimize→restore).
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts
index 81ec30fc916..c903ec1a2f9 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.test.ts
@@ -2,14 +2,15 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { renderHook } from '@testing-library/react'
 import type { PaneManager } from '@/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager'
+import type { PaneWebglCanvasDprRepairState } from '@/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
 
 const {
   recoverVisibleTerminalWindowWakeMock,
-  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock,
+  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock,
   presentPaneViewportMock
 } = vi.hoisted(() => ({
   recoverVisibleTerminalWindowWakeMock: vi.fn(),
-  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock: vi.fn(() => false),
+  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock: vi.fn<() => PaneWebglCanvasDprRepairState>(() => 'current'),
   presentPaneViewportMock: vi.fn()
 }))
 
@@ -18,7 +19,7 @@ vi.mock('./terminal-visibility-resume', () => ({
 }))
 
 vi.mock('@/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair', () => ({
-  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch: repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock
+  repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr: repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock
 }))
 
 vi.mock('@/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer', () => ({
@@ -43,9 +44,9 @@ describe('useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     systemResumedCallback = null
     recoverVisibleTerminalWindowWakeMock.mockClear()
-    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock.mockClear()
+    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock.mockClear()
     presentPaneViewportMock.mockClear()
-    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock.mockReturnValue(false)
+    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock.mockReturnValue('current')
     unsubscribeSystemResumed.mockClear()
     onSystemResumed.mockClear()
     resetTerminalFreezeBreadcrumbsForTesting()
@@ -203,7 +204,7 @@ describe('useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery', () => {
     // move) even if the CSS box is unchanged.
     const pane = { id: 1, terminal: {} }
     const resizeManager = { getPanes: () => [pane] } as unknown as PaneManager
-    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock.mockReturnValue(true)
+    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock.mockReturnValue('repaired')
     vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 1)
     const { unmount } = renderHook(() =>
       useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
@@ -215,19 +216,19 @@ describe('useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery', () => {
     )
 
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
-    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
     vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 2)
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
 
-    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
     expect(presentPaneViewportMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
     expect(recoverVisibleTerminalWindowWakeMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
     unmount()
     vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 3)
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
-    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
   })
 
   it('retains a dpr transition until the visible manager is available', () => {
@@ -245,10 +246,70 @@ describe('useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery', () => {
 
     vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 2)
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
-    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
 
     managerRef.current = { getPanes: () => [pane] } as unknown as PaneManager
     window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
-    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatchMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
+  })
+
+  it('deduplicates a deferred dpr retry and consumes it after repair succeeds', () => {
+    const pane = { id: 1, terminal: {} }
+    const callbacks: FrameRequestCallback[] = []
+    vi.stubGlobal('requestAnimationFrame', (callback: FrameRequestCallback) => {
+      callbacks.push(callback)
+      return callbacks.length
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 1)
+    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock.mockReturnValueOnce('deferred').mockReturnValue('repaired')
+    renderHook(() =>
+      useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
+        isVisible: true,
+        managerRef: { current: { getPanes: () => [pane] } as unknown as PaneManager },
+        isActiveRef: { current: true },
+        isVisibleRef: { current: true }
+      })
+    )
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 2)
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1)
+    expect(callbacks).toHaveLength(1)
+
+    callbacks.shift()?.(performance.now())
+    expect(presentPaneViewportMock).toHaveBeenCalledWith(pane)
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+  })
+
+  it('caps a deferred dpr transition at sixteen animation-frame retries', () => {
+    const pane = { id: 1, terminal: {} }
+    const callbacks: FrameRequestCallback[] = []
+    vi.stubGlobal('requestAnimationFrame', (callback: FrameRequestCallback) => {
+      callbacks.push(callback)
+      return callbacks.length
+    })
+    vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 1)
+    repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock.mockReturnValue('deferred')
+    renderHook(() =>
+      useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
+        isVisible: true,
+        managerRef: { current: { getPanes: () => [pane] } as unknown as PaneManager },
+        isActiveRef: { current: true },
+        isVisibleRef: { current: true }
+      })
+    )
+
+    vi.stubGlobal('devicePixelRatio', 2)
+    window.dispatchEvent(new Event('resize'))
+    let callbackCount = 0
+    while (callbacks.length > 0) {
+      callbacks.shift()?.(performance.now())
+      callbackCount += 1
+    }
+
+    expect(callbackCount).toBe(16)
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(17)
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.ts b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.ts
index c5e578549df..444d0f1f9dd 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/components/terminal-pane/use-terminal-window-wake-recovery.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { useEffect } from 'react'
 import type { PaneManager } from '@/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager'
 import { recoverVisibleTerminalWindowWake } from './terminal-visibility-resume'
-import { repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch } from '@/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
+import { repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr } from '@/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
 import { presentPaneViewport } from '@/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer'
 import { recordTerminalFreezeBreadcrumb } from './terminal-freeze-breadcrumbs'
 import type { IDisposable } from '@xterm/xterm'
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ type WindowWakePtyBinding = IDisposable & {
   reassertPtySizeAfterWindowWake?: () => void
 }
 
+const DPR_RECOVERY_RETRY_FRAMES = 16
+
 export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
   isVisible,
   managerRef,
@@ -30,6 +32,8 @@ export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
       return
     }
     let wakeRecoveryFrameId: number | null = null
+    let dprRecoveryFrameId: number | null = null
+    let dprRecoveryFramesRemaining = 0
     let settledClearGlyphAtlases = false
     let observedDevicePixelRatio = window.devicePixelRatio
     const cancelScheduledWakeRecovery = (): void => {
@@ -40,6 +44,13 @@ export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
       cancelAnimationFrame(wakeRecoveryFrameId)
       wakeRecoveryFrameId = null
     }
+    const cancelScheduledDprRecovery = (): void => {
+      if (dprRecoveryFrameId !== null && typeof cancelAnimationFrame === 'function') {
+        cancelAnimationFrame(dprRecoveryFrameId)
+      }
+      dprRecoveryFrameId = null
+      dprRecoveryFramesRemaining = 0
+    }
     const reassertPanePtySizes = (): void => {
       for (const binding of panePtyBindingsRef?.current.values() ?? []) {
         // Why: one settled read avoids duplicate SSH RPCs while still detecting a dropped resize.
@@ -114,6 +125,42 @@ export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
         recoverVisibleWake(true, 'system-resumed')
       }
     }
+    const repairVisiblePanesForDpr = (devicePixelRatio: number): boolean => {
+      const manager = managerRef.current
+      if (!manager || !isVisibleRef.current) {
+        return false
+      }
+      let deferred = false
+      for (const pane of manager.getPanes?.() ?? []) {
+        const state = repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr(pane)
+        deferred ||= state === 'deferred'
+        if (state === 'repaired') {
+          presentPaneViewport(pane)
+        }
+      }
+      if (!deferred) {
+        observedDevicePixelRatio = devicePixelRatio
+      }
+      return !deferred
+    }
+    const scheduleDprRecovery = (): void => {
+      if (dprRecoveryFrameId !== null || typeof requestAnimationFrame !== 'function') {
+        return
+      }
+      dprRecoveryFramesRemaining = DPR_RECOVERY_RETRY_FRAMES
+      const retry = (): void => {
+        dprRecoveryFrameId = null
+        if (repairVisiblePanesForDpr(window.devicePixelRatio)) {
+          dprRecoveryFramesRemaining = 0
+          return
+        }
+        dprRecoveryFramesRemaining -= 1
+        if (dprRecoveryFramesRemaining > 0) {
+          dprRecoveryFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(retry)
+        }
+      }
+      dprRecoveryFrameId = requestAnimationFrame(retry)
+    }
     const onWindowResize = (): void => {
       // Why: Chromium emits window resize on devicePixelRatio changes even when
       // the CSS box is unchanged (monitor move / undock). xterm's own observer
@@ -122,15 +169,11 @@ export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
       if (devicePixelRatio === observedDevicePixelRatio) {
         return
       }
-      const manager = managerRef.current
-      if (!manager || !isVisibleRef.current) {
+      if (dprRecoveryFrameId !== null) {
         return
       }
-      observedDevicePixelRatio = devicePixelRatio
-      for (const pane of manager.getPanes?.() ?? []) {
-        if (repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane)) {
-          presentPaneViewport(pane)
-        }
+      if (!repairVisiblePanesForDpr(devicePixelRatio)) {
+        scheduleDprRecovery()
       }
     }
     window.addEventListener('focus', onFocus)
@@ -148,6 +191,7 @@ export function useTerminalWindowWakeRecovery({
         : null
     return () => {
       cancelScheduledWakeRecovery()
+      cancelScheduledDprRecovery()
       window.removeEventListener('focus', onFocus)
       window.removeEventListener('resize', onWindowResize)
       if (typeof document !== 'undefined' && typeof document.removeEventListener === 'function') {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts
index 5c5dc972a12..0d7f241ffbf 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import type { ManagedPane } from './pane-manager-types'
-import { repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch } from './terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
+import {
+  repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr,
+  repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch
+} from './terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
 
 function makePane(args: {
   backingWidth: number
@@ -151,6 +154,24 @@ describe('repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch', () => {
     expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(noRenderer.pane)).toBe(false)
   })
 
+  it('defers an unmeasurable WebGL canvas but accepts a renderer-less pane', () => {
+    const detached = makePane({
+      backingWidth: 2160,
+      expectedWidth: 1080,
+      dpr: 1,
+      connected: false
+    })
+    const noRenderer = makePane({
+      backingWidth: 2160,
+      expectedWidth: 1080,
+      dpr: 1,
+      hasRenderer: false
+    })
+
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr(detached.pane)).toBe('deferred')
+    expect(repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr(noRenderer.pane)).toBe('current')
+  })
+
   it('reports failure without throwing when the repair path throws mid-teardown', () => {
     const { pane, handleResize } = makePane({
       backingWidth: 2160,
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.ts
index 4b60b80f497..587e01288e4 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/terminal-canvas-dpr-repair.ts
@@ -23,22 +23,27 @@ type XtermRendererInternals = {
   handleResize?: (cols: number, rows: number) => void
 }
 
-export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane: ManagedPane): boolean {
+export type PaneWebglCanvasDprRepairState = 'current' | 'deferred' | 'repaired'
+
+export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr(pane: ManagedPane): PaneWebglCanvasDprRepairState {
   const renderer = (
     pane.terminal as unknown as {
       _core?: { _renderService?: { _renderer?: { value?: XtermRendererInternals } } }
     }
   )._core?._renderService?._renderer?.value
   const canvas = renderer?._canvas ?? renderer?._gl?.canvas
-  if (!renderer || !canvas?.isConnected) {
-    return false
+  if (!renderer || !canvas) {
+    return 'current'
+  }
+  if (!canvas.isConnected) {
+    return 'deferred'
   }
   const view = canvas.ownerDocument?.defaultView
   const expected = renderer.dimensions?.device?.canvas
   const expectedWidth = expected?.width ?? 0
   const expectedHeight = expected?.height ?? 0
   if (!view || expectedWidth <= 0 || expectedHeight <= 0) {
-    return false
+    return 'deferred'
   }
   const staleBackingWidth = canvas.width
   const staleBackingHeight = canvas.height
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane: ManagedPane): boolean {
     Math.abs(staleBackingWidth - expectedWidth) <= roundingTolerance &&
     Math.abs(staleBackingHeight - expectedHeight) <= roundingTolerance
   ) {
-    return false
+    return 'current'
   }
   try {
     // Order matters: refresh the renderer's cached dpr/dimensions first, then
@@ -63,7 +68,7 @@ export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane: ManagedPane): boolean {
     pane.terminal.refresh(0, pane.terminal.rows - 1)
   } catch {
     // Pane may be mid-teardown; the next reveal/fit retries the check.
-    return false
+    return 'deferred'
   }
   recordTerminalWebglDiagnostic('webgl-canvas-dpr-repair', {
     paneId: pane.id,
@@ -72,5 +77,9 @@ export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane: ManagedPane): boolean {
     ...(cachedDevicePixelRatio === undefined ? {} : { cachedDevicePixelRatio }),
     devicePixelRatio: view.devicePixelRatio
   })
-  return true
+  return 'repaired'
+}
+
+export function repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch(pane: ManagedPane): boolean {
+  return repairPaneWebglCanvasDpr(pane) === 'repaired'
 }