diff --git a/src/main/updater-linux-package-recovery-actions.test.ts b/src/main/updater-linux-package-recovery-actions.test.ts
index 1503a77daf2..f9bc27b93d0 100644
--- a/src/main/updater-linux-package-recovery-actions.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater-linux-package-recovery-actions.test.ts
@@ -99,6 +99,16 @@ const ARTIFACT = {
   path: '/home/tester/.cache/orca-updater/pending/orca-ide_1.0.61_amd64.deb',
   sha512: 'LHlL7dKoqg98gS2nfQv878dK+UoktbAkm4M20/hoJ2Qr0Kqsa3MSL4VmWy/Lll/MYjQFkpvOxduQ/vswentozA=='
 }
+const MANUAL_INSTALL_STATUS = {
+  state: 'error',
+  message: 'Quit Orca before running the system package install command.',
+  recovery: {
+    kind: 'linux-package-install',
+    packageType: 'deb',
+    reason: 'manual-install-required',
+    version: '1.0.61'
+  }
+} as const satisfies UpdateStatus
 
 describe('linux package recovery actions', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
@@ -199,6 +209,63 @@ describe('linux package recovery actions', () => {
     expect(showItemInFolderMock).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
   })
 
+  it('restores recovery after a recheck resolves without a terminal event', async () => {
+    const { send, updater } = await startUpdater()
+    await activateRecovery(updater)
+    send.mockClear()
+
+    updater.checkForUpdatesFromMenu()
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(1_000)
+
+    expect(send).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('updater:status', MANUAL_INSTALL_STATUS)
+    await expect(updater.showLinuxPackage()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('restores recovery after a recheck fails', async () => {
+    const { send, updater } = await startUpdater()
+    await activateRecovery(updater)
+    autoUpdaterMock.checkForUpdates.mockRejectedValueOnce(new Error('offline'))
+    send.mockClear()
+
+    updater.checkForUpdatesFromMenu()
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(send).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('updater:status', MANUAL_INSTALL_STATUS)
+    await expect(updater.getLinuxPackageInstallInstructions()).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      command: "sudo apt install -- '<pkg>'",
+      packageFileName: 'p'
+    })
+  })
+
+  it('restores recovery when a pinned check resolves to the current version', async () => {
+    const { send, updater } = await startUpdater()
+    await activateRecovery(updater)
+    send.mockClear()
+
+    updater.checkForUpdatesFromMenu({ channel: 'stable', targetTag: 'v1.0.51' })
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(send).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('updater:status', MANUAL_INSTALL_STATUS)
+    await expect(updater.showLinuxPackage()).resolves.toBeUndefined()
+  })
+
+  it('restores recovery when resolving a pinned check fails', async () => {
+    const { send, updater } = await startUpdater()
+    await activateRecovery(updater)
+    send.mockClear()
+
+    updater.checkForUpdatesFromMenu({ channel: 'stable', targetTag: 'not-a-release-tag' })
+    await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0)
+
+    expect(send).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith('updater:status', MANUAL_INSTALL_STATUS)
+    await expect(updater.getLinuxPackageInstallInstructions()).resolves.toEqual({
+      ok: true,
+      command: "sudo apt install -- '<pkg>'",
+      packageFileName: 'p'
+    })
+  })
+
   it('replaces the structured status when revalidation fails so stale actions die', async () => {
     const { send, updater } = await startUpdater()
     await activateRecovery(updater)
diff --git a/src/main/updater.ts b/src/main/updater.ts
index 3982f567dc3..77776eef590 100644
--- a/src/main/updater.ts
+++ b/src/main/updater.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ import {
   getLinuxPackageType,
   LINUX_PACKAGE_MARKER_UNUSABLE_MESSAGE
 } from './linux-update-package-type'
+import { getRetainedLinuxPackageManualInstallStatus } from './linux-package-downloaded-status'
 import {
   createUpdaterDiagnosticLogger,
   redactLinuxPackageInstallText
@@ -354,6 +355,17 @@ function sendStatus(status: UpdateStatus, options?: { force?: boolean }): void {
   mainWindowRef?.webContents.send('updater:status', decoratedStatus)
 }
 
+function sendSettledCheckStatus(status: UpdateStatus): void {
+  const retainedStatus = getRetainedLinuxPackageManualInstallStatus()
+  if (retainedStatus) {
+    sendStatus(retainedStatus)
+  } else if (status.state === 'error') {
+    sendErrorStatus(status.message, status.userInitiated)
+  } else {
+    sendStatus(status)
+  }
+}
+
 function getOptionsForUpdateCheckVariant(variant: UpdateCheckVariant): UpdateCheckOptions {
   switch (variant) {
     case 'perf':
@@ -571,7 +583,7 @@ function settleSilentUpdateCheck(attemptId: number, userInitiated: boolean | und
           deferPendingUpdateNudgeUntilRetry()
           return
         }
-        sendStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated })
+        sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated })
       }
     }
     return
@@ -581,7 +593,7 @@ function settleSilentUpdateCheck(attemptId: number, userInitiated: boolean | und
   backgroundCheckPromotedToUserInitiated = false
   userInitiatedCheck = false
   completeSilentUpdateCheck(userInitiated)
-  sendStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated })
+  sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated })
 }
 
 function handleSettledUpdateCheckPromise(attemptId: number): void {
@@ -994,7 +1006,7 @@ async function sendCheckFailureStatus(
     // error, or the pin blocks background checks for the process lifetime.
     clearAvailableUpdateContext()
     restoreReleaseUpdateSource()
-    sendStatus({ state: 'error', message, userInitiated })
+    sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'error', message, userInitiated })
     return
   }
   const failureKey = getCheckFailureKey(message, userInitiated)
@@ -1039,18 +1051,19 @@ async function sendCheckFailureStatus(
       scheduleAutomaticUpdateCheck(AUTO_UPDATE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS)
       if (userInitiated) {
         // Why: a user click needs visible feedback (idle looks broken); distinguish incomplete releases from transport failures.
-        sendErrorStatus(
-          isStableReleaseNotReadyFailure(sourceError)
+        sendSettledCheckStatus({
+          state: 'error',
+          message: isStableReleaseNotReadyFailure(sourceError)
             ? "A newer release isn't available for this device yet. Check again later."
             : "Couldn't reach the update server. Try again in a few minutes.",
-          true
-        )
+          userInitiated: true
+        })
       } else {
         if (isRetryableReleaseFeedPreflightFailure(sourceError)) {
           // Why: release probes can fail transiently; keep the campaign pending so the short retry can still show it.
           deferPendingUpdateNudgeUntilRetry()
         }
-        sendStatus({ state: 'idle' })
+        sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'idle' })
       }
       return
     }
@@ -1060,7 +1073,7 @@ async function sendCheckFailureStatus(
     if (!userInitiated) {
       scheduleAutomaticUpdateCheck(AUTO_UPDATE_RETRY_INTERVAL_MS)
     }
-    sendErrorStatus(message, userInitiated)
+    sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'error', message, userInitiated })
   }
 
   pendingCheckFailureKey = failureKey
@@ -1585,7 +1598,7 @@ export function checkForUpdatesFromMenu(options?: UpdateCheckOptions): void {
       userInitiatedCheck = false
       finishActiveUpdateCheckAttempt()
       recordCompletedUpdateCheck()
-      sendStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated: true })
+      sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated: true })
       return false
     }
     return launch()
@@ -1712,7 +1725,7 @@ async function checkForPinnedBuild(channel: ReleaseChannel, tag: string): Promis
   try {
     const target = resolveTargetBuild(channel, tag)
     if (compareVersions(target.version, app.getVersion()) === 0) {
-      sendStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated: true })
+      sendSettledCheckStatus({ state: 'not-available', userInitiated: true })
       return
     }
     closeLocalBuildFeed()
@@ -1741,7 +1754,7 @@ async function checkForPinnedBuild(channel: ReleaseChannel, tag: string): Promis
     userInitiatedCheck = false
     clearAvailableUpdateContext()
     restoreReleaseUpdateSource()
-    sendStatus({
+    sendSettledCheckStatus({
       state: 'error',
       message: String((error as Error)?.message ?? error),
       userInitiated: true