diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-hydration.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-hydration.test.ts
index bac0144f9e4..93902bb9d49 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-hydration.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-hydration.test.ts
@@ -117,9 +117,25 @@ function makeDegradedRepoSession(): WorkspaceSessionState {
   }
 }
 
-function hydrateWithFailedScan(
+function makeTerminalFreeDegradedRepoSession(): WorkspaceSessionState {
+  const session = makeDegradedRepoSession()
+  session.activeTabId = null
+  session.tabsByWorktree = {}
+  session.unifiedTabs![WORKTREE_ID] = session.unifiedTabs![WORKTREE_ID].filter(
+    (tab) => tab.contentType !== 'terminal'
+  )
+  session.tabGroups![WORKTREE_ID] = session.tabGroups![WORKTREE_ID].map((group) => ({
+    ...group,
+    tabOrder: [EDITOR_FILE_ID, BROWSER_ID],
+    recentTabIds: [EDITOR_FILE_ID, BROWSER_ID]
+  }))
+  return session
+}
+
+function hydrateWithRepoScan(
   store: ReturnType<typeof createTestStore>,
-  session: WorkspaceSessionState
+  session: WorkspaceSessionState,
+  authoritative = false
 ): void {
   store.setState({
     repos: [{ id: 'repo1', path: '/repo1', displayName: 'Repo 1', badgeColor: '#000', addedAt: 0 }],
@@ -127,8 +143,8 @@ function hydrateWithFailedScan(
     detectedWorktreesByRepo: {
       repo1: {
         repoId: 'repo1',
-        authoritative: false,
-        source: 'metadata-fallback',
+        authoritative,
+        source: authoritative ? 'git' : 'metadata-fallback',
         worktrees: []
       }
     }
@@ -141,14 +157,14 @@ function hydrateWithFailedScan(
 
 it('keeps tab, editor, and browser chrome through degraded hydration and persistence', () => {
   const firstStore = createTestStore()
-  hydrateWithFailedScan(firstStore, makeDegradedRepoSession())
+  hydrateWithRepoScan(firstStore, makeDegradedRepoSession())
   firstStore.setState({ workspaceSessionReady: true })
   firstStore.getState().setHydrationSucceeded(true)
   expect(shouldPersistWorkspaceSession(firstStore.getState())).toBe(true)
 
   const persisted = buildWorkspaceSessionPayload(firstStore.getState())
   const restoredStore = createTestStore()
-  hydrateWithFailedScan(restoredStore, persisted)
+  hydrateWithRepoScan(restoredStore, persisted)
 
   const restored = restoredStore.getState()
   expect(restored.unifiedTabsByWorktree[WORKTREE_ID]?.map((tab) => tab.id)).toEqual([
@@ -159,3 +175,37 @@ it('keeps tab, editor, and browser chrome through degraded hydration and persist
   expect(restored.openFiles.map((file) => file.id)).toEqual([EDITOR_FILE_ID])
   expect(restored.browserTabsByWorktree[WORKTREE_ID]?.map((tab) => tab.id)).toEqual([BROWSER_ID])
 })
+
+it('keeps a terminal-free degraded workspace selected through hydration and persistence', () => {
+  const firstStore = createTestStore()
+  hydrateWithRepoScan(firstStore, makeTerminalFreeDegradedRepoSession())
+
+  const first = firstStore.getState()
+  expect(first.activeWorktreeId).toBe(WORKTREE_ID)
+  expect(first.activeTabType).toBe('browser')
+
+  firstStore.setState({ workspaceSessionReady: true })
+  firstStore.getState().setHydrationSucceeded(true)
+  const persisted = buildWorkspaceSessionPayload(firstStore.getState())
+  const restoredStore = createTestStore()
+  hydrateWithRepoScan(restoredStore, persisted)
+
+  const restored = restoredStore.getState()
+  expect(restored.activeWorktreeId).toBe(WORKTREE_ID)
+  expect(restored.unifiedTabsByWorktree[WORKTREE_ID]?.map((tab) => tab.id)).toEqual([
+    EDITOR_FILE_ID,
+    BROWSER_ID
+  ])
+  expect(restored.activeTabType).toBe('browser')
+})
+
+it('drops terminal-free chrome when an authoritative scan proves deletion', () => {
+  const store = createTestStore()
+  hydrateWithRepoScan(store, makeTerminalFreeDegradedRepoSession(), true)
+
+  const state = store.getState()
+  expect(state.activeWorktreeId).toBeNull()
+  expect(state.unifiedTabsByWorktree[WORKTREE_ID]).toBeUndefined()
+  expect(state.openFiles).toEqual([])
+  expect(state.browserTabsByWorktree[WORKTREE_ID]).toBeUndefined()
+})
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-worktree-validity.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-worktree-validity.ts
index a330fa44463..0fb4e42fd19 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-worktree-validity.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/degraded-repo-worktree-validity.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import type { DetectedWorktreeListResult, Repo, Worktree } from '../../../../shared/types'
+import type {
+  DetectedWorktreeListResult,
+  Repo,
+  WorkspaceSessionState,
+  Worktree
+} from '../../../../shared/types'
 import { parseWorkspaceKey } from '../../../../shared/workspace-scope'
 import { getRepoIdFromWorktreeId } from '../../../../shared/worktree-id'
 
@@ -10,6 +15,25 @@ type WorktreeValidityCatalog = {
   >
 }
 
+export function collectPersistedWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration(
+  session: WorkspaceSessionState
+): Set<string> {
+  const persistedWorktreeIds = new Set<string>()
+  for (const worktreeId of Object.keys(session.tabsByWorktree)) {
+    persistedWorktreeIds.add(worktreeId)
+  }
+  for (const worktreeId of Object.keys(session.unifiedTabs ?? {})) {
+    persistedWorktreeIds.add(worktreeId)
+  }
+  for (const worktreeId of Object.keys(session.openFilesByWorktree ?? {})) {
+    persistedWorktreeIds.add(worktreeId)
+  }
+  for (const worktreeId of Object.keys(session.browserTabsByWorktree ?? {})) {
+    persistedWorktreeIds.add(worktreeId)
+  }
+  return persistedWorktreeIds
+}
+
 export function buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration(
   catalog: WorktreeValidityCatalog,
   persistedWorktreeIds: Iterable<string>
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/tabs.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/tabs.ts
index f591e06594b..8391485997f 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/tabs.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/tabs.ts
@@ -36,7 +36,10 @@ import {
   addAdditionalValidWorkspaceKeys,
   type WorkspaceSessionHydrationOptions
 } from '@/lib/workspace-session-hydration-keys'
-import { buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration } from './degraded-repo-worktree-validity'
+import {
+  buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration,
+  collectPersistedWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration
+} from './degraded-repo-worktree-validity'
 
 export type TabSplitDirection = 'left' | 'right' | 'up' | 'down'
 
@@ -1967,11 +1970,7 @@ export const createTabsSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TabsSlice> = (set,
 
   hydrateTabsSession: (session, options) => {
     const state = get()
-    const persistedWorktreeIds = new Set([
-      ...Object.keys(session.tabsByWorktree),
-      ...Object.keys(session.unifiedTabs ?? {}),
-      ...Object.keys(session.openFilesByWorktree ?? {})
-    ])
+    const persistedWorktreeIds = collectPersistedWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration(session)
     const validWorktreeIds = buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration(state, persistedWorktreeIds)
     validWorktreeIds.add(FLOATING_TERMINAL_WORKTREE_ID)
     for (const workspace of state.folderWorkspaces) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts
index eb8623373fd..50af773290b 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/store/slices/terminals.ts
@@ -99,7 +99,10 @@ import {
   addAdditionalValidWorkspaceKeys,
   type WorkspaceSessionHydrationOptions
 } from '@/lib/workspace-session-hydration-keys'
-import { buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration } from './degraded-repo-worktree-validity'
+import {
+  buildValidWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration,
+  collectPersistedWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration
+} from './degraded-repo-worktree-validity'
 import {
   collectHibernatedCompletionEvidenceForWorktree,
   collectSleepingAgentSessionRecordsForWorktree,
@@ -3044,7 +3047,7 @@ export const createTerminalSlice: StateCreator<AppState, [], [], TerminalSlice>
           worktreesByRepo: runtimeSessionPlaceholders.worktreesByRepo,
           detectedWorktreesByRepo: s.detectedWorktreesByRepo
         },
-        Object.keys(session.tabsByWorktree)
+        collectPersistedWorktreeIdsForSessionHydration(session)
       )
       const knownRepoIds = new Set(runtimeSessionPlaceholders.repos.map((r) => r.id))
       // Why: the Floating Workspace isn't a repo worktree, but its tabs use the normal session pipeline so daemon PTYs survive app restart.