diff --git a/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.test.ts b/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3b28bd159f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,113 @@
+import { createElement } from 'react'
+import { act, create, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
+import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
+import { MobileAgentWorkingIndicator } from './MobileAgentWorkingIndicator'
+
+const mocks = vi.hoisted(() => ({ start: vi.fn(), stop: vi.fn() }))
+
+vi.mock('react-native', () => {
+  const animation = { start: mocks.start, stop: mocks.stop }
+  return {
+    Animated: {
+      Value: class {},
+      View: 'AnimatedView',
+      delay: vi.fn(() => animation),
+      loop: vi.fn(() => animation),
+      sequence: vi.fn(() => animation),
+      timing: vi.fn(() => animation)
+    },
+    StyleSheet: { create: (styles: unknown) => styles },
+    Text: 'Text',
+    View: 'View'
+  }
+})
+
+function suppressRendererWarning(): () => void {
+  const original = console.error
+  const spy = vi.spyOn(console, 'error').mockImplementation((...args) => {
+    if (typeof args[0] === 'string' && args[0].includes('react-test-renderer is deprecated')) {
+      return
+    }
+    original(...args)
+  })
+  return () => spy.mockRestore()
+}
+
+describe('MobileAgentWorkingIndicator', () => {
+  let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | null = null
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    globalThis.IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = true
+    mocks.start.mockClear()
+    mocks.stop.mockClear()
+  })
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    act(() => renderer?.unmount())
+    renderer = null
+  })
+
+  async function render(stale?: boolean): Promise<void> {
+    const restore = suppressRendererWarning()
+    try {
+      await act(async () => {
+        renderer = create(createElement(MobileAgentWorkingIndicator, { stale }))
+      })
+    } finally {
+      restore()
+    }
+  }
+
+  function label(): string {
+    return renderer!.root
+      .findAll((node) => node.type === 'Text')
+      .map((node) => node.props.children)
+      .join('')
+  }
+
+  function dots(): number {
+    return renderer!.root.findAll((node) => node.type === 'AnimatedView').length
+  }
+
+  it('animates a live working row', async () => {
+    await render(false)
+
+    expect(label()).toBe('Agent is working')
+    expect(dots()).toBe(3)
+    expect(mocks.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
+  it('mutes the row and stops the animation while the status is stale', async () => {
+    await render(true)
+
+    expect(label()).toBe('Agent status stale')
+    // Dots are the "live activity" signal — they must not survive a disconnect.
+    expect(dots()).toBe(0)
+    expect(mocks.start).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('stops the running animation when a live row goes stale', async () => {
+    await render(false)
+    mocks.start.mockClear()
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(createElement(MobileAgentWorkingIndicator, { stale: true }))
+    })
+
+    expect(mocks.stop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    expect(mocks.start).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+    expect(label()).toBe('Agent status stale')
+  })
+
+  it('resumes the animation when the transport recovers', async () => {
+    await render(true)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer!.update(createElement(MobileAgentWorkingIndicator, { stale: false }))
+    })
+
+    expect(mocks.start).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+    expect(label()).toBe('Agent is working')
+    expect(dots()).toBe(3)
+  })
+})
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.tsx b/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.tsx
index cb766b0be51..fc66c2525b8 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/session/MobileAgentWorkingIndicator.tsx
@@ -3,37 +3,51 @@ import { Animated, StyleSheet, Text, View } from 'react-native'
 import { colors, spacing, typography } from '../theme/mobile-theme'
 
 /** Animated three-dot "agent is working" row, shown while the active agent is
- *  still producing a reply. Pure presentation — visibility is the caller's call. */
-export function MobileAgentWorkingIndicator(): React.JSX.Element {
+ *  still producing a reply. Pure presentation — visibility is the caller's call.
+ *  `stale` mutes it while the transport is down: the state came from
+ *  pre-disconnect data and must not read as live activity. */
+export function MobileAgentWorkingIndicator({
+  stale = false
+}: {
+  stale?: boolean
+}): React.JSX.Element {
+  const firstDot = useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current
+  const secondDot = useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current
+  const thirdDot = useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current
   const dots = [
-    useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current,
-    useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current,
-    useRef(new Animated.Value(0.3)).current
+    { id: 'first', opacity: firstDot },
+    { id: 'second', opacity: secondDot },
+    { id: 'third', opacity: thirdDot }
   ]
 
   useEffect(() => {
+    if (stale) {
+      return
+    }
     const animations = dots.map((dot, i) =>
       Animated.loop(
         Animated.sequence([
           Animated.delay(i * 160),
-          Animated.timing(dot, { toValue: 1, duration: 320, useNativeDriver: true }),
-          Animated.timing(dot, { toValue: 0.3, duration: 320, useNativeDriver: true })
+          Animated.timing(dot.opacity, { toValue: 1, duration: 320, useNativeDriver: true }),
+          Animated.timing(dot.opacity, { toValue: 0.3, duration: 320, useNativeDriver: true })
         ])
       )
     )
     animations.forEach((a) => a.start())
     return () => animations.forEach((a) => a.stop())
     // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
-  }, [])
+  }, [stale])
 
   return (
-    <View style={styles.row}>
-      <Text style={styles.label}>Agent is working</Text>
-      <View style={styles.dots}>
-        {dots.map((dot, i) => (
-          <Animated.View key={i} style={[styles.dot, { opacity: dot }]} />
-        ))}
-      </View>
+    <View style={[styles.row, stale && styles.rowStale]}>
+      <Text style={styles.label}>{stale ? 'Agent status stale' : 'Agent is working'}</Text>
+      {stale ? null : (
+        <View style={styles.dots}>
+          {dots.map((dot) => (
+            <Animated.View key={dot.id} style={[styles.dot, { opacity: dot.opacity }]} />
+          ))}
+        </View>
+      )}
     </View>
   )
 }
@@ -46,6 +60,9 @@ const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     paddingHorizontal: spacing.md,
     paddingVertical: spacing.sm
   },
+  rowStale: {
+    opacity: 0.55
+  },
   label: {
     color: colors.textMuted,
     fontSize: typography.metaSize,
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.test.ts b/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.test.ts
index 86ead424b90..0c2a5623f36 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.test.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { createElement } from 'react'
 import { act, create, type ReactTestInstance, type ReactTestRenderer } from 'react-test-renderer'
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 import { MobileNativeChatView } from './MobileNativeChatView'
+import { styles } from './mobile-native-chat-view-styles'
 
 vi.mock('react-native', () => ({
   ActivityIndicator: 'ActivityIndicator',
@@ -61,6 +62,8 @@ type Overrides = {
   sendErrorMessage?: string | null
   onClearSendError?: () => void
   inputLockReason?: 'disconnected' | 'waiting' | null
+  agentWorking?: boolean
+  onStop?: () => void
   onSend?: (text: string) => Promise<boolean>
 }
 
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ function suppressRendererWarning(): () => void {
   return () => spy.mockRestore()
 }
 
-describe('MobileNativeChatView send-error banner', () => {
+describe('MobileNativeChatView', () => {
   let renderer: ReactTestRenderer | null = null
 
   beforeEach(() => {
@@ -85,6 +88,7 @@ describe('MobileNativeChatView send-error banner', () => {
   afterEach(() => {
     act(() => renderer?.unmount())
     renderer = null
+    vi.useRealTimers()
   })
 
   async function render(overrides: Overrides = {}): Promise<void> {
@@ -161,4 +165,80 @@ describe('MobileNativeChatView send-error banner', () => {
 
     expect(onClearSendError).toHaveBeenCalledOnce()
   })
+
+  function workingIndicator(): ReactTestInstance {
+    return renderer!.root.find((node) => node.type === 'WorkingIndicator')
+  }
+
+  function stopButton(): ReactTestInstance {
+    return renderer!.root.find((node) => node.props.accessibilityLabel === 'Stop the agent')
+  }
+
+  async function settleLockDebounce(): Promise<void> {
+    await act(async () => {
+      await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(600)
+    })
+  }
+
+  it('marks the working row stale and blocks Stop once a disconnect settles', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    await render({ agentWorking: true, inputLockReason: 'disconnected' })
+
+    // Debounced with the composer lock: a blip must not flicker the row.
+    expect(workingIndicator().props.stale).toBe(false)
+    expect(stopButton().props.disabled).toBe(false)
+
+    await settleLockDebounce()
+
+    expect(workingIndicator().props.stale).toBe(true)
+    expect(stopButton().props.disabled).toBe(true)
+  })
+
+  it('does not fire Stop while the status is stale', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    const onStop = vi.fn()
+    await render({ agentWorking: true, inputLockReason: 'disconnected', onStop })
+    await settleLockDebounce()
+
+    const stop = stopButton()
+    expect(stop.props.disabled).toBe(true)
+    // Pressable swallows the press itself; assert the handler stays unreachable.
+    expect(stop.props.style({ pressed: false })).toContainEqual(styles.stopDisabled)
+    expect(onStop).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
+  it('keeps the row live when the agent is merely waiting on a lease', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    await render({ agentWorking: true, inputLockReason: 'waiting' })
+    await settleLockDebounce()
+
+    expect(workingIndicator().props.stale).toBe(false)
+    expect(stopButton().props.disabled).toBe(false)
+  })
+
+  it('restores a live Stop as soon as the transport reconnects', async () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers()
+    await render({ agentWorking: true, inputLockReason: 'disconnected' })
+    await settleLockDebounce()
+    expect(stopButton().props.disabled).toBe(true)
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      renderer?.update(
+        createElement(MobileNativeChatView, {
+          messages: [],
+          status: 'ready',
+          agentWorking: true,
+          inputLockReason: null,
+          onSend: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(true),
+          pending: [],
+          composerText: '',
+          onComposerTextChange: vi.fn()
+        })
+      )
+    })
+
+    // Unlock is immediate (no debounce on the way out), so Stop comes straight back.
+    expect(workingIndicator().props.stale).toBe(false)
+    expect(stopButton().props.disabled).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.tsx b/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.tsx
index f14efc1f25f..ff9adaf7f85 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.tsx
+++ b/mobile/src/session/MobileNativeChatView.tsx
@@ -256,6 +256,10 @@ export function MobileNativeChatView({
     return () => clearTimeout(timer)
   }, [rawLockReason])
   const lockReason = lockHeld ? rawLockReason : null
+  // Everything derived from agent status is pre-disconnect data while the
+  // transport is down: mute the working row and disable Stop (a tap could not
+  // reach the PTY anyway). Shares the lock's debounce so blips don't flicker it.
+  const statusStale = lockReason === 'disconnected'
 
   return (
     <View style={[styles.root, { paddingBottom: bottomPad }]}>
@@ -370,7 +374,7 @@ export function MobileNativeChatView({
           tool-calls expand/collapse toggle on the left, Stop in the far corner. */}
       <View style={styles.chromeRow}>
         <View style={styles.chromeLeft}>
-          {agentWorking ? <MobileAgentWorkingIndicator /> : null}
+          {agentWorking ? <MobileAgentWorkingIndicator stale={statusStale} /> : null}
           <Pressable
             style={({ pressed }) => [styles.chromeToggle, pressed && styles.pressed]}
             onPress={() => setToolsExpanded((v) => !v)}
@@ -386,8 +390,13 @@ export function MobileNativeChatView({
         </View>
         {agentWorking ? (
           <Pressable
-            style={({ pressed }) => [styles.stopButton, pressed && styles.pressed]}
+            style={({ pressed }) => [
+              styles.stopButton,
+              pressed && styles.pressed,
+              statusStale && styles.stopDisabled
+            ]}
             onPress={onStop}
+            disabled={statusStale}
             hitSlop={8}
             accessibilityLabel="Stop the agent"
           >
diff --git a/mobile/src/session/mobile-native-chat-view-styles.ts b/mobile/src/session/mobile-native-chat-view-styles.ts
index 160477cfad8..7c2be4301d8 100644
--- a/mobile/src/session/mobile-native-chat-view-styles.ts
+++ b/mobile/src/session/mobile-native-chat-view-styles.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ export const styles = StyleSheet.create({
     alignItems: 'center',
     gap: spacing.xs
   },
+  stopDisabled: {
+    opacity: 0.4
+  },
   stopLabel: {
     color: colors.statusRed,
     fontSize: typography.metaSize,