diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-types.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-types.ts
index 62c69836841..33f914fd0aa 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-types.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-manager-types.ts
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ export type PaneRenderingDiagnostics = {
   gpuRenderingEnabled: boolean
   webglAttachmentDeferred: boolean
   webglDisabledAfterContextLoss: boolean
+  webglContextLossesInWindow?: number
   webglAttachFailedSinceRecovery: boolean
   hasComplexScriptOutput: boolean
   terminalWebglAutoDecision: TerminalWebglAutoDecision
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ export type ManagedPaneInternal = {
   gpuRenderingEnabled: boolean
   webglAttachmentDeferred: boolean
   webglDisabledAfterContextLoss: boolean
+  // Context losses are retained for a bounded reveal retry policy.
+  webglContextLossTimestamps?: number[]
   // Hidden retained renderers rebuild at the resume boundary, never behind the hidden surface.
   webglRebuildDeferred?: boolean
   // Why per-pane: one pane's failed WebGL attach must not strand every other
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-control.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-control.ts
index 1de4621a60f..c46c2e760b6 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-control.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-control.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import {
   presentPaneViewport,
   resetWebglTextureAtlas
 } from './pane-webgl-renderer'
-import { rebuildAttachedWebgl, reattachWebglIfNeeded } from './pane-webgl-reattach'
+import {
+  clearPaneWebglContextLossForRetry,
+  rebuildAttachedWebgl,
+  reattachWebglIfNeeded
+} from './pane-webgl-reattach'
 import {
   releaseHiddenWebglRetention,
   tryRetainHiddenPanesWebgl
@@ -85,7 +89,7 @@ export function resumePaneRendering(
     clearTerminalWebglAttachBackoff(pane)
     const rebuildDeferred = pane.webglRebuildDeferred === true
     pane.webglAttachmentDeferred = false
-    pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss = false
+    clearPaneWebglContextLossForRetry(pane)
     pane.webglRebuildDeferred = false
     if (pane.webglAddon && isPaneWebglContextLost(pane)) {
       disposeWebgl(pane)
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-diagnostics.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-diagnostics.ts
index 15faad3136c..be60429ebbb 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-diagnostics.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-rendering-diagnostics.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export function collectPaneRenderingDiagnostics(
     gpuRenderingEnabled: pane.gpuRenderingEnabled,
     webglAttachmentDeferred: pane.webglAttachmentDeferred,
     webglDisabledAfterContextLoss: pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss,
+    webglContextLossesInWindow: pane.webglContextLossTimestamps?.length ?? 0,
     webglAttachFailedSinceRecovery: pane.webglAttachFailedSinceRecovery === true,
     hasComplexScriptOutput: pane.hasComplexScriptOutput,
     terminalWebglAutoDecision: getTerminalWebglAutoDecision(),
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-reveal-repaint.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-reveal-repaint.test.ts
index 8604a0fd6dc..6c1c4f3191e 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-reveal-repaint.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-reveal-repaint.test.ts
@@ -235,5 +235,17 @@ describe('schedulePaneRevealRepaint', () => {
       expect(pane.webglAddon).not.toBeNull()
       expect(pane.terminal.refresh).toHaveBeenCalled()
     })
+
+    it('reattaches a pane that lost WebGL while hidden when its tab is revealed', () => {
+      const pane = createPane()
+      pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss = true
+
+      schedulePaneRevealPresent(() => [pane])
+      flushFrame()
+      flushFrame()
+
+      expect(pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss).toBe(false)
+      expect(pane.webglAddon).not.toBeNull()
+    })
   })
 })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-terminal-gpu-acceleration.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-terminal-gpu-acceleration.ts
index 86b474196f7..099e3a40c82 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-terminal-gpu-acceleration.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-terminal-gpu-acceleration.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {
   shouldUseTerminalWebgl
 } from './pane-webgl-renderer'
 import { safeFit } from './pane-tree-ops'
+import { resetPaneWebglContextLosses } from './pane-webgl-context-loss-policy'
 
 export function applyTerminalGpuAcceleration(
   panes: Iterable<ManagedPaneInternal>,
@@ -26,6 +27,7 @@ export function applyTerminalGpuAcceleration(
       // renderer; context-loss and attach-failure latches from the old mode
       // should not pin DOM.
       pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss = false
+      resetPaneWebglContextLosses(pane)
       pane.webglAttachFailedSinceRecovery = false
     }
     if (!shouldUseTerminalWebgl(pane)) {
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-loss-policy.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-loss-policy.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..66963851a8e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-loss-policy.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+import type { ManagedPaneInternal } from './pane-manager-types'
+
+/** Retry a pane after a few transient losses, but stop retrying a persistently unstable context. */
+export const WEBGL_CONTEXT_LOSS_RETRY_LIMIT = 3
+export const WEBGL_CONTEXT_LOSS_RETRY_WINDOW_MS = 60_000
+
+function recentContextLosses(pane: ManagedPaneInternal, now: number): number[] {
+  const cutoff = now - WEBGL_CONTEXT_LOSS_RETRY_WINDOW_MS
+  return (pane.webglContextLossTimestamps ?? []).filter((timestamp) => timestamp > cutoff)
+}
+
+export function recordPaneWebglContextLoss(pane: ManagedPaneInternal, now = Date.now()): number {
+  const losses = recentContextLosses(pane, now)
+  losses.push(now)
+  pane.webglContextLossTimestamps = losses
+  return losses.length
+}
+
+export function canRetryPaneWebglAfterContextLoss(
+  pane: ManagedPaneInternal,
+  now = Date.now()
+): boolean {
+  const losses = recentContextLosses(pane, now)
+  pane.webglContextLossTimestamps = losses
+  return losses.length < WEBGL_CONTEXT_LOSS_RETRY_LIMIT
+}
+
+export function resetPaneWebglContextLosses(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): void {
+  pane.webglContextLossTimestamps = undefined
+}
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-recovery.test.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-recovery.test.ts
index 128057e463d..09016e67429 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-context-recovery.test.ts
@@ -168,6 +168,27 @@ describe('terminal WebGL context recovery', () => {
     expect(pane.webglAddon).toBeNull()
   })
 
+  it('stops reveal and resume retries after repeated losses in the retry window', () => {
+    const pane = createPane()
+
+    attachWebgl(pane)
+    fireContextLoss(pane)
+    resumePaneRendering([pane])
+    fireContextLoss(pane)
+    resumePaneRendering([pane])
+    fireContextLoss(pane)
+
+    expect(pane.webglContextLossTimestamps).toHaveLength(3)
+    expect(pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss).toBe(true)
+    expect(pane.webglAddon).toBeNull()
+
+    resumePaneRendering([pane])
+
+    expect(pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss).toBe(true)
+    expect(pane.webglAddon).toBeNull()
+    expect(pane.terminal.loadAddon).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3)
+  })
+
   // Why exact keys: a GPU death loses every pane's context at once and the
   // crash ring coalesces the repeats, so the population has to survive on the
   // payload. It must use the same names the fit-retry crumb uses, or one ring
@@ -186,7 +207,12 @@ describe('terminal WebGL context recovery', () => {
     expect(recorded).toEqual([
       {
         kind: 'webgl-context-loss',
-        detail: { paneId: 1, livePanes: expect.any(Number), livePaneManagers: expect.any(Number) }
+        detail: {
+          paneId: 1,
+          lossesInWindow: 1,
+          livePanes: expect.any(Number),
+          livePaneManagers: expect.any(Number)
+        }
       }
     ])
   })
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-reattach.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-reattach.ts
index 98c5c10e079..1bb79d6f6e0 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-reattach.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-reattach.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,20 @@
 import type { ManagedPaneInternal } from './pane-manager-types'
 import { attachWebgl, clearTerminalWebglAttachBackoff, disposeWebgl } from './pane-webgl-renderer'
+import { canRetryPaneWebglAfterContextLoss } from './pane-webgl-context-loss-policy'
+
+export function clearPaneWebglContextLossForRetry(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): boolean {
+  if (!pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss) {
+    return true
+  }
+  if (!canRetryPaneWebglAfterContextLoss(pane)) {
+    return false
+  }
+  pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss = false
+  return true
+}
 
 export function reattachWebglIfNeeded(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): void {
-  if (pane.gpuRenderingEnabled && !pane.webglAddon && !pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss) {
+  if (pane.gpuRenderingEnabled && !pane.webglAddon && clearPaneWebglContextLossForRetry(pane)) {
     attachWebgl(pane)
   }
 }
diff --git a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.ts b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.ts
index 463bc76e53a..b19a5b92c55 100644
--- a/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/src/lib/pane-manager/pane-webgl-renderer.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
 import { safeFit, safeFitAndThen } from './pane-fit'
 import { setPaneFitWebglAttachHook } from './pane-fit-webgl-attach-signal'
 import { repairPaneWebglCanvasDprMismatch } from './terminal-canvas-dpr-repair'
+import { recordPaneWebglContextLoss } from './pane-webgl-context-loss-policy'
 
 export const ENABLE_WEBGL_RENDERER = true
 let suggestedRendererType: 'dom' | undefined
@@ -340,15 +341,17 @@ export function attachWebgl(pane: ManagedPaneInternal): void {
       // once, and the crash-report ring coalesces repeats, so the count has to
       // be in the payload rather than in the number of crumbs.
       const census = getLivePaneCensus()
-      recordTerminalWebglDiagnostic('webgl-context-loss', {
-        paneId: pane.id,
-        livePanes: census.panes,
-        livePaneManagers: census.managers
-      })
       // Why: Chromium starts reclaiming terminal contexts under pressure.
       // Recreating WebGL for this pane can loop context loss and leave xterm
       // visually blank, so keep the pane on the DOM renderer until the next
       // rendering resume (worktree foreground / window wake) retries it.
+      const lossesInWindow = recordPaneWebglContextLoss(pane)
+      recordTerminalWebglDiagnostic('webgl-context-loss', {
+        paneId: pane.id,
+        lossesInWindow,
+        livePanes: census.panes,
+        livePaneManagers: census.managers
+      })
       pane.webglDisabledAfterContextLoss = true
       disposeWebgl(pane, { refreshDimensions: true })
     })