diff --git a/src/lib/tunnel/services-sandbox.test.ts b/src/lib/tunnel/services-sandbox.test.ts
index acceb006ad8..bebf5a58dc0 100644
--- a/src/lib/tunnel/services-sandbox.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tunnel/services-sandbox.test.ts
@@ -242,6 +242,49 @@ describe("stopAll with sandbox channels", () => {
     logSpy.mockRestore();
   });
 
+  it("releases managed host forwards for the selected sandbox on deprecated full stop", () => {
+    const logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    spawnSyncSpy
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ status: 1, stdout: "" })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({ status: 1 })
+      .mockReturnValueOnce({
+        status: 0,
+        stdout: [
+          "SANDBOX   BIND        PORT   PID    STATUS",
+          "test-sb   127.0.0.1   8642   1234   running",
+          "other-sb  127.0.0.1   18789  1235   running",
+          "test-sb   127.0.0.1   18790  1236   active",
+        ].join("\n"),
+      })
+      .mockReturnValue({ status: 0 });
+
+    stopAll({ pidDir, sandboxName: "test-sb", releaseGatewayPort: true });
+
+    expect(spawnSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+      ["forward", "list"],
+      expect.objectContaining({ timeout: 15_000 }),
+    );
+    expect(spawnSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+      ["forward", "stop", "8642", "test-sb"],
+      expect.objectContaining({ timeout: 30_000 }),
+    );
+    expect(spawnSyncSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+      ["forward", "stop", "18790", "test-sb"],
+      expect.objectContaining({ timeout: 30_000 }),
+    );
+    expect(spawnSyncSpy).not.toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/usr/local/bin/openshell",
+      ["forward", "stop", "18789", "test-sb"],
+      expect.any(Object),
+    );
+    const output = logSpy.mock.calls.map((c) => c[0]).join("\n");
+    expect(output).toContain("Released 2 managed host forward(s) for sandbox test-sb");
+    logSpy.mockRestore();
+  });
+
   it("warns when no sandbox name is available", () => {
     const logSpy = vi.spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
     const savedNemoclaw = process.env.NEMOCLAW_SANDBOX;
diff --git a/src/lib/tunnel/services.ts b/src/lib/tunnel/services.ts
index 3e4dcd20835..37b8c429d11 100644
--- a/src/lib/tunnel/services.ts
+++ b/src/lib/tunnel/services.ts
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ import {
 import { basename, join } from "node:path";
 import { dockerSpawnSync } from "../adapters/docker";
 import { resolveOpenshell } from "../adapters/openshell/resolve";
+import {
+  OPENSHELL_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  OPENSHELL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+} from "../adapters/openshell/timeouts";
 import { renderBox } from "../cli/banner";
 import { AGENT_PRODUCT_NAME, CLI_DISPLAY_NAME, CLI_NAME } from "../cli/branding";
 import { isRecord } from "../core/json-types";
 import { DASHBOARD_PORT } from "../core/ports";
+import { getOccupiedPorts } from "../onboard/dashboard-port";
 import { buildSubprocessEnv } from "../subprocess-env";
 import { registerTunnelOrigin } from "./allowed-origins";
 import * as gatewayStop from "./gateway-stop";
@@ -459,7 +464,7 @@ export function showStatus(opts: ServiceOptions = {}): void {
  * post-stop process scan is empty.
  */
 export function stopSandboxChannels(sandboxName: string): void {
-  info(`Stopping in-sandbox OpenClaw gateway (sandbox: ${sandboxName})...`);
+  info(`Stopping in-sandbox ${AGENT_PRODUCT_NAME} gateway (sandbox: ${sandboxName})...`);
 
   const privilegedResult = stopSandboxChannelsViaKubectl(sandboxName);
   if (reportStopResult(privilegedResult)) return;
@@ -587,6 +592,39 @@ function reportStopResult(result: StopAttemptResult | null): boolean {
   return true;
 }
 
+function stopSandboxForwards(sandboxName: string): void {
+  const openshell = resolveOpenshell();
+  if (!openshell) {
+    warn("openshell not found — cannot release managed host forwards.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const listResult = spawnSync(openshell, ["forward", "list"], {
+    encoding: "utf-8",
+    stdio: ["ignore", "pipe", "pipe"],
+    timeout: OPENSHELL_PROBE_TIMEOUT_MS,
+  });
+  if (listResult.status !== 0) {
+    warn("Could not list OpenShell forwards — managed host forwards may still be running.");
+    return;
+  }
+
+  const output = listResult.stdout ?? "";
+  const ports = [...getOccupiedPorts(output).entries()]
+    .filter(([, owner]) => owner === sandboxName)
+    .map(([port]) => port);
+  for (const port of ports) {
+    spawnSync(openshell, ["forward", "stop", port, sandboxName], {
+      encoding: "utf-8",
+      stdio: "ignore",
+      timeout: OPENSHELL_OPERATION_TIMEOUT_MS,
+    });
+  }
+  if (ports.length > 0) {
+    info(`Released ${String(ports.length)} managed host forward(s) for sandbox ${sandboxName}.`);
+  }
+}
+
 export function stopAll(opts: ServiceOptions = {}): void {
   // Stop the in-sandbox OpenClaw gateway (and its messaging channels).
   const rawSandboxName =
@@ -625,6 +663,9 @@ export function stopAll(opts: ServiceOptions = {}): void {
   stopService(pidDir, "cloudflared");
 
   if (opts.releaseGatewayPort) {
+    if (sandboxName) {
+      stopSandboxForwards(sandboxName);
+    }
     gatewayStop.releaseGatewayPortForStop(sandboxName, { info, warn });
   }