diff --git a/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.test.tsx b/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.test.tsx
index b55fcdbdd67..8c8bd3aefe3 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.test.tsx
@@ -1902,11 +1902,9 @@ describe('DaemonSessionProvider', () => {
     expect(sessionId).toBeDefined();
     await act(async () => {
       actions?.applyGoalSnapshot(sessionId!, created);
-    });
-    expect(connection?.goalState).toBe(created);
-
-    pendingGoal.resolve({ snapshot: { v: 2, goal: null, activity: 'idle' } });
-    await act(async () => {
+      pendingGoal.resolve({
+        snapshot: { v: 2, goal: null, activity: 'idle' },
+      });
       await flushPromises();
     });
 
@@ -8572,6 +8570,81 @@ describe('DaemonSessionProvider', () => {
     expect(loadCalls[1]?.[3]).toBe('client-a');
   });
 
+  it('hydrates Goal state without waiting for session metadata after a switch', async () => {
+    sdkMocks.sessions.push(createMockSession({ sessionId: 'session-a' }));
+    let actions: DaemonSessionActions | undefined;
+    let connection: DaemonConnectionState | undefined;
+
+    function Harness() {
+      actions = useDaemonActions();
+      connection = useDaemonConnection();
+      return null;
+    }
+
+    await renderWithProvider(<Harness />, { autoConnect: true });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    const providers = createDeferred<unknown>();
+    const commands =
+      createDeferred<Awaited<ReturnType<MockSession['supportedCommands']>>>();
+    const context =
+      createDeferred<Awaited<ReturnType<MockSession['context']>>>();
+    sdkMocks.workspaceProviders.mockReturnValueOnce(providers.promise);
+    sdkMocks.sessions.push(
+      createMockSession({
+        sessionId: 'session-b',
+        supportedCommands: vi.fn(() => commands.promise),
+        context: vi.fn(() => context.promise),
+      }),
+    );
+
+    let loadSession: Promise<void> | undefined;
+    act(() => {
+      loadSession = requireActions(actions).loadSession('session-b');
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await wait(5);
+      await loadSession;
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+    const goalStateBeforeMetadata = connection?.goalState;
+
+    providers.resolve({
+      v: 1,
+      workspaceCwd: '/mock-workspace',
+      initialized: true,
+      providers: [],
+    });
+    commands.resolve({
+      v: 1,
+      sessionId: 'session-b',
+      availableCommands: [],
+      availableSkills: [],
+    });
+    context.resolve({
+      v: 1,
+      sessionId: 'session-b',
+      workspaceCwd: '/mock-workspace',
+      state: {},
+    });
+    await act(async () => {
+      await flushPromises();
+    });
+
+    expect(goalStateBeforeMetadata).toEqual({
+      v: 2,
+      goal: null,
+      activity: 'idle',
+    });
+    expect(connection?.goalState).toEqual({
+      v: 2,
+      goal: null,
+      activity: 'idle',
+    });
+  });
+
   it('retries a session switch while the target session is closing', async () => {
     const firstSession = createMockSession({ sessionId: 'session-a' });
     const secondSession = createMockSession({ sessionId: 'session-b' });
@@ -9113,6 +9186,7 @@ describe('DaemonSessionProvider', () => {
     expect(connection).toMatchObject({
       sessionId: 'session-1',
       displayName: 'Updated session',
+      goalState: { v: 2, goal: null, activity: 'idle' },
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.tsx b/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.tsx
index ea72adb1eb8..760e513ce84 100644
--- a/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.tsx
+++ b/packages/webui/src/daemon/session/DaemonSessionProvider.tsx
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ import {
   type DaemonTurnCompleteData,
   type DaemonUiEvent,
   type DaemonUnrecognizedDiagnostic,
-  type GoalSnapshotV2,
 } from '@qwen-code/sdk/daemon';
 import {
   createDaemonSessionActions,
@@ -2280,13 +2279,7 @@ export function DaemonSessionProvider(props: DaemonSessionProviderProps) {
             : activeSession.workspaceCwd
               ? client.workspaceByCwd(activeSession.workspaceCwd).workspaceGit()
               : client.workspaceGit();
-          const [
-            providerResult,
-            commandResult,
-            contextResult,
-            gitResult,
-            goalResult,
-          ] = await Promise.allSettled([
+          const metadataPromise = Promise.allSettled([
             canReuseSessionMetadata
               ? Promise.resolve(undefined)
               : client.workspaceProviders(),
@@ -2297,8 +2290,55 @@ export function DaemonSessionProvider(props: DaemonSessionProviderProps) {
               ? Promise.resolve(undefined)
               : activeSession.context(),
             gitPromise,
-            activeSession.goal(),
           ]);
+          // Hydrate Goal ownership independently so unrelated metadata cannot
+          // leave Slash commands blocked. Reconcile against any Goal frame
+          // that landed while the read was in flight.
+          const goalPromise = activeSession
+            .goal()
+            .then(
+              (response) => response.snapshot,
+              () => undefined,
+            )
+            .then((goalState) => {
+              if (
+                disposed ||
+                abort.signal.aborted ||
+                sessionRef.current !== activeSession
+              ) {
+                return goalState;
+              }
+              setConnection((current) => {
+                if (
+                  sessionRef.current !== activeSession ||
+                  current.sessionId !== activeSession.sessionId
+                ) {
+                  return current;
+                }
+                if (!goalState && goalStateAtLoadStart !== undefined) {
+                  return current;
+                }
+                return {
+                  ...current,
+                  goalState: goalState
+                    ? selectGoalStateFromRead(
+                        current.goalState,
+                        goalState,
+                        goalStateAtLoadStart?.goal?.goalId,
+                      )
+                    : (current.goalState ?? {
+                        v: 2,
+                        goal: null,
+                        activity: 'idle',
+                      }),
+                };
+              });
+              return goalState;
+            });
+          const [
+            [providerResult, commandResult, contextResult, gitResult],
+            goalState,
+          ] = await Promise.all([metadataPromise, goalPromise]);
           if (
             disposed ||
             abort.signal.aborted ||
@@ -2322,22 +2362,10 @@ export function DaemonSessionProvider(props: DaemonSessionProviderProps) {
             gitResult?.status === 'fulfilled'
               ? (gitResult.value.branch ?? undefined)
               : undefined;
-          const goalState =
-            goalResult.status === 'fulfilled'
-              ? goalResult.value.snapshot
-              : undefined;
-          // A failed goal fetch on a session with no known state still needs a
-          // snapshot so consumers stop treating the state as hydrating; it must
-          // never reconcile against a state a frame installed meanwhile.
           const goalStateFallback =
-            goalResult.status === 'fulfilled' ||
-            goalStateAtLoadStart !== undefined
-              ? undefined
-              : ({
-                  v: 2,
-                  goal: null,
-                  activity: 'idle',
-                } satisfies GoalSnapshotV2);
+            goalState === undefined && goalStateAtLoadStart === undefined
+              ? ({ v: 2, goal: null, activity: 'idle' } as const)
+              : undefined;
           const loadWarningTexts = [
             providerResult?.status === 'rejected'
               ? loadWarningsRef.current?.models
@@ -2375,7 +2403,9 @@ export function DaemonSessionProvider(props: DaemonSessionProviderProps) {
 
           setConnection((current) => {
             if (
-              sessionRef.current !== activeSession ||
+              abort.signal.aborted ||
+              (sessionRef.current !== undefined &&
+                sessionRef.current !== activeSession) ||
               current.sessionId !== activeSession.sessionId
             ) {
               return current;