diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/chatSessionStore.test.ts b/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/chatSessionStore.test.ts
index 90bcf0e7a28e..30683c3a6b4a 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/chatSessionStore.test.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/chatSessionStore.test.ts
@@ -170,6 +170,20 @@ function activeRunNotification(sessionId: string, activeRunId: string | null): S
   };
 }
 
+function queuedSteerNotification(sessionId: string, messageId: string): SessionNotification {
+  return {
+    sessionId,
+    update: {
+      sessionUpdate: 'session_info_update',
+      _meta: {
+        goose: {
+          queuedSteer: { messageId, runId: 'run-1' },
+        },
+      },
+    } as SessionNotification['update'],
+  };
+}
+
 describe('acpChatSessionStore', () => {
   const sessionIds = new Set<string>();
   const sessionId = (id: string): string => {
@@ -417,6 +431,36 @@ describe('acpChatSessionStore', () => {
     expect(firstMessage?.content[0]).toMatchObject({ type: 'text', text: 'hello' });
   });
 
+  it('keeps steer message confirmed when queuedSteer arrives before addPendingLocalSteerMessage', () => {
+    const currentSessionId = sessionId('session-1');
+    const localSteerMessage = {
+      ...message('steer-1', 'hello'),
+      metadata: { userVisible: true, agentVisible: true, steer: true },
+    };
+
+    acpChatSessionActions.startPromptAttempt(currentSessionId, 'attempt-1');
+
+    // queuedSteer notification arrives before addPendingLocalSteerMessage (race condition)
+    acpChatSessionActions.applyAcpSessionNotification(
+      queuedSteerNotification(currentSessionId, 'steer-1')
+    );
+
+    // Now the UI adds the pending message after the RPC response returns
+    acpChatSessionActions.addPendingLocalSteerMessage(currentSessionId, localSteerMessage);
+
+    // Message should be present and NOT in pending (already confirmed via queuedSteer)
+    const snapshot = acpChatSessionStore.getSnapshot(currentSessionId);
+    expect(snapshot?.messages).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    // Cancellation should keep it because it's confirmed, not pending
+    const cancellationSnapshot = acpChatSessionActions.startPromptCancellation(
+      currentSessionId,
+      'attempt-1'
+    );
+    expect(cancellationSnapshot?.messages).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(cancellationSnapshot?.messages[0].id).toBe('steer-1');
+  });
+
   it('stores active run ids from session info notifications', () => {
     const currentSessionId = sessionId('session-1');
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/sessionNotificationAdapter.test.ts b/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/sessionNotificationAdapter.test.ts
index c9037f678c05..d63b855ba523 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/sessionNotificationAdapter.test.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/acp/__tests__/sessionNotificationAdapter.test.ts
@@ -633,4 +633,47 @@ describe('createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter', () => {
       });
     });
   });
+
+  describe('session_info_update with queuedSteer', () => {
+    it('emits localSteerConfirmed when queuedSteer meta is present', () => {
+      const adapter = createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter();
+      const changes = adapter.apply(
+        acpUpdate({
+          sessionUpdate: 'session_info_update',
+          _meta: {
+            goose: {
+              queuedSteer: { messageId: 'steer-msg-1', runId: 'run-1' },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      );
+
+      expect(changes).toEqual([{ type: 'localSteerConfirmed', messageId: 'steer-msg-1' }]);
+    });
+
+    it('emits both sessionInfo and localSteerConfirmed when both are present', () => {
+      const adapter = createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter();
+      const changes = adapter.apply(
+        acpUpdate({
+          sessionUpdate: 'session_info_update',
+          title: 'New Title',
+          _meta: {
+            goose: {
+              queuedSteer: { messageId: 'steer-msg-2', runId: 'run-2' },
+            },
+          },
+        })
+      );
+
+      expect(changes).toHaveLength(2);
+      expect(changes[0]).toEqual({ type: 'sessionInfo', name: 'New Title' });
+      expect(changes[1]).toEqual({ type: 'localSteerConfirmed', messageId: 'steer-msg-2' });
+    });
+
+    it('returns empty array when session_info_update has no relevant fields', () => {
+      const adapter = createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter();
+      const changes = adapter.apply(acpUpdate({ sessionUpdate: 'session_info_update' }));
+      expect(changes).toEqual([]);
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/acp/adapter/shared.ts b/ui/desktop/src/acp/adapter/shared.ts
index c52eb43d3c0f..20ab5d71ef8f 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/acp/adapter/shared.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/acp/adapter/shared.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ export type AcpChatStateChange =
       type: 'sessionInfo';
       name?: string;
       activeRunId?: string | null;
+      gooseMode?: string;
     }
   | { type: 'localSteerConfirmed'; messageId: string }
   | { type: 'notification'; notification: NotificationEvent };
@@ -79,6 +80,13 @@ export function getGooseActiveRunId(update: { _meta?: unknown }): string | null
     : undefined;
 }
 
+export function getGooseQueuedSteer(update: { _meta?: unknown }): string | undefined {
+  if (!isRecord(update._meta)) return undefined;
+  const goose = update._meta.goose;
+  if (!isRecord(goose) || !isRecord(goose.queuedSteer)) return undefined;
+  return typeof goose.queuedSteer.messageId === 'string' ? goose.queuedSteer.messageId : undefined;
+}
+
 export function rawInputToArguments(rawInput: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
   return isRecord(rawInput) ? rawInput : {};
 }
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/acp/chatSessionStore.ts b/ui/desktop/src/acp/chatSessionStore.ts
index b773f260b725..5a4cea6b0c69 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/acp/chatSessionStore.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/acp/chatSessionStore.ts
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ interface StoreEntry extends AcpChatSessionSnapshot {
   } | null;
   pendingUserInputRequestIds: Set<string>;
   pendingLocalSteerMessageIds: Set<string>;
+  preConfirmedSteerMessageIds: Set<string>;
 }
 
 const initialTokenState: TokenState = {
@@ -165,6 +166,7 @@ function createAcpChatSessionStoreInternal(): AcpChatSessionStoreInternal {
       promptCancellationRestoreState: null,
       pendingUserInputRequestIds: new Set(),
       pendingLocalSteerMessageIds: new Set(),
+      preConfirmedSteerMessageIds: new Set(),
       adapter: createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter(),
     };
     sessionsById.set(sessionId, entry);
@@ -235,7 +237,9 @@ function createAcpChatSessionStoreInternal(): AcpChatSessionStoreInternal {
     }
 
     entry.messages = [...entry.messages, cloneMessage(message)];
-    entry.pendingLocalSteerMessageIds.add(message.id);
+    if (!entry.preConfirmedSteerMessageIds.delete(message.id)) {
+      entry.pendingLocalSteerMessageIds.add(message.id);
+    }
     entry.adapter = createAdapterForEntry(entry);
     return notify(sessionId, entry);
   };
@@ -606,7 +610,9 @@ function applyChatStateChanges(entry: StoreEntry, changes: AcpChatStateChange[])
         }
         break;
       case 'localSteerConfirmed':
-        entry.pendingLocalSteerMessageIds.delete(change.messageId);
+        if (!entry.pendingLocalSteerMessageIds.delete(change.messageId)) {
+          entry.preConfirmedSteerMessageIds.add(change.messageId);
+        }
         break;
       case 'notification':
         entry.notifications = [...entry.notifications, change.notification];
@@ -636,6 +642,7 @@ function resetReplayState(entry: StoreEntry): void {
   entry.promptCancellationRestoreState = null;
   entry.pendingUserInputRequestIds.clear();
   entry.pendingLocalSteerMessageIds.clear();
+  entry.preConfirmedSteerMessageIds.clear();
   entry.adapter = createAcpSessionNotificationAdapter();
 }
 
diff --git a/ui/desktop/src/acp/sessionNotificationAdapter.ts b/ui/desktop/src/acp/sessionNotificationAdapter.ts
index d881d5923b3c..adebd8c5e7a3 100644
--- a/ui/desktop/src/acp/sessionNotificationAdapter.ts
+++ b/ui/desktop/src/acp/sessionNotificationAdapter.ts
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import {
   type AdapterState,
   cloneMessage,
   getGooseActiveRunId,
+  getGooseQueuedSteer,
 } from './adapter/shared';
 import { applyToolCall, applyToolCallUpdate } from './adapter/tools';
 import type { AcpElicitationRequest } from './elicitationRequests';
@@ -79,17 +80,22 @@ function applyAcpSessionNotification(
       return applyToolCallUpdate(state, update);
     case 'session_info_update': {
       const activeRunId = getGooseActiveRunId(update);
-      if (!update.title && activeRunId === undefined) {
-        return [];
-      }
+      const queuedSteerMessageId = getGooseQueuedSteer(update);
+      const changes: AcpChatStateChange[] = [];
 
-      return [
-        {
+      if (update.title || activeRunId !== undefined) {
+        changes.push({
           type: 'sessionInfo',
           ...(update.title ? { name: update.title } : {}),
           ...(activeRunId !== undefined ? { activeRunId } : {}),
-        },
-      ];
+        });
+      }
+
+      if (queuedSteerMessageId) {
+        changes.push({ type: 'localSteerConfirmed', messageId: queuedSteerMessageId });
+      }
+
+      return changes;
     }
     case 'usage_update':
       return [];