diff --git a/CLI/cmux.swift b/CLI/cmux.swift
index b257328d25c8..df2319ad060f 100644
--- a/CLI/cmux.swift
+++ b/CLI/cmux.swift
@@ -28954,10 +28954,8 @@ struct CMUXCLI {
                 let hasPendingBackgroundWork = hasActiveClaudeBackgroundWork(parsedInput)
                 // Claude sets stop_hook_active on a re-entry after a Stop hook
                 // blocked once. That flag describes hook recursion, not pending
-                // work: it must not mark the turn pending, but it does keep the
-                // sidebar pill in Running. Only authoritative background-work
-                // signals mark the turn pending and show Waiting.
-                let isReentrantStop = parsedInput.rawObject?["stop_hook_active"] as? Bool == true
+                // work: it must not mark the turn pending. Only authoritative
+                // background-work signals keep the turn out of Idle.
                 let hasUnsettledWork = stopFailure == nil && hasPendingBackgroundWork
 
                 // Update session with transcript summary and send completion notification.
@@ -29026,8 +29024,8 @@ struct CMUXCLI {
                     //
                     // A background task or cron is a deterministic wakeup the pane
                     // is parked on, which reads as Waiting. A re-entrant Stop
-                    // (`stop_hook_active`) keeps the pill on Running separately
-                    // because it does not represent pending background work.
+                    // (`stop_hook_active`) does not change this decision because
+                    // it is not pending background work.
                     try? setClaudeStatus(
                         client: client,
                         workspaceId: workspaceId,
@@ -29037,16 +29035,6 @@ struct CMUXCLI {
                         color: "#8E8E93",
                         workState: .waiting
                     )
-                } else if isReentrantStop {
-                    try? setClaudeStatus(
-                        client: client,
-                        workspaceId: workspaceId,
-                        surfaceId: surfaceId,
-                        value: String(localized: "agent.generic.status.running", defaultValue: "Running"),
-                        icon: "bolt.fill",
-                        color: "#4C8DFF",
-                        workState: .running
-                    )
                 } else {
                     try? setClaudeStatus(
                         client: client,
diff --git a/cmuxTests/ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests.swift b/cmuxTests/ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests.swift
index b07b61512541..852e05441111 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests.swift
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ struct ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests {
         (snapshot.compactMap(AgentHookTestNotificationPipeline.candidatePresentation) + snapshot).first { $0.hasPrefix("notify_target_async ") && $0.contains(needle) }
     }
 
-    @Test func stopHookContinuationDoesNotPoisonTheLaterIdleSignal() throws {
+    @Test func reentrantStopWithoutBackgroundWorkSettlesIdle() throws {
         let result = try runStopHook(name: "stop-continuation", sessionId: "continued-session", stdin: """
         {"session_id":"continued-session","hook_event_name":"Stop","stop_hook_active":true,"last_assistant_message":"Intermediate response","background_tasks":[],"session_crons":[]}
         """)
@@ -22,9 +22,11 @@ struct ClaudeBackgroundWorkNotifyTests {
         // must not mark the completion as pending or poison the later idle signal.
         #expect(notifyLine(result.snapshot, containing: "c=turn-complete;p=0") != nil)
         #expect(journalEvent(result.snapshot, kind: "agent.turn.completed", pendingWork: false) != nil)
-        // A re-entrant Stop is the agent itself still going, not a pane parked
-        // on a deterministic wakeup, so it stays Running.
-        #expect(statusLine(result.snapshot, value: "Running") != nil)
+        // Hook recursion is not evidence of live work. The final re-entrant
+        // Stop must settle the pane so it cannot remain stuck on Running until
+        // another user prompt arrives.
+        #expect(statusLine(result.snapshot, value: "Idle") != nil)
+        #expect(statusLine(result.snapshot, value: "Running") == nil)
         #expect(statusLine(result.snapshot, value: "Waiting") == nil)
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/test_claude_hook_stop_last_assistant.py b/tests/test_claude_hook_stop_last_assistant.py
index 1ce54a135eef..b2f736581889 100644
--- a/tests/test_claude_hook_stop_last_assistant.py
+++ b/tests/test_claude_hook_stop_last_assistant.py
@@ -264,13 +264,15 @@ def main() -> int:
             print(f"FAIL: incorrect semantic completion: {notifications[0]!r}")
             return 1
         if not any(
-            command.startswith("set_status claude_code Running ")
+            command.startswith("set_status claude_code Idle ")
             and f"--tab={workspace_id}" in command
             and f"--panel={surface_id}" in command
-            and "--work=running" in command
             for command in server.commands
         ):
-            print(f"FAIL: re-entrant Stop with stop_hook_active=true did not keep Running: {server.commands!r}")
+            print(f"FAIL: re-entrant Stop with stop_hook_active=true did not settle Idle: {server.commands!r}")
+            return 1
+        if any(command.startswith("set_status claude_code Running ") for command in server.commands):
+            print(f"FAIL: re-entrant Stop with stop_hook_active=true set Running: {server.commands!r}")
             return 1
 
     print("PASS: Claude cron guard denies durable jobs and Stop notification uses final assistant text")