diff --git a/api/workspace.py b/api/workspace.py
index 5a10868745b..12a4635646f 100644
--- a/api/workspace.py
+++ b/api/workspace.py
@@ -166,7 +166,14 @@ def _remote_terminal_cwd() -> str | None:
 
 
 def _remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(path: str | Path) -> Path | None:
-    """Return a non-stat'ed target-side Path when it is under terminal.cwd."""
+    """Return a non-stat'ed target-side Path when it is under terminal.cwd.
+
+    Remote workspace paths live on the target host (e.g., remote SSH/Docker
+    backend). For valid target-side POSIX paths under ``terminal.cwd``, the
+    normalized target path is preserved as a ``Path`` object without invoking
+    local host-filesystem resolution (avoiding host-specific firmlink rewriting
+    such as macOS synthetic ``/home`` -> ``/System/Volumes/Data/home``).
+    """
     cwd = _remote_terminal_cwd()
     if not cwd:
         return None
@@ -183,7 +190,7 @@ def _remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(path: str | Path) -> Path | None:
         if _is_blocked_workspace_path(Path(normalized_raw), normalized_raw) or _is_blocked_workspace_path(Path(normalized_cwd), normalized_cwd):
             return None
         if posix_candidate == posix_base or _posix_is_within(posix_candidate, posix_base):
-            return _resolve_path(normalized_raw)
+            return Path(normalized_raw)
         return None
     candidate = _resolve_path(raw)
     base = _resolve_path(cwd)
@@ -246,6 +253,8 @@ def _profile_default_workspace() -> str:
 
 def _clean_workspace_list(workspaces: list) -> list:
     """Sanitize a workspace list:
+    - Preserve target-side remote terminal workspace paths (SSH/Docker) without
+      resolving them against the local WebUI host filesystem.
     - Preserve saved paths even when they are currently missing or inaccessible;
       picker state must not be destroyed by a transient stat/permission failure.
     - Remove entries whose paths live inside another profile's directory
@@ -261,7 +270,11 @@ def _clean_workspace_list(workspaces: list) -> list:
         name = w.get('name', '')
         if not path:
             continue
-        p = _safe_resolve(_expanduser_path(path))
+        remote_cand = _remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(path)
+        if remote_cand is not None:
+            p = remote_cand
+        else:
+            p = _safe_resolve(_expanduser_path(path))
         # Skip paths inside a DIFFERENT profile's directory (cross-profile leak).
         # Allow paths inside the CURRENT profile's own directory (e.g. test workspaces
         # created under ~/.hermes/profiles/webui/webui-mvp-test/).
diff --git a/tests/test_remote_terminal_workspace.py b/tests/test_remote_terminal_workspace.py
index e5c1e7ace5a..2b896ce5a39 100644
--- a/tests/test_remote_terminal_workspace.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote_terminal_workspace.py
@@ -145,3 +145,30 @@ def test_remote_terminal_workspace_rejects_embedded_nullbyte_in_cwd(monkeypatch)
     normal_path = f"{REMOTE_CWD}/projects/demo"
 
     assert workspace._remote_terminal_workspace_candidate(normal_path) is None
+
+
+def test_remote_terminal_linux_home_preserves_path_without_macos_synthetic_resolution(monkeypatch):
+    """Remote Linux /home/<user> paths must not resolve to /System/Volumes/Data/home/<user> on macOS."""
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        api_config,
+        "get_config",
+        lambda: _remote_config(terminal={"backend": "ssh", "cwd": "/home/developer"}),
+    )
+
+    real_resolve = workspace._resolve_path
+
+    def fake_resolve(p):
+        p_str = str(p)
+        if p_str == "/home/developer" or p_str.startswith("/home/developer/"):
+            return Path(f"/System/Volumes/Data{p_str}")
+        return real_resolve(p)
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(workspace, "_resolve_path", fake_resolve)
+
+    assert workspace.validate_workspace_to_add("/home/developer") == Path("/home/developer")
+    assert workspace.resolve_trusted_workspace("/home/developer") == Path("/home/developer")
+    assert workspace.get_profile_default_workspace() == "/home/developer"
+    assert workspace._clean_workspace_list([{"path": "/home/developer", "name": "Dev"}]) == [
+        {"path": "/home/developer", "name": "Dev"}
+    ]
+