diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/main/terminal-host/pty-subprocess.ts b/apps/desktop/src/main/terminal-host/pty-subprocess.ts
index a7fa12020ed..5778288dc84 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/main/terminal-host/pty-subprocess.ts
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/main/terminal-host/pty-subprocess.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ const INPUT_QUEUE_HARD_LIMIT_BYTES = 64 * 1024 * 1024; // 64MB
 let outputChunks: string[] = [];
 let outputBytesQueued = 0;
 let outputFlushScheduled = false;
+const OUTPUT_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS = 16; // Match terminal-style frame batching (~60fps)
 const MAX_OUTPUT_BATCH_SIZE_BYTES = 128 * 1024; // 128KB max per flush
 
 // Backpressure - track if stdout is draining
@@ -103,9 +104,9 @@ function queueOutput(data: string): void {
 
 	if (!outputFlushScheduled) {
 		outputFlushScheduled = true;
-		// Flush on the next event-loop turn so interactive echo feels immediate,
-		// while still coalescing bursts that arrive in the same PTY callback cycle.
-		setImmediate(flushOutput);
+		// Timed batching keeps TUI redraws coherent and avoids flooding the renderer
+		// with tiny per-turn frames while still staying under a single display frame.
+		setTimeout(flushOutput, OUTPUT_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS);
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
index 91fef49597e..20435edf0dd 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/renderer/screens/main/components/WorkspaceView/ContentView/TabsContent/Terminal/Terminal.tsx
@@ -57,11 +57,12 @@ export const Terminal = ({ paneId, tabId, workspaceId }: TerminalProps) => {
 			{ enabled: isWorkspaceRunPane },
 		);
 
+	const workspaceRunRestartCommand = isWorkspaceRunPane
+		? buildTerminalCommand(workspaceRunConfig?.commands)
+		: null;
 	const defaultRestartCommandRef = useRef<string | undefined>(undefined);
 	defaultRestartCommandRef.current =
-		(isWorkspaceRunPane
-			? (buildTerminalCommand(workspaceRunConfig?.commands) ?? undefined)
-			: undefined) ?? pane?.workspaceRun?.command;
+		workspaceRunRestartCommand ?? pane?.workspaceRun?.command;
 
 	const utils = electronTrpc.useUtils();
 	const updateWorkspace = electronTrpc.workspaces.update.useMutation({