diff --git a/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts b/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
index c23ce832c7e..cf733dd3758 100644
--- a/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
+++ b/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
@@ -468,8 +468,9 @@ describe("stuck session diagnostics threshold", () => {
       );
       logSessionStateChange({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", state: "processing" });
       vi.advanceTimersByTime(91_000);
+      // One warning emitted (60s); the 90s tick is throttled but still recovers.
       expect(events).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+      expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 
       vi.advanceTimersByTime(31_000);
     } finally {
@@ -477,7 +478,54 @@ describe("stuck session diagnostics threshold", () => {
     }
 
     expect(events.map((event) => event.ageMs)).toEqual([60_000, 120_000]);
+    // Recovery is requested on every heartbeat tick the session stays stuck,
+    // including the throttled tick at 90s, so it must outpace the warn backoff.
+    expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+  });
+
+  it("keeps scheduling recovery for a recovery-eligible stuck session while warnings are throttled", () => {
+    const stuckEvents: Array<{ ageMs?: number }> = [];
+    const recoveryRequests: Array<{ ageMs?: number }> = [];
+    const recoverStuckSession = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribe = onDiagnosticEvent((event) => {
+      if (event.type === "session.stuck") {
+        stuckEvents.push(event);
+      } else if (event.type === "session.recovery.requested") {
+        recoveryRequests.push(event);
+      }
+    });
+    try {
+      startDiagnosticHeartbeat(
+        {
+          diagnostics: {
+            enabled: true,
+            stuckSessionWarnMs: 30_000,
+          },
+        },
+        { recoverStuckSession },
+      );
+      logSessionStateChange({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", state: "processing" });
+
+      // First warn tick (60s): emit the stuck warning and request recovery once.
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(61_000);
+      expect(stuckEvents).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+      // Backoff tick (90s): the next warn age is 120s, so the warning is
+      // throttled. Recovery must still be scheduled because the session is
+      // recovery-eligible — the warning backoff must not gate recovery.
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(30_000);
+    } finally {
+      unsubscribe();
+    }
+
+    // Warning stays throttled: still only the single 60s warning.
+    expect(stuckEvents).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(stuckEvents.map((event) => event.ageMs)).toEqual([60_000]);
+    // Recovery was not suppressed by the warning backoff on the 90s tick.
     expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect(recoveryRequests).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(recoveryRequests.map((event) => event.ageMs)).toEqual([60_000, 90_000]);
   });
 
   it("reports active sessions as stalled instead of stuck when active work stops progressing", () => {
diff --git a/src/logging/diagnostic.ts b/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
index 2c8f1ad2ba9..3555c9ba5d0 100644
--- a/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
+++ b/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
@@ -1022,15 +1022,23 @@ export function logSessionAttention(
       stuckSessionAbortMs:
         params.abortThresholdMs ?? resolveStalledEmbeddedRunAbortMs(params.thresholdMs),
     });
+  // The warning backoff throttles repeated log lines/events only. It must never
+  // gate recovery: a recovery-eligible session has to return its classification
+  // so the heartbeat can still schedule recovery on every tick.
+  let suppressWarning = false;
   if (classification.eventType === "session.stuck") {
     const nextWarnAgeMs =
       state.lastStuckWarnAgeMs === undefined
         ? params.thresholdMs
         : Math.max(state.lastStuckWarnAgeMs + params.thresholdMs, state.lastStuckWarnAgeMs * 2);
     if (params.ageMs < nextWarnAgeMs) {
-      return undefined;
+      if (!recoveryEligible) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      suppressWarning = true;
+    } else {
+      state.lastStuckWarnAgeMs = params.ageMs;
     }
-    state.lastStuckWarnAgeMs = params.ageMs;
   }
   if (classification.eventType === "session.long_running") {
     const nextWarnAgeMs =
@@ -1041,9 +1049,18 @@ export function logSessionAttention(
             state.lastLongRunningWarnAgeMs * 2,
           );
     if (params.ageMs < nextWarnAgeMs) {
-      return undefined;
+      if (!recoveryEligible) {
+        return undefined;
+      }
+      suppressWarning = true;
+    } else {
+      state.lastLongRunningWarnAgeMs = params.ageMs;
     }
-    state.lastLongRunningWarnAgeMs = params.ageMs;
+  }
+  if (suppressWarning) {
+    // Throttled warning, but recovery-eligible: skip the log/event and return
+    // the classification so the heartbeat can drive recovery.
+    return classification;
   }
   const label =
     classification.eventType === "session.stuck"