diff --git a/src/infra/diagnostic-events.ts b/src/infra/diagnostic-events.ts
index 65308a335f8..24dd86f0e5b 100644
--- a/src/infra/diagnostic-events.ts
+++ b/src/infra/diagnostic-events.ts
@@ -124,11 +124,7 @@ export type DiagnosticSessionStateEvent = DiagnosticBaseEvent & {
   queueDepth?: number;
 };
 
-export type DiagnosticSessionActiveWorkKind =
-  | "embedded_run"
-  | "model_call"
-  | "tool_call"
-  | "queued_work";
+export type DiagnosticSessionActiveWorkKind = "embedded_run" | "model_call" | "tool_call";
 
 export type DiagnosticSessionAttentionClassification =
   | "long_running"
diff --git a/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts b/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
index 20e116e40b1..355aa964ba4 100644
--- a/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
+++ b/src/logging/diagnostic.test.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ import {
 } from "./diagnostic-stability.js";
 import {
   logSessionStateChange,
+  logMessageQueued,
   resetDiagnosticStateForTest,
   resolveStuckSessionWarnMs,
   startDiagnosticHeartbeat,
@@ -162,6 +163,45 @@ describe("stuck session diagnostics threshold", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("keeps queued stale sessions eligible for lane recovery", () => {
+    const events: DiagnosticEventPayload[] = [];
+    const recoverStuckSession = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribe = onDiagnosticEvent((event) => {
+      events.push(event);
+    });
+    try {
+      startDiagnosticHeartbeat(
+        {
+          diagnostics: {
+            enabled: true,
+            stuckSessionWarnMs: 30_000,
+          },
+        },
+        { recoverStuckSession },
+      );
+      logMessageQueued({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", source: "test" });
+      logSessionStateChange({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", state: "processing" });
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(61_000);
+    } finally {
+      unsubscribe();
+    }
+
+    expect(events.filter((event) => event.type === "session.long_running")).toHaveLength(0);
+    const stuckEvents = events.filter((event) => event.type === "session.stuck");
+    expect(stuckEvents).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(stuckEvents[0]).toMatchObject({
+      classification: "stale_session_state",
+      reason: "queued_work_without_active_run",
+      queueDepth: 1,
+    });
+    expect(recoverStuckSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      sessionId: "s1",
+      sessionKey: "main",
+      ageMs: expect.any(Number),
+      queueDepth: 1,
+    });
+  });
+
   it("reports active sessions as stalled instead of stuck when active work stops progressing", () => {
     const events: DiagnosticEventPayload[] = [];
     const recoverStuckSession = vi.fn();
@@ -232,6 +272,44 @@ describe("stuck session diagnostics threshold", () => {
     expect(recoverStuckSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
+  it("keeps queued sessions non-recoverable while active work is making progress", () => {
+    const events: DiagnosticEventPayload[] = [];
+    const recoverStuckSession = vi.fn();
+    const unsubscribe = onDiagnosticEvent((event) => {
+      events.push(event);
+    });
+    try {
+      startDiagnosticHeartbeat(
+        {
+          diagnostics: {
+            enabled: true,
+            stuckSessionWarnMs: 30_000,
+          },
+        },
+        { recoverStuckSession },
+      );
+      logMessageQueued({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", source: "test" });
+      logSessionStateChange({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main", state: "processing" });
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(45_000);
+      markDiagnosticEmbeddedRunStarted({ sessionId: "s1", sessionKey: "main" });
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(16_000);
+    } finally {
+      unsubscribe();
+    }
+
+    expect(events.filter((event) => event.type === "session.stuck")).toHaveLength(0);
+    expect(events.filter((event) => event.type === "session.stalled")).toHaveLength(0);
+    const longRunningEvents = events.filter((event) => event.type === "session.long_running");
+    expect(longRunningEvents).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(longRunningEvents[0]).toMatchObject({
+      classification: "long_running",
+      reason: "queued_behind_active_work",
+      activeWorkKind: "embedded_run",
+      queueDepth: 1,
+    });
+    expect(recoverStuckSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("starts and stops the stability recorder with the heartbeat lifecycle", () => {
     startDiagnosticHeartbeat({
       diagnostics: {
diff --git a/src/logging/diagnostic.ts b/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
index 3ba77124a8d..df563810223 100644
--- a/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
+++ b/src/logging/diagnostic.ts
@@ -216,19 +216,9 @@ function classifySessionAttention(params: {
     };
   }
 
-  if (params.queueDepth > 0) {
-    return {
-      eventType: "session.long_running",
-      reason: "queued_work_without_active_run",
-      classification: "long_running",
-      activeWorkKind: "queued_work",
-      recoveryEligible: false,
-    };
-  }
-
   return {
     eventType: "session.stuck",
-    reason: "stale_session_state",
+    reason: params.queueDepth > 0 ? "queued_work_without_active_run" : "stale_session_state",
     classification: "stale_session_state",
     recoveryEligible: true,
   };