diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/MainViewModel.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/MainViewModel.kt
index bcfd657694e..7076f09a292 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/MainViewModel.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/MainViewModel.kt
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ class MainViewModel(app: Application) : AndroidViewModel(app) {
   val discoveryStatusText: StateFlow<String> = runtime.discoveryStatusText
 
   val isConnected: StateFlow<Boolean> = runtime.isConnected
+  val isNodeConnected: StateFlow<Boolean> = runtime.nodeConnected
   val statusText: StateFlow<String> = runtime.statusText
   val serverName: StateFlow<String?> = runtime.serverName
   val remoteAddress: StateFlow<String?> = runtime.remoteAddress
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/NodeRuntime.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/NodeRuntime.kt
index 9cf06a0b621..f83672aa88a 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/NodeRuntime.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/NodeRuntime.kt
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
 
   private val _isConnected = MutableStateFlow(false)
   val isConnected: StateFlow<Boolean> = _isConnected.asStateFlow()
+  private val _nodeConnected = MutableStateFlow(false)
+  val nodeConnected: StateFlow<Boolean> = _nodeConnected.asStateFlow()
 
   private val _statusText = MutableStateFlow("Offline")
   val statusText: StateFlow<String> = _statusText.asStateFlow()
@@ -224,7 +226,6 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
   private var didAutoRequestCanvasRehydrate = false
   private val canvasRehydrateSeq = AtomicLong(0)
   private var operatorConnected = false
-  private var nodeConnected = false
   private var operatorStatusText: String = "Offline"
   private var nodeStatusText: String = "Offline"
 
@@ -270,7 +271,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
       identityStore = identityStore,
       deviceAuthStore = deviceAuthStore,
       onConnected = { _, _, _ ->
-        nodeConnected = true
+        _nodeConnected.value = true
         nodeStatusText = "Connected"
         didAutoRequestCanvasRehydrate = false
         _canvasA2uiHydrated.value = false
@@ -281,7 +282,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
         requestCanvasRehydrate(source = "node_connect", force = false)
       },
       onDisconnected = { message ->
-        nodeConnected = false
+        _nodeConnected.value = false
         nodeStatusText = message
         didAutoRequestCanvasRehydrate = false
         _canvasA2uiHydrated.value = false
@@ -329,9 +330,9 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
     _isConnected.value = operatorConnected
     _statusText.value =
       when {
-        operatorConnected && nodeConnected -> "Connected"
-        operatorConnected && !nodeConnected -> "Connected (node offline)"
-        !operatorConnected && nodeConnected -> "Connected (operator offline)"
+        operatorConnected && _nodeConnected.value -> "Connected"
+        operatorConnected && !_nodeConnected.value -> "Connected (node offline)"
+        !operatorConnected && _nodeConnected.value -> "Connected (operator offline)"
         operatorStatusText.isNotBlank() && operatorStatusText != "Offline" -> operatorStatusText
         else -> nodeStatusText
       }
@@ -361,7 +362,11 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
 
   fun requestCanvasRehydrate(source: String = "manual", force: Boolean = true) {
     scope.launch {
-      if (!nodeConnected) return@launch
+      if (!_nodeConnected.value) {
+        _canvasRehydratePending.value = false
+        _canvasRehydrateErrorText.value = "Node offline. Reconnect and retry."
+        return@launch
+      }
       if (!force && didAutoRequestCanvasRehydrate) return@launch
       didAutoRequestCanvasRehydrate = true
       val requestId = canvasRehydrateSeq.incrementAndGet()
@@ -725,7 +730,7 @@ class NodeRuntime(context: Context) {
           contextJson = contextJson,
         )
 
-      val connected = nodeConnected
+      val connected = _nodeConnected.value
       var error: String? = null
       if (connected) {
         try {
diff --git a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/ui/PostOnboardingTabs.kt b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/ui/PostOnboardingTabs.kt
index d61a107e7ed..b68c06ff2ff 100644
--- a/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/ui/PostOnboardingTabs.kt
+++ b/apps/android/app/src/main/java/ai/openclaw/android/ui/PostOnboardingTabs.kt
@@ -125,12 +125,13 @@ fun PostOnboardingTabs(viewModel: MainViewModel, modifier: Modifier = Modifier)
 @Composable
 private fun ScreenTabScreen(viewModel: MainViewModel) {
   val isConnected by viewModel.isConnected.collectAsState()
+  val isNodeConnected by viewModel.isNodeConnected.collectAsState()
   val canvasUrl by viewModel.canvasCurrentUrl.collectAsState()
   val canvasA2uiHydrated by viewModel.canvasA2uiHydrated.collectAsState()
   val canvasRehydratePending by viewModel.canvasRehydratePending.collectAsState()
   val canvasRehydrateErrorText by viewModel.canvasRehydrateErrorText.collectAsState()
   val isA2uiUrl = canvasUrl?.contains("/__openclaw__/a2ui/") == true
-  val showRestoreCta = isConnected && (canvasUrl.isNullOrBlank() || (isA2uiUrl && !canvasA2uiHydrated))
+  val showRestoreCta = isConnected && isNodeConnected && (canvasUrl.isNullOrBlank() || (isA2uiUrl && !canvasA2uiHydrated))
   val restoreCtaText =
     when {
       canvasRehydratePending -> "Restore requested. Waiting for agent…"