diff --git a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
index 2073afe308d..48140fc9a97 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
@@ -590,4 +590,21 @@ describe("tui-event-handlers: handleAgentEvent", () => {
 
     expect(loadHistory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
+
+  it("does not reload history for local run with empty final when another run is active (#53115)", () => {
+    const { state, loadHistory, noteLocalRunId, handleChatEvent } = createHandlersHarness({
+      state: { activeChatRunId: "run-main" },
+    });
+
+    noteLocalRunId("run-local-empty");
+
+    handleChatEvent({
+      runId: "run-local-empty",
+      sessionKey: state.currentSessionKey,
+      state: "final",
+    });
+
+    expect(state.activeChatRunId).toBe("run-main");
+    expect(loadHistory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
index 6fda2d85163..e0c92608de8 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
@@ -158,9 +158,18 @@ export function createEventHandlers(context: EventHandlerContext) {
     const isLocalRun = isLocalRunId?.(runId) ?? false;
     if (isLocalRun) {
       forgetLocalRunId?.(runId);
+      // Never reload history for local runs that ended without displayable output.
+      // This prevents the user's message from disappearing when the backend is slow
+      // (e.g., Ollama) and sends an empty final event before the response is ready.
       if (!opts?.allowLocalWithoutDisplayableFinal) {
         return;
       }
+      // Skip history reload if a DIFFERENT run is still active.
+      // This prevents clearing the user's pending message when a stale/concurrent
+      // empty final event arrives while a new message is being processed.
+      if (state.activeChatRunId && state.activeChatRunId !== runId) {
+        return;
+      }
     }
     if (hasConcurrentActiveRun(runId)) {
       return;