diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
index b8017601831..24f7eeb285d 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.test.ts
@@ -160,4 +160,22 @@ describe("buildStatusReply subagent summary", () => {
     expect(reply?.text).not.toContain("🤖 Subagents: 1 active");
     expect(reply?.text).not.toContain("stale old parent child");
   });
+
+  it("counts controller-owned runs even when the latest child requester differs", async () => {
+    addSubagentRunForTests({
+      runId: "run-status-controller-owned",
+      childSessionKey: "agent:main:subagent:status-controller-owned",
+      requesterSessionKey: "agent:main:requester-only",
+      requesterDisplayKey: "requester-only",
+      controllerSessionKey: "agent:main:main",
+      task: "controller-owned status worker",
+      cleanup: "keep",
+      createdAt: Date.now() - 60_000,
+      startedAt: Date.now() - 60_000,
+    });
+
+    const reply = await buildStatusReplyForTest({});
+
+    expect(reply?.text).toContain("🤖 Subagents: 1 active");
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.ts
index f2bdc720742..b1dd3dd28d0 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/commands-status.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,8 @@ import {
 } from "../../agents/agent-scope.js";
 import { resolveFastModeState } from "../../agents/fast-mode.js";
 import { resolveModelAuthLabel } from "../../agents/model-auth-label.js";
-import {
-  countPendingDescendantRuns,
-  getLatestSubagentRunByChildSessionKey,
-  listSubagentRunsForRequester,
-} from "../../agents/subagent-registry.js";
+import { listControlledSubagentRuns } from "../../agents/subagent-control.js";
+import { countPendingDescendantRuns } from "../../agents/subagent-registry.js";
 import {
   resolveInternalSessionKey,
   resolveMainSessionAlias,
@@ -32,7 +29,7 @@ import type { ElevatedLevel, ReasoningLevel, ThinkLevel, VerboseLevel } from "..
 import type { ReplyPayload } from "../types.js";
 import type { CommandContext } from "./commands-types.js";
 import { getFollowupQueueDepth, resolveQueueSettings } from "./queue.js";
-import { resolveSubagentLabel, sortSubagentRuns } from "./subagents-utils.js";
+import { resolveSubagentLabel } from "./subagents-utils.js";
 
 // Some usage endpoints only work with CLI/session OAuth tokens, not API keys.
 // Skip those probes when the active auth mode cannot satisfy the endpoint.
@@ -190,19 +187,7 @@ export async function buildStatusReply(params: {
   if (sessionKey) {
     const { mainKey, alias } = resolveMainSessionAlias(cfg);
     const requesterKey = resolveInternalSessionKey({ key: sessionKey, alias, mainKey });
-    const seenChildSessionKeys = new Set<string>();
-    const runs = sortSubagentRuns(listSubagentRunsForRequester(requesterKey)).filter((entry) => {
-      if (seenChildSessionKeys.has(entry.childSessionKey)) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      const latest = getLatestSubagentRunByChildSessionKey(entry.childSessionKey);
-      const latestRequesterSessionKey = latest?.requesterSessionKey?.trim();
-      if (!latest || latest.runId !== entry.runId || latestRequesterSessionKey !== requesterKey) {
-        return false;
-      }
-      seenChildSessionKeys.add(entry.childSessionKey);
-      return true;
-    });
+    const runs = listControlledSubagentRuns(requesterKey);
     const verboseEnabled = resolvedVerboseLevel && resolvedVerboseLevel !== "off";
     if (runs.length > 0) {
       const active = runs.filter(