diff --git a/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md b/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
index dab84c38f1..412093f6b0 100644
--- a/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
+++ b/doc/sandbox-work-folders.md
@@ -228,7 +228,9 @@ Native continuation validates the full control-plane journal with the same
 2 MiB without invalidating its identity. Oversized, malformed, foreign-session,
 and unverifiable state still fail closed and remain recoverable in quarantine.
 The cached-file routes initialize storage once per router after authorization;
-every request still checks current owner access.
+every request still checks current owner access. If a run ends while its save is
+starting or in progress, the inspector reports the interruption and keeps the
+previous successful save time visible, including across sandbox replacement.
 
 Passing acceptance does not authorize a merge or mainline release. Both require
 the user's explicit sign-off.
diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/work-folder-route-storage.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/work-folder-route-storage.test.ts
index 4e7ae84e77..bac60eb6cc 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/work-folder-route-storage.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/work-folder-route-storage.test.ts
@@ -40,3 +40,26 @@ it("initializes storage only after access succeeds and reuses it while checking
   expect(mocks.access).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(4);
   expect(mocks.list).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
 });
+
+it.each(["same-sandbox", "replacement-sandbox"])("keeps the last successful save visible after an interrupted run on %s", async (sandboxKey) => {
+  const oldSave = {
+    folderRun: { runId: "saved-run", manifest: { agentId: "agent", sandboxKey: "same-sandbox" },
+      state: "saved", lastSavedAt: new Date("2026-09-08T12:00:00Z"), error: null, refreshRequested: false },
+    status: "succeeded",
+  };
+  const interrupted = {
+    folderRun: { runId: "interrupted-run", manifest: { agentId: "agent", sandboxKey },
+      state: "starting", lastSavedAt: null, error: null, refreshRequested: false },
+    status: "failed",
+  };
+  const query = { from: () => query, innerJoin: () => query, where: () => query,
+    orderBy: () => query, limit: async () => [interrupted, oldSave] };
+  const app = express();
+  app.use("/api", workFolderRoutes({ select: () => query } as unknown as Db));
+  const response = await request(app).get("/api/companies/11111111-1111-4111-8111-111111111111/work-folders/task/22222222-2222-4222-8222-222222222222/sync").expect(200);
+  expect(response.body).toEqual([
+    expect.objectContaining({ runId: "interrupted-run", state: "failed", active: false,
+      error: "Run ended before its final file save completed.", lastSavedAt: null }),
+    expect.objectContaining({ runId: "saved-run", state: "saved", lastSavedAt: "2026-09-08T12:00:00.000Z" }),
+  ]);
+});
diff --git a/server/src/routes/work-folders.ts b/server/src/routes/work-folders.ts
index 6c336cb969..57b68c3f9e 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/work-folders.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/work-folders.ts
@@ -86,19 +86,31 @@ export function workFolderRoutes(db: Db, provider?: StorageProvider) {
       .where(and(eq(workFolderRuns.companyId, owner.companyId),
         sql`${workFolderRuns.manifest}->'folders'->>${owner.scope} = ${folder.id}`))
       .orderBy(desc(workFolderRuns.updatedAt)).limit(100);
+    const isActive = (status: string) => status === "running" || status === "queued";
+    const latestCompletedSave = rows.filter(({ folderRun, status }) =>
+      !isActive(status) && folderRun.state === "saved" && folderRun.lastSavedAt !== null)
+      .sort((a, b) => b.folderRun.lastSavedAt!.getTime() - a.folderRun.lastSavedAt!.getTime())[0];
+    const projectStatus = ({ folderRun: row, status }: typeof rows[number]) => {
+      const active = isActive(status);
+      const interrupted = !active && (row.state === "starting" || row.state === "saving");
+      return { runId: row.runId, agentId: row.manifest.agentId, state: interrupted ? "failed" : row.state,
+        lastSavedAt: row.lastSavedAt, error: interrupted ? row.error ?? "Run ended before its final file save completed." : row.error,
+        refreshRequested: row.refreshRequested, active };
+    };
     const leases = new Set<string>();
-    let includedCompletedSave = false;
-    res.json(rows.flatMap(({ folderRun: row, status }) => {
+    const statuses = rows.flatMap((entry) => {
+      const row = entry.folderRun;
       if (leases.has(row.manifest.sandboxKey)) return [];
       leases.add(row.manifest.sandboxKey);
-      const active = status === "running" || status === "queued";
-      if (!active && row.state !== "failed") {
-        if (includedCompletedSave) return [];
-        includedCompletedSave = true;
-      }
-      return [{ runId: row.runId, agentId: row.manifest.agentId, state: row.state, lastSavedAt: row.lastSavedAt, error: row.error,
-        refreshRequested: row.refreshRequested, active }];
-    }));
+      if (!isActive(entry.status) && row.state === "saved" && row.runId !== latestCompletedSave?.folderRun.runId) return [];
+      return [projectStatus(entry)];
+    });
+    // A failed replacement or later run must not erase the last successful
+    // checkpoint, including when both runs share the same physical sandbox.
+    if (latestCompletedSave && !statuses.some((status) => status.runId === latestCompletedSave.folderRun.runId)) {
+      statuses.push(projectStatus(latestCompletedSave));
+    }
+    res.json(statuses);
   });
   router.post(`${base}/refresh`, async (req, res) => {
     const owner = ownerSchema.parse(req.params);