diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
index 72dc7eaea..17a67fa4d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/codex_message_processor.rs
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingMessageSender;
 use crate::outgoing_message::OutgoingNotification;
 use crate::outgoing_message::ThreadScopedOutgoingMessageSender;
 use crate::thread_status::ThreadWatchManager;
+use crate::thread_status::resolve_thread_status;
 use chrono::DateTime;
 use chrono::SecondsFormat;
 use chrono::Utc;
@@ -2053,10 +2054,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     .upsert_thread(thread.clone())
                     .await;
 
-                thread.status = self
-                    .thread_watch_manager
-                    .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-                    .await;
+                thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+                    self.thread_watch_manager
+                        .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                        .await,
+                    false,
+                );
 
                 let response = ThreadStartResponse {
                     thread: thread.clone(),
@@ -2372,10 +2375,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
 
         match result {
             Ok(mut thread) => {
-                thread.status = self
-                    .thread_watch_manager
-                    .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-                    .await;
+                thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+                    self.thread_watch_manager
+                        .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                        .await,
+                    false,
+                );
                 self.attach_thread_name(thread_id, &mut thread).await;
                 let thread_id = thread.id.clone();
                 let response = ThreadUnarchiveResponse { thread };
@@ -2769,10 +2774,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             }
         }
 
-        thread.status = self
-            .thread_watch_manager
-            .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-            .await;
+        thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+            self.thread_watch_manager
+                .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                .await,
+            false,
+        );
         let response = ThreadReadResponse { thread };
         self.outgoing.send_response(request_id, response).await;
     }
@@ -2949,10 +2956,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     .upsert_thread(thread.clone())
                     .await;
 
-                thread.status = self
-                    .thread_watch_manager
-                    .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-                    .await;
+                thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+                    self.thread_watch_manager
+                        .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                        .await,
+                    false,
+                );
 
                 let response = ThreadResumeResponse {
                     thread,
@@ -3475,10 +3484,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
             .upsert_thread(thread.clone())
             .await;
 
-        thread.status = self
-            .thread_watch_manager
-            .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-            .await;
+        thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+            self.thread_watch_manager
+                .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                .await,
+            false,
+        );
 
         let response = ThreadForkResponse {
             thread: thread.clone(),
@@ -5616,10 +5627,12 @@ impl CodexMessageProcessor {
                     self.thread_watch_manager
                         .upsert_thread(thread.clone())
                         .await;
-                    thread.status = self
-                        .thread_watch_manager
-                        .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-                        .await;
+                    thread.status = resolve_thread_status(
+                        self.thread_watch_manager
+                            .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+                            .await,
+                        false,
+                    );
                     let notif = ThreadStartedNotification { thread };
                     self.outgoing
                         .send_server_notification(ServerNotification::ThreadStarted(notif))
@@ -6283,6 +6296,9 @@ async fn handle_pending_thread_resume_request(
         let state = thread_state.lock().await;
         state.active_turn_snapshot()
     };
+    let mut has_in_progress_turn = active_turn
+        .as_ref()
+        .is_some_and(|turn| matches!(turn.status, TurnStatus::InProgress));
 
     let request_id = pending.request_id;
     let connection_id = request_id.connection_id;
@@ -6309,9 +6325,20 @@ async fn handle_pending_thread_resume_request(
             return;
         }
     };
-    thread.status = thread_watch_manager
-        .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
-        .await;
+
+    has_in_progress_turn = has_in_progress_turn
+        || thread
+            .turns
+            .iter()
+            .any(|turn| matches!(turn.status, TurnStatus::InProgress));
+
+    let status = resolve_thread_status(
+        thread_watch_manager
+            .loaded_status_for_thread(&thread.id)
+            .await,
+        has_in_progress_turn,
+    );
+    thread.status = status;
 
     match find_thread_name_by_id(codex_home, &conversation_id).await {
         Ok(thread_name) => thread.name = thread_name,
diff --git a/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_status.rs b/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_status.rs
index 48e3d9ab0..569363111 100644
--- a/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_status.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/app-server/src/thread_status.rs
@@ -239,6 +239,22 @@ impl ThreadWatchManager {
     }
 }
 
+pub(crate) fn resolve_thread_status(
+    status: ThreadStatus,
+    has_in_progress_turn: bool,
+) -> ThreadStatus {
+    // Running-turn events can arrive before the watch runtime state is observed by
+    // the listener loop. In that window we prefer to reflect a real active turn as
+    // `Active` instead of `Idle`/`NotLoaded`.
+    if has_in_progress_turn && matches!(status, ThreadStatus::Idle | ThreadStatus::NotLoaded) {
+        return ThreadStatus::Active {
+            active_flags: Vec::new(),
+        };
+    }
+
+    status
+}
+
 #[derive(Default)]
 struct ThreadWatchState {
     runtime_by_thread_id: HashMap<String, RuntimeFacts>,
@@ -459,6 +475,37 @@ mod tests {
         );
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn resolves_in_progress_turn_to_active_status() {
+        let status = resolve_thread_status(ThreadStatus::Idle, true);
+        assert_eq!(
+            status,
+            ThreadStatus::Active {
+                active_flags: Vec::new(),
+            }
+        );
+
+        let status = resolve_thread_status(ThreadStatus::NotLoaded, true);
+        assert_eq!(
+            status,
+            ThreadStatus::Active {
+                active_flags: Vec::new(),
+            }
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn keeps_status_when_no_in_progress_turn() {
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_thread_status(ThreadStatus::Idle, false),
+            ThreadStatus::Idle
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            resolve_thread_status(ThreadStatus::SystemError, false),
+            ThreadStatus::SystemError
+        );
+    }
+
     #[tokio::test]
     async fn system_error_sets_idle_flag_until_next_turn() {
         let manager = ThreadWatchManager::new();