diff --git a/crates/worker/src/controller.rs b/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
index 8baeb1fc..80f5d5dd 100644
--- a/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/src/controller.rs
@@ -511,26 +511,25 @@ pub(crate) fn wire_workdir_command_events(
     session: &Arc<dyn WorkdirSession>,
     in_flight: &InFlightEvents,
 ) {
-    in_flight.replace_command_snapshot(
-        session
-            .command_snapshot()
-            .into_iter()
-            .map(protocol_command_snapshot)
-            .collect(),
-    );
+    in_flight.replace_command_snapshot(protocol_command_snapshots(session.as_ref()));
     let Some(mut events) = session.subscribe_command_events() else {
         return;
     };
+    // Keep only a weak reference in the observer task. Holding the session
+    // strongly here would keep its broadcast sender alive forever and prevent
+    // the receiver from observing closure during Worker teardown.
+    let session = Arc::downgrade(session);
     let in_flight = in_flight.clone();
     tokio::spawn(async move {
         loop {
             match events.recv().await {
                 Ok(event) => in_flight.publish_command_event(protocol_command_event(event)),
                 Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Lagged(_)) => {
-                    // Never retain stale command output after a provider-local
-                    // observer lag. The next chunk reconstructs a bounded tail
-                    // with its absolute offset and marks the gap truncated.
-                    in_flight.replace_command_snapshot(Vec::new());
+                    let Some(session) = session.upgrade() else {
+                        break;
+                    };
+                    in_flight
+                        .replace_command_snapshot(protocol_command_snapshots(session.as_ref()));
                 }
                 Err(broadcast::error::RecvError::Closed) => break,
             }
@@ -538,6 +537,14 @@ pub(crate) fn wire_workdir_command_events(
     });
 }
 
+fn protocol_command_snapshots(session: &dyn WorkdirSession) -> Vec<ProtocolCommandSnapshot> {
+    session
+        .command_snapshot()
+        .into_iter()
+        .map(protocol_command_snapshot)
+        .collect()
+}
+
 fn protocol_command_snapshot(snapshot: WorkdirCommandSnapshot) -> ProtocolCommandSnapshot {
     ProtocolCommandSnapshot {
         command_id: snapshot.command_id,
diff --git a/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs b/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
index a51a85f3..3cd74abc 100644
--- a/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
+++ b/crates/worker/tests/controller_test.rs
@@ -358,6 +358,76 @@ async fn controller_projects_workdir_command_events_and_snapshot_state() {
     handle.send(Method::Shutdown).await.unwrap();
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn controller_refreshes_command_snapshot_after_high_output_provider_lag() {
+    let (mut worker, pwd) = make_worker_with_pwd(MockClient::new(simple_text_events())).await;
+    let session: WorkdirSessionHandle = Arc::new(LocalWorkdirSession::materialized_bound(
+        Workdir::new("controller-command-lag-recovery-workdir"),
+        pwd.clone(),
+        pwd,
+        worker.scope().clone(),
+        WorkdirSessionCapabilities::ALL,
+    ));
+    worker.bind_workdir_session(Some(Arc::clone(&session)));
+    let handle = spawn_controller(worker).await;
+
+    // Local command telemetry uses 8 KiB chunks and a 256-event channel. One
+    // synchronous file-poll burst with 300 chunks deterministically makes the
+    // worker-side receiver observe `Lagged` before this command terminates.
+    let command = session
+        .start_command(CommandRequest {
+            command: "dd if=/dev/zero bs=8192 count=300 2>/dev/null | tr '\\0' x; sleep 5"
+                .to_owned(),
+            timeout_secs: 10,
+            output_limit: 1024,
+            tool_call_id: Some("tool-high-output".into()),
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+
+    let expected_end_offset = 300_u64 * 8192;
+    let deadline = tokio::time::Instant::now() + std::time::Duration::from_secs(3);
+    let recovered = loop {
+        let Event::Snapshot { in_flight, .. } = handle.snapshot_event() else {
+            panic!("worker snapshot expected");
+        };
+        if let Some(snapshot) = in_flight
+            .commands
+            .iter()
+            .find(|snapshot| snapshot.command_id == command.0)
+            && snapshot.stdout.end_offset >= expected_end_offset
+        {
+            break snapshot.clone();
+        }
+        assert!(
+            tokio::time::Instant::now() < deadline,
+            "timed out waiting for lag recovery snapshot"
+        );
+        tokio::time::sleep(std::time::Duration::from_millis(10)).await;
+    };
+
+    assert_eq!(recovered.tool_call_id.as_deref(), Some("tool-high-output"));
+    assert_eq!(recovered.status, protocol::CommandStatus::Running);
+    assert!(recovered.stdout.truncated);
+    assert!(recovered.stdout.start_offset > 0);
+    assert_eq!(recovered.stdout.end_offset, expected_end_offset);
+    assert!(recovered.stdout.content.len() <= 32 * 1024);
+    assert!(recovered.stdout.content.bytes().all(|byte| byte == b'x'));
+
+    session.cancel_command(command.clone()).await.unwrap();
+    let output = session
+        .command_output(CommandOutputRequest {
+            handle: command,
+            cursor: 0,
+            limit: 1024,
+            wait: true,
+        })
+        .await
+        .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(output.status, workdir::CommandStatus::Cancelled);
+    handle.send(Method::Shutdown).await.unwrap();
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn controller_startup_failure_closes_bound_workdir_session() {
     let (mut worker, pwd) = make_worker_with_pwd(MockClient::new(simple_text_events())).await;