diff --git a/api/server/routes/agents/index.js b/api/server/routes/agents/index.js
index f634da0d16..9a6c6bde6e 100644
--- a/api/server/routes/agents/index.js
+++ b/api/server/routes/agents/index.js
@@ -218,6 +218,10 @@ router.get('/chat/status/:conversationId', async (req, res) => {
     aggregatedContent: resumeState?.aggregatedContent ?? [],
     createdAt: job.createdAt,
     resumeState,
+    // Surface the live pending approval so a client rebuilding from /chat/status
+    // (reload / cross-replica) has the action id + payload to render and submit
+    // the prompt, not just the knowledge that the stream is paused.
+    pendingAction: job.status === 'requires_action' && pendingLive ? pendingAction : undefined,
   });
 });
 
diff --git a/packages/api/src/stream/ApprovalLifecycle.ts b/packages/api/src/stream/ApprovalLifecycle.ts
index 1daff23c85..56fe00d859 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/stream/ApprovalLifecycle.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/stream/ApprovalLifecycle.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ export class ApprovalLifecycle {
    */
   async resolve(streamId: string, expectedActionId?: string): Promise<boolean> {
     const job = await this.store.getJob(streamId);
+    if (job?.status === 'requires_action' && !job.pendingAction) {
+      // The prompt was lost (e.g. a malformed record dropped on deserialize).
+      // It can't be reviewed, so finalize the job instead of driving a resumed
+      // run with no reviewed interrupt payload — consistent with how the active
+      // listing and cleanup treat a stale pending action.
+      await this.expire(streamId);
+      return false;
+    }
     if (
       job?.status === 'requires_action' &&
       job.pendingAction &&