diff --git a/internal/session/session_test.go b/internal/session/session_test.go
index 7250538..15def1c 100644
--- a/internal/session/session_test.go
+++ b/internal/session/session_test.go
@@ -843,3 +843,78 @@ func TestTasksViewAbsentOutsidePlanning(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("no tasks view while Locked: %+v", c.State().Tasks)
 	}
 }
+
+// TestStaleTasksFetchDiscardedAfterLeavingPlanning exercises the
+// "left planning" arm of the discard guard in startTasksFetchLocked.
+//
+// Sequence:
+//  1. Enter planning with a gated provider (fetch in flight, blocked).
+//  2. StartManualCommitment moves Planning -> Active, leaving planning.
+//  3. End the session to return to Locked.
+//  4. Install a second (ungated) provider and re-enter planning.
+//  5. Wait for the fresh fetch to reach "ready" with the new provider's list.
+//  6. Release the gate — the stale goroutine from step 1 now runs and must be
+//     discarded (runtimeState != Planning at commit time).
+//  7. Assert the stale result did not clobber the fresh tasks list.
+func TestStaleTasksFetchDiscardedAfterLeavingPlanning(t *testing.T) {
+	c, _ := newTestController(t)
+
+	// Step 1: gated provider whose result ("STALE") must never surface.
+	staleGate := make(chan struct{})
+	stale := &fakeProvider{
+		list: []tasks.Task{{ID: "s1", Title: "STALE"}},
+		gate: staleGate,
+	}
+	c.SetTasks(stale)
+	if err := c.EnterPlanning(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("enter planning: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Wait until the goroutine has started and is pending (blocked on gate).
+	waitTasksStatus(t, c, "pending")
+
+	// Step 2: leave planning via a commitment — the stale fetch is still blocked.
+	if err := c.StartManualCommitment("task", "done", 25*time.Minute, nil); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("start commitment: %v", err)
+	}
+	if c.State().RuntimeState != domain.RuntimeActive {
+		t.Fatalf("expected Active after StartManualCommitment")
+	}
+
+	// Step 3: end the session to return to Locked.
+	if err := c.Complete(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("complete: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := c.End(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("end: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 4: fresh provider whose result ("FRESH") is the expected state.
+	fresh := &fakeProvider{list: []tasks.Task{{ID: "f1", Title: "FRESH"}}}
+	c.SetTasks(fresh)
+	if err := c.EnterPlanning(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("second enter planning: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	// Step 5: wait for the fresh fetch to complete and be visible.
+	st := waitTasksStatus(t, c, "ready")
+	if len(st.Tasks.Tasks) != 1 || st.Tasks.Tasks[0].Title != "FRESH" {
+		t.Fatalf("expected FRESH tasks after second planning entry, got %+v", st.Tasks)
+	}
+
+	// Step 6: release the stale goroutine — it must detect runtimeState != Planning
+	// (we are now in Planning again, but tasksGen has moved on) and discard.
+	close(staleGate)
+	time.Sleep(50 * time.Millisecond)
+
+	// Step 7: the fresh list must still be intact; STALE must not have landed.
+	st = c.State()
+	if st.Tasks == nil {
+		t.Fatalf("tasks view should still be present in planning")
+	}
+	if st.Tasks.Status != "ready" {
+		t.Fatalf("tasks status should still be ready, got %q", st.Tasks.Status)
+	}
+	if len(st.Tasks.Tasks) != 1 || st.Tasks.Tasks[0].Title != "FRESH" {
+		t.Fatalf("stale fetch result clobbered the fresh tasks: %+v", st.Tasks)
+	}
+}