diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 999ba959c..0949ab940 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.openclaw.ai
 - Slack/Upload: resolve bare user IDs (U-prefix) to DM channel IDs via `conversations.open` before calling `files.uploadV2`, which rejects non-channel IDs. `chat.postMessage` tolerates user IDs directly, but `files.uploadV2` → `completeUploadExternal` validates `channel_id` against `^[CGDZ][A-Z0-9]{8,}$`, causing `invalid_arguments` when agents reply with media to DM conversations.
 - Browser/Relay: treat extension websocket as connected only when `OPEN`, allow reconnect when a stale `CLOSING/CLOSED` extension socket lingers, and guard stale socket message/close handlers so late events cannot clear active relay state; includes regression coverage for live-duplicate `409` rejection and immediate reconnect-after-close races. (#15099, #18698, #20688)
 - Browser/Extension Relay: refactor the MV3 worker to preserve debugger attachments across relay drops, auto-reconnect with bounded backoff+jitter, persist and rehydrate attached tab state via `chrome.storage.session`, recover from `target_closed` navigation detaches, guard stale socket handlers, enforce per-tab operation locks and per-request timeouts, and add lifecycle keepalive/badge refresh hooks (`alarms`, `webNavigation`). (#15099, #6175, #8468, #9807)
+- Browser/Remote CDP: extend stale-target recovery so `ensureTabAvailable()` now reuses the sole available tab for remote CDP profiles (same behavior as extension profiles) while preserving strict `tab not found` errors when multiple tabs exist; includes remote-profile regression tests. (#15989)
 - Signal/RPC: guard malformed Signal RPC JSON responses with a clear status-scoped error and add regression coverage for invalid JSON responses. (#22995) Thanks @adhitShet.
 - Gateway/Subagents: guard gateway and subagent session-key/message trim paths against undefined inputs to prevent early `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'trim')` crashes during subagent spawn and wait flows.
 - Agents/Workspace: guard `resolveUserPath` against undefined/null input to prevent `Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'trim')` crashes when workspace paths are missing in embedded runner flows.
diff --git a/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts b/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
index a4ae8b539..9847b20cf 100644
--- a/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server-context.remote-tab-ops.test.ts
@@ -153,6 +153,55 @@ describe("browser server-context remote profile tab operations", () => {
     expect(second.targetId).toBe("A");
   });
 
+  it("falls back to the only tab for remote profiles when targetId is stale", async () => {
+    const responses = [
+      [{ targetId: "T1", title: "Tab 1", url: "https://example.com", type: "page" }],
+      [{ targetId: "T1", title: "Tab 1", url: "https://example.com", type: "page" }],
+    ];
+    const listPagesViaPlaywright = vi.fn(async () => {
+      const next = responses.shift();
+      if (!next) {
+        throw new Error("no more responses");
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+
+    vi.spyOn(pwAiModule, "getPwAiModule").mockResolvedValue({
+      listPagesViaPlaywright,
+    } as unknown as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof pwAiModule.getPwAiModule>>);
+
+    const { remote } = createRemoteRouteHarness();
+    const chosen = await remote.ensureTabAvailable("STALE_TARGET");
+    expect(chosen.targetId).toBe("T1");
+  });
+
+  it("keeps rejecting stale targetId for remote profiles when multiple tabs exist", async () => {
+    const responses = [
+      [
+        { targetId: "A", title: "A", url: "https://a.example", type: "page" },
+        { targetId: "B", title: "B", url: "https://b.example", type: "page" },
+      ],
+      [
+        { targetId: "A", title: "A", url: "https://a.example", type: "page" },
+        { targetId: "B", title: "B", url: "https://b.example", type: "page" },
+      ],
+    ];
+    const listPagesViaPlaywright = vi.fn(async () => {
+      const next = responses.shift();
+      if (!next) {
+        throw new Error("no more responses");
+      }
+      return next;
+    });
+
+    vi.spyOn(pwAiModule, "getPwAiModule").mockResolvedValue({
+      listPagesViaPlaywright,
+    } as unknown as Awaited<ReturnType<typeof pwAiModule.getPwAiModule>>);
+
+    const { remote } = createRemoteRouteHarness();
+    await expect(remote.ensureTabAvailable("STALE_TARGET")).rejects.toThrow(/tab not found/i);
+  });
+
   it("uses Playwright focus for remote profiles when available", async () => {
     const listPagesViaPlaywright = vi.fn(async () => [
       { targetId: "T1", title: "Tab 1", url: "https://example.com", type: "page" },
diff --git a/src/browser/server-context.ts b/src/browser/server-context.ts
index be1a80ae7..fa6f5ac3a 100644
--- a/src/browser/server-context.ts
+++ b/src/browser/server-context.ts
@@ -410,8 +410,12 @@ function createProfileContext(
     };
 
     let chosen = targetId ? resolveById(targetId) : pickDefault();
-    if (!chosen && profile.driver === "extension" && candidates.length === 1) {
-      // If an agent passes a stale/foreign targetId but we only have a single attached tab,
+    if (
+      !chosen &&
+      (profile.driver === "extension" || !profile.cdpIsLoopback) &&
+      candidates.length === 1
+    ) {
+      // If an agent passes a stale/foreign targetId but only one candidate remains,
       // recover by using that tab instead of failing hard.
       chosen = candidates[0] ?? null;
     }