diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04a687300..24f38588d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ Docs: https://docs.clawd.bot
 - MS Teams (plugin): remove `.default` suffix from Graph scopes to avoid double-appending. (#1507) Thanks @Evizero.
 - Browser: keep extension relay tabs controllable when the extension reuses a session id after switching tabs. (#1160)
 - TUI: track active run ids from chat events so tool/lifecycle updates show for non-TUI runs. (#1567) Thanks @vignesh07.
+- TUI: ignore lifecycle updates from non-active runs to keep status accurate. (#1567) Thanks @vignesh07.
 
 ## 2026.1.22
 
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
index 226ca3229..ee661da39 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.test.ts
@@ -184,4 +184,33 @@ describe("tui-event-handlers: handleAgentEvent", () => {
     expect(chatLog.startTool).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(tui.requestRender).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
+
+  it("ignores lifecycle updates for non-active runs in the same session", () => {
+    const state = makeState({ activeChatRunId: "run-active" });
+    const { chatLog, tui, setActivityStatus } = makeContext(state);
+    const { handleChatEvent, handleAgentEvent } = createEventHandlers({
+      chatLog: chatLog as any,
+      tui: tui as any,
+      state,
+      setActivityStatus,
+    });
+
+    handleChatEvent({
+      runId: "run-other",
+      sessionKey: state.currentSessionKey,
+      state: "delta",
+      message: { content: "hello" },
+    });
+    setActivityStatus.mockClear();
+    tui.requestRender.mockClear();
+
+    handleAgentEvent({
+      runId: "run-other",
+      stream: "lifecycle",
+      data: { phase: "end" },
+    });
+
+    expect(setActivityStatus).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(tui.requestRender).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
index 1d99c4414..bc857c704 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-event-handlers.ts
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ export function createEventHandlers(context: EventHandlerContext) {
     syncSessionKey();
     // Agent events (tool streaming, lifecycle) are emitted per-run. Filter against the
     // active chat run id, not the session id.
-    if (evt.runId !== state.activeChatRunId && !sessionRuns.has(evt.runId)) return;
+    const isActiveRun = evt.runId === state.activeChatRunId;
+    if (!isActiveRun && !sessionRuns.has(evt.runId)) return;
     if (evt.stream === "tool") {
       const data = evt.data ?? {};
       const phase = asString(data.phase, "");
@@ -147,6 +148,7 @@ export function createEventHandlers(context: EventHandlerContext) {
       return;
     }
     if (evt.stream === "lifecycle") {
+      if (!isActiveRun) return;
       const phase = typeof evt.data?.phase === "string" ? evt.data.phase : "";
       if (phase === "start") setActivityStatus("running");
       if (phase === "end") setActivityStatus("idle");