diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..24cee80ac6b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+// @vitest-environment node
+
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from "react-dom/server";
+import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { MemoryRouter } from "react-router-dom";
+import { QueryClient, QueryClientProvider } from "@tanstack/react-query";
+import { IssueBlockedNotice } from "./IssueBlockedNotice";
+
+function renderNotice(node: React.ReactNode) {
+  const queryClient = new QueryClient();
+  return renderToStaticMarkup(
+    <QueryClientProvider client={queryClient}>
+      <MemoryRouter>{node}</MemoryRouter>
+    </QueryClientProvider>,
+  );
+}
+
+describe("IssueBlockedNotice", () => {
+  it("renders the rose recovery variant with parent-perspective copy and a wake-to-continue verb", () => {
+    const html = renderNotice(
+      <>
+        <IssueBlockedNotice
+          issueStatus="blocked"
+          blockers={[
+            {
+              id: "issue-recovery-parent",
+              identifier: "PAP-2089",
+              title: "Liveness root",
+              status: "blocked",
+              priority: "medium",
+              assigneeAgentId: null,
+              assigneeUserId: null,
+              terminalBlockers: [
+                {
+                  id: "issue-recovery-leaf",
+                  identifier: "PAP-2642",
+                  title: "Implementation phase",
+                  status: "in_progress",
+                  priority: "medium",
+                  assigneeAgentId: "agent-1",
+                  assigneeUserId: null,
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+          ]}
+          blockerAttention={{
+            state: "recovery_needed",
+            reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+            unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+            coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+            stalledBlockerCount: 0,
+            attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+            sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+            sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+            nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+            nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+          }}
+          ownerAgentName="CodexCoder"
+        />
+      </>,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain('data-blocker-attention-state="recovery_needed"');
+    expect(html).toContain('data-blocker-attention-reason="productive_run_stopped"');
+    expect(html).toContain("paused at a liveness break");
+    expect(html).toContain("Liveness break at");
+    expect(html).toContain("Wake to continue");
+    expect(html).toContain("PAP-2642");
+    expect(html).toContain("border-rose-300/70");
+  });
+
+  it("renders the leaf-perspective copy without blocker chips when the issue itself is the invalid leaf", () => {
+    const html = renderNotice(
+      <>
+        <IssueBlockedNotice
+          issueStatus="in_progress"
+          blockers={[]}
+          blockerAttention={{
+            state: "recovery_needed",
+            reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+            unresolvedBlockerCount: 0,
+            coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+            stalledBlockerCount: 0,
+            attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+            sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+            sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+            nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+            nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+          }}
+          ownerAgentName="CodexCoder"
+        />
+      </>,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain("productive run that exited without queueing a continuation");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Liveness break at");
+    expect(html).toContain("Wake to continue");
+  });
+
+  it("falls back to amber stalled treatment when state is stalled rather than recovery_needed", () => {
+    const html = renderNotice(
+      <>
+        <IssueBlockedNotice
+          issueStatus="blocked"
+          blockers={[
+            {
+              id: "issue-stalled",
+              identifier: "PAP-2279",
+              title: "Stage gate review",
+              status: "in_review",
+              priority: "medium",
+              assigneeAgentId: "agent-1",
+              assigneeUserId: null,
+            },
+          ]}
+          blockerAttention={{
+            state: "stalled",
+            reason: "stalled_review",
+            unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+            coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+            stalledBlockerCount: 1,
+            attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+            sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2279",
+            sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2279",
+            nextActionOwner: null,
+            nextActionHint: null,
+          }}
+        />
+      </>,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain("Stalled in review");
+    expect(html).not.toContain("Liveness break");
+    expect(html).toContain("border-amber-300/70");
+  });
+});
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.tsx
index e57c7c3bd6a..761dcc9742e 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueBlockedNotice.tsx
@@ -2,17 +2,43 @@ import type { IssueBlockerAttention, IssueRelationIssueSummary } from "@papercli
 import { AlertTriangle } from "lucide-react";
 import { createIssueDetailPath } from "../lib/issueDetailBreadcrumb";
 import { IssueLinkQuicklook } from "./IssueLinkQuicklook";
+import { Identity } from "./Identity";
+
+type RecoveryReason =
+  | "productive_run_stopped"
+  | "continuation_exhausted"
+  | "continuation_suppressed";
+
+const RECOVERY_REASONS: ReadonlySet<string> = new Set<RecoveryReason>([
+  "productive_run_stopped",
+  "continuation_exhausted",
+  "continuation_suppressed",
+]);
+
+const NEXT_ACTION_VERB: Record<NonNullable<IssueBlockerAttention["nextActionHint"]>, string> = {
+  wake_to_continue: "Wake to continue",
+  needs_human_review: "Needs human review",
+  create_recovery_issue: "Create recovery issue",
+  reassign: "Reassign",
+};
 
 export function IssueBlockedNotice({
   issueStatus,
   blockers,
   blockerAttention,
+  ownerAgentName,
+  ownerUserName,
 }: {
   issueStatus?: string;
   blockers: IssueRelationIssueSummary[];
   blockerAttention?: IssueBlockerAttention | null;
+  ownerAgentName?: string | null;
+  ownerUserName?: string | null;
 }) {
-  if (blockers.length === 0 && issueStatus !== "blocked") return null;
+  const isRecoveryNeeded = blockerAttention?.state === "recovery_needed"
+    && blockerAttention.reason !== null
+    && RECOVERY_REASONS.has(blockerAttention.reason);
+  if (blockers.length === 0 && issueStatus !== "blocked" && !isRecoveryNeeded) return null;
 
   const blockerLabel = blockers.length === 1 ? "the linked issue" : "the linked issues";
   const terminalBlockers = blockers
@@ -41,60 +67,171 @@ export function IssueBlockedNotice({
   })();
   const showStalledRow = isStalled && stalledLeafBlockers.length > 0;
 
-  const renderBlockerChip = (blocker: IssueRelationIssueSummary) => {
+  const recoveryLeafIdentifier = isRecoveryNeeded ? blockerAttention?.sampleBlockerIdentifier ?? null : null;
+  const recoveryLeafBlockers = (() => {
+    if (!isRecoveryNeeded) return [] as IssueRelationIssueSummary[];
+    const candidates: IssueRelationIssueSummary[] = [];
+    for (const blocker of [...blockers, ...terminalBlockers]) {
+      if (blocker.status === "done" || blocker.status === "cancelled") continue;
+      if (candidates.some((existing) => existing.id === blocker.id)) continue;
+      candidates.push(blocker);
+    }
+    if (recoveryLeafIdentifier) {
+      const preferred = candidates.find(
+        (blocker) => (blocker.identifier ?? blocker.id) === recoveryLeafIdentifier,
+      );
+      if (preferred) {
+        return [preferred, ...candidates.filter((blocker) => blocker.id !== preferred.id)];
+      }
+    }
+    return candidates;
+  })();
+  // Leaf-level surface: the issue itself is the invalid leaf. We render the
+  // rose notice without any blocker chips, using the leaf-perspective copy.
+  const isLeafSurface = isRecoveryNeeded && issueStatus !== "blocked";
+
+  const containerClass = isRecoveryNeeded
+    ? "mb-3 rounded-md border border-rose-300/70 bg-rose-50/90 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm text-rose-950 shadow-sm dark:border-rose-500/40 dark:bg-rose-500/10 dark:text-rose-100"
+    : "mb-3 rounded-md border border-amber-300/70 bg-amber-50/90 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm text-amber-950 shadow-sm dark:border-amber-500/40 dark:bg-amber-500/10 dark:text-amber-100";
+  const iconClass = isRecoveryNeeded
+    ? "mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-rose-600 dark:text-rose-300"
+    : "mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-300";
+  const subRowLabelClass = isRecoveryNeeded
+    ? "text-xs font-medium text-rose-800 dark:text-rose-200"
+    : "text-xs font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200";
+
+  const renderBlockerChip = (blocker: IssueRelationIssueSummary, variant: "amber" | "rose" = "amber") => {
     const issuePathId = blocker.identifier ?? blocker.id;
+    const chipClass = variant === "rose"
+      ? "inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-rose-300/70 bg-background/80 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs text-rose-950 transition-colors hover:border-rose-500 hover:bg-rose-100 hover:underline dark:border-rose-500/40 dark:bg-background/40 dark:text-rose-100 dark:hover:bg-rose-500/15"
+      : "inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-amber-300/70 bg-background/80 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs text-amber-950 transition-colors hover:border-amber-500 hover:bg-amber-100 hover:underline dark:border-amber-500/40 dark:bg-background/40 dark:text-amber-100 dark:hover:bg-amber-500/15";
+    const labelClass = variant === "rose"
+      ? "max-w-[18rem] truncate font-sans text-[11px] text-rose-800 dark:text-rose-200"
+      : "max-w-[18rem] truncate font-sans text-[11px] text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200";
     return (
       <IssueLinkQuicklook
         key={blocker.id}
         issuePathId={issuePathId}
         to={createIssueDetailPath(issuePathId)}
-        className="inline-flex max-w-full items-center gap-1 rounded-md border border-amber-300/70 bg-background/80 px-2 py-1 font-mono text-xs text-amber-950 transition-colors hover:border-amber-500 hover:bg-amber-100 hover:underline dark:border-amber-500/40 dark:bg-background/40 dark:text-amber-100 dark:hover:bg-amber-500/15"
+        className={chipClass}
       >
         <span>{blocker.identifier ?? blocker.id.slice(0, 8)}</span>
-        <span className="max-w-[18rem] truncate font-sans text-[11px] text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200">
-          {blocker.title}
-        </span>
+        <span className={labelClass}>{blocker.title}</span>
       </IssueLinkQuicklook>
     );
   };
 
+  const recoveryParentCopy = (reason: RecoveryReason, leafIdent: string) => {
+    const leafChip = <span className="font-mono text-xs">[{leafIdent}]</span>;
+    if (reason === "productive_run_stopped") {
+      return (
+        <>Work on this issue is <strong>paused at a liveness break in {leafChip}</strong>. The last run was productive but exited without queueing the next step, so nothing will resume on its own.</>
+      );
+    }
+    if (reason === "continuation_exhausted") {
+      return (
+        <>Work on this issue is <strong>stuck at {leafChip}</strong>. Automatic continuation has been used up, so a human or recovery issue is needed before it moves again.</>
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <>Work on this issue is <strong>stuck at {leafChip}</strong> because automatic continuation was held back. It needs review before resuming.</>
+    );
+  };
+
+  const recoveryLeafCopy = (reason: RecoveryReason) => {
+    if (reason === "productive_run_stopped") {
+      return (
+        <>This issue had a <strong>productive run that exited without queueing a continuation</strong>. It is non-terminal with no live action path.</>
+      );
+    }
+    if (reason === "continuation_exhausted") {
+      return (
+        <>This issue's <strong>automatic continuation has been exhausted</strong>. It is non-terminal with no live action path.</>
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <>This issue's <strong>automatic continuation was suppressed</strong> and it is non-terminal with no live action path.</>
+    );
+  };
+
+  const ownerPill = (() => {
+    if (!isRecoveryNeeded) return null;
+    const owner = blockerAttention?.nextActionOwner ?? null;
+    const hint = blockerAttention?.nextActionHint ?? null;
+    const verb = hint ? NEXT_ACTION_VERB[hint] : null;
+    let ownerNode: React.ReactNode = "No one assigned";
+    if (owner?.type === "agent" && owner.agentId) {
+      ownerNode = (
+        <Identity name={ownerAgentName ?? "Agent"} size="xs" />
+      );
+    } else if (owner?.type === "user" && owner.userId) {
+      ownerNode = (
+        <Identity name={ownerUserName ?? "User"} size="xs" />
+      );
+    }
+    return (
+      <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 pt-0.5 text-xs text-rose-900 dark:text-rose-100">
+        {verb ? (
+          <>
+            <span>Next action:</span>
+            <span className="font-medium">{verb}</span>
+            <span aria-hidden>·</span>
+          </>
+        ) : null}
+        <span>Owner:</span>
+        <span className="font-medium">{ownerNode}</span>
+      </div>
+    );
+  })();
+
   return (
     <div
       data-blocker-attention-state={blockerAttention?.state}
-      className="mb-3 rounded-md border border-amber-300/70 bg-amber-50/90 px-3 py-2.5 text-sm text-amber-950 shadow-sm dark:border-amber-500/40 dark:bg-amber-500/10 dark:text-amber-100"
+      data-blocker-attention-reason={blockerAttention?.reason ?? undefined}
+      className={containerClass}
     >
       <div className="flex items-start gap-2">
-        <AlertTriangle className="mt-0.5 h-4 w-4 shrink-0 text-amber-600 dark:text-amber-300" />
+        <AlertTriangle className={iconClass} />
         <div className="min-w-0 space-y-1.5">
           <p className="leading-5">
-            {blockers.length > 0
-              ? isStalled
-                ? stalledLeafBlockers.length > 1
-                  ? <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel}, but the chain is stalled in review without a clear next step. Resolve the stalled reviews below or remove them as blockers.</>
-                  : <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel}, but the chain is stalled in review without a clear next step. Resolve the stalled review below or remove it as a blocker.</>
-                : <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel} until {blockers.length === 1 ? "it is" : "they are"} complete. Comments still wake the assignee for questions or triage.</>
-              : <>Work on this issue is blocked until it is moved back to todo. Comments still wake the assignee for questions or triage.</>}
+            {isRecoveryNeeded
+              ? isLeafSurface
+                ? recoveryLeafCopy(blockerAttention!.reason as RecoveryReason)
+                : recoveryParentCopy(
+                    blockerAttention!.reason as RecoveryReason,
+                    recoveryLeafIdentifier ?? "linked issue",
+                  )
+              : blockers.length > 0
+                ? isStalled
+                  ? stalledLeafBlockers.length > 1
+                    ? <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel}, but the chain is stalled in review without a clear next step. Resolve the stalled reviews below or remove them as blockers.</>
+                    : <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel}, but the chain is stalled in review without a clear next step. Resolve the stalled review below or remove it as a blocker.</>
+                  : <>Work on this issue is blocked by {blockerLabel} until {blockers.length === 1 ? "it is" : "they are"} complete. Comments still wake the assignee for questions or triage.</>
+                : <>Work on this issue is blocked until it is moved back to todo. Comments still wake the assignee for questions or triage.</>}
           </p>
-          {blockers.length > 0 ? (
+          {!isRecoveryNeeded && blockers.length > 0 ? (
             <div className="flex flex-wrap gap-1.5">
-              {blockers.map(renderBlockerChip)}
+              {blockers.map((blocker) => renderBlockerChip(blocker, "amber"))}
             </div>
           ) : null}
-          {showStalledRow ? (
+          {isRecoveryNeeded && !isLeafSurface && recoveryLeafBlockers.length > 0 ? (
             <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 pt-0.5">
-              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200">
-                Stalled in review
-              </span>
-              {stalledLeafBlockers.map(renderBlockerChip)}
-            </div>
-          ) : terminalBlockers.length > 0 ? (
-            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 pt-0.5">
-              <span className="text-xs font-medium text-amber-800 dark:text-amber-200">
-                Ultimately waiting on
-              </span>
-              {terminalBlockers.map(renderBlockerChip)}
+              <span className={subRowLabelClass}>Liveness break at</span>
+              {recoveryLeafBlockers.map((blocker) => renderBlockerChip(blocker, "rose"))}
             </div>
           ) : null}
+          {!isRecoveryNeeded && showStalledRow ? (
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 pt-0.5">
+              <span className={subRowLabelClass}>Stalled in review</span>
+              {stalledLeafBlockers.map((blocker) => renderBlockerChip(blocker, "amber"))}
+            </div>
+          ) : !isRecoveryNeeded && terminalBlockers.length > 0 ? (
+            <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 pt-0.5">
+              <span className={subRowLabelClass}>Ultimately waiting on</span>
+              {terminalBlockers.map((blocker) => renderBlockerChip(blocker, "amber"))}
+            </div>
+          ) : null}
+          {ownerPill}
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
index bb381c677ee..86e8702da19 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueProperties.test.tsx
@@ -407,6 +407,8 @@ describe("IssueProperties", () => {
           attentionBlockerCount: 0,
           sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
           sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: null,
+          nextActionHint: null,
         },
       }),
       childIssues: [],
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRow.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRow.tsx
index 664990b1e17..81aa5b95991 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRow.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRow.tsx
@@ -65,6 +65,13 @@ export function IssueRow({
   const selectedStatusClass = selected ? "!text-muted-foreground !border-muted-foreground" : undefined;
   const detailState = withIssueDetailHeaderSeed(issueLinkState, issue);
   const productivityReview = issue.productivityReview ?? null;
+  const recoveryLeafIdentifier =
+    issue.blockerAttention?.state === "recovery_needed"
+      ? issue.blockerAttention.sampleBlockerIdentifier
+      : null;
+  const recoveryLeafLabel = recoveryLeafIdentifier && recoveryLeafIdentifier !== identifier
+    ? `liveness break at ${recoveryLeafIdentifier}`
+    : null;
   const productivityReviewIndicator = productivityReview ? (
     <span
       className={cn(
@@ -130,6 +137,14 @@ export function IssueRow({
               </span>
             </>
           )}
+          {recoveryLeafLabel ? (
+            <>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground" aria-hidden="true">
+                &middot;
+              </span>
+              <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground">{recoveryLeafLabel}</span>
+            </>
+          ) : null}
           {mobileMeta ? (
             <>
               <span className="text-xs text-muted-foreground sm:hidden" aria-hidden="true">
diff --git a/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.test.tsx
index 11922d73fa3..2239427cf98 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.test.tsx
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ describe("StatusIcon", () => {
           attentionBlockerCount: 0,
           sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
           sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: null,
+          nextActionHint: null,
         }}
       />,
     );
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ describe("StatusIcon", () => {
           attentionBlockerCount: 0,
           sampleBlockerIdentifier: null,
           sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: null,
+          nextActionHint: null,
         }}
       />,
     );
@@ -66,6 +70,8 @@ describe("StatusIcon", () => {
           attentionBlockerCount: 1,
           sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
           sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: null,
+          nextActionHint: null,
         }}
       />,
     );
@@ -76,6 +82,53 @@ describe("StatusIcon", () => {
     expect(html).not.toContain("border-dashed");
   });
 
+  it("renders recovery_needed leaves with the alert overlay and liveness-break tooltip", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <StatusIcon
+        status="blocked"
+        blockerAttention={{
+          state: "recovery_needed",
+          reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+          unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+          coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+          stalledBlockerCount: 0,
+          attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+          sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+          sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+          nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain('data-blocker-attention-state="recovery_needed"');
+    expect(html).toContain('aria-label="Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · productive run stopped without continuation"');
+    expect(html).toContain("border-red-600");
+    expect(html).toContain("text-rose-500");
+  });
+
+  it("uses continuation_exhausted copy when the chain ran out of automatic continuations", () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <StatusIcon
+        status="blocked"
+        blockerAttention={{
+          state: "recovery_needed",
+          reason: "continuation_exhausted",
+          unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+          coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+          stalledBlockerCount: 0,
+          attentionBlockerCount: 0,
+          sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+          sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+          nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+          nextActionHint: "create_recovery_issue",
+        }}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain('aria-label="Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · automatic continuation exhausted"');
+  });
+
   it("renders stalled review chains with amber visual and stalled-leaf copy", () => {
     const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
       <StatusIcon
@@ -89,6 +142,8 @@ describe("StatusIcon", () => {
           attentionBlockerCount: 0,
           sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2279",
           sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2279",
+          nextActionOwner: null,
+          nextActionHint: null,
         }}
       />,
     );
diff --git a/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.tsx b/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.tsx
index 3c594918aa2..be3ace5ead0 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/StatusIcon.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useState } from "react";
 import type { IssueBlockerAttention } from "@paperclipai/shared";
+import { AlertTriangle } from "lucide-react";
 import { cn } from "../lib/utils";
 import { issueStatusIcon, issueStatusIconDefault } from "../lib/status-colors";
 import { Popover, PopoverContent, PopoverTrigger } from "@/components/ui/popover";
@@ -48,6 +49,26 @@ function blockedAttentionLabel(blockerAttention: IssueBlockerAttention | null |
     return `Blocked · ${count} reviews stalled with no clear next step`;
   }
 
+  if (blockerAttention.state === "recovery_needed") {
+    const leaf = blockerAttention.sampleBlockerIdentifier;
+    if (blockerAttention.reason === "productive_run_stopped") {
+      return leaf
+        ? `Blocked · liveness break at ${leaf} · productive run stopped without continuation`
+        : "Blocked · liveness break · productive run stopped without continuation";
+    }
+    if (blockerAttention.reason === "continuation_exhausted") {
+      return leaf
+        ? `Blocked · liveness break at ${leaf} · automatic continuation exhausted`
+        : "Blocked · liveness break · automatic continuation exhausted";
+    }
+    if (blockerAttention.reason === "continuation_suppressed") {
+      return leaf
+        ? `Blocked · liveness break at ${leaf} · automatic continuation suppressed`
+        : "Blocked · liveness break · automatic continuation suppressed";
+    }
+    return "Blocked · liveness break needs recovery";
+  }
+
   if (blockerAttention.reason === "attention_required") {
     const count = blockerAttention.unresolvedBlockerCount;
     return `Blocked · ${count} unresolved ${count === 1 ? "blocker needs" : "blockers need"} attention`;
@@ -60,18 +81,25 @@ export function StatusIcon({ status, blockerAttention, onChange, className, show
   const [open, setOpen] = useState(false);
   const isCoveredBlocked = status === "blocked" && blockerAttention?.state === "covered";
   const isStalledBlocked = status === "blocked" && blockerAttention?.state === "stalled";
+  const isRecoveryNeeded = blockerAttention?.state === "recovery_needed";
   const colorClass = isCoveredBlocked
     ? "text-cyan-600 border-cyan-600 dark:text-cyan-400 dark:border-cyan-400"
     : isStalledBlocked
       ? "text-amber-600 border-amber-600 dark:text-amber-400 dark:border-amber-400"
-      : issueStatusIcon[status] ?? issueStatusIconDefault;
+      : isRecoveryNeeded
+        ? "text-red-600 border-red-600 dark:text-red-400 dark:border-red-400"
+        : issueStatusIcon[status] ?? issueStatusIconDefault;
   const isDone = status === "done";
-  const ariaLabel = status === "blocked" ? blockedAttentionLabel(blockerAttention) : statusLabel(status);
+  const recoveryAriaLabel = isRecoveryNeeded ? blockedAttentionLabel(blockerAttention) : null;
+  const ariaLabel = recoveryAriaLabel
+    ?? (status === "blocked" ? blockedAttentionLabel(blockerAttention) : statusLabel(status));
   const blockerAttentionState = isCoveredBlocked
     ? "covered"
     : isStalledBlocked
       ? "stalled"
-      : undefined;
+      : isRecoveryNeeded
+        ? "recovery_needed"
+        : undefined;
 
   const circle = (
     <span
@@ -94,6 +122,14 @@ export function StatusIcon({ status, blockerAttention, onChange, className, show
       {isStalledBlocked && (
         <span className="absolute inset-0 m-auto h-1.5 w-1.5 rounded-full bg-current" />
       )}
+      {isRecoveryNeeded && (
+        <AlertTriangle
+          aria-hidden
+          className="absolute -bottom-0.5 -right-0.5 h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-background text-rose-500 dark:text-rose-300"
+          strokeWidth={3}
+          fill="currentColor"
+        />
+      )}
     </span>
   );
 
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
index a926c162af7..17ee88c8d99 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.test.tsx
@@ -831,6 +831,8 @@ describe("IssueDetail", () => {
         attentionBlockerCount: 0,
         sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2",
         sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: null,
+        nextActionOwner: null,
+        nextActionHint: null,
       },
     }));
 
diff --git a/ui/storybook/stories/status-language.stories.tsx b/ui/storybook/stories/status-language.stories.tsx
index 4358becfb84..96a31e20120 100644
--- a/ui/storybook/stories/status-language.stories.tsx
+++ b/ui/storybook/stories/status-language.stories.tsx
@@ -61,6 +61,8 @@ function attention(
     attentionBlockerCount: partial.attentionBlockerCount ?? 0,
     sampleBlockerIdentifier: partial.sampleBlockerIdentifier ?? null,
     sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: partial.sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier ?? null,
+    nextActionOwner: partial.nextActionOwner ?? null,
+    nextActionHint: partial.nextActionHint ?? null,
   };
 }
 
@@ -188,6 +190,64 @@ const coveredBlockedMatrix: CoveredBlockedCell[] = [
     expectedVisual: "yellow ring",
     expectedCopy: "In Progress",
   },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (productive run stopped)",
+    status: "blocked",
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+      unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+      coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+    }),
+    expectedVisual: "red ring + alert overlay",
+    expectedCopy: "Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · productive run stopped without continuation",
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (continuation exhausted)",
+    status: "blocked",
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "continuation_exhausted",
+      unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+      coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "create_recovery_issue",
+    }),
+    expectedVisual: "red ring + alert overlay",
+    expectedCopy: "Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · automatic continuation exhausted",
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (continuation suppressed)",
+    status: "blocked",
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "continuation_suppressed",
+      unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+      coveredBlockerCount: 0,
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "needs_human_review",
+    }),
+    expectedVisual: "red ring + alert overlay",
+    expectedCopy: "Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · automatic continuation suppressed",
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (leaf surface, productive run stopped)",
+    status: "in_progress",
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-1", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+    }),
+    expectedVisual: "yellow ring + alert overlay",
+    expectedCopy: "Blocked · liveness break at PAP-2642 · productive run stopped without continuation",
+  },
 ];
 
 const coveredBlockedIssue = createIssue({
@@ -220,13 +280,17 @@ function summaryBlocker(
 type BlockedNoticeStateLabel =
   | "Default covered"
   | "Stalled (single leaf)"
-  | "Stalled (multiple leaves)";
+  | "Stalled (multiple leaves)"
+  | "Recovery needed (parent perspective)"
+  | "Recovery needed (leaf perspective)";
 
 type BlockedNoticeFixture = {
   label: BlockedNoticeStateLabel;
   caption: string;
+  issueStatus: string;
   blockers: IssueRelationIssueSummary[];
   blockerAttention: IssueBlockerAttention;
+  ownerAgentName?: string;
 };
 
 const stalledLeafSingle = summaryBlocker({
@@ -250,10 +314,18 @@ const stalledLeafMultiSecondary = summaryBlocker({
   status: "in_review",
 });
 
+const recoveryLeafSummary = summaryBlocker({
+  id: "issue-recovery-leaf",
+  identifier: "PAP-2642",
+  title: "Implementation phase that exited without continuation",
+  status: "in_progress",
+});
+
 const blockedNoticeFixtures: BlockedNoticeFixture[] = [
   {
     label: "Default covered",
     caption: "Active sub-issue covers the chain — informational only.",
+    issueStatus: "blocked",
     blockers: [
       summaryBlocker({
         id: "issue-active-child",
@@ -273,6 +345,7 @@ const blockedNoticeFixtures: BlockedNoticeFixture[] = [
   {
     label: "Stalled (single leaf)",
     caption: "Chain stalled on one leaf review — copy names the leaf and shows the chip strip.",
+    issueStatus: "blocked",
     blockers: [
       summaryBlocker({
         id: "issue-stalled-parent-single",
@@ -294,6 +367,7 @@ const blockedNoticeFixtures: BlockedNoticeFixture[] = [
   {
     label: "Stalled (multiple leaves)",
     caption: "Multiple stalled reviews — body uses plural agreement (\"reviews\"/\"them\") to match the chip strip.",
+    issueStatus: "blocked",
     blockers: [
       summaryBlocker({
         id: "issue-stalled-parent-multi-a",
@@ -318,6 +392,43 @@ const blockedNoticeFixtures: BlockedNoticeFixture[] = [
       sampleStalledBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2284",
     }),
   },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (parent perspective)",
+    caption: "Blocked parent whose dependency leaf had a productive run that exited without queueing a continuation.",
+    issueStatus: "blocked",
+    blockers: [
+      summaryBlocker({
+        id: "issue-recovery-parent",
+        identifier: "PAP-2089",
+        title: "Liveness forensics root",
+        status: "blocked",
+        terminalBlockers: [recoveryLeafSummary],
+      }),
+    ],
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+      unresolvedBlockerCount: 1,
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-codex", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+    }),
+    ownerAgentName: "CodexSparkCoder",
+  },
+  {
+    label: "Recovery needed (leaf perspective)",
+    caption: "Same component on the invalid leaf itself — leaf-perspective copy, no chip strip, owner pill is the leaf assignee.",
+    issueStatus: "in_progress",
+    blockers: [],
+    blockerAttention: attention({
+      state: "recovery_needed",
+      reason: "productive_run_stopped",
+      sampleBlockerIdentifier: "PAP-2642",
+      nextActionOwner: { type: "agent", agentId: "agent-codex", userId: null },
+      nextActionHint: "wake_to_continue",
+    }),
+    ownerAgentName: "CodexSparkCoder",
+  },
 ];
 
 function BlockedNoticeSurface({
@@ -342,9 +453,10 @@ function BlockedNoticeSurface({
         </div>
         <div className={isMobile ? "max-w-[358px] px-3 py-3" : "min-w-[620px] px-4 py-3"}>
           <IssueBlockedNotice
-            issueStatus="blocked"
+            issueStatus={fixture.issueStatus}
             blockers={fixture.blockers}
             blockerAttention={fixture.blockerAttention}
+            ownerAgentName={fixture.ownerAgentName}
           />
           <p className="text-[11px] text-muted-foreground">{fixture.caption}</p>
         </div>