diff --git a/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.test.ts b/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.test.ts
index 356766d035..3057464183 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.test.ts
@@ -191,6 +191,41 @@ describe("computer ownership", () => {
       (await f.repository.get(f.scope)).ledger.action?.providerStopId,
     ).toBe("stop_1");
   });
+  it("replaces a superseded stop while preserving the admission fence", async () => {
+    const f = fixture();
+    await f.attach();
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.stopStatus).mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: "stop_1", status: "superseded" });
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.stop).mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: "stop_2", status: "pending" });
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    expect((await f.repository.get(f.scope)).ledger.action?.providerStopId).toBe("stop_2");
+    await expect(f.admit()).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "conflict" });
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.stopStatus).mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: "stop_2", status: "completed" });
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    expect(f.backend.stopStatus).toHaveBeenLastCalledWith(expect.anything(), "stop_2");
+    await expect(f.admit()).resolves.toHaveProperty("owner");
+  });
+  it("adopts a newer pending stop without issuing a duplicate operation", async () => {
+    const f = fixture();
+    await f.attach();
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.stopStatus).mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: "stop_1", status: "superseded" });
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.inspect).mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: "ready", snapshots: true, stop: { id: "stop_2", status: "failing" } });
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    expect((await f.repository.get(f.scope)).ledger.action?.providerStopId).toBe("stop_2");
+    expect(f.backend.stop).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+    await expect(f.admit()).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "conflict" });
+  });
+  it("settles a superseded stop only after physical archival proof", async () => {
+    const f = fixture();
+    await f.attach();
+    await f.service.detach(f.scope);
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.stopStatus).mockResolvedValueOnce({ id: "stop_1", status: "superseded" });
+    vi.mocked(f.backend.inspect).mockResolvedValueOnce({ state: "archived", snapshots: true, stop: null });
+    await f.service.reconcile();
+    expect((await f.repository.get(f.scope)).ledger).toMatchObject({ status: "detached", action: null });
+    expect(f.backend.stop).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
+  });
   it("viewer renewals cannot extend the absolute warm deadline or use another user", async () => {
     const f = fixture();
     await f.attach();
diff --git a/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.ts b/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.ts
index 39945961d4..3e6a226420 100644
--- a/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.ts
+++ b/server/src/modules/computers/application/service.ts
@@ -885,9 +885,23 @@ finally:
     if (record.ledger.action) {
       const action = record.ledger.action;
       // A lost stop response is retried only while admission is fenced. Boat returns its same pending ID.
-      const stop = action.providerStopId
+      let stop = action.providerStopId
         ? await backend.stopStatus(record, action.providerStopId)
         : await backend.stop(record);
+      if (stop.status === "superseded") {
+        // A provider-side resume can supersede the recorded stop. Keep admission
+        // fenced until current physical state proves stopped or a replacement
+        // normal snapshot operation completes; never force or delete the host.
+        const current = await backend.inspect(record);
+        if (["stopped", "archived"].includes(current.state)) {
+          stop = { id: stop.id, status: "completed" };
+        } else if (current.stop && current.stop.id !== stop.id &&
+          ["pending", "failing"].includes(current.stop.status)) {
+          stop = current.stop;
+        } else {
+          stop = await backend.stop(record);
+        }
+      }
       await repository.update(record, (current) => {
         if (current.ledger.action?.id !== action.id) return;
         current.ledger.action.providerStopId = stop.id;