diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
index 05e7d6edaf5..bd0b3db3e23 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/service.ts
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import {
   FINISH_SUCCESSFUL_RUN_HANDOFF_REASON,
   SUCCESSFUL_RUN_MISSING_STATE_REASON,
   buildSuccessfulRunHandoffExhaustedNotice,
+  noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction,
   type SuccessfulRunHandoffNotice,
 } from "./successful-run-handoff.js";
 import {
@@ -1846,7 +1847,7 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
       const escalationCommentMarker = `Recovery action: \`${recoveryAction.id}\``;
 
       const hasEscalationComment = await db
-        .select({ id: issueComments.id, body: issueComments.body })
+        .select({ id: issueComments.id, body: issueComments.body, metadata: issueComments.metadata })
         .from(issueComments)
         .where(
           and(
@@ -1856,7 +1857,10 @@ export function recoveryService(db: Db, deps: { enqueueWakeup: RecoveryWakeup })
         )
         .orderBy(desc(issueComments.createdAt))
         .limit(50)
-        .then((rows) => rows.some((row) => (row.body ?? "").includes(escalationCommentMarker)));
+        .then((rows) => rows.some((row) =>
+          (row.body ?? "").includes(escalationCommentMarker) ||
+          noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction(row.metadata, recoveryAction.id),
+        ));
 
       if (!hasEscalationComment) {
         if (notice) {
diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.test.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.test.ts
index d2848ae73d8..d11aaff5112 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   decideSuccessfulRunHandoff,
   isIdempotentFinishSuccessfulRunHandoffWakeStatus,
   isSuccessfulRunHandoffRequiredNoticeBody,
+  noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction,
 } from "./successful-run-handoff.js";
 
 const run = {
@@ -287,6 +288,8 @@ describe("successful run handoff decision", () => {
         ]),
       }),
     ]));
+    expect(noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction(notice.metadata, "77777777-7777-4777-8777-777777777777")).toBe(true);
+    expect(noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction(notice.metadata, "88888888-8888-4888-8888-888888888888")).toBe(false);
   });
 
   it("recognizes new notices and legacy markdown headings for fallback deduplication", () => {
diff --git a/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.ts b/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.ts
index 3a9c07a76ce..53ec9b64280 100644
--- a/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/recovery/successful-run-handoff.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,19 @@ export type SuccessfulRunHandoffNotice = {
   metadata: IssueCommentMetadata;
 };
 
+export function noticeMetadataReferencesRecoveryAction(
+  metadata: IssueCommentMetadata | null | undefined,
+  recoveryActionId: string,
+) {
+  return (metadata?.sections ?? []).some((section) =>
+    section.rows.some((row) =>
+      row.type === "key_value" &&
+      row.label === "Recovery action" &&
+      row.value === recoveryActionId,
+    ),
+  );
+}
+
 export type SuccessfulRunHandoffDecision =
   | {
       kind: "enqueue";