diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh-fixture.test.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh-fixture.test.ts
index 39d3c52515e..76168e31346 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh-fixture.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh-fixture.test.ts
@@ -1153,6 +1153,8 @@ describe("ssh env-lab fixture", () => {
 
     expect(await git(localRepo, ["log", "-1", "--pretty=%s"])).toBe("remote update");
     await expect(readFile(path.join(localRepo, "tracked.txt"), "utf8")).resolves.toBe("dirty remote\n");
+    // The index follows the imported HEAD: only the remote's uncommitted edit shows, unstaged.
+    expect(await git(localRepo, ["diff", "--cached", "--name-status"])).toBe("");
   }, SSH_FIXTURE_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
   it("propagates remote commits to the local worktree with no git remote configured (no-remote-git contract)", async () => {
diff --git a/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh.ts b/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh.ts
index 37472e8293d..798d73ef6ee 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh.ts
+++ b/packages/adapter-utils/src/ssh.ts
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import {
   PROJECT_REPOSITORIES_DIR,
   PROJECT_REPOSITORY_STAGING_PATTERN,
   readSanitizedOriginRemoteUrl,
+  resetLocalGitIndexToHead,
 } from "./git-workspace-sync.js";
 import type { RunProcessResult } from "./server-utils.js";
 import type { DirectorySnapshot } from "./workspace-restore-merge.js";
@@ -1800,6 +1801,13 @@ async function restoreWorkspaceRootFromSsh(input: {
             });
           }
           : undefined,
+        // integrateImportedGitHead moves the branch with update-ref, which leaves the index
+        // on the old tip. Reset it to HEAD as the sandbox restore does (#8595).
+        afterApply: importedHead
+          ? async () => {
+            await resetLocalGitIndexToHead({ localDir: input.localDir });
+          }
+          : undefined,
       });
     } finally {
       if (importedRef) {