diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
index 4267087880e..fdf6e53a5a2 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/heartbeat-issue-liveness-escalation.test.ts
@@ -854,7 +854,10 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat issue graph liveness escalation", () => {
 
     await db
       .update(issues)
-      .set({ updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z") })
+      .set({
+        cancelledAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+      })
       .where(eq(issues.id, blockerIssueId));
     await db.insert(agentWakeupRequests).values({
       companyId,
@@ -875,11 +878,19 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat issue graph liveness escalation", () => {
 
     await db
       .update(issues)
-      .set({ status: "todo", updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:03.000Z") })
+      .set({
+        status: "todo",
+        cancelledAt: null,
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:03.000Z"),
+      })
       .where(eq(issues.id, blockerIssueId));
     await db
       .update(issues)
-      .set({ status: "cancelled", updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:04.000Z") })
+      .set({
+        status: "cancelled",
+        cancelledAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:04.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:04.000Z"),
+      })
       .where(eq(issues.id, blockerIssueId));
 
     const result = await heartbeatService(db).reconcileIssueGraphLiveness();
@@ -896,6 +907,60 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("heartbeat issue graph liveness escalation", () => {
     expect(stateKeyWakes).toHaveLength(2);
   });
 
+  it("does not re-wake a continuously ready dependency after an unrelated blocker edit", async () => {
+    await enableAutoRecovery();
+    const { companyId, agentId, blockedIssueId, blockerIssueId } =
+      await seedResolvedDependencyBackstopFixture({ workspaceState: "none", blockerStatus: "cancelled" });
+    const stateKey = buildIssueBlockersResolvedWakeStateKey({
+      dependentIssueId: blockedIssueId,
+      blockerIssueIds: [blockerIssueId],
+    });
+
+    await db
+      .update(issues)
+      .set({
+        cancelledAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"),
+      })
+      .where(eq(issues.id, blockerIssueId));
+    await db.insert(agentWakeupRequests).values({
+      companyId,
+      agentId,
+      source: "automation",
+      triggerDetail: "system",
+      reason: "issue_blockers_resolved",
+      payload: {
+        issueId: blockedIssueId,
+        resolvedBlockerIssueId: blockerIssueId,
+        blockerIssueIds: [blockerIssueId],
+      },
+      status: "completed",
+      requestedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:01.000Z"),
+      finishedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:02.000Z"),
+      idempotencyKey: stateKey,
+    });
+    await db
+      .update(issues)
+      .set({
+        title: "Edited blocker title",
+        updatedAt: new Date("2026-01-01T00:00:04.000Z"),
+      })
+      .where(eq(issues.id, blockerIssueId));
+
+    const result = await heartbeatService(db).reconcileIssueGraphLiveness();
+
+    expect(result.dependencyWakesHealed).toBe(0);
+    expect(result.dependencyWakeExistingSkipped).toBe(1);
+    const stateKeyWakes = await db
+      .select({ id: agentWakeupRequests.id })
+      .from(agentWakeupRequests)
+      .where(and(
+        eq(agentWakeupRequests.companyId, companyId),
+        eq(agentWakeupRequests.idempotencyKey, stateKey),
+      ));
+    expect(stateKeyWakes).toHaveLength(1);
+  });
+
   it("counts null dependency wake returns as deferred instead of enqueue failures", async () => {
     await enableAutoRecovery();
     const { companyId, agentId } =
diff --git a/server/src/services/issue-dependency-wakeups.ts b/server/src/services/issue-dependency-wakeups.ts
index 000d708fc6e..31018620b61 100644
--- a/server/src/services/issue-dependency-wakeups.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/issue-dependency-wakeups.ts
@@ -75,8 +75,9 @@ export function buildIssueBlockersResolvedWakeStateKey(input: {
  * dependent issue. The check is level-triggered:
  *
  * - The state key matches an in-flight wake, or a `completed` wake requested
- *   after the latest blocker update. This suppresses a duplicate wake for the
- *   SAME ready state and lets a later reopen/close cycle create a new wake.
+ *   after the latest blocker terminal transition. This suppresses a duplicate
+ *   wake for the SAME ready state and lets a later reopen/close cycle create a
+ *   new wake without treating unrelated blocker edits as a new cycle.
  * - Each legacy per-edge key matches only a wake that is still in flight
  *   (`queued`, `deferred_issue_execution`, `claimed`). This prevents a duplicate
  *   wake while an old-format wake is still pending after a deploy, but it never
@@ -96,10 +97,14 @@ export async function findExistingIssueBlockersResolvedWakeForReadyState(
     dependentIssueId: input.dependentIssueId,
     blockerIssueIds: input.blockerIssueIds,
   });
-  const blockerUpdatedAtRows =
+  const blockerTerminalStateRows =
     input.blockerIssueIds.length > 0
       ? await db
-          .select({ updatedAt: issues.updatedAt })
+          .select({
+            status: issues.status,
+            completedAt: issues.completedAt,
+            cancelledAt: issues.cancelledAt,
+          })
           .from(issues)
           .where(
             and(
@@ -108,8 +113,15 @@ export async function findExistingIssueBlockersResolvedWakeForReadyState(
             ),
           )
       : [];
-  const latestBlockerUpdatedAt = blockerUpdatedAtRows.reduce<Date | null>(
-    (latest, row) => (!latest || row.updatedAt > latest ? row.updatedAt : latest),
+  const latestBlockerTerminalTransitionAt = blockerTerminalStateRows.reduce<Date | null>(
+    (latest, row) => {
+      const transitionedAt = row.status === "done"
+        ? row.completedAt
+        : row.status === "cancelled"
+          ? row.cancelledAt
+          : null;
+      return transitionedAt && (!latest || transitionedAt > latest) ? transitionedAt : latest;
+    },
     null,
   );
   const legacyKeys = [
@@ -158,8 +170,8 @@ export async function findExistingIssueBlockersResolvedWakeForReadyState(
       (wake) =>
         wake.idempotencyKey !== stateKey ||
         wake.status !== "completed" ||
-        !latestBlockerUpdatedAt ||
-        wake.requestedAt >= latestBlockerUpdatedAt,
+        !latestBlockerTerminalTransitionAt ||
+        wake.requestedAt >= latestBlockerTerminalTransitionAt,
     ) ?? null
   );
 }