diff --git a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
index 22f5c86c56d..5ce43d2811c 100644
--- a/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/__tests__/issue-recovery-actions.test.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import {
   createDb,
   issueComments,
   issueRecoveryActions,
+  issueRelations,
   issues,
 } from "@paperclipai/db";
 import {
@@ -457,6 +458,106 @@ describeEmbeddedPostgres("issue recovery actions", () => {
     );
   });
 
+  it("rejects blocked recovery resolution when the source issue has no first-class blockers", async () => {
+    const { companyId, managerId, sourceIssueId } = await seedCompany();
+    const recoveryActionSvc = issueRecoveryActionService(db);
+    const action = await recoveryActionSvc.upsertSourceScoped({
+      companyId,
+      sourceIssueId,
+      kind: "issue_graph_liveness",
+      ownerType: "agent",
+      ownerAgentId: managerId,
+      cause: "issue_graph_liveness",
+      fingerprint: "graph-liveness:blocked-without-blocker",
+      evidence: { latestIssueStatus: "in_progress" },
+      nextAction: "Choose a disposition with a live continuation path.",
+      wakePolicy: { type: "manual" },
+    });
+    const app = createApp();
+
+    const rejected = await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/issues/${sourceIssueId}/recovery-actions/resolve`)
+      .send({
+        actionId: action.id,
+        outcome: "blocked",
+        sourceIssueStatus: "blocked",
+      })
+      .expect(422);
+
+    expect(rejected.body.error).toContain("requires an unresolved first-class blocker");
+
+    const [sourceIssue] = await db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, sourceIssueId));
+    expect(sourceIssue?.status).toBe("in_progress");
+
+    const [actionRow] = await db
+      .select()
+      .from(issueRecoveryActions)
+      .where(eq(issueRecoveryActions.id, action.id));
+    expect(actionRow).toMatchObject({
+      status: "active",
+      outcome: null,
+      resolvedAt: null,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it("allows blocked recovery resolution when the source issue has an unresolved first-class blocker", async () => {
+    const { companyId, managerId, sourceIssueId, prefix } = await seedCompany();
+    const blockerIssueId = randomUUID();
+    await db.insert(issues).values({
+      id: blockerIssueId,
+      companyId,
+      title: "Unblock recovery disposition",
+      status: "todo",
+      priority: "medium",
+      assigneeAgentId: managerId,
+      issueNumber: 2,
+      identifier: `${prefix}-2`,
+    });
+    await db.insert(issueRelations).values({
+      companyId,
+      issueId: blockerIssueId,
+      relatedIssueId: sourceIssueId,
+      type: "blocks",
+    });
+    const recoveryActionSvc = issueRecoveryActionService(db);
+    const action = await recoveryActionSvc.upsertSourceScoped({
+      companyId,
+      sourceIssueId,
+      kind: "issue_graph_liveness",
+      ownerType: "agent",
+      ownerAgentId: managerId,
+      cause: "issue_graph_liveness",
+      fingerprint: "graph-liveness:blocked-with-blocker",
+      evidence: { latestIssueStatus: "in_progress" },
+      nextAction: "Wait for the blocker before continuing.",
+      wakePolicy: { type: "manual" },
+    });
+    const app = createApp();
+
+    const resolved = await request(app)
+      .post(`/api/issues/${sourceIssueId}/recovery-actions/resolve`)
+      .send({
+        actionId: action.id,
+        outcome: "blocked",
+        sourceIssueStatus: "blocked",
+        resolutionNote: "The source issue is explicitly blocked by a follow-up.",
+      })
+      .expect(200);
+
+    expect(resolved.body.issue).toMatchObject({
+      id: sourceIssueId,
+      status: "blocked",
+      activeRecoveryAction: null,
+    });
+    expect(resolved.body.recoveryAction).toMatchObject({
+      id: action.id,
+      status: "resolved",
+      outcome: "blocked",
+      resolutionNote: "The source issue is explicitly blocked by a follow-up.",
+    });
+    expect(await recoveryActionSvc.getActiveForIssue(companyId, sourceIssueId)).toBeNull();
+  });
+
   it("records false positives without cancelling the source issue", async () => {
     const { companyId, managerId, sourceIssueId } = await seedCompany();
     const recoveryActionSvc = issueRecoveryActionService(db);
diff --git a/server/src/routes/issues.ts b/server/src/routes/issues.ts
index efea899ccbc..5844aed87d9 100644
--- a/server/src/routes/issues.ts
+++ b/server/src/routes/issues.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,16 @@ import { randomUUID } from "node:crypto";
 import { Router, type Request, type Response } from "express";
 import multer from "multer";
 import { z } from "zod";
-import { and, desc, eq, inArray } from "drizzle-orm";
+import { and, desc, eq, inArray, notInArray } from "drizzle-orm";
 import type { Db } from "@paperclipai/db";
-import { activityLog, executionWorkspaces, issueExecutionDecisions, projectWorkspaces } from "@paperclipai/db";
+import {
+  activityLog,
+  executionWorkspaces,
+  issueExecutionDecisions,
+  issueRelations,
+  issues as issueRows,
+  projectWorkspaces,
+} from "@paperclipai/db";
 import {
   addIssueCommentSchema,
   acceptIssueThreadInteractionSchema,
@@ -1781,6 +1788,25 @@ export function issueRoutes(
     const actionStatus = outcome === "cancelled" ? "cancelled" : "resolved";
     const result = await db.transaction(async (tx) => {
       let issue = existing;
+      if (outcome === "blocked") {
+        const unresolvedBlockers = await tx
+          .select({ id: issueRows.id })
+          .from(issueRelations)
+          .innerJoin(issueRows, eq(issueRelations.issueId, issueRows.id))
+          .where(
+            and(
+              eq(issueRelations.companyId, existing.companyId),
+              eq(issueRelations.relatedIssueId, existing.id),
+              eq(issueRelations.type, "blocks"),
+              notInArray(issueRows.status, ["done", "cancelled"]),
+            ),
+          )
+          .limit(1);
+        if (unresolvedBlockers.length === 0) {
+          throw unprocessable("Blocked recovery resolution requires an unresolved first-class blocker on the source issue");
+        }
+      }
+
       if (sourceIssueStatus) {
         const updatedIssue = await svc.update(
           id,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
index 9a81523944c..6ea8660fb92 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
@@ -172,12 +172,25 @@ describe("IssueRecoveryActionCard", () => {
     click(node.querySelector("[data-testid='recovery-action-resolve-trigger']"));
 
     expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Mark issue done");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Mark blocked");
     expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Delegate follow-up issue");
     click([...document.body.querySelectorAll("button")].find((button) => button.textContent?.includes("Mark issue done")) ?? null);
 
     expect(onResolve).toHaveBeenCalledWith("done");
   });
 
+  it("does not offer blocked recovery resolution without a blocker selection flow", () => {
+    const node = render(
+      <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={() => {}} canCancelRecovery />,
+    );
+    click(node.querySelector("[data-testid='recovery-action-resolve-trigger']"));
+
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Mark issue done");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Send for review");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("Mark false positive");
+    expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Mark blocked");
+  });
+
   it("hides false_positive option unless canCancelRecovery is set", () => {
     const first = render(
       <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={() => {}} />,
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
index cfe19cfa35a..8313d97e5e9 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
@@ -27,7 +27,6 @@ export type RecoveryCardCardState =
 export type RecoveryResolveOutcome =
   | "done"
   | "in_review"
-  | "blocked"
   | "false_positive";
 
 export interface IssueRecoveryActionCardProps {
@@ -313,11 +312,6 @@ const RESOLVE_OPTIONS: Array<{
     label: "Send for review",
     description: "Hand off to a reviewer with a real review path.",
   },
-  {
-    outcome: "blocked",
-    label: "Mark blocked…",
-    description: "Resolve recovery by recording that the source issue is blocked.",
-  },
   {
     outcome: "false_positive",
     label: "Mark false positive",
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
index 52a3a329b81..a8605cfb52a 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
@@ -2965,9 +2965,6 @@ export function IssueDetail() {
         case "in_review":
           void resolveRecoveryAction.mutateAsync({ actionId, outcome: "restored", sourceIssueStatus: "in_review" });
           return;
-        case "blocked":
-          void resolveRecoveryAction.mutateAsync({ actionId, outcome: "blocked", sourceIssueStatus: "blocked" });
-          return;
         case "false_positive":
           void resolveRecoveryAction.mutateAsync({ actionId, outcome: "false_positive" });
           return;