diff --git a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-run-finalizer.ts b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-run-finalizer.ts
index 95c9041c1ec..4c6e4129fc1 100644
--- a/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-run-finalizer.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/native-runtime/native-run-finalizer.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import {
   approvals,
   heartbeatRuns,
   issueApprovals,
+  issueThreadInteractions,
   issues,
   nativeRunFinalizations,
   nativeRunResults,
@@ -19,6 +20,41 @@ function record(value: unknown): Record<string, unknown> {
     : {};
 }
 
+async function hasPendingNativeGovernance(input: {
+  db: Db;
+  companyId: string;
+  issueId: string;
+  executionState: Record<string, unknown> | null;
+}) {
+  // Issue-thread interactions and execution-policy stages are independent
+  // governance authorities from formal approvals. Native completion must
+  // mediate all three before it may project an authoritative terminal status.
+  if (record(input.executionState).status === "pending") return true;
+  const [pendingInteraction, pendingApproval] = await Promise.all([
+    input.db.select({ id: issueThreadInteractions.id })
+      .from(issueThreadInteractions)
+      .where(and(
+        eq(issueThreadInteractions.companyId, input.companyId),
+        eq(issueThreadInteractions.issueId, input.issueId),
+        eq(issueThreadInteractions.status, "pending"),
+      ))
+      .limit(1)
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null),
+    input.db.select({ id: approvals.id })
+      .from(issueApprovals)
+      .innerJoin(approvals, eq(issueApprovals.approvalId, approvals.id))
+      .where(and(
+        eq(issueApprovals.companyId, input.companyId),
+        eq(issueApprovals.issueId, input.issueId),
+        eq(approvals.companyId, input.companyId),
+        inArray(approvals.status, ["pending", "revision_requested"]),
+      ))
+      .limit(1)
+      .then((rows) => rows[0] ?? null),
+  ]);
+  return Boolean(pendingInteraction || pendingApproval);
+}
+
 export async function finalizeNativeRun(input: {
   db: Db;
   runId: string;
@@ -81,17 +117,12 @@ export async function finalizeNativeRun(input: {
       assessment,
       terminalState: terminalState as "succeeded" | "failed" | "cancelled",
       workspaceFinalizeStatus: input.workspaceFinalizeStatus,
-      approvalGateSatisfied: !await input.db.select({ id: approvals.id })
-        .from(issueApprovals)
-        .innerJoin(approvals, eq(issueApprovals.approvalId, approvals.id))
-        .where(and(
-          eq(issueApprovals.companyId, run.companyId),
-          eq(issueApprovals.issueId, authoritativeIssue.id),
-          eq(approvals.companyId, run.companyId),
-          inArray(approvals.status, ["pending", "revision_requested"]),
-        ))
-        .limit(1)
-        .then((rows) => rows.length > 0),
+      approvalGateSatisfied: !await hasPendingNativeGovernance({
+        db: input.db,
+        companyId: run.companyId,
+        issueId: authoritativeIssue.id,
+        executionState: authoritativeIssue.executionState,
+      }),
       agentId: run.agentId,
     });
     const assessmentRow = await recordNativeWorkAssessment({
diff --git a/server/src/services/native-runtime/paperclip-control-plane-port.test.ts b/server/src/services/native-runtime/paperclip-control-plane-port.test.ts
index 232e74bb4a6..ec015f5179e 100644
--- a/server/src/services/native-runtime/paperclip-control-plane-port.test.ts
+++ b/server/src/services/native-runtime/paperclip-control-plane-port.test.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ import {
   createDb,
   heartbeatRunEvents,
   heartbeatRuns,
+  issueThreadInteractions,
   issues,
   nativeRunFinalizations,
   nativeRunResults,
@@ -46,6 +47,9 @@ describeDatabase("PaperclipControlPlanePort conformance", () => {
   const workspaceFailureIssueId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000011";
   const workspaceFailureContractId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000012";
   const workspaceFailureRunId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000013";
+  const governanceIssueId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000014";
+  const governanceContractId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000015";
+  const governanceRunId = "00000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000016";
 
   beforeAll(async () => {
     temporary = await startEmbeddedPostgresTestDatabase("paperclip-native-port-");
@@ -157,6 +161,45 @@ describeDatabase("PaperclipControlPlanePort conformance", () => {
       completionContractSha256: "phase6-workspace-failure-contract",
       contextSnapshot: { issueId: workspaceFailureIssueId },
     });
+    await db.insert(issues).values({
+      id: governanceIssueId,
+      companyId: identity.companyId,
+      title: "Respect pending governance",
+      status: "in_review",
+      workMode: "standard",
+    });
+    await db.insert(completionContracts).values({
+      id: governanceContractId,
+      companyId: identity.companyId,
+      issueId: governanceIssueId,
+      revision: 1,
+      schemaVersion: "paperclip.completion-contract.v1",
+      policyVersion: "phase6-v1",
+      risk: "standard",
+      completionAuthority: "server_arbiter",
+      incompleteCriteriaPolicy: "preserve_non_terminal",
+      contractJson: { objective: "Respect pending governance" },
+      canonicalSha256: "phase6-governance-contract",
+      createdByActorType: "system",
+      createdByActorId: "test",
+    });
+    await db.insert(heartbeatRuns).values({
+      id: governanceRunId,
+      companyId: identity.companyId,
+      agentId: identity.agentId,
+      status: "running",
+      runtimeMode: "native",
+      completionContractId: governanceContractId,
+      completionContractSha256: "phase6-governance-contract",
+      contextSnapshot: { issueId: governanceIssueId },
+    });
+    await db.insert(issueThreadInteractions).values({
+      companyId: identity.companyId,
+      issueId: governanceIssueId,
+      kind: "request_confirmation",
+      status: "pending",
+      payload: { version: 1, prompt: "Approve completion?" },
+    });
   }, 30_000);
 
   afterAll(async () => {
@@ -167,6 +210,7 @@ describeDatabase("PaperclipControlPlanePort conformance", () => {
       await db.delete(workAssessments);
       await db.delete(nativeRunFinalizations);
       await db.delete(nativeRunResults);
+      await db.delete(issueThreadInteractions);
       await db.delete(heartbeatRunEvents);
       await db.delete(heartbeatRuns);
       await db.delete(completionContracts);
@@ -308,6 +352,37 @@ describeDatabase("PaperclipControlPlanePort conformance", () => {
     await expect(port.openRun(CONTROL_PLANE_CONFORMANCE_OPEN)).rejects.toThrow("binding_mismatch");
   });
 
+  it("does not let native completion bypass a pending issue interaction", async () => {
+    const identity = CONTROL_PLANE_CONFORMANCE_OPEN.identity;
+    const port = new PaperclipControlPlanePort(db, {
+      companyId: identity.companyId,
+      issueId: governanceIssueId,
+      runId: governanceRunId,
+      agentId: identity.agentId,
+      completionContractId: governanceContractId,
+      completionContractSha256: "phase6-governance-contract",
+      sourceInstanceId: "runner-phase6-governance",
+      controlPlaneSourceInstanceId: "control-phase6-governance",
+    });
+    await port.openRun({
+      identity: { ...identity, runId: governanceRunId, issueId: governanceIssueId },
+      backendKind: "mock",
+      sourceInstanceId: "runner-phase6-governance",
+    });
+    await port.completeRun({
+      result: CONTROL_PLANE_CONFORMANCE_RESULT,
+      terminal: CONTROL_PLANE_CONFORMANCE_TERMINAL,
+      callerResultId: "phase6-governance-result",
+    });
+    await finalizeNativeRun({ db, runId: governanceRunId, workspaceFinalizeStatus: "succeeded" });
+    await expect(db.select().from(issues).where(eq(issues.id, governanceIssueId))).resolves.toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ status: "in_progress" }),
+    ]);
+    await expect(db.select().from(statusDecisions).where(eq(statusDecisions.issueId, governanceIssueId))).resolves.toEqual([
+      expect.objectContaining({ toStatus: "in_progress", reasonCode: "approval_gate_pending" }),
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("preserves the result and issue status when workspace finalization fails", async () => {
     const identity = CONTROL_PLANE_CONFORMANCE_OPEN.identity;
     const port = new PaperclipControlPlanePort(db, {