diff --git a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
index 9504ab5c426..b7d1985a72a 100644
--- a/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
+++ b/packages/shared/src/validators/issue.ts
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ export const resolveIssueRecoveryActionSchema = z.object({
     ) {
       ctx.addIssue({
         code: z.ZodIssueCode.custom,
-        message: "This recovery outcome may only move the source issue to done or in_review",
+        message: "This recovery outcome requires sourceIssueStatus to be done or in_review",
         path: ["sourceIssueStatus"],
       });
     }
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueChatThread.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueChatThread.tsx
index 180e879edcc..511f79a8bd7 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueChatThread.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueChatThread.tsx
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ interface IssueChatThreadProps {
   successfulRunHandoff?: SuccessfulRunHandoffState | null;
   recoveryAction?: IssueRecoveryAction | null;
   onResolveRecoveryAction?: (outcome: RecoveryResolveOutcome) => void;
-  canCancelRecoveryAction?: boolean;
+  canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction?: boolean;
   legacyRecoverySourceIssue?: {
     identifier: string | null;
     href: string;
@@ -3621,7 +3621,7 @@ export function IssueChatThread({
   successfulRunHandoff = null,
   recoveryAction = null,
   onResolveRecoveryAction,
-  canCancelRecoveryAction = false,
+  canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction = false,
   legacyRecoverySourceIssue = null,
   companyId,
   projectId,
@@ -4263,7 +4263,7 @@ export function IssueChatThread({
                       action={recoveryAction}
                       agentMap={agentMap}
                       onResolve={onResolveRecoveryAction}
-                      canCancelRecovery={canCancelRecoveryAction}
+                      canFalsePositive={canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction}
                     />
                   ) : null}
                   {legacyRecoverySourceIssue ? (
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
index d31f216158f..56953732bba 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.test.tsx
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ describe("IssueRecoveryActionCard", () => {
 
   it("does not offer blocked recovery resolution without a blocker selection flow", () => {
     const node = render(
-      <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={() => {}} canCancelRecovery />,
+      <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={() => {}} canFalsePositive />,
     );
     click(node.querySelector("[data-testid='recovery-action-resolve-trigger']"));
 
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ describe("IssueRecoveryActionCard", () => {
     expect(document.body.textContent).not.toContain("Mark blocked");
   });
 
-  it("hides false-positive options unless canCancelRecovery is set", () => {
+  it("hides false-positive options unless canFalsePositive is set", () => {
     const first = render(
       <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={() => {}} />,
     );
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe("IssueRecoveryActionCard", () => {
 
     const onResolve = vi.fn();
     const second = render(
-      <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={onResolve} canCancelRecovery />,
+      <IssueRecoveryActionCard action={buildAction()} onResolve={onResolve} canFalsePositive />,
     );
     click(second.querySelector("[data-testid='recovery-action-resolve-trigger']"));
     expect(document.body.textContent).toContain("False positive, done");
diff --git a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
index ca8e1c493ba..88fdcebb8ea 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/IssueRecoveryActionCard.tsx
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ export interface IssueRecoveryActionCardProps {
   forcedState?: RecoveryCardCardState;
   /** Optional click handler for resolve menu actions. If omitted, the buttons are not rendered. */
   onResolve?: (outcome: RecoveryResolveOutcome) => void;
-  /** Whether the viewer can run destructive board-only actions (e.g. cancel recovery). */
-  canCancelRecovery?: boolean;
+  /** Whether the viewer can run destructive board-only actions (e.g. false-positive dismissal). */
+  canFalsePositive?: boolean;
   className?: string;
 }
 
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ export function IssueRecoveryActionCard({
   agentMap,
   forcedState,
   onResolve,
-  canCancelRecovery = false,
+  canFalsePositive = false,
   className,
 }: IssueRecoveryActionCardProps) {
   const cardState: RecoveryCardCardState = forcedState ?? deriveRecoveryCardState(action);
@@ -364,7 +364,7 @@ export function IssueRecoveryActionCard({
 
   const showResolveActions = onResolve !== undefined && cardState !== "resolved";
   const visibleResolveOptions = RESOLVE_OPTIONS.filter((option) => {
-    if (option.boardOnly && !canCancelRecovery) return false;
+    if (option.boardOnly && !canFalsePositive) return false;
     return true;
   });
 
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
index 7aa5b208dc6..ee7c744f5db 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/pages/IssueDetail.tsx
@@ -615,7 +615,7 @@ type IssueDetailChatTabProps = {
   successfulRunHandoff: Issue["successfulRunHandoff"] | null;
   recoveryAction: Issue["activeRecoveryAction"];
   onResolveRecoveryAction?: (outcome: import("../components/IssueRecoveryActionCard").RecoveryResolveOutcome) => void;
-  canCancelRecoveryAction?: boolean;
+  canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction?: boolean;
   legacyRecoverySourceIssue?: {
     identifier: string | null;
     href: string;
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ const IssueDetailChatTab = memo(function IssueDetailChatTab({
   successfulRunHandoff,
   recoveryAction,
   onResolveRecoveryAction,
-  canCancelRecoveryAction,
+  canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction,
   legacyRecoverySourceIssue,
   comments,
   locallyQueuedCommentRunIds,
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ const IssueDetailChatTab = memo(function IssueDetailChatTab({
         successfulRunHandoff={successfulRunHandoff}
         recoveryAction={recoveryAction ?? null}
         onResolveRecoveryAction={onResolveRecoveryAction}
-        canCancelRecoveryAction={canCancelRecoveryAction}
+        canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction={canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction}
         legacyRecoverySourceIssue={legacyRecoverySourceIssue ?? null}
         companyId={companyId}
         projectId={projectId}
@@ -3887,7 +3887,7 @@ export function IssueDetail() {
               successfulRunHandoff={issue.successfulRunHandoff ?? null}
               recoveryAction={issue.activeRecoveryAction ?? null}
               onResolveRecoveryAction={handleResolveRecoveryAction}
-              canCancelRecoveryAction={canResolveBoardRecoveryAction}
+              canFalsePositiveRecoveryAction={canResolveBoardRecoveryAction}
               legacyRecoverySourceIssue={legacyRecoverySourceIssue}
               comments={threadComments}
               locallyQueuedCommentRunIds={locallyQueuedCommentRunIds}
diff --git a/ui/storybook/stories/source-issue-recovery.stories.tsx b/ui/storybook/stories/source-issue-recovery.stories.tsx
index 7ab97c9967d..fd6257f5177 100644
--- a/ui/storybook/stories/source-issue-recovery.stories.tsx
+++ b/ui/storybook/stories/source-issue-recovery.stories.tsx
@@ -65,11 +65,11 @@ function buildAction(overrides: Partial<IssueRecoveryAction> = {}): IssueRecover
   };
 }
 
-function CardPanel({ caption, action, forcedState, canCancelRecovery }: {
+function CardPanel({ caption, action, forcedState, canFalsePositive }: {
   caption: string;
   action: IssueRecoveryAction;
   forcedState?: React.ComponentProps<typeof IssueRecoveryActionCard>["forcedState"];
-  canCancelRecovery?: boolean;
+  canFalsePositive?: boolean;
 }) {
   return (
     <section className="space-y-2">
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ function CardPanel({ caption, action, forcedState, canCancelRecovery }: {
         agentMap={storybookAgentMap}
         forcedState={forcedState}
         onResolve={() => {}}
-        canCancelRecovery={canCancelRecovery}
+        canFalsePositive={canFalsePositive}
       />
     </section>
   );
@@ -90,12 +90,12 @@ function CardPanel({ caption, action, forcedState, canCancelRecovery }: {
 function AllStatesPanel() {
   return (
     <div className="grid gap-5 lg:grid-cols-1">
-      <CardPanel caption="State 1 · Recovery needed (default)" action={buildAction()} canCancelRecovery />
+      <CardPanel caption="State 1 · Recovery needed (default)" action={buildAction()} canFalsePositive />
       <CardPanel
         caption="State 2 · Recovery in progress"
         action={buildAction({ outcome: "delegated", attemptCount: 2 })}
         forcedState="in_progress"
-        canCancelRecovery
+        canFalsePositive
       />
       <CardPanel
         caption="State 3 · Observing active run (watchdog)"
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ function AllStatesPanel() {
           },
           nextAction: "Board operator: assign an invokable owner or record a manual resolution.",
         })}
-        canCancelRecovery
+        canFalsePositive
       />
       <CardPanel
         caption="State 5 · Recovery resolved"