diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control.rs
index 49bbab0f87..1f96175d1f 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control.rs
@@ -183,12 +183,28 @@ impl AgentControl {
         agent_id: ThreadId,
         communication: InterAgentCommunication,
     ) -> CodexResult<String> {
-        let last_task_message = last_task_message_from_communication(&communication);
         let state = self.upgrade()?;
-        let op = Op::InterAgentCommunication { communication };
-        self.ensure_execution_capacity_for_op(agent_id, &op).await?;
+        self.ensure_execution_capacity_for_communication(agent_id, &communication)
+            .await?;
+        self.submit_inter_agent_communication(agent_id, &state, communication)
+            .await
+    }
+
+    async fn submit_inter_agent_communication(
+        &self,
+        agent_id: ThreadId,
+        state: &Arc<ThreadManagerState>,
+        communication: InterAgentCommunication,
+    ) -> CodexResult<String> {
+        let last_task_message = last_task_message_from_communication(&communication);
         let result = self
-            .handle_thread_request_result(agent_id, &state, state.send_op(agent_id, op).await)
+            .handle_thread_request_result(
+                agent_id,
+                state,
+                state
+                    .send_op(agent_id, Op::InterAgentCommunication { communication })
+                    .await,
+            )
             .await;
         if result.is_ok() {
             match last_task_message {
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/execution.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/execution.rs
index 42aaa50e02..28783e9304 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/execution.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/execution.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ use super::AgentControl;
 use codex_protocol::ThreadId;
 use codex_protocol::error::CodexErr;
 use codex_protocol::error::Result as CodexResult;
+use codex_protocol::protocol::InterAgentCommunication;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::MultiAgentVersion;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::Op;
 use codex_protocol::protocol::SessionSource;
@@ -32,9 +33,28 @@ impl AgentControl {
         thread_id: ThreadId,
         op: &Op,
     ) -> CodexResult<()> {
-        if !op_starts_turn(op) {
+        match op {
+            Op::InterAgentCommunication { communication } => {
+                self.ensure_execution_capacity_for_communication(thread_id, communication)
+                    .await
+            }
+            Op::UserInput { .. } => self.ensure_execution_capacity_for_thread(thread_id).await,
+            _ => Ok(()),
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub(super) async fn ensure_execution_capacity_for_communication(
+        &self,
+        thread_id: ThreadId,
+        communication: &InterAgentCommunication,
+    ) -> CodexResult<()> {
+        if !communication.trigger_turn {
             return Ok(());
         }
+        self.ensure_execution_capacity_for_thread(thread_id).await
+    }
+
+    async fn ensure_execution_capacity_for_thread(&self, thread_id: ThreadId) -> CodexResult<()> {
         let state = self.upgrade()?;
         let thread = state.get_thread(thread_id).await?;
         if thread.codex.session.active_turn.lock().await.is_some() {
@@ -92,11 +112,6 @@ impl AgentExecutionLimiter {
     }
 }
 
-fn op_starts_turn(op: &Op) -> bool {
-    matches!(op, Op::UserInput { .. })
-        || matches!(op, Op::InterAgentCommunication { communication } if communication.trigger_turn)
-}
-
 fn is_execution_limited(
     multi_agent_version: MultiAgentVersion,
     session_source: &SessionSource,
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/spawn.rs b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/spawn.rs
index c4c40577ca..168b74ed24 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/spawn.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/src/agent/control/spawn.rs
@@ -356,8 +356,20 @@ impl AgentControl {
         )
         .await;
 
-        self.send_input_after_capacity_check(new_thread.thread_id, &state, initial_operation)
-            .await?;
+        match (multi_agent_version, initial_operation) {
+            (MultiAgentVersion::V2, Op::InterAgentCommunication { communication }) => {
+                self.submit_inter_agent_communication(new_thread.thread_id, &state, communication)
+                    .await?;
+            }
+            (_, initial_operation) => {
+                self.send_input_after_capacity_check(
+                    new_thread.thread_id,
+                    &state,
+                    initial_operation,
+                )
+                .await?;
+            }
+        }
         if multi_agent_version != MultiAgentVersion::V2 {
             let child_reference = agent_metadata
                 .agent_path