diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
index b31cbbbb76..c320c95bf2 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -2798,6 +2798,15 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     ) {
         let mut activated_pending_round = false;
         let startup_status = if self.mcp_startup_ignore_updates_until_next_start {
+            if matches!(status, McpStartupStatus::Starting)
+                && !self
+                    .mcp_startup_pending_next_round
+                    .values()
+                    .any(|state| matches!(state, McpStartupStatus::Starting))
+            {
+                self.mcp_startup_pending_next_round.clear();
+                self.mcp_startup_allow_terminal_only_next_round = false;
+            }
             self.mcp_startup_pending_next_round.insert(server, status);
             let Some(expected_servers) = &self.mcp_startup_expected_servers else {
                 return;
@@ -2938,6 +2947,7 @@ impl ChatWidget {
 
     pub(crate) fn finish_mcp_startup_after_lag(&mut self) {
         if self.mcp_startup_ignore_updates_until_next_start {
+            self.mcp_startup_pending_next_round.clear();
             self.mcp_startup_allow_terminal_only_next_round = true;
         }
 
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index e1f576b7f1..29fee16dbc 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui_app_server/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -11801,6 +11801,93 @@ async fn app_server_mcp_startup_after_lag_can_settle_without_starting_updates()
     assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn app_server_mcp_startup_next_round_discards_stale_terminal_updates() {
+    let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
+    chat.show_welcome_banner = false;
+    chat.set_mcp_startup_expected_servers(["alpha".to_string(), "beta".to_string()]);
+
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "alpha".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Starting,
+            error: None,
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "alpha".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Failed,
+            error: Some("MCP client for `alpha` failed to start: handshake failed".to_string()),
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "beta".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Starting,
+            error: None,
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    let _ = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+
+    chat.finish_mcp_startup_after_lag();
+    let _ = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+    assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
+
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "alpha".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Failed,
+            error: Some(
+                "MCP client for `alpha` failed to start: stale handshake failed".to_string(),
+            ),
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    assert!(drain_insert_history(&mut rx).is_empty());
+
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "beta".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Starting,
+            error: None,
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    assert!(drain_insert_history(&mut rx).is_empty());
+    assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
+
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "alpha".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Ready,
+            error: None,
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    assert!(drain_insert_history(&mut rx).is_empty());
+    assert!(chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
+
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "beta".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Ready,
+            error: None,
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+
+    let summary_text = drain_insert_history(&mut rx)
+        .iter()
+        .map(|lines| lines_to_single_string(lines))
+        .collect::<String>();
+    assert!(summary_text.is_empty());
+    assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn app_server_mcp_startup_next_round_after_lag_can_settle_without_starting_updates() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(/*model_override*/ None).await;
@@ -11837,6 +11924,18 @@ async fn app_server_mcp_startup_next_round_after_lag_can_settle_without_starting
     let _ = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
     assert!(!chat.bottom_pane.is_task_running());
 
+    chat.handle_server_notification(
+        ServerNotification::McpServerStatusUpdated(McpServerStatusUpdatedNotification {
+            name: "alpha".to_string(),
+            status: McpServerStartupState::Failed,
+            error: Some(
+                "MCP client for `alpha` failed to start: stale handshake failed".to_string(),
+            ),
+        }),
+        /*replay_kind*/ None,
+    );
+    assert!(drain_insert_history(&mut rx).is_empty());
+
     chat.finish_mcp_startup_after_lag();
 
     chat.handle_server_notification(