diff --git a/src/server/turn.rs b/src/server/turn.rs
index e88b45c..ab67bf8 100644
--- a/src/server/turn.rs
+++ b/src/server/turn.rs
@@ -471,7 +471,21 @@ pub(crate) async fn run_turn(
                         break;
                     }
                     send_res = tx.send(Ok(BackendEvent::Token(s.clone()))) => {
-                        if send_res.is_err() { return Ok(()); }
+                        if send_res.is_err() {
+                            // The SSE receiver is gone (the surface
+                            // disconnected mid-reply). Do NOT return early:
+                            // that would skip the session commit below and
+                            // orphan this turn, leaving a user→user gap so
+                            // the next turn cannot link to the past — the
+                            // model reads the follow-up with no preceding
+                            // reply and answers as if from nowhere. Commit
+                            // the partial text like an interrupt instead, so
+                            // the conversation thread stays intact even when
+                            // the surface vanishes.
+                            interrupted = true;
+                            final_content = streamed;
+                            break;
+                        }
                         dispatcher.emit_segment(&s);
                         streamed.push_str(&s);
                     }