diff --git a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
index 9b3d8ca23dc0..2f995e578e43 100644
--- a/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
+++ b/src/libs/ReportUtils.ts
@@ -1245,6 +1245,11 @@ function getCurrentUserDisplayNameOrEmail(): string | undefined {
 }
 
 function getChatType(report: OnyxInputOrEntry<Report> | Participant): ValueOf<typeof CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE> | undefined {
+    // Tasks only support the #admins chatType inheritance (see buildOptimisticTaskReport). The backend can also
+    // inherit other parent chat types (e.g. `group`), which would misclassify the task as that chat type.
+    if (report && 'type' in report && report.type === CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK && report.chatType !== CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_ADMINS) {
+        return undefined;
+    }
     return report?.chatType;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/pages/inbox/ReportNavigateAwayHandler.tsx b/src/pages/inbox/ReportNavigateAwayHandler.tsx
index 85fd839b685a..d78964cd36c3 100644
--- a/src/pages/inbox/ReportNavigateAwayHandler.tsx
+++ b/src/pages/inbox/ReportNavigateAwayHandler.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import getNonEmptyStringOnyxID from '@libs/getNonEmptyStringOnyxID';
 import Navigation, {navigationRef} from '@libs/Navigation/Navigation';
 import type {PlatformStackRouteProp} from '@libs/Navigation/PlatformStackNavigation/types';
 import {isDeletedParentAction} from '@libs/ReportActionsUtils';
-import {isAdminRoom, isAnnounceRoom, isGroupChat, isMoneyRequest, isMoneyRequestReport, isMoneyRequestReportPendingDeletion, isPolicyExpenseChat} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
+import {isAdminRoom, isAnnounceRoom, isGroupChat, isMoneyRequest, isMoneyRequestReport, isMoneyRequestReportPendingDeletion, isPolicyExpenseChat, isTaskReport} from '@libs/ReportUtils';
 
 import type {ReportsSplitNavigatorParamList, RightModalNavigatorParamList} from '@navigation/types';
 
@@ -166,7 +166,10 @@ function ReportNavigateAwayHandler() {
                 (isPolicyExpenseChat(prevReport) && !prevReport?.isOwnPolicyExpenseChat) ||
                 isGroupChat(prevReport) ||
                 isAdminRoom(prevReport) ||
-                isAnnounceRoom(prevReport));
+                isAnnounceRoom(prevReport) ||
+                // Tasks no longer classify as their parent's chat type (see getChatType), so removal
+                // must be expected for the task type itself to keep the Concierge redirect working.
+                isTaskReport(prevReport));
         const didReportClose = wasReportRemoved && prevReport.statusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.OPEN && report?.statusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.CLOSED;
         const isTopLevelPolicyRoomWithNoStatus = !report?.statusNum && !prevReport?.parentReportID && prevReport?.chatType === CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_ROOM;
         const isClosedTopLevelPolicyRoom = wasReportRemoved && prevReport.statusNum === CONST.REPORT.STATUS_NUM.OPEN && isTopLevelPolicyRoomWithNoStatus;
diff --git a/tests/actions/TaskTest.ts b/tests/actions/TaskTest.ts
index 2895d9473ec5..e712c9457cb2 100644
--- a/tests/actions/TaskTest.ts
+++ b/tests/actions/TaskTest.ts
@@ -1789,4 +1789,68 @@ describe('actions/Task', () => {
             expect(assignee?.displayName).toBe('HiddenMarker');
         });
     });
+
+    describe('task chatType classification (#96421)', () => {
+        it('does not treat a task that inherited a non-admins chatType as a group chat', () => {
+            // Given a task report the backend returned carrying the parent group chat's chatType
+            const groupTask = {
+                reportID: 'task_group_1',
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.GROUP,
+                parentReportID: 'group_parent_1',
+                parentReportActionID: 'group_parent_action_1',
+            } as Report;
+
+            // Then it is not classified as a group chat or a root group chat, so the destructive leave path is never offered
+            expect(ReportUtils.isGroupChat(groupTask)).toBe(false);
+            expect(ReportUtils.isRootGroupChat(groupTask)).toBe(false);
+            expect(ReportUtils.canLeaveChat(groupTask, undefined, 1)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('does not treat a task that inherited a policy room chatType as a chat room', () => {
+            // Given a task report carrying a user-created policy room's chatType
+            const viewerAccountID = 1;
+            const roomTask = {
+                reportID: 'task_room_1',
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_ROOM,
+                parentReportID: 'room_parent_1',
+                parentReportActionID: 'room_parent_action_1',
+                // A visible participant so the canLeaveChat assertion discriminates on the classification, not on hidden-membership
+                participants: {[viewerAccountID]: {notificationPreference: CONST.REPORT.NOTIFICATION_PREFERENCE.ALWAYS}},
+            } as Report;
+
+            // Then it is not classified as a chat room, so room-only actions (like Leave) stay hidden
+            expect(ReportUtils.isChatRoom(roomTask)).toBe(false);
+            expect(ReportUtils.canLeaveChat(roomTask, undefined, viewerAccountID)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('keeps the intentional #admins chatType inheritance for tasks', () => {
+            // Given a task created under an #admins room (the one inheritance the client supports)
+            const adminsTask = {
+                reportID: 'task_admins_1',
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.TASK,
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.POLICY_ADMINS,
+                parentReportID: 'admins_parent_1',
+                parentReportActionID: 'admins_parent_action_1',
+            } as Report;
+
+            // Then the admins chatType is preserved: it still reads as an admin room, never as a group chat
+            expect(ReportUtils.isAdminRoom(adminsTask)).toBe(true);
+            expect(ReportUtils.isGroupChat(adminsTask)).toBe(false);
+        });
+
+        it('still classifies a real group chat as a group chat', () => {
+            // Given an actual group chat (type CHAT), which the sanitization must not affect
+            const groupChat = {
+                reportID: 'group_chat_1',
+                type: CONST.REPORT.TYPE.CHAT,
+                chatType: CONST.REPORT.CHAT_TYPE.GROUP,
+            } as Report;
+
+            // Then it is still classified as a group chat and a root group chat
+            expect(ReportUtils.isGroupChat(groupChat)).toBe(true);
+            expect(ReportUtils.isRootGroupChat(groupChat)).toBe(true);
+        });
+    });
 });