diff --git a/PolyPilot.Tests/MultiAgentRegressionTests.cs b/PolyPilot.Tests/MultiAgentRegressionTests.cs
index fe799684..1faa690c 100644
--- a/PolyPilot.Tests/MultiAgentRegressionTests.cs
+++ b/PolyPilot.Tests/MultiAgentRegressionTests.cs
@@ -1987,6 +1987,34 @@ public async Task CancellationToken_PropagatedToWorkerTasks()
         Assert.True(workerCancelled);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// INV-O14: The re-resume loop must NOT skip IsProcessing siblings. Their
+    /// CopilotSession is tied to the old client (which was disposed), so the event
+    /// stream is permanently dead. The loop must force-complete them so the orchestrator
+    /// retries immediately rather than waiting 2–5 min for the watchdog.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void ReconnectLoop_IsProcessingSiblings_ForceCompletedNotSkipped()
+    {
+        var source = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(GetRepoRoot(), "PolyPilot", "Services", "CopilotService.cs"));
+
+        // Find the Task.Run sibling re-resume block
+        var taskRunIdx = source.IndexOf("Re-resume all OTHER non-codespace sessions");
+        Assert.True(taskRunIdx >= 0, "Re-resume loop must exist in SendPromptAsync");
+
+        // Find the IsProcessing check inside that block
+        var blockEnd = source.IndexOf("catch (Exception reEx)", taskRunIdx);
+        Assert.True(blockEnd > taskRunIdx, "Catch block must follow the re-resume loop");
+        var loopBlock = source.Substring(taskRunIdx, blockEnd - taskRunIdx);
+
+        // INV-O14: must NOT use bare 'continue' on IsProcessing — this was the bug
+        Assert.DoesNotContain("if (otherState.Info.IsProcessing) continue;", loopBlock);
+
+        // INV-O14: must call ForceCompleteProcessingAsync for IsProcessing siblings
+        Assert.Contains("ForceCompleteProcessingAsync", loopBlock);
+        Assert.Contains("client-recreated-dead-event-stream", loopBlock);
+    }
+
     #endregion
 
     #region PendingOrchestration Persistence Tests
diff --git a/PolyPilot/Services/CopilotService.cs b/PolyPilot/Services/CopilotService.cs
index a932c5b0..450629bb 100644
--- a/PolyPilot/Services/CopilotService.cs
+++ b/PolyPilot/Services/CopilotService.cs
@@ -2650,10 +2650,17 @@ public async Task<string> SendPromptAsync(string sessionName, string prompt, Lis
                                             if (kvp.Key == sessionName) continue;
                                             var otherState = kvp.Value;
                                             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(otherState.Info.SessionId)) continue;
-                                            // Skip siblings that are actively processing — re-resuming
-                                            // them would orphan mid-turn state and cause TaskCanceledException
-                                            // in orchestrator workers. Let their existing watchdog handle recovery.
-                                            if (otherState.Info.IsProcessing) continue;
+                                            // INV-O14: IsProcessing siblings have dead event streams —
+                                            // their CopilotSession was tied to the old client which was
+                                            // just disposed. Force-abort so the orchestrator retries
+                                            // immediately instead of waiting 2–5 min for the watchdog.
+                                            if (otherState.Info.IsProcessing)
+                                            {
+                                                Debug($"[RECONNECT] Sibling '{kvp.Key}' is IsProcessing with dead event stream — force-completing before re-resume");
+                                                try { await ForceCompleteProcessingAsync(kvp.Key, otherState, "client-recreated-dead-event-stream"); }
+                                                catch (Exception forceEx) { Debug($"[RECONNECT] Failed to force-complete sibling '{kvp.Key}': {forceEx.Message}"); }
+                                                // Fall through to re-resume the session on the new client
+                                            }
                                             var otherMeta = sessionSnapshots.FirstOrDefault(m => m.SessionName == kvp.Key);
                                             if (otherMeta?.GroupId != null &&
                                                 groupSnapshots.Any(g => g.Id == otherMeta.GroupId && g.IsCodespace))