diff --git a/src/status-watcher.js b/src/status-watcher.js
index 8ed1732..1294eda 100644
--- a/src/status-watcher.js
+++ b/src/status-watcher.js
@@ -140,11 +140,15 @@ class StatusWatcher extends EventEmitter {
 
     if (state.idleTimer) clearTimeout(state.idleTimer);
     if (state._filePollTimer) clearInterval(state._filePollTimer);
-    this.fileToSession.delete(state.transcriptFile);
+
+    // Keep fileToSession mapping alive so fs.watch still fires for this file.
+    // Mark it as a "ghost" — changes trigger 'session-file-changed' so the
+    // session-monitor can immediately re-detect without waiting for its poll.
+    this.fileToSession.set(state.transcriptFile, '\x00ghost:' + sessionKey);
     this.sessions.delete(sessionKey);
 
     if (this.logger) {
-      this.logger.debug({ sessionKey }, 'Session removed from watcher');
+      this.logger.debug({ sessionKey }, 'Session removed from watcher (ghost watch active)');
     }
   }
 
@@ -222,6 +226,18 @@ class StatusWatcher extends EventEmitter {
     const sessionKey = this.fileToSession.get(fullPath);
     if (!sessionKey) return;
 
+    // Ghost watch: file changed for a completed session — signal immediate re-detection
+    if (sessionKey.startsWith('\x00ghost:')) {
+      const originalKey = sessionKey.slice(7);
+      // Remove ghost so we don't fire repeatedly
+      this.fileToSession.delete(fullPath);
+      if (this.logger) {
+        this.logger.info({ sessionKey: originalKey }, 'fs.watch: file change on completed session — triggering reactivation');
+      }
+      this.emit('session-reactivate', originalKey);
+      return;
+    }
+
     const state = this.sessions.get(sessionKey);
     if (!state) return;
 
diff --git a/src/watcher-manager.js b/src/watcher-manager.js
index 6cecda9..46a9c4a 100644
--- a/src/watcher-manager.js
+++ b/src/watcher-manager.js
@@ -326,11 +326,23 @@ async function startDaemon() {
     });
     globalMetrics.activeSessions = activeBoxes.size;
 
-    // Register in watcher
+    // Register in watcher.
+    // For reactivated sessions (completedBoxes had an entry), always start from
+    // current file size so we only stream NEW content from this turn forward.
+    // Using a stale savedOffset from a prior run would skip past the current turn
+    // (file grew since last offset was saved) and show nothing.
     const savedState = savedOffsets[sessionKey]; // eslint-disable-line security/detect-object-injection
-    const initialState = savedState
-      ? { lastOffset: savedState.lastOffset, startTime: savedState.startTime, agentId }
-      : { agentId };
+    let initialState;
+    if (completed) {
+      // Reactivation: start fresh from current file position (this turn only)
+      initialState = { agentId };
+    } else if (savedState) {
+      // Restart recovery: resume from saved offset
+      initialState = { lastOffset: savedState.lastOffset, startTime: savedState.startTime, agentId };
+    } else {
+      // New session: start from current file position
+      initialState = { agentId };
+    }
     watcher.addSession(sessionKey, transcriptFile, initialState);
 
     // Process any pending sub-agents that were waiting for this parent
@@ -353,6 +365,16 @@ async function startDaemon() {
     logger.debug({ sessionKey }, 'Session removed from sessions.json');
   });
 
+  // ---- Ghost reactivation (from watcher fs.watch on completed session file) ----
+  // Fires immediately when the transcript file changes after a session completes.
+  // Clears the completedSessions cooldown so the next monitor poll re-detects instantly.
+  watcher.on('session-reactivate', (sessionKey) => {
+    logger.info({ sessionKey }, 'Ghost watch triggered reactivation — clearing completed cooldown');
+    monitor.clearCompleted(sessionKey);
+    // Force an immediate poll so the session is re-added without waiting 2s
+    monitor.pollNow();
+  });
+
   // ---- Session Update (from watcher) ----
   watcher.on('session-update', (sessionKey, state) => {
     const box = activeBoxes.get(sessionKey);