diff --git a/nanobot/channels/websocket/runtime.py b/nanobot/channels/websocket/runtime.py
index a84d41cb5..b27fd18ff 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/websocket/runtime.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/websocket/runtime.py
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
             await self._discard_connection_owned_chat(connection, cid)
         self._conn_default.pop(connection, None)
         self._webui_connections.discard(connection)
-        self._webui_request_locks.pop(connection, None)
+        self._discard_webui_request_lock_if_idle(connection)
 
     async def _maybe_push_active_goal_state(self, chat_id: str) -> None:
         """Replay an active sustained goal from session metadata after *chat_id* is subscribed.
@@ -1212,6 +1212,7 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
         ).digest()
         self._prune_webui_request_operations()
         operation = self._webui_request_operations.get(request_id)
+        is_replay = operation is not None
         if operation is not None and (
             operation.action != action or operation.payload_digest != payload_digest
         ):
@@ -1255,6 +1256,7 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
                 connection,
                 request_id,
                 operation.task,
+                sequence=is_replay,
             )
         )
         self._webui_request_tasks[key] = delivery_task
@@ -1279,13 +1281,36 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
         for _, request_id in completed[:-_WEBUI_REQUEST_CACHE_MAX]:
             self._webui_request_operations.pop(request_id, None)
 
+    def _discard_webui_request_lock_if_idle(self, connection: ServerConnection) -> None:
+        if connection in self._webui_connections:
+            return
+        if any(task_connection is connection for task_connection, _ in self._webui_request_tasks):
+            return
+        self._webui_request_locks.pop(connection, None)
+
     async def _deliver_webui_request(
         self,
         connection: ServerConnection,
         request_id: str,
         operation_task: asyncio.Task[_WebUIRequestResult],
+        *,
+        sequence: bool = False,
     ) -> None:
         try:
+            if sequence:
+                # Make replayed work the predecessor for subsequent mutations on
+                # this connection without blocking its receive loop.
+                lock = self._webui_request_locks.setdefault(connection, asyncio.Lock())
+                async with lock:
+                    result = await asyncio.shield(operation_task)
+                    await self._send_webui_response(
+                        connection,
+                        request_id,
+                        result=result.result,
+                        status=result.status,
+                        message=result.message,
+                    )
+                return
             result = await asyncio.shield(operation_task)
             await self._send_webui_response(
                 connection,
@@ -1296,6 +1321,7 @@ class WebSocketChannel(BaseChannel):
             )
         finally:
             self._webui_request_tasks.pop((connection, request_id), None)
+            self._discard_webui_request_lock_if_idle(connection)
 
     async def _execute_webui_request(
         self,
diff --git a/nanobot/channels/websocket/tests/test_websocket_channel.py b/nanobot/channels/websocket/tests/test_websocket_channel.py
index db8568eef..e89181116 100644
--- a/nanobot/channels/websocket/tests/test_websocket_channel.py
+++ b/nanobot/channels/websocket/tests/test_websocket_channel.py
@@ -1003,7 +1003,7 @@ async def test_webui_mutations_preserve_request_and_response_order(bus: MagicMoc
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
-async def test_webui_request_survives_disconnect_and_reuses_inflight_operation(
+async def test_webui_request_survives_disconnect_and_preserves_reconnect_order(
     bus: MagicMock,
 ) -> None:
     channel = _ch(bus)
@@ -1013,11 +1013,14 @@ async def test_webui_request_survives_disconnect_and_reuses_inflight_operation(
     channel._webui_connections.update({first_conn, retry_conn})
     started = asyncio.Event()
     release = asyncio.Event()
+    dispatch_order: list[str] = []
 
-    async def mutate(*_args: Any) -> Any:
-        started.set()
-        await release.wait()
-        return _http_json_response({"ran": True})
+    async def mutate(_connection: object, action: str, _payload: dict[str, Any]) -> Any:
+        dispatch_order.append(action)
+        if action == "automation.run":
+            started.set()
+            await release.wait()
+        return _http_json_response({"action": action})
 
     channel.gateway.http.dispatch_webui_mutation = AsyncMock(side_effect=mutate)
     envelope = {
@@ -1026,28 +1029,47 @@ async def test_webui_request_survives_disconnect_and_reuses_inflight_operation(
         "action": "automation.run",
         "payload": {"id": "daily-summary"},
     }
+    queued_envelope = {
+        "type": "webui_request",
+        "request_id": "request-queued",
+        "action": "automation.update",
+        "payload": {"id": "daily-summary"},
+    }
 
     await channel._dispatch_envelope(first_conn, "webui-client", envelope)
     await started.wait()
+    await channel._dispatch_envelope(first_conn, "webui-client", queued_envelope)
+    assert dispatch_order == ["automation.run"]
+
     await channel._cleanup_connection(first_conn)
     assert first_conn not in channel._webui_connections
     await channel._dispatch_envelope(retry_conn, "webui-client", envelope)
+    await channel._dispatch_envelope(retry_conn, "webui-client", queued_envelope)
+    await channel._dispatch_envelope(
+        retry_conn,
+        "webui-client",
+        {
+            "type": "webui_request",
+            "request_id": "request-next",
+            "action": "automation.delete",
+            "payload": {"id": "daily-summary"},
+        },
+    )
+    await asyncio.sleep(0)
+    assert dispatch_order == ["automation.run"]
+
     pending = tuple(channel._webui_request_tasks.values())
     release.set()
     await asyncio.gather(*pending)
 
-    channel.gateway.http.dispatch_webui_mutation.assert_awaited_once_with(
-        first_conn,
-        "automation.run",
-        {"id": "daily-summary"},
-    )
-    expected = {
-        "event": "webui_response",
-        "request_id": "request-retry",
-        "ok": True,
-        "result": {"ran": True},
-    }
-    assert json.loads(retry_conn.send.await_args.args[0]) == expected
+    assert dispatch_order == ["automation.run", "automation.update", "automation.delete"]
+    responses = [json.loads(call.args[0]) for call in retry_conn.send.await_args_list]
+    assert [response["request_id"] for response in responses] == [
+        "request-retry",
+        "request-queued",
+        "request-next",
+    ]
+    assert first_conn not in channel._webui_request_locks
 
 
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