diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 1e5ad3e56..fe8340452 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -7260,6 +7260,8 @@ impl ChatWidget {
 
     fn clean_background_terminals(&mut self) {
         self.submit_op(AppCommand::clean_background_terminals());
+        self.unified_exec_processes.clear();
+        self.sync_unified_exec_footer();
         self.add_info_message(
             "Stopping all background terminals.".to_string(),
             /*hint*/ None,