diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
index 0131887a1..3f610c4fa 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget.rs
@@ -1226,6 +1226,9 @@ impl ChatWidget {
     }
 
     fn on_terminal_interaction(&mut self, ev: TerminalInteractionEvent) {
+        if !self.bottom_pane.is_task_running() {
+            return;
+        }
         self.flush_answer_stream_with_separator();
         let command_display = self
             .unified_exec_processes
diff --git a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
index 73aac9731..b864a7b3e 100644
--- a/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/tui/src/chatwidget/tests.rs
@@ -1719,9 +1719,32 @@ async fn unified_exec_end_after_task_complete_is_suppressed() {
     );
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn unified_exec_interaction_after_task_complete_is_suppressed() {
+    let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+    chat.on_task_started();
+    chat.on_task_complete(None);
+
+    chat.handle_codex_event(Event {
+        id: "call-1".to_string(),
+        msg: EventMsg::TerminalInteraction(TerminalInteractionEvent {
+            call_id: "call-1".to_string(),
+            process_id: "proc-1".to_string(),
+            stdin: "ls\n".to_string(),
+        }),
+    });
+
+    let cells = drain_insert_history(&mut rx);
+    assert!(
+        cells.is_empty(),
+        "expected unified exec interaction after task complete to be suppressed"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn unified_exec_wait_status_header_updates_on_late_command_display() {
     let (mut chat, _rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+    chat.on_task_started();
     chat.unified_exec_processes.push(UnifiedExecProcessSummary {
         key: "proc-1".to_string(),
         command_display: "sleep 5".to_string(),
@@ -1743,6 +1766,7 @@ async fn unified_exec_wait_status_header_updates_on_late_command_display() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn unified_exec_waiting_multiple_empty_snapshots() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+    chat.on_task_started();
     begin_unified_exec_startup(&mut chat, "call-wait-1", "proc-1", "just fix");
 
     terminal_interaction(&mut chat, "call-wait-1a", "proc-1", "");
@@ -1770,6 +1794,7 @@ async fn unified_exec_waiting_multiple_empty_snapshots() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn unified_exec_empty_then_non_empty_snapshot() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+    chat.on_task_started();
     begin_unified_exec_startup(&mut chat, "call-wait-2", "proc-2", "just fix");
 
     terminal_interaction(&mut chat, "call-wait-2a", "proc-2", "");
@@ -1786,6 +1811,7 @@ async fn unified_exec_empty_then_non_empty_snapshot() {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn unified_exec_non_empty_then_empty_snapshots() {
     let (mut chat, mut rx, _op_rx) = make_chatwidget_manual(None).await;
+    chat.on_task_started();
     begin_unified_exec_startup(&mut chat, "call-wait-3", "proc-3", "just fix");
 
     terminal_interaction(&mut chat, "call-wait-3a", "proc-3", "pwd\n");