diff --git a/src/acp/pool.rs b/src/acp/pool.rs
index 42fc1113b..98ef3e35d 100644
--- a/src/acp/pool.rs
+++ b/src/acp/pool.rs
@@ -18,8 +18,13 @@ struct PoolState {
     /// Stored separately so cancel can work without locking the connection.
     cancel_handles: HashMap<String, (Arc<tokio::sync::Mutex<tokio::process::ChildStdin>>, String)>,
     /// Suspended sessions: thread_key → ACP sessionId.
-    /// Saved on eviction so sessions can be resumed via `session/load`.
+    /// Used at runtime to decide which thread can be resumed via `session/load`
+    /// because it no longer has a live in-memory connection.
     suspended: HashMap<String, String>,
+    /// Persisted resumable sessions: thread_key → ACP sessionId.
+    /// Includes both suspended sessions and active sessions so a process restart
+    /// can recover any live thread via `session/load`.
+    persisted: HashMap<String, String>,
     /// Serializes create/resume work per thread so rapid same-thread requests
     /// cannot race each other into duplicate `session/load` attempts.
     creating: HashMap<String, Arc<Mutex<()>>>,
@@ -68,6 +73,7 @@ impl SessionPool {
             state: RwLock::new(PoolState {
                 active: HashMap::new(),
                 cancel_handles: HashMap::new(),
+                persisted: suspended.clone(),
                 suspended,
                 creating: HashMap::new(),
             }),
@@ -87,8 +93,8 @@ impl SessionPool {
         }
     }
 
-    fn save_mapping(&self, suspended: &HashMap<String, String>) {
-        let data = match serde_json::to_string_pretty(suspended) {
+    fn save_mapping(&self, persisted: &HashMap<String, String>) {
+        let data = match serde_json::to_string_pretty(persisted) {
             Ok(d) => d,
             Err(e) => {
                 warn!(error = %e, "failed to serialize thread mapping");
@@ -220,14 +226,19 @@ impl SessionPool {
             warn!(thread_id, "stale connection, rebuilding");
             drop(existing);
             state.active.remove(thread_id);
+            state.cancel_handles.remove(thread_id);
         }
 
         if state.active.len() >= self.max_sessions {
             if let Some((key, expected_conn, _, sid)) = eviction_candidate {
                 if remove_if_same_handle(&mut state.active, &key, &expected_conn).is_some() {
+                    state.cancel_handles.remove(&key);
                     info!(evicted = %key, "pool full, suspending oldest idle session");
                     if let Some(sid) = sid {
+                        state.persisted.insert(key.clone(), sid.clone());
                         state.suspended.insert(key, sid);
+                    } else {
+                        state.persisted.remove(&key);
                     }
                 } else {
                     warn!(evicted = %key, "pool full but eviction candidate changed before removal");
@@ -245,14 +256,21 @@ impl SessionPool {
             return Err(anyhow!("pool exhausted ({} sessions)", self.max_sessions));
         }
 
+        if cancel_session_id.is_empty() {
+            state.persisted.remove(thread_id);
+        } else {
+            state
+                .persisted
+                .insert(thread_id.to_string(), cancel_session_id.clone());
+        }
         state.suspended.remove(thread_id);
         state.active.insert(thread_id.to_string(), new_conn);
-        self.save_mapping(&state.suspended);
         if !cancel_session_id.is_empty() {
             state
                 .cancel_handles
                 .insert(thread_id.to_string(), (cancel_handle, cancel_session_id));
         }
+        self.save_mapping(&state.persisted);
         Ok(())
     }
 
@@ -367,8 +385,9 @@ impl SessionPool {
         let had_active = state.active.remove(thread_id).is_some();
         state.cancel_handles.remove(thread_id);
         state.suspended.remove(thread_id);
+        state.persisted.remove(thread_id);
         state.creating.remove(thread_id);
-        self.save_mapping(&state.suspended);
+        self.save_mapping(&state.persisted);
         if had_active {
             info!(thread_id, "session reset");
             Ok(())
@@ -410,12 +429,16 @@ impl SessionPool {
         for (key, expected_conn, sid) in stale {
             if remove_if_same_handle(&mut state.active, &key, &expected_conn).is_some() {
                 info!(thread_id = %key, "cleaning up idle session");
+                state.cancel_handles.remove(&key);
                 if let Some(sid) = sid {
+                    state.persisted.insert(key.clone(), sid.clone());
                     state.suspended.insert(key, sid);
+                } else {
+                    state.persisted.remove(&key);
                 }
             }
         }
-        self.save_mapping(&state.suspended);
+        self.save_mapping(&state.persisted);
     }
 
     pub async fn shutdown(&self) {
@@ -441,11 +464,13 @@ impl SessionPool {
 
         let mut state = self.state.write().await;
         for (key, sid) in session_ids {
+            state.persisted.insert(key.clone(), sid.clone());
             state.suspended.insert(key, sid);
         }
-        self.save_mapping(&state.suspended);
+        self.save_mapping(&state.persisted);
         let count = state.active.len();
         state.active.clear();
+        state.cancel_handles.clear();
         info!(count, "pool shutdown complete");
     }
 }
@@ -491,4 +516,22 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(Arc::ptr_eq(&first, &second));
         assert_eq!(map.len(), 1);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn persisted_mapping_can_include_active_and_suspended_sessions() {
+        let persisted = HashMap::from([
+            ("active-thread".to_string(), "session-active".to_string()),
+            ("suspended-thread".to_string(), "session-suspended".to_string()),
+        ]);
+
+        let serialized = serde_json::to_string_pretty(&persisted).expect("serialize persisted mapping");
+        let roundtrip: HashMap<String, String> =
+            serde_json::from_str(&serialized).expect("deserialize persisted mapping");
+
+        assert_eq!(roundtrip.get("active-thread"), Some(&"session-active".to_string()));
+        assert_eq!(
+            roundtrip.get("suspended-thread"),
+            Some(&"session-suspended".to_string())
+        );
+    }
 }