diff --git a/.changeset/fn-8073-confirm-dialog.md b/.changeset/fn-8073-confirm-dialog.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..44e2de04bd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-8073-confirm-dialog.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Keep task deletion confirmations visible until users explicitly choose an action.
+category: fix
+dev: Backdrop dismissal now requires an overlay-originated press, preventing the delete trigger's trailing click from cancelling the portaled confirmation.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
index ca67b607fe..0d599f0f98 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/ConfirmDialog.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { useEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
+import { useEffect, useLayoutEffect, useRef, useState } from "react";
 import { createPortal } from "react-dom";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
 import type { ConfirmOptions } from "../hooks/useConfirm";
@@ -35,12 +35,31 @@ export function ConfirmDialog({
   The confirm dialog (e.g. the "discard changes" prompt when cancelling New Task) MUST sit above the floating modal stack. Floating windows (New Task, pop-outs) live at the shared floating z-band (nextFloatingZ) and are portaled to document.body, so a confirm rendered inline at the page .modal-overlay z (~10000) paints BEHIND them. Portal the confirm to body and claim the TOP of the shared stack each time it opens so it always appears over whatever floating window triggered it.
   */
   const [overlayZ, setOverlayZ] = useState<number | undefined>(undefined);
-  useEffect(() => {
+  const backdropPressStartedHereRef = useRef(false);
+  useLayoutEffect(() => {
     if (isOpen) {
       setOverlayZ(nextFloatingZ());
     }
   }, [isOpen]);
 
+  /*
+  FNXC:Confirm 2026-07-16-10:00:
+  A confirm opened from a task delete must remain visible until an explicit user
+  action. The trigger's trailing click can reach this newly portaled backdrop,
+  so outside-dismiss is valid only after a press that began on the backdrop.
+  */
+  const recordBackdropPress = (event: React.SyntheticEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    backdropPressStartedHereRef.current = event.target === event.currentTarget;
+  };
+
+  const dismissFromBackdropClick = (event: React.MouseEvent<HTMLDivElement>) => {
+    const startedOnBackdrop = backdropPressStartedHereRef.current;
+    backdropPressStartedHereRef.current = false;
+    if (startedOnBackdrop && event.target === event.currentTarget) {
+      onCancel();
+    }
+  };
+
   useEffect(() => {
     if (!isOpen) {
       return;
@@ -64,7 +83,14 @@ export function ConfirmDialog({
   }
 
   return createPortal(
-    <div className="modal-overlay open confirm-dialog-overlay" onClick={onCancel} style={overlayZ ? { zIndex: overlayZ } : undefined}>
+    <div
+      className="modal-overlay open confirm-dialog-overlay"
+      onPointerDown={recordBackdropPress}
+      onMouseDown={recordBackdropPress}
+      onTouchStart={recordBackdropPress}
+      onClick={dismissFromBackdropClick}
+      style={overlayZ ? { zIndex: overlayZ } : undefined}
+    >
       <div
         className="modal confirm-dialog"
         onClick={(event) => event.stopPropagation()}
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
index 9825879c82..09e6fb5bf1 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/ConfirmDialog.test.tsx
@@ -48,6 +48,21 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
     expect(onCancel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
+  it("calls onCancel when the header close button is clicked", () => {
+    const onCancel = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        options={{ title: "Discard", message: "Discard changes?" }}
+        onConfirm={vi.fn()}
+        onCancel={onCancel}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Close confirmation dialog" }));
+    expect(onCancel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+  });
+
   it("calls onCancel on Escape key", () => {
     const onCancel = vi.fn();
     render(
@@ -63,7 +78,7 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
     expect(onCancel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 
-  it("calls onCancel when overlay clicked", () => {
+  it("calls onCancel when a backdrop press and click both originate on the overlay", () => {
     const onCancel = vi.fn();
     render(
       <ConfirmDialog
@@ -77,6 +92,7 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
     // FNXC: ConfirmDialog portals to document.body, so query from document (not the render container).
     const overlay = document.querySelector(".modal-overlay");
     expect(overlay).toBeTruthy();
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(overlay as Element);
     fireEvent.click(overlay as Element);
     expect(onCancel).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
@@ -110,6 +126,20 @@ describe("ConfirmDialog", () => {
     expect(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Cancel" })).toHaveFocus();
   });
 
+  it("claims a floating-stack z-index before the dialog is painted", () => {
+    render(
+      <ConfirmDialog
+        isOpen={true}
+        options={{ title: "Discard", message: "Discard changes?" }}
+        onConfirm={vi.fn()}
+        onCancel={vi.fn()}
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const overlay = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".confirm-dialog-overlay");
+    expect(overlay?.style.zIndex).not.toBe("");
+  });
+
   it("uses compact mobile override classes on overlay and dialog surface", () => {
     render(
       <ConfirmDialog
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useConfirm.test.ts b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useConfirm.test.ts
index c8ded7c5ea..52065bfc50 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useConfirm.test.ts
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/hooks/__tests__/useConfirm.test.ts
@@ -95,6 +95,44 @@ describe("useConfirm", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  it("keeps a mouse-opened confirm visible when its trailing click reaches the backdrop", async () => {
+    render(React.createElement(ConfirmDialogProvider, null, React.createElement(Harness)));
+
+    const trigger = screen.getByText("open");
+    fireEvent.pointerDown(trigger, { pointerType: "mouse" });
+    fireEvent.click(trigger);
+
+    const overlay = await screen.findByText("Delete FN-001?").then(() => document.querySelector(".confirm-dialog-overlay"));
+    expect(overlay).toBeTruthy();
+    fireEvent.pointerUp(overlay as Element, { pointerType: "mouse" });
+    fireEvent.click(overlay as Element);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Delete Task" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("result")).toHaveTextContent("idle");
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Confirm" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("result")).toHaveTextContent("confirmed"));
+  });
+
+  it("keeps a touch-opened confirm visible when its trailing tap reaches the backdrop", async () => {
+    render(React.createElement(ConfirmDialogProvider, null, React.createElement(Harness)));
+
+    const trigger = screen.getByText("open");
+    fireEvent.touchStart(trigger);
+    fireEvent.click(trigger);
+
+    const overlay = await screen.findByText("Delete FN-001?").then(() => document.querySelector(".confirm-dialog-overlay"));
+    expect(overlay).toBeTruthy();
+    fireEvent.touchEnd(overlay as Element);
+    fireEvent.click(overlay as Element);
+
+    expect(screen.getByRole("dialog", { name: "Delete Task" })).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByTestId("result")).toHaveTextContent("idle");
+
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Confirm" }));
+    await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByTestId("result")).toHaveTextContent("confirmed"));
+  });
+
   it("resolves false when cancel is clicked", async () => {
     render(
       React.createElement(