diff --git a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
index 338a355ba6..f6be4ee7a8 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/__tests__/self-healing.test.ts
@@ -6941,6 +6941,129 @@ describe("FN-4538 overlapBlockedBy self-healing", () => {
     manager.stop();
   });
 
+  it("FN-6276: clearStaleBlockedBy logs unchanged active overlap blocker only once across passes", async () => {
+    const overlapBlocker = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
+      column: "todo",
+      status: "queued",
+      blockedBy: undefined,
+      overlapBlockedBy: "FN-ACTIVE",
+      dependencies: [],
+    });
+    const store = makeStore([target, overlapBlocker]);
+    const manager = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project" });
+    const message = "Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE";
+
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+
+    expect(store.updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    expect(store.updateTask).toHaveBeenNthCalledWith(1, "FN-TARGET", { blockedBy: null, status: "queued" });
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.filter((call) => call[0] === "FN-TARGET" && call[1] === message)).toHaveLength(1);
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("FN-6276: clearStaleBlockedBy logs again when active overlap blocker changes", async () => {
+    const overlapBlockerA = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE-A", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const overlapBlockerB = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE-B", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
+      column: "todo",
+      status: "queued",
+      blockedBy: undefined,
+      overlapBlockedBy: "FN-ACTIVE-A",
+      dependencies: [],
+    });
+    const store = makeStore([target, overlapBlockerA, overlapBlockerB]);
+    const manager = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project" });
+
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    target.overlapBlockedBy = "FN-ACTIVE-B";
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-TARGET",
+      "Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE-A",
+    );
+    expect(store.logEntry).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "FN-TARGET",
+      "Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE-B",
+    );
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.filter((call) => call[0] === "FN-TARGET" && String(call[1]).includes("preserved queued status"))).toHaveLength(2);
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("FN-6276: clearStaleBlockedBy resets preserved queued memo after blocker resolves", async () => {
+    const overlapBlocker = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
+      column: "todo",
+      status: "queued",
+      blockedBy: undefined,
+      overlapBlockedBy: "FN-ACTIVE",
+      dependencies: [],
+    });
+    const store = makeStore([target, overlapBlocker]);
+    const manager = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project" });
+    const message = "Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE";
+
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    overlapBlocker.column = "done";
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    target.status = null;
+    target.overlapBlockedBy = null;
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    target.status = "queued";
+    target.overlapBlockedBy = "FN-ACTIVE";
+    overlapBlocker.column = "in-progress";
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.filter((call) => call[0] === "FN-TARGET" && call[1] === message)).toHaveLength(2);
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("FN-6276: stop clears preserved queued memo so next pass logs again", async () => {
+    const overlapBlocker = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
+      column: "todo",
+      status: "queued",
+      blockedBy: undefined,
+      overlapBlockedBy: "FN-ACTIVE",
+      dependencies: [],
+    });
+    const store = makeStore([target, overlapBlocker]);
+    const manager = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project" });
+    const message = "Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE";
+
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    manager.stop();
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.filter((call) => call[0] === "FN-TARGET" && call[1] === message)).toHaveLength(2);
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+
+  it("FN-6276: FN-5488 stale blockedBy overlap-preservation log is idempotent", async () => {
+    const staleBlocker = makeTask("FN-DONE", { column: "done" });
+    const overlapBlocker = makeTask("FN-ACTIVE", { column: "in-progress" });
+    const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
+      column: "todo",
+      status: "queued",
+      blockedBy: "FN-DONE",
+      overlapBlockedBy: "FN-ACTIVE",
+      dependencies: [],
+    });
+    const store = makeStore([target, staleBlocker, overlapBlocker]);
+    const manager = new SelfHealingManager(store, { rootDir: "/tmp/test-project" });
+    const message = "Auto-recovered (FN-5488): preserved queued status — blocker=FN-DONE blockerStatus=none reason=blocker-done; still blocked by file scope overlap with FN-ACTIVE";
+
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+    await manager.clearStaleBlockedBy();
+
+    expect(store.updateTask).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    expect((store.logEntry as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls.filter((call) => call[0] === "FN-TARGET" && call[1] === message)).toHaveLength(1);
+    manager.stop();
+  });
+
   it("FN-4538: clearStaleBlockedBy clears overlapBlockedBy when overlap blocker is done", async () => {
     const overlapBlocker = makeTask("FN-DONE", { column: "done" });
     const target = makeTask("FN-TARGET", {
diff --git a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
index 0ad184647d..e7fef7342b 100644
--- a/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/src/self-healing.ts
@@ -653,6 +653,7 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
   private finalizeUnprovenWarned = new Set<string>();
   private metaResolvedSkipAuditMemo = new Map<string, string>();
   private metaStalledSkipAuditMemo = new Map<string, string>();
+  private preservedQueuedOverlapLogged = new Map<string, string>();
   private maintenanceTickCounter = 0;
   private readonly processBootStartedAt = Date.now();
   private dependencyBlockedTodoReporter: DependencyBlockedTodoReporter | null = null;
@@ -1098,6 +1099,7 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
     this.finalizeUnprovenWarned.clear();
     this.metaResolvedSkipAuditMemo.clear();
     this.metaStalledSkipAuditMemo.clear();
+    this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged.clear();
     log.log("Stopped");
   }
 
@@ -4018,6 +4020,18 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
     memo.delete(taskId);
   }
 
+  private shouldLogPreservedQueuedOverlap(taskId: string, overlapBlockedBy: string | null | undefined): overlapBlockedBy is string {
+    if (!overlapBlockedBy) return false;
+    const previous = this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged.get(taskId);
+    if (previous === overlapBlockedBy) return false;
+    this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged.set(taskId, overlapBlockedBy);
+    return true;
+  }
+
+  private clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(taskId: string): void {
+    this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged.delete(taskId);
+  }
+
   async autoArchiveResolvedMetaTasks(reboundedTargets?: Set<string>): Promise<number> {
     const tasks = await this.store.listTasks({ slim: false, includeArchived: true });
     const byId = new Map(tasks.map((task) => [task.id.toUpperCase(), task]));
@@ -4354,7 +4368,10 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
         (task) => task.status === "queued" && (task.dependencies.length > 0 || Boolean(task.overlapBlockedBy)),
       );
 
-      if (blockedTasks.length === 0 && queuedDependencyTasks.length === 0) return 0;
+      if (blockedTasks.length === 0 && queuedDependencyTasks.length === 0) {
+        this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged.clear();
+        return 0;
+      }
 
       const allTasks = await this.store.listTasks({ includeArchived: true });
       const taskById = new Map(allTasks.map((task) => [task.id, task]));
@@ -4367,6 +4384,24 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
       for (const task of blockedTasks) candidates.set(task.id, task);
       for (const task of queuedDependencyTasks) candidates.set(task.id, task);
 
+      for (const [taskId, lastLoggedBlockerId] of this.preservedQueuedOverlapLogged) {
+        const memoTask = taskById.get(taskId);
+        const memoOverlapBlocker = memoTask?.overlapBlockedBy ? taskById.get(memoTask.overlapBlockedBy) : undefined;
+        const memoHasActiveOverlapBlocker = Boolean(
+          memoOverlapBlocker
+          && (memoOverlapBlocker.column === "in-progress" || (memoOverlapBlocker.column === "in-review" && !memoOverlapBlocker.paused)),
+        );
+        if (
+          !candidates.has(taskId)
+          || memoTask?.column !== "todo"
+          || memoTask.status !== "queued"
+          || memoTask.overlapBlockedBy !== lastLoggedBlockerId
+          || !memoHasActiveOverlapBlocker
+        ) {
+          this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(taskId);
+        }
+      }
+
       for (const task of candidates.values()) {
         const blockerId = task.blockedBy;
 
@@ -4462,26 +4497,36 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
 
           if (reason) {
             try {
+              let didRecover = false;
               if (todoTaskIds.has(task.id)) {
                 if (unresolvedDeps.length > 0) {
+                  this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(task.id);
                   const nextBlocker = unresolvedDeps[0]!;
                   if (nextBlocker === blockerId) {
                     continue;
                   }
                   await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: nextBlocker, status: "queued" });
                   await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered (FN-5488): refreshed stale blockedBy — blocker=${blockerId} blockerStatus=${blocker?.status ?? "none"} reason=${reasonCode ?? "unspecified"}; ${reason}; now blocked by ${nextBlocker}`);
+                  didRecover = true;
                 } else if (hasActiveOverlapBlocker) {
                   await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: null, status: "queued" });
-                  await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered (FN-5488): preserved queued status — blocker=${blockerId} blockerStatus=${blocker?.status ?? "none"} reason=${reasonCode ?? "unspecified"}; still blocked by file scope overlap with ${task.overlapBlockedBy}`);
+                  if (this.shouldLogPreservedQueuedOverlap(task.id, task.overlapBlockedBy)) {
+                    await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered (FN-5488): preserved queued status — blocker=${blockerId} blockerStatus=${blocker?.status ?? "none"} reason=${reasonCode ?? "unspecified"}; still blocked by file scope overlap with ${task.overlapBlockedBy}`);
+                    didRecover = true;
+                  }
                 } else {
+                  this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(task.id);
                   await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: null, overlapBlockedBy: null, status: null });
                   await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered (FN-5488): cleared stale blockedBy — blocker=${blockerId} blockerStatus=${blocker?.status ?? "none"} reason=${reasonCode ?? "unspecified"}; ${reason}`);
+                  didRecover = true;
                 }
               } else {
+                this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(task.id);
                 await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: null });
                 await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered (FN-4091): cleared stale blockedBy — ${reason}`);
+                didRecover = true;
               }
-              recovered++;
+              if (didRecover) recovered++;
             } catch (err: unknown) {
               const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
               log.error(`Failed to clear stale blockedBy for ${task.id}: ${errorMessage}`);
@@ -4499,14 +4544,15 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
             try {
               if (hasActiveOverlapBlocker) {
                 await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: null, status: "queued" });
-                await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with ${task.overlapBlockedBy}`);
+                if (this.shouldLogPreservedQueuedOverlap(task.id, task.overlapBlockedBy)) {
+                  await this.store.logEntry(task.id, `Auto-recovered: preserved queued status — still blocked by file scope overlap with ${task.overlapBlockedBy}`);
+                  recovered++;
+                }
               } else {
+                this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(task.id);
                 // FN-5434: routine scheduler↔self-healing queued-status churn should stay silent; keep state cleanup only.
                 await this.store.updateTask(task.id, { blockedBy: null, overlapBlockedBy: null, status: null });
               }
-              if (hasActiveOverlapBlocker) {
-                recovered++;
-              }
             } catch (err: unknown) {
               const errorMessage = err instanceof Error ? err.message : String(err);
               log.error(`Failed to clear stale queued status for ${task.id}: ${errorMessage}`);
@@ -4515,6 +4561,7 @@ export class SelfHealingManager {
           continue;
         }
 
+        this.clearPreservedQueuedOverlapMemo(task.id);
         const nextBlocker = unresolvedDeps[0] ?? null;
         if (nextBlocker && task.blockedBy !== nextBlocker) {
           try {