diff --git a/.changeset/fn-7982-planner-chat-stale-message.md b/.changeset/fn-7982-planner-chat-stale-message.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..80d53d3006
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fn-7982-planner-chat-stale-message.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@runfusion/fusion": patch
+---
+
+summary: Fix task chat showing a stale agent message while generating a new reply.
+category: fix
+dev: TaskPlannerChatTab now clears streamingThinking and the streaming-assistant row on fresh generations while preserving attach-to-in-flight snapshots.
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskPlannerChatTab.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskPlannerChatTab.tsx
index 812ee5537c..9a717e851e 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskPlannerChatTab.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/TaskPlannerChatTab.tsx
@@ -398,9 +398,22 @@ export function TaskPlannerChatTab({ task, projectId, active, expanded = false,
   }) => {
     const { resolvedSessionId, content = "", inFlightGeneration, requestId, attach } = options;
     const isCurrentStreamRequest = () => streamRequestRef.current === requestId;
-    let accumulated = inFlightGeneration?.streamingText ?? "";
-    let accumulatedThinking = inFlightGeneration?.streamingThinking ?? "";
-    const streamingToolCalls = cloneToolCalls(inFlightGeneration?.toolCalls);
+    const inFlightSnapshot = attach ? inFlightGeneration : null;
+    let accumulated = inFlightSnapshot?.streamingText ?? "";
+    let accumulatedThinking = inFlightSnapshot?.streamingThinking ?? "";
+    const streamingToolCalls = cloneToolCalls(inFlightSnapshot?.toolCalls);
+
+    /*
+     * FNXC:TaskDetailPlannerChat 2026-07-15-00:00:
+     * A fresh reply, and an attach without a persisted in-flight snapshot, must start with empty
+     * streaming carriers so no previous turn appears before its first event. Only an attach with a
+     * valid snapshot restores text, thinking, and tools because that data belongs to the still-live
+     * generation the user is returning to.
+     */
+    if (!inFlightSnapshot) {
+      setStreamingThinking("");
+      setMessages((current) => current.filter((message) => message.id !== "streaming-assistant"));
+    }
 
     streamRef.current?.close();
     if (!isCurrentStreamRequest()) return;
diff --git a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskPlannerChatTab.test.tsx b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskPlannerChatTab.test.tsx
index f3f6a46ae8..01ddfc3df8 100644
--- a/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskPlannerChatTab.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/dashboard/app/components/__tests__/TaskPlannerChatTab.test.tsx
@@ -630,6 +630,50 @@ describe("TaskPlannerChatTab", () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByText("Hello")).toBeInTheDocument());
   });
 
+  it("clears a completed turn's streaming carriers before a delayed consecutive reply", async () => {
+    const user = userEvent.setup();
+    const streamHandlers: any[] = [];
+    mockStreamChatResponse.mockImplementation((_sessionId, _content, handlers) => {
+      streamHandlers.push(handlers);
+      return { close: vi.fn(), isConnected: () => true };
+    });
+    renderPlannerChat();
+    await screen.findByTestId("task-planner-chat-empty");
+
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText("Message planner chat");
+    await user.type(input, "First reply");
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Send" }));
+    act(() => {
+      streamHandlers[0].onText("Previous transient reply");
+      streamHandlers[0].onThinking("Previous transient thinking");
+      streamHandlers[0].onDone({
+        messageId: "assistant-first",
+        message: {
+          id: "assistant-first",
+          sessionId: "chat-planner",
+          role: "assistant",
+          content: "Previous completed reply",
+          thinkingOutput: "Previous completed thinking",
+          metadata: null,
+          createdAt: "2026-06-30T00:03:00.000Z",
+        },
+      });
+    });
+    expect(await screen.findByText("Previous completed reply")).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await user.type(input, "Second delayed reply");
+    await user.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Send" }));
+
+    // The prior persisted turn remains in the transcript, but the new live bubble must be empty
+    // until this generation supplies its own first event.
+    const streamingBubble = screen.getByTestId("chat-message-__streaming__");
+    expect(streamingBubble).toHaveTextContent("Working…");
+    expect(streamingBubble).not.toHaveTextContent("Previous transient reply");
+    expect(streamingBubble).not.toHaveTextContent("Previous transient thinking");
+    expect(streamingBubble).not.toHaveTextContent("Previous completed reply");
+    expect(streamingBubble).not.toHaveTextContent("Previous completed thinking");
+  });
+
   it("sends planner Chat exactly once on the first mobile tap while the textarea is focused", async () => {
     mockFetchTaskPlannerChatSession.mockResolvedValueOnce({ session: null });
     renderPlannerChat({ projectId: "project-1" });