diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
index e4f489115f3ad53eba6af473eb9ef732244315fc..4b7919ef6a985974425ef11d52e5b9f94173efe2 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadDetailScreen.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import type { WorktreeSetupCardProps } from "./worktree-setup-card";
 import type { ComposerTextPaste } from "../../native/T3ComposerEditor.types";
 import { type EnvironmentConnectionPhase } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/connection";
 import type { EnvironmentThreadShell } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/shell";
+import type { HandoffEndpoints } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
 import type {
   CodexFeedbackSubmission,
   EnvironmentThreadStatus,
@@ -162,6 +163,7 @@ export interface ThreadDetailScreenProps {
   readonly feedbackSubmissions: ReadonlyArray<CodexFeedbackSubmission>;
   readonly onDismissFeedback: (id: MessageId) => void;
   readonly selectedThreadFeed: ReadonlyArray<ThreadFeedEntry>;
+  readonly pendingHandoff?: HandoffEndpoints | null;
   readonly activityRun: ThreadFeedLatestRun | null;
   readonly activeWorkStartedAt: string | null;
   /** The live work is a provider-native subagent's runless root turn. */
@@ -1159,6 +1161,7 @@ export const ThreadDetailScreen = memo(function ThreadDetailScreen(props: Thread
               threadId={props.selectedThread.id}
               workspaceRoot={props.threadCwd}
               feed={props.selectedThreadFeed}
+              pendingHandoff={props.pendingHandoff}
               worktreeSetup={props.worktreeSetup}
               setupWorkingStartedAt={props.setupWorkingStartedAt}
               queuedMessages={props.queuedMessages}
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
index 61d6da783bf0a724711a09cd3e1d2566f2c5619a..4a1e9d1a1f5d635496a7563f7510536d436cd788 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadFeed.tsx
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { ThreadMarkdownVideo, ThreadMediaVisibleContext } from "./ThreadMarkdown
 import { useMarkdownImageSource } from "../../native/useMarkdownImageSource";
 import { enrichedContextLinkPresentation } from "../../lib/enrichedLinkPresentation";
 import { ThreadContextDivider } from "./thread-context-divider";
-import { ThreadHandoffRow } from "./thread-handoff-row";
+import { ThreadHandoffDivider, ThreadHandoffRow } from "./thread-handoff-row";
 import { SecretRequestCard } from "./SecretRequestCard";
 import { AppActivityIndicator } from "../../components/AppActivityIndicator";
 import {
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import * as Haptics from "expo-haptics";
 import { KeyboardAwareLegendList } from "@legendapp/list/keyboard";
 import { useViewabilityAmount, type LegendListRef } from "@legendapp/list/react-native";
 import { scopeThreadRef } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/environment";
+import type { HandoffEndpoints } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
 import { resolveUserMessagePresentation } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/user-message";
 import { canForkProjectedAssistantItem } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/thread-workflows";
 import {
@@ -292,6 +293,7 @@ export interface ThreadFeedProps {
   readonly threadTitle: string;
   readonly workspaceRoot?: string | null;
   readonly feed: ReadonlyArray<ThreadFeedEntry>;
+  readonly pendingHandoff?: HandoffEndpoints | null;
   readonly contentPresentation: ThreadContentPresentation;
   readonly agentLabel: string;
   readonly latestRun: ThreadFeedLatestRun | null;
@@ -2756,6 +2758,16 @@ export const ThreadFeed = memo(function ThreadFeed(props: ThreadFeedProps) {
                 ) : null}
               </>
             }
+            ListFooterComponent={
+              props.pendingHandoff ? (
+                <ThreadHandoffDivider
+                  environmentId={props.environmentId}
+                  endpoints={props.pendingHandoff}
+                  iconColor={iconSubtleColor}
+                  label="Context handoff pending"
+                />
+              ) : null
+            }
             contentContainerStyle={{
               paddingTop: 12,
               paddingLeft: contentHorizontalPadding + contentLeftInset,
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
index 5f9480bb2e9d48eef58433af4fd6485e7990ef09..348f7377724b410f2173e72cb057327a09f65ba4 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/ThreadRouteScreen.tsx
@@ -995,6 +995,7 @@ function ThreadRouteContent(
           feedbackSubmissions={composer.feedbackSubmissions}
           onDismissFeedback={composer.dismissFeedback}
           selectedThreadFeed={composer.selectedThreadFeed}
+          pendingHandoff={composer.pendingHandoff}
           activityRun={composer.selectedThreadActivityRun}
           activeWorkStartedAt={
             creationState?.kind === "preparing" ||
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-handoff-row.tsx b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-handoff-row.tsx
index 3b1b2894a8fce293bd0a7785bbd1b927718a45da..4b05662595f8f0fccc917781de352660f72aced0 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-handoff-row.tsx
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/features/threads/thread-handoff-row.tsx
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { useAtomValue } from "@effect/atom-react";
 import { scopeThreadRef } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/environment";
-import { resolveHandoffEndpoints } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
+import { resolveHandoffEndpoints, type HandoffEndpoints } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
 import { resolveProviderInstanceDisplayName } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/provider-instance-display";
 import type {
   EnvironmentId,
@@ -45,15 +45,34 @@ export function ThreadHandoffRow(props: {
     [props.environmentId, props.projectedItem],
   );
   const endpoints = useAtomValue(endpointsAtom);
-  const config = useAtomValue(serverEnvironment.configValueAtom(props.environmentId));
   if (item.type !== "handoff" || endpoints === null) return null;
   const color = item.status === "failed" ? "#e11d48" : props.iconColor;
   return (
-    <ThreadContextDivider
-      label="Context handoff"
-      icon="arrow.left.arrow.right"
+    <ThreadHandoffDivider
+      environmentId={props.environmentId}
+      endpoints={endpoints}
       iconColor={color}
+      label="Context handoff"
       failed={item.status === "failed"}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+export function ThreadHandoffDivider(props: {
+  environmentId: EnvironmentId;
+  endpoints: HandoffEndpoints;
+  iconColor: ColorValue;
+  label: string;
+  failed?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const config = useAtomValue(serverEnvironment.configValueAtom(props.environmentId));
+  const { endpoints } = props;
+  return (
+    <ThreadContextDivider
+      label={props.label}
+      icon="arrow.left.arrow.right"
+      iconColor={props.iconColor}
+      failed={props.failed}
     >
       <View className="flex-row flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-1.5">
         {endpoints.from.map((endpoint, index) => (
@@ -67,7 +86,7 @@ export function ThreadHandoffRow(props: {
           </Fragment>
         ))}
         {endpoints.from.length > 0 ? (
-          <SymbolView name="arrow.right" size={12} tintColor={color} />
+          <SymbolView name="arrow.right" size={12} tintColor={props.iconColor} />
         ) : null}
         <HandoffEndpoint {...endpoints.to} providers={config?.providers ?? []} />
       </View>
diff --git a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-composer-state.ts b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-composer-state.ts
index 591dbefb20c9f442b851ee12f8eea5d8e25a0cca..623eff1b0a5e6bd96544c8ee015575fc1969ff4c 100644
--- a/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-composer-state.ts
+++ b/apps/mobile/src/state/use-thread-composer-state.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import { readEnvironmentScope } from "./session";
 import type { ComposerTextPaste } from "../native/T3ComposerEditor.types";
 import { useAtomValue } from "@effect/atom-react";
 import { threadRuntimeIsActive } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/shell";
+import { resolvePendingHandoff } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
 import {
   deriveProviderSubagentStatus,
   deriveRunlessWorkStartedAt,
@@ -334,6 +335,15 @@ export function useThreadComposerState() {
   const selectedThreadQueueCount = selectedThreadQueuedMessages.length;
   const selectedThread = selectedThreadShell;
   const modelSelection = selectedDraft?.modelSelection ?? selectedThread?.modelSelection ?? null;
+  const pendingHandoff = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      resolvePendingHandoff(
+        selectedThreadProjection?.projection,
+        modelSelection,
+        selectedEnvironmentRuntime?.serverConfig?.providers ?? [],
+      ),
+    [modelSelection, selectedThreadProjection, selectedEnvironmentRuntime?.serverConfig?.providers],
+  );
   const runtimeMode = selectedDraft?.runtimeMode ?? selectedThread?.runtimeMode ?? null;
   const selectedProvider = selectedEnvironmentRuntime?.serverConfig?.providers.find(
     (provider) => provider.instanceId === modelSelection?.instanceId,
@@ -1091,6 +1101,7 @@ export function useThreadComposerState() {
     cancelQueuedRunEdit,
     onRemoveQueuedEditAttachment,
     modelSelection,
+    pendingHandoff,
     canSwitchThreadProvider,
     runtimeMode,
     interactionMode,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
index 249ce9286e5e57b698857c65a8f1faf6b4463797..dd66b021d1e44d36de859c5015da7ddcb310ed85 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ChatView.tsx
@@ -108,6 +108,8 @@ import {
   presentProviderGoal,
 } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/thread-execution";
 import { threadSupportsProviderHandoff } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/thread-workflows";
+import { resolvePendingHandoff } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
+import { HandoffRow } from "./chat/V2LifecycleRow";
 import {
   codexFeedbackMessage,
   parseCodexFeedbackCommand,
@@ -1802,6 +1804,12 @@ export default function ChatView(props: ChatViewProps) {
   const composerActiveProvider = useComposerDraftStore(
     (store) => store.getComposerDraft(composerDraftTarget)?.activeProvider ?? null,
   );
+  const composerSelectedModelSelection = useComposerDraftStore((store) => {
+    const draft = store.getComposerDraft(composerDraftTarget);
+    return draft?.activeProvider
+      ? (draft.modelSelectionByProvider[draft.activeProvider] ?? null)
+      : null;
+  });
   const composerHasAttachments = useComposerDraftStore((store) => {
     const draft = store.getComposerDraft(composerDraftTarget);
     return (draft?.images.length ?? 0) > 0 || (draft?.files.length ?? 0) > 0;
@@ -7733,6 +7741,20 @@ export default function ChatView(props: ChatViewProps) {
       item.type === "user_message" &&
       (item.text.trim().toLowerCase() !== "/compact" || item.attachments.length > 0),
   );
+  const pendingHandoff = useMemo(
+    () =>
+      resolvePendingHandoff(
+        serverProjection,
+        composerSelectedModelSelection ?? activeThread?.modelSelection,
+        providerStatuses,
+      ),
+    [
+      serverProjection,
+      composerSelectedModelSelection,
+      activeThread?.modelSelection,
+      providerStatuses,
+    ],
+  );
   const compactThreadUnavailable =
     !canOperateThread ||
     !activeThread ||
@@ -11563,7 +11585,22 @@ export default function ChatView(props: ChatViewProps) {
                 {...(draftId ? { onWorktreeSetupWorkLocally } : {})}
                 {...(onOpenWorktreeSetupTerminal ? { onOpenWorktreeSetupTerminal } : {})}
                 isPreparingWorktree={!paintOnlyDisplayedTimeline && isPreparingWorktree}
-                footer={paintOnlyDisplayedTimeline ? null : threadStatusLine}
+                footer={
+                  paintOnlyDisplayedTimeline ? null : pendingHandoff === null ? (
+                    threadStatusLine
+                  ) : (
+                    <>
+                      <div className="chat-content-lane">
+                        <HandoffRow
+                          endpoints={pendingHandoff}
+                          providers={providerStatuses}
+                          pending
+                        />
+                      </div>
+                      {threadStatusLine}
+                    </>
+                  )
+                }
                 listRef={legendListRef}
                 timelineEntries={displayedTimeline.entries}
                 providerStatuses={
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/chat/V2LifecycleRow.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/chat/V2LifecycleRow.tsx
index 4d476e0db6dd2493e289273a0da085bf6c269131..40421a34e3b77fcbf40c0fafe821e4f032502e72 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/chat/V2LifecycleRow.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/chat/V2LifecycleRow.tsx
@@ -10,7 +10,11 @@ import { environmentThreadDetails } from "../../state/threads";
 import { MiddleTruncate } from "../ui/middle-truncate";
 import * as DateTime from "effect/DateTime";
 import { WorkLogRow } from "./WorkLog";
-import { resolveHandoffEndpoints, type HandoffTimelineRun } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
+import {
+  resolveHandoffEndpoints,
+  type HandoffEndpoints,
+  type HandoffTimelineRun,
+} from "@t3tools/client-runtime/handoff";
 import { Fragment } from "react";
 import { formatSubagentDisplayTitle } from "@t3tools/client-runtime/state/subagent-display";
 import {
@@ -121,39 +125,11 @@ export function V2LifecycleRow(props: {
     );
   }
   if (item.type === "handoff") {
-    const { from: fromEndpoints, to } = resolveHandoffEndpoints(item, props.runs);
     return (
-      <TimelineSystemDivider
-        label="Context handoff"
-        icon={ArrowRightLeftIcon}
-        showDetailSeparator={false}
-        tone={item.status === "failed" ? "danger" : "neutral"}
-        detail={
-          <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-1.5">
-            {fromEndpoints.map((endpoint, index) => (
-              <Fragment key={`${endpoint.instanceId}:${endpoint.model ?? ""}`}>
-                {index > 0 ? (
-                  <span aria-hidden="true" className="-ml-1">
-                    ,
-                  </span>
-                ) : null}
-                <HandoffEndpoint
-                  providers={props.providerStatuses}
-                  instanceId={endpoint.instanceId}
-                  model={endpoint.model}
-                />
-              </Fragment>
-            ))}
-            {fromEndpoints.length > 0 ? (
-              <ArrowRightIcon aria-hidden="true" className="size-3 shrink-0" />
-            ) : null}
-            <HandoffEndpoint
-              providers={props.providerStatuses}
-              instanceId={item.toProviderInstanceId}
-              model={to.model}
-            />
-          </span>
-        }
+      <HandoffRow
+        endpoints={resolveHandoffEndpoints(item, props.runs)}
+        providers={props.providerStatuses}
+        failed={item.status === "failed"}
       />
     );
   }
@@ -570,6 +546,49 @@ function SubagentTimelineTooltip(
   );
 }
 
+export function HandoffRow(props: {
+  readonly endpoints: HandoffEndpoints;
+  readonly providers: ReadonlyArray<ServerProvider>;
+  readonly pending?: boolean;
+  readonly failed?: boolean;
+}) {
+  const { from: fromEndpoints, to } = props.endpoints;
+  return (
+    <TimelineSystemDivider
+      label={props.pending ? "Context handoff pending" : "Context handoff"}
+      icon={ArrowRightLeftIcon}
+      showDetailSeparator={false}
+      tone={props.failed ? "danger" : "neutral"}
+      detail={
+        <span className="inline-flex min-w-0 flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-1.5">
+          {fromEndpoints.map((endpoint, index) => (
+            <Fragment key={`${endpoint.instanceId}:${endpoint.model ?? ""}`}>
+              {index > 0 ? (
+                <span aria-hidden="true" className="-ml-1">
+                  ,
+                </span>
+              ) : null}
+              <HandoffEndpoint
+                providers={props.providers}
+                instanceId={endpoint.instanceId}
+                model={endpoint.model}
+              />
+            </Fragment>
+          ))}
+          {fromEndpoints.length > 0 ? (
+            <ArrowRightIcon aria-hidden="true" className="size-3 shrink-0" />
+          ) : null}
+          <HandoffEndpoint
+            providers={props.providers}
+            instanceId={to.instanceId}
+            model={to.model}
+          />
+        </span>
+      }
+    />
+  );
+}
+
 function HandoffEndpoint(props: {
   readonly providers: ReadonlyArray<ServerProvider>;
   readonly instanceId: ProviderInstanceId;
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.test.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.test.ts
index 5f72982fae0b614e37b2e9a25c8da350df4cefca..45718998eaf6fd77cd63e27de04dae3d46043084 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.test.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
-import { ProviderInstanceId, RunId } from "@t3tools/contracts";
+import {
+  ProviderInstanceId,
+  RunId,
+  type OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection,
+  type ServerProvider,
+} from "@t3tools/contracts";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vite-plus/test";
-import { resolveHandoffEndpoints, type HandoffTimelineRun } from "./handoff.ts";
+import {
+  resolveHandoffEndpoints,
+  resolvePendingHandoff,
+  type HandoffTimelineRun,
+} from "./handoff.ts";
 
 const from = ProviderInstanceId.make("codex_personal");
 const to = ProviderInstanceId.make("claudeAgent");
@@ -63,3 +72,39 @@ describe("handoff endpoints shared by web and mobile", () => {
     ).toBeUndefined();
   });
 });
+
+const projection = {
+  runs: [{ ...run("source", 1, from, "source"), startedAt: "2026-10-11T00:00:00Z" }],
+} as unknown as OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection;
+
+describe("pending context handoff", () => {
+  it("appears on selection, updates the destination, and disappears on returning", () => {
+    expect(resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: to, model: "first" }, [])).toEqual({
+      from: [{ instanceId: from, model: "source" }],
+      to: { instanceId: to, model: "first" },
+    });
+    expect(
+      resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: to, model: "second" }, [])?.to.model,
+    ).toBe("second");
+    expect(resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: from, model: "source" }, [])).toBeNull();
+    expect(resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: from, model: "other" }, [])).toBeNull();
+  });
+  it("only previews a same-provider model change when it needs a fresh native thread", () => {
+    const providers = [
+      { instanceId: from, requiresNewThreadForModelChange: true },
+    ] as unknown as ServerProvider[];
+    expect(
+      resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: from, model: "other" }, providers)?.to.model,
+    ).toBe("other");
+  });
+  it("resumes compatible account overlays without showing a handoff", () => {
+    const providers = [from, to].map((instanceId) => ({
+      instanceId,
+      driver: "codex",
+      continuation: { groupKey: "shared" },
+    })) as unknown as ServerProvider[];
+    expect(
+      resolvePendingHandoff(projection, { instanceId: to, model: "target" }, providers),
+    ).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.ts b/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.ts
index 5670fdd6f1cd72f8c202b690e7f931b4c6c9fb17..3dadda690dede56c602c176cd2f7e14bd0d9b95e 100644
--- a/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.ts
+++ b/packages/client-runtime/src/handoff.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import type {
+  ModelSelection,
   OrchestrationV2Run,
+  OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection,
   OrchestrationV2TurnItem,
   ProviderInstanceId,
+  ServerProvider,
 } from "@t3tools/contracts";
 
 /**
@@ -14,6 +17,30 @@ export type HandoffTimelineRun = Pick<
   "id" | "ordinal" | "providerInstanceId" | "modelSelection"
 >;
 
+export type HandoffEndpoints = ReturnType<typeof resolveHandoffEndpoints>;
+
+/** Preview the next send's handoff without adding anything to durable history. */
+export function resolvePendingHandoff(
+  projection: OrchestrationV2ThreadProjection | null | undefined,
+  selection: ModelSelection | null | undefined,
+  providers: ReadonlyArray<ServerProvider>,
+): HandoffEndpoints | null {
+  const from = projection?.runs.findLast(
+    (run) => run.startedAt !== null && run.status !== "rolled_back",
+  )?.modelSelection;
+  if (from === undefined || selection == null) return null;
+  const source = providers.find((provider) => provider.instanceId === from.instanceId);
+  const target = providers.find((provider) => provider.instanceId === selection.instanceId);
+  const needsHandoff =
+    from.instanceId === selection.instanceId
+      ? from.model !== selection.model && target?.requiresNewThreadForModelChange === true
+      : // Accounts sharing a continuation group resume the same native thread.
+        source?.continuation?.groupKey === undefined ||
+        source.driver !== target?.driver ||
+        source.continuation.groupKey !== target.continuation?.groupKey;
+  return needsHandoff ? { from: [from], to: selection } : null;
+}
+
 export function resolveHandoffEndpoints(
   item: Pick<
     Extract<OrchestrationV2TurnItem, { type: "handoff" }>,