diff --git a/crates/maestro-daemon/tests/acp.rs b/crates/maestro-daemon/tests/acp.rs
index 1055499..6af36cb 100644
--- a/crates/maestro-daemon/tests/acp.rs
+++ b/crates/maestro-daemon/tests/acp.rs
@@ -9,13 +9,15 @@ use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::sync::Arc;
 use std::time::{Duration, Instant};
 
-use common::{wait_for_async, DaemonFixture};
+use common::{init_bare_repo, init_repo, push_all_to_origin, wait_for_async, DaemonFixture};
 use maestro_acp::schema::{ContentBlock, SessionUpdate};
 use maestro_acp::{ADAPTER_BIN, INSTALL_COMMAND};
 use maestro_daemon::sidecar::{EventCursor, SidecarStore};
 use maestro_daemon::worktree::WorktreeManager;
 use maestro_daemon::SessionManager;
-use maestro_protocol::{ActivityState, CreateSessionRequest, SessionStatus, SessionView};
+use maestro_protocol::{
+    ActivityState, CreateSessionRequest, SessionStatus, SessionView, WorktreeSpec,
+};
 use tempfile::TempDir;
 
 fn fake_agent() -> PathBuf {
@@ -285,6 +287,76 @@ async fn recovery_loads_the_acp_session_without_duplicating_history() {
     revived.kill(session.id, false).await.expect("kill");
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn shutdown_preserves_a_pristine_structured_worktree_for_recovery() {
+    let fx = DaemonFixture::new();
+    let fake = Fake::new();
+    let repo = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    init_repo(repo.path());
+    let origin = TempDir::new().unwrap();
+    init_bare_repo(origin.path());
+
+    let branch = "feature/restart";
+    let worktree = repo
+        .path()
+        .join("worktrees")
+        .join("feature")
+        .join("restart");
+    let session = fx
+        .manager
+        .create(CreateSessionRequest {
+            view: SessionView::Structured,
+            cwd: repo.path().to_path_buf(),
+            command: "claude".into(),
+            env: fake.env(),
+            metadata: HashMap::new(),
+            worktree: Some(WorktreeSpec {
+                base_repo: repo.path().to_path_buf(),
+                branch: branch.into(),
+                create_branch: true,
+            }),
+        })
+        .await
+        .expect("create");
+    assert_eq!(session.cwd, worktree);
+    push_all_to_origin(repo.path(), origin.path());
+
+    fx.manager.shutdown().await;
+
+    assert!(
+        worktree.is_dir(),
+        "shutdown must not settle a pristine worktree"
+    );
+    let sidecar: maestro_protocol::Session = serde_json::from_slice(
+        &std::fs::read(fx.sidecar_dir().join(format!("{}.json", session.id))).unwrap(),
+    )
+    .unwrap();
+    assert_eq!(
+        sidecar.worktree.as_ref().map(|wt| &wt.path),
+        Some(&worktree)
+    );
+
+    let revived = SessionManager::new(
+        Arc::new(fx.tmux.tmux.clone()),
+        SidecarStore::new(fx.sidecar_dir()),
+        WorktreeManager::new(None),
+        fx.fifo_dir(),
+    );
+    assert_eq!(revived.recover().await.expect("recover"), 1);
+    assert_eq!(
+        revived.status(session.id).await,
+        Some(SessionStatus::Running)
+    );
+    assert!(fake.log().contains("recv session/load"), "{}", fake.log());
+    assert!(worktree.is_dir(), "recovery must retain the worktree");
+
+    revived.kill(session.id, false).await.expect("dismiss");
+    assert!(
+        !worktree.exists(),
+        "operator dismissal still cleans a pristine tree"
+    );
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn failed_recovery_cleans_its_fifo() {
     let fx = DaemonFixture::new();