diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.badge.browser.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.badge.browser.test.ts
index ae2ed3d10de3c..257994ccc76de 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.badge.browser.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.badge.browser.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ const thread = {
   archivedAt: null as string | null,
   hasPendingApprovals: false,
   hasPendingUserInput: false,
+  pendingRequestId: "request-1",
   session: null as { status: string } | null,
   latestTurn: { turnId: "turn", state: "running", completedAt: null as string | null },
 };
@@ -144,9 +145,9 @@ function toV2ThreadShell(input: typeof thread) {
           ? "failed"
           : "running",
     pendingRuntimeRequest: input.hasPendingUserInput
-      ? { id: "request-1", kind: "user_input", createdAt: SHELL_NOW }
+      ? { id: input.pendingRequestId, kind: "user_input", createdAt: SHELL_NOW }
       : input.hasPendingApprovals
-        ? { id: "request-1", kind: "command", createdAt: SHELL_NOW }
+        ? { id: input.pendingRequestId, kind: "command", createdAt: SHELL_NOW }
         : null,
     latestVisibleMessage: null,
     latestUserMessageAt: null,
@@ -240,6 +241,18 @@ it.each(["hasPendingApprovals", "hasPendingUserInput"] as const)(
   },
 );
 
+it.each(["hasPendingApprovals", "hasPendingUserInput"] as const)(
+  "notifies again when a new %s request replaces the pending one in the same run",
+  async (flag) => {
+    await using app = setup();
+    app.start();
+    state.shells.set("one", shell({ [flag]: true, pendingRequestId: "request-1" }));
+    state.shells.set("one", shell({ [flag]: true, pendingRequestId: "request-2" }));
+    const title = flag === "hasPendingApprovals" ? "Approval needed" : "Input needed";
+    expect(TestNotification.sent.map(({ title }) => title)).toEqual([title, title]);
+  },
+);
+
 it("presents completion notifications and sound as soon as the shell completes", async () => {
   await using app = setup();
   state.mode = "notifications-and-sound";
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.test.ts
index a89e4159cae10..1c98f89aa56ca 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.test.ts
@@ -7,11 +7,13 @@ import {
 
 const working: ThreadNotificationObservation = {
   attention: null,
+  requestId: null,
   settled: false,
   completedAt: null,
 };
 const completed = (at: number): ThreadNotificationObservation => ({
   attention: null,
+  requestId: null,
   settled: true,
   completedAt: at,
 });
@@ -54,17 +56,37 @@ describe("createThreadNotificationGate", () => {
     expect(notify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
   });
 
-  it("notifies attention once and still notifies the subsequent completion", () => {
+  it("notifies each attention once per stretch and still notifies the subsequent completion", () => {
     const { notify, observe } = harness();
     observe(working);
-    const attention = { attention: "run-1:approval", settled: false, completedAt: null };
+    const attention = {
+      attention: "run-1:approval:a",
+      requestId: "a",
+      settled: false,
+      completedAt: null,
+    };
     observe(attention);
     expect(notify.mock.calls).toEqual([["thread", "input"]]);
     observe({ ...attention });
     expect(notify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    observe({ ...attention, attention: "run-1:approval:b", requestId: "b" });
+    observe(attention);
+    expect(notify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+    observe(working);
+    observe(attention);
+    expect(notify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(3);
+    const subagent = { ...attention, attention: "run-1:approval:", requestId: null };
+    observe(subagent);
+    observe(attention);
+    observe(subagent);
+    expect(notify).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(5);
     observe(working);
     observe(completed(1));
     expect(notify.mock.calls).toEqual([
+      ["thread", "input"],
+      ["thread", "input"],
+      ["thread", "input"],
+      ["thread", "input"],
       ["thread", "input"],
       ["thread", "completion"],
     ]);
@@ -74,7 +96,7 @@ describe("createThreadNotificationGate", () => {
     const { notify, observe } = harness();
     observe(working);
     observe(completed(1));
-    observe({ attention: "run-1:limited", settled: false, completedAt: null });
+    observe({ attention: "run-1:limited", requestId: null, settled: false, completedAt: null });
     observe(completed(1));
     expect(notify.mock.calls).toEqual([
       ["thread", "completion"],
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.ts
index 1fe126ad37da3..6414f2e88f1a3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.logic.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 export type ThreadNotificationKind = "input" | "completion";
 
 export interface ThreadNotificationObservation {
-  /** Run and status key while the thread needs attention, otherwise null. */
+  /** Run, status and request key while the thread needs attention, otherwise null. */
   readonly attention: string | null;
+  /** The pending request's id, when it has one; null whenever attention is. */
+  readonly requestId: string | null;
   /** The thread is idle and its latest run completed. */
   readonly settled: boolean;
   /** When the latest run completed, if it did. */
@@ -17,6 +19,24 @@ export function createThreadNotificationGate<Key>(
   const skip = (key: Key, at: number | null) => {
     if (at !== null && at > (handled.get(key) ?? -Infinity)) handled.set(key, at);
   };
+  // Attention keys with a request id seen since the thread last stopped needing attention.
+  const attended = new Map<Key, Set<string>>();
+  const attend = (
+    key: Key,
+    prior: ThreadNotificationObservation | undefined,
+    next: ThreadNotificationObservation,
+  ): boolean => {
+    if (next.attention === null) {
+      attended.delete(key);
+      return false;
+    }
+    if (next.requestId === null) return next.attention !== prior?.attention;
+    const seen = attended.get(key);
+    if (seen?.has(next.attention)) return false;
+    if (seen) seen.add(next.attention);
+    else attended.set(key, new Set([next.attention]));
+    return true;
+  };
   return {
     observe(
       key: Key,
@@ -26,8 +46,9 @@ export function createThreadNotificationGate<Key>(
     ): void {
       // The first sighting, archived threads, and stopped or silent runs never notify completion.
       if (!prior || options.archived || options.quiet) skip(key, next.completedAt);
+      const fresh = attend(key, prior, next);
       if (!prior || options.archived) return;
-      if (next.attention && next.attention !== prior.attention) {
+      if (fresh) {
         notify(key, "input");
         return;
       }
@@ -39,9 +60,11 @@ export function createThreadNotificationGate<Key>(
     /** Forgets threads that left the snapshot. */
     retain(keys: ReadonlySet<Key>): void {
       for (const key of handled.keys()) if (!keys.has(key)) handled.delete(key);
+      for (const key of attended.keys()) if (!keys.has(key)) attended.delete(key);
     },
     clear(): void {
       handled.clear();
+      attended.clear();
     },
   };
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.tsx
index a7134b481d131..4d772458a028e 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/ThreadNotificationCoordinator.tsx
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ import {
   threadNotificationTag,
   unlockNotificationAudio,
 } from "../threadNotifications";
+import { resolveBackgroundThreadRequest } from "./backgroundThreadAnnouncement";
 import { resolveSidebarThreadStatus, type SidebarThreadStatus } from "./Sidebar.logic";
 import {
   createThreadNotificationGate,
@@ -252,14 +253,16 @@ export function startThreadNotifications(
       const thread = presentThreadShell(environmentId, rawThread, subagentRequest);
       let status = resolveSidebarThreadStatus(thread);
       if (status === "ready" && thread.latestRun?.status === "failed") status = "failed";
-      const attention =
+      const needsAttention =
         status === "input" ||
         status === "request" ||
         status === "approval" ||
         status === "failed" ||
-        status === "limited"
-          ? `${thread.latestRun?.runId ?? ""}:${status}`
-          : null;
+        status === "limited";
+      const requestId = needsAttention ? resolveBackgroundThreadRequest(thread).requestId : null;
+      const attention = needsAttention
+        ? `${thread.latestRun?.runId ?? ""}:${status}:${requestId ?? ""}`
+        : null;
       const completedAt = Date.parse(thread.latestRun?.completedAt ?? "");
       const settled = status === "ready" && thread.latestRun?.status === "completed";
       const state = {
@@ -268,6 +271,7 @@ export function startThreadNotifications(
         thread,
         status,
         attention,
+        requestId,
         settled,
         completedAt: settled && Number.isFinite(completedAt) ? completedAt : null,
       };