diff --git a/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts b/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts
index 8b967f648165f..79727a1b46607 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.test.ts
@@ -10562,6 +10562,31 @@ it.layer(layerTest)("ProjectionStoreV2", (it) => {
           ["local", targetThreadId, "command_execution"],
         ],
       );
+
+      // Forks retain a deleted source's history, so their shell counts must keep it too.
+      const source = yield* projectionStore.getThreadProjection(sourceThreadId);
+      yield* projectionStore.apply({
+        id: EventId.make("event:projection-fork-source-rollback:source-deleted"),
+        type: "thread.deleted",
+        threadId: sourceThreadId,
+        occurredAt: now,
+        payload: { ...source.thread, deletedAt: now },
+      });
+      const afterDeletion = yield* projectionStore.getShellSnapshot();
+      assert.isNull(yield* projectionStore.getThreadShell(sourceThreadId));
+      assert.notInclude(
+        afterDeletion.threads.map((thread) => thread.id),
+        sourceThreadId,
+      );
+      for (const threadId of [targetThreadId, nestedThreadId]) {
+        const projection = yield* projectionStore.getThreadProjection(threadId);
+        for (const shell of [
+          yield* projectionStore.getThreadShell(threadId),
+          afterDeletion.threads.find((thread) => thread.id === threadId),
+        ]) {
+          assert.equal(shell?.visibleItemCount, projection.visibleTurnItems.length, threadId);
+        }
+      }
     }),
   );
 
diff --git a/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts b/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
index 6d845450c79da..10e803ce279e2 100644
--- a/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
+++ b/apps/server/src/orchestration-v2/ProjectionStore.ts
@@ -7660,7 +7660,11 @@ export const layer: Layer.Layer<ProjectionStoreV2, never, SqlClient.SqlClient> =
         worktreePath,
         threadIds,
         listedOnly = false,
-      }: ShellSnapshotOptions & { readonly listedOnly?: boolean } = {},
+        includeDeleted = false,
+      }: ShellSnapshotOptions & {
+        readonly listedOnly?: boolean;
+        readonly includeDeleted?: boolean;
+      } = {},
     ) =>
       sql<ShellThreadRow>`
             SELECT
@@ -7839,7 +7843,7 @@ export const layer: Layer.Layer<ProjectionStoreV2, never, SqlClient.SqlClient> =
                 candidate.ordinal DESC, candidate.run_id DESC
               LIMIT 1
             ) AND blocked.status = 'failed'
-            WHERE t.deleted_at IS NULL${
+            WHERE ${includeDeleted ? sql`1 = 1` : sql`t.deleted_at IS NULL`}${
               listedOnly
                 ? sql` AND json_extract(t.payload_json, '$.lineage.relationshipToParent') IS NOT 'subagent'
                     AND json_extract(t.payload_json, '$.lineage.sideChat') IS NOT 1`
@@ -8480,29 +8484,34 @@ export const layer: Layer.Layer<ProjectionStoreV2, never, SqlClient.SqlClient> =
     const shellSnapshotReadError = (cause: unknown) =>
       new ProjectionStoreReadError({ threadId: ThreadId.make("thread:shell"), cause });
 
+    // Adds every fork ancestor of `rows`. Ancestors may be deleted: a retained fork still inherits
+    // their history, so its visibleItemCount must too.
+    const withShellForkAncestorRows = Effect.fn("ProjectionStore.withShellForkAncestorRows")(
+      function* (rows: ReadonlyArray<ShellThreadRow>) {
+        const rowsByThreadId = new Map(
+          rows.map((row) => [ThreadId.make(row.thread_id), row] as const),
+        );
+        const pendingSourceIds = [...shellForkSourceIds(rows)];
+        while (pendingSourceIds.length > 0) {
+          const sourceId = pendingSourceIds.pop();
+          if (sourceId === undefined || rowsByThreadId.has(sourceId)) continue;
+          const source = (yield* selectShellThreadRows(sourceId, { includeDeleted: true }))[0];
+          if (source === undefined) continue;
+          rowsByThreadId.set(sourceId, source);
+          if (source.forked_from_run_source_thread_id !== null) {
+            pendingSourceIds.push(ThreadId.make(source.forked_from_run_source_thread_id));
+          }
+        }
+        return rowsByThreadId;
+      },
+    );
+
     const readShellSnapshotRows = Effect.fn("ProjectionStore.readShellSnapshotRows")(function* (
       options: ShellSnapshotOptions | undefined,
     ) {
       const targetThreadRows = yield* selectShellThreadRows(undefined, options);
       const targetThreadIds = new Set(targetThreadRows.map((row) => ThreadId.make(row.thread_id)));
-      const rowsByThreadId = new Map(
-        targetThreadRows.map((row) => [ThreadId.make(row.thread_id), row] as const),
-      );
-      const pendingSourceIds = targetThreadRows.flatMap((row) =>
-        row.forked_from_run_source_thread_id === null
-          ? []
-          : [ThreadId.make(row.forked_from_run_source_thread_id)],
-      );
-      while (pendingSourceIds.length > 0) {
-        const sourceId = pendingSourceIds.pop();
-        if (sourceId === undefined || rowsByThreadId.has(sourceId)) continue;
-        const source = (yield* selectShellThreadRows(sourceId))[0];
-        if (source === undefined) continue;
-        rowsByThreadId.set(sourceId, source);
-        if (source.forked_from_run_source_thread_id !== null) {
-          pendingSourceIds.push(ThreadId.make(source.forked_from_run_source_thread_id));
-        }
-      }
+      const rowsByThreadId = yield* withShellForkAncestorRows(targetThreadRows);
       const threadRows = [...rowsByThreadId.values()];
       const threadIds = [...rowsByThreadId.keys()];
       const forkSourceIds = shellForkSourceIds(threadRows);
@@ -8969,26 +8978,11 @@ export const layer: Layer.Layer<ProjectionStoreV2, never, SqlClient.SqlClient> =
       sql
         .withTransaction(
           Effect.gen(function* () {
-            const rowsByThreadId = new Map<ThreadId, ShellThreadRow>();
-            const pending: Array<ThreadId> = [threadId];
-            while (pending.length > 0) {
-              const nextId = pending.pop();
-              if (nextId === undefined || rowsByThreadId.has(nextId)) {
-                continue;
-              }
-              const rows = yield* selectShellThreadRows(nextId);
-              const row = rows[0];
-              if (row === undefined) {
-                continue;
-              }
-              rowsByThreadId.set(nextId, row);
-              if (row.forked_from_run_source_thread_id !== null) {
-                pending.push(ThreadId.make(row.forked_from_run_source_thread_id));
-              }
-            }
-            if (!rowsByThreadId.has(threadId)) {
+            const targetRows = yield* selectShellThreadRows(threadId);
+            if (targetRows.length === 0) {
               return null;
             }
+            const rowsByThreadId = yield* withShellForkAncestorRows(targetRows);
 
             const threadIds = [...rowsByThreadId.keys()];
             const forkSourceIds = shellForkSourceIds([...rowsByThreadId.values()]);