diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.browser.test.ts b/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.browser.test.ts
index fc1510803..fa22d3f86 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.browser.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.browser.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import {
   cancelResidentBrowserWebviewPixelCapture,
   clearResidentBrowserWebviewsForTests,
   ensureResidentBrowserWebview,
+  prepareBrowserWebview,
   prepareResidentBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture,
   releaseResidentBrowserWebview,
   removeResidentBrowserWebview,
@@ -144,6 +145,62 @@ describe("resident browser webviews", () => {
     expect(secondWebview.style.zIndex).toBe("0");
   });
 
+  it("prepares the physically resident webview when a focused duplicate exists outside the resident host", async () => {
+    const residentWebview = ensureResidentBrowserWebview({
+      browserId: "browser-focused-undisplayed",
+      url: "https://example.com/resident",
+    });
+    if (!residentWebview) {
+      throw new Error("Expected resident browser webview");
+    }
+    const visibleHost = document.createElement("div");
+    const duplicateWebview = document.createElement("webview");
+    prepareBrowserWebview(duplicateWebview, {
+      browserId: "browser-focused-undisplayed",
+      initialUrl: "https://example.com/duplicate",
+    });
+    visibleHost.appendChild(duplicateWebview);
+    document.body.prepend(visibleHost);
+
+    const preparation = await prepareResidentBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture({
+      browserId: "browser-focused-undisplayed",
+    });
+    const residentHost = document.getElementById("paseo-browser-resident-webviews");
+
+    expect(residentHost?.style.left).toBe("0px");
+    expect(residentHost?.style.width).toBe("1px");
+    expect(residentWebview.style.zIndex).toBe("2");
+    expect(duplicateWebview.style.zIndex).toBe("");
+
+    await restoreResidentBrowserWebviewAfterPixelCapture(preparation);
+  });
+
+  it("does not apply resident prep styles for a genuinely visible pane webview", async () => {
+    const visibleHost = document.createElement("div");
+    const visibleWebview = document.createElement("webview");
+    prepareBrowserWebview(visibleWebview, {
+      browserId: "browser-visible-pane",
+      initialUrl: "https://example.com",
+    });
+    visibleWebview.style.display = "flex";
+    visibleWebview.style.width = "100%";
+    visibleWebview.style.height = "100%";
+    visibleHost.appendChild(visibleWebview);
+    document.body.appendChild(visibleHost);
+
+    const preparation = await prepareResidentBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture({
+      browserId: "browser-visible-pane",
+    });
+    const residentHost = document.getElementById("paseo-browser-resident-webviews");
+
+    expect(residentHost?.style.left).toBe("-20000px");
+    expect(residentHost?.style.width).toBe("1280px");
+    expect(visibleWebview.style.position).toBe("");
+    expect(visibleWebview.style.zIndex).toBe("");
+
+    await restoreResidentBrowserWebviewAfterPixelCapture(preparation);
+  });
+
   it("clears capture preparation when a resident webview is taken visible", async () => {
     const webview = ensureResidentBrowserWebview({
       browserId: "browser-visible",
diff --git a/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.ts b/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.ts
index a6e37aed2..3a24abaca 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/components/browser-webview-resident.ts
@@ -92,6 +92,17 @@ function findBrowserWebview(browserId: string, ownerDocument: Document): HTMLEle
   return null;
 }
 
+function findBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture(
+  browserId: string,
+  ownerDocument: Document,
+): HTMLElement | null {
+  const resident = residentWebviewsByBrowserId.get(browserId) ?? null;
+  if (resident?.isConnected) {
+    return resident;
+  }
+  return findBrowserWebview(browserId, ownerDocument);
+}
+
 function applyResidentWebviewStyle(webview: HTMLElement): void {
   webview.style.display = "inline-flex";
   webview.style.flex = "0 0 auto";
@@ -258,6 +269,9 @@ export function ensureResidentBrowserWebview(input: {
 
   const existing = findBrowserWebview(browserId, ownerDocument);
   if (existing) {
+    if (existing.parentElement?.id === RESIDENT_BROWSER_HOST_ID) {
+      residentWebviewsByBrowserId.set(browserId, existing);
+    }
     return existing;
   }
 
@@ -314,7 +328,7 @@ export async function prepareResidentBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture(input: {
   }
 
   const host = getResidentBrowserHost(ownerDocument);
-  const webview = findBrowserWebview(browserId, ownerDocument);
+  const webview = findBrowserWebviewForPixelCapture(browserId, ownerDocument);
   if (!webview) {
     throw new Error(`Browser webview ${browserId} is not mounted.`);
   }