diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.sub-agent-replay.test.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.sub-agent-replay.test.ts
index b6c8eea188..8701ab87ec 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.sub-agent-replay.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.sub-agent-replay.test.ts
@@ -634,6 +634,72 @@ describe("ClaudeAgentSession persisted subagent replay", () => {
     expect(events[0]).toMatchObject({ id: TOOL_USE_ID });
   });
 
+  test.each(["Agent", "Task"] as const)(
+    "labels a background %s call's card with its type and task after a restart",
+    async (toolName) => {
+      writeSession({
+        parentLines: [
+          parentEntry([
+            {
+              type: "tool_use",
+              id: TOOL_USE_ID,
+              name: toolName,
+              input: {
+                subagent_type: "general-purpose",
+                description: "Count files here",
+                prompt: "Run ls and reply with the number of entries.",
+              },
+            },
+          ]),
+          JSON.stringify({
+            type: "user",
+            sessionId: "replay-session",
+            timestamp: "2026-07-26T06:27:48.000Z",
+            message: {
+              role: "user",
+              content: [
+                {
+                  type: "tool_result",
+                  tool_use_id: TOOL_USE_ID,
+                  content: [
+                    {
+                      type: "text",
+                      text: `Async agent launched successfully.\nagentId: ${AGENT_ID}`,
+                    },
+                  ],
+                },
+              ],
+            },
+            toolUseResult: { isAsync: true, status: "async_launched", agentId: AGENT_ID },
+          }),
+        ],
+        meta: JSON.stringify({
+          agentType: "general-purpose",
+          description: "Count files here",
+          toolUseId: TOOL_USE_ID,
+          spawnDepth: 1,
+          requestShape: "background",
+        }),
+      });
+
+      const cards = (await replayEvents()).flatMap((event) =>
+        event.type === "timeline" &&
+        event.item.type === "tool_call" &&
+        event.item.callId === TOOL_USE_ID
+          ? [event.item]
+          : [],
+      );
+      expect(cards.at(-1)).toMatchObject({
+        status: "completed",
+        detail: {
+          type: "sub_agent",
+          subAgentType: "general-purpose",
+          description: "Count files here",
+        },
+      });
+    },
+  );
+
   test("replays the subagent's own transcript onto its timeline", async () => {
     writeSession({
       parentLines: [taskToolUse(), taskToolResult()],
diff --git a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.ts b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.ts
index 7b16c030a4..aa60e40462 100644
--- a/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.ts
+++ b/packages/server/src/server/agent/providers/claude/agent.ts
@@ -130,6 +130,7 @@ import {
   type ProviderCatalog,
   type ProviderRefreshContext,
   type ResolveAgentDefaultModeInput,
+  type ToolCallDetail,
 } from "../../agent-sdk-types.js";
 import { importSessionFromPersistence } from "../../provider-session-import.js";
 import { runProviderRefreshActivity } from "../../provider-refresh-deadline.js";
@@ -295,6 +296,13 @@ interface AsyncMessageInput<T> {
 interface ClaudeReplayOwnership {
   restoredIds: ReadonlySet<string>;
   toolOwners: ReadonlyMap<string, string>;
+  /** The parent's Task calls, keyed by tool-call id, so their cards replay labeled as they were live. */
+  subagentToolCalls: ReadonlyMap<string, ClaudeSubagentCardFacts>;
+}
+
+interface ClaudeSubagentCardFacts {
+  title?: string;
+  description?: string;
 }
 
 interface PersistedTimelineEntry {
@@ -4249,16 +4257,7 @@ class ClaudeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     return {
       type: "timeline",
       provider: "claude",
-      item: {
-        ...toolCall,
-        detail: {
-          type: "sub_agent",
-          ...(declaration.title ? { subAgentType: declaration.title } : {}),
-          ...(declaration.description ? { description: declaration.description } : {}),
-          log: "",
-          actions: [],
-        },
-      },
+      item: { ...toolCall, detail: buildClaudeSubagentCardDetail(declaration) },
     };
   }
 
@@ -4977,6 +4976,7 @@ class ClaudeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     const sidechainEntries = [parentContent, ...sidechains.contents]
       .flatMap(parseClaudeHistoryRecords)
       .filter((entry) => entry.isSidechain === true && typeof entry.agentId === "string");
+    const parentFacts = readClaudeReplayParentFacts(parentEntries);
 
     // Replay produces the same observations the live task protocol produces, then folds them
     // with the same function, so identity and status are derived once for both paths.
@@ -4987,7 +4987,7 @@ class ClaudeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
         entries,
         parentFacts: readClaudeReplayParentFacts(entries as ClaudeHistoryEntry[]),
       })),
-      parent: readClaudeReplayParentFacts(parentEntries),
+      parent: parentFacts,
       convertEntry: (entry) => this.convertHistoryEntry(entry as ClaudeHistoryEntry),
     });
     const observations = [
@@ -5016,6 +5016,7 @@ class ClaudeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
     const replay = {
       restoredIds: restoredProviderSubagentIds,
       toolOwners: subagentReplay.toolOwners,
+      subagentToolCalls: parentFacts.toolCalls,
     };
     if (observations.length === 0) return replay;
 
@@ -5082,7 +5083,12 @@ class ClaudeAgentSession implements AgentSession {
       return;
     }
     const taskSnapshot = this.taskState.observe(entry);
-    const items = [...(taskSnapshot ? [taskSnapshot] : []), ...this.convertHistoryEntry(entry)];
+    const items = [
+      ...(taskSnapshot ? [taskSnapshot] : []),
+      ...this.convertHistoryEntry(entry).map((item) =>
+        labelReplayedSubagentCard(item, replay.subagentToolCalls),
+      ),
+    ];
     const isVisibleUserEntry =
       entry.type === "user" &&
       typeof entry.uuid === "string" &&
@@ -5832,6 +5838,33 @@ function parseClaudeHistoryRecords(content: string): ClaudeHistoryEntry[] {
   return entries;
 }
 
+/** The parent's card for a subagent, labeled with its type and task. */
+function buildClaudeSubagentCardDetail(
+  facts: ClaudeSubagentCardFacts,
+): Extract<ToolCallDetail, { type: "sub_agent" }> {
+  return {
+    type: "sub_agent",
+    ...(facts.title ? { subAgentType: facts.title } : {}),
+    ...(facts.description ? { description: facts.description } : {}),
+    log: "",
+    actions: [],
+  };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Live, a Task call's card is built from the task protocol's declaration. Replay has no task
+ * protocol, so the generic tool mapper leaves the card unlabeled; label it from the same facts.
+ */
+function labelReplayedSubagentCard(
+  item: AgentTimelineItem,
+  subagentToolCalls: ReadonlyMap<string, ClaudeSubagentCardFacts>,
+): AgentTimelineItem {
+  if (item.type !== "tool_call") return item;
+  const facts = subagentToolCalls.get(item.callId);
+  if (!facts) return item;
+  return { ...item, detail: buildClaudeSubagentCardDetail(facts) };
+}
+
 /**
  * Collect what the parent transcript knows about its Task calls, in the shape the shared replay
  * source consumes. The agentId scrape is kept only as a fallback for sessions recorded before