diff --git a/__tests__/integration/components/TerminalView.test.tsx b/__tests__/integration/components/TerminalView.test.tsx
index 85bda87a..499beda1 100644
--- a/__tests__/integration/components/TerminalView.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/integration/components/TerminalView.test.tsx
@@ -140,6 +140,8 @@ describe('TerminalView', () => {
     const notice = screen.getByTestId('terminal-resumed-scrollback-notice')
     expect(notice).toBeTruthy()
     await fireEvent.press(notice)
-    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/conversation/conv-42?server=srv1')
+    expect(mockPush).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      '/conversation/conv-42?server=srv1&fromSession=sess1',
+    )
   })
 })
diff --git a/__tests__/integration/conversation-detail-gating.test.tsx b/__tests__/integration/conversation-detail-gating.test.tsx
index beb0930f..fac12775 100644
--- a/__tests__/integration/conversation-detail-gating.test.tsx
+++ b/__tests__/integration/conversation-detail-gating.test.tsx
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
  *    the list is still resizing.
  */
 import React from 'react'
-import { render, act, type RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react-native'
+import { render, act, fireEvent, type RenderResult } from '@testing-library/react-native'
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter } from 'expo-router'
 import ConversationDetailScreen from '@/app/conversation/[id]'
 import { useServersStore } from '@/stores/servers'
@@ -259,6 +259,39 @@ describe('conversation detail — resumability gating', () => {
     expect(text).not.toContain("Can't resume")
     expect(text).not.toContain('no longer exists')
   })
+
+  it('replaces Resume with Back to Live Session when opened from a live session', async () => {
+    const mockReplace = jest.fn()
+    ;(useRouter as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      push: jest.fn(),
+      replace: mockReplace,
+      back: jest.fn(),
+      navigate: jest.fn(),
+      canGoBack: jest.fn(() => true),
+    })
+    ;(useLocalSearchParams as jest.Mock).mockReturnValue({
+      id: 'conv-gating',
+      server: 'srv1',
+      fromSession: 'sess-live-1',
+    })
+    mockDetailRef.current = {
+      ...makeDetail(4),
+      meta: { ...makeDetail(4).meta, resumable: true },
+    }
+    const root = await render(<ConversationDetailScreen />, { wrapper: createWrapper() })
+    await flushQueriesAndLiftSkeleton()
+
+    const text = allText(root)
+    expect(text).toContain('Back to Live Session')
+    expect(text).not.toContain('Resume Session')
+    expect(root.getByTestId('back-to-live-session-button')).toBeTruthy()
+    expect(root.queryByTestId('resume-button')).toBeNull()
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      fireEvent.press(root.getByTestId('back-to-live-session-button'))
+    })
+    expect(mockReplace).toHaveBeenCalledWith('/session/sess-live-1?server=srv1')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('conversation detail — 404 live-session fallback', () => {
diff --git a/__tests__/unit/lib/conversationHref.test.ts b/__tests__/unit/lib/conversationHref.test.ts
index 086dbcfd..3f39ba65 100644
--- a/__tests__/unit/lib/conversationHref.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/unit/lib/conversationHref.test.ts
@@ -24,4 +24,22 @@ describe('conversationHref', () => {
       '/conversation/c1?server=srv_a&search=a%20%26%20b%20caf%C3%A9',
     )
   })
+
+  it('appends fromSession when returning from a live session', () => {
+    expect(conversationHref('c1', 'srv_a', undefined, { fromSession: 'sess-9' })).toBe(
+      '/conversation/c1?server=srv_a&fromSession=sess-9',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('combines search and fromSession', () => {
+    expect(conversationHref('c1', 'srv_a', 'wombat', { fromSession: 'sess-9' })).toBe(
+      '/conversation/c1?server=srv_a&search=wombat&fromSession=sess-9',
+    )
+  })
+
+  it('ignores blank fromSession', () => {
+    expect(conversationHref('c1', 'srv_a', undefined, { fromSession: '  ' })).toBe(
+      '/conversation/c1?server=srv_a',
+    )
+  })
 })
diff --git a/app/conversation/[id].tsx b/app/conversation/[id].tsx
index 57780b53..d3214fdf 100644
--- a/app/conversation/[id].tsx
+++ b/app/conversation/[id].tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import {
   type ListRenderItemInfo,
 } from 'react-native'
 import AsyncStorage from '@react-native-async-storage/async-storage'
-import { ExportIcon, InfoIcon, MagnifyingGlass, Play, Star } from 'phosphor-react-native'
+import { ExportIcon, InfoIcon, MagnifyingGlass, Play, ArrowLeft, Star } from 'phosphor-react-native'
 import { SafeAreaView } from 'react-native-safe-area-context'
 import { useLocalSearchParams, useRouter, useFocusEffect } from 'expo-router'
 import { useQuery, useQueryClient } from '@tanstack/react-query'
@@ -70,17 +70,22 @@ export default function ConversationDetailScreen() {
   const theme = useTheme()
   const styles = useMemo(() => makeStyles(theme), [theme])
   const searchStyles = useMemo(() => makeSearchStyles(theme), [theme])
-  const { id, server, search, anchor_index } = useLocalSearchParams<{
+  const { id, server, search, anchor_index, fromSession: fromSessionParam } = useLocalSearchParams<{
     id: string
     server?: string
     search?: string
     anchor_index?: string
+    fromSession?: string
   }>()
   const router = useRouter()
 
   // Fall back to first server if no server param provided
   const fallbackServerId = useServersStore((s) => s.activeServerIds[0] ?? '')
   const serverId = server || fallbackServerId
+  const fromSession =
+    typeof fromSessionParam === 'string' && fromSessionParam.trim().length > 0
+      ? fromSessionParam.trim()
+      : undefined
 
   const searchQuery = typeof search === 'string' && search.trim().length > 0 ? search : undefined
   const anchorParam = typeof anchor_index === 'string' ? Number.parseInt(anchor_index, 10) : NaN
@@ -533,6 +538,13 @@ export default function ConversationDetailScreen() {
     attempt()
   }, [resume, navigateToResumedSession, forceResume, takeOverSession, t])
 
+  const handleBackToLiveSession = useCallback(() => {
+    if (!fromSession) return
+    markNavigatedToSession(fromSession)
+    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
+    router.replace(`/session/${fromSession}?server=${serverId}` as any)
+  }, [fromSession, router, serverId])
+
   const handleShare = useCallback(async () => {
     if (!conversation) return
     const md = conversation.messages
@@ -742,12 +754,17 @@ export default function ConversationDetailScreen() {
       ? t('unavailable.worktreeRemoved')
       : t('unavailable.pathMissing')
     : null
-  const canResume = !notResumable && !resume.isPending
-  const resumeLabel = notResumable
-    ? t('unavailable.cannotResume')
-    : resume.isPending
-      ? t('resume.resuming')
-      : t('resume.start')
+  const showBackToLive = Boolean(fromSession)
+  const canResume = !showBackToLive && !notResumable && !resume.isPending
+  const resumeLabel = showBackToLive
+    ? t('resume.backToLive')
+    : notResumable
+      ? t('unavailable.cannotResume')
+      : resume.isPending
+        ? t('resume.resuming')
+        : t('resume.start')
+  const footerActionDisabled = showBackToLive ? false : notResumable || resume.isPending
+  const footerActionTestId = showBackToLive ? 'back-to-live-session-button' : 'resume-button'
 
   const showSearchView =
     isAnchored &&
@@ -823,12 +840,16 @@ export default function ConversationDetailScreen() {
         <View style={styles.footer} onLayout={handleFooterLayout} testID="conversation-bottom-bar">
           <View style={styles.resumeWrapper}>
             <TouchableOpacity
-              style={[styles.resumeBtn, (notResumable || resume.isPending) && styles.resumeBtnDisabled]}
-              onPress={handleResume}
-              disabled={notResumable || resume.isPending}
-              testID="resume-button"
+              style={[styles.resumeBtn, footerActionDisabled && styles.resumeBtnDisabled]}
+              onPress={showBackToLive ? handleBackToLiveSession : handleResume}
+              disabled={footerActionDisabled}
+              testID={footerActionTestId}
             >
-              {canResume ? <Play size={16} weight="fill" color="#fff" /> : null}
+              {showBackToLive ? (
+                <ArrowLeft size={16} weight="bold" color="#fff" />
+              ) : canResume ? (
+                <Play size={16} weight="fill" color="#fff" />
+              ) : null}
               <Text style={styles.resumeBtnText}>{resumeLabel}</Text>
             </TouchableOpacity>
           </View>
diff --git a/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx b/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
index 44532b8d..724244f5 100644
--- a/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
+++ b/components/terminal/TerminalView.tsx
@@ -55,8 +55,12 @@ export function TerminalView({
 
   const onViewResumedConversation = useCallback(() => {
     if (!resumedConversationId) return
-    router.push(conversationHref(resumedConversationId, serverId) as never)
-  }, [resumedConversationId, router, serverId])
+    router.push(
+      conversationHref(resumedConversationId, serverId, undefined, {
+        fromSession: sessionId,
+      }) as never,
+    )
+  }, [resumedConversationId, router, serverId, sessionId])
 
   const onSend = (payload: string) => {
     markSessionUsed(sessionId)
diff --git a/lib/conversationHref.ts b/lib/conversationHref.ts
index ae28f047..5bd15f79 100644
--- a/lib/conversationHref.ts
+++ b/lib/conversationHref.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,21 @@
  * appended so the detail screen can resolve an anchored, highlighted window —
  * an empty/whitespace-only search produces the exact URL non-search navigation
  * already uses.
+ *
+ * `fromSession` marks navigation from a live session (e.g. the resumed-scrollback
+ * notice) so the conversation footer can offer "Back to Live Session" instead of
+ * Resume.
  */
-export function conversationHref(id: string, serverId: string, search?: string): string {
-  const base = `/conversation/${id}?server=${serverId}`
+export function conversationHref(
+  id: string,
+  serverId: string,
+  search?: string,
+  opts?: { fromSession?: string },
+): string {
+  let href = `/conversation/${id}?server=${serverId}`
   const q = search?.trim()
-  return q ? `${base}&search=${encodeURIComponent(q)}` : base
+  if (q) href += `&search=${encodeURIComponent(q)}`
+  const fromSession = opts?.fromSession?.trim()
+  if (fromSession) href += `&fromSession=${encodeURIComponent(fromSession)}`
+  return href
 }
diff --git a/locales/ar/conversation.json b/locales/ar/conversation.json
index 3d8bc2a9..112b8b3a 100644
--- a/locales/ar/conversation.json
+++ b/locales/ar/conversation.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   },
   "resume": {
     "start": "استئناف السيشن",
+    "backToLive": "العودة إلى الجلسة المباشرة",
     "resuming": "جارٍ الاستئناف…",
     "collisionTitle": "استئناف هذه المحادثة؟",
     "collisionMessage": "قد تكون هذه المحادثة ما زالت مفتوحة في طرفية على جهازك — {{reasons}}. قد يؤدي استئنافها هنا إلى التداخل مع تلك الجلسة.",
diff --git a/locales/en/conversation.json b/locales/en/conversation.json
index 8d4db0e9..f3f1ff9b 100644
--- a/locales/en/conversation.json
+++ b/locales/en/conversation.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   },
   "resume": {
     "start": "Resume Session",
+    "backToLive": "Back to Live Session",
     "resuming": "Resuming…",
     "collisionTitle": "Resume this conversation?",
     "collisionMessage": "This conversation may still be open in a terminal on your computer — {{reasons}}. Resuming it here could interfere with that session.",
diff --git a/locales/he/conversation.json b/locales/he/conversation.json
index 59ef83ca..9e36b590 100644
--- a/locales/he/conversation.json
+++ b/locales/he/conversation.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   },
   "resume": {
     "start": "המשך סשן",
+    "backToLive": "חזרה לסשן החי",
     "resuming": "ממשיך…",
     "collisionTitle": "להמשיך את השיחה הזו?",
     "collisionMessage": "ייתכן שהשיחה הזו עדיין פתוחה בטרמינל במחשב שלך — {{reasons}}. המשך כאן עלול להפריע לאותו סשן.",
diff --git a/locales/ru/conversation.json b/locales/ru/conversation.json
index 39290504..cbed0c4e 100644
--- a/locales/ru/conversation.json
+++ b/locales/ru/conversation.json
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
   },
   "resume": {
     "start": "Возобновить сессию",
+    "backToLive": "Назад к живой сессии",
     "resuming": "Возобновление…",
     "collisionTitle": "Возобновить этот разговор?",
     "collisionMessage": "Возможно, этот разговор всё ещё открыт в терминале на вашем компьютере — {{reasons}}. Возобновление здесь может помешать той сессии.",