diff --git a/src/servers/api/chat/types.ts b/src/servers/api/chat/types.ts
index fe4b8cee..6201291a 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/chat/types.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/chat/types.ts
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ export type ClientMessage =
     }
   | {
       type: 'stop';
+    }
+  | {
+      // Tear down the whole session (kill any in-flight turn + drop the in-memory session), not just
+      // the current turn. Frees the session so its transcript can be resumed elsewhere.
+      type: 'disconnect';
     };
 
 export type ServerMessage =
@@ -117,6 +122,10 @@ export type ServerMessage =
     }
   | {
       type: 'stopped';
+    }
+  | {
+      // Ack for a client 'disconnect': the session was torn down server-side.
+      type: 'disconnected';
     };
 
 export type ChatEvent =
diff --git a/src/servers/api/chat/websocket.ts b/src/servers/api/chat/websocket.ts
index 7e5695f3..d6a17d7d 100644
--- a/src/servers/api/chat/websocket.ts
+++ b/src/servers/api/chat/websocket.ts
@@ -120,6 +120,8 @@ export function message(ws: ServerWebSocket<WSData>, raw: string | Buffer): void
         await handleResume(ws, clientMsg);
       } else if (clientMsg.type === 'stop') {
         await handleStop(ws);
+      } else if (clientMsg.type === 'disconnect') {
+        await handleDisconnect(ws);
       }
     } catch (err) {
       logger.error('Error handling WebSocket message', { email: ws.data.email, error: String(err) });
@@ -538,6 +540,23 @@ async function handleStop(ws: ServerWebSocket<WSData>): Promise<void> {
   sendToClient(ws, { type: 'stopped' });
 }
 
+// Tear down the whole session (not just the current turn): deleteSession fires _claudeKill (kills any
+// in-flight Claude/OpenCode turn) + _sidecarUnsub, clears the idle timer, and drops the session from the
+// manager's maps. The WS stays open so the client can immediately start a fresh session.
+async function handleDisconnect(ws: ServerWebSocket<WSData>): Promise<void> {
+  const sessionId = wsToSessionMap.get(ws);
+  if (sessionId) {
+    try {
+      sessionManager.deleteSession(sessionId);
+      wsToSessionMap.delete(ws as any);
+      logger.info('Disconnected chat session', { sessionId });
+    } catch (err) {
+      logger.error('Failed to disconnect session', { sessionId, error: String(err) });
+    }
+  }
+  sendToClient(ws, { type: 'disconnected' });
+}
+
 export const chatWebsocket = {
   open,
   message,
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Chat/types.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Chat/types.ts
index 83636e7c..5ce9b6a4 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Chat/types.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/Chat/types.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ export type ServerMessage =
   | { type: 'result'; sessionId: string; cost: MessageCost }
   | { type: 'sync:messages'; sessionId: string; messages: Message[]; isGenerating: boolean; streamingText: string }
   | { type: 'error'; message: string; errorCode?: string }
-  | { type: 'stopped' };
+  | { type: 'stopped' }
+  | { type: 'disconnected' };
 
 export type Message = {
   id: string;
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/ChatHistory/ChatDetailPanel.tsx b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/ChatHistory/ChatDetailPanel.tsx
index 0f6d7fb6..28a2abc6 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/ChatHistory/ChatDetailPanel.tsx
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/apps/ChatHistory/ChatDetailPanel.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import { useCallback } from 'react';
 import { useLocation } from 'react-router';
+import { Unplug } from 'lucide-react';
 import { usePanelChannel } from 'hooks/usePanelChannel';
 import { useAuth } from 'hooks/useAuth';
 import { useClaudeSessions } from 'state/useClaudeSessions';
@@ -29,9 +30,10 @@ type DetailBarProps = {
   sessionTitle: string | undefined;
   isConnected: boolean;
   isGenerating: boolean;
+  onDisconnect?: () => void;
 };
 
-function DetailBar({ sessionTitle, isConnected, isGenerating }: DetailBarProps) {
+function DetailBar({ sessionTitle, isConnected, isGenerating, onDisconnect }: DetailBarProps) {
   return (
     <div className="shrink-0 flex items-center px-4 py-2 border-b border-duck-dark/10 dark:border-foreground/10 bg-background/60">
       <div className="flex-1 min-w-0 text-center text-sm font-medium text-duck-dark/70 dark:text-foreground/70 truncate px-3">
@@ -46,6 +48,16 @@ function DetailBar({ sessionTitle, isConnected, isGenerating }: DetailBarProps)
           <span className="inline-block h-2 w-2 rounded-full bg-green-500" />
         )}
         <span>{!isConnected ? 'Disconnected' : isGenerating ? 'Working...' : ''}</span>
+        {isConnected && onDisconnect && (
+          <button
+            type="button"
+            onClick={onDisconnect}
+            title="End session — kills any running turn and releases it so it can be resumed elsewhere"
+            className="ml-1 p-1 rounded hover:bg-duck-dark/10 dark:hover:bg-foreground/10 hover:text-red-500 transition-colors cursor-pointer"
+          >
+            <Unplug className="h-3.5 w-3.5" />
+          </button>
+        )}
       </div>
     </div>
   );
@@ -92,7 +104,7 @@ function NewChat({ resumeSummary, resumeSessionId, initialMessages }: NewChatPro
 
   return (
     <div className="flex flex-col h-full">
-      <DetailBar sessionTitle={undefined} isConnected={chat.isConnected} isGenerating={chat.isGenerating} />
+      <DetailBar sessionTitle={undefined} isConnected={chat.isConnected} isGenerating={chat.isGenerating} onDisconnect={chat.disconnectSession} />
       <EmbeddableChat
         chat={chat}
         sessionId={undefined}
diff --git a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/hooks/useChat.ts b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/hooks/useChat.ts
index 8029bb56..f81de143 100644
--- a/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/hooks/useChat.ts
+++ b/src/workspaces/officerdev/src/hooks/useChat.ts
@@ -202,6 +202,13 @@ export function useChat(initialSessionId?: string, initialModel?: string | null,
         commitStreaming();
         setIsGenerating(false);
         break;
+
+      case 'disconnected':
+        // Session torn down server-side (turn killed, in-memory session dropped). Commit any partial
+        // stream and settle to idle; the WS stays open so a new prompt starts a fresh session.
+        commitStreaming();
+        setIsGenerating(false);
+        break;
     }
   }
 
@@ -273,6 +280,12 @@ export function useChat(initialSessionId?: string, initialModel?: string | null,
     send({ type: 'stop' });
   }
 
+  // Tear down the whole session server-side (kill any in-flight turn + drop the in-memory session),
+  // freeing it so its transcript can be resumed elsewhere. Stronger than stopGeneration (turn only).
+  function disconnectSession() {
+    send({ type: 'disconnect' });
+  }
+
   return {
     messages,
     streamingText,
@@ -288,6 +301,7 @@ export function useChat(initialSessionId?: string, initialModel?: string | null,
     setThinkingLevel,
     sendPrompt,
     stopGeneration,
+    disconnectSession,
   };
 }