diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_client_test.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_client_test.go
index b427fae..9d82c9d 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_client_test.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_client_test.go
@@ -254,14 +254,16 @@ func TestRecoverOrphanedAsyncRiverJobAndYieldStaleAdmission(t *testing.T) {
 	orphaned := createQueuedTask("orphaned")
 	protected := createQueuedTask("protected")
 	yielded := createQueuedTask("yielded")
+	terminalOrphaned := createQueuedTask("terminal-orphaned")
+	terminalProtected := createQueuedTask("terminal-protected")
 	staleWorkerID := "orphan-recovery-stale-" + suffix
 	activeWorkerID := "orphan-recovery-active-" + suffix
 	t.Cleanup(func() {
 		cleanupCtx, cleanupCancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
 		defer cleanupCancel()
 		_, _ = db.Pool().Exec(cleanupCtx, `DELETE FROM gateway_worker_instances WHERE instance_id = ANY($1::text[])`, []string{staleWorkerID, activeWorkerID})
-		_, _ = db.Pool().Exec(cleanupCtx, `DELETE FROM river_job WHERE id = ANY($1::bigint[])`, []int64{orphaned.RiverJobID, protected.RiverJobID, yielded.RiverJobID})
-		_, _ = db.Pool().Exec(cleanupCtx, `DELETE FROM gateway_tasks WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])`, []string{orphaned.ID, protected.ID, yielded.ID})
+		_, _ = db.Pool().Exec(cleanupCtx, `DELETE FROM river_job WHERE id = ANY($1::bigint[])`, []int64{orphaned.RiverJobID, protected.RiverJobID, yielded.RiverJobID, terminalOrphaned.RiverJobID, terminalProtected.RiverJobID})
+		_, _ = db.Pool().Exec(cleanupCtx, `DELETE FROM gateway_tasks WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])`, []string{orphaned.ID, protected.ID, yielded.ID, terminalOrphaned.ID, terminalProtected.ID})
 	})
 
 	if _, err := db.Pool().Exec(ctx, `
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@ SET state = 'running',
         WHEN $1::bigint THEN $3
         WHEN $2::bigint THEN $4
         WHEN $5::bigint THEN $4
+        WHEN $7::bigint THEN $3
+        WHEN $8::bigint THEN $4
       END
     ]::text[]
 WHERE id = ANY($6::bigint[])`,
@@ -294,10 +298,43 @@ WHERE id = ANY($6::bigint[])`,
 		staleWorkerID+"-exec-1-test",
 		activeWorkerID+"-exec-1-test",
 		yielded.RiverJobID,
-		[]int64{orphaned.RiverJobID, protected.RiverJobID, yielded.RiverJobID},
+		[]int64{orphaned.RiverJobID, protected.RiverJobID, yielded.RiverJobID, terminalOrphaned.RiverJobID, terminalProtected.RiverJobID},
+		terminalOrphaned.RiverJobID,
+		terminalProtected.RiverJobID,
 	); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("mark River jobs running: %v", err)
 	}
+	if _, err := db.Pool().Exec(ctx, `
+UPDATE gateway_tasks
+SET status = 'failed',
+    error_code = 'test_terminal',
+    finished_at = now(),
+    execution_token = NULL,
+    execution_lease_expires_at = NULL
+WHERE id = ANY($1::uuid[])`, []string{terminalOrphaned.ID, terminalProtected.ID}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("mark terminal River tasks failed: %v", err)
+	}
+	finalized, err := db.FinalizeOrphanedTerminalAsyncRiverJobs(ctx, 30*time.Second, 10)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("finalize orphaned terminal River jobs: %v", err)
+	}
+	if finalized != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("finalized terminal jobs=%d, want 1", finalized)
+	}
+	var terminalOrphanedState, terminalProtectedState string
+	if err := db.Pool().QueryRow(ctx, `SELECT state::text FROM river_job WHERE id = $1`, terminalOrphaned.RiverJobID).Scan(&terminalOrphanedState); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read terminal orphaned River state: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := db.Pool().QueryRow(ctx, `SELECT state::text FROM river_job WHERE id = $1`, terminalProtected.RiverJobID).Scan(&terminalProtectedState); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("read terminal protected River state: %v", err)
+	}
+	if terminalOrphanedState != "completed" || terminalProtectedState != "running" {
+		t.Fatalf("terminal River states orphaned=%s protected=%s, want completed/running", terminalOrphanedState, terminalProtectedState)
+	}
+	finalized, err = db.FinalizeOrphanedTerminalAsyncRiverJobs(ctx, 30*time.Second, 10)
+	if err != nil || finalized != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("second terminal River finalization count=%d err=%v, want idempotent zero", finalized, err)
+	}
 	var platformID, platformModelID string
 	if err := db.Pool().QueryRow(ctx, `
 SELECT platform.id::text, model.id::text
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_worker.go b/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_worker.go
index 400fff0..05b048b 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_worker.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/runner/queue_worker.go
@@ -694,6 +694,20 @@ func (s *Service) recoverOrphanedAsyncRiverJobs(ctx context.Context) {
 				"cleanedTaskAdmissions", runtimeRecovery.CleanedTaskAdmissions,
 			)
 		}
+		finalizedTerminalJobs, err := s.coordinationStore.FinalizeOrphanedTerminalAsyncRiverJobs(
+			ctx,
+			orphanedRiverJobWorkerStaleAfter,
+			orphanedRiverJobRecoveryBatchSize,
+		)
+		if err != nil {
+			if ctx.Err() == nil {
+				s.logger.Warn("finalize orphaned terminal river jobs failed", "error", err)
+			}
+			return
+		}
+		if finalizedTerminalJobs > 0 {
+			s.logger.Warn("orphaned terminal river jobs finalized", "count", finalizedTerminalJobs)
+		}
 		yieldedAdmissions, err := s.coordinationStore.YieldStaleAsyncTaskAdmissions(
 			ctx,
 			orphanedRiverJobWorkerStaleAfter,
diff --git a/apps/api/internal/store/worker_registry.go b/apps/api/internal/store/worker_registry.go
index fc399d2..0de79ef 100644
--- a/apps/api/internal/store/worker_registry.go
+++ b/apps/api/internal/store/worker_registry.go
@@ -629,3 +629,82 @@ FROM recovered_jobs`, workerStaleAfter.String(), limit).Scan(&recovered); err !=
 	}
 	return recovered, nil
 }
+
+// FinalizeOrphanedTerminalAsyncRiverJobs closes River jobs whose gateway task
+// is already terminal after the owning Worker disappeared. River deliberately
+// uses a one-hour rescue horizon for long provider polls, so relying on its
+// generic rescue loop would leave rollout-interrupted terminal jobs reported
+// as running long after their execution lease and business resources were
+// released.
+func (s *Store) FinalizeOrphanedTerminalAsyncRiverJobs(
+	ctx context.Context,
+	workerStaleAfter time.Duration,
+	limit int,
+) (int64, error) {
+	if workerStaleAfter < workerHeartbeatStaleAfter {
+		workerStaleAfter = workerHeartbeatStaleAfter
+	}
+	if limit <= 0 || limit > 1000 {
+		limit = 100
+	}
+	tx, err := s.pool.Begin(ctx)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	defer rollbackTransaction(tx)
+	var finalized int64
+	if err := tx.QueryRow(ctx, `
+WITH orphaned AS MATERIALIZED (
+  SELECT job.id AS job_id,
+         task.id AS task_id,
+         job.attempt
+  FROM river_job job
+  JOIN gateway_tasks task ON task.river_job_id = job.id
+  WHERE job.queue = 'gateway_tasks'
+    AND job.kind = 'gateway_task_run'
+    AND job.state = 'running'
+    AND job.attempted_at <= now() - $1::interval
+    AND task.async_mode = true
+    AND task.status IN ('succeeded', 'failed', 'cancelled')
+    AND task.execution_token IS NULL
+    AND (task.execution_lease_expires_at IS NULL OR task.execution_lease_expires_at <= now())
+    AND NOT EXISTS (
+      SELECT 1
+      FROM gateway_worker_instances worker
+      WHERE worker.status = 'active'
+        AND worker.heartbeat_at > now() - $2::interval
+        AND EXISTS (
+          SELECT 1
+          FROM unnest(job.attempted_by) attempted_owner
+          WHERE attempted_owner LIKE worker.instance_id || '-exec-%'
+        )
+    )
+  ORDER BY job.attempted_at ASC, job.id ASC
+  LIMIT $3
+  FOR UPDATE OF job SKIP LOCKED
+), finalized_jobs AS (
+  UPDATE river_job job
+  SET errors = array_append(
+        COALESCE(job.errors, ARRAY[]::jsonb[]),
+        jsonb_build_object(
+          'at', now(),
+          'attempt', orphaned.attempt,
+          'error', 'Terminal gateway job finalized after Worker owner disappeared',
+          'trace', ''
+        )
+      ),
+      finalized_at = now(),
+      state = 'completed'
+  FROM orphaned
+  WHERE job.id = orphaned.job_id
+  RETURNING job.id
+)
+SELECT count(*)::bigint
+FROM finalized_jobs`, workerStaleAfter.String(), workerHeartbeatStaleAfter.String(), limit).Scan(&finalized); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	if err := tx.Commit(ctx); err != nil {
+		return 0, err
+	}
+	return finalized, nil
+}