diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/tool-execution.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/tool-execution.ts
index e7ebc6c7c..2aca3309f 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/tool-execution.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/components/tool-execution.ts
@@ -551,14 +551,13 @@ export class ToolExecutionComponent extends Container implements NativeScrollbac
 	 */
 	#updateSpinnerAnimation(): void {
 		// Live partial tool blocks stay repaintable until a terminal result seals
-		// them. Todo snapshots and detached background task progress are deliberate
+		// them. Todo snapshots and detached background tool progress are deliberate
 		// static exceptions because their rows can be superseded or committed to
 		// scrollback while later updates continue elsewhere.
 		const isStreamingArgs = !this.#argsComplete && (isEditLikeToolName(this.#toolName) || this.#toolName === "write");
 		const isBackgroundAsyncRunning =
 			(this.#result?.details as { async?: { state?: string } } | undefined)?.async?.state === "running";
-		const isBackgroundAsyncTask = this.#toolName === "task" && isBackgroundAsyncRunning;
-		const isLivePartialTool = this.#isPartial && this.#toolName !== "todo" && !isBackgroundAsyncTask;
+		const isLivePartialTool = this.#isPartial && this.#toolName !== "todo" && !isBackgroundAsyncRunning;
 		const needsSpinner = isStreamingArgs || isLivePartialTool || this.#displaceableByToolName === "job";
 		if (needsSpinner && !this.#spinnerInterval) {
 			const frameCount = theme.spinnerFrames.length;
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/tool-execution-spinner.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/tool-execution-spinner.test.ts
index d667214ce..4fe760d61 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/tool-execution-spinner.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/modes/components/tool-execution-spinner.test.ts
@@ -69,4 +69,35 @@ describe("ToolExecutionComponent live preview spinners", () => {
 			component.stopAnimation();
 		}
 	});
+
+	it("does not tick detached async bash result snapshots", () => {
+		vi.useFakeTimers();
+		const requestRender = vi.fn();
+		const component = new ToolExecutionComponent(
+			"bash",
+			{ command: "sleep 600", async: true },
+			{},
+			undefined,
+			{ requestRender } as unknown as TUI,
+			process.cwd(),
+		);
+
+		try {
+			component.updateResult(
+				{
+					content: [{ type: "text", text: "started background job" }],
+					details: {
+						command: "sleep 600",
+						async: { state: "running", jobId: "job-1", type: "bash" },
+					},
+				},
+				true,
+			);
+			requestRender.mockClear();
+			vi.advanceTimersByTime(500);
+			expect(requestRender).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		} finally {
+			component.stopAnimation();
+		}
+	});
 });