diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 5d6e890f1..f6149f7ad 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -166,6 +166,7 @@
 - Fixed Mnemopi consolidation re-storing cumulative session transcripts after incremental auto-retain, including after resuming a session ([#6058](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/6058)).
 - Fixed turn-ending Codex rate-limit errors remaining hidden behind the fullscreen Plan Review overlay and leaving its approval promise pending ([#6086](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/6086)).
 - Fixed prewalked subagents continuing to display their starting model after switching to the target model. ([#6083](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/6083))
+- Fixed Esc aborting an ongoing agent turn instead of overlapping TTS playback, leaving speech uninterruptible ([#6118](https://github.com/can1357/oh-my-pi/issues/6118)).
 
 ## [17.0.5] - 2026-07-18
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
index badf66aaa..905ce3f33 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/modes/controllers/input-controller.ts
@@ -308,6 +308,14 @@ export class InputController {
 				if (aborted) return;
 			}
 
+			if (vocalizer.isSpeaking()) {
+				// Playback from the completed response can overlap the next agent
+				// turn. Silence it before interrupting any ongoing main-turn work.
+				vocalizer.clear();
+				this.ctx.lastEscapeTime = 0;
+				return;
+			}
+
 			if (this.ctx.loopModeEnabled) {
 				this.ctx.pauseLoop();
 				if (this.ctx.session.isStreaming) {
@@ -360,13 +368,6 @@ export class InputController {
 			} else if (this.ctx.editor.getText().trim()) {
 				// Esc must not destroy an in-progress draft.
 				this.ctx.lastEscapeTime = 0;
-			} else if (vocalizer.isSpeaking()) {
-				// TTS buffers seconds of PCM past the streaming abort, so an Esc
-				// arriving after the model stopped would otherwise fall through to
-				// the double-Esc gesture while Kokoro reads on. Silence first;
-				// tree/branch stays reachable via a second Esc.
-				vocalizer.clear();
-				this.ctx.lastEscapeTime = 0;
 			} else {
 				// Double-interrupt with empty editor triggers /tree, /branch, or nothing based on setting
 				const action = settings.get("doubleEscapeAction");
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/input-controller-escape.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/input-controller-escape.test.ts
index c5fe89ce8..a5a06dea1 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/input-controller-escape.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/input-controller-escape.test.ts
@@ -669,6 +669,24 @@ describe("InputController escape behavior", () => {
 		expect(ctx.showUserMessageSelector).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
 
+	it("silences TTS before aborting an overlapping agent turn (#6118)", () => {
+		const clear = vi.spyOn(vocalizer, "clear").mockImplementation(() => {});
+		vi.spyOn(vocalizer, "isSpeaking").mockReturnValue(true);
+		const { ctx, editor, spies } = createContext();
+		const pauseLoop = vi.fn();
+		ctx.loopModeEnabled = true;
+		ctx.pauseLoop = pauseLoop;
+		mutableSessionState(ctx).isStreaming = true;
+		const controller = new InputController(ctx);
+
+		controller.setupKeyHandlers();
+		editor.onEscape?.();
+
+		expect(clear).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+		expect(pauseLoop).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+		expect(spies.abort).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+	});
+
 	it("silences a still-audible vocalizer on Esc instead of opening the tree selector (#4521)", () => {
 		const clear = vi.spyOn(vocalizer, "clear").mockImplementation(() => {});
 		const isSpeaking = vi.spyOn(vocalizer, "isSpeaking").mockReturnValue(true);