diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/task/worktree.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/task/worktree.ts
index a10220e41..b9f828537 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/task/worktree.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/task/worktree.ts
@@ -186,6 +186,14 @@ export async function captureDeltaPatch(isolationDir: string, baseline: Worktree
 
 /**
  * Apply nested repo patches directly to their working directories after parent merge.
+ *
+ * Pre-existing dirty state in a nested repo is stashed before the patch is
+ * applied and popped back after the commit, so unrelated user edits never get
+ * folded into the agent's commit. A failing `git stash pop` (e.g. user edits
+ * collide with the patched lines) leaves the stash entry intact and emits a
+ * `logger.warn` — the caller's catch handler turns the broader nested-apply
+ * failure into a non-fatal system notification.
+ *
  * @param commitMessage Optional async function to generate a commit message from the combined diff.
  *                      If omitted or returns null, falls back to a generic message.
  */
@@ -212,15 +220,33 @@ export async function applyNestedPatches(
 		}
 
 		const combinedDiff = repoPatches.map(p => p.patch).join("\n");
-		for (const { patch } of repoPatches) {
-			await git.patch.applyText(nestedDir, patch);
-		}
 
-		// Commit so nested repo history reflects the task changes
-		if ((await git.status(nestedDir)).trim().length > 0) {
-			const msg = (await commitMessage?.(combinedDiff)) ?? "changes from isolated task(s)";
-			await git.stage.files(nestedDir);
-			await git.commit(nestedDir, msg);
+		// Preserve any pre-existing dirty state (tracked + untracked) so we
+		// commit only the agent delta, not the user's in-flight work.
+		const stashed =
+			(await git.status(nestedDir)).trim().length > 0
+				? await git.stash.push(nestedDir, `omp-isolation-${Snowflake.next()}`)
+				: false;
+		try {
+			for (const { patch } of repoPatches) {
+				await git.patch.applyText(nestedDir, patch);
+			}
+			if ((await git.status(nestedDir)).trim().length > 0) {
+				const msg = (await commitMessage?.(combinedDiff)) ?? "changes from isolated task(s)";
+				await git.stage.files(nestedDir);
+				await git.commit(nestedDir, msg);
+			}
+		} finally {
+			if (stashed) {
+				try {
+					await git.stash.pop(nestedDir);
+				} catch (popErr) {
+					logger.warn("Pre-existing nested-repo dirty state could not be auto-restored", {
+						nestedDir,
+						error: popErr instanceof Error ? popErr.message : String(popErr),
+					});
+				}
+			}
 		}
 	}
 }
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/task/worktree.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/task/worktree.test.ts
index 958f20555..20744d5ff 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/test/task/worktree.test.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/task/worktree.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import * as fs from "node:fs/promises";
 import * as os from "node:os";
 import * as path from "node:path";
 import {
+	applyNestedPatches,
 	captureBaseline,
 	captureDeltaPatch,
 	ensureIsolation,
@@ -198,3 +199,58 @@ describe("worktree isolation helpers", () => {
 		});
 	});
 });
+
+describe("applyNestedPatches", () => {
+	let parentRepo: string;
+	let nestedRel: string;
+	let nestedDir: string;
+
+	beforeEach(async () => {
+		parentRepo = await fs.mkdtemp(path.join(os.tmpdir(), "omp-nested-apply-"));
+		await runGit(parentRepo, ["init", "-q", "-b", "main"]);
+		await runGit(parentRepo, ["config", "user.email", "test@example.com"]);
+		await runGit(parentRepo, ["config", "user.name", "Test User"]);
+		await fs.writeFile(path.join(parentRepo, ".gitignore"), "sub/\n");
+		await runGit(parentRepo, ["add", "."]);
+		await runGit(parentRepo, ["commit", "-q", "-m", "parent-init"]);
+
+		nestedRel = "sub";
+		nestedDir = path.join(parentRepo, nestedRel);
+		await fs.mkdir(nestedDir, { recursive: true });
+		await runGit(nestedDir, ["init", "-q", "-b", "main"]);
+		await runGit(nestedDir, ["config", "user.email", "test@example.com"]);
+		await runGit(nestedDir, ["config", "user.name", "Test User"]);
+		await fs.writeFile(path.join(nestedDir, "file.txt"), "v1\n");
+		await runGit(nestedDir, ["add", "."]);
+		await runGit(nestedDir, ["commit", "-q", "-m", "nested-init"]);
+	});
+
+	afterEach(async () => {
+		await fs.rm(parentRepo, { recursive: true, force: true });
+	});
+
+	it("does not fold pre-existing dirty nested-repo state into the agent commit", async () => {
+		// User has unrelated work-in-progress in the nested repo before the agent runs.
+		await fs.writeFile(path.join(nestedDir, "other.txt"), "user wip\n");
+
+		const patch =
+			"diff --git a/file.txt b/file.txt\n" +
+			"--- a/file.txt\n" +
+			"+++ b/file.txt\n" +
+			"@@ -1 +1 @@\n" +
+			"-v1\n" +
+			"+v2\n";
+		await applyNestedPatches(parentRepo, [{ relativePath: nestedRel, patch }]);
+
+		const [committedFiles, headContent, otherContent, statusPorcelain] = await Promise.all([
+			runGit(nestedDir, ["log", "-1", "--name-only", "--pretty=format:"]),
+			fs.readFile(path.join(nestedDir, "file.txt"), "utf8"),
+			fs.readFile(path.join(nestedDir, "other.txt"), "utf8"),
+			runGit(nestedDir, ["status", "--porcelain=v1"]),
+		]);
+		expect(committedFiles.trim()).toBe("file.txt");
+		expect(headContent).toBe("v2\n");
+		expect(otherContent).toBe("user wip\n");
+		expect(statusPorcelain).toBe("?? other.txt");
+	});
+});