diff --git a/src/tests/websocket/listen-client-protocol.test.ts b/src/tests/websocket/listen-client-protocol.test.ts
index 462f5cd..ca9f60a 100644
--- a/src/tests/websocket/listen-client-protocol.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/websocket/listen-client-protocol.test.ts
@@ -261,6 +261,51 @@ describe("listen-client controlResponseCapable latch", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("listen-client state_response pending interrupt snapshot", () => {
+  test("includes queued interrupted tool returns for refresh hydration", () => {
+    const runtime = __listenClientTestUtils.createRuntime();
+
+    __listenClientTestUtils.populateInterruptQueue(runtime, {
+      lastExecutionResults: null,
+      lastExecutingToolCallIds: ["call-running-1"],
+      lastNeedsUserInputToolCallIds: [],
+      agentId: "agent-1",
+      conversationId: "conv-1",
+    });
+
+    const snapshot = __listenClientTestUtils.buildStateResponse(runtime, 17);
+
+    expect(snapshot.pending_interrupt).toEqual({
+      agent_id: "agent-1",
+      conversation_id: "conv-1",
+      interrupted_tool_call_ids: ["call-running-1"],
+      tool_returns: [
+        {
+          tool_call_id: "call-running-1",
+          status: "error",
+          tool_return: INTERRUPTED_BY_USER,
+        },
+      ],
+    });
+  });
+
+  test("does not expose pending approval denials as interrupted tool state", () => {
+    const runtime = __listenClientTestUtils.createRuntime();
+
+    __listenClientTestUtils.populateInterruptQueue(runtime, {
+      lastExecutionResults: null,
+      lastExecutingToolCallIds: [],
+      lastNeedsUserInputToolCallIds: ["call-awaiting-approval"],
+      agentId: "agent-1",
+      conversationId: "conv-1",
+    });
+
+    const snapshot = __listenClientTestUtils.buildStateResponse(runtime, 18);
+
+    expect(snapshot.pending_interrupt).toBeNull();
+  });
+});
+
 describe("listen-client capability-gated approval flow", () => {
   test("control_response with allow + updatedInput rewrites tool args", async () => {
     const runtime = __listenClientTestUtils.createRuntime();
diff --git a/src/websocket/listen-client.ts b/src/websocket/listen-client.ts
index e9ba01a..0fd8a34 100644
--- a/src/websocket/listen-client.ts
+++ b/src/websocket/listen-client.ts
@@ -212,6 +212,12 @@ interface StateResponseMessage {
     request_id: string;
     request: ControlRequest["request"];
   }>;
+  pending_interrupt: {
+    agent_id: string;
+    conversation_id: string;
+    interrupted_tool_call_ids: string[];
+    tool_returns: InterruptToolReturn[];
+  } | null;
   queue: {
     queue_len: number;
     pending_turns: number;
@@ -747,6 +753,7 @@ function buildStateResponse(
       started_at: runtime.activeRunStartedAt,
     },
     pending_control_requests: pendingControlRequests,
+    pending_interrupt: buildPendingInterruptState(runtime),
     queue: {
       queue_len: runtime.queueRuntime.length,
       pending_turns: runtime.pendingTurns,
@@ -944,6 +951,38 @@ function asToolReturnStatus(value: unknown): "success" | "error" | null {
   return null;
 }
 
+function buildPendingInterruptState(
+  runtime: ListenerRuntime,
+): StateResponseMessage["pending_interrupt"] {
+  const context = runtime.pendingInterruptedContext;
+  const approvals = runtime.pendingInterruptedResults;
+  const interruptedToolCallIds = runtime.pendingInterruptedToolCallIds;
+  if (
+    !context ||
+    !approvals ||
+    approvals.length === 0 ||
+    !interruptedToolCallIds ||
+    interruptedToolCallIds.length === 0
+  ) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  const interruptedSet = new Set(interruptedToolCallIds);
+  const toolReturns = extractInterruptToolReturns(approvals).filter(
+    (toolReturn) => interruptedSet.has(toolReturn.tool_call_id),
+  );
+  if (toolReturns.length === 0) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    agent_id: context.agentId,
+    conversation_id: context.conversationId,
+    interrupted_tool_call_ids: [...interruptedToolCallIds],
+    tool_returns: toolReturns,
+  };
+}
+
 function normalizeToolReturnValue(value: unknown): string {
   if (typeof value === "string") {
     return value;
@@ -3381,6 +3420,7 @@ export function stopListenerClient(): void {
 export const __listenClientTestUtils = {
   createRuntime,
   stopRuntime,
+  buildStateResponse,
   emitToWS,
   rememberPendingApprovalBatchIds,
   resolvePendingApprovalBatchId,