diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
index 5da98f0a..e70c0446 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/AppContainer.tsx
@@ -99,7 +99,6 @@ import { processVisionSwitchOutcome } from './hooks/useVisionAutoSwitch.js';
 import { useSubagentCreateDialog } from './hooks/useSubagentCreateDialog.js';
 import { useAgentsManagerDialog } from './hooks/useAgentsManagerDialog.js';
 import { useAttentionNotifications } from './hooks/useAttentionNotifications.js';
-import { useSessionSelect } from './hooks/useSessionSelect.js';
 
 const CTRL_EXIT_PROMPT_DURATION_MS = 1000;
 
@@ -437,13 +436,14 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
   const { isModelDialogOpen, openModelDialog, closeModelDialog } =
     useModelCommand();
 
-  const { isResumeDialogOpen, openResumeDialog, closeResumeDialog } =
-    useResumeCommand();
-
-  const handleResumeSessionSelect = useSessionSelect({
+  const {
+    isResumeDialogOpen,
+    openResumeDialog,
+    closeResumeDialog,
+    handleResume,
+  } = useResumeCommand({
     config,
     historyManager,
-    closeResumeDialog,
     startNewSession,
     remount: refreshStatic,
   });
@@ -1442,7 +1442,7 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
       // Resume session dialog
       openResumeDialog,
       closeResumeDialog,
-      handleResumeSessionSelect,
+      handleResume,
     }),
     [
       handleThemeSelect,
@@ -1478,7 +1478,7 @@ export const AppContainer = (props: AppContainerProps) => {
       // Resume session dialog
       openResumeDialog,
       closeResumeDialog,
-      handleResumeSessionSelect,
+      handleResume,
     ],
   );
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
index d79014e8..ce2c93bb 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/DialogManager.tsx
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ export const DialogManager = ({
       <SessionPicker
         sessionService={config.getSessionService()}
         currentBranch={getGitBranch(config.getTargetDir())}
-        onSelect={uiActions.handleResumeSessionSelect}
+        onSelect={uiActions.handleResume}
         onCancel={uiActions.closeResumeDialog}
       />
     );
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIActionsContext.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIActionsContext.tsx
index f8456430..2e396335 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIActionsContext.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/contexts/UIActionsContext.tsx
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ export interface UIActions {
   // Resume session dialog
   openResumeDialog: () => void;
   closeResumeDialog: () => void;
-  handleResumeSessionSelect: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  handleResume: (sessionId: string) => void;
 }
 
 export const UIActionsContext = createContext<UIActions | null>(null);
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.test.ts
index 3303b644..a0441cd5 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.test.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,59 @@
  */
 
 import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { useResumeCommand } from './useResumeCommand.js';
 
+const resumeMocks = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  let resolveLoadSession:
+    | ((value: { conversation: unknown } | undefined) => void)
+    | undefined;
+  let pendingLoadSession:
+    | Promise<{ conversation: unknown } | undefined>
+    | undefined;
+
+  return {
+    createPendingLoadSession() {
+      pendingLoadSession = new Promise((resolve) => {
+        resolveLoadSession = resolve;
+      });
+      return pendingLoadSession;
+    },
+    resolvePendingLoadSession(value: { conversation: unknown } | undefined) {
+      resolveLoadSession?.(value);
+    },
+    getPendingLoadSession() {
+      return pendingLoadSession;
+    },
+    reset() {
+      resolveLoadSession = undefined;
+      pendingLoadSession = undefined;
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('../utils/resumeHistoryUtils.js', () => ({
+  buildResumedHistoryItems: vi.fn(() => [{ id: 1, type: 'user', text: 'hi' }]),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@qwen-code/qwen-code-core', () => {
+  class SessionService {
+    constructor(_cwd: string) {}
+    async loadSession(_sessionId: string) {
+      return (
+        resumeMocks.getPendingLoadSession() ??
+        Promise.resolve({
+          conversation: [{ role: 'user', parts: [{ text: 'hello' }] }],
+        })
+      );
+    }
+  }
+
+  return {
+    SessionService,
+  };
+});
+
 describe('useResumeCommand', () => {
   it('should initialize with dialog closed', () => {
     const { result } = renderHook(() => useResumeCommand());
@@ -48,10 +98,91 @@ describe('useResumeCommand', () => {
 
     const initialOpenFn = result.current.openResumeDialog;
     const initialCloseFn = result.current.closeResumeDialog;
+    const initialHandleResume = result.current.handleResume;
 
     rerender();
 
     expect(result.current.openResumeDialog).toBe(initialOpenFn);
     expect(result.current.closeResumeDialog).toBe(initialCloseFn);
+    expect(result.current.handleResume).toBe(initialHandleResume);
+  });
+
+  it('handleResume no-ops when config is null', async () => {
+    const historyManager = { clearItems: vi.fn(), loadHistory: vi.fn() };
+    const startNewSession = vi.fn();
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useResumeCommand({
+        config: null,
+        historyManager,
+        startNewSession,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      await result.current.handleResume('session-1');
+    });
+
+    expect(startNewSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(historyManager.clearItems).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(historyManager.loadHistory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
+  it('handleResume closes the dialog immediately and restores session state', async () => {
+    resumeMocks.reset();
+    resumeMocks.createPendingLoadSession();
+
+    const historyManager = { clearItems: vi.fn(), loadHistory: vi.fn() };
+    const startNewSession = vi.fn();
+    const geminiClient = {
+      initialize: vi.fn(),
+    };
+
+    const config = {
+      getTargetDir: () => '/tmp',
+      getGeminiClient: () => geminiClient,
+      startNewSession: vi.fn(),
+    } as unknown as import('@qwen-code/qwen-code-core').Config;
+
+    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
+      useResumeCommand({
+        config,
+        historyManager,
+        startNewSession,
+      }),
+    );
+
+    // Open first so we can verify the dialog closes immediately.
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.openResumeDialog();
+    });
+    expect(result.current.isResumeDialogOpen).toBe(true);
+
+    const resumePromise = act(async () => {
+      // Intentionally do not resolve loadSession yet.
+      await result.current.handleResume('session-2');
+    });
+
+    // After the first flush, the dialog should already be closed even though
+    // the session load is still pending.
+    await act(async () => {});
+    expect(result.current.isResumeDialogOpen).toBe(false);
+
+    // Now finish the async load and let the handler complete.
+    resumeMocks.resolvePendingLoadSession({
+      conversation: [{ role: 'user', parts: [{ text: 'hello' }] }],
+    });
+    await resumePromise;
+
+    expect(config.startNewSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'session-2',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        conversation: expect.anything(),
+      }),
+    );
+    expect(startNewSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith('session-2');
+    expect(geminiClient.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(historyManager.clearItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(historyManager.loadHistory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.ts
index a0f683bf..8fc3d4dd 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useResumeCommand.ts
@@ -5,8 +5,27 @@
  */
 
 import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { SessionService, type Config } from '@qwen-code/qwen-code-core';
+import { buildResumedHistoryItems } from '../utils/resumeHistoryUtils.js';
+import type { UseHistoryManagerReturn } from './useHistoryManager.js';
 
-export function useResumeCommand() {
+export interface UseResumeCommandOptions {
+  config: Config | null;
+  historyManager: Pick<UseHistoryManagerReturn, 'clearItems' | 'loadHistory'>;
+  startNewSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
+  remount?: () => void;
+}
+
+export interface UseResumeCommandResult {
+  isResumeDialogOpen: boolean;
+  openResumeDialog: () => void;
+  closeResumeDialog: () => void;
+  handleResume: (sessionId: string) => void;
+}
+
+export function useResumeCommand(
+  options?: UseResumeCommandOptions,
+): UseResumeCommandResult {
   const [isResumeDialogOpen, setIsResumeDialogOpen] = useState(false);
 
   const openResumeDialog = useCallback(() => {
@@ -17,9 +36,47 @@ export function useResumeCommand() {
     setIsResumeDialogOpen(false);
   }, []);
 
+  const { config, historyManager, startNewSession, remount } = options ?? {};
+
+  const handleResume = useCallback(
+    async (sessionId: string) => {
+      if (!config || !historyManager || !startNewSession) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Close dialog immediately to prevent input capture during async operations.
+      closeResumeDialog();
+
+      const cwd = config.getTargetDir();
+      const sessionService = new SessionService(cwd);
+      const sessionData = await sessionService.loadSession(sessionId);
+
+      if (!sessionData) {
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Start new session in UI context.
+      startNewSession(sessionId);
+
+      // Reset UI history.
+      const uiHistoryItems = buildResumedHistoryItems(sessionData, config);
+      historyManager.clearItems();
+      historyManager.loadHistory(uiHistoryItems);
+
+      // Update session history core.
+      config.startNewSession(sessionId, sessionData);
+      await config.getGeminiClient()?.initialize?.();
+
+      // Refresh terminal UI.
+      remount?.();
+    },
+    [closeResumeDialog, config, historyManager, startNewSession, remount],
+  );
+
   return {
     isResumeDialogOpen,
     openResumeDialog,
     closeResumeDialog,
+    handleResume,
   };
 }
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.test.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 780636ac..00000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.test.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,97 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Qwen Code
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { act, renderHook } from '@testing-library/react';
-import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
-import { useSessionSelect } from './useSessionSelect.js';
-
-vi.mock('../utils/resumeHistoryUtils.js', () => ({
-  buildResumedHistoryItems: vi.fn(() => [{ id: 1, type: 'user', text: 'hi' }]),
-}));
-
-vi.mock('@qwen-code/qwen-code-core', () => {
-  class SessionService {
-    constructor(_cwd: string) {}
-    async loadSession(_sessionId: string) {
-      return { conversation: [{ role: 'user', parts: [{ text: 'hello' }] }] };
-    }
-  }
-
-  return {
-    SessionService,
-    buildApiHistoryFromConversation: vi.fn(() => [{ role: 'user', parts: [] }]),
-    replayUiTelemetryFromConversation: vi.fn(),
-    uiTelemetryService: { reset: vi.fn() },
-  };
-});
-
-describe('useSessionSelect', () => {
-  it('no-ops when config is null', async () => {
-    const closeResumeDialog = vi.fn();
-    const historyManager = { clearItems: vi.fn(), loadHistory: vi.fn() };
-    const startNewSession = vi.fn();
-
-    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
-      useSessionSelect({
-        config: null,
-        closeResumeDialog,
-        historyManager,
-        startNewSession,
-      }),
-    );
-
-    await act(async () => {
-      await result.current('session-1');
-    });
-
-    expect(closeResumeDialog).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(startNewSession).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(historyManager.clearItems).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    expect(historyManager.loadHistory).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
-
-  it('closes the dialog immediately and restores session state', async () => {
-    const closeResumeDialog = vi.fn();
-    const historyManager = { clearItems: vi.fn(), loadHistory: vi.fn() };
-    const startNewSession = vi.fn();
-    const geminiClient = {
-      initialize: vi.fn(),
-    };
-
-    const config = {
-      getTargetDir: () => '/tmp',
-      getGeminiClient: () => geminiClient,
-      startNewSession: vi.fn(),
-    } as unknown as import('@qwen-code/qwen-code-core').Config;
-
-    const { result } = renderHook(() =>
-      useSessionSelect({
-        config,
-        closeResumeDialog,
-        historyManager,
-        startNewSession,
-      }),
-    );
-
-    const resumePromise = act(async () => {
-      await result.current('session-2');
-    });
-
-    expect(closeResumeDialog).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    await resumePromise;
-
-    expect(config.startNewSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      'session-2',
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        conversation: expect.anything(),
-      }),
-    );
-    expect(startNewSession).toHaveBeenCalledWith('session-2');
-    expect(geminiClient.initialize).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(historyManager.clearItems).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-    expect(historyManager.loadHistory).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
-  });
-});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.ts b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.ts
deleted file mode 100644
index 17ef6879..00000000
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/useSessionSelect.ts
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,64 +0,0 @@
-/**
- * @license
- * Copyright 2025 Qwen Code
- * SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
- */
-
-import { useCallback } from 'react';
-import { SessionService, type Config } from '@qwen-code/qwen-code-core';
-import { buildResumedHistoryItems } from '../utils/resumeHistoryUtils.js';
-import type { UseHistoryManagerReturn } from './useHistoryManager.js';
-
-export interface UseSessionSelectOptions {
-  config: Config | null;
-  historyManager: Pick<UseHistoryManagerReturn, 'clearItems' | 'loadHistory'>;
-  closeResumeDialog: () => void;
-  startNewSession: (sessionId: string) => void;
-  remount?: () => void;
-}
-
-/**
- * Returns a stable callback to resume a saved session and restore UI + client state.
- */
-export function useSessionSelect({
-  config,
-  closeResumeDialog,
-  historyManager,
-  startNewSession,
-  remount,
-}: UseSessionSelectOptions): (sessionId: string) => void {
-  return useCallback(
-    async (sessionId: string) => {
-      if (!config) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Close dialog immediately to prevent input capture during async operations.
-      closeResumeDialog();
-
-      const cwd = config.getTargetDir();
-      const sessionService = new SessionService(cwd);
-      const sessionData = await sessionService.loadSession(sessionId);
-
-      if (!sessionData) {
-        return;
-      }
-
-      // Start new session in UI context.
-      startNewSession(sessionId);
-
-      // Reset UI history.
-      const uiHistoryItems = buildResumedHistoryItems(sessionData, config);
-      historyManager.clearItems();
-      historyManager.loadHistory(uiHistoryItems);
-
-      // Update session history core.
-      config.startNewSession(sessionId, sessionData);
-      await config.getGeminiClient()?.initialize?.();
-
-      // Refresh terminal UI.
-      remount?.();
-    },
-    [closeResumeDialog, config, historyManager, startNewSession, remount],
-  );
-}