diff --git a/packages/app/e2e/regression/command-palette.spec.ts b/packages/app/e2e/regression/command-palette.spec.ts
index c9533407586..ceb2f7e8959 100644
--- a/packages/app/e2e/regression/command-palette.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/app/e2e/regression/command-palette.spec.ts
@@ -263,3 +263,118 @@ test("navigation replaces commands without retaining disposed owners", async ({
   )
   expect(warnings).toEqual([])
 })
+
+test("keeps matching session and file results steady across keystrokes while searches are pending", async ({
+  page,
+}) => {
+  await openPaletteWorkspace(page)
+  const mac = await page.evaluate(() => /(Mac|iPod|iPhone|iPad)/.test(navigator.platform))
+  await page.keyboard.press(mac ? "Meta+Shift+P" : "Control+Shift+P")
+  const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog")
+  const input = dialog.getByRole("textbox")
+  await expect(input).toBeFocused()
+  const sessionOption = dialog.getByRole("option", { name: /Palette fixture session/ })
+  const matchingFile = dialog.getByRole("option", { name: "packages/desktop/ palette.ts", exact: true })
+  const nonMatchingFile = dialog.getByRole("option", { name: "src/app/ other.ts", exact: true })
+  await expect(sessionOption).toBeVisible()
+
+  const pendingFiles = Promise.withResolvers<void>()
+  const pendingSessions = Promise.withResolvers<void>()
+
+  await page.route("**/api/fs/find?*", async (route) => {
+    const query = new URL(route.request().url()).searchParams.get("query") ?? ""
+
+    if (query !== "p") await pendingFiles.promise
+    await route.fulfill({
+      json: {
+        data:
+          query === "p"
+            ? [
+                { path: "packages/desktop/palette.ts", type: "file" },
+                { path: "src/app/other.ts", type: "file" },
+              ]
+            : [{ path: "packages/desktop/palette.ts", type: "file" }],
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  await page.route("**/api/session?*", async (route) => {
+    await pendingSessions.promise
+    await route.fulfill({
+      json: {
+        data: [{ ...paletteSession, location: { directory: paletteSession.directory } }],
+      },
+    })
+  })
+
+  await input.press("p")
+  await expect(matchingFile).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(nonMatchingFile).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(sessionOption).toBeVisible()
+
+  const probe = await page.evaluateHandle(() => {
+    const results = document.querySelector(".command-palette-results")!
+
+    const state = {
+      emptyFrames: 0,
+      initialSessionEl:
+        Array.from(results.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).find((el) =>
+          el.textContent?.includes("Palette fixture session"),
+        ) ?? null,
+      initialFileEl:
+        Array.from(results.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).find((el) => el.textContent?.includes("palette.ts")) ??
+        null,
+    }
+
+    const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
+      if (results.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]').length === 0 || results.querySelector(".command-palette-state")) {
+        state.emptyFrames++
+      }
+    })
+
+    observer.observe(results, { childList: true, subtree: true })
+
+    return {
+      finish() {
+        observer.disconnect()
+
+        const currentSessionEl = Array.from(results.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).find((el) =>
+          el.textContent?.includes("Palette fixture session"),
+        )
+
+        const currentFileEl = Array.from(results.querySelectorAll('[role="option"]')).find((el) =>
+          el.textContent?.includes("palette.ts"),
+        )
+
+        return {
+          emptyFrames: state.emptyFrames,
+          sameSessionNode: Boolean(state.initialSessionEl && state.initialSessionEl === currentSessionEl),
+          sameFileNode: Boolean(state.initialFileEl && state.initialFileEl === currentFileEl),
+        }
+      },
+    }
+  })
+
+  for (const key of "alette") {
+    await input.press(key)
+    await expect(sessionOption).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(matchingFile).toBeVisible()
+    await expect(nonMatchingFile).toHaveCount(0)
+  }
+
+  await expect(sessionOption).toHaveAttribute("aria-selected", "true")
+
+  pendingFiles.resolve()
+  pendingSessions.resolve()
+
+  await expect(sessionOption).toBeVisible()
+  await expect(matchingFile).toBeVisible()
+
+  const stability = await probe.evaluate((tracker) => tracker.finish())
+
+  expect(stability).toEqual({
+    emptyFrames: 0,
+    sameSessionNode: true,
+    sameFileNode: true,
+  })
+})
diff --git a/packages/app/src/home/start/command-palette.tsx b/packages/app/src/home/start/command-palette.tsx
index 80297881cf8..1d82539d2ed 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/home/start/command-palette.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/home/start/command-palette.tsx
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { ServerConnection } from "@/runtime/server/registry"
 import {
   createCommandPaletteCommandEntry,
+  createKnownServerSessions,
   createServerSessionEntries,
   type CommandPaletteEntry,
   type PaletteHighlight,
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ export function HomeCommandPalette(props: {
 
   const sessions = createServerSessionEntries({
     server: ServerConnection.key(props.server),
+    known: createKnownServerSessions(server),
     projects: server.projects.list,
     load: (search, signal) => server.sdk.api.session.list({ parentID: null, search, limit: 50 }, { signal }),
     get: (sessionID, signal) => server.sdk.api.session.get({ sessionID }, { signal }),
@@ -63,9 +65,12 @@ export function HomeCommandPalette(props: {
   }
 
   const items = (query: string) => {
-    if (!query) return commandEntries().slice(0, 5)
+    if (!query) return [...commandEntries().slice(0, 5), ...sessions.items("")]
 
-    return commandEntries().filter((entry) => matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry, query))
+    return [
+      ...commandEntries().filter((entry) => matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry, query)),
+      ...sessions.items(query),
+    ]
   }
 
   onCleanup(() => {
@@ -77,7 +82,7 @@ export function HomeCommandPalette(props: {
     <CommandPaletteView
       placeholder={language.t("palette.search.placeholder.home")}
       items={items}
-      sources={[sessions]}
+      sources={[sessions.search]}
       highlight={highlight}
       select={select}
       close={() => dialog.close()}
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/dialog.tsx b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/dialog.tsx
index 06d6d2c020e..7ddcc30775d 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/dialog.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/dialog.tsx
@@ -13,32 +13,25 @@ import { useTabs } from "@/shell/tabs/tabs"
 import { SessionTabAvatar } from "@/shell/layout/session-tab-avatar"
 import { getRelativeTime } from "@/shell/time"
 import { createCommandPaletteFileEntry, createCommandPaletteModel, type CommandPaletteEntry } from "./palette"
-import { createCommandPaletteSearch } from "./search"
+import { createCommandPaletteSearch, matchesCommandPaletteEntry } from "./search"
 import "./dialog.css"
 
-function groups(entries: CommandPaletteEntry[]) {
-  const map = new Map<string, CommandPaletteEntry[]>()
+export { matchesCommandPaletteEntry }
 
-  for (const entry of entries) map.set(entry.category, [...(map.get(entry.category) ?? []), entry])
-
-  return Array.from(map.entries()).map(([category, entries]) => ({ category, entries }))
-}
-
-export function matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry: CommandPaletteEntry, query: string) {
-  const value = query.toLowerCase()
-
-  return [entry.title, entry.description, entry.category, entry.keywords].some((text) =>
-    text?.toLowerCase().includes(value),
-  )
+function groupKey(entry: CommandPaletteEntry) {
+  return entry.type === "session" ? "session" : `${entry.type}:${entry.category}`
 }
 
 export function DialogCommandPalette(props: { onOpenFile?: (path: string) => void }) {
   const palette = createCommandPaletteModel(props)
 
   const items = (q: string) => {
-    if (!q) return [...palette.preferredCommandEntries(), ...palette.recentFileEntries()]
+    if (!q) return [...palette.preferredCommandEntries(), ...palette.recentFileEntries(), ...palette.sessions.items("")]
 
-    return palette.commandEntries().filter((entry) => matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry, q))
+    return [
+      ...palette.commandEntries().filter((entry) => matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry, q)),
+      ...palette.sessions.items(q),
+    ]
   }
 
   return (
@@ -46,9 +39,9 @@ export function DialogCommandPalette(props: { onOpenFile?: (path: string) => voi
       placeholder={palette.language.t("palette.search.placeholder")}
       items={items}
       sources={[
-        palette.sessions,
+        palette.sessions.search,
         async (query, signal) => {
-          if (!query) return []
+          if (!query) return palette.recentFileEntries()
           const files = await palette.file.searchFiles(query, { signal })
           const category = palette.language.t("palette.group.files")
 
@@ -76,7 +69,13 @@ export function CommandPaletteView(props: {
 
   const search = createCommandPaletteSearch({ query: () => store.query, items: props.items, sources: props.sources })
   const visibleEntries = search.items
-  const groupedEntries = createMemo(() => groups(visibleEntries()))
+  const entryById = createMemo(() => new Map(visibleEntries().map((entry) => [entry.id, entry] as const)))
+
+  const groupKeys = createMemo<string[]>((prev) => {
+    const next = [...new Set(visibleEntries().map(groupKey))]
+
+    return prev && prev.length === next.length && prev.every((key, index) => key === next[index]) ? prev : next
+  })
 
   // Follow the first result until the user explicitly chooses a row.
   const activeEntry = createMemo(
@@ -154,7 +153,14 @@ export function CommandPaletteView(props: {
             appearance="large"
             placeholder={props.placeholder}
             leadingIcon={<Icon name="magnifying-glass" />}
-            onInput={(event) => setStore({ query: event.currentTarget.value, active: undefined })}
+            onInput={(event) => {
+              const query = event.currentTarget.value
+              const active = store.active ? entryById().get(store.active) : undefined
+              setStore({
+                query,
+                active: active && matchesCommandPaletteEntry(active, query) ? store.active : undefined,
+              })
+            }}
             onKeyDown={handleKeyDown}
           />
         </div>
@@ -164,34 +170,55 @@ export function CommandPaletteView(props: {
               when={visibleEntries().length > 0}
               fallback={
                 <div class="command-palette-state">
-                  {search.loading() ? language.t("common.loading") : language.t("palette.empty")}
+                  {search.loading()
+                    ? language.t("common.loading")
+                    : search.failed()
+                      ? language.t("common.requestFailed")
+                      : language.t("palette.empty")}
                 </div>
               }
             >
-              <For each={groupedEntries()}>
-                {(group) => (
-                  <div class="command-palette-group">
-                    <Show when={group.category}>
-                      <div class="command-palette-group-title">{group.category}</div>
-                    </Show>
-                    <For each={group.entries}>
-                      {(item) => (
-                        <PaletteRow
-                          item={item}
-                          active={activeEntry()?.id === item.id}
-                          language={language}
-                          sessionOpen={
-                            item.server && item.sessionID
-                              ? openSessions().has(`${item.server}\0${item.sessionID}`)
-                              : false
-                          }
-                          onActive={() => setStore("active", item.id)}
-                          onSelect={() => props.select(item)}
-                        />
-                      )}
-                    </For>
-                  </div>
-                )}
+              <For each={groupKeys()}>
+                {(key) => {
+                  const entries = createMemo(() => visibleEntries().filter((entry) => groupKey(entry) === key))
+                  const category = createMemo(() => entries()[0]?.category ?? "")
+
+                  const ids = createMemo<string[]>((prev) => {
+                    const next = entries().map((entry) => entry.id)
+
+                    return prev && prev.length === next.length && prev.every((id, index) => id === next[index])
+                      ? prev
+                      : next
+                  })
+
+                  return (
+                    <div class="command-palette-group">
+                      <Show when={category()}>
+                        <div class="command-palette-group-title">{category()}</div>
+                      </Show>
+                      <For each={ids()}>
+                        {(id) => {
+                          const item = () => entryById().get(id) ?? entries()[0]!
+
+                          return (
+                            <PaletteRow
+                              item={item()}
+                              active={activeEntry()?.id === id}
+                              language={language}
+                              sessionOpen={
+                                item().server && item().sessionID
+                                  ? openSessions().has(`${item().server}\0${item().sessionID}`)
+                                  : false
+                              }
+                              onActive={() => setStore("active", id)}
+                              onSelect={() => props.select(item())}
+                            />
+                          )
+                        }}
+                      </For>
+                    </div>
+                  )
+                }}
               </For>
             </Show>
           </div>
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/palette.ts b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/palette.ts
index 4e14cf36e33..1b09edf54e2 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/palette.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/palette.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@ import { getFilename } from "@opencode/util/path"
 import type { Project } from "@/runtime/server/types"
 import type { SessionInfo } from "@opencode/client/promise"
 import { useDialog } from "@opencode/ui/context/dialog"
+import { useQueryClient } from "@tanstack/solid-query"
 import { createMemo, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
+import { createStore } from "solid-js/store"
 import { commandPaletteOptions, useCommand, type CommandOption } from "@/shell/commands/command"
 import { useFile } from "@/workspaces/files/model"
-import { useGlobal } from "@/runtime/server/runtime"
+import { useGlobal, type ServerCtx } from "@/runtime/server/runtime"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import type { LocalProject } from "@/shell/state/layout"
 import { ServerConnection } from "@/runtime/server/registry"
@@ -16,6 +18,7 @@ import { projectForSession } from "@/shell/layout/helpers"
 import { useExtensionHost } from "@/runtime/extension/host"
 import { useExtensionAttachment } from "@/runtime/extension/host-apis"
 import { looksLikeSessionID } from "@/session/search"
+import { matchesCommandPaletteEntry } from "./search"
 
 export type CommandPaletteEntry = {
   id: string
@@ -143,6 +146,7 @@ export function createCommandPaletteModel(props: { filesOnly?: () => boolean; on
 
   const sessions = createServerSessionEntries({
     server: ServerConnection.key(serverSDK.server),
+    known: createKnownServerSessions(serverCtx),
     projects: serverCtx.projects.list,
     load: (search, signal) => serverSDK.api.session.list({ parentID: null, search, limit: 50 }, { signal }),
     get: (sessionID, signal) => serverSDK.api.session.get({ sessionID }, { signal }),
@@ -223,8 +227,13 @@ export function createCommandPaletteCommandEntry(option: CommandOption, category
   }
 }
 
+type SessionSearchState = {
+  abort?: AbortController
+}
+
 export function createServerSessionEntries(props: {
   server: ServerConnection.Key
+  known?: () => SessionInfo[]
   projects: () => Project[]
   load: (search: string, signal: AbortSignal) => Promise<{ data: SessionInfo[] }>
   get: (sessionID: string, signal: AbortSignal) => Promise<SessionInfo>
@@ -233,16 +242,54 @@ export function createServerSessionEntries(props: {
   recentCategory: () => string
   recentLimit?: number
 }) {
-  let abort: AbortController | undefined
+  const state: SessionSearchState = {}
+  const [store, setStore] = createStore<{ loaded: SessionInfo[] }>({ loaded: [] })
 
-  onCleanup(() => abort?.abort())
+  // Let the newest metadata win duplicates before ranking the merged sessions newest-first.
+  const known = createMemo(() =>
+    [
+      ...new Map(
+        [...(props.known?.() ?? []), ...store.loaded]
+          .toSorted((a, b) => a.time.updated - b.time.updated)
+          .map((session) => [session.id, session] as const),
+      ).values(),
+    ].toSorted((a, b) => b.time.updated - a.time.updated),
+  )
 
-  return async (text: string): Promise<CommandPaletteEntry[]> => {
+  onCleanup(() => state.abort?.abort())
+
+  const entries = (sessions: SessionInfo[], search: string): CommandPaletteEntry[] => {
+    const projects = props.projects()
+    const category = search ? props.category() : props.recentCategory()
+
+    return sessions.flatMap((session) => {
+      if (session.time.archived) return []
+
+      const project = projectForSession(session, projects)
+
+      return [
+        {
+          id: `session:${props.server}:${session.id}`,
+          type: "session" as const,
+          title: session.title || props.untitled(),
+          description: project ? displayName(project) : getFilename(session.location.directory),
+          category,
+          directory: session.location.directory,
+          sessionID: session.id,
+          server: props.server,
+          project,
+          updated: session.time.updated,
+        },
+      ]
+    })
+  }
+
+  const search = async (text: string): Promise<CommandPaletteEntry[]> => {
     const search = text.trim()
 
-    abort?.abort()
+    state.abort?.abort()
     const current = new AbortController()
-    abort = current
+    state.abort = current
 
     // Typed searches wait for a pause; an empty query lists recent sessions right away.
     await new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
@@ -258,13 +305,11 @@ export function createServerSessionEntries(props: {
     })
 
     if (current.signal.aborted) return []
-    const projects = props.projects()
-    const category = search ? props.category() : props.recentCategory()
 
-    const entries = await Promise.all([
+    const [listed, exact] = await Promise.all([
       props.load(search, current.signal).then(
-        (result) => result.data,
-        () => [],
+        (result) => ({ items: result.data, failed: false }),
+        () => ({ items: [], failed: true }),
       ),
       looksLikeSessionID(search)
         ? props.get(search, current.signal).then(
@@ -272,31 +317,51 @@ export function createServerSessionEntries(props: {
             () => [],
           )
         : Promise.resolve([]),
-    ]).then(([listed, exact]) =>
-      [...new Map([...exact, ...listed].map((session) => [session.id, session] as const)).values()].flatMap(
-        (session) => {
-          if (session.time.archived) return []
+    ])
 
-          const project = projectForSession(session, projects)
+    if (current.signal.aborted) return []
 
-          return [
-            {
-              id: `session:${props.server}:${session.id}`,
-              type: "session" as const,
-              title: session.title || props.untitled(),
-              description: project ? displayName(project) : getFilename(session.location.directory),
-              category,
-              directory: session.location.directory,
-              sessionID: session.id,
-              server: props.server,
-              project,
-              updated: session.time.updated,
-            },
-          ]
-        },
-      ),
+    if (listed.failed && exact.length === 0) throw new Error("Session search failed")
+
+    const loaded = [...new Map([...exact, ...listed.items].map((session) => [session.id, session] as const)).values()]
+    // Keep names learned while this palette is open available to subsequent keystrokes.
+    setStore("loaded", (previous) => [
+      ...new Map([...previous, ...loaded].map((session) => [session.id, session] as const)).values(),
+    ])
+
+    // The local collection owns the recent rows, including newly loaded ones.
+    return search ? entries(loaded, search) : []
+  }
+
+  return Object.assign(search, {
+    search,
+    items(text: string) {
+      const search = text.trim()
+      const all = entries(known(), search)
+
+      if (!search) return all.slice(0, props.recentLimit ?? ENTRY_LIMIT)
+
+      return all.filter((entry) => matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry, search)).slice(0, 50)
+    },
+  })
+}
+
+export function createKnownServerSessions(server: ServerCtx) {
+  const queryClient = useQueryClient()
+
+  return () => {
+    // Reuse the Home index already loaded before opening the palette; do not fetch an index for search.
+    const cached =
+      queryClient.getQueryData<SessionInfo[]>(["home-sessions", server.sdk.server]) ??
+      queryClient.getQueryData<SessionInfo[]>(["home-sessions", ServerConnection.key(server.sdk.server)]) ??
+      []
+
+    const merged = new Map(
+      [...cached, ...server.data.session.list()].map((session) => [session.id, session] as const),
     )
 
-    return search ? entries : entries.slice(0, props.recentLimit ?? ENTRY_LIMIT)
+    return server.data.session.apply(
+      [...merged.values()].filter((session) => !session.parentID && !session.time.archived),
+    )
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/search.ts b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/search.ts
index 5307a73089c..da5875f6aac 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/search.ts
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/search.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,29 @@
 import { createMemo, createResource, onCleanup } from "solid-js"
 import { uniqueCommandPaletteEntries, type CommandPaletteEntry } from "./palette"
 
+type SourceResult = {
+  query: string
+  items: CommandPaletteEntry[]
+  failed: boolean
+}
+
+type SourceState = {
+  abort?: AbortController
+  seen: CommandPaletteEntry[]
+}
+
+const emptyResult: SourceResult = { query: "", items: [], failed: false }
+
+export function matchesCommandPaletteEntry(entry: CommandPaletteEntry, query: string) {
+  const value = query.trim().toLowerCase()
+
+  if (!value) return true
+
+  return [entry.title, entry.description, entry.category, entry.keywords, entry.path, entry.sessionID].some((text) =>
+    text?.toLowerCase().includes(value),
+  )
+}
+
 export function createCommandPaletteSearch(props: {
   query: () => string
   items: (query: string) => CommandPaletteEntry[]
@@ -10,37 +33,82 @@ export function createCommandPaletteSearch(props: {
   const local = createMemo(() => props.items(query()))
 
   const sources = props.sources.map((load) => {
-    let abort: AbortController | undefined
-    onCleanup(() => abort?.abort())
+    const state: SourceState = { seen: [] }
+    onCleanup(() => state.abort?.abort())
 
-    const [result] = createResource(
+    const [result] = createResource<SourceResult, string>(
       query,
-      async (query) => {
-        abort?.abort()
+      async (query, info) => {
+        state.abort?.abort()
         const current = new AbortController()
-        abort = current
+        state.abort = current
+        const previous = info.value ?? emptyResult
 
-        return { query, items: await load(query, current.signal).catch(() => []) }
+        return load(query, current.signal).then(
+          (items) => {
+            if (current.signal.aborted) return previous
+
+            if (query && items.length > 0) {
+              state.seen = uniqueCommandPaletteEntries([...items, ...state.seen])
+            }
+
+            return { query, items, failed: false }
+          },
+          () => (current.signal.aborted ? previous : { query, items: [], failed: true }),
+        )
       },
       // Remote searches must not suspend the dialog's local results on first render.
-      { initialValue: { query: "", items: [] as CommandPaletteEntry[] } },
+      { initialValue: emptyResult },
     )
 
-    return result
+    return { result, state }
+  })
+
+  const loading = () => sources.some((source) => source.result.loading)
+
+  const items = createMemo<CommandPaletteEntry[]>(() => {
+    const current = query()
+
+    const entries = uniqueCommandPaletteEntries([
+      ...local(),
+      ...sources.flatMap((source) => {
+        const result =
+          source.result.state === "ready" || source.result.state === "refreshing" ? source.result.latest : emptyResult
+
+        if (result.query === current) return result.items
+
+        if (!current) return []
+
+        const matched = uniqueCommandPaletteEntries([...result.items, ...source.state.seen]).filter((item) =>
+          matchesCommandPaletteEntry(item, current),
+        )
+
+        if (matched.length > 0) return matched
+
+        return result.query && current.toLowerCase().startsWith(result.query.toLowerCase()) ? result.items : []
+      }),
+    ])
+
+    if (!current) return entries
+
+    const order = { command: 0, session: 1, file: 2 }
+
+    return entries.toSorted(
+      (a, b) =>
+        order[a.type] - order[b.type] ||
+        (a.type === "session" && b.type === "session" ? (b.updated ?? 0) - (a.updated ?? 0) : 0),
+    )
   })
 
   return {
-    items: createMemo(() =>
-      uniqueCommandPaletteEntries([
-        ...local(),
-        ...sources.flatMap((source) => {
-          // Never keep results for an older query selectable while the next one loads.
-          const result = source.latest
+    items,
+    loading,
+    failed: () =>
+      sources.some((source) => {
+        const result =
+          source.result.state === "ready" || source.result.state === "refreshing" ? source.result.latest : emptyResult
 
-          return result.query === query() ? result.items : []
-        }),
-      ]),
-    ),
-    loading: () => sources.some((source) => source.loading),
+        return result.query === query() && result.failed
+      }),
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/session-search.tsx b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/session-search.tsx
index 71a7062682a..6be52d70c18 100644
--- a/packages/app/src/shell/commands/session-search.tsx
+++ b/packages/app/src/shell/commands/session-search.tsx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import { useGlobal } from "@/runtime/server/runtime"
 import { useLanguage } from "@/runtime/i18n/language"
 import { ServerConnection, useServers } from "@/runtime/server/registry"
 import { useTabs } from "@/shell/tabs/tabs"
-import { createServerSessionEntries, type CommandPaletteEntry } from "./palette"
+import { createKnownServerSessions, createServerSessionEntries, type CommandPaletteEntry } from "./palette"
 import { CommandPaletteView } from "./dialog"
 
 const RECENT_LIMIT = 10
@@ -15,14 +15,17 @@ export function DialogSessionSearch() {
   const language = useLanguage()
   const tabs = useTabs()
   const registry = useServers()
+
   const servers = registry.visible.filter(
     (conn) => global.servers.health[ServerConnection.key(conn)]?.healthy !== false,
   )
 
   const loaders = servers.map((conn) => {
     const ctx = global.ensureServerCtx(conn)
+
     const load = createServerSessionEntries({
       server: ServerConnection.key(conn),
+      known: createKnownServerSessions(ctx),
       projects: ctx.projects.list,
       load: (search, signal) => ctx.sdk.api.session.list({ parentID: null, search, limit: 50 }, { signal }),
       get: (sessionID, signal) => ctx.sdk.api.session.get({ sessionID }, { signal }),
@@ -34,21 +37,32 @@ export function DialogSessionSearch() {
 
     const tag = registry.tag(conn)
 
-    if (servers.length < 2 || !tag) return load
+    const format = (entries: CommandPaletteEntry[]) =>
+      servers.length < 2 || !tag
+        ? entries
+        : entries.map((entry) => ({
+            ...entry,
+            description: language.t("palette.session.location", { project: entry.description ?? "", server: tag }),
+          }))
 
-    return (query: string) =>
-      load(query).then((entries) =>
-        entries.map((entry) => ({
-          ...entry,
-          description: language.t("palette.session.location", { project: entry.description ?? "", server: tag }),
-        })),
-      )
+    return {
+      items: (query: string) => format(load.items(query)),
+      search: (query: string) => load.search(query).then(format),
+    }
   })
 
+  const items = (query: string) => {
+    const entries = loaders
+      .flatMap((loader) => loader.items(query))
+      .toSorted((a, b) => (b.updated ?? 0) - (a.updated ?? 0))
+
+    return query ? entries : entries.slice(0, RECENT_LIMIT)
+  }
+
   const sessions = async (query: string) => {
-    const entries = (await Promise.all(loaders.map((load) => load(query))))
+    const entries = (await Promise.all(loaders.map((loader) => loader.search(query))))
       .flat()
-      .sort((a, b) => (b.updated ?? 0) - (a.updated ?? 0))
+      .toSorted((a, b) => (b.updated ?? 0) - (a.updated ?? 0))
 
     return query ? entries : entries.slice(0, RECENT_LIMIT)
   }
@@ -68,7 +82,7 @@ export function DialogSessionSearch() {
   return (
     <CommandPaletteView
       placeholder={language.t("home.sessions.search.placeholder")}
-      items={() => []}
+      items={items}
       sources={[sessions]}
       highlight={() => {}}
       select={select}
diff --git a/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette-search.test.ts b/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette-search.test.ts
index b9287b64514..868d6275b0b 100644
--- a/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette-search.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette-search.test.ts
@@ -111,4 +111,36 @@ describe("command palette search", () => {
     expect(root.search.items()).toEqual([copy, file])
     root.dispose()
   })
+
+  test("filters previous remote results synchronously while a refined query is pending", async () => {
+    const first = Promise.withResolvers<CommandPaletteEntry[]>()
+    const second = Promise.withResolvers<CommandPaletteEntry[]>()
+    const otherFile: CommandPaletteEntry = { id: "file: readme.md", type: "file", title: "readme.md", category: "Files" }
+    const ready = Promise.withResolvers<void>()
+
+    const root = createRoot((dispose) => {
+      const [query, setQuery] = createSignal("c")
+
+      const search = createCommandPaletteSearch({
+        query,
+        items: (q) => (q === "c" ? [copy] : []),
+        sources: [(q) => (q === "c" ? first.promise : second.promise)],
+      })
+
+      createComputed(() => {
+        if (search.items().some((entry) => entry.id === file.id)) ready.resolve()
+      })
+
+      return { search, setQuery, dispose }
+    })
+
+    first.resolve([file, otherFile])
+    await ready.promise
+    expect(root.search.items()).toEqual([copy, file, otherFile])
+
+    root.setQuery("copy")
+    expect(root.search.loading()).toBe(true)
+    expect(root.search.items()).toEqual([file])
+    root.dispose()
+  })
 })
diff --git a/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette.test.ts b/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette.test.ts
index 86f40f81bb6..e846fa2dc18 100644
--- a/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette.test.ts
+++ b/packages/app/test-browser/command-palette.test.ts
@@ -121,6 +121,47 @@ describe("command palette sessions", () => {
     expect(gets).toEqual([exact.id])
     expect(result).toMatchObject([{ sessionID: exact.id, title: exact.title }])
   })
+
+  test("matches known and loaded sessions synchronously while remote search is pending", async () => {
+    const server = ServerConnection.Key.make("selected-server")
+
+    const remote = {
+      ...session,
+      id: "session-2",
+      title: "Remote palette session",
+      time: { created: 2, updated: 4 },
+    }
+
+    await createRoot(async (dispose) => {
+      try {
+        const sessions = createServerSessionEntries({
+          server,
+          known: () => [session],
+          projects: () => [project],
+          load: async () => ({ data: [remote] }),
+          get: async () => session,
+          untitled: () => "Untitled",
+          category: () => "Session",
+          recentCategory: () => "Recent sessions",
+        })
+
+        expect(sessions.items("")).toMatchObject([
+          { sessionID: session.id, title: session.title, category: "Recent sessions" },
+        ])
+        expect(sessions.items("palette")).toMatchObject([
+          { sessionID: session.id, title: session.title, category: "Session" },
+        ])
+
+        await sessions.search("remote")
+        expect(sessions.items("palette")).toMatchObject([
+          { sessionID: remote.id, title: remote.title, category: "Session" },
+          { sessionID: session.id, title: session.title, category: "Session" },
+        ])
+      } finally {
+        dispose()
+      }
+    })
+  })
 })
 
 describe("command palette commands", () => {