diff --git a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
index 350a7de..8260c82 100644
--- a/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
+++ b/NucleicRemote/NucleicRemote/Models/RemoteStore.swift
@@ -991,6 +991,10 @@ final class RemoteStore: ObservableObject {
         guard openSessionID == target else { return }
         connection(owningSession: target)?.openSessionID = nil
         openSessionID = nil
+        // Session view closed — restore the compact tab bar (the counterpart to `open`'s hide).
+        // On the Sessions tab the back-swipe has usually already cleared this early for a snappy
+        // re-show; this is the catch-all for the other entry points and programmatic closes.
+        compactDetailPresented = false
         openSessionHostID = nil
         // Persist the final transcript before clearing it, so it's warm for the next open / offline.
         flushOpenTranscript(target, openEvents)