diff --git a/api/session_recovery.py b/api/session_recovery.py
index 029d1328..78dd1042 100644
--- a/api/session_recovery.py
+++ b/api/session_recovery.py
@@ -453,6 +453,9 @@ def _state_db_row_to_sidecar(row: dict) -> dict:
     messages = row.get('messages') if isinstance(row.get('messages'), list) else []
     last_ts = messages[-1].get('timestamp') if messages and isinstance(messages[-1], dict) else started_at
     workspace_value = row.get('workspace') or ''
+    compression_recovery = row.get('compression_recovery')
+    if not isinstance(compression_recovery, dict):
+        compression_recovery = {}
     return {
         'session_id': row.get('id'),
         'title': row.get('title') or 'Recovered WebUI Session',
@@ -484,8 +487,8 @@ def _state_db_row_to_sidecar(row: dict) -> dict:
         'context_length': None,
         'threshold_tokens': None,
         'last_prompt_tokens': None,
-        'compression_recovery': {},
-        'recommended_recovery_action': None,
+        'compression_recovery': compression_recovery,
+        'recommended_recovery_action': row.get('recommended_recovery_action') or None,
         'compression_recovery_source_session_id': row.get('compression_recovery_source_session_id') or None,
         'compression_recovery_action': row.get('compression_recovery_action') or None,
         'gateway_routing': None,
diff --git a/tests/test_compression_recovery_action.py b/tests/test_compression_recovery_action.py
index 502bc7d0..44dc1dde 100644
--- a/tests/test_compression_recovery_action.py
+++ b/tests/test_compression_recovery_action.py
@@ -390,6 +390,33 @@ def test_recovery_child_markers_round_trip_through_state_db_sidecar_rebuild(tmp_
     assert sidecar["compression_recovery_action"] == "start_focused_continuation"
 
 
+def test_recovery_source_metadata_round_trips_through_state_db_sidecar_rebuild(tmp_path):
+    recovery = {
+        "type": "compression_recovery_required",
+        "terminal_state": "compression_exhausted",
+        "recommended_action": "start_focused_continuation",
+        "source_session_id": "recoverysrc4",
+    }
+    db = WebUIJsonSessionDB(tmp_path)
+    db.write_session(
+        {
+            "session_id": "recoverysrc4",
+            "title": "Exhausted source",
+            "model": "gpt-4o",
+            "started_at": 1700000000,
+            "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "long task"}],
+            "compression_recovery": recovery,
+            "recommended_recovery_action": "start_focused_continuation",
+        }
+    )
+    row = db.list_sessions()[0]
+
+    sidecar = _state_db_row_to_sidecar({"id": "recoverysrc4", **row, "messages": []})
+
+    assert sidecar["compression_recovery"] == recovery
+    assert sidecar["recommended_recovery_action"] == "start_focused_continuation"
+
+
 def test_compression_recovery_ui_wires_card_action_and_send_intercept():
     ui = (ROOT / "static/ui.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     messages = (ROOT / "static/messages.js").read_text(encoding="utf-8")