diff --git a/static/sessions.js b/static/sessions.js
index 48d0701b..3fd49248 100644
--- a/static/sessions.js
+++ b/static/sessions.js
@@ -4251,6 +4251,17 @@ function _invalidateSessionListRenders(){
   _renderSessionListGen++;
   _pendingSessionListPayload = null;
   _renderSessionListQueuedRequest = null;
+  // A retry whose fetch is invalidated here (e.g. a profile switch mid-retry)
+  // would otherwise leave the error note stuck as an inert "Retrying…" button
+  // with no request in flight — the stale fetch returns before
+  // _showSessionListLoadError and the .finally() bails when the old button was
+  // removed. Clear the pending retry markers so the next repaint shows an
+  // actionable idle Retry again.
+  if(_sessionListLoadError && (_sessionListLoadError.retrying || _sessionListLoadError._retryFailedFocus)){
+    _sessionListLoadError = {..._sessionListLoadError};
+    delete _sessionListLoadError.retrying;
+    delete _sessionListLoadError._retryFailedFocus;
+  }
 }
 if(typeof window!=='undefined') window._invalidateSessionListRenders = _invalidateSessionListRenders;
 
diff --git a/tests/test_issue5501_session_list_retry_affordance.py b/tests/test_issue5501_session_list_retry_affordance.py
index e5b4c9cb..ea0c0cc8 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue5501_session_list_retry_affordance.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue5501_session_list_retry_affordance.py
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ def _build_node_script(extra_js):
     src = SESSIONS_JS.read_text(encoding="utf-8")
     show_error_fn = _extract_function(src, "_showSessionListLoadError")
     retry_note_fn = _extract_function(src, "_renderSessionListLoadErrorNote")
+    invalidate_fn = _extract_function(src, "_invalidateSessionListRenders")
     return f"""
 class FakeClassList {{
   constructor(node) {{
@@ -146,6 +147,9 @@ global.document = {{ createElement: (tag) => new FakeElement(tag) }};
 global.$ = (id) => id === 'sessionList' ? list : null;
 global._allSessions = [];
 global._sessionListLoadError = null;
+global._renderSessionListGen = 0;
+global._pendingSessionListPayload = null;
+global._renderSessionListQueuedRequest = null;
 global._sessionListFromCacheCalls = [];
 global.renderSessionListCalls = [];
 global.renderSessionListFromCache = () => {{
@@ -184,6 +188,7 @@ global.renderSessionList = (opts) => {{
 }};
 {show_error_fn}
 {retry_note_fn}
+{invalidate_fn}
 {extra_js}
 """
 
@@ -579,3 +584,38 @@ def test_session_list_error_note_has_live_region_and_pending_uses_aria_disabled(
     assert "Retrying..." not in note_fn
     # keyboard focus restored on a failed retry
     assert "_retryFailedFocus" in note_fn
+
+
+def test_retry_pending_state_cleared_on_render_invalidation():
+    """#5505 gate (Codex SILENT): a retry whose fetch is invalidated mid-flight
+    (e.g. a profile switch) must not leave the button stuck as an inert
+    'Retrying…' with no request in flight. _invalidateSessionListRenders() clears
+    the pending retry markers so the next repaint shows an actionable idle Retry."""
+    if NODE is None:
+        pytest.skip("node not on PATH")
+
+    script = _render_script(
+        """
+_showSessionListLoadError(new Error('backend busy'));
+global._sessionListLoadError = {...global._sessionListLoadError, retrying: true, _retryFailedFocus: true};
+_invalidateSessionListRenders();
+global.renderSessionListFromCache();
+const note = list.children[0];
+const retry = findButton(note);
+console.log(JSON.stringify({
+  retryingCleared: !global._sessionListLoadError.retrying,
+  focusFlagCleared: !global._sessionListLoadError._retryFailedFocus,
+  text: retry.textContent,
+  ariaDisabled: retry.getAttribute('aria-disabled'),
+  clickable: typeof retry.onclick === 'function',
+}));
+"""
+    )
+    body = _run_node(script)
+    assert body == {
+        "retryingCleared": True,
+        "focusFlagCleared": True,
+        "text": "Retry",
+        "ariaDisabled": None,
+        "clickable": True,
+    }