diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session-runtime.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session-runtime.ts
index 81c4264cf..cf06d5fce 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session-runtime.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session-runtime.ts
@@ -402,6 +402,7 @@ export class AgentSessionRuntime {
 	}
 
 	async dispose(): Promise<void> {
+		await this.session.abort();
 		await emitSessionShutdownEvent(this.session.extensionRunner, {
 			type: "session_shutdown",
 			reason: "quit",
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/9124-runtime-dispose-tool-settlement.test.ts b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/9124-runtime-dispose-tool-settlement.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..31f8713c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/test/suite/regressions/9124-runtime-dispose-tool-settlement.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+import type { AgentTool, AgentToolResult } from "@earendil-works/pi-agent-core";
+import { fauxAssistantMessage, fauxToolCall } from "@earendil-works/pi-ai";
+import { Type } from "typebox";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import {
+	AgentSessionRuntime,
+	type AgentSessionServices,
+	type CreateAgentSessionRuntimeFactory,
+} from "../../../src/core/agent-session-runtime.ts";
+import { createHarness, type Harness } from "../harness.ts";
+
+describe("regression #9124: runtime disposal during tool execution", () => {
+	const harnesses: Harness[] = [];
+
+	afterEach(() => {
+		while (harnesses.length > 0) {
+			harnesses.pop()?.cleanup();
+		}
+	});
+
+	async function createRuntime(tool: AgentTool): Promise<{ harness: Harness; runtime: AgentSessionRuntime }> {
+		const harness = await createHarness({ tools: [tool] });
+		harnesses.push(harness);
+		const services: AgentSessionServices = {
+			cwd: harness.tempDir,
+			agentDir: harness.tempDir,
+			modelRuntime: harness.session.modelRuntime,
+			settingsManager: harness.settingsManager,
+			resourceLoader: harness.session.resourceLoader,
+			diagnostics: [],
+		};
+		const unusedFactory: CreateAgentSessionRuntimeFactory = async () => {
+			throw new Error("runtime replacement is not used in this test");
+		};
+		return {
+			harness,
+			runtime: new AgentSessionRuntime(harness.session, services, unusedFactory),
+		};
+	}
+
+	it("persists the aborted tool turn before disconnecting the session", async () => {
+		let markToolStarted!: () => void;
+		const toolStarted = new Promise<void>((resolve) => {
+			markToolStarted = resolve;
+		});
+		const tool: AgentTool = {
+			name: "wait",
+			label: "Wait",
+			description: "Wait until aborted",
+			parameters: Type.Object({}),
+			execute: (_toolCallId, _params, signal) =>
+				new Promise<AgentToolResult<unknown>>((_resolve, reject) => {
+					markToolStarted();
+					signal?.addEventListener("abort", () => setTimeout(() => reject(new Error("Operation aborted")), 10), {
+						once: true,
+					});
+				}),
+		};
+		const { harness, runtime } = await createRuntime(tool);
+		harness.setResponses([fauxAssistantMessage(fauxToolCall("wait", {}), { stopReason: "toolUse" })]);
+
+		const prompt = runtime.session.prompt("run tool");
+		await toolStarted;
+		try {
+			await runtime.dispose();
+			// #9124: disposal itself must settle persistence; awaiting the prompt must not be necessary.
+			const messages = harness.sessionManager
+				.getEntries()
+				.filter((entry) => entry.type === "message")
+				.map((entry) => entry.message)
+				.filter((message) => message.role !== "system");
+			expect(messages.map((message) => message.role)).toEqual(["user", "assistant", "toolResult", "assistant"]);
+			expect(messages[2]).toMatchObject({
+				role: "toolResult",
+				content: [{ type: "text", text: "Operation aborted" }],
+				isError: true,
+			});
+		} finally {
+			await prompt;
+		}
+	});
+});