diff --git a/src/frontends/tui/minimal.test.ts b/src/frontends/tui/minimal.test.ts
index a5b507d..5a168fc 100644
--- a/src/frontends/tui/minimal.test.ts
+++ b/src/frontends/tui/minimal.test.ts
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ describe('MinimalTui backend command', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  it('uses agent.reset for /reset when an agent is configured', async () => {
+  it('clears local session and resets agent for /reset when an agent is configured', async () => {
     const mockSession = {
       id: 'test',
       getHistory: () => [],
@@ -401,8 +401,8 @@ describe('MinimalTui backend command', () => {
 
     await minimalTuiPrivates(tui).handleCommand({ type: 'reset' });
 
+    expect(mockSession.clear).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
     expect(mockAgent.reset).toHaveBeenCalledOnce();
-    expect(mockSession.clear).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
   it('prints tools output when /tools is invoked', async () => {
diff --git a/src/frontends/tui/minimal.ts b/src/frontends/tui/minimal.ts
index ccd0e42..a5b2561 100644
--- a/src/frontends/tui/minimal.ts
+++ b/src/frontends/tui/minimal.ts
@@ -468,11 +468,11 @@ export class MinimalTui {
         break;
 
       case 'reset':
-        if (this.config.agent) {
-          this.config.agent.reset();
-        } else {
-          this.config.session.clear();
-        }
+        // Always clear the local session transcript, even in agent-backed mode,
+        // so the UI view matches the reset agent context.
+        this.config.session.clear();
+        this.config.agent?.reset();
+
         this.totalUsage = { inputTokens: 0, outputTokens: 0 };
         console.log(`${colors.gray}Session cleared.${colors.reset}\n`);
         break;