diff --git a/packages/ui/src/apps/MobileSessionsSheet.tsx b/packages/ui/src/apps/MobileSessionsSheet.tsx
index 39449100..97587436 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/apps/MobileSessionsSheet.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/apps/MobileSessionsSheet.tsx
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ import { PROJECT_COLOR_MAP, PROJECT_ICON_MAP, ProjectIconImage } from '@/lib/pro
 import { cn } from '@/lib/utils';
 import { listProjectWorktrees } from '@/lib/worktrees/worktreeManager';
 import { useDirectoryStore } from '@/stores/useDirectoryStore';
-import { mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata, refreshGlobalSessions, useGlobalSessionsStore } from '@/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore';
+import { mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession, refreshGlobalSessions, useGlobalSessionsStore } from '@/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore';
 import { useMobileSessionExpansionStore } from '@/stores/useMobileSessionExpansionStore';
 import { useMobileSessionTreeStore } from '@/stores/useMobileSessionTreeStore';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/useProjectsStore';
@@ -632,7 +632,7 @@ export const MobileSessionsSheet: React.FC<MobileSessionsSheetProps> = ({ open,
     const liveById = new Map(liveSessions.map((session) => [session.id, session]));
     const merged = globalActiveSessions.map((session) => {
       const liveSession = liveById.get(session.id);
-      return liveSession ? mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata(liveSession, session) : session;
+      return liveSession ? mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(liveSession, session) : session;
     });
     const seenIds = new Set(merged.map((session) => session.id));
     for (const session of liveSessions) {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileSessionStatusBar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileSessionStatusBar.tsx
index 32baad4a..fe47a173 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileSessionStatusBar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/chat/MobileSessionStatusBar.tsx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import React from 'react';
 import { useSessionUIStore } from '@/sync/session-ui-store';
 import { useAllSessionStatuses, useAllLiveSessions } from '@/sync/sync-context';
-import { mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata, useGlobalSessionsStore, ensureGlobalSessionsLoaded, refreshGlobalSessions } from '@/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore';
+import { mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession, useGlobalSessionsStore, ensureGlobalSessionsLoaded, refreshGlobalSessions } from '@/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore';
 import { useUIStore } from '@/stores/useUIStore';
 import { useProjectsStore } from '@/stores/useProjectsStore';
 import type { Session } from '@opencode-ai/sdk/v2';
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ function useAllProjectSessions(): Session[] {
     const liveById = new Map(liveSessions.map((session) => [session.id, session]));
     const merged = globalActiveSessions.map((session) => {
       const liveSession = liveById.get(session.id);
-      return liveSession ? mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata(liveSession, session) : session;
+      return liveSession ? mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(liveSession, session) : session;
     });
     const seen = new Set(merged.map((session) => session.id));
     for (const session of liveSessions) {
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
index 8b4edaf3..eefb1666 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
+++ b/packages/ui/src/components/session/SessionSidebar.tsx
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ import {
   normalizePath,
 } from './sidebar/utils';
 import {
-  mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata,
+  mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession,
   refreshGlobalSessions,
   refreshGlobalSessionsForDirectories,
   resolveGlobalSessionDirectory,
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ export const SessionSidebar: React.FC<SessionSidebarProps> = ({
     const liveById = new Map(liveSessions.map((session) => [session.id, session]));
     const merged = globalActiveSessions.map((session) => {
       const liveSession = liveById.get(session.id);
-      return liveSession ? mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata(liveSession, session) : session;
+      return liveSession ? mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(liveSession, session) : session;
     });
     const seenIds = new Set(merged.map((session) => session.id));
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.test.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.test.ts
index 9c829cbd..3aaaa6d0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.test.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test';
 import type { Session } from '@opencode-ai/sdk/v2';
 
-import { resolveGlobalSessionDirectory, useGlobalSessionsStore } from './useGlobalSessionsStore';
+import { resolveGlobalSessionDirectory, mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession, useGlobalSessionsStore } from './useGlobalSessionsStore';
 
 type SessionExtra = Partial<Session> & {
   directory?: string | null;
@@ -79,3 +79,30 @@ describe('useGlobalSessionsStore', () => {
     expect(resolveGlobalSessionDirectory(useGlobalSessionsStore.getState().archivedSessions[0])).toBe('/repo/app');
   });
 });
+
+describe('mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession', () => {
+  test('preserves global share over live share', () => {
+    const live = buildSession('https://live.example/s', { time: { created: 1, updated: 5 } });
+    const global = buildSession('https://global.example/s', { time: { created: 1, updated: 3 } });
+
+    const merged = mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(live, global);
+    expect(merged.share?.url).toBe('https://global.example/s');
+    expect(merged.time?.updated).toBe(5);
+  });
+
+  test('preserves directory from global when live omits it', () => {
+    const live = buildSession('https://live.example/s', { time: { created: 1, updated: 5 } });
+    const global = buildSession('https://global.example/s', { directory: '/repo/app' });
+
+    const merged = mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(live, global);
+    expect(resolveGlobalSessionDirectory(merged)).toBe('/repo/app');
+  });
+
+  test('live directory takes precedence over global when present', () => {
+    const live = buildSession('https://live.example/s', { directory: '/repo/worktree' });
+    const global = buildSession('https://global.example/s', { directory: '/repo/app' });
+
+    const merged = mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession(live, global);
+    expect(resolveGlobalSessionDirectory(merged)).toBe('/repo/worktree');
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.ts b/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.ts
index 0fa8d101..354c76c0 100644
--- a/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.ts
+++ b/packages/ui/src/stores/useGlobalSessionsStore.ts
@@ -100,6 +100,17 @@ export const mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata = (incoming: Session, existing?: Sess
   return changed ? next : incoming;
 };
 
+export const mergeLiveSessionWithGlobalSession = (
+  liveSession: Session,
+  globalSession: Session,
+): Session => {
+  const merged = mergeSessionDirectoryMetadata(liveSession, globalSession);
+  if (merged.share !== globalSession.share) {
+    return { ...merged, share: globalSession.share };
+  }
+  return merged;
+};
+
 const buildSessionsByDirectory = (sessions: Session[]): Map<string, Session[]> => {
   const next = new Map<string, Session[]>();
   for (const session of sessions) {