diff --git a/crates/buzz-acp/src/lib.rs b/crates/buzz-acp/src/lib.rs
index 2a339e101..7c456aa5b 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-acp/src/lib.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-acp/src/lib.rs
@@ -2554,6 +2554,12 @@ async fn tokio_main() -> Result<()> {
                                     let native_attempted = if matches!(signal, ControlSignal::Steer)
                                     {
                                         if queue::edit_target_id(&event_for_steer).is_some() {
+                                            let event_id = event_for_steer.id.to_hex();
+                                            let reserved = queue.mark_native_steer_pending(
+                                                buzz_event.channel_id,
+                                                &event_id,
+                                            );
+                                            debug_assert!(reserved, "accepted edit must still be queued");
                                             let tx = native_steer_tx.clone();
                                             let ctx = Arc::clone(&ctx);
                                             let channel_id = buzz_event.channel_id;
@@ -2790,10 +2796,11 @@ async fn tokio_main() -> Result<()> {
                     &mut pool,
                     &mut queue,
                     channel_id,
-                    event,
+                    event.clone(),
                     prompt_blocks,
                     &steer_ack_tx,
                 ) {
+                    queue.release_native_steer(channel_id, &event.id.to_hex());
                     signal_in_flight_task(&mut pool, channel_id, ControlSignal::Steer);
                 }
             }
@@ -3237,25 +3244,14 @@ fn try_native_steer(
 
     match pool.send_steer(channel_id, request) {
         Ok(()) => {
-            // Withhold the queued event synchronously BEFORE spawning
-            // the watcher: this closes the race where `mark_complete`
-            // clears `in_flight_channels` and a stray `flush_next` could
-            // re-deliver the event via normal dispatch. See
-            // `EventQueue::mark_native_steer_pending` docs at queue.rs:606.
+            // Ordinary events are withheld after send. Edit preparation reserves
+            // its event before leaving the main loop, so this is idempotent.
             let withheld = queue.mark_native_steer_pending(channel_id, &event_id_hex);
             if !withheld {
-                // Race: the event was already drained out of the queue
-                // before we got here (e.g. a concurrent flush picked it
-                // up). The steer is on the wire; if it succeeds the
-                // agent gets it via the native path AND normal
-                // dispatch — duplicate delivery is benign (agent gets
-                // the same message twice). Log so this is visible if it
-                // ever happens in production.
-                tracing::warn!(
+                tracing::debug!(
                     channel = %channel_id,
                     event_id = %event_id_hex,
-                    "native steer accepted by read loop but event was not in queue to withhold \
-                     — possible duplicate delivery if steer succeeds"
+                    "native steer event was already reserved during async preparation"
                 );
             }
             let ack_tx_clone = steer_ack_tx.clone();
diff --git a/crates/buzz-acp/src/queue.rs b/crates/buzz-acp/src/queue.rs
index 459351f5c..e3ee95370 100644
--- a/crates/buzz-acp/src/queue.rs
+++ b/crates/buzz-acp/src/queue.rs
@@ -5071,6 +5071,34 @@ mod tests {
         assert!(!prompt.contains(&format!("--reply-to {edit_id}")));
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn async_edit_steer_reservation_prevents_normal_redispatch() {
+        let mut q = EventQueue::new(DedupMode::Queue);
+        let ch = Uuid::new_v4();
+        let event = edit_event(&"aa".repeat(32));
+        let event_id = event.id.to_hex();
+        q.push(QueuedEvent {
+            channel_id: ch,
+            event,
+            received_at: Instant::now(),
+            prompt_tag: "@mention".into(),
+        });
+        q.in_flight_channels.insert(ch);
+        q.in_flight_deadlines
+            .insert(ch, Instant::now() + Duration::from_secs(60));
+
+        assert!(q.mark_native_steer_pending(ch, &event_id));
+        q.mark_complete(ch);
+        assert!(
+            q.flush_next().is_none(),
+            "reserved edit must not redispatch"
+        );
+
+        q.release_native_steer(ch, &event_id);
+        let batch = q.flush_next().expect("failed preparation restores edit");
+        assert_eq!(batch.events[0].event.id.to_hex(), event_id);
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn native_steer_edit_uses_original_thread_anchor() {
         let original_id = "66".repeat(32);