diff --git a/webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx b/webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx
index e1d7d0a4..b0e48f18 100644
--- a/webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/components/thread/ThreadComposer.tsx
@@ -109,8 +109,21 @@ const FALLBACK_SIDE_CHANNEL_COMMANDS = new Set([
 ]);
 type VoiceShortcutPlatform = "apple" | "chromeos" | "linux" | "other" | "windows";
 
+function slashCommandName(content: string): string {
+  return content.split(/\s+/, 1)[0];
+}
+
+function isExactSlashCommand(content: string, commandName: string): boolean {
+  if (slashCommandName(content) !== commandName) return false;
+  return content.slice(commandName.length).trim().length === 0;
+}
+
+function shouldFinalizeActiveTurn(content: string): boolean {
+  return isExactSlashCommand(content, "/new");
+}
+
 function isSlashCommandSideChannel(content: string, visibleSlashCommands: SlashCommand[]): boolean {
-  const commandName = content.split(/\s+/, 1)[0];
+  const commandName = slashCommandName(content);
   if (!commandName.startsWith("/")) return false;
   if (commandName === "/goal" && content.slice(commandName.length).trim().length > 0) {
     return false;
@@ -1509,15 +1522,37 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
             ...(attachedMcpPresets.length > 0 ? { mcpPresets: attachedMcpPresets } : {}),
           }
         : undefined;
-    const isSlashSideChannel =
+    const hasPlainTextCommandPayload =
       payload === undefined
       && attachedCliApps.length === 0
-      && attachedMcpPresets.length === 0
+      && attachedMcpPresets.length === 0;
+    if (
+      hasPlainTextCommandPayload
+      && isStreaming
+      && onStop
+      && isExactSlashCommand(content, "/stop")
+    ) {
+      handleStop();
+      setQueuedPrompts([]);
+      clear();
+      clearComposerText();
+      return;
+    }
+    const isSlashSideChannel =
+      hasPlainTextCommandPayload
       && isSlashCommandSideChannel(content, visibleSlashCommands);
+    const finalizeActiveTurn =
+      isSlashSideChannel && shouldFinalizeActiveTurn(content);
     onSend(
       content,
       payload,
-      isSlashSideChannel ? { ...options, sideChannel: true } : options,
+      isSlashSideChannel
+        ? {
+            ...options,
+            sideChannel: true,
+            ...(finalizeActiveTurn ? { finalizeActiveTurn } : {}),
+          }
+        : options,
     );
     setQueuedPrompts([]);
     // Bubble owns the data URL copy; safe to revoke every staged blob
@@ -1530,9 +1565,12 @@ export function ThreadComposer({
     canSend,
     clear,
     clearComposerText,
+    handleStop,
+    isStreaming,
     modelNeedsSetup,
     onModelBadgeClick,
     onSend,
+    onStop,
     readyImages,
     value,
     visibleSlashCommands,
diff --git a/webui/src/hooks/useNanobotStream.ts b/webui/src/hooks/useNanobotStream.ts
index 6df6d53b..55c83e03 100644
--- a/webui/src/hooks/useNanobotStream.ts
+++ b/webui/src/hooks/useNanobotStream.ts
@@ -448,6 +448,7 @@ export interface SendOptions {
   mcpPresets?: OutboundMcpPresetMention[];
   workspaceScope?: WorkspaceScopePayload | null;
   sideChannel?: boolean;
+  finalizeActiveTurn?: boolean;
 }
 
 function eventExtendsModelActivity(ev: InboundEvent): boolean {
@@ -1111,19 +1112,26 @@ export function useNanobotStream(
       if (!hasImages && !content.trim()) return;
 
       const sideChannel = options?.sideChannel === true;
+      const finalizeActiveTurn = options?.finalizeActiveTurn === true;
       flushPendingStreamEvents();
+      if (finalizeActiveTurn) {
+        cancelStreamEndTimer();
+        setIsStreaming(false);
+      }
       const turnId = crypto.randomUUID();
       if (sideChannel) sideChannelTurnIdsRef.current.add(turnId);
       const previews = hasImages ? images!.map((i) => i.preview) : undefined;
       setMessages((prev) => {
-        if (!sideChannel) {
+        if (!sideChannel || finalizeActiveTurn) {
           buffer.current = null;
           activeAssistantRef.current = null;
           closedAssistantStreamIdsRef.current.clear();
           clearActivitySegment();
+          suppressStreamUntilTurnEndRef.current = false;
         }
+        const base = finalizeActiveTurn ? finalizeStreamedTurn(prev) : prev;
         return [
-          ...(sideChannel ? prev : pruneReasoningOnlyPlaceholders(prev)),
+          ...(sideChannel ? base : pruneReasoningOnlyPlaceholders(base)),
           {
             id: crypto.randomUUID(),
             role: "user",
@@ -1142,9 +1150,10 @@ export function useNanobotStream(
       const wireMedia = hasImages ? images!.map((i) => i.media) : undefined;
       const wireOptions = { ...options, turnId };
       delete wireOptions.sideChannel;
+      delete wireOptions.finalizeActiveTurn;
       client.sendMessage(chatId, content, wireMedia, wireOptions);
     },
-    [chatId, clearActivitySegment, client, flushPendingStreamEvents],
+    [cancelStreamEndTimer, chatId, clearActivitySegment, client, flushPendingStreamEvents],
   );
 
   const stop = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/webui/src/tests/thread-composer.test.tsx b/webui/src/tests/thread-composer.test.tsx
index b0459e32..c86b3f59 100644
--- a/webui/src/tests/thread-composer.test.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/tests/thread-composer.test.tsx
@@ -1345,6 +1345,47 @@ describe("ThreadComposer", () => {
     expect(onSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith("/status", undefined, { sideChannel: true });
   });
 
+  it("marks new chat commands as side-channel sends that finalize the active turn", () => {
+    const onSend = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ThreadComposer
+        onSend={onSend}
+        placeholder="Type your message..."
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText("Message input");
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/new" } });
+    fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole("button", { name: "Send message" }));
+
+    expect(onSend).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "/new",
+      undefined,
+      { sideChannel: true, finalizeActiveTurn: true },
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("routes a manually submitted stop command through the stop handler", () => {
+    const onSend = vi.fn();
+    const onStop = vi.fn();
+    render(
+      <ThreadComposer
+        onSend={onSend}
+        onStop={onStop}
+        isStreaming
+        placeholder="Type your message..."
+      />,
+    );
+
+    const input = screen.getByLabelText("Message input");
+    fireEvent.change(input, { target: { value: "/stop" } });
+    fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Escape" });
+    fireEvent.keyDown(input, { key: "Enter" });
+
+    expect(onStop).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onSend).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+  });
+
   it("keeps goal task commands on the normal agent turn path", () => {
     const onSend = vi.fn();
     render(
diff --git a/webui/src/tests/useNanobotStream.test.tsx b/webui/src/tests/useNanobotStream.test.tsx
index 1d44021f..97f46da8 100644
--- a/webui/src/tests/useNanobotStream.test.tsx
+++ b/webui/src/tests/useNanobotStream.test.tsx
@@ -1653,6 +1653,63 @@ describe("useNanobotStream", () => {
     ]);
   });
 
+  it("finalizes active streaming before turn-ending side-channel commands", async () => {
+    const fake = fakeClient();
+    const { result } = renderHook(() => useNanobotStream("chat-new", EMPTY_MESSAGES), {
+      wrapper: wrap(fake.client),
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.send("long task");
+    });
+    const activeTurnId = fake.client.sendMessage.mock.calls.at(-1)![3]?.turnId;
+
+    act(() => {
+      fake.emit("chat-new", {
+        event: "delta",
+        chat_id: "chat-new",
+        text: "partial answer",
+        turn_id: activeTurnId,
+      });
+    });
+    await flushStreamFrame();
+
+    expect(result.current.isStreaming).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.current.messages.find((message) => message.content === "partial answer"))
+      .toMatchObject({ isStreaming: true });
+
+    act(() => {
+      result.current.send("/new", undefined, {
+        sideChannel: true,
+        finalizeActiveTurn: true,
+      });
+    });
+
+    const newCall = fake.client.sendMessage.mock.calls.at(-1)!;
+    expect(newCall[3]).not.toHaveProperty("sideChannel");
+    expect(newCall[3]).not.toHaveProperty("finalizeActiveTurn");
+    expect(result.current.isStreaming).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.messages.find((message) => message.content === "partial answer"))
+      .toMatchObject({ isStreaming: false });
+
+    act(() => {
+      fake.emit("chat-new", {
+        event: "message",
+        chat_id: "chat-new",
+        text: "New session started.",
+        turn_id: newCall[3]?.turnId,
+      });
+    });
+
+    expect(result.current.isStreaming).toBe(false);
+    expect(result.current.messages.map((message) => message.content)).toEqual([
+      "long task",
+      "partial answer",
+      "/new",
+      "New session started.",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("lets stream_end finish streaming while side-channel status replies arrive", () => {
     vi.useFakeTimers();
     try {