diff --git a/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx b/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
index 5155df93..6f4d8fc5 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/ChatView.tsx
@@ -651,6 +651,7 @@ export function ChatView({ sessionId, initialMessages = [], initialHasMore = fal
         onLoadMore={loadEarlierMessages}
         rewindPoints={rewindPoints}
         sessionId={sessionId}
+        startedAt={streamSnapshot?.startedAt}
         isAssistantProject={isAssistantProject}
         assistantName={assistantName}
       />
diff --git a/src/components/chat/MessageList.tsx b/src/components/chat/MessageList.tsx
index ff8c3840..3122403e 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/MessageList.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/MessageList.tsx
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ interface MessageListProps {
   /** SDK rewind points — only emitted for visible prompt-level user messages (not tool results or auto-triggers), mapped by position */
   rewindPoints?: RewindPoint[];
   sessionId?: string;
+  startedAt?: number;
   /** Whether this is an assistant workspace project */
   isAssistantProject?: boolean;
   /** Assistant name for avatar display */
@@ -193,6 +194,7 @@ export function MessageList({
   onLoadMore,
   rewindPoints = [],
   sessionId,
+  startedAt,
   isAssistantProject,
   assistantName,
 }: MessageListProps) {
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ export function MessageList({
             content={streamingContent}
             isStreaming={isStreaming}
             sessionId={sessionId}
+            startedAt={startedAt!}
             toolUses={toolUses}
             toolResults={toolResults}
             streamingToolOutput={streamingToolOutput}
diff --git a/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx b/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
index 849d5317..5b8c243a 100644
--- a/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
+++ b/src/components/chat/StreamingMessage.tsx
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@ interface StreamingMessageProps {
   content: string;
   isStreaming: boolean;
   sessionId?: string;
+  startedAt: number;
   toolUses?: ToolUseInfo[];
   toolResults?: ToolResultInfo[];
   streamingToolOutput?: string;
@@ -196,17 +197,20 @@ function ThinkingPhaseLabel() {
   return <Shimmer>{text}</Shimmer>;
 }
 
-function ElapsedTimer() {
-  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(0);
-  const startRef = useRef(0);
+function ElapsedTimer({ startedAt }: { startedAt: number }) {
+  const [elapsed, setElapsed] = useState(() => Math.floor((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000));
+
+  // Reset elapsed when the stream start time changes (e.g. new turn or session switch)
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setElapsed(Math.floor((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000));
+  }, [startedAt]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    startRef.current = Date.now();
     const interval = setInterval(() => {
-      setElapsed(Math.floor((Date.now() - startRef.current) / 1000));
+      setElapsed(Math.floor((Date.now() - startedAt) / 1000));
     }, 1000);
     return () => clearInterval(interval);
-  }, []);
+  }, [startedAt]);
 
   const mins = Math.floor(elapsed / 60);
   const secs = elapsed % 60;
@@ -218,7 +222,7 @@ function ElapsedTimer() {
   );
 }
 
-function StreamingStatusBar({ statusText, onForceStop }: { statusText?: string; onForceStop?: () => void }) {
+function StreamingStatusBar({ statusText, onForceStop, startedAt }: { statusText?: string; onForceStop?: () => void; startedAt: number }) {
   const displayText = statusText || 'Thinking';
 
   // Parse elapsed seconds from statusText like "Running bash... (45s)"
@@ -241,7 +245,7 @@ function StreamingStatusBar({ statusText, onForceStop }: { statusText?: string;
         )}
       </div>
       <span className="text-muted-foreground/50">|</span>
-      <ElapsedTimer />
+      <ElapsedTimer startedAt={startedAt} />
       {isCritical && onForceStop && (
         <Button
           variant="outline"
@@ -260,6 +264,7 @@ export function StreamingMessage({
   content,
   isStreaming,
   sessionId,
+  startedAt,
   toolUses = [],
   toolResults = [],
   streamingToolOutput,
@@ -542,7 +547,7 @@ export function StreamingMessage({
             return t('widget.streaming');
           })() : undefined)
           || (content && content.length > 0 ? t('streaming.generating') : undefined)
-        } onForceStop={onForceStop} />}
+        } onForceStop={onForceStop} startedAt={startedAt} />}
       </MessageContent>
     </AIMessage>
   );