diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
index 9eebee3666..dcfe3f6b69 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
 import {
+  getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete,
   getVisibleThreadsForProject,
   getProjectSortTimestamp,
   hasUnseenCompletion,
@@ -516,6 +517,76 @@ describe("sortThreadsForSidebar", () => {
   });
 });
 
+describe("getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete", () => {
+  it("returns the top remaining thread in the deleted thread's project sidebar order", () => {
+    const fallbackThreadId = getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete({
+      threads: [
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-oldest"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:00:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-active"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:05:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-newest"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:10:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-other-project"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-2"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:20:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+      ],
+      deletedThreadId: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-active"),
+      sortOrder: "created_at",
+    });
+
+    expect(fallbackThreadId).toBe(ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-newest"));
+  });
+
+  it("skips other threads being deleted in the same action", () => {
+    const fallbackThreadId = getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete({
+      threads: [
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-active"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:05:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-newest"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:10:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+        makeThread({
+          id: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-next"),
+          projectId: ProjectId.makeUnsafe("project-1"),
+          createdAt: "2026-03-09T10:07:00.000Z",
+          messages: [],
+        }),
+      ],
+      deletedThreadId: ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-active"),
+      deletedThreadIds: new Set([
+        ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-active"),
+        ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-newest"),
+      ]),
+      sortOrder: "created_at",
+    });
+
+    expect(fallbackThreadId).toBe(ThreadId.makeUnsafe("thread-next"));
+  });
+});
+
 describe("sortProjectsForSidebar", () => {
   it("sorts projects by the most recent user message across their threads", () => {
     const projects = [
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
index 9ce12d3b8c..de5859af92 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.logic.ts
@@ -279,6 +279,33 @@ export function sortThreadsForSidebar<
   });
 }
 
+export function getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete<
+  T extends Pick<Thread, "id" | "projectId" | "createdAt" | "updatedAt" | "messages">,
+>(input: {
+  threads: readonly T[];
+  deletedThreadId: T["id"];
+  sortOrder: SidebarThreadSortOrder;
+  deletedThreadIds?: ReadonlySet<T["id"]>;
+}): T["id"] | null {
+  const { deletedThreadId, deletedThreadIds, sortOrder, threads } = input;
+  const deletedThread = threads.find((thread) => thread.id === deletedThreadId);
+  if (!deletedThread) {
+    return null;
+  }
+
+  return (
+    sortThreadsForSidebar(
+      threads.filter(
+        (thread) =>
+          thread.projectId === deletedThread.projectId &&
+          thread.id !== deletedThreadId &&
+          !deletedThreadIds?.has(thread.id),
+      ),
+      sortOrder,
+    )[0]?.id ?? null
+  );
+}
+
 export function getProjectSortTimestamp(
   project: SidebarProject,
   projectThreads: readonly SidebarThreadSortInput[],
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
index 120b7c4759..923c30b2f9 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.tsx
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ import { useThreadSelectionStore } from "../threadSelectionStore";
 import { formatWorktreePathForDisplay, getOrphanedWorktreePathForThread } from "../worktreeCleanup";
 import { isNonEmpty as isNonEmptyString } from "effect/String";
 import {
+  getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete,
   getVisibleThreadsForProject,
   resolveProjectStatusIndicator,
   resolveSidebarNewThreadEnvMode,
@@ -715,8 +716,12 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
 
       const allDeletedIds = deletedIds ?? new Set<ThreadId>();
       const shouldNavigateToFallback = routeThreadId === threadId;
-      const fallbackThreadId =
-        threads.find((entry) => entry.id !== threadId && !allDeletedIds.has(entry.id))?.id ?? null;
+      const fallbackThreadId = getFallbackThreadIdAfterDelete({
+        threads,
+        deletedThreadId: threadId,
+        deletedThreadIds: allDeletedIds,
+        sortOrder: appSettings.sidebarThreadSortOrder,
+      });
       await api.orchestration.dispatchCommand({
         type: "thread.delete",
         commandId: newCommandId(),
@@ -763,6 +768,7 @@ export default function Sidebar() {
       }
     },
     [
+      appSettings.sidebarThreadSortOrder,
       clearComposerDraftForThread,
       clearProjectDraftThreadById,
       clearTerminalState,