diff --git a/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs b/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
index 87c50a5..1d8994b 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/models/ticket.rs
@@ -286,6 +286,27 @@ impl ProcessedTicket {
         rows.collect()
     }
 
+    pub fn list_inflight(conn: &Connection) -> Result<Vec<ProcessedTicket>> {
+        let sql = format!(
+            "{} WHERE status IN ('Analyzing', 'Developing') ORDER BY detected_at ASC",
+            SELECT_ALL_COLS
+        );
+        let mut stmt = conn.prepare(&sql)?;
+        let rows = stmt.query_map([], from_row)?;
+        rows.collect()
+    }
+
+    pub fn reset_for_retry(conn: &Connection, id: &str) -> Result<()> {
+        conn.execute(
+            "UPDATE processed_tickets \
+             SET status = 'Pending', analyst_report = NULL, developer_report = NULL, \
+                 worktree_path = NULL, branch_name = NULL, processed_at = NULL \
+             WHERE id = ?1",
+            params![id],
+        )?;
+        Ok(())
+    }
+
     pub fn set_error(conn: &Connection, id: &str, error_message: &str) -> Result<()> {
         let now = chrono::Utc::now().to_rfc3339();
         conn.execute(
@@ -622,6 +643,29 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(pending2[0].artifact_id, 2);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reset_for_retry_clears_inflight_fields() {
+        let (conn, project_id, tracker_id) = setup();
+        let ticket = ProcessedTicket::insert_if_new(&conn, &project_id, &tracker_id, 1, "T1", "{}")
+            .unwrap()
+            .unwrap();
+
+        ProcessedTicket::update_status(&conn, &ticket.id, "Developing").unwrap();
+        ProcessedTicket::set_analyst_report(&conn, &ticket.id, "analysis").unwrap();
+        ProcessedTicket::set_developer_report(&conn, &ticket.id, "dev report").unwrap();
+        ProcessedTicket::set_worktree_info(&conn, &ticket.id, "/tmp/wt", "orchai/1").unwrap();
+
+        ProcessedTicket::reset_for_retry(&conn, &ticket.id).unwrap();
+
+        let updated = ProcessedTicket::get_by_id(&conn, &ticket.id).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(updated.status, "Pending");
+        assert!(updated.analyst_report.is_none());
+        assert!(updated.developer_report.is_none());
+        assert!(updated.worktree_path.is_none());
+        assert!(updated.branch_name.is_none());
+        assert!(updated.processed_at.is_none());
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn test_set_error() {
         let (conn, project_id, tracker_id) = setup();
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/services/orchestrator.rs b/src-tauri/src/services/orchestrator.rs
index b710d50..fe57439 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/services/orchestrator.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/services/orchestrator.rs
@@ -149,6 +149,47 @@ pub fn parse_verdict(report: &str) -> Verdict {
     Verdict::FixNeeded
 }
 
+fn recover_interrupted_tickets(db: &Arc<Mutex<Connection>>) -> Result<usize, String> {
+    let inflight = {
+        let conn = db.lock().map_err(|e| format!("DB lock failed: {}", e))?;
+        ProcessedTicket::list_inflight(&conn).map_err(|e| format!("list_inflight failed: {}", e))?
+    };
+
+    let mut recovered = 0usize;
+
+    for ticket in inflight {
+        let cleanup_target = {
+            let conn = db.lock().map_err(|e| format!("DB lock failed: {}", e))?;
+            let worktree = Worktree::get_by_ticket_id(&conn, &ticket.id)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("get worktree failed: {}", e))?;
+            let project = Project::get_by_id(&conn, &ticket.project_id)
+                .map_err(|e| format!("get project failed: {}", e))?;
+            worktree.map(|wt| (wt, project.path))
+        };
+
+        if let Some((worktree, project_path)) = cleanup_target {
+            if worktree.status == "Active" {
+                // Best effort cleanup so a re-queued ticket can create a fresh worktree.
+                let _ = worktree_manager::delete_worktree(
+                    &project_path,
+                    &worktree.path,
+                    &worktree.branch_name,
+                );
+            }
+
+            let conn = db.lock().map_err(|e| format!("DB lock failed: {}", e))?;
+            let _ = Worktree::delete(&conn, &worktree.id);
+        }
+
+        let conn = db.lock().map_err(|e| format!("DB lock failed: {}", e))?;
+        ProcessedTicket::reset_for_retry(&conn, &ticket.id)
+            .map_err(|e| format!("reset_for_retry failed: {}", e))?;
+        recovered += 1;
+    }
+
+    Ok(recovered)
+}
+
 pub struct TicketCliContext<'a> {
     pub app_handle: &'a AppHandle,
     pub ticket_id: &'a str,
@@ -676,6 +717,19 @@ async fn process_ticket(
 }
 
 pub fn start(db: Arc<Mutex<Connection>>, app_handle: AppHandle, process_registry: ProcessRegistry) {
+    match recover_interrupted_tickets(&db) {
+        Ok(count) if count > 0 => {
+            eprintln!(
+                "orchestrator: recovered {} interrupted ticket(s) to Pending state",
+                count
+            );
+        }
+        Ok(_) => {}
+        Err(e) => {
+            eprintln!("orchestrator: failed to recover interrupted tickets: {}", e);
+        }
+    }
+
     tauri::async_runtime::spawn(async move {
         let mut tick = interval(Duration::from_secs(10));
         loop {
@@ -696,6 +750,7 @@ pub fn start(db: Arc<Mutex<Connection>>, app_handle: AppHandle, process_registry
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod tests {
     use super::*;
+    use crate::db;
 
     #[test]
     fn test_build_analyst_prompt_contains_ticket_info() {
@@ -793,4 +848,34 @@ mod tests {
         let report = "Verdict: [VERDICT: NO_FIX] - no code change needed.";
         assert_eq!(parse_verdict(report), Verdict::NoFix);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_recover_interrupted_tickets_requeues_analyzing_status() {
+        let conn = db::init_in_memory().expect("db init should succeed");
+        let project =
+            Project::insert(&conn, "Test", "/tmp/orchai-test", None, "main").expect("project");
+        let ticket = ProcessedTicket::insert_external(
+            &conn,
+            &project.id,
+            "graylog",
+            Some("subject-1"),
+            -1,
+            "Interrupted ticket",
+            "{}",
+        )
+        .expect("ticket");
+
+        ProcessedTicket::update_status(&conn, &ticket.id, "Analyzing")
+            .expect("status update should succeed");
+
+        let shared_db = Arc::new(Mutex::new(conn));
+        let recovered = recover_interrupted_tickets(&shared_db)
+            .expect("recovery should succeed for analyzing tickets");
+        assert_eq!(recovered, 1);
+
+        let guard = shared_db.lock().expect("db lock should succeed");
+        let updated =
+            ProcessedTicket::get_by_id(&guard, &ticket.id).expect("ticket lookup should succeed");
+        assert_eq!(updated.status, "Pending");
+    }
 }