diff --git a/client/scripts/main.gd b/client/scripts/main.gd
index ccdc12a..7ae5185 100644
--- a/client/scripts/main.gd
+++ b/client/scripts/main.gd
@@ -82,9 +82,9 @@ var _inventory_error: String = ""
 var _interactables_catalog: Array = []
 var _last_progression_snapshot: Dictionary = {}
 var _progression_error: String = ""
-var _pending_gather_feedback: bool = false
-var _pending_gather_interactable_id: String = ""
 var _gather_pre_scrap_qty: int = 0
+var _gather_pending_interactable_id: String = ""
+var _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize: bool = false
 
 @onready var _camera: Camera3D = $World/IsometricFollowCamera/Camera3D
 @onready var _world: Node3D = $World
@@ -375,8 +375,8 @@ func _on_inventory_sync_failed(reason: String) -> void:
 	_inventory_error = reason
 	_last_inventory_snapshot = {}
 	_render_inventory_label()
-	if _pending_gather_feedback:
-		_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+	if _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize:
+		_clear_gather_session()
 		_render_gather_feedback_label("Gather: inventory refresh failed")
 
 
@@ -528,27 +528,33 @@ func _render_gather_feedback_label(text: String = "Gather: —") -> void:
 		_gather_feedback_label.text = text
 
 
-func _clear_pending_gather_feedback() -> void:
-	_pending_gather_feedback = false
-	_pending_gather_interactable_id = ""
+func _clear_gather_session() -> void:
+	_gather_pending_interactable_id = ""
+	_gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize = false
 
 
 func _on_interaction_result_for_gather(
 	interactable_id: String, allowed: bool, reason_code: String
 ) -> void:
-	if _pending_gather_feedback and interactable_id != _pending_gather_interactable_id:
-		_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+	if _gather_pending_interactable_id.is_empty():
+		return
+	if interactable_id != _gather_pending_interactable_id:
+		if _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize:
+			return
+		_clear_gather_session()
 		return
 	if not PrototypeInteractablePicker.is_resource_node_id(_interactables_catalog, interactable_id):
+		_clear_gather_session()
 		return
 	if not allowed:
-		_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+		_clear_gather_session()
 		var rc := reason_code.strip_edges()
 		if rc.is_empty():
 			_render_gather_feedback_label("Gather: denied (no reasonCode)")
 		else:
 			_render_gather_feedback_label("Gather: denied — %s" % rc)
 		return
+	_gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize = true
 	_request_inventory_refresh()
 	if (
 		is_instance_valid(_skill_progression_client)
@@ -558,12 +564,14 @@ func _on_interaction_result_for_gather(
 
 
 func _on_interaction_request_failed_for_gather(interactable_id: String, _reason: String) -> void:
-	if not _pending_gather_feedback:
+	if _gather_pending_interactable_id.is_empty():
 		return
-	if interactable_id != _pending_gather_interactable_id:
-		_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+	if interactable_id != _gather_pending_interactable_id:
+		if not _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize:
+			_clear_gather_session()
 		return
-	_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+	if not _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize:
+		_clear_gather_session()
 
 
 func _total_bag_qty(item_id: String, snapshot: Dictionary = {}) -> int:
@@ -585,10 +593,10 @@ func _total_bag_qty(item_id: String, snapshot: Dictionary = {}) -> int:
 
 
 func _finalize_pending_gather_feedback() -> void:
-	if not _pending_gather_feedback:
+	if not _gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize:
 		return
 	var pre_qty: int = _gather_pre_scrap_qty
-	_clear_pending_gather_feedback()
+	_clear_gather_session()
 	var new_qty: int = _total_bag_qty(SCRAP_METAL_BULK_ID)
 	var delta: int = new_qty - pre_qty
 	if delta <= 0:
@@ -837,8 +845,8 @@ func _forward_interact_resource_nearest() -> void:
 		_interactables_catalog, _player.global_position
 	)
 	_gather_pre_scrap_qty = _total_bag_qty(SCRAP_METAL_BULK_ID)
-	_pending_gather_interactable_id = node_id
-	_pending_gather_feedback = true
+	_gather_pending_interactable_id = node_id
+	_gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize = false
 	if _interaction_client.has_method("post_interact_id"):
 		_interaction_client.call("post_interact_id", node_id)
 
diff --git a/client/test/gather_feedback_refresh_test.gd b/client/test/gather_feedback_refresh_test.gd
index a9172a8..87768ac 100644
--- a/client/test/gather_feedback_refresh_test.gd
+++ b/client/test/gather_feedback_refresh_test.gd
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ class GatherRefreshHarness:
 	extends Node
 	var inventory_sync_calls: int = 0
 	var skill_sync_calls: int = 0
-	var pending_gather: bool = false
 	var pending_gather_interactable_id: String = ""
+	var awaiting_inventory_finalize: bool = false
 	var _inventory: SpySyncClient
 	var _skill: SpySyncClient
 	var _ix: Node
@@ -61,23 +61,29 @@ class GatherRefreshHarness:
 
 	func queue_resource_gather(interactable_id: String) -> void:
 		pending_gather_interactable_id = interactable_id
-		pending_gather = true
+		awaiting_inventory_finalize = false
 
-	func _clear_pending_gather() -> void:
-		pending_gather = false
+	func _clear_gather_session() -> void:
 		pending_gather_interactable_id = ""
+		awaiting_inventory_finalize = false
 
 	func _on_interaction_result(
 		interactable_id: String, allowed: bool, _reason_code: String
 	) -> void:
-		if pending_gather and interactable_id != pending_gather_interactable_id:
-			_clear_pending_gather()
+		if pending_gather_interactable_id.is_empty():
+			return
+		if interactable_id != pending_gather_interactable_id:
+			if awaiting_inventory_finalize:
+				return
+			_clear_gather_session()
 			return
 		if not Picker.is_resource_node_id([], interactable_id):
+			_clear_gather_session()
 			return
 		if not allowed:
-			_clear_pending_gather()
+			_clear_gather_session()
 			return
+		awaiting_inventory_finalize = true
 		_inventory.request_sync_from_server()
 		_skill.request_sync_from_server()
 
@@ -136,6 +142,25 @@ func test_terminal_result_clears_orphaned_gather_pending() -> void:
 	# Act
 	harness.emit_terminal_allowed()
 	# Assert
-	assert_that(harness.pending_gather).is_false()
+	assert_that(harness.pending_gather_interactable_id).is_empty()
+	assert_that(harness.awaiting_inventory_finalize).is_false()
 	assert_that(harness._inventory.sync_calls).is_equal(0)
 	assert_that(harness._skill.sync_calls).is_equal(0)
+
+
+func test_terminal_after_gather_success_keeps_awaiting_inventory() -> void:
+	# Arrange
+	var transport := MockInteractTransport.new()
+	var harness := GatherRefreshHarness.new()
+	auto_free(transport)
+	auto_free(harness)
+	add_child(harness)
+	harness.setup(self, transport)
+	# Act
+	harness.post_resource_alpha()
+	harness.emit_terminal_allowed()
+	# Assert
+	assert_that(harness.awaiting_inventory_finalize).is_true()
+	assert_that(harness.pending_gather_interactable_id).is_equal("prototype_resource_node_alpha")
+	assert_that(harness._inventory.sync_calls).is_equal(1)
+	assert_that(harness._skill.sync_calls).is_equal(1)
diff --git a/docs/reviews/2026-05-24-NEO-73.md b/docs/reviews/2026-05-24-NEO-73.md
index 9994ec4..5fd77e1 100644
--- a/docs/reviews/2026-05-24-NEO-73.md
+++ b/docs/reviews/2026-05-24-NEO-73.md
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ The branch adds **`skill_progression_client.gd`**, **`prototype_interactable_pic
 
 - ~~Nit: **`Gather: ok — inventory refresh failed`** (`main.gd` **`_on_inventory_sync_failed`**) reads as success; consider **`Gather: inventory refresh failed`** for clarity.~~ **Done.**
 - Nit: Rapid **R** while a gather POST is in flight overwrites **`_gather_pre_scrap_qty`**; delta can be wrong if two responses complete out of order. Prototype-acceptable; last-wins POST coalescing already exists on the interaction client.
-- ~~**Bugbot:** Gather feedback flag orphaned when interaction coalesced (**E** overwrites pending **R** POST) — stale **`_pending_gather_feedback`** could paint spurious delta on manual **I**.~~ **Done.** Track **`_pending_gather_interactable_id`**; clear pending when a different interactable completes or fails.
+- ~~**Bugbot:** Gather feedback flag orphaned when interaction coalesced (**E** overwrites pending **R** POST) — stale **`_pending_gather_feedback`** could paint spurious delta on manual **I**.~~ **Done.** Track **`_gather_pending_interactable_id`**; clear session only when gather never completed.
+- ~~**Bugbot:** Coalesced POST clears gather feedback before inventory arrives — terminal result after successful **R** cleared pending before inventory GET returned, dropping **`GatherFeedbackLabel`** delta.~~ **Done.** **`_gather_awaiting_inventory_finalize`** preserves session until inventory sync paints delta.
 - Nit: **`KNOWN_RESOURCE_NODE_IDS`** in **`prototype_interactable_picker.gd`** duplicates the frozen four-node table — intentional catalog-empty fallback; keep in sync with **`E3_M1`** if ids ever change (they are frozen).
 
 ## Verification