diff --git a/packages/core/src/session/run-coordinator.ts b/packages/core/src/session/run-coordinator.ts
index 5068b913ad..d1ca442f13 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/session/run-coordinator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/session/run-coordinator.ts
@@ -39,13 +39,14 @@ export interface Coordinator<Key, A, E> {
 /** One Session's process-local execution lane: one active demand and at most one coalesced follow-up. */
 type Entry<A, E> = {
   readonly done: Deferred.Deferred<A, E>
-  readonly settled: Deferred.Deferred<Exit.Exit<A, E>>
+  readonly settled: Deferred.Deferred<Exit.Exit<A, E> | undefined>
   current: Demand
   pending?: Demand
   explicitWaiter?: Deferred.Deferred<A, E>
   interruptSeq?: number
   owner?: Fiber.Fiber<void, never>
   stopping: boolean
+  advisoryRetryAvailable: boolean
 }
 
 /** Combines follow-up demand: runs dominate, while wakes retain the newest durable admission sequence. */
@@ -81,12 +82,16 @@ export const make = <Key, A, E>(options: {
       }),
     )
 
-    const makeEntry = (current: Demand, explicitWaiter?: Deferred.Deferred<A, E>): Entry<A, E> => ({
+    const makeEntry = (current: Demand, options?: {
+      readonly explicitWaiter?: Deferred.Deferred<A, E>
+      readonly advisoryRetryAvailable?: boolean
+    }): Entry<A, E> => ({
       done: Deferred.makeUnsafe<A, E>(),
-      settled: Deferred.makeUnsafe<Exit.Exit<A, E>>(),
+      settled: Deferred.makeUnsafe<Exit.Exit<A, E> | undefined>(),
       current,
-      explicitWaiter,
+      explicitWaiter: options?.explicitWaiter,
       stopping: false,
+      advisoryRetryAvailable: options?.advisoryRetryAvailable ?? current._tag === "wake",
     })
 
     const start = (key: Key, entry: Entry<A, E>, demand: Demand, successor = false) => {
@@ -132,6 +137,7 @@ export const make = <Key, A, E>(options: {
           const pending = entry.pending
           entry.pending = undefined
           entry.current = pending
+          entry.advisoryRetryAvailable = pending._tag === "wake"
           start(key, entry, pending, true)
           return
         }
@@ -141,16 +147,23 @@ export const make = <Key, A, E>(options: {
         return
       }
 
-      const successor = entry.pending !== undefined ? makeEntry(entry.pending, entry.explicitWaiter) : undefined
+      const successor =
+        entry.pending !== undefined
+          ? makeEntry(entry.pending, { explicitWaiter: entry.explicitWaiter })
+          : exit._tag === "Failure" && demand._tag === "wake" && !entry.stopping && entry.advisoryRetryAvailable
+            ? makeEntry(demand, { explicitWaiter: entry.explicitWaiter, advisoryRetryAvailable: false })
+            : undefined
+      const retrying = successor !== undefined && entry.pending === undefined
       if (successor === undefined) active.delete(key)
       else active.set(key, successor)
       if (successor !== undefined) start(key, successor, successor.current, true)
       Deferred.doneUnsafe(entry.done, exit)
-      Deferred.doneUnsafe(entry.settled, Effect.succeed(exit))
+      Deferred.doneUnsafe(entry.settled, Effect.succeed(retrying ? undefined : exit))
       if (
         exit._tag === "Failure" &&
         !(entry.stopping && Cause.hasInterruptsOnly(exit.cause)) &&
         demand._tag === "wake" &&
+        successor === undefined &&
         options.onFailure !== undefined
       ) {
         report(Effect.suspend(() => options.onFailure!(key, exit.cause)))
@@ -184,7 +197,7 @@ export const make = <Key, A, E>(options: {
             Deferred.await(shutdown).pipe(Effect.as(Exit.void)),
           )
           if (closed) break
-          if (exit._tag === "Failure" && firstFailure === undefined) firstFailure = exit.cause
+          if (exit?._tag === "Failure" && firstFailure === undefined) firstFailure = exit.cause
         }
         if (firstFailure !== undefined) return yield* Effect.failCause(firstFailure)
       })
diff --git a/packages/core/test/session-run-coordinator.test.ts b/packages/core/test/session-run-coordinator.test.ts
index 39fb5779d3..c4eefc1058 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/session-run-coordinator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/session-run-coordinator.test.ts
@@ -33,7 +33,9 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
     Effect.scoped(
       Effect.gen(function* () {
         const drained = yield* Deferred.make<void>()
-        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({ drain: () => Deferred.succeed(drained, undefined) })
+        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({
+          drain: () => Deferred.succeed(drained, undefined),
+        })
 
         yield* coordinator.wake("session")
         yield* Deferred.await(drained)
@@ -44,7 +46,9 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
   it.effect("does nothing when interrupted while idle", () =>
     Effect.scoped(
       Effect.gen(function* () {
-        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({ drain: () => Effect.void })
+        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({
+          drain: () => Effect.void,
+        })
 
         yield* coordinator.interrupt("session")
       }),
@@ -55,7 +59,9 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
     Effect.scoped(
       Effect.gen(function* () {
         let runs = 0
-        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({ drain: () => Effect.sync(() => runs++) })
+        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make({
+          drain: () => Effect.sync(() => runs++),
+        })
 
         yield* coordinator.interrupt("session", 2)
         yield* coordinator.wake("session", 1)
@@ -722,6 +728,36 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
     ),
   )
 
+  it.effect("retries a failed advisory successor once without another wake", () =>
+    Effect.scoped(
+      Effect.gen(function* () {
+        const firstGate = yield* Deferred.make<void>()
+        let runs = 0
+        const failure = new Error("transient wake failure")
+        const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make<string, void, Error>({
+          drain: () =>
+            Effect.sync(() => ++runs).pipe(
+              Effect.flatMap((run) =>
+                run === 1
+                  ? Deferred.await(firstGate).pipe(Effect.andThen(Effect.fail(failure)))
+                  : run === 2
+                    ? Effect.fail(failure)
+                    : Effect.void,
+              ),
+            ),
+        })
+
+        yield* coordinator.wake("session", 1)
+        yield* coordinator.wake("session", 2)
+        yield* Deferred.succeed(firstGate, undefined)
+        const idle = yield* coordinator.awaitIdle("session").pipe(Effect.exit)
+
+        expect(runs).toBe(3)
+        expect(Exit.isSuccess(idle)).toBeTrue()
+      }),
+    ),
+  )
+
   it.effect("upgrades an active wake when an explicit run joins it", () =>
     Effect.scoped(
       Effect.gen(function* () {
@@ -916,8 +952,9 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
         const failure = new Error("wake failed")
         const reported: Cause.Cause<Error>[] = []
         const reportedOnce = yield* Deferred.make<void>()
+        let runs = 0
         const coordinator = yield* SessionRunCoordinator.make<string, void, Error>({
-          drain: () => Effect.fail(failure),
+          drain: () => Effect.sync(() => runs++).pipe(Effect.andThen(Effect.fail(failure))),
           onFailure: (_key, cause) =>
             Effect.sync(() => reported.push(cause)).pipe(Effect.andThen(Deferred.succeed(reportedOnce, undefined))),
         })
@@ -927,6 +964,7 @@ describe("SessionRunCoordinator", () => {
         yield* Effect.yieldNow
 
         expect(reported).toHaveLength(1)
+        expect(runs).toBe(2)
         expect(Cause.squash(reported[0]!)).toBe(failure)
       }),
     ),