diff --git a/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker-lifecycle.test.tsx b/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker-lifecycle.test.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f3a663
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker-lifecycle.test.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+import { act, cleanup, render } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { afterEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+
+import type { ScheduledConditionRecord, ScheduledConditionTaskId } from "../types";
+import { AgentTaskTicker } from "./agent-task-ticker";
+
+function createRunningCondition(id: string, taskId: ScheduledConditionTaskId): ScheduledConditionRecord {
+  return {
+    id,
+    kind: "condition",
+    taskId,
+    scheduledAt: "2026-07-08T10:00:00+08:00",
+    title: id,
+    summary: "Running condition",
+    status: "running",
+    riskLevel: "normal",
+    updatedAt: Date.parse("2026-07-08T10:01:00+08:00"),
+    sessionId: id,
+    durationMinutes: 10
+  };
+}
+
+function setDocumentVisibility(visibilityState: DocumentVisibilityState) {
+  Object.defineProperty(document, "visibilityState", {
+    configurable: true,
+    value: visibilityState
+  });
+  document.dispatchEvent(new Event("visibilitychange"));
+}
+
+function getActiveConditionId(container: HTMLElement) {
+  const activeCards = container.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('article[aria-hidden="false"]');
+
+  return activeCards.item(activeCards.length - 1).dataset.conditionId;
+}
+
+afterEach(() => {
+  cleanup();
+  vi.useRealTimers();
+  setDocumentVisibility("visible");
+});
+
+describe("AgentTaskTicker page visibility", () => {
+  it("does not rotate or retain exiting cards while the page is hidden", () => {
+    vi.useFakeTimers();
+    setDocumentVisibility("visible");
+
+    const conditions = [
+      createRunningCondition("condition-a", "scada-diagnosis"),
+      createRunningCondition("condition-b", "smart-dispatch"),
+      createRunningCondition("condition-c", "pump-energy"),
+      createRunningCondition("condition-d", "network-simulation")
+    ];
+    const { container } = render(<AgentTaskTicker conditions={conditions} />);
+    const initialConditionId = getActiveConditionId(container);
+
+    act(() => {
+      setDocumentVisibility("hidden");
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(18_000);
+    });
+
+    expect(getActiveConditionId(container)).toBe(initialConditionId);
+    expect(container.querySelectorAll("article")).toHaveLength(3);
+
+    act(() => {
+      setDocumentVisibility("visible");
+    });
+
+    act(() => {
+      vi.advanceTimersByTime(6_000);
+    });
+
+    expect(getActiveConditionId(container)).not.toBe(initialConditionId);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker.tsx b/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker.tsx
index 7839184..727250a 100644
--- a/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker.tsx
+++ b/src/features/workbench/components/agent-task-ticker.tsx
@@ -101,6 +101,10 @@ export function AgentTaskTicker({
     active: false
   }));
   const [isHovered, setIsHovered] = useState(false);
+  const [isDocumentVisible, setIsDocumentVisible] = useState(() => (
+    typeof document === "undefined" || document.visibilityState === "visible"
+  ));
+  const [visibilityRevision, setVisibilityRevision] = useState(0);
   const runningConditions = conditions;
   const visibleTickerCards = useMemo(
     () => createVisibleTickerCards(runningConditions, rotationIndex, nowMs),
@@ -181,13 +185,19 @@ export function AgentTaskTicker({
   }, [hasMultipleRunningTasks, showNextTask, showPreviousTask]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    setNowMs(Date.now());
+    if (!isDocumentVisible) {
+      return;
+    }
+
+    const refreshNow = () => setNowMs(Date.now());
+
+    refreshNow();
     const intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
-      setNowMs(Date.now());
+      refreshNow();
     }, 1_000);
 
     return () => window.clearInterval(intervalId);
-  }, []);
+  }, [isDocumentVisible]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     setRotationIndex(0);
@@ -197,6 +207,26 @@ export function AgentTaskTicker({
 
   useEffect(() => releaseTaskSwitchLock, [releaseTaskSwitchLock]);
 
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const handleVisibilityChange = () => {
+      const isVisible = document.visibilityState === "visible";
+
+      releaseTaskSwitchLock();
+      finishTaskSwitchAnimation();
+      setIsHovered(false);
+      setIsDocumentVisible(isVisible);
+      setVisibilityRevision((current) => current + 1);
+
+      if (isVisible) {
+        setNowMs(Date.now());
+      }
+    };
+
+    document.addEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
+
+    return () => document.removeEventListener("visibilitychange", handleVisibilityChange);
+  }, [finishTaskSwitchAnimation, releaseTaskSwitchLock]);
+
   useEffect(() => {
     const section = sectionRef.current;
     if (!section) {
@@ -209,16 +239,20 @@ export function AgentTaskTicker({
   }, [handleWheel]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
-    if (!hasMultipleRunningTasks || isHovered) {
+    if (!hasMultipleRunningTasks || isHovered || !isDocumentVisible) {
       return;
     }
 
     const intervalId = window.setInterval(() => {
+      if (document.visibilityState !== "visible") {
+        return;
+      }
+
       shiftTask(1);
     }, 6_000);
 
     return () => window.clearInterval(intervalId);
-  }, [hasMultipleRunningTasks, isHovered, runningConditions.length, shiftTask]);
+  }, [hasMultipleRunningTasks, isDocumentVisible, isHovered, runningConditions.length, shiftTask]);
 
   if (visibleTickerCards.length === 0) {
     return null;
@@ -237,7 +271,12 @@ export function AgentTaskTicker({
       onMouseLeave={() => setIsHovered(false)}
     >
       <div className="absolute inset-0">
-        <AnimatePresence custom={transitionDirection} mode="popLayout" initial={false}>
+        <AnimatePresence
+          key={`ticker-presence-${visibilityRevision}`}
+          custom={transitionDirection}
+          mode="popLayout"
+          initial={false}
+        >
           {visibleTickerCards
             .slice()
             .reverse()
@@ -320,6 +359,7 @@ function TickerTaskCard({
       }}
       exit="exit"
       aria-hidden={!isActive}
+      data-condition-id={condition.id}
     >
       <div
         className={cn(