diff --git a/src/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core/ViewModels/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinator.cs b/src/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core/ViewModels/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinator.cs
index fcbdfafd..1ce16862 100644
--- a/src/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core/ViewModels/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinator.cs
+++ b/src/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core/ViewModels/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinator.cs
@@ -4,18 +4,31 @@ namespace SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.ViewModels.Chat.Overlay;
 
 internal sealed class ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinator
 {
+    private bool _hasLoadedActiveConversationRoot;
+    private bool _hasLoadedTranscriptSurface;
+
     public ChatConversationSurfaceProjection Project(ChatConversationSurfaceStateInput input)
     {
         var state = ChatConversationSurfaceStatePresenter.Resolve(input);
 
+        if (state.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot)
+        {
+            _hasLoadedActiveConversationRoot = true;
+        }
+
+        if (state.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface)
+        {
+            _hasLoadedTranscriptSurface = true;
+        }
+
         return new ChatConversationSurfaceProjection(
             state.IsActivationOverlayVisible,
             state.IsOverlayVisible,
             state.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot,
-            state.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot,
+            _hasLoadedActiveConversationRoot,
             state.ShouldShowSessionHeader,
             state.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface,
-            state.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface,
+            _hasLoadedTranscriptSurface,
             state.ShouldShowConversationInputSurface,
             state.ShouldShowBlockingLoadingMask,
             state.ShouldShowLoadingOverlayStatusPill,
diff --git a/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/ChatViewModelTests.cs b/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/ChatViewModelTests.cs
index 4c323afc..ce4cd9ce 100644
--- a/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/ChatViewModelTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/ChatViewModelTests.cs
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 namespace SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests.Chat;
 
 [Collection("NonParallel")]
-    public partial class ChatViewModelTests
+public partial class ChatViewModelTests
 {
     private static ViewModelFixture CreateViewModel(
         SynchronizationContext? syncContext = null,
@@ -10155,10 +10155,10 @@ await fixture.UpdateStateAsync(state => state with
         runtimeState.IsSessionActivationInProgress = true;
 
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowSessionHeader);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowConversationInputSurface);
         Assert.Equal(SessionNamePolicy.CreateDefault("conv-1"), fixture.ViewModel.CurrentSessionDisplayName);
         Assert.Equal(string.Empty, fixture.ViewModel.PresentedSessionHeaderDisplayName);
@@ -11215,10 +11215,10 @@ await fixture.DispatchConnectionAsync(new SetNewSessionDraftAction(new NewSessio
         syncContext.RunAll();
 
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowSessionHeader);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowConversationInputSurface);
 
         var switchTask = fixture.ViewModel.SwitchConversationAsync("conv-2");
@@ -11235,10 +11235,10 @@ await fixture.DispatchConnectionAsync(new SetNewSessionDraftAction(new NewSessio
         syncContext.RunAll();
 
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowSessionHeader);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface);
-        Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
+        Assert.True(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
         Assert.False(fixture.ViewModel.ShouldShowConversationInputSurface);
         Assert.Equal("conv-2", runtimeState.DesiredSessionId);
         Assert.True(runtimeState.IsSessionActivationInProgress);
diff --git a/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinatorTests.cs b/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinatorTests.cs
index 6dca3376..6f45cc58 100644
--- a/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinatorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/SalmonEgg.Presentation.Core.Tests/Chat/Overlay/ChatConversationSurfaceProjectionCoordinatorTests.cs
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ public void Project_WhenActiveConversationRootWasShown_KeepsLoadStateWhenLaterHi
         Assert.True(visible.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot);
         Assert.True(visible.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
         Assert.False(hidden.ShouldShowActiveConversationRoot);
-        Assert.False(hidden.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot);
+        Assert.True(hidden.ShouldLoadActiveConversationRoot); // Expected monotonic
     }
 
     [Fact]
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@ public void Project_WhenTranscriptSurfaceWasShown_KeepsLoadStateWhenLaterHidden(
         Assert.True(visible.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface);
         Assert.True(visible.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
         Assert.False(hidden.ShouldShowTranscriptSurface);
-        Assert.False(hidden.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface);
+        Assert.True(hidden.ShouldLoadTranscriptSurface); // Expected monotonic
     }
 }