diff --git a/electron/ipc/recording/mac.ts b/electron/ipc/recording/mac.ts
index 57a9e6881..07e6fbc46 100644
--- a/electron/ipc/recording/mac.ts
+++ b/electron/ipc/recording/mac.ts
@@ -216,13 +216,16 @@ export function attachNativeCaptureLifecycle(process: ChildProcessWithoutNullStr
 			}
 		});
 
+		const streamStoppedMatch = nativeCaptureOutputBuffer.match(/STREAM_STOPPED:\s*(.+)/);
 		const reason = nativeCaptureOutputBuffer.includes("WINDOW_UNAVAILABLE")
 			? "window-unavailable"
-			: "capture-stopped";
+			: streamStoppedMatch
+				? "stream-stopped"
+				: "capture-stopped";
 		const message =
 			reason === "window-unavailable"
 				? "The selected window is no longer capturable. Please reselect a window."
-				: "Recording stopped unexpectedly.";
+				: streamStoppedMatch?.[1]?.trim() || "Recording stopped unexpectedly.";
 
 		emitRecordingInterrupted(reason, message);
 	});
diff --git a/electron/ipc/recording/macLifecycle.test.ts b/electron/ipc/recording/macLifecycle.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d97f4a45b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/electron/ipc/recording/macLifecycle.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+import { EventEmitter } from "node:events";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import {
+	setNativeCaptureOutputBuffer,
+	setNativeCaptureStopRequested,
+	setNativeScreenRecordingActive,
+} from "../state";
+
+const send = vi.hoisted(() => vi.fn());
+vi.mock("electron", () => ({
+	BrowserWindow: { getAllWindows: () => [{ isDestroyed: () => false, webContents: { send } }] },
+}));
+vi.mock("../cursor/telemetry", () => ({}));
+vi.mock("../utils", () => ({}));
+vi.mock("./diagnostics", () => ({}));
+vi.mock("./macCompanionAudio", () => ({}));
+vi.mock("./prune", () => ({}));
+
+import { attachNativeCaptureLifecycle } from "./mac";
+
+describe("macOS native capture lifecycle", () => {
+	beforeEach(() => {
+		send.mockClear();
+		setNativeScreenRecordingActive(true);
+		setNativeCaptureStopRequested(false);
+		setNativeCaptureOutputBuffer("");
+	});
+
+	it("reports a stopped stream to the renderer with its actual error", () => {
+		const process = new EventEmitter();
+		attachNativeCaptureLifecycle(process as Parameters<typeof attachNativeCaptureLifecycle>[0]);
+		setNativeCaptureOutputBuffer("STREAM_STOPPED: Screen capture permission was revoked\n");
+		process.emit("close", 1);
+
+		expect(send).toHaveBeenCalledWith("recording-interrupted", {
+			reason: "stream-stopped",
+			message: "Screen capture permission was revoked",
+		});
+	});
+});
diff --git a/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift b/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift
index 6e4b0efdc..fe845b044 100644
--- a/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift
+++ b/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ final class ScreenCaptureRecorder: NSObject, SCStreamOutput, SCStreamDelegate {
 		}
 		writesSystemAudioToSeparateTrack = capturesSystemAudio
 		writesMicrophoneToSeparateTrack = capturesSystemAudio && capturesMicrophone
-		let requestedFPS = max(targetCaptureFPS, config.fps ?? targetCaptureFPS)
+		let requestedFPS = config.fps.flatMap { (1...Int(Int32.max)).contains($0) ? $0 : nil } ?? targetCaptureFPS
 		streamConfig.minimumFrameInterval = CMTime(value: 1, timescale: CMTimeScale(requestedFPS))
 		streamConfig.queueDepth = 6
 		streamConfig.pixelFormat = kCVPixelFormatType_420YpCbCr8BiPlanarVideoRange
@@ -513,8 +513,22 @@ final class ScreenCaptureRecorder: NSObject, SCStreamOutput, SCStreamDelegate {
 	}
 
 	func stream(_ stream: SCStream, didStopWithError error: Error) {
-		fputs("Error: \(error.localizedDescription)\n", stderr)
+		let reason = error.localizedDescription.replacingOccurrences(of: "\n", with: " ")
+		fputs("STREAM_STOPPED: \(reason)\n", stderr)
 		fflush(stderr)
+
+		Task { [weak self] in
+			guard let self else { return }
+			let finalization = await self.finalizeCapture(interactive: false)
+			if finalization.interactiveStopParticipated {
+				return
+			}
+			if case let .success(outputPath) = finalization.outputResult {
+				print("Recording stopped. Output path: \(outputPath)")
+				fflush(stdout)
+			}
+			exit(1)
+		}
 	}
 
 	/// Starts one finalization operation after all previously delivered samples on
diff --git a/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts b/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts
index 54ae01b51..621fd58bc 100644
--- a/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts
+++ b/electron/native/ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ const recorderSource = readFileSync(
 	fileURLToPath(new URL("./ScreenCaptureKitRecorder.swift", import.meta.url)),
 	"utf8",
 );
-
 describe("ScreenCaptureKitRecorder finalization coordination", () => {
 	it("marks manual stops as participants in the shared finalization", () => {
 		expect(recorderSource).toContain("finalizeCapture(interactive: true)");
@@ -85,9 +84,11 @@ describe("ScreenCaptureKitRecorder window capture", () => {
 	});
 });
 
-
 describe("ScreenCaptureKitRecorder first frame timing", () => {
-	const callback = recorderSource.slice(recorderSource.indexOf("func stream(_ stream:"), recorderSource.indexOf("func stream(_ stream:") + 5000);
+	const callback = recorderSource.slice(
+		recorderSource.indexOf("func stream(_ stream:"),
+		recorderSource.indexOf("func stream(_ stream:") + 5000,
+	);
 	it("validates a complete frame and writer readiness before setting time zero", () => {
 		const clock = callback.indexOf("adjustedPresentationTime(for:");
 		expect(clock).toBeGreaterThan(callback.indexOf("status == .complete"));