diff --git a/test/fixtures/plan-create-cropped-title-batching.json b/test/fixtures/plan-create-cropped-title-batching.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..8f970a06e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/plan-create-cropped-title-batching.json
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+{
+ "source": "local rerun smoke-2.1.284-1790709409 (Claude Code 2.1.284) of plan-eng-multi-finding-batching: the Create pane stayed unanswered for 1,372 s because its title row was cropped above the file row",
+ "cwd": "/tmp/gstack-plan-count-Z3cntL",
+ "screen": " ../gstack-e2e-plan-eng-batching-DINQ9m/gstack-test-plan-eng-batching.md\n\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\n   1 # Eng Review \u2014 Plan: Add background job retry framework\n   2\n   3 Review target (fixed): `/tmp/gstack-plan-count-Z3cntL/PLAN.md` on branch `main` (commit 844c6ae)\n   4 Reviewer: /plan-eng-review (Claude, session 196868-1790709430-09cebc2c), 2026-09-29\n   5 Report file: this file (user-requested destination)\n   6\n   7 ## Original plan (unchanged copy)\n   8\n   9 # Plan: Add background job retry framework\n  10\n  11 ## Architecture\n  12 We'll roll a custom exponential-backoff scheduler inline in each worker\n  13 rather than use the existing job library's built-in retry hooks. Same\n  14 shape as the library version, but we want full control over the curve.\n  15\n  16 ## Code quality\n  17 The retry envelope (compute delay, log attempt, dispatch) is duplicated\n  18 across 5 worker files with copy-pasted bodies. We will leave the\n  19 duplication for now and refactor \"later.\"\n  20\n  21 ## Tests\n  22 The existing `processWebhookJob()` flow gets rewritten as part of this\n  23 change. No regression test for the prior at-most-once delivery guarantee\n  24 is planned.\n  25\n  26 ## Performance\n  27 On every retry we re-fetch the full job payload from the database, then\n  28 iterate the payload to recompute the dependency graph. Could cache the\n  29 graph on the first attempt; not planned.\n\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\u254c\n Do you want to create gstack-test-plan-eng-batching.md?\n \u276f 1. Yes\n   2. Yes, and switch to accept edits (auto-approve file edits and common file commands) for this session; Yes, and\n      always allow access to /tmp/gstack-e2e-plan-eng-batching-DINQ9m for this session (shift+tab)\n   3. No\n\n Esc to cancel \u00b7 Tab to amend\n",
+ "event": {
+  "sessionId": "16914623-f7a4-49ca-bea5-fb4b56274cb1",
+  "toolUseId": "toolu_01BaNDAjTWTr5bf2sdwWC4DA",
+  "input": {
+   "file_path": "/tmp/gstack-e2e-plan-eng-batching-DINQ9m/gstack-test-plan-eng-batching.md",
+   "content": "# Eng Review \u2014 Plan: Add background job retry framework\n\nReview target (fixed): `/tmp/gstack-plan-count-Z3cntL/PLAN.md` on branch `main` (commit 844c6ae)\nReviewer: /plan-eng-review (Claude, session 196868-1790709430-09cebc2c), 2026-09-29\nReport file: this file (user-requested destination)\n\n## Original plan (unchanged copy)\n\n# Plan: Add background job retry framework\n\n## Architecture\nWe'll roll a custom exponential-backoff scheduler inline in each worker\nrather than use the existing job library's built-in retry hooks. Same\nshape as the library version, but we want full control over the curve.\n\n## Code quality\nThe retry envelope (compute delay, log attempt, dispatch) is duplicated\nacross 5 worker files with copy-pasted bodies. We will leave the\nduplication for now and refactor \"later.\"\n\n## Tests\nThe existing `processWebhookJob()` flow gets rewritten as part of this\nchange. No regression test for the prior at-most-once delivery guarantee\nis planned.\n\n## Performance\nOn every retry we re-fetch the full job payload from the database, then\niterate the payload to recompute the dependency graph. Could cache the\ngraph on the first attempt; not planned.\n"
+  }
+ }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/test/helpers/plan-count-file-permission.ts b/test/helpers/plan-count-file-permission.ts
index 8a792fa0d..824df6fa5 100644
--- a/test/helpers/plan-count-file-permission.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/plan-count-file-permission.ts
@@ -284,7 +284,11 @@ function currentCreatePreview(preview: string, r: any, config: string, cwd: stri
   if(event.name!=='Write'||`${event.sessionId}:${event.toolUseId}`!==r.pendingId||event.input?.file_path!==r.expected||
     Date.parse(event.timestamp)<startedAt||typeof event.input.content!=='string'||
     Buffer.byteLength(event.input.content)>MAX_WRITE_INPUT_BYTES) return false;
-  const source=event.input.content.split(/\r?\n/), rows=preview.split('\n');
+  // A crop can keep the pane's file row and rule above the preview while its
+  // "Create file" title scrolls away. That row must name the owned path.
+  const header=/^ {0,3}(?![1-9]\d*(?:[ \t]|\n))(\S[^\n]*)\n[╌─━]{3,}[ \t]*\n/.exec(preview);
+  if(header && path.resolve(cwd,header[1]!.trim())!==r.expected) return false;
+  const source=event.input.content.split(/\r?\n/), rows=preview.slice(header?.[0].length ?? 0).split('\n');
   const numbered:Array<{line:number;text:string}>=[];
   let leading='';
   for(const row of rows) {
diff --git a/test/plan-create-combined-permission.test.ts b/test/plan-create-combined-permission.test.ts
index a61523c62..639421938 100644
--- a/test/plan-create-combined-permission.test.ts
+++ b/test/plan-create-combined-permission.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import {expect, test} from 'bun:test';
+import {describe, expect, test} from 'bun:test';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import * as os from 'node:os';
 import * as path from 'node:path';
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import {createFilePermissionRecorder, recordFilePermission, currentFilePermissio
 import {readPlanCountTranscript} from './helpers/plan-count-transcript';
 import {createPlanCountPermissionGuard} from './helpers/claude-pty-runner';
 import captures from './fixtures/plan-create-combined-permission-70b.json';
+import croppedTitle from './fixtures/plan-create-cropped-title-batching.json';
 
 function fixture(captured: typeof captures[number]) {
   const dir=fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(),'create-combined-'));
@@ -101,3 +102,50 @@ for(const captured of captures) {
     }finally{f.close();}
   });
 }
+
+describe('Create pane cropped below its title (plan-eng-multi-finding-batching, CLI 2.1.284)', () => {
+  function cropped() {
+    const dir=fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(),'create-cropped-'));
+    const cwd=path.join(dir,path.basename(croppedTitle.cwd)), config=path.join(dir,'config');fs.mkdirSync(cwd);
+    const originalDir=path.dirname(croppedTitle.event.input.file_path);
+    const expected=path.join(dir,path.basename(originalDir),path.basename(croppedTitle.event.input.file_path));
+    fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(expected));
+    const {sessionId,toolUseId:id}=croppedTitle.event, timestamp=new Date().toISOString();
+    const journal=path.join(config,'projects','owned',sessionId+'.jsonl');fs.mkdirSync(path.dirname(journal),{recursive:true});
+    const recorder=createFilePermissionRecorder(cwd,config,expected)!;
+    const input={...croppedTitle.event.input,file_path:expected};
+    fs.writeFileSync(journal,JSON.stringify({cwd,sessionId,isSidechain:false,timestamp,
+      message:{role:'assistant',content:[{type:'text',text:'Writing the review report.'},{type:'tool_use',id,name:'Write',input}]}})+'\n');
+    recordFilePermission(JSON.stringify({hook_event_name:'PreToolUse',tool_name:'Write',session_id:sessionId,
+      tool_use_id:id,cwd,transcript_path:journal,tool_input:input}),recorder.file,cwd,config,expected);
+    // The relative file row keeps its captured sibling layout; only the footer's
+    // absolute directory is rebound to this fixture.
+    const screen=croppedTitle.screen.replaceAll(originalDir,path.dirname(expected));
+    const read=(s=screen)=>currentFilePermissionEpoch(recorder.file,expected,cwd,config,Date.now()-1000,readPlanCountTranscript(config,cwd),s);
+    return {screen,read,id:`${sessionId}:${id}`,close(){recorder.dispose();fs.rmSync(dir,{recursive:true,force:true});}};
+  }
+
+  test('the captured pane shows its file row and rule but not the Create file title', () => {
+    expect(croppedTitle.screen).not.toMatch(/(?:^|\n) {0,3}Create file[ \t]*\n/);
+    expect(croppedTitle.screen.split('\n')[0]).toBe(' ../gstack-e2e-plan-eng-batching-DINQ9m/gstack-test-plan-eng-batching.md');
+  });
+
+  test('the owned file row binds the pending Write and grants it once', () => {
+    const f=cropped();try {
+      const epoch=f.read();expect(epoch?.pendingId).toBe(f.id);
+      const guard=createPlanCountPermissionGuard();
+      expect(guard(f.screen,'',epoch)).toBe('grant');
+      expect(guard(f.screen,'',epoch)).toBe('handled');
+    }finally{f.close();}
+  });
+
+  for(const [name,change] of [
+    ['a file row naming another file',(s:string)=>s.replace('/gstack-test-plan-eng-batching.md\n','/other.md\n')],
+    ['a file row in another directory',(s:string)=>s.replace(' ../gstack-e2e-plan-eng-batching-DINQ9m/',' ../elsewhere/')],
+    ['an edited preview row',(s:string)=>s.replace('We will leave the','We will fix the')],
+  ] as const) test(`the cropped pane rejects ${name}`,()=>{
+    const f=cropped();try {
+      const screen=change(f.screen);expect(screen).not.toBe(f.screen);expect(f.read(screen)).toBeFalsy();
+    }finally{f.close();}
+  });
+});