diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dispatch.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dispatch.ts
index 8862880968..b529ba8f8b 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dispatch.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto-dispatch.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ import { annotateBackgroundable } from "./delegation-policy.js";
 import { invalidateAllCaches } from "./cache.js";
 import { insertMilestoneValidationGates } from "./milestone-validation-gates.js";
 import { nativeHasChanges } from "./native-git-bridge.js";
+import { parseUnitId } from "./unit-id.js";
 
 // ─── Types ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
@@ -1192,11 +1193,36 @@ export const DISPATCH_RULES: DispatchRule[] = [
   },
   {
     name: "executing → execute-task",
-    match: async ({ state, mid, basePath, sessionContextWindow, modelRegistry, sessionProvider }) => {
-      if (state.phase !== "executing" || !state.activeTask) return null;
+    match: async ({ state, mid, basePath, session, sessionContextWindow, modelRegistry, sessionProvider }) => {
+      if (state.phase !== "executing") return null;
       if (!state.activeSlice) return missingSliceStop(mid, state.phase);
       const sid = state.activeSlice!.id;
       const sTitle = state.activeSlice!.title;
+      const retryUnitId = session?.pendingVerificationRetry?.unitId;
+      if (retryUnitId) {
+        const { milestone: retryMid, slice: retrySid, task: retryTid } = parseUnitId(retryUnitId);
+        if (retryMid === mid && retrySid === sid && retryTid) {
+          const retryTitle = state.activeTask?.id === retryTid
+            ? state.activeTask.title
+            : retryTid;
+          return {
+            action: "dispatch",
+            unitType: "execute-task",
+            unitId: retryUnitId,
+            prompt: await buildExecuteTaskPrompt(
+              mid,
+              sid,
+              sTitle,
+              retryTid,
+              retryTitle,
+              basePath,
+              { sessionContextWindow, modelRegistry, sessionProvider },
+            ),
+          };
+        }
+      }
+
+      if (!state.activeTask) return null;
       const tid = state.activeTask.id;
       const tTitle = state.activeTask.title;
 
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto/phases.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto/phases.ts
index 7ac5f619a0..a895c7a31e 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto/phases.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/auto/phases.ts
@@ -1867,7 +1867,7 @@ export async function runUnitPhase(
     }
   }
 
-  if (s.pendingVerificationRetry) {
+  if (s.pendingVerificationRetry && s.pendingVerificationRetry.unitId === unitId) {
     const retryCtx = s.pendingVerificationRetry;
     s.pendingVerificationRetry = null;
     const capped =
diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/dispatch-rule-coverage.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/dispatch-rule-coverage.test.ts
index 3790c4d164..4c362d0d00 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/dispatch-rule-coverage.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/gsd/tests/dispatch-rule-coverage.test.ts
@@ -249,6 +249,51 @@ test("dispatch-rule-coverage: executing with task plan present → execute-task"
   );
 });
 
+test("dispatch-rule-coverage: executing honors pending verification retry unit", async (t) => {
+  const tmp = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gsd-disp-cov-exec-retry-"));
+  t.after(() => rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true }));
+
+  writeMilestoneFile(tmp, "M001", "CONTEXT", "# Context\n");
+  writeSliceFile(tmp, "M001", "S01", "PLAN", "# Plan\n");
+  writeTaskPlan(tmp, "M001", "S01", "T01");
+  writeTaskPlan(tmp, "M001", "S01", "T02");
+
+  const state = makeState({
+    phase: "executing",
+    activeSlice: { id: "S01", title: "First Slice" },
+    activeTask: { id: "T02", title: "Second Task" },
+  });
+  const ctx: DispatchContext = {
+    basePath: tmp,
+    mid: "M001",
+    midTitle: "Test Milestone",
+    state,
+    prefs: { reactive_execution: { enabled: false } } as DispatchContext["prefs"],
+    session: {
+      pendingVerificationRetry: {
+        unitId: "M001/S01/T01",
+        attempt: 2,
+        failureContext: "verification failed",
+      },
+    } as DispatchContext["session"],
+  };
+  const match = await findFirstMatch(ctx);
+  assertMatch(
+    match,
+    {
+      ruleName: "executing → execute-task",
+      action: "dispatch",
+      unitType: "execute-task",
+    },
+    "executing pending verification retry",
+  );
+  assert.equal(
+    match?.result.action === "dispatch" ? match.result.unitId : null,
+    "M001/S01/T01",
+    "executing pending verification retry: should redispatch the retry unit",
+  );
+});
+
 test("dispatch-rule-coverage: summarizing → complete-slice", async (t) => {
   const tmp = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "gsd-disp-cov-sum-"));
   t.after(() => rmSync(tmp, { recursive: true, force: true }));