diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
index f31c726bb..df59a3f31 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/sessions.ts
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ export const sessionsHandlers: GatewayRequestHandlers = {
         lastChannel: entry?.lastChannel,
         lastTo: entry?.lastTo,
         skillsSnapshot: entry?.skillsSnapshot,
+        // Reset token counts to 0 on session reset (#1523)
+        inputTokens: 0,
+        outputTokens: 0,
+        totalTokens: 0,
       };
       store[primaryKey] = nextEntry;
       return nextEntry;
diff --git a/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
index 7bedb4d62..a14172809 100644
--- a/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
+++ b/src/tui/tui-command-handlers.ts
@@ -408,6 +408,12 @@ export function createCommandHandlers(context: CommandHandlerContext) {
       case "new":
       case "reset":
         try {
+          // Clear token counts immediately to avoid stale display (#1523)
+          state.sessionInfo.inputTokens = null;
+          state.sessionInfo.outputTokens = null;
+          state.sessionInfo.totalTokens = null;
+          tui.requestRender();
+
           await client.resetSession(state.currentSessionKey);
           chatLog.addSystem(`session ${state.currentSessionKey} reset`);
           await loadHistory();