diff --git a/src/browser/routes/agent.snapshot.ts b/src/browser/routes/agent.snapshot.ts
index fdeb7f69e..e66647f3f 100644
--- a/src/browser/routes/agent.snapshot.ts
+++ b/src/browser/routes/agent.snapshot.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ import {
   DEFAULT_AI_SNAPSHOT_EFFICIENT_MAX_CHARS,
   DEFAULT_AI_SNAPSHOT_MAX_CHARS,
 } from "../constants.js";
+import { buildRoleSnapshotFromAiSnapshot } from "../pw-role-snapshot.js";
+import { rememberRoleRefsForTarget } from "../pw-session.js";
 import {
   DEFAULT_BROWSER_SCREENSHOT_MAX_BYTES,
   DEFAULT_BROWSER_SCREENSHOT_MAX_SIDE,
@@ -214,6 +216,20 @@ export function registerBrowserAgentSnapshotRoutes(app: express.Express, ctx: Br
                 targetId: tab.targetId,
                 ...(typeof resolvedMaxChars === "number" ? { maxChars: resolvedMaxChars } : {}),
               })
+              .then((result) => {
+                // Extract and register refs from AI snapshot so act commands can resolve them.
+                // snapshotAiViaPlaywright returns raw text without ref registration.
+                const parsed = buildRoleSnapshotFromAiSnapshot(result.snapshot);
+                if (Object.keys(parsed.refs).length > 0) {
+                  rememberRoleRefsForTarget({
+                    cdpUrl: profileCtx.profile.cdpUrl,
+                    targetId: tab.targetId,
+                    refs: parsed.refs,
+                    mode: "aria",
+                  });
+                }
+                return { ...result, refs: parsed.refs };
+              })
               .catch(async (err) => {
                 // Public-API fallback when Playwright's private _snapshotForAI is missing.
                 if (String(err).toLowerCase().includes("_snapshotforai")) {