diff --git a/canvas/src/components/mobile/MobileInbox.tsx b/canvas/src/components/mobile/MobileInbox.tsx
index b25df58bd..7676aea1d 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/mobile/MobileInbox.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/mobile/MobileInbox.tsx
@@ -45,13 +45,31 @@ export function MobileInbox({ dark }: { dark: boolean }) {
     return () => { cancelled = true; };
   }, []);
 
+  // Guard against stale fetches: when the user switches tabs, a previous
+  // in-flight fetch for the old kind must not overwrite the list after the
+  // new tab's load clears it (CR2 #11478).
+  const loadSeqRef = useRef(0);
   const load = useCallback(() => {
+    const seq = ++loadSeqRef.current;
+    // core#2766 / CR2 #11478: clear stale rows the moment the kind changes
+    // so the user never sees approval cards under the Tasks tab (or
+    // vice-versa) while the new list is still fetching.
+    setItems([]);
     setLoading(true);
     api
       .get<RequestRow[]>(`/requests/pending?kind=${kind}`)
-      .then((rows) => setItems(Array.isArray(rows) ? rows : []))
-      .catch(() => setItems([]))
-      .finally(() => setLoading(false));
+      .then((rows) => {
+        if (seq !== loadSeqRef.current) return; // stale response
+        setItems(Array.isArray(rows) ? rows : []);
+      })
+      .catch(() => {
+        if (seq !== loadSeqRef.current) return; // stale response
+        setItems([]);
+      })
+      .finally(() => {
+        if (seq !== loadSeqRef.current) return; // stale response
+        setLoading(false);
+      });
   }, [kind]);
 
   useEffect(() => { load(); }, [load]);
@@ -169,7 +187,7 @@ export function MobileInbox({ dark }: { dark: boolean }) {
                 <button
                   type="button"
                   disabled={acting === r.id}
-                  onClick={() => respond(r, kind === "approval" ? "approved" : "done")}
+                  onClick={() => respond(r, r.kind === "approval" ? "approved" : "done")}
                   style={{
                     flex: 1,
                     padding: "9px 0",
@@ -184,7 +202,7 @@ export function MobileInbox({ dark }: { dark: boolean }) {
                     fontFamily: MOBILE_FONT_SANS,
                   }}
                 >
-                  {kind === "approval" ? "Approve" : "Done"}
+                  {r.kind === "approval" ? "Approve" : "Done"}
                 </button>
                 <button
                   type="button"
diff --git a/canvas/src/components/mobile/__tests__/MobileInbox.test.tsx b/canvas/src/components/mobile/__tests__/MobileInbox.test.tsx
index 8478a6d3c..8eb5152d2 100644
--- a/canvas/src/components/mobile/__tests__/MobileInbox.test.tsx
+++ b/canvas/src/components/mobile/__tests__/MobileInbox.test.tsx
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ vi.mock("@/lib/auth", () => ({ fetchSession: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({ user_id
 vi.mock("@/hooks/useSocketEvent", () => ({ useSocketEvent: vi.fn() }));
 
 import { api } from "@/lib/api";
+import type { RequestRow } from "@/components/concierge/RequestsInbox";
 import { MobileInbox } from "../MobileInbox";
 
 const approval = {
@@ -30,6 +31,16 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   vi.mocked(api.post).mockResolvedValue({});
 });
 
+function deferred<T = unknown>() {
+  let resolve: (value: T) => void = () => {};
+  let reject: (reason?: unknown) => void = () => {};
+  const promise = new Promise<T>((res, rej) => {
+    resolve = res;
+    reject = rej;
+  });
+  return { promise, resolve, reject };
+}
+
 describe("MobileInbox", () => {
   it("loads pending approvals from /requests/pending?kind=approval", async () => {
     const { getByText } = render(<MobileInbox dark={false} />);
@@ -51,9 +62,47 @@ describe("MobileInbox", () => {
     expect(container.querySelectorAll('[data-testid="inbox-row"]').length).toBe(0);
   });
 
-  it("shows an empty state when there are no pending requests", async () => {
-    vi.mocked(api.get).mockResolvedValue([]);
-    const { getByText } = render(<MobileInbox dark={false} />);
-    await waitFor(() => getByText(/No pending approvals/i));
+  it("does not action a stale approval row as a task during tab switch (core#2766)", async () => {
+    // Simulate a delayed task fetch after switching tabs. The old approval row
+    // is still rendered while the new fetch is in flight; its primary action
+    // must remain "approved", not flip to "done" because the active tab changed.
+    const approvalFetch = deferred<RequestRow[]>();
+    const taskFetch = deferred<RequestRow[]>();
+    vi.mocked(api.get).mockImplementation((url: string | undefined) => {
+      if (typeof url === "string" && url.includes("kind=approval")) {
+        return approvalFetch.promise as Promise<unknown>;
+      }
+      return taskFetch.promise as Promise<unknown>;
+    });
+
+    const { getByRole, getByText, queryByText } = render(<MobileInbox dark={false} />);
+    await act(async () => {
+      approvalFetch.resolve([approval]);
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => expect(getByText("Delete prod secret?")).toBeTruthy());
+
+    // Switch to Tasks before the task fetch resolves.
+    fireEvent.click(getByRole("tab", { name: "Tasks" }));
+
+    // Switch to Tasks. The new load clears stale rows immediately.
+    fireEvent.click(getByRole("tab", { name: "Tasks" }));
+    expect(queryByText("Delete prod secret?")).toBeNull();
+
+    // The old approval fetch now resolves. With the sequence guard it
+    // must be ignored: the Task tab should NOT show approval rows.
+    await act(async () => {
+      approvalFetch.resolve([approval]);
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(queryByText("Delete prod secret?")).toBeNull();
+    });
+
+    // Once the task fetch resolves, the Tasks tab shows its own content.
+    await act(async () => {
+      taskFetch.resolve([]);
+    });
+    await waitFor(() => {
+      expect(getByText(/No pending tasks/i)).toBeTruthy();
+    });
   });
 });