diff --git a/tests/tools/test_session_search.py b/tests/tools/test_session_search.py
index 0d7414764..e998a58b8 100644
--- a/tests/tools/test_session_search.py
+++ b/tests/tools/test_session_search.py
@@ -214,3 +214,61 @@ class TestSessionSearch:
         # Current session should be skipped, only other_sid should appear
         assert result["sessions_searched"] == 1
         assert current_sid not in [r.get("session_id") for r in result.get("results", [])]
+
+    def test_current_child_session_excludes_parent_lineage(self):
+        """Compression/delegation parents should be excluded for the active child session."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+        from tools.session_search_tool import session_search
+
+        mock_db = MagicMock()
+        mock_db.search_messages.return_value = [
+            {"session_id": "parent_sid", "content": "match", "source": "cli",
+             "session_started": 1709500000, "model": "test"},
+        ]
+
+        def _get_session(session_id):
+            if session_id == "child_sid":
+                return {"parent_session_id": "parent_sid"}
+            if session_id == "parent_sid":
+                return {"parent_session_id": None}
+            return None
+
+        mock_db.get_session.side_effect = _get_session
+
+        result = json.loads(session_search(
+            query="test", db=mock_db, current_session_id="child_sid",
+        ))
+
+        assert result["success"] is True
+        assert result["count"] == 0
+        assert result["results"] == []
+        assert result["sessions_searched"] == 0
+
+    def test_current_root_session_excludes_child_lineage(self):
+        """Delegation child hits should be excluded when they resolve to the current root session."""
+        from unittest.mock import MagicMock
+        from tools.session_search_tool import session_search
+
+        mock_db = MagicMock()
+        mock_db.search_messages.return_value = [
+            {"session_id": "child_sid", "content": "match", "source": "cli",
+             "session_started": 1709500000, "model": "test"},
+        ]
+
+        def _get_session(session_id):
+            if session_id == "root_sid":
+                return {"parent_session_id": None}
+            if session_id == "child_sid":
+                return {"parent_session_id": "root_sid"}
+            return None
+
+        mock_db.get_session.side_effect = _get_session
+
+        result = json.loads(session_search(
+            query="test", db=mock_db, current_session_id="root_sid",
+        ))
+
+        assert result["success"] is True
+        assert result["count"] == 0
+        assert result["results"] == []
+        assert result["sessions_searched"] == 0
diff --git a/tools/session_search_tool.py b/tools/session_search_tool.py
index 13356ec9f..7f5332c54 100644
--- a/tools/session_search_tool.py
+++ b/tools/session_search_tool.py
@@ -251,13 +251,20 @@ def session_search(
                     break
             return sid
 
-        # Group by resolved (parent) session_id, dedup, skip current session
+        current_lineage_root = (
+            _resolve_to_parent(current_session_id) if current_session_id else None
+        )
+
+        # Group by resolved (parent) session_id, dedup, skip the current
+        # session lineage. Compression and delegation create child sessions
+        # that still belong to the same active conversation.
         seen_sessions = {}
         for result in raw_results:
             raw_sid = result["session_id"]
             resolved_sid = _resolve_to_parent(raw_sid)
-            # Skip the current session — the agent already has that context
-            if current_session_id and resolved_sid == current_session_id:
+            # Skip the current session lineage — the agent already has that
+            # context, even if older turns live in parent fragments.
+            if current_lineage_root and resolved_sid == current_lineage_root:
                 continue
             if current_session_id and raw_sid == current_session_id:
                 continue