diff --git a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/execute_sandbox/workflow.py b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/execute_sandbox/workflow.py
index 3f45d6beceeb..fbc2b62daedb 100644
--- a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/execute_sandbox/workflow.py
+++ b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/execute_sandbox/workflow.py
@@ -462,7 +462,8 @@ async def run(self, input: ExecuteSandboxInput) -> ExecuteSandboxOutput:
             self._posthog_mcp_scopes = input.posthog_mcp_scopes
 
             await self._update_task_run_status("in_progress")
-            await self._emit_progress("sandbox", "in_progress", "Setting up sandbox", "setup")
+            sandbox_label = "Restoring sandbox" if self.context.is_snapshot_resume else "Setting up sandbox"
+            await self._emit_progress("sandbox", "in_progress", sandbox_label, "setup")
             await self._track_workflow_event(
                 "task_run_started",
                 {
diff --git a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/get_task_processing_context.py b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/get_task_processing_context.py
index d05aeca6e84c..54722de3aace 100644
--- a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/get_task_processing_context.py
+++ b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/get_task_processing_context.py
@@ -133,6 +133,12 @@ def github_read_access(self) -> bool:
     def sandbox_environment_id(self) -> str | None:
         return (self.state or {}).get("sandbox_environment_id")
 
+    @property
+    def is_snapshot_resume(self) -> bool:
+        state = self.state or {}
+        has_resume_source = isinstance(state.get("resume_from_run_id"), str) or state.get("handoff_resumed") is True
+        return has_resume_source and isinstance(state.get("snapshot_external_id"), str)
+
     @property
     def loop_id(self) -> str | None:
         """Set when this run was spawned by a loop firing (see products/tasks/backend/facade/loops.py)."""
diff --git a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/tests/test_get_task_processing_context.py b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/tests/test_get_task_processing_context.py
index bcd6f576f6e0..9f496e803a20 100644
--- a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/tests/test_get_task_processing_context.py
+++ b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/activities/tests/test_get_task_processing_context.py
@@ -38,6 +38,45 @@
 VM_FLAG_PAYLOAD_TARGET = "products.tasks.backend.constants.posthoganalytics.get_feature_flag_payload"
 
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    "state,expected",
+    [
+        ({}, False),
+        ({"resume_from_run_id": "previous-run"}, False),
+        ({"handoff_resumed": True}, False),
+        ({"snapshot_external_id": "snapshot-id"}, False),
+        (
+            {
+                "resume_from_run_id": "previous-run",
+                "snapshot_external_id": "snapshot-id",
+            },
+            True,
+        ),
+        (
+            {
+                "handoff_resumed": True,
+                "snapshot_external_id": "snapshot-id",
+            },
+            True,
+        ),
+    ],
+)
+def test_snapshot_resume_requires_a_resume_marker_and_snapshot(state: dict[str, str | bool], expected: bool):
+    context = TaskProcessingContext(
+        task_id="task-id",
+        run_id="run-id",
+        team_id=1,
+        team_uuid="team-uuid",
+        organization_id="organization-id",
+        github_integration_id=None,
+        repository=None,
+        distinct_id="distinct-id",
+        state=state,
+    )
+
+    assert context.is_snapshot_resume is expected
+
+
 @pytest.mark.requires_secrets
 class TestIsAgentOtelTelemetryEnabled:
     @pytest.mark.parametrize(
diff --git a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/workflow.py b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/workflow.py
index 9147fd5cf9cb..731b0dc15f05 100644
--- a/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/workflow.py
+++ b/products/tasks/backend/temporal/process_task/workflow.py
@@ -1024,7 +1024,8 @@ async def _provision_and_start_agent(self, input: ProcessTaskInput, run_id: str)
 
         # Announce the first progress step immediately so the desktop card
         # shows up before any provisioning log lines arrive.
-        await self._emit_progress("sandbox", "in_progress", "Setting up sandbox", "setup")
+        sandbox_label = "Restoring sandbox" if self.context.is_snapshot_resume else "Setting up sandbox"
+        await self._emit_progress("sandbox", "in_progress", sandbox_label, "setup")
 
         await self._track_workflow_event(
             "task_run_started",