diff --git a/packages/kernel/src/device.ts b/packages/kernel/src/device.ts
index 16e3c68388..8b5f172118 100644
--- a/packages/kernel/src/device.ts
+++ b/packages/kernel/src/device.ts
@@ -409,8 +409,7 @@ function resolveDeviceByName(
   deviceName: string | undefined,
 ): DeviceInfo | undefined {
   if (!deviceName) return undefined;
-  const normalizedName = normalizeDeviceName(deviceName);
-  const match = candidates.find((device) => normalizeDeviceName(device.name) === normalizedName);
+  const match = candidates.find((device) => matchesDeviceNameSelector(device, deviceName));
   if (!match) {
     const hint = deviceIdentityMistakenForNameHint(candidates, deviceName);
     throw new AppError(
@@ -570,10 +569,7 @@ function matchesExplicitDeviceSelector(device: DeviceInfo, selector: DeviceSelec
   ) {
     return false;
   }
-  if (
-    selector.deviceName &&
-    normalizeDeviceName(device.name) !== normalizeDeviceName(selector.deviceName)
-  ) {
+  if (selector.deviceName && !matchesDeviceNameSelector(device, selector.deviceName)) {
     return false;
   }
   return true;
@@ -610,6 +606,18 @@ function throwNoDevicesFound(selector: DeviceSelector, context: DeviceSelectionC
   throw new AppError('DEVICE_NOT_FOUND', 'No devices found', { selector });
 }
 
+/**
+ * Whether a `--device` name selects `device`. Selection and session-binding checks share this
+ * matcher so a name that picked a device keeps matching it, e.g. AVD `Pixel_9_API_37` for the
+ * displayed `Pixel 9 API 37`.
+ */
+export function matchesDeviceNameSelector(
+  device: Pick<DeviceInfo, 'name'>,
+  deviceName: string,
+): boolean {
+  return normalizeDeviceName(device.name) === normalizeDeviceName(deviceName);
+}
+
 function normalizeDeviceName(value: string): string {
   return value.toLowerCase().replaceAll('_', ' ').replaceAll(/\s+/g, ' ').trim();
 }
diff --git a/src/daemon/__tests__/session-selector.test.ts b/src/daemon/__tests__/session-selector.test.ts
index 961b9ffdda..a224a7a059 100644
--- a/src/daemon/__tests__/session-selector.test.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/__tests__/session-selector.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { test } from 'vitest';
 import assert from 'node:assert/strict';
 import { assertSessionSelectorMatches } from '../session-selector.ts';
 import { AppError } from '@agent-device/kernel/errors';
+import { resolveDevice } from '@agent-device/kernel/device';
 import type { SessionRef, SessionState } from '../session-state.ts';
 
 function makeSession(overrides?: Partial<SessionState>): SessionState {
@@ -132,6 +133,20 @@ test('accepts matching device selector (case-insensitive)', () => {
   );
 });
 
+test('accepts the AVD name selector that selected the bound device', async () => {
+  const avdName = 'Pixel_9_API_37';
+  const device = await resolveDevice(
+    [{ platform: 'android', id: 'emulator-5554', name: 'Pixel 9 API 37', kind: 'emulator' }],
+    { platform: 'android', deviceName: avdName },
+  );
+  assert.doesNotThrow(() =>
+    assertSessionSelectorMatches(ref(makeSession({ device })), {
+      platform: 'android',
+      device: avdName,
+    }),
+  );
+});
+
 test('rejects mismatched target selector', () => {
   const session = makeSession();
   assert.throws(
diff --git a/src/daemon/session-selector.ts b/src/daemon/session-selector.ts
index 7b134310cd..da80b1e7dd 100644
--- a/src/daemon/session-selector.ts
+++ b/src/daemon/session-selector.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import type { SessionRef, SessionState } from './session-state.ts';
 import {
   isIosFamily,
   isSerialAddressablePlatform,
+  matchesDeviceNameSelector,
   matchesPlatformSelector,
 } from '@agent-device/kernel/device';
 import { parseSerialAllowlist } from '@agent-device/kernel/device-isolation';
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ export function listSessionSelectorConflicts(
     mismatches.push({ key: 'serial', value: flags.serial });
   }
 
-  if (flags.device && flags.device.trim().toLowerCase() !== device.name.trim().toLowerCase()) {
+  if (flags.device && !matchesDeviceNameSelector(device, flags.device)) {
     mismatches.push({ key: 'device', value: flags.device });
   }