diff --git a/include/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.h b/include/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.h
index cc783c34..baf3edaf 100644
--- a/include/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.h
+++ b/include/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.h
@@ -59,6 +59,13 @@ class AirConditioner : public ApplianceBase {
   Preset m_lastPreset{Preset::PRESET_NONE};
   StatusData m_status{};
   bool m_sendControl{};
+  // Coalesces control() calls that arrive while a previous control is in flight.
+  // Without this, rapid back-to-back calls (e.g. four single-field HA service calls)
+  // are silently dropped -- only the first survives.
+  Control m_pendingControl{};
+  bool m_hasPendingControl{};
+  void m_mergePending(const Control &control);
+  void m_flushPending();
 };
 
 }  // namespace ac
diff --git a/src/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.cpp b/src/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.cpp
index acfe85ef..b2e2d9d3 100644
--- a/src/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.cpp
+++ b/src/Appliance/AirConditioner/AirConditioner.cpp
@@ -39,8 +39,10 @@ static bool checkConstraints(const Mode &mode, const Preset &preset) {
 }
 
 void AirConditioner::control(const Control &control) {
-  if (this->m_sendControl)
+  if (this->m_sendControl) {
+    this->m_mergePending(control);
     return;
+  }
   StatusData status = this->m_status;
   Mode mode = this->m_mode;
   Preset preset = this->m_preset;
@@ -109,15 +111,43 @@ void AirConditioner::m_setStatus(StatusData status) {
     // onSuccess
     [this]() {
       this->m_sendControl = false;
+      this->m_flushPending();
     },
     // onError
     [this]() {
       LOG_W(TAG, "SET_STATUS(0x40) request failed...");
       this->m_sendControl = false;
+      // Pending fields still flush; the in-flight control's fields are NOT retried
+      // (avoids retry storms on a wedged AC).
+      this->m_flushPending();
     }
   );
 }
 
+void AirConditioner::m_mergePending(const Control &control) {
+  LOG_D(TAG, "Coalescing control() -- current request still in flight, merging into pending");
+  if (control.mode.hasValue())
+    this->m_pendingControl.mode = control.mode;
+  if (control.preset.hasValue())
+    this->m_pendingControl.preset = control.preset;
+  if (control.fanMode.hasValue())
+    this->m_pendingControl.fanMode = control.fanMode;
+  if (control.swingMode.hasValue())
+    this->m_pendingControl.swingMode = control.swingMode;
+  if (control.targetTemp.hasValue())
+    this->m_pendingControl.targetTemp = control.targetTemp;
+  this->m_hasPendingControl = true;
+}
+
+void AirConditioner::m_flushPending() {
+  if (!this->m_hasPendingControl)
+    return;
+  this->m_hasPendingControl = false;
+  Control pending = this->m_pendingControl;
+  this->m_pendingControl = Control{};
+  this->control(pending);
+}
+
 void AirConditioner::setPowerState(bool state) {
   if (state != this->getPowerState()) {
     Control control;