diff --git a/src/Channels/register-agents-chat-ability.php b/src/Channels/register-agents-chat-ability.php
index bd71896..abca198 100644
--- a/src/Channels/register-agents-chat-ability.php
+++ b/src/Channels/register-agents-chat-ability.php
@@ -205,9 +205,23 @@ function agents_chat_dispatch( array $input ) {
 			WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::start_run( $result_run_id, $resolved_session_id, array( 'agent' => $agent ) );
 		}
 
-		$status = ! empty( $result['completed'] ) || ! array_key_exists( 'completed', $result )
-			? WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_COMPLETED
-			: WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_RUNNING;
+		$result_status = WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::normalize_status( $result['status'] ?? '' );
+		if ( WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_FAILED === $result_status ) {
+			$status = WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_FAILED;
+		} elseif ( ! empty( $result['completed'] ) || ! array_key_exists( 'completed', $result ) ) {
+			$status = WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_COMPLETED;
+		} elseif ( in_array(
+			$result_status,
+			array(
+				WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_RUNTIME_TOOL_PENDING,
+				WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_APPROVAL_REQUIRED,
+			),
+			true
+		) ) {
+			$status = $result_status;
+		} else {
+			$status = WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::STATUS_RUNNING;
+		}
 		WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::finish_run( $result_run_id, $status );
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/Runtime/class-wp-agent-chat-run-control.php b/src/Runtime/class-wp-agent-chat-run-control.php
index 6b3aa0c..045b0a9 100644
--- a/src/Runtime/class-wp-agent-chat-run-control.php
+++ b/src/Runtime/class-wp-agent-chat-run-control.php
@@ -14,13 +14,15 @@
  */
 class WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control {
 
-	public const STATUS_QUEUED     = 'queued';
-	public const STATUS_RUNNING    = 'running';
-	public const STATUS_CANCELLING = 'cancelling';
-	public const STATUS_CANCELLED  = 'cancelled';
-	public const STATUS_COMPLETED  = 'completed';
-	public const STATUS_FAILED     = 'failed';
-	private const OPTION_KEY       = 'agents_api_chat_run_control';
+	public const STATUS_QUEUED               = 'queued';
+	public const STATUS_RUNNING              = 'running';
+	public const STATUS_CANCELLING           = 'cancelling';
+	public const STATUS_CANCELLED            = 'cancelled';
+	public const STATUS_COMPLETED            = 'completed';
+	public const STATUS_FAILED               = 'failed';
+	public const STATUS_RUNTIME_TOOL_PENDING = 'runtime_tool_pending';
+	public const STATUS_APPROVAL_REQUIRED    = 'approval_required';
+	private const OPTION_KEY                 = 'agents_api_chat_run_control';
 
 	/** @return string[] */
 	public static function statuses(): array {
@@ -31,6 +33,8 @@ public static function statuses(): array {
 			self::STATUS_CANCELLED,
 			self::STATUS_COMPLETED,
 			self::STATUS_FAILED,
+			self::STATUS_RUNTIME_TOOL_PENDING,
+			self::STATUS_APPROVAL_REQUIRED,
 		);
 	}
 
diff --git a/tests/chat-run-control-smoke.php b/tests/chat-run-control-smoke.php
index df1d433..af28a72 100644
--- a/tests/chat-run-control-smoke.php
+++ b/tests/chat-run-control-smoke.php
@@ -139,6 +139,62 @@ static function ( $handler, array $input ) use ( &$captured_chat_input ) {
 $stored = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_get_chat_run( array( 'session_id' => 'session-1', 'run_id' => $chat['run_id'] ) );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'completed', $stored['status'] ?? null, 'chat dispatch records completed run by default', $failures, $passes );
 
+add_filter(
+	'wp_agent_chat_handler',
+	static fn() => static fn( array $runtime_input ): array => array(
+		'session_id'           => $runtime_input['session_id'],
+		'run_id'               => $runtime_input['run_id'],
+		'reply'                => '',
+		'completed'            => false,
+		'status'               => 'runtime_tool_pending',
+		'runtime_tool_pending' => array(
+			'tool_name'    => 'client/summarize',
+			'tool_call_id' => 'call-pending-1',
+		),
+	),
+	20,
+	2
+);
+
+$pending_chat = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_chat_dispatch(
+	array(
+		'agent'      => 'demo-agent',
+		'message'    => 'Needs runtime tool',
+		'session_id' => 'session-pending',
+	)
+);
+$pending_stored = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_get_chat_run( array( 'session_id' => 'session-pending', 'run_id' => $pending_chat['run_id'] ) );
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'runtime_tool_pending', $pending_stored['status'] ?? null, 'chat dispatch keeps runtime-tool pending run addressable', $failures, $passes );
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( false, 'completed' === ( $pending_stored['status'] ?? null ), 'runtime-tool pending run is not marked completed', $failures, $passes );
+
+add_filter(
+	'wp_agent_chat_handler',
+	static fn() => static fn( array $runtime_input ): array => array(
+		'session_id'        => $runtime_input['session_id'],
+		'run_id'            => $runtime_input['run_id'],
+		'reply'             => '',
+		'completed'         => false,
+		'status'            => 'approval_required',
+		'approval_required' => array(
+			'type'    => 'approval_required',
+			'payload' => array( 'action_id' => 'approve-1' ),
+		),
+	),
+	30,
+	2
+);
+
+$approval_chat = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_chat_dispatch(
+	array(
+		'agent'      => 'demo-agent',
+		'message'    => 'Needs approval',
+		'session_id' => 'session-approval',
+	)
+);
+$approval_stored = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_get_chat_run( array( 'session_id' => 'session-approval', 'run_id' => $approval_chat['run_id'] ) );
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'approval_required', $approval_stored['status'] ?? null, 'chat dispatch keeps approval-required run addressable', $failures, $passes );
+agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( false, 'completed' === ( $approval_stored['status'] ?? null ), 'approval-required run is not marked completed', $failures, $passes );
+
 AgentsAPI\AI\WP_Agent_Chat_Run_Control::start_run( 'run-default-cancel', 'session-1' );
 $default_cancelled = AgentsAPI\AI\Channels\agents_cancel_chat_run( array( 'session_id' => 'session-1', 'run_id' => 'run-default-cancel' ) );
 agents_api_smoke_assert_equals( 'cancelling', $default_cancelled['status'] ?? null, 'default cancel marks running runs as cancelling', $failures, $passes );