diff --git a/src/daemon.rs b/src/daemon.rs
index 73cb41cde..004fb9b5e 100644
--- a/src/daemon.rs
+++ b/src/daemon.rs
@@ -2669,22 +2669,33 @@ fn strict_cherry_pick_mappings_from_command(
             context, new_head
         )));
     }
-    let mut source_commits = pending_source_commits;
-    if source_commits.is_empty() {
-        source_commits = cherry_pick_source_commits_from_command(cmd);
-    }
-    if source_commits.is_empty() {
-        return Err(GitAiError::Generic(format!(
-            "{} missing cherry-pick source commits",
-            context
-        )));
-    }
     let worktree = cmd.worktree.as_deref().ok_or_else(|| {
         GitAiError::Generic(format!(
             "{} missing worktree for cherry-pick mapping new={}",
             context, new_head
         ))
     })?;
+    // Resolve source commits: prefer pending (cached from start event), fall
+    // back to parsing command args.  Either path may contain short SHAs or
+    // symbolic refs, so resolve them to full OIDs via git rev-parse.  This
+    // runs in the async side-effect path, not the daemon critical path.
+    let mut source_refs = pending_source_commits;
+    if source_refs.is_empty() {
+        source_refs = cherry_pick_source_refs_from_command(cmd);
+    }
+    if source_refs.is_empty() {
+        return Err(GitAiError::Generic(format!(
+            "{} missing cherry-pick source commits",
+            context
+        )));
+    }
+    let source_commits = resolve_cherry_pick_source_refs(&source_refs, worktree, context)?;
+    if source_commits.is_empty() {
+        return Err(GitAiError::Generic(format!(
+            "{} cherry-pick source refs resolved to no valid commits",
+            context
+        )));
+    }
     let (original_head, new_commits) = resolve_linear_head_commit_chain_for_worktree(
         worktree,
         new_head,
@@ -2703,13 +2714,12 @@ fn strict_cherry_pick_mappings_from_command(
     Ok((original_head, source_commits, new_commits))
 }
 
-fn append_unique_oid(target: &mut Vec<String>, value: &str) {
-    if is_valid_oid(value) && !is_zero_oid(value) && !target.iter().any(|seen| seen == value) {
-        target.push(value.to_string());
-    }
-}
-
-fn cherry_pick_source_commits_from_command(
+/// Collect positional arguments from a cherry-pick command as potential commit
+/// references. Unlike the full-OID-only `is_valid_oid` check, this accepts short SHA prefixes and
+/// symbolic refs (e.g. branch names) that git would resolve on the command line.
+/// Resolution to full OIDs happens later in `resolve_cherry_pick_source_refs`
+/// which runs in the async side-effect path.
+fn cherry_pick_source_refs_from_command(
     cmd: &crate::daemon::domain::NormalizedCommand,
 ) -> Vec<String> {
     let mut out = Vec::new();
@@ -2733,11 +2743,45 @@ fn cherry_pick_source_commits_from_command(
         if arg.starts_with('-') {
             continue;
         }
-        append_unique_oid(&mut out, arg);
+        if !arg.is_empty() && !out.iter().any(|seen: &String| seen == arg) {
+            out.push(arg.to_string());
+        }
     }
     out
 }
 
+/// Resolve cherry-pick source refs (which may be short SHAs, branch names, or
+/// full OIDs) to full commit OIDs. This calls `git rev-parse` and MUST only be
+/// invoked from the async side-effect path, never the daemon critical path.
+fn resolve_cherry_pick_source_refs(
+    source_refs: &[String],
+    worktree: &Path,
+    context: &str,
+) -> Result<Vec<String>, GitAiError> {
+    let mut resolved = Vec::new();
+    let repo = find_repository_in_path(worktree.to_string_lossy().as_ref())?;
+    for src in source_refs {
+        if is_valid_oid(src) && !is_zero_oid(src) {
+            resolved.push(src.clone());
+        } else {
+            let obj = repo.revparse_single(src).map_err(|err| {
+                GitAiError::Generic(format!(
+                    "{} failed to resolve cherry-pick source ref '{}': {}",
+                    context, src, err
+                ))
+            })?;
+            let oid = obj
+                .peel_to_commit()
+                .map(|c| c.id())
+                .unwrap_or_else(|_| obj.id());
+            if is_valid_oid(&oid) && !is_zero_oid(&oid) {
+                resolved.push(oid);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    Ok(resolved)
+}
+
 fn rebase_is_control_mode(cmd: &crate::daemon::domain::NormalizedCommand) -> bool {
     summarize_rebase_args(&cmd.invoked_args).is_control_mode
 }
@@ -5972,8 +6016,8 @@ impl ActorDaemonCoordinator {
                 if cmd.invoked_args.iter().any(|arg| arg == "--abort") {
                     self.clear_pending_cherry_pick_sources_for_worktree(worktree)?;
                 } else if cmd.exit_code != 0 {
-                    let source_commits = cherry_pick_source_commits_from_command(cmd);
-                    self.set_pending_cherry_pick_sources_for_worktree(worktree, source_commits)?;
+                    let source_refs = cherry_pick_source_refs_from_command(cmd);
+                    self.set_pending_cherry_pick_sources_for_worktree(worktree, source_refs)?;
                 }
             }
             return Ok(());
diff --git a/tests/daemon_mode.rs b/tests/daemon_mode.rs
index 94f18beb5..55501350e 100644
--- a/tests/daemon_mode.rs
+++ b/tests/daemon_mode.rs
@@ -2557,6 +2557,242 @@ fn daemon_pure_trace_socket_cherry_pick_continue_emits_complete_event() {
     );
 }
 
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn daemon_pure_trace_socket_rebase_with_short_sha_emits_complete_event() {
+    let repo = TestRepo::new_with_mode(GitTestMode::Wrapper);
+    let _daemon = DaemonGuard::start(&repo);
+    let trace_socket = daemon_trace_socket_path(&repo);
+    let env = git_trace_env(&trace_socket);
+    let env_refs = [(env[0].0, env[0].1.as_str()), (env[1].0, env[1].1.as_str())];
+    let default_branch = repo.current_branch();
+    let completion_baseline = repo.daemon_total_completion_count();
+    let mut expected_top_level_completions = 0u64;
+
+    // Create base commit on default branch
+    fs::write(repo.path().join("rebase-short.txt"), "base\n").expect("failed to write base");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["add", "rebase-short.txt"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("add should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["commit", "-m", "base"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("base commit should succeed");
+
+    // Create feature branch with a commit
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["checkout", "-b", "feature-rebase-short"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("feature branch checkout should succeed");
+    fs::write(repo.path().join("feature-only.txt"), "feature content\n")
+        .expect("failed to write feature file");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["add", "feature-only.txt"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("feature add should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["commit", "-m", "feature change"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("feature commit should succeed");
+
+    // Go back to default branch and add a non-conflicting commit
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["checkout", default_branch.as_str()],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("checkout default should succeed");
+    fs::write(repo.path().join("main-only.txt"), "main content\n")
+        .expect("failed to write main file");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["add", "main-only.txt"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("main add should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["commit", "-m", "main advance"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("main commit should succeed");
+
+    // Get the short SHA of the latest main commit
+    let main_full_sha = repo
+        .git(&["rev-parse", "HEAD"])
+        .expect("HEAD rev-parse should succeed")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string();
+    let main_short_sha = &main_full_sha[..7];
+
+    // Switch to feature branch and rebase onto main using SHORT SHA
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["checkout", "feature-rebase-short"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("checkout feature should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["rebase", main_short_sha],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("rebase with short SHA should succeed");
+
+    wait_for_expected_top_level_completions(
+        &repo,
+        completion_baseline,
+        expected_top_level_completions,
+    );
+
+    let rewrite_log_path = git_common_dir(&repo).join("ai").join("rewrite_log");
+    let rewrite_log = fs::read_to_string(&rewrite_log_path)
+        .expect("rewrite log should exist after rebase with short SHA");
+    assert!(
+        rewrite_log
+            .lines()
+            .any(|line| line.contains("\"rebase_complete\"")),
+        "daemon should emit rebase_complete even when rebase uses a short SHA, rewrite_log: {}",
+        rewrite_log
+    );
+}
+
+#[test]
+#[serial]
+fn daemon_pure_trace_socket_cherry_pick_with_short_sha_emits_complete_event() {
+    let repo = TestRepo::new_with_mode(GitTestMode::Wrapper);
+    let _daemon = DaemonGuard::start(&repo);
+    let trace_socket = daemon_trace_socket_path(&repo);
+    let env = git_trace_env(&trace_socket);
+    let env_refs = [(env[0].0, env[0].1.as_str()), (env[1].0, env[1].1.as_str())];
+    let default_branch = repo.current_branch();
+    let completion_baseline = repo.daemon_total_completion_count();
+    let mut expected_top_level_completions = 0u64;
+
+    // Create base commit
+    fs::write(repo.path().join("short-sha-test.txt"), "base\n").expect("failed to write base");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["add", "short-sha-test.txt"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("add should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["commit", "-m", "base"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("base commit should succeed");
+
+    // Create topic branch with a commit
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["checkout", "-b", "topic-short-sha"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("topic branch checkout should succeed");
+    fs::write(repo.path().join("short-sha-test.txt"), "topic content\n")
+        .expect("failed to write topic change");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["add", "short-sha-test.txt"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("topic add should succeed");
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["commit", "-m", "topic change"],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("topic commit should succeed");
+
+    // Get the full SHA and derive a short (7-char) prefix
+    let topic_full_sha = repo
+        .git(&["rev-parse", "topic-short-sha"])
+        .expect("topic rev-parse should succeed")
+        .trim()
+        .to_string();
+    let topic_short_sha = &topic_full_sha[..7];
+
+    // Switch back to default branch
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["checkout", default_branch.as_str()],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("checkout default branch should succeed");
+
+    // Cherry-pick using the SHORT SHA -- this is the key part of the test
+    traced_git_with_env(
+        &repo,
+        &["cherry-pick", topic_short_sha],
+        &env_refs,
+        &mut expected_top_level_completions,
+    )
+    .expect("cherry-pick with short SHA should succeed");
+
+    wait_for_expected_top_level_completions(
+        &repo,
+        completion_baseline,
+        expected_top_level_completions,
+    );
+
+    let rewrite_log_path = git_common_dir(&repo).join("ai").join("rewrite_log");
+    let rewrite_log = fs::read_to_string(&rewrite_log_path)
+        .expect("rewrite log should exist after cherry-pick with short SHA");
+    assert!(
+        rewrite_log
+            .lines()
+            .any(|line| line.contains("\"cherry_pick_complete\"")),
+        "daemon should emit cherry_pick_complete even when cherry-pick uses a short SHA, rewrite_log: {}",
+        rewrite_log
+    );
+
+    // Verify the source commits in the event contain the FULL SHA, not the short one
+    for line in rewrite_log.lines() {
+        if line.contains("\"cherry_pick_complete\"") {
+            assert!(
+                line.contains(&topic_full_sha),
+                "cherry_pick_complete event should contain full resolved SHA {}, got: {}",
+                topic_full_sha,
+                line
+            );
+            assert!(
+                !line.contains(&format!("\"{}\"", topic_short_sha))
+                    || line.contains(&topic_full_sha),
+                "cherry_pick_complete should not contain unresolved short SHA"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 #[test]
 #[serial]
 fn daemon_pure_trace_socket_switch_tracks_success_and_conflict_failure() {