diff --git a/docs/RUNTIME_DISC_MENU.md b/docs/RUNTIME_DISC_MENU.md
index e3f720af..aff2c83b 100644
--- a/docs/RUNTIME_DISC_MENU.md
+++ b/docs/RUNTIME_DISC_MENU.md
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ not trigger a change. Providers clear when the mod session resets or activates.
 `disc_tray_log` reads the always-on ring, including `origin: auto` events.
 
 Tracked by `beads-eio.3.342`.
+
+Automatic request suppression is session-local. The host calls
+`psx_disc_tray_reset_session()` before each boot, including a soft restart; the
+process-lifetime tray event ring remains available for diagnosis.
diff --git a/runtime/include/psx_disc_tray.h b/runtime/include/psx_disc_tray.h
index 1522bc12..08a33324 100644
--- a/runtime/include/psx_disc_tray.h
+++ b/runtime/include/psx_disc_tray.h
@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ int psx_disc_tray_cycle(int disc_1based, int origin);
  * may change without rearming it. Returns -1 when no attempt was made, else
  * PsxDiscTrayResult. Same mounted disc never cycles automatically. */
 int psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(int requested, int ready);
+/* Begin a new emulation session. Clear request suppression, preserving the
+ * process-lifetime diagnostic ring. Call with emulation stopped. */
+void psx_disc_tray_reset_session(void);
 
 /* Host notification after a successful DISC CHANGE (not after a same-media
  * reinsert). path is the roster entry now mounted. Called on the emu thread,
diff --git a/runtime/src/main.cpp b/runtime/src/main.cpp
index fc47ad49..919e75dd 100644
--- a/runtime/src/main.cpp
+++ b/runtime/src/main.cpp
@@ -19154,6 +19154,7 @@ session_reboot:
     }
     disc_menu_session = { &selected_disc_index, &disc_path_str, &resolved_disc,
                           exe_dir_from_argv(argv[0]) / "settings.toml" };
+    psx_disc_tray_reset_session();
     psx_disc_tray_set_host_hook([](void *ctx, int disc, const char *path) {
         auto &session = *static_cast<DiscMenuSession*>(ctx);
         *session.selected = disc;
diff --git a/runtime/src/psx_disc_tray.c b/runtime/src/psx_disc_tray.c
index 6f06f393..b155004f 100644
--- a/runtime/src/psx_disc_tray.c
+++ b/runtime/src/psx_disc_tray.c
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@
 
 static PsxDiscTrayHostHook s_hook;
 static void *s_hook_ctx;
+static int s_episode_disc, s_attempted;
+
+void psx_disc_tray_reset_session(void)
+{
+    s_episode_disc = s_attempted = 0;
+}
 
 static PsxDiscTrayEvent s_log[PSX_DISC_TRAY_LOG_CAP];
 static uint64_t s_log_total;
@@ -108,14 +114,13 @@ int psx_disc_tray_cycle(int disc_1based, int origin)
 
 int psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(int requested, int ready)
 {
-    static int episode_disc, attempted;
-    if (requested != episode_disc) {
-        episode_disc = requested;
-        attempted = 0;
+    if (requested != s_episode_disc) {
+        s_episode_disc = requested;
+        s_attempted = 0;
     }
-    if (requested <= 0 || !ready || attempted) return -1;
+    if (requested <= 0 || !ready || s_attempted) return -1;
     if (requested == psx_disc_tray_mounted_disc()) return -1;
-    attempted = 1;
+    s_attempted = 1;
     return psx_disc_tray_cycle(requested, PSX_DISC_TRAY_ORIGIN_AUTO);
 }
 
diff --git a/runtime/tests/test_runtime_disc_menu.c b/runtime/tests/test_runtime_disc_menu.c
index 6d405beb..4b042368 100644
--- a/runtime/tests/test_runtime_disc_menu.c
+++ b/runtime/tests/test_runtime_disc_menu.c
@@ -76,6 +76,17 @@ int main(void) {
     online = 0;
     psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(0, 0);
     assert(psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(1, 1) == PSX_DISC_TRAY_OK && mounted == 1);
+    /* A failed request stays suppressed within a session, but the same
+     * request must be attempted after a soft session restart. */
+    psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(0, 0);
+    missing = 1;
+    assert(psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(2, 1) == PSX_DISC_TRAY_ERR_OPEN_FAILED);
+    before = opens;
+    missing = 0;
+    assert(psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(2, 1) == -1 && opens == before);
+    psx_disc_tray_reset_session();
+    assert(psx_disc_tray_auto_poll(2, 1) == PSX_DISC_TRAY_OK);
+    assert(opens == before + 1 && mounted == 2);
     /* Always-on ring wraps and retains the latest result in sequence order. */
     for (int i = 0; i < 40; ++i) psx_disc_tray_cycle(5, PSX_DISC_TRAY_ORIGIN_DEBUG_SELECT);
     const PsxDiscTrayEvent *events;