diff --git a/gateway/slash_commands.py b/gateway/slash_commands.py
index f1cdaea2ca..12548e5ac0 100644
--- a/gateway/slash_commands.py
+++ b/gateway/slash_commands.py
@@ -4287,6 +4287,12 @@ class GatewaySlashCommandsMixin:
                 )
             else:
                 self._busy_input_mode = arg
+                # busy_input_mode is the source of truth for the text mode
+                # too (run.py:_load_busy_text_mode) — re-derive it so the
+                # adapter refresh below doesn't read a stale value and keep
+                # interrupting after e.g. /busy queue (config IS saved; only
+                # the live session lagged until restart).
+                self._busy_text_mode = self._load_busy_text_mode()
 
             adapter = self._adapter_for_source(event.source)
             if adapter is not None:
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_busy_command.py b/tests/gateway/test_busy_command.py
index 7236541dcc..dfeb806de2 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_busy_command.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_busy_command.py
@@ -68,11 +68,26 @@ class TestBusyCommandPersistence:
     async def test_set_mode_persists(self, monkeypatch, initial_mode, new_mode):
         """Each supported /busy mode is saved and applied."""
         runner = _make_runner(busy_mode=initial_mode)
+        runner._busy_text_mode = "interrupt"
         monkeypatch.setattr("cli.save_config_value", lambda k, v: True)
+        # The handler re-derives _busy_text_mode from the saved config;
+        # emulate the write that the mocked save_config_value skipped.
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            gateway_run,
+            "_load_gateway_runtime_config",
+            lambda: {"display": {"busy_input_mode": new_mode}},
+        )
+        monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_GATEWAY_BUSY_TEXT_MODE", raising=False)
+        monkeypatch.delenv("HERMES_GATEWAY_BUSY_INPUT_MODE", raising=False)
         event = _make_event(f"/busy {new_mode}")
         result = await runner._handle_busy_command(event)
         assert new_mode in str(result).lower()
         assert runner._busy_input_mode == new_mode
+        # busy_input_mode is the source of truth for the text mode: /busy
+        # queue must stop live text messages from interrupting (#97932).
+        assert runner._busy_text_mode == (
+            "queue" if new_mode == "queue" else "interrupt"
+        )
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
     async def test_save_failure_preserves_mode(self, monkeypatch):