diff --git a/src/shell.rs b/src/shell.rs
index 54fc2f0..dee4def 100644
--- a/src/shell.rs
+++ b/src/shell.rs
@@ -83,2 +83 @@ struct State {
-    /// We've painted at least one frame with the modifier genuinely held; gates the
-    /// confirm-on-release so the launching chord's tail can't trigger it.
+    /// A rendered hold after sources arrived, enabling immediate confirmation on release.
@@ -85,0 +85,2 @@ struct State {
+    /// A release received before source enumeration completes, to confirm after render.
+    pending_release: bool,
@@ -179,0 +181 @@ pub fn run(app: App, t0: Instant) -> anyhow::Result<()> {
+        pending_release: false,
@@ -205,5 +207,2 @@ impl State {
-        // Record that we've shown at least one frame with the modifier held; this
-        // gates confirm-on-release (see `reconcile`).
-        if self.armed && self.any_armed_held() {
-            self.armed_rendered = true;
-        }
+        // Record a frame with the modifier held after source enumeration completes.
+        let armed_held = self.armed && self.any_armed_held();
@@ -234,0 +234,7 @@ impl State {
+        if armed_held && self.app.release_ready() {
+            self.armed_rendered = true;
+            self.pending_release = false;
+        } else if self.pending_release && self.app.release_ready() {
+            self.pending_release = false;
+            self.app.confirm_release();
+        }
@@ -485,2 +491,2 @@ impl State {
-        // Confirm on release — but only after we've painted a frame with the
-        // modifier genuinely held, so the launching chord's tail can't fire it.
+        // Confirm on release. Before the UI is ready, latch the edge and consume it
+        // only after `run_ui` has received sources and the frame has rendered.
@@ -488,2 +494,12 @@ impl State {
-        if self.armed && self.armed_rendered && self.prev_held && !held {
-            self.app.confirm_release();
+        // A new hold represents a new switching gesture, so do not consume a
+        // release that belonged to an earlier gesture.
+        if held {
+            self.pending_release = false;
+        }
+        if self.armed && self.prev_held && !held {
+            if self.armed_rendered && self.app.release_ready() {
+                self.pending_release = false;
+                self.app.confirm_release();
+            } else {
+                self.pending_release = true;
+            }
diff --git a/src/ui.rs b/src/ui.rs
index c821d66..854f6ad 100644
--- a/src/ui.rs
+++ b/src/ui.rs
@@ -854,0 +855 @@ pub struct App {
+    sources_received: bool,
@@ -899,0 +901 @@ impl App {
+            sources_received: false,
@@ -1008 +1010,4 @@ impl App {
-                Msg::Sources(s) => self.sources = s,
+                Msg::Sources(s) => {
+                    self.sources = s;
+                    self.sources_received = true;
+                }
@@ -1080,0 +1086,5 @@ impl App {
+    /// True once `run_ui` has received the initial source enumeration.
+    pub fn release_ready(&self) -> bool {
+        self.sources_received
+    }
+