diff --git a/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py b/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
index bbdf7d3e728c..e04c50a0266c 100644
--- a/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
+++ b/plugins/observability/langfuse/__init__.py
@@ -219,6 +219,15 @@ def _get_langfuse() -> Optional[Langfuse]:
     return _LANGFUSE_CLIENT
 
 
+def _scope_prefix(task_id: str, session_id: str) -> str:
+    """The task/session/thread prefix shared by every trace-key shape."""
+    if task_id:
+        return f"task:{task_id}"
+    if session_id:
+        return f"session:{session_id}"
+    return f"thread:{threading.get_ident()}"
+
+
 def _trace_key(
     task_id: str,
     session_id: str,
@@ -231,27 +240,20 @@ def _trace_key(
     Older Hermes paths only expose ``task_id``/``session_id``. Newer paths
     pass ``turn_id`` and ``api_request_id`` in LLM/tool hooks; when present,
     they must scope trace state so concurrent requests sharing one task/session
-    never collide.
+    never collide. ``turn_id`` is preferred over ``api_request_id`` so the
+    turn-level ``post_llm_call`` hook (which carries ``turn_id`` but no
+    ``api_request_id``) resolves to the same key as the request-level hooks.
     """
     if turn_id:
-        if task_id:
-            return f"task:{task_id}:turn:{turn_id}"
-        if session_id:
-            return f"session:{session_id}:turn:{turn_id}"
-        return f"thread:{threading.get_ident()}:turn:{turn_id}"
-
+        return f"{_scope_prefix(task_id, session_id)}:turn:{turn_id}"
     if api_request_id:
-        if task_id:
-            return f"task:{task_id}:api:{api_request_id}"
-        if session_id:
-            return f"session:{session_id}:api:{api_request_id}"
-        return f"thread:{threading.get_ident()}:api:{api_request_id}"
-
+        return f"{_scope_prefix(task_id, session_id)}:api:{api_request_id}"
+    # Legacy shape: a bare ``task_id`` (NOT the ``task:`` prefix) when present,
+    # otherwise the session/thread prefix. Kept distinct for backward
+    # compatibility with keys minted before turn/request scoping existed.
     if task_id:
         return task_id
-    if session_id:
-        return f"session:{session_id}"
-    return f"thread:{threading.get_ident()}"
+    return _scope_prefix(task_id, session_id)
 
 
 def _is_base64_data_uri(value: str) -> bool:
diff --git a/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py b/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
index c3cb116d43ca..f8c50a546086 100644
--- a/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
+++ b/tests/plugins/test_langfuse_plugin.py
@@ -373,6 +373,21 @@ class TestTurnTraceIsolation:
 
         assert k_pre_api == k_post_api == k_post_turn
 
+    def test_trace_key_strings_unchanged_by_refactor(self):
+        """Pin the exact key strings across all task/session/turn/api
+        combinations so the _scope_prefix extraction can never silently change
+        a key (keys are matched across hooks; a drift breaks finalization)."""
+        mod = self._fresh_plugin()
+        tk = mod._trace_key
+        assert tk("t", "s", turn_id="u") == "task:t:turn:u"
+        assert tk("", "s", turn_id="u") == "session:s:turn:u"
+        assert tk("t", "s", api_request_id="r") == "task:t:api:r"
+        assert tk("", "s", api_request_id="r") == "session:s:api:r"
+        assert tk("t", "s") == "t"                       # legacy: bare task_id
+        assert tk("", "s") == "session:s"
+        # turn_id wins over api_request_id when both are present.
+        assert tk("t", "s", turn_id="u", api_request_id="r") == "task:t:turn:u"
+
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # Placeholder-credential guard (#23823).