diff --git a/agent/relay_llm.py b/agent/relay_llm.py
index ba9cb6ad248..e139c23baca 100644
--- a/agent/relay_llm.py
+++ b/agent/relay_llm.py
@@ -467,12 +467,7 @@ class ManagedLlmStream(Iterator[Any]):
                     "preserving the provider result",
                     exc_info=True,
                 )
-                if not self._defer_logical_completion:
-                    _complete_logical(self._logical, outcome="success")
-                    self._logical = None
-                loop.close()
-                self._loop = None
-                self._stream = iter(())
+                self._preserve_pending_provider_chunks()
                 return
             if not self._defer_logical_completion:
                 _complete_logical(
@@ -532,8 +527,8 @@ class ManagedLlmStream(Iterator[Any]):
                     "preserving the provider result",
                     exc_info=True,
                 )
-                self._close(logical_outcome="success")
-                raise StopIteration from None
+                self._preserve_pending_provider_chunks()
+                return next(self)
             self._close(
                 logical_outcome="cancelled" if _is_cancellation(exc) else "failed"
             )
@@ -553,6 +548,35 @@ class ManagedLlmStream(Iterator[Any]):
         """Close an explicitly abandoned stream and cancel its logical call."""
         self._close(logical_outcome="cancelled")
 
+    def _preserve_pending_provider_chunks(self) -> None:
+        """Switch a failed Relay stream to its undelivered provider chunks."""
+        pending = [raw for _encoded, raw in self._raw_chunks]
+        self._raw_chunks.clear()
+        loop = self._loop
+        relay_stream = self._stream
+        self._loop = None
+        self._stream = iter(pending)
+        self._raw_stream_resource = None
+        self._accept_chunk = None
+        if loop is not None:
+            close = getattr(relay_stream, "aclose", None)
+            if callable(close):
+
+                async def close_stream() -> None:
+                    await close()
+
+                try:
+                    loop.run_until_complete(close_stream())
+                except Exception:
+                    logger.debug(
+                        "Relay stream cleanup failed during provider fallback",
+                        exc_info=True,
+                    )
+            loop.close()
+        if not self._defer_logical_completion:
+            _complete_logical(self._logical, outcome="success")
+            self._logical = None
+
     def _close(self, *, logical_outcome: str) -> None:
         if self._closed:
             return
diff --git a/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py b/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
index 411a1220f4f..d286f8af1a3 100644
--- a/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
+++ b/tests/agent/test_relay_llm.py
@@ -690,6 +690,90 @@ def test_stream_finishes_after_relay_post_processing_failure(
     assert "preserving the provider result" in caplog.text
 
 
+def test_stream_flushes_buffered_provider_chunks_after_relay_failure(
+    relay_turn, monkeypatch
+):
+    relay, turn = relay_turn
+    raw_chunks = [{"delta": "first"}, {"delta": "second"}]
+
+    async def fail_with_buffered_chunk(
+        _name,
+        request,
+        callback,
+        observe_chunk,
+        finalizer,
+        **_kwargs,
+    ):
+        async def generate():
+            upstream = callback(request)
+            first = await anext(upstream)
+            observe_chunk(first)
+            yield first
+            second = await anext(upstream)
+            observe_chunk(second)
+            with pytest.raises(StopAsyncIteration):
+                await anext(upstream)
+            finalizer()
+            raise RuntimeError("simulated buffered Relay failure")
+
+        return generate()
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(relay.llm, "stream_execute", fail_with_buffered_chunk)
+    stream = relay_llm.stream(
+        {"model": "test-model", "messages": []},
+        lambda _request: iter(raw_chunks),
+        session_id="session-1",
+        name="test-provider",
+        model_name="test-model",
+        finalizer=lambda: {"content": "complete"},
+        metadata={
+            "api_mode": "custom",
+            "api_request_id": "request-buffered-failure",
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert list(stream) == raw_chunks
+    assert turn.logical_llm_calls == {}
+
+
+def test_stream_constructor_flushes_provider_chunks_after_relay_failure(
+    relay_turn, monkeypatch
+):
+    relay, turn = relay_turn
+    raw_chunks = [{"delta": "first"}, {"delta": "second"}]
+
+    async def fail_during_stream_setup(
+        _name,
+        request,
+        callback,
+        observe_chunk,
+        finalizer,
+        **_kwargs,
+    ):
+        upstream = callback(request)
+        async for chunk in upstream:
+            observe_chunk(chunk)
+        finalizer()
+        raise RuntimeError("simulated Relay setup failure")
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(relay.llm, "stream_execute", fail_during_stream_setup)
+    stream = relay_llm.stream(
+        {"model": "test-model", "messages": []},
+        lambda _request: iter(raw_chunks),
+        session_id="session-1",
+        name="test-provider",
+        model_name="test-model",
+        finalizer=lambda: {"content": "complete"},
+        metadata={
+            "api_mode": "custom",
+            "api_request_id": "request-setup-failure",
+        },
+    )
+
+    assert list(stream) == raw_chunks
+    assert turn.logical_llm_calls == {}
+
+
 def test_stream_does_not_swallow_interrupt_after_provider_success(
     relay_turn, monkeypatch
 ):