diff --git a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
index 91e8e0f..1860250 100644
--- a/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
+++ b/app/(tabs)/index.tsx
@@ -188,7 +188,10 @@ export default function SessionsScreen() {
   const onCreateSession = async () => {
     const session = await createSession()
     if (session) {
-      router.push(`/session/${session.id}`)
+      router.push({
+        pathname: `/session/[id]`,
+        params: { id: session.id, ...(session.directory ? { directory: session.directory } : {}) },
+      })
     }
   }
 
@@ -227,7 +230,10 @@ export default function SessionsScreen() {
     setShowNewSession(false)
     setCustomDir("")
     if (session) {
-      router.push(`/session/${session.id}`)
+      router.push({
+        pathname: `/session/[id]`,
+        params: { id: session.id, ...(session.directory ? { directory: session.directory } : {}) },
+      })
     }
   }
 
diff --git a/src/stores/sessions.ts b/src/stores/sessions.ts
index b9a2614..dc32557 100644
--- a/src/stores/sessions.ts
+++ b/src/stores/sessions.ts
@@ -197,7 +197,12 @@ export const useSessions = create<SessionsState>((set, get) => ({
     const client = scopeDir ? connState.clientForDirectory(scopeDir) || connState.client : connState.client
 
     try {
-      const session = await client.session.create({ title })
+      const created = await client.session.create({ title })
+      // Stamp the scope we created in onto the session so every downstream path
+      // (navigation params, selectSession, sendMessage's clientFor) addresses it
+      // in the SAME scope. Without this, opening/sending to a freshly created
+      // home-scoped session via the default client would hit the wrong scope (#10).
+      const session = scopeDir && !created.directory ? { ...created, directory: scopeDir } : created
       // Don't optimistically add to sessions list — let loadSessions() handle it
       // to avoid duplicate key errors from race conditions
       set({