diff --git a/internal/fleetobserve/observe.go b/internal/fleetobserve/observe.go
index 9989fb0..e485a62 100644
--- a/internal/fleetobserve/observe.go
+++ b/internal/fleetobserve/observe.go
@@ -596,7 +596,7 @@ func summarizeQueue(snapshot queueintent.Snapshot, platform config.Config, now t
 		correlationAge := now.Sub(intent.QueueTime)
 		if !strings.Contains(intent.Repository, "/") {
 			summary.UnboundRepository++
-			if correlationAge >= queueCorrelationGracePeriod {
+			if intent.State != queueintent.StateQueued && correlationAge >= queueCorrelationGracePeriod {
 				summary.UnboundRepositoryBeyondGrace++
 			}
 		}
@@ -609,7 +609,11 @@ func summarizeQueue(snapshot queueintent.Snapshot, platform config.Config, now t
 		}
 		if intent.WorkflowRunID == 0 {
 			summary.MissingWorkflowRunID++
-			if correlationAge >= queueCorrelationGracePeriod {
+			// A rehydrated GitHub job can wait in queued state for capacity
+			// without a workflow-run identity; the authenticated runner claim
+			// supplies that identity after assignment. Keep the raw gap visible,
+			// but page only after the intent has actually left the queue.
+			if intent.State != queueintent.StateQueued && correlationAge >= queueCorrelationGracePeriod {
 				summary.MissingWorkflowRunIDBeyondGrace++
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/internal/fleetobserve/observe_test.go b/internal/fleetobserve/observe_test.go
index 3526779..503e0b9 100644
--- a/internal/fleetobserve/observe_test.go
+++ b/internal/fleetobserve/observe_test.go
@@ -284,6 +284,26 @@ func TestQueueSummarySeparatesTransientAndPersistentCorrelationGaps(t *testing.T
 	}
 }
 
+func TestQueueSummaryDoesNotPageOnRehydratedJobWaitingForCapacity(t *testing.T) {
+	queued := queueintent.Intent{
+		Key: "rehydrated", ScaleSetID: 11, JobID: "5c3077ba-3664-5824-b2cf-e22a31b25f43",
+		ScaleSetName: "nddev-linux-integration", Repository: "owner",
+		WorkflowRef: "authoritative-rehydration", EventName: "push",
+		QueueTime: observationTime.Add(-10 * queueCorrelationGracePeriod),
+		State:     queueintent.StateQueued, Priority: 1,
+		StateEnteredAt: observationTime.Add(-time.Minute), UpdatedAt: observationTime.Add(-time.Second),
+		ExpiresAt: observationTime.Add(time.Minute),
+	}
+	summary, err := summarizeQueue(queueintent.Snapshot{Active: []queueintent.Intent{queued}}, testPlatform(t), observationTime)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if summary.MissingWorkflowRunID != 1 || summary.MissingWorkflowRunIDBeyondGrace != 0 ||
+		summary.UnboundRepository != 1 || summary.UnboundRepositoryBeyondGrace != 0 {
+		t.Fatalf("queued correlation classification = %#v", summary)
+	}
+}
+
 func TestCollectorMarksRunningIntentWithoutExecutionLeaseUnhealthy(t *testing.T) {
 	collector := healthyCollector(t)
 	collector.Journal = func(context.Context) (providerjournal.Journal, error) {