diff --git a/docs/open.md b/docs/open.md
index 9d2ca7d2..2846ddca 100644
--- a/docs/open.md
+++ b/docs/open.md
@@ -52,7 +52,6 @@ Alle 9 Review-Tasks (5 Refactorings, 4 Bugfixes) sind umgesetzt und gemerged; De
 **Plausibel, noch nicht einzeln verifiziert (bei Gelegenheit prüfen):**
 
 - Ketten-Kaskade stoppt an einem `Idle`-Mittelglied (`OnChildFinishedAsync` prüft `CancelAsync`-Ergebnis nicht) → Rest bleibt `Queued+blocked`.
-- `HasChangesAsync` zählt untracked Files → blockiert Merges unnötig (`--untracked-files=no`).
 - `UnifiedDiffParser`: Pfade mit Leerzeichen / git-gequotete Pfade aus `diff --git` falsch geparst.
 - Kleinkram: MergePreview-Race bei schnellem Target-Wechsel, CTS-Dispose-Leak in Debounce-Saves, `Environment.CurrentDirectory`-Fallback im Konflikt-Dialog, Doppel-Continue-Fenster im Orchestrator.
 
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Git/GitService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Git/GitService.cs
index aad3bf43..372b56dd 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Git/GitService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Data/Git/GitService.cs
@@ -71,9 +71,22 @@ public sealed class GitService
         return stdout;
     }
 
-    public async Task<bool> HasChangesAsync(string worktreePath, CancellationToken ct = default)
+    public Task<bool> HasChangesAsync(string worktreePath, CancellationToken ct = default) =>
+        HasChangesAsync(worktreePath, includeUntracked: true, ct);
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Uncommitted-changes check. <paramref name="includeUntracked"/>=false ignores untracked
+    /// files — use this for merge preflights on a shared target working dir, where stray
+    /// untracked files (e.g. from a concurrent session) shouldn't block a merge. Auto-commit
+    /// and data-loss-guard callers keep the default (true): a new file a task created, or an
+    /// untracked file about to be discarded, is a real uncommitted change.
+    /// </summary>
+    public async Task<bool> HasChangesAsync(string worktreePath, bool includeUntracked, CancellationToken ct = default)
     {
-        var (exitCode, stdout, stderr) = await RunGitAsync(worktreePath, ["status", "--porcelain"], ct);
+        string[] args = includeUntracked
+            ? ["status", "--porcelain"]
+            : ["status", "--porcelain", "--untracked-files=no"];
+        var (exitCode, stdout, stderr) = await RunGitAsync(worktreePath, args, ct);
         if (exitCode != 0)
             throw new InvalidOperationException($"git status --porcelain failed (exit {exitCode}): {stderr}");
         return !string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(stdout);
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Lifecycle/TaskMergeService.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Lifecycle/TaskMergeService.cs
index a2c26284..45bf152a 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Lifecycle/TaskMergeService.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Lifecycle/TaskMergeService.cs
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ public sealed class TaskMergeService
             return Blocked("working directory is not a git repository");
         if (await _git.IsMidMergeAsync(list.WorkingDir, ct))
             return Blocked("target working directory is mid-merge");
-        if (await _git.HasChangesAsync(list.WorkingDir, ct))
+        if (await _git.HasChangesAsync(list.WorkingDir, includeUntracked: false, ct))
             return Blocked("target working tree has uncommitted changes");
 
         var currentBranch = await _git.GetCurrentBranchAsync(list.WorkingDir, ct);
diff --git a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestrator.cs b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestrator.cs
index 0e2aec33..cde06f83 100644
--- a/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestrator.cs
+++ b/src/ClaudeDo.Worker/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestrator.cs
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ public sealed class PlanningMergeOrchestrator
         if (await _git.IsMidMergeAsync(workingDir, ct))
             throw new InvalidOperationException(
                 "repo is mid-merge; use AbortPlanningMerge to reset the repository, then Approve again");
-        if (await _git.HasChangesAsync(workingDir, ct))
+        if (await _git.HasChangesAsync(workingDir, includeUntracked: false, ct))
             throw new InvalidOperationException("working tree has uncommitted changes");
 
         var idsToMerge = new List<string>();
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests.cs
index 02022587..84633f8f 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Planning/PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests.cs
@@ -348,7 +348,8 @@ public sealed class PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests : IDisposable
         GitRepoFixture.RunGit(repo.RepoDir, "branch", "-m", "main");
         var (parentId, _, _) = await SeedPlanningWithTwoNonConflictingChildrenAsync(db, repo);
 
-        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "dirty.txt"), "unstaged\n");
+        // Modify a tracked file (real uncommitted change).
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "README.md"), "unstaged\n");
 
         var (orch, _) = BuildOrchestrator(db);
 
@@ -357,6 +358,27 @@ public sealed class PlanningMergeOrchestratorTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Contains("uncommitted", ex.Message);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task StartAsync_UntrackedFileInRepo_DoesNotThrow()
+    {
+        var db = NewDb();
+        var repo = NewRepo();
+        GitRepoFixture.RunGit(repo.RepoDir, "branch", "-m", "main");
+        var (parentId, subA, subB) = await SeedPlanningWithTwoNonConflictingChildrenAsync(db, repo);
+
+        // An untracked file (e.g. left behind by a concurrent session) must not block the merge.
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "untracked.txt"), "stray\n");
+
+        var (orch, _) = BuildOrchestrator(db);
+
+        await orch.StartAsync(parentId, "main", CancellationToken.None);
+
+        using var ctx = db.CreateContext();
+        Assert.Equal(TaskStatus.Done, ctx.Tasks.Single(t => t.Id == parentId).Status);
+        Assert.Equal(WorktreeState.Merged, ctx.Worktrees.Single(w => w.TaskId == subA).State);
+        Assert.Equal(WorktreeState.Merged, ctx.Worktrees.Single(w => w.TaskId == subB).State);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task StartAsync_IdempotentRestart_SkipsAlreadyMergedWorktrees()
     {
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Runner/GitServiceMergeTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Runner/GitServiceMergeTests.cs
index f10528f6..3886cb64 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Runner/GitServiceMergeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Runner/GitServiceMergeTests.cs
@@ -168,6 +168,39 @@ public class GitServiceMergeTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Equal("feature/checkout-test", current);
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HasChangesAsync_UntrackedFileOnly_DefaultReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        if (!GitRepoFixture.IsGitAvailable()) return;
+        var repo = NewRepo();
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "untracked.txt"), "new\n");
+
+        var git = new GitService();
+        Assert.True(await git.HasChangesAsync(repo.RepoDir));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HasChangesAsync_UntrackedFileOnly_IncludeUntrackedFalse_ReturnsFalse()
+    {
+        if (!GitRepoFixture.IsGitAvailable()) return;
+        var repo = NewRepo();
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "untracked.txt"), "new\n");
+
+        var git = new GitService();
+        Assert.False(await git.HasChangesAsync(repo.RepoDir, includeUntracked: false));
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task HasChangesAsync_ModifiedTrackedFile_IncludeUntrackedFalse_StillReturnsTrue()
+    {
+        if (!GitRepoFixture.IsGitAvailable()) return;
+        var repo = NewRepo();
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "README.md"), "changed\n");
+
+        var git = new GitService();
+        Assert.True(await git.HasChangesAsync(repo.RepoDir, includeUntracked: false));
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task ListConflictedFilesAsync_MidConflict_ReturnsConflictedFile()
     {
diff --git a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Services/TaskMergeServiceTests.cs b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Services/TaskMergeServiceTests.cs
index 7e86a1ad..6702e85e 100644
--- a/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Services/TaskMergeServiceTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ClaudeDo.Worker.Tests/Services/TaskMergeServiceTests.cs
@@ -302,8 +302,8 @@ public class TaskMergeServiceTests : IDisposable
         var wtCtx = await wtMgr.CreateAsync(task, list, CancellationToken.None);
         _wtCleanups.Add((repo.RepoDir, wtCtx.WorktreePath));
 
-        // Dirty the target working dir.
-        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "dirt.txt"), "dirty\n");
+        // Modify a tracked file in the target working dir (real uncommitted change).
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "README.md"), "dirty\n");
 
         var (svc, _) = BuildService(db);
         var result = await svc.MergeAsync(task.Id, "main", false, "Merge", CancellationToken.None);
@@ -312,6 +312,33 @@ public class TaskMergeServiceTests : IDisposable
         Assert.Contains("uncommitted", result.ErrorMessage ?? "");
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task MergeAsync_UntrackedFileInTargetWorkingTree_DoesNotBlock()
+    {
+        if (!GitRepoFixture.IsGitAvailable()) return;
+        var repo = NewRepo();
+        var db = NewDb();
+        var (list, task) = await SeedListAndTask(db, workingDir: repo.RepoDir, status: TaskStatus.Done);
+
+        var wtMgr = BuildWorktreeManager(db);
+        var wtCtx = await wtMgr.CreateAsync(task, list, CancellationToken.None);
+        _wtCleanups.Add((repo.RepoDir, wtCtx.WorktreePath));
+
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(wtCtx.WorktreePath, "feature.txt"), "x\n");
+        await wtMgr.CommitIfChangedAsync(wtCtx, task, list, CancellationToken.None);
+
+        // An untracked file (e.g. left behind by a concurrent session) must not block the merge.
+        File.WriteAllText(Path.Combine(repo.RepoDir, "untracked.txt"), "stray\n");
+
+        var (svc, _) = BuildService(db);
+        var currentBranch = await new GitService().GetCurrentBranchAsync(repo.RepoDir);
+
+        var result = await svc.MergeAsync(task.Id, currentBranch, removeWorktree: false,
+            commitMessage: "Merge", ct: CancellationToken.None);
+
+        Assert.Equal("merged", result.Status);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task MergeAsync_TargetBranchDifferentFromHead_ChecksOutBeforeMerging()
     {