diff --git a/src-tauri/src/ipc.rs b/src-tauri/src/ipc.rs
index 8de852b..625a5a7 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/ipc.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/ipc.rs
@@ -420,6 +420,15 @@ impl DownloadStateEvent {
         }
     }
 
+    pub fn paused_with_error(id: impl Into<String>, error: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
+        Self {
+            id: id.into(),
+            status: DownloadStatus::Paused.as_str().to_string(),
+            error: Some(error.into()),
+            file_name: None,
+        }
+    }
+
     pub fn completed_with_file(id: impl Into<String>, file_name: impl Into<String>) -> Self {
         Self {
             id: id.into(),
diff --git a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
index 62456e7..d2bcc45 100644
--- a/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src-tauri/src/lib.rs
@@ -4701,9 +4701,9 @@ async fn resume_download(
                             );
                             let _ = app_handle_clone.emit(
                                 "download-state",
-                                crate::ipc::DownloadStateEvent::new(
+                                crate::ipc::DownloadStateEvent::paused_with_error(
                                     &id_clone,
-                                    crate::ipc::DownloadStatus::Paused,
+                                    unpause_error,
                                 ),
                             );
                             return;
diff --git a/src/store/downloadStore.test.ts b/src/store/downloadStore.test.ts
index 66192c5..7121ce0 100644
--- a/src/store/downloadStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/store/downloadStore.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest';
 import { initDownloadListener, useDownloadProgressStore } from './downloadStore';
 import {
   clearDownloadControlIntents,
+  downloadControlIntentFor,
   setDownloadControlIntent,
   useDownloadStore
 } from './useDownloadStore';
@@ -427,4 +428,37 @@ describe('useDownloadProgressStore', () => {
     expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0].status).toBe('paused');
     release();
   });
+
+  it('accepts an authoritative resume failure while ignoring stale paused events', async () => {
+    const handlers: Record<string, (event: any) => void> = {};
+    vi.mocked(ipc.listenEvent).mockImplementation((event, handler) => {
+      handlers[event] = handler as (event: any) => void;
+      return Promise.resolve(vi.fn());
+    });
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [{
+        id: 'resume-failure',
+        url: 'https://example.com/file',
+        fileName: 'file.bin',
+        status: 'queued',
+        category: 'Other',
+        dateAdded: ''
+      }]
+    });
+    setDownloadControlIntent('resume-failure', 'resume');
+
+    const release = await initDownloadListener();
+    handlers['download-state']({ payload: {
+      id: 'resume-failure',
+      status: 'paused',
+      error: 'aria2 resume failed'
+    } });
+
+    expect(useDownloadStore.getState().downloads[0]).toMatchObject({
+      status: 'paused',
+      lastError: 'aria2 resume failed'
+    });
+    expect(downloadControlIntentFor('resume-failure')).toBeUndefined();
+    release();
+  });
 });
diff --git a/src/store/downloadStore.ts b/src/store/downloadStore.ts
index 677c205..3c9c97b 100644
--- a/src/store/downloadStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/downloadStore.ts
@@ -110,7 +110,8 @@ const startDownloadListeners = async () => {
       // row visibly paused and make dispatch reject it before IPC.
       if (status === 'paused' &&
           current.status === 'queued' &&
-          downloadControlIntentFor(payload.id) === 'resume') {
+          downloadControlIntentFor(payload.id) === 'resume' &&
+          !payload.error) {
         // Keep the resume intent until an active or terminal event proves
         // that the new lifecycle has taken over. An explicit pause replaces
         // this intent in pauseDownload, so a genuine user pause is still
@@ -123,6 +124,7 @@ const startDownloadListeners = async () => {
       }
       if (status === 'paused') {
         clearDownloadControlIntent(payload.id, 'pause');
+        if (payload.error) clearDownloadControlIntent(payload.id, 'resume');
       }
 
       // Prevent stale lifecycle events from moving a paused row back into an
diff --git a/src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts b/src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts
index fd1e9b3..0ce1956 100644
--- a/src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts
+++ b/src/store/useDownloadStore.test.ts
@@ -1836,6 +1836,28 @@ describe('useDownloadStore', () => {
     expect(calls.some(call => call[0] === 'pause_download' && (call[1] as any).id === 'active')).toBe(true);
   });
 
+  it('direct queue controls treat missing queue ids as the main queue', async () => {
+    useDownloadStore.setState({
+      downloads: [
+        { id: 'legacy-ready', url: 'http://ready', fileName: 'ready', status: 'ready', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '' },
+        { id: 'legacy-active', url: 'http://active', fileName: 'active', status: 'processing', category: 'Other', dateAdded: '' },
+      ] as any[],
+    });
+
+    vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mockImplementation(async (cmd: string) => {
+      if (cmd === 'get_pending_order') return ['legacy-ready'];
+      return undefined;
+    });
+
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().startQueue('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'))
+      .resolves.toEqual(['legacy-ready']);
+    await expect(useDownloadStore.getState().pauseQueue('00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000001'))
+      .resolves.toBe(2);
+
+    expect(vi.mocked(ipc.invokeCommand).mock.calls.filter(([command]) => command === 'pause_download'))
+      .toHaveLength(2);
+  });
+
   it('resumes paused items that were never dispatched through the master start action', async () => {
     useDownloadStore.setState({
       downloads: [
diff --git a/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts b/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
index a589a5d..932f82b 100644
--- a/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/useDownloadStore.ts
@@ -1609,7 +1609,10 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     const operation = previousOperation.catch(() => []).then(async () => {
       await waitForPendingStartupResume();
       const runnable = get().downloads
-        .filter(item => item.queueId === queueId && (item.status === 'queued' || canStartDownload(item.status)))
+        .filter(item =>
+          (item.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID) === queueId &&
+          (item.status === 'queued' || canStartDownload(item.status))
+        )
         .sort(queuePositionComparator);
 
       if (runnable.length === 0 || !isCurrentQueueControlGeneration(queueId, requestedGeneration)) return [];
@@ -1736,7 +1739,7 @@ export const useDownloadStore = create<DownloadState>((set, get) => {
     advanceQueueControlGeneration(queueId);
     const activeIds = get().downloads
       .filter(item =>
-        item.queueId === queueId &&
+        (item.queueId || MAIN_QUEUE_ID) === queueId &&
         (canPauseDownload(item.status) || backendDispatchPromises.has(item.id))
       )
       .map(item => item.id);