diff --git a/Sources/TabManager.swift b/Sources/TabManager.swift
index 0920d588..7afd48ae 100644
--- a/Sources/TabManager.swift
+++ b/Sources/TabManager.swift
@@ -1121,6 +1121,16 @@ class TabManager: ObservableObject {
         tabs.insert(tab, at: insertIndex)
     }
 
+    func moveTabToTopForNotification(_ tabId: UUID) {
+        guard let index = tabs.firstIndex(where: { $0.id == tabId }) else { return }
+        let pinnedCount = tabs.filter { $0.isPinned }.count
+        guard index != pinnedCount else { return }
+        let tab = tabs[index]
+        guard !tab.isPinned else { return }
+        tabs.remove(at: index)
+        tabs.insert(tab, at: pinnedCount)
+    }
+
     func moveTabsToTop(_ tabIds: Set<UUID>) {
         guard !tabIds.isEmpty else { return }
         let selectedTabs = tabs.filter { tabIds.contains($0.id) }
diff --git a/Sources/TerminalNotificationStore.swift b/Sources/TerminalNotificationStore.swift
index 5bb768cb..9cdcf1f9 100644
--- a/Sources/TerminalNotificationStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/TerminalNotificationStore.swift
@@ -671,6 +671,11 @@ final class TerminalNotificationStore: ObservableObject {
     private var notificationSettingsURLOpener: (URL) -> Void = { url in
         NSWorkspace.shared.open(url)
     }
+    private var notificationDeliveryHandler: (TerminalNotificationStore, TerminalNotification) -> Void = {
+        store,
+        notification in
+        store.scheduleUserNotification(notification)
+    }
     private var indexes = NotificationIndexes()
 
     private init() {
@@ -843,7 +848,7 @@ final class TerminalNotificationStore: ObservableObject {
         }
 
         if WorkspaceAutoReorderSettings.isEnabled() {
-            AppDelegate.shared?.tabManager?.moveTabToTop(tabId)
+            AppDelegate.shared?.tabManager?.moveTabToTopForNotification(tabId)
         }
 
         let notification = TerminalNotification(
@@ -862,7 +867,7 @@ final class TerminalNotificationStore: ObservableObject {
             center.removeDeliveredNotificationsOffMain(withIdentifiers: idsToClear)
             center.removePendingNotificationRequestsOffMain(withIdentifiers: idsToClear)
         }
-        scheduleUserNotification(notification)
+        notificationDeliveryHandler(self, notification)
     }
 
     func markRead(id: UUID) {
@@ -1233,6 +1238,18 @@ final class TerminalNotificationStore: ObservableObject {
         hasPromptedForSettings = false
     }
 
+    func configureNotificationDeliveryHandlerForTesting(
+        _ handler: @escaping (TerminalNotificationStore, TerminalNotification) -> Void
+    ) {
+        notificationDeliveryHandler = handler
+    }
+
+    func resetNotificationDeliveryHandlerForTesting() {
+        notificationDeliveryHandler = { store, notification in
+            store.scheduleUserNotification(notification)
+        }
+    }
+
     func promptToEnableNotificationsForTesting() {
         promptToEnableNotifications()
     }
diff --git a/cmuxTests/CmuxWebViewKeyEquivalentTests.swift b/cmuxTests/CmuxWebViewKeyEquivalentTests.swift
index 1f8981b6..724d1fa0 100644
--- a/cmuxTests/CmuxWebViewKeyEquivalentTests.swift
+++ b/cmuxTests/CmuxWebViewKeyEquivalentTests.swift
@@ -4233,6 +4233,58 @@ final class WorkspaceReorderTests: XCTestCase {
     }
 }
 
+@MainActor
+final class WorkspaceNotificationReorderTests: XCTestCase {
+    func testNotificationAutoReorderDoesNotMovePinnedWorkspace() {
+        let appDelegate = AppDelegate.shared ?? AppDelegate()
+        let manager = TabManager()
+        let notificationStore = TerminalNotificationStore.shared
+
+        let originalTabManager = appDelegate.tabManager
+        let originalNotificationStore = appDelegate.notificationStore
+        let defaults = UserDefaults.standard
+        let originalAutoReorderSetting = defaults.object(forKey: WorkspaceAutoReorderSettings.key)
+        let originalAppFocusOverride = AppFocusState.overrideIsFocused
+
+        notificationStore.replaceNotificationsForTesting([])
+        notificationStore.configureNotificationDeliveryHandlerForTesting { _, _ in }
+        appDelegate.tabManager = manager
+        appDelegate.notificationStore = notificationStore
+        defaults.set(true, forKey: WorkspaceAutoReorderSettings.key)
+        AppFocusState.overrideIsFocused = false
+
+        defer {
+            notificationStore.replaceNotificationsForTesting([])
+            notificationStore.resetNotificationDeliveryHandlerForTesting()
+            appDelegate.tabManager = originalTabManager
+            appDelegate.notificationStore = originalNotificationStore
+            AppFocusState.overrideIsFocused = originalAppFocusOverride
+            if let originalAutoReorderSetting {
+                defaults.set(originalAutoReorderSetting, forKey: WorkspaceAutoReorderSettings.key)
+            } else {
+                defaults.removeObject(forKey: WorkspaceAutoReorderSettings.key)
+            }
+        }
+
+        let firstPinned = manager.tabs[0]
+        manager.setPinned(firstPinned, pinned: true)
+        let secondPinned = manager.addWorkspace()
+        manager.setPinned(secondPinned, pinned: true)
+        let unpinned = manager.addWorkspace()
+        let expectedOrder = [firstPinned.id, secondPinned.id, unpinned.id]
+
+        notificationStore.addNotification(
+            tabId: secondPinned.id,
+            surfaceId: nil,
+            title: "Build finished",
+            subtitle: "",
+            body: "Pinned workspaces should stay put"
+        )
+
+        XCTAssertEqual(manager.tabs.map(\.id), expectedOrder)
+    }
+}
+
 @MainActor
 final class TabManagerChildExitCloseTests: XCTestCase {
     func testChildExitOnLastPanelClosesSelectedWorkspaceAndKeepsIndexStable() {