diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
index 95c7561e..260175d9 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 
 ### Fixed
 
+- Fixed `/reload` to apply updated `steeringMode` and `followUpMode` settings to the current session ([#5377](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/5377)).
 - Fixed invalid `models.json` syntax to skip startup config migrations and report the normal file-path-aware models error instead of a raw JSON parse stack trace ([#5418](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/5418)).
 - Fixed GitHub release notes and interactive changelog links to resolve package-relative documentation URLs correctly ([#5516](https://github.com/earendil-works/pi/issues/5516)).
 
diff --git a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
index 514bb0ad..201b8084 100644
--- a/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
+++ b/packages/coding-agent/src/core/agent-session.ts
@@ -1606,6 +1606,11 @@ export class AgentSession {
 	// Queue Mode Management
 	// =========================================================================
 
+	private syncQueueModesFromSettings(): void {
+		this.agent.steeringMode = this.settingsManager.getSteeringMode();
+		this.agent.followUpMode = this.settingsManager.getFollowUpMode();
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Set steering message mode.
 	 * Saves to settings.
@@ -2431,6 +2436,7 @@ export class AgentSession {
 		const previousFlagValues = this._extensionRunner.getFlagValues();
 		await emitSessionShutdownEvent(this._extensionRunner, { type: "session_shutdown", reason: "reload" });
 		await this.settingsManager.reload();
+		this.syncQueueModesFromSettings();
 		resetApiProviders();
 		await this._resourceLoader.reload();
 		this._buildRuntime({