diff --git a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/FirstLimitedApplyAutomation.cs b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/FirstLimitedApplyAutomation.cs
index 4f25871..156d1a6 100644
--- a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/FirstLimitedApplyAutomation.cs
+++ b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/src/PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026/FirstLimitedApplyAutomation.cs
@@ -128,6 +128,7 @@ internal sealed class FirstLimitedApplyAutomationCoordinator
     private int? before, after1, after2, afterUndo;
     private AutomationEntityCounts? baseline, counts1, counts2, countsUndo;
     private readonly List<string> transitions = ["Created"];
+    private bool exitQueued;
 
     public void Start()
     {
@@ -164,8 +165,7 @@ internal sealed class FirstLimitedApplyAutomationCoordinator
     {
         transitions.Add("LifecycleProbeCompleted");
         WriteEvidence(true, null);
-        transitions.Add("ExitRequested");
-        AcadApplication.Quit();
+        RequestControlledExit();
     }
 
     private void OnIdle(object? sender, EventArgs e)
@@ -256,12 +256,40 @@ internal sealed class FirstLimitedApplyAutomationCoordinator
             AcadApplication.DocumentManager.DocumentActivated -= OnDocumentActivated;
             WriteEvidence(success, error);
             if (document is not null) document.CloseAndDiscard();
-            AcadApplication.Quit();
+            RequestControlledExit();
         }
         catch { }
         finally { selectedTargetSnapshotId = null; pxpResults.Clear(); }
     }
 
+    // AutoCAD's direct Application.Quit can leave a startup-script host alive.
+    // Dispatching the native QUIT command from the next quiescent Idle cycle
+    // preserves normal command shutdown semantics.
+    private void RequestControlledExit()
+    {
+        if (exitQueued) return;
+        exitQueued = true;
+        transitions.Add("ExitQueued");
+        AcadApplication.Idle += OnExitIdle;
+    }
+
+    private void OnExitIdle(object? sender, EventArgs args)
+    {
+        AcadApplication.Idle -= OnExitIdle;
+        try
+        {
+            var active = AcadApplication.DocumentManager.MdiActiveDocument;
+            if (active is null) { AcadApplication.Quit(); return; }
+            transitions.Add("NativeQuitDispatched");
+            active.SendStringToExecute("_.QUIT _N ", true, false, false);
+        }
+        catch (System.Exception exception)
+        {
+            RuntimeDiagnostics.Write("AutomationControlledExitFailed", "ERROR", resultStatus: "AUTOMATION_CONTROLLED_EXIT_FAILED", exception: exception);
+            AcadApplication.Quit();
+        }
+    }
+
     private void WriteEvidence(bool success, string? error)
     {
         if (config is null) return;
diff --git a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/tests/PRecAnnot.Core.Tests/FoundationTests.cs b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/tests/PRecAnnot.Core.Tests/FoundationTests.cs
index 333c565..de3a17e 100644
--- a/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/tests/PRecAnnot.Core.Tests/FoundationTests.cs
+++ b/Plant3D2026/P_Rec_Annot/tests/PRecAnnot.Core.Tests/FoundationTests.cs
@@ -82,6 +82,14 @@ public sealed class FoundationTests
         Assert.Contains("PostStartupReady", source);
     }
 
+    [Fact] public void AutomationControlledExit_UsesNativeQuitFromIdle()
+    {
+        var source = File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(ProjectRoot, "src", "PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026", "FirstLimitedApplyAutomation.cs"));
+        Assert.Contains("RequestControlledExit", source);
+        Assert.Contains("AcadApplication.Idle += OnExitIdle", source);
+        Assert.Contains("active.SendStringToExecute(\"_.QUIT _N \", true, false, false)", source);
+    }
+
     [Fact] public void PrimaryCommand_IsRegistered() => Assert.Contains("[CommandMethod(\"PHP_REC_ANNOT\")]", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(ProjectRoot, "src", "PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026", "EntryPoint.cs")));
     [Fact] public void LegacyAliases_AreRegistered() => Assert.True(File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(ProjectRoot, "src", "PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026", "EntryPoint.cs")).Contains("PXP-AAV") && File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(ProjectRoot, "src", "PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026", "EntryPoint.cs")).Contains("PXP-OA"));
     [Fact] public void RibbonCommand_ReferencesRegisteredCommand() => Assert.Contains("PHP_REC_ANNOT ", File.ReadAllText(Path.Combine(ProjectRoot, "src", "PRecAnnot.Plant3D2026", "EntryPoint.cs")));