diff --git a/src/agent/mod.rs b/src/agent/mod.rs
index f177759..da1816b 100644
--- a/src/agent/mod.rs
+++ b/src/agent/mod.rs
@@ -418,7 +418,9 @@ impl Agent {
                     }
                 }
                 Agent::apply_tool_results(&agent, results, &mut ds).await;
-                continue;
+                if !agent.state.lock().await.pending_yield {
+                    continue;
+                }
             }
 
             // Text-only response — extract text and return