diff --git a/src/tools/editor.c b/src/tools/editor.c
index a8648307..dc3bdeb8 100644
--- a/src/tools/editor.c
+++ b/src/tools/editor.c
@@ -32,9 +32,20 @@ typedef struct EditorContext
     void* user_data;
 } EditorContext;
 
+// Set TRUE for the lifetime of an editor session (from launch_editor up to
+// _editor_exit_cb / fork-error cleanup). The async editor model lost the old
+// editor_task.active check from the pthread implementation; without this
+// guard a second launch_editor (e.g. via a plugin dispatched through
+// g_main_context_iteration) would call ui_suspend again and fork a second
+// editor that fights the first one for the terminal, then prematurely
+// ui_resume when either exits.
+static gboolean editor_active = FALSE;
+
 static void
 _editor_exit_cb(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
 {
+    editor_active = FALSE;
+
     EditorContext* ctx = data;
     gchar* contents = NULL;
     GError* error = NULL;
@@ -70,6 +81,11 @@ _editor_exit_cb(GPid pid, gint status, gpointer data)
 gboolean
 launch_editor(gchar* initial_content, void (*callback)(gchar* content, void* data), void* user_data)
 {
+    if (editor_active) {
+        cons_show_error("An editor session is already active.");
+        return TRUE;
+    }
+
     auto_gchar gchar* filename = NULL;
     auto_gerror GError* glib_error = NULL;
     const char* jid = connection_get_barejid();
@@ -118,6 +134,7 @@ launch_editor(gchar* initial_content, void (*callback)(gchar* content, void* dat
     ctx->callback = callback;
     ctx->user_data = user_data;
 
+    editor_active = TRUE;
     ui_suspend();
 
     // Force GLib to install its SIGCHLD handler before forking. Creating a
@@ -129,6 +146,7 @@ launch_editor(gchar* initial_content, void (*callback)(gchar* content, void* dat
     pid_t pid = fork();
     if (pid == -1) {
         log_error("[Editor] Failed to fork: %s", strerror(errno));
+        editor_active = FALSE;
         ui_resume();
         ui_resize();
         cons_show_error("Failed to start editor: %s", strerror(errno));