diff --git a/coderd/x/chatd/chatd.go b/coderd/x/chatd/chatd.go
index 3978b4e462..9338dda90f 100644
--- a/coderd/x/chatd/chatd.go
+++ b/coderd/x/chatd/chatd.go
@@ -8630,6 +8630,10 @@ func (p *Server) updateLastTurnSummary(
 	updatedChat := chat
 	updatedChat.LastTurnSummary = lastTurnSummary
 	p.publishChatPubsubEvent(updatedChat, codersdk.ChatWatchEventKindSummaryChange, nil)
+
+	// AcquireChats uses SKIP LOCKED; re-wake so a wake racing this
+	// UPDATE's row lock does not strand a freshly-pending chat.
+	p.signalWake()
 }
 
 func (p *Server) webpushConfigured() bool {
diff --git a/coderd/x/chatd/quickgen.go b/coderd/x/chatd/quickgen.go
index e76545527e..13a7feba70 100644
--- a/coderd/x/chatd/quickgen.go
+++ b/coderd/x/chatd/quickgen.go
@@ -262,6 +262,10 @@ func (p *Server) maybeGenerateChatTitle(
 		chat.Title = title
 		generatedTitle.Store(title)
 		p.publishChatPubsubEvent(chat, codersdk.ChatWatchEventKindTitleChange, nil)
+
+		// AcquireChats uses SKIP LOCKED; re-wake so a wake racing this
+		// UPDATE's row lock does not strand a freshly-pending chat.
+		p.signalWake()
 		return
 	}