diff --git a/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift b/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
index 92def80..56aadb3 100644
--- a/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
+++ b/Andromida/App/Views/RootView.swift
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ struct RootView: View {
     @State private var selectedTab: RootTab
     @State private var analyticsPrewarmTask: Task<Void, Never>?
     @State private var isForegroundRefreshing = false
+    @State private var isResumingFromBackground = true
     private let foregroundRefreshMinimumSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.15
     private let debugForegroundRefreshMinimumSeconds: TimeInterval = 0.8
     private let debugForegroundRefreshKey = "debugForegroundRefreshNextForeground"
@@ -38,6 +39,10 @@ struct RootView: View {
         self.settingsStore = settingsStore
         self.categoryStore = categoryStore
         self._selectedTab = State(initialValue: initialTab)
+        
+        // Update time-of-day immediately before any views render.
+        // This ensures correct rituals are shown when app resumes from background.
+        store.updateCurrentTimeOfDay()
     }
 
     var body: some View {
@@ -46,6 +51,7 @@ struct RootView: View {
                 Tab(String(localized: "Today"), systemImage: "sun.max.fill", value: RootTab.today) {
                     NavigationStack {
                         TodayView(store: store, categoryStore: categoryStore)
+                            .id(store.currentTimeOfDay)
                     }
                 }
 
@@ -83,10 +89,17 @@ struct RootView: View {
                     }
                     .transition(.opacity)
             }
+            
+            // Brief overlay when resuming to hide stale snapshot
+            if isResumingFromBackground {
+                AppSurface.primary
+                    .ignoresSafeArea()
+            }
         }
         .tint(AppAccent.primary)
         .background(AppSurface.primary.ignoresSafeArea())
         .animation(.easeInOut(duration: 0.12), value: isForegroundRefreshing)
+        .animation(.easeIn(duration: 0.05), value: isResumingFromBackground)
         .onChange(of: scenePhase) { _, newPhase in
             if newPhase == .active {
                 store.reminderScheduler.clearBadge()
@@ -95,6 +108,12 @@ struct RootView: View {
                 // This ensures the correct rituals are shown without a visible transition.
                 store.updateCurrentTimeOfDay()
                 
+                // Hide resume overlay after a tiny delay to allow view to update
+                Task { @MainActor in
+                    try? await Task.sleep(for: .milliseconds(50))
+                    isResumingFromBackground = false
+                }
+                
                 let useDebugOverlay = UserDefaults.standard.bool(forKey: debugForegroundRefreshKey)
                 if useDebugOverlay {
                     UserDefaults.standard.set(false, forKey: debugForegroundRefreshKey)
@@ -106,6 +125,9 @@ struct RootView: View {
                     showOverlay: useDebugOverlay,
                     minimumSeconds: useDebugOverlay ? debugForegroundRefreshMinimumSeconds : foregroundRefreshMinimumSeconds
                 )
+            } else if newPhase == .background {
+                // Prepare for next resume
+                isResumingFromBackground = true
             }
         }
         .onChange(of: selectedTab) { _, _ in