diff --git a/internal/control/coexistence_linux.go b/internal/control/coexistence_linux.go
index c22b3d7d..755ca9f9 100644
--- a/internal/control/coexistence_linux.go
+++ b/internal/control/coexistence_linux.go
@@ -94,7 +94,13 @@ ancestry:
 		}
 	}
 	readers := append(slices.Clone(terminals), consoles...)
-	if reader, handled, err := attached_screen_reader("/proc", ancestors, uid, readers); handled {
+	lookup := s.screenReader
+	if lookup == nil {
+		lookup = func(ancestors []int, uid int, readers []instance) (instance, bool, error) {
+			return attached_screen_reader("/proc", ancestors, uid, readers)
+		}
+	}
+	if reader, handled, err := lookup(ancestors, uid, readers); handled {
 		if err != nil {
 			return "", err
 		}
diff --git a/internal/control/coexistence_test.go b/internal/control/coexistence_test.go
index 203c8996..d3351155 100644
--- a/internal/control/coexistence_test.go
+++ b/internal/control/coexistence_test.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"os/exec"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
+	"syscall"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 )
@@ -66,13 +67,54 @@ func TestControlProcess(t *testing.T) {
 func child_command(mode string) *exec.Cmd {
 	command := exec.Command(os.Args[0], "-test.run=^TestControlProcess$")
 	command.Env = append(os.Environ(), "FENRIR_CONTROL_PROCESS="+mode)
+	// A fixture must not inherit the developer's real VT as its controlling TTY.
+	command.SysProcAttr = &syscall.SysProcAttr{Setsid: true}
 	return command
 }
 
+// Screen daemons launched by a fixture may be reparented to PID 1 and never
+// reach the coordinator; their full ancestry still belongs to that fixture.
+func fixture_ancestors(ancestors []int, coordinator int) []int {
+	for i, pid := range ancestors {
+		if pid == coordinator {
+			return ancestors[:i]
+		}
+	}
+	return ancestors
+}
+
+func TestFixtureScreenInspectionExcludesHostAndKeepsPrivateSessions(t *testing.T) {
+	for _, trial := range []struct {
+		name      string
+		ancestors []int
+		handled   bool
+	}{
+		{"host Screen above coordinator", []int{120, 300, 100}, false},
+		{"private Screen below coordinator", []int{120, 100, 300}, true},
+		{"private Screen reparented to init", []int{120, 100}, true},
+		{"coordinator caller", []int{300, 100}, false},
+	} {
+		t.Run(trial.name, func(t *testing.T) {
+			f := new_screen_fixture(t)
+			f.attach(200, 300, "/dev/null", true)
+			reader, handled, err := attached_screen_reader(f.root, fixture_ancestors(trial.ancestors, 300), os.Geteuid(), []instance{{PID: 300}})
+			if err != nil || handled != trial.handled || handled && reader.PID != 300 {
+				t.Fatalf("reader=%+v handled=%v err=%v; want handled=%v", reader, handled, err, trial.handled)
+			}
+		})
+	}
+}
+
 func run_reader_process(mode string) {
 	encoder := json.NewEncoder(os.Stdout)
 	directory := os.Getenv("FENRIR_CONTROL_DIRECTORY")
-	server, err := Open(context.Background(), Options{Directory: directory, RegistryDirectory: filepath.Join(directory, "registry"), TerminalMode: mode == "terminal", WindowID: os.Getenv("WINDOWID")})
+	// Processes above the test coordinator belong to the host, not this fixture.
+	// Screen sessions created by the native test remain inside the inspected tree.
+	coordinator := os.Getppid()
+	lookup := func(ancestors []int, uid int, readers []instance) (instance, bool, error) {
+		return attached_screen_reader("/proc", fixture_ancestors(ancestors, coordinator), uid, readers)
+	}
+	server, err := open_server(context.Background(), Options{Directory: directory, RegistryDirectory: filepath.Join(directory, "registry"), TerminalMode: mode == "terminal", WindowID: os.Getenv("WINDOWID")}, lookup)
 	if err != nil {
 		_ = encoder.Encode(processReply{Error: err.Error()})
 		return
diff --git a/internal/control/server_linux.go b/internal/control/server_linux.go
index 3cbed3ac..0c552c57 100644
--- a/internal/control/server_linux.go
+++ b/internal/control/server_linux.go
@@ -59,6 +59,8 @@ type endpoint struct {
 	info     os.FileInfo
 }
 
+type screenLookup func(ancestors []int, uid int, readers []instance) (instance, bool, error)
+
 type Server struct {
 	ctx          context.Context
 	cancel       context.CancelFunc
@@ -69,6 +71,7 @@ type Server struct {
 	workers      sync.WaitGroup
 	clients      chan struct{}
 	registryPath string
+	screenReader screenLookup
 	stopOnce     sync.Once
 	done         chan struct{}
 }
@@ -81,8 +84,14 @@ func (s *Server) main_path() string {
 }
 
 func Open(ctx context.Context, options Options) (*Server, error) {
+	return open_server(ctx, options, nil)
+}
+
+// Keep process inspection injectable so fixture readers can exclude the host's
+// terminal ancestry while retaining real sockets, credentials and handoffs.
+func open_server(ctx context.Context, options Options, lookup screenLookup) (*Server, error) {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
-	s := &Server{ctx: ctx, cancel: cancel, options: options, requests: make(chan Request, 32), clients: make(chan struct{}, 8), done: make(chan struct{})}
+	s := &Server{ctx: ctx, cancel: cancel, options: options, screenReader: lookup, requests: make(chan Request, 32), clients: make(chan struct{}, 8), done: make(chan struct{})}
 	paths := []string{filepath.Join(filepath.Dir(s.main_path()), fmt.Sprintf("fenrirscreenreader-%d.sock", os.Getpid())), s.main_path()}
 	if options.SocketFile != "" {
 		paths = []string{options.SocketFile}