diff --git a/changelog.d/0-director-seek-visibility.md b/changelog.d/0-director-seek-visibility.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..35e98cfb5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelog.d/0-director-seek-visibility.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+- Restore a shot's declared layer visibility when seeking within it after manual
+  layer changes. Refused restoration reports a failed seek, while undeclared
+  operator layers and the unchanged-stack shortcut are preserved (@oneill9).
diff --git a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
index dbd591b17..38736c32e 100644
--- a/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
+++ b/docs/CURRENT-STATE.md
@@ -506,6 +506,10 @@ dateline while preserving both authored endpoint longitudes, and turns heading
 and roll the short way for any authored angles.
 A seek to a shot's start, as a shot action makes, selects that shot rather than
 the end of the previous one.
+Same-shot seeking restores declared layer visibility after a manual toggle,
+using the cancellable layer admission path and reporting refused restoration
+as a failed seek. Undeclared operator layers remain untouched, and unchanged
+declared visibility retains the lightweight seek path.
 See [camera directions](DIRECTOR-CAMERA.md).
 
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diff --git a/scripts/qa-director-timing.mjs b/scripts/qa-director-timing.mjs
index 1361a8dcb..fb96dd0bb 100644
--- a/scripts/qa-director-timing.mjs
+++ b/scripts/qa-director-timing.mjs
@@ -88,6 +88,57 @@ try {
     };
   });
   for (const [name, passed] of Object.entries(result)) check(name, passed);
+  const visibilityRestored = await page.evaluate(async () => {
+    const { sceneDirector: director, dataManager } = window.__godsEyeView;
+    const layerId = 'director-seek-visibility-qa';
+    window.__gevQaRegisterLayer(dataManager, {
+      id: layerId,
+      name: 'Director seek visibility QA',
+      updateInterval: -1,
+      init() {},
+      enable() {},
+      disable() {},
+      update() {},
+      destroy() {},
+      getStats: () => ({ count: 0 }),
+    });
+    const scene = {
+      id: 'visibility-qa',
+      title: 'Visibility QA',
+      shots: [
+        {
+          id: 'visibility-shot',
+          title: 'Visibility shot',
+          durationSec: 0.4,
+          holdSec: 0,
+          camera: director.styleManager.getCameraState(),
+          visual: director.styleManager.getVisualState(),
+          layers: { [layerId]: { enabled: true } },
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+    director._project.scenes.push(scene);
+    try {
+      const loaded = await director.loadShot(scene.id, scene.shots[0].id, {
+        flyDuration: 0.2,
+      });
+      await dataManager.setEnabled(layerId, false, { origin: 'user' });
+      const sought = await director.seekScene(scene.id, 0.5);
+      return (
+        loaded?.started && sought && dataManager.layers.get(layerId).enabled
+      );
+    } finally {
+      director.stopScene();
+      director._project.scenes = director._project.scenes.filter(
+        ({ id }) => id !== scene.id,
+      );
+      await window.__gevQaUnregisterLayer(dataManager, layerId);
+    }
+  });
+  check(
+    'same-shot seek restores manually changed layer visibility',
+    visibilityRestored,
+  );
   const content = await page.evaluate(async () => {
     const d = window.__godsEyeView.sceneDirector;
     const scene = d._project.scenes.find(({ title }) =>
diff --git a/src/scenes/director.js b/src/scenes/director.js
index 000c02681..4ad02c8ac 100644
--- a/src/scenes/director.js
+++ b/src/scenes/director.js
@@ -1529,16 +1529,27 @@ export class SceneDirector {
       this._selectedShotId !== shot.id
     )
       return false;
+    const states = this._layerStatesForShot(scene, shot, {
+      cameraSettled: seekState.cameraProgress >= 1,
+      sceneSeek: seekState,
+    });
+    const layers = new Map(
+      this.dataManager.getAll().map((layer) => [layer.id, layer.enabled]),
+    );
+    // A manual toggle invalidates the loaded stack. Let LOAD reconcile it
+    // through the normal cancellable admission path before reporting success.
+    if (
+      sceneLayerPlan(states, new Set(layers.keys())).some(
+        ({ id, enabled }) => Boolean(layers.get(id)) !== enabled,
+      )
+    )
+      return false;
     if (!this._claimCameraOwnership()) return false;
     this._cancelActiveSceneTravel();
     this._loadAbort?.abort();
     this._loadAbort = null;
     this._loadGeneration += 1;
     this._clock.stopShot();
-    const states = this._layerStatesForShot(scene, shot, {
-      cameraSettled: seekState.cameraProgress >= 1,
-      sceneSeek: seekState,
-    });
     let applied = true;
     for (const [layerId, state] of Object.entries(states)) {
       if (!state?.enabled || !state.params) continue;
diff --git a/src/scenes/director.test.mjs b/src/scenes/director.test.mjs
index 1077b0658..ccbd5e38d 100644
--- a/src/scenes/director.test.mjs
+++ b/src/scenes/director.test.mjs
@@ -174,6 +174,66 @@ test('scene clock seek resolves the exact shot phase and camera in both directio
   }
 });
 
+test('same-shot seeking restores declared layer visibility after manual changes', async () => {
+  const { director, dataManager, restore } = makeDirector();
+  try {
+    const shot = director._project.scenes[0].shots[0];
+    shot.layers = { flights: { enabled: true }, traffic: { enabled: false } };
+    await director.loadShot('scene-1', 'shot-a', { flyDuration: 0 });
+    await dataManager.setEnabled('flights', false);
+    await dataManager.setEnabled('traffic', true);
+    await dataManager.setEnabled('satellites', true);
+    dataManager.setEnabledCalls.length = 0;
+
+    assert.equal(await director.seekScene('scene-1', 0.25), true);
+    const enabled = new Map(dataManager.getAll().map(({ id, enabled }) => [id, enabled]));
+    assert.equal(enabled.get('flights'), true, 'restore the shot\'s enabled layer');
+    assert.equal(enabled.get('traffic'), false, 'restore the shot\'s disabled layer');
+    assert.equal(enabled.get('satellites'), true, 'preserve undeclared operator layers');
+    assert.ok(dataManager.setEnabledCalls.every(({ id }) => id !== 'satellites'));
+  } finally {
+    await director.destroy();
+    restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('same-shot seeking reports refusal when a manually disabled layer cannot be restored', async () => {
+  let refuse = false;
+  const { director, dataManager, restore } = makeDirector({
+    data: { refuse: () => refuse },
+  });
+  try {
+    await director.loadShot('scene-1', 'shot-a', { flyDuration: 0 });
+    await dataManager.setEnabled('flights', false);
+    refuse = true;
+
+    assert.equal(await director.seekScene('scene-1', 0.25), false);
+    assert.equal(dataManager.getAll().find(({ id }) => id === 'flights').enabled, false);
+    assert.equal(director.getPlaybackTimingState().activeTimers, 0);
+  } finally {
+    await director.destroy();
+    restore();
+  }
+});
+
+test('same-shot seeking keeps the shortcut when declared visibility is unchanged', async () => {
+  const { director, dataManager, styleManager, restore } = makeDirector();
+  try {
+    await director.loadShot('scene-1', 'shot-a', { flyDuration: 0 });
+    await dataManager.setEnabled('satellites', true);
+    dataManager.setEnabledCalls.length = 0;
+    const visualCalls = styleManager.visualCalls.length;
+
+    assert.equal(await director.seekScene('scene-1', 0.25), true);
+    assert.deepEqual(dataManager.setEnabledCalls, []);
+    assert.equal(styleManager.visualCalls.length, visualCalls);
+    assert.equal(director.getPlaybackTimingState().snapshot.sceneProgress, 0.25);
+  } finally {
+    await director.destroy();
+    restore();
+  }
+});
+
 test('scene clock subscribers receive authoritative forward playback snapshots', () => {
   const { director, restore } = makeDirector();
   const snapshots = [];