diff --git a/static/messages.js b/static/messages.js
index efae04f61..cd3ba6de2 100644
--- a/static/messages.js
+++ b/static/messages.js
@@ -2601,6 +2601,13 @@ function attachLiveStream(activeSid, streamId, uploaded=[], options={}){
     const sourceEvent={
       ...raw,
       source_event_type:sourceEventType,
+      // Persist a creation timestamp the FIRST time we see this source event, so
+      // the worklog event timestamp (#5700/#5739) survives settlement. Reasoning
+      // events carry no server timestamp; without this, the live DOM shows a
+      // fallback time but the settled scene row rebuilds with created_at:null and
+      // the timestamp disappears. Prefer any real server-supplied stamp; fall back
+      // to now only when none exists. (#5739 gate finding.)
+      created_at:raw.created_at??raw.timestamp??raw.ts??(Date.now()/1000),
       activitySegmentSeq:raw.activitySegmentSeq??raw.activity_segment_seq??_assistantSegmentSeq,
       activityBurstId:raw.activityBurstId??raw.activity_burst_id??_currentActivityBurstId,
     };
@@ -3890,6 +3897,10 @@ function attachLiveStream(activeSid, streamId, uploaded=[], options={}){
         status:row.status||undefined,
         stream_id:row.stream_id||streamId,
         run_id:row.run_id||streamId,
+        // Carry the row's persisted creation timestamp through hydration so the
+        // worklog event timestamp (#5700/#5739) survives a settled-snapshot rebuild
+        // (payload may not carry created_at even when the row does). (#5739 gate.)
+        created_at:payload.created_at??row.created_at??undefined,
       };
       try{
         _anchorApi.applyAssistantTurnAnchorSourceEvent(_anchorRegistry,sourceEvent,{session_id:activeSid,stream_id:streamId,run_id:streamId});
diff --git a/static/ui.js b/static/ui.js
index b34c0f430..c443f0351 100644
--- a/static/ui.js
+++ b/static/ui.js
@@ -5572,18 +5572,24 @@ function _timestampSeconds(value){
   if(value===undefined||value===null||value==='') return null;
   if(value instanceof Date){
     const stamp=value.getTime()/1000;
-    return Number.isFinite(stamp)&&stamp>0?stamp:null;
+    return (Number.isFinite(stamp)&&stamp>0&&Math.abs(stamp)<=8.64e12)?stamp:null;
   }
   const numeric=Number(value);
   if(Number.isFinite(numeric)&&numeric>0){
     const stamp=numeric>1e12?numeric/1000:numeric;
-    return Number.isFinite(stamp)&&stamp>0?stamp:null;
+    // Reject epochs outside JavaScript's valid Date range (±8.64e15 ms = ±8.64e12 s);
+    // otherwise new Date(stamp*1000) yields "Invalid Date" and renders literally
+    // (e.g. a garbage numeric timestamp like 1e20 passes finite/>0). (#5739 gate.)
+    return (Number.isFinite(stamp)&&stamp>0&&stamp<=8.64e12)?stamp:null;
   }
   if(typeof value==='string'){
     const text=value.trim();
     if(!text||/^[+-]?(?:\d+\.?\d*|\.\d+)$/.test(text)) return null;
     const parsed=Date.parse(text);
-    if(Number.isFinite(parsed)&&parsed>0) return parsed/1000;
+    if(Number.isFinite(parsed)&&parsed>0){
+      const stamp=parsed/1000;
+      return stamp<=8.64e12?stamp:null;
+    }
   }
   return null;
 }
diff --git a/tests/test_issue5700_worklog_event_timestamps.py b/tests/test_issue5700_worklog_event_timestamps.py
index 9c425da64..4ef424c8c 100644
--- a/tests/test_issue5700_worklog_event_timestamps.py
+++ b/tests/test_issue5700_worklog_event_timestamps.py
@@ -427,6 +427,37 @@ process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
     assert data["nil"] is None
 
 
+def test_timestamp_seconds_rejects_out_of_range_epochs_so_invalid_date_never_renders():
+    # A garbage huge numeric timestamp (e.g. 1e20) passes the finite/>0 checks but
+    # is far past JavaScript's max representable Date (±8.64e15 ms), so without a
+    # range guard new Date(stamp*1000) yields "Invalid Date" and would render
+    # literally in the worklog time label. (#5739 gate finding.)
+    data = _run_node(
+        """
+process.stdout.write(JSON.stringify({
+  huge: _timestampSeconds(1e20),
+  hugeMs: _timestampSeconds(1e20 * 1000),
+  normal: _timestampSeconds(1700000901),
+  normalMs: _timestampSeconds(1700000901000),
+  hugeLabel: _activityClockLabel(_timestampSeconds(1e20) || undefined),
+  normalLabel: _activityClockLabel(_timestampSeconds(1700000901)),
+}));
+"""
+    )
+
+    # garbage huge epochs (whether given as seconds or ms) resolve to null
+    assert data["huge"] is None
+    assert data["hugeMs"] is None
+    # a normal recent epoch still resolves, in both seconds and ms forms
+    assert data["normal"] == 1700000901
+    assert data["normalMs"] == 1700000901
+    # the clock label for a rejected timestamp must never be the literal "Invalid Date";
+    # a valid one produces a real time string.
+    assert "Invalid Date" not in (data["hugeLabel"] or "")
+    assert "Invalid Date" not in (data["normalLabel"] or "")
+    assert data["normalLabel"]
+
+
 def test_settled_anchor_scene_rows_use_row_created_at_timestamps():
     data = _run_node(
         """