diff --git a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
index 92e956a5f..8c31832e3 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/alloc_runner_unix_test.go
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ func TestAllocRunner_Restore_RunningTerminal(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, events[3].Type, structs.TaskTerminated)
 }
 
-// TestAllocRunner_Restore_Completed asserts that restoring a completed
+// TestAllocRunner_Restore_CompletedBatch asserts that restoring a completed
 // batch alloc doesn't run it again
 func TestAllocRunner_Restore_CompletedBatch(t *testing.T) {
 	t.Parallel()
diff --git a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
index c6b695fd3..233a97b11 100644
--- a/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
+++ b/client/allocrunner/taskrunner/task_runner.go
@@ -401,9 +401,11 @@ func (tr *TaskRunner) Run() {
 	// if restoring a dead task, ensure that task is cleared and all post hooks
 	// are called without additional state updates
 	if dead {
-		// clear driver handle if it was successfully restored on
-		// already dead task
+		// do cleanup functions without emitting any additional events/work
+		// to handle cases where we restored a dead task where client terminated
+		// after task finished before completing post-run actions.
 		tr.clearDriverHandle()
+		tr.stateUpdater.TaskStateUpdated()
 		if err := tr.stop(); err != nil {
 			tr.logger.Error("stop failed on terminal task", "error", err)
 		}