diff --git a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/Managers/EC_HPWorkMove.cs b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/Managers/EC_HPWorkMove.cs
index 065bd0e96c..7672d2d72a 100644
--- a/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/Managers/EC_HPWorkMove.cs
+++ b/Assets/PerfectWorld/Scripts/Managers/EC_HPWorkMove.cs
@@ -240,6 +240,12 @@ namespace BrewMonster.Scripts
             if (m_pHost.IsRooting())
                 return true;
 
+            if (m_pHost.IsDead())
+            {
+                Finish();
+                return true;
+            }
+
             if (m_bUseAutoMoveDialog)
             {
                 if (m_pHost.IsFlying())
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.Combat.cs b/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.Combat.cs
index 9aea4076c4..03830871ed 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.Combat.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.Combat.cs
@@ -876,11 +876,33 @@ namespace BrewMonster
             // Mark host player as corpse so CECPlayer.IsDead() returns true
             m_dwStates |= (uint)PlayerNPCState.GP_STATE_CORPSE;
 
+            // Mobile joystick keeps input while held; stop move work immediately (mirror HOST_NOTIFY_ROOT).
+            StopHostMovementOnDeath();
+
             EventBus.PublishChannel(GetCharacterID(), new ClearComActFlagAllRankNodesEvent(true));
             PlayAction((int)PLAYER_ACTION_TYPE.ACT_GROUNDDIE);
             PopupManager.NotifyPlayerDied();
         }
 
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Cancel active locomotion when host dies. Push-move reads joystick directly in GetPushDir,
+        /// so finishing WORK_MOVETOPOS alone is not enough until m_dwMoveRelDir is cleared.
+        /// </summary>
+        private void StopHostMovementOnDeath()
+        {
+            m_dwMoveRelDir = 0;
+
+            if (m_pWorkMan == null)
+                return;
+
+            if (m_pWorkMan.IsFollowing())
+                m_pWorkMan.FinishRunningWork(Host_work_ID.WORK_FOLLOW);
+            if (m_pWorkMan.IsMovingToPosition())
+                m_pWorkMan.FinishRunningWork(Host_work_ID.WORK_MOVETOPOS);
+            if (m_pWorkMan.IsTracing())
+                m_pWorkMan.FinishRunningWork(Host_work_ID.WORK_TRACEOBJECT);
+        }
+
         private bool NormalAttackObject(int idTarget, bool bForceAttack, bool bMoreClose = false)
         {
             if (idTarget == 0 || idTarget == m_PlayerInfo.cid)
diff --git a/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.cs b/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.cs
index 653898cb8f..ad0d5795c0 100644
--- a/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.cs
+++ b/Assets/Scripts/CECHostPlayer.cs
@@ -2384,7 +2384,10 @@ namespace BrewMonster
         public bool GetPushDir(ref Vector3 vPushDir, uint dwMask, float deltaTime)
         {
             vPushDir = Vector3.zero;
-            if (joystick.Horizontal == 0 && joystick.Vertical == 0)
+            if (IsDead())
+                return false;
+
+            if (joystick == null || (joystick.Horizontal == 0 && joystick.Vertical == 0))
             {
                 if (isPressMoveUp)
                 {