diff --git a/@applications/web/src/features/errors/sessionRecovery.ts b/@applications/web/src/features/errors/sessionRecovery.ts
index 9ec186c..87fe7d1 100644
--- a/@applications/web/src/features/errors/sessionRecovery.ts
+++ b/@applications/web/src/features/errors/sessionRecovery.ts
@@ -5,9 +5,14 @@ const SESSION_STORAGE_KEY = 'companion_session_id';
 /** Module-level lock to prevent concurrent recovery attempts. */
 let recoveryPromise: Promise<string> | null = null;
 
-export async function createSession(apiBaseUrl: string): Promise<string> {
+export async function createSession(apiBaseUrl: string, personaId?: string): Promise<string> {
   try {
-    const res = await fetch(`${apiBaseUrl}/session`, { method: 'POST' });
+    const body = personaId ? JSON.stringify({ persona_id: personaId }) : undefined;
+    const res = await fetch(`${apiBaseUrl}/session`, {
+      method: 'POST',
+      headers: body ? { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' } : undefined,
+      body,
+    });
     if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`POST /session failed: ${res.status}`);
     const { session_id } = (await res.json()) as { session_id: string };
     sessionStorage.setItem(SESSION_STORAGE_KEY, session_id);