diff --git a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_runner.py b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_runner.py
index ac5558dbe1..def8e99fe6 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_runner.py
+++ b/python/packages/core/agent_framework/_workflows/_runner.py
@@ -139,12 +139,16 @@ async def run_until_convergence(self) -> AsyncGenerator[WorkflowEvent, None]:
                 iteration_task.cancel()
                 with contextlib.suppress(asyncio.CancelledError):
                     await iteration_task
+                # Discard pending state writes from the cancelled superstep
+                self._state.discard()
                 raise
 
             # Propagate errors from iteration, but first surface any pending events
             try:
                 await iteration_task
             except Exception:
+                # Discard pending state writes from the failed superstep
+                self._state.discard()
                 # Make sure failure-related events (like ExecutorFailedEvent) are surfaced
                 if await self._ctx.has_events():
                     for event in await self._ctx.drain_events():
diff --git a/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow.py b/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow.py
index 2f672f591d..f1fb109129 100644
--- a/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow.py
+++ b/python/packages/core/tests/workflow/test_workflow.py
@@ -609,6 +609,55 @@ def _build():
         assert result2.get_outputs()[0] == ["run2:message2"]
 
 
+@dataclass
+class FlakyMessage:
+    """A message that can fail on demand for testing state discard behavior."""
+
+    fail: bool
+
+
+class FlakyStateExecutor(Executor):
+    """An executor that fails on demand to test state discard on failure."""
+
+    @handler
+    async def handle_message(
+        self,
+        message: FlakyMessage,
+        ctx: WorkflowContext[FlakyMessage, str],
+    ) -> None:
+        if message.fail:
+            ctx.set_state("secret", "leaked-from-failed-run")
+            raise RuntimeError("simulated transient failure")
+
+        await ctx.yield_output("ok")
+
+
+async def test_workflow_discards_pending_state_after_failed_superstep():
+    """Test that pending state from a failed superstep is discarded and not committed.
+
+    This is a regression test for GitHub issue #7859: pending state writes from
+    a failed superstep must not leak into a later successful run on the same
+    Workflow instance.
+    """
+    workflow = WorkflowBuilder(start_executor=FlakyStateExecutor(id="flaky")).build()
+
+    # First run: fails after staging a state write
+    with pytest.raises(RuntimeError, match="simulated transient failure"):
+        await workflow.run(FlakyMessage(fail=True))
+
+    # Verify the failed run did not leave the staged write pending
+    assert workflow._runner.state._pending == {}
+
+    # Second run: succeeds without touching "secret"
+    result = await workflow.run(FlakyMessage(fail=False))
+    assert result.get_final_state() == WorkflowRunState.IDLE
+    assert result.get_outputs() == ["ok"]
+
+    # Verify the leaked state from the failed run is NOT in committed state
+    committed_state = workflow._runner.state.export_state()
+    assert "secret" not in committed_state
+
+
 async def test_workflow_checkpoint_runtime_only_configuration(
     simple_executor: Executor,
 ):