diff --git a/docs/src/config/common-options.md b/docs/src/config/common-options.md
index 2a082c7e..5ccdf476 100644
--- a/docs/src/config/common-options.md
+++ b/docs/src/config/common-options.md
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ This is useful for CI fuzzing or for testing. The limit can be set with:
 
 ### Set Snapshot Restore Interval
 
-By default, TSFFS restores the initial snapshot at every iteration boundary.
+By default, TSFFS restores the initial snapshot at every normal iteration boundary.
 This can be changed to support semi-persistent or fully persistent execution:
 
 ```python
@@ -221,9 +221,15 @@ This can be changed to support semi-persistent or fully persistent execution:
 @tsffs.snapshot_restore_interval = 0
 ```
 
-Values greater than 1 restore every N iterations, where N is the configured value.
+Values greater than 1 restore every N iterations, where N is the configured
+value. This cadence is based on the global iteration count.
 This option only accepts integer values (`0`, `1`, or `N > 1`).
 
+Discovered solutions, including timeouts, exceptions, and
+breakpoint-triggered solutions, always restore the initial snapshot before
+the next iteration resumes if one exists. `snapshot_restore_interval`
+controls only the restore behavior for normal iteration boundaries.
+
 ### Adding Tokens From Target Software
 
 The fuzzer has a mutator which will insert, remove, and mutate tokens in testcases. This
diff --git a/src/haps/mod.rs b/src/haps/mod.rs
index 9986201e..56266901 100644
--- a/src/haps/mod.rs
+++ b/src/haps/mod.rs
@@ -33,6 +33,11 @@ enum IterationCount {
     Solution,
 }
 
+enum SnapshotRestoreMode {
+    PolicyControlled,
+    Always,
+}
+
 impl Tsffs {
     fn on_simulation_stopped_magic_start(&mut self, magic_number: MagicNumber) -> Result<()> {
         if !self.have_initial_snapshot() {
@@ -106,6 +111,7 @@ impl Tsffs {
         &mut self,
         exit_kind: ExitKind,
         iteration_count: IterationCount,
+        snapshot_restore_mode: SnapshotRestoreMode,
         missing_start_info_message: &str,
     ) -> Result<IterationControl> {
         // 1) Count this iteration as complete.
@@ -155,8 +161,11 @@ impl Tsffs {
         // 4) Publish this iteration result back to the fuzzer loop.
         fuzzer_tx.send(exit_kind)?;
 
-        // 5) Restore to initial snapshot according to the configured restore interval.
-        if self.should_restore_snapshot_this_iteration() {
+        // 5) Restore to initial snapshot according to the stop-specific restore policy.
+        if match snapshot_restore_mode {
+            SnapshotRestoreMode::PolicyControlled => self.should_restore_snapshot_this_iteration(),
+            SnapshotRestoreMode::Always => true,
+        } {
             self.restore_initial_snapshot()?;
         }
 
@@ -206,6 +215,7 @@ impl Tsffs {
             if let IterationControl::StopRequested = self.finish_iteration(
                 ExitKind::Ok,
                 IterationCount::NoCount,
+                SnapshotRestoreMode::PolicyControlled,
                 "Missing start buffer or size, not writing testcase.",
             )? {
                 return Ok(());
@@ -375,6 +385,7 @@ impl Tsffs {
             if let IterationControl::StopRequested = self.finish_iteration(
                 ExitKind::Ok,
                 IterationCount::NoCount,
+                SnapshotRestoreMode::PolicyControlled,
                 "Missing start buffer or size, not writing testcase. This may be due to using manual no-buffer harnessing.",
             )? {
                 return Ok(());
@@ -436,6 +447,7 @@ impl Tsffs {
             if let IterationControl::StopRequested = self.finish_iteration(
                 exit_kind,
                 iteration_count,
+                SnapshotRestoreMode::Always,
                 "Missing start buffer or size, not writing testcase.",
             )? {
                 return Ok(());
diff --git a/src/interfaces/fuzz.rs b/src/interfaces/fuzz.rs
index b75ba072..140db0f6 100644
--- a/src/interfaces/fuzz.rs
+++ b/src/interfaces/fuzz.rs
@@ -237,9 +237,8 @@ impl Tsffs {
 
     /// Interface method to manually signal to stop execution with a solution condition.
     /// When this method is called, the current testcase execution will be stopped as if
-    /// it had finished executing with an exception or timeout, and the state will be
-    /// restored according to `snapshot_restore_interval` (restoring every iteration by
-    /// default).
+    /// it had finished executing with an exception or timeout, and, if an initial
+    /// snapshot exists, it will be restored before the next iteration resumes.
     pub fn solution(&mut self, id: u64, message: *mut c_char) -> Result<()> {
         let message = unsafe { CStr::from_ptr(message) }.to_str()?;
 
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 343a0ed7..ff46020a 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -251,12 +251,14 @@ pub(crate) struct Tsffs {
     /// is saved as a solution.
     pub timeout: f64,
     #[class(attribute(optional, default = SnapshotRestorePolicy::Always))]
-    /// Snapshot restore policy between iterations.
+    /// Snapshot restore policy for normal iteration boundaries.
     ///
     /// Accepted values:
-    /// - `1` restores on every iteration (default)
-    /// - `N > 1` restores every N iterations
+    /// - `1` restores on every normal iteration (default)
+    /// - `N > 1` restores every N iterations based on the global iteration count
     /// - `0` disables restores after startup
+    ///
+    /// Solution iterations always restore the initial snapshot before resuming if one exists.
     pub snapshot_restore_interval: SnapshotRestorePolicy,
     #[class(attribute(optional, default = true))]
     /// Whether the fuzzer should start on compiled-in harnesses. If set to `True`, the fuzzer