diff --git a/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp b/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
index 2b2acb5..2dedab7 100644
--- a/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/ui/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -419,10 +419,12 @@ void MainWindow::handleEvent(std::shared_ptr<const WinEvent> /*event*/)
         {
             return;
         }
-        // Unlike the other two restart paths this one resets the simulation
-        // directly instead of enqueueing a ResetCommand; kept as-is.
-        m_sim->reset(std::move(*newConfig));
-        m_gameWorldView->resetForNewGame();
+        // Restart is a command boundary; the view resets when the drain applies it.
+        std::shared_ptr<ResetCommand> command = std::make_shared<ResetCommand>();
+        command->config = std::make_shared<GameConfig>(std::move(*newConfig));
+        command->seed   = std::random_device{}();
+        EventManager::getInstance()->sendEventImmediately(
+            std::make_shared<CommandRequestedEvent>(command));
     }
     else
     {