diff --git a/packages/replay-canvas/src/canvas.ts b/packages/replay-canvas/src/canvas.ts
index 7861572b190f..0ed2b49d237e 100644
--- a/packages/replay-canvas/src/canvas.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-canvas/src/canvas.ts
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export const _replayCanvasIntegration = ((options: Partial<ReplayCanvasOptions>
     ] as [number, number],
   };
 
+  let currentCanvasManager: CanvasManager | undefined;
   let canvasManagerResolve: (value: CanvasManager) => void;
   const _canvasManager: Promise<CanvasManager> = new Promise(resolve => (canvasManagerResolve = resolve));
 
@@ -104,14 +105,19 @@ export const _replayCanvasIntegration = ((options: Partial<ReplayCanvasOptions>
               }
             },
           });
+
+          currentCanvasManager = manager;
+
+          // Resolve promise on first call for backward compatibility
           canvasManagerResolve(manager);
+
           return manager;
         },
         ...(CANVAS_QUALITY[quality || 'medium'] || CANVAS_QUALITY.medium),
       };
     },
     async snapshot(canvasElement?: HTMLCanvasElement, options?: SnapshotOptions) {
-      const canvasManager = await _canvasManager;
+      const canvasManager = currentCanvasManager || (await _canvasManager);
 
       canvasManager.snapshot(canvasElement, options);
     },
diff --git a/packages/replay-canvas/test/canvas.test.ts b/packages/replay-canvas/test/canvas.test.ts
index 1acfeab69d21..ee51c91ce47a 100644
--- a/packages/replay-canvas/test/canvas.test.ts
+++ b/packages/replay-canvas/test/canvas.test.ts
@@ -103,3 +103,31 @@ it('has correct types', () => {
   const res2 = rc.snapshot(document.createElement('canvas'));
   expect(res2).toBeInstanceOf(Promise);
 });
+
+it('tracks current canvas manager across multiple getCanvasManager calls', async () => {
+  const rc = _replayCanvasIntegration({ enableManualSnapshot: true });
+  const options = rc.getOptions();
+
+  // First call - simulates initial recording session
+  // @ts-expect-error don't care about the normal options we need to call this with
+  options.getCanvasManager({});
+  expect(CanvasManager).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+
+  const mockManager1 = vi.mocked(CanvasManager).mock.results[0].value;
+  mockManager1.snapshot = vi.fn();
+
+  // Second call - simulates session refresh after inactivity or max age
+  // @ts-expect-error don't care about the normal options we need to call this with
+  options.getCanvasManager({});
+  expect(CanvasManager).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+  const mockManager2 = vi.mocked(CanvasManager).mock.results[1].value;
+  mockManager2.snapshot = vi.fn();
+
+  void rc.snapshot();
+
+  await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 0));
+
+  expect(mockManager1.snapshot).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(0);
+  expect(mockManager2.snapshot).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+});