diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Counters.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Counters.cs
index 06f3ec9df7..c6742a04d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Counters.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Counters.cs
@@ -138,6 +138,16 @@ private async ValueTask ProcessChildCompletedAsync(ActivityExecutionContext flow
             return;
         }
 
+        // Check if the completed activity is a direct child of this flowchart.
+        // If not, skip flowchart-specific processing as the activity is managed by an intermediate container (e.g., sub-process).
+        if (!IsDirectChild(flowchartContext, completedActivityContext))
+        {
+            // The activity is not a direct child, so we don't process its outbound connections.
+            // Instead, just check if the flowchart should complete.
+            await CompleteIfNoPendingWorkAsync(flowchartContext);
+            return;
+        }
+
         // Schedule the outbound activities
         var flowGraph = GetFlowGraph(flowchartContext);
         var flowScope = GetFlowScope(flowchartContext);
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Tokens.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Tokens.cs
index 127fe1e0e1..f2d4beb061 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Tokens.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.Tokens.cs
@@ -13,14 +13,27 @@ private async ValueTask OnChildCompletedTokenBasedLogicAsync(ActivityCompletedCo
     {
         var flowContext = ctx.TargetContext;
         var completedActivity = ctx.ChildContext.Activity;
+        var completedActivityContext = ctx.ChildContext;
         var flowGraph = flowContext.GetFlowGraph();
         var tokens = GetTokenList(flowContext);
 
         // If the completed activity is a terminal node, complete the flowchart immediately.
         if (completedActivity is ITerminalNode)
         {
-            tokens.Clear();
-            await flowContext.CompleteActivityAsync();
+            await ClearTokensAndCompleteFlowchartAsync(flowContext, tokens);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // Check if the completed activity is a direct child of this flowchart.
+        // If not, skip flowchart-specific processing as the activity is managed by an intermediate container (e.g., sub-process).
+        if (!IsDirectChild(flowContext, completedActivityContext))
+        {
+            // The activity is not a direct child, so we don't process its tokens.
+            // Instead, just check if the flowchart should complete.
+            if (!flowContext.HasPendingWork())
+            {
+                await ClearTokensAndCompleteFlowchartAsync(flowContext, tokens);
+            }
             return;
         }
 
@@ -151,14 +164,22 @@ private async ValueTask OnChildCompletedTokenBasedLogicAsync(ActivityCompletedCo
         // Complete flowchart if no pending work.
         if (!flowContext.HasPendingWork())
         {
-            tokens.Clear();
-            await flowContext.CompleteActivityAsync();
+            await ClearTokensAndCompleteFlowchartAsync(flowContext, tokens);
         }
 
         // Purge consumed tokens for the completed activity.
         tokens.RemoveWhere(t => t.ToActivityId == completedActivity.Id && t.Consumed);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Clears all tokens and completes the flowchart.
+    /// </summary>
+    private static async ValueTask ClearTokensAndCompleteFlowchartAsync(ActivityExecutionContext flowContext, List<Token> tokens)
+    {
+        tokens.Clear();
+        await flowContext.CompleteActivityAsync();
+    }
+
     private async ValueTask OnTokenFlowActivityCanceledAsync(CancelSignal signal, SignalContext context)
     {
         var flowchartContext = context.ReceiverActivityExecutionContext;
diff --git a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.cs b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.cs
index 08fee20280..e06046b8d5 100644
--- a/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.cs
+++ b/src/modules/Elsa.Workflows.Core/Activities/Flowchart/Activities/Flowchart.cs
@@ -118,6 +118,17 @@ private async Task CompleteIfNoPendingWorkAsync(ActivityExecutionContext context
         }
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Checks if the completed activity is a direct child of the flowchart.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <param name="flowchartContext">The flowchart's execution context.</param>
+    /// <param name="completedActivityContext">The completed activity's execution context.</param>
+    /// <returns>True if the activity is a direct child; otherwise, false.</returns>
+    private static bool IsDirectChild(ActivityExecutionContext flowchartContext, ActivityExecutionContext completedActivityContext)
+    {
+        return completedActivityContext.ParentActivityExecutionContext == flowchartContext;
+    }
+
     private static ValueTask ExecuteBasedOnMode(ActivityExecutionContext context, Func<ValueTask> tokenBasedAction, Func<ValueTask> counterBasedAction)
     {
         var mode = GetEffectiveExecutionMode(context);