diff --git a/app/commands/move/move_apply.py b/app/commands/move/move_apply.py
index c676db6..d3fb445 100644
--- a/app/commands/move/move_apply.py
+++ b/app/commands/move/move_apply.py
@@ -48,27 +48,18 @@ def apply_file_move(
 
     Path(dest_abs).parent.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
     written_files: dict[str, str] = {}
-    
-    # 1. Snapshot all original file contents explicitly BEFORE the filesystem mutates
-    # We do NOT snapshot source_abs into written_files because the rollback
-    # strategy is handled separately by `_rollback_move_target`. We only snapshot
-    # files whose contents we are going to modify in place.
+
     try:
         for filepath in importer_changes:
             if filepath in new_contents and Path(filepath).exists():
                 written_files[filepath] = Path(filepath).read_text()
-        
-        # 2. Execute the filesystem move
+
         shutil.move(source_abs, dest_abs)
 
-        # 3. Apply memory modifications to the new destination
         if dest_abs in new_contents:
-            # We don't snapshot dest_abs before this write because if a rollback happens, 
-            # `dest_abs` ceases to exist (it gets moved back to source_abs by `_rollback_move_target`).
-            # In fact, writing to dest_abs during rollback would recreate an orphaned file.
+            written_files[dest_abs] = Path(dest_abs).read_text()
             safe_write_text(dest_abs, new_contents[dest_abs])
 
-        # 4. Apply rest of imports
         for filepath in importer_changes:
             if filepath in new_contents:
                 safe_write_text(filepath, new_contents[filepath])
@@ -93,7 +84,6 @@ def apply_directory_move(
     written_files: dict[str, str] = {}
 
     try:
-        # Snapshot content files prior to mutating
         for filepath, replacements in external_changes.items():
             if Path(filepath).exists():
                 written_files[filepath] = Path(filepath).read_text()
@@ -109,6 +99,7 @@ def apply_directory_move(
             content = original
             for old_str, new_str in changes:
                 content = content.replace(old_str, new_str)
+            written_files[str(dest_file)] = original
             safe_write_text(dest_file, content)
 
         for filepath, replacements in external_changes.items():
diff --git a/tests/commands/test_transitive_engine.py b/tests/commands/test_transitive_engine.py
index 6658760..a453ecc 100644
--- a/tests/commands/test_transitive_engine.py
+++ b/tests/commands/test_transitive_engine.py
@@ -768,6 +768,36 @@ def test_file_move_rollback_on_write_error(self, tmp_path):
                 [],
             )
 
+    def test_file_move_rollback_restores_self_changes(self, tmp_path, monkeypatch):
+        """Rollback restores the original source contents after self changes."""
+        src = tmp_path / "a.py"
+        dest = tmp_path / "b.py"
+        importer = tmp_path / "user.py"
+        src.write_text("from old import thing\n")
+        importer.write_text("from a import thing\n")
+
+        original_safe_write_text = move_apply_mod.safe_write_text
+
+        def flaky_safe_write_text(filepath: str | Path, content: str) -> None:
+            if str(filepath) == str(importer):
+                raise OSError("boom")
+            original_safe_write_text(filepath, content)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(move_apply_mod, "safe_write_text", flaky_safe_write_text)
+
+        with pytest.raises(OSError, match="boom"):
+            move_apply_mod.apply_file_move(
+                str(src),
+                str(dest),
+                {str(importer): [("from a import thing", "from b import thing")]},
+                [("from old import thing", "from new import thing")],
+            )
+
+        assert src.exists()
+        assert not dest.exists()
+        assert src.read_text() == "from old import thing\n"
+        assert importer.read_text() == "from a import thing\n"
+
 
 class TestApplyDirectoryMove:
     def test_directory_move_basic(self, tmp_path):
@@ -800,6 +830,40 @@ def test_directory_move_with_internal_changes(self, tmp_path):
         )
         assert (dest / "a.py").read_text() == "from new_pkg.b import f"
 
+    def test_directory_move_rollback_restores_internal_changes(
+        self, tmp_path, monkeypatch
+    ):
+        """Rollback restores original moved-directory contents after internal rewrites."""
+        src = tmp_path / "pkg"
+        src.mkdir()
+        (src / "a.py").write_text("from pkg.b import f\n")
+        consumer = tmp_path / "consumer.py"
+        consumer.write_text("from pkg.a import f\n")
+
+        dest = tmp_path / "new_pkg"
+        original_safe_write_text = move_apply_mod.safe_write_text
+
+        def flaky_safe_write_text(filepath: str | Path, content: str) -> None:
+            if str(filepath) == str(consumer):
+                raise OSError("boom")
+            original_safe_write_text(filepath, content)
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(move_apply_mod, "safe_write_text", flaky_safe_write_text)
+
+        with pytest.raises(OSError, match="boom"):
+            move_apply_mod.apply_directory_move(
+                str(src),
+                str(dest),
+                src,
+                {str(consumer): [("from pkg.a import f", "from new_pkg.a import f")]},
+                {str(src / "a.py"): [("from pkg.b import f", "from new_pkg.b import f")]},
+            )
+
+        assert src.exists()
+        assert not dest.exists()
+        assert (src / "a.py").read_text() == "from pkg.b import f\n"
+        assert consumer.read_text() == "from pkg.a import f\n"
+
 
 # =====================================================================
 # Module 5: shared_phases.py