diff --git a/src/gui_2.py b/src/gui_2.py
index 6e8151f8..b2e9517d 100644
--- a/src/gui_2.py
+++ b/src/gui_2.py
@@ -1106,16 +1106,11 @@ class App:
   theme.render_post_fx(ws.x, ws.y, self.ai_status, self.ui_crt_filter)
   
   if self.perf_profiling_enabled: self.perf_monitor.start_component("_gui_func")
-  try:
-   if self.is_viewing_prior_session:
-    with imscope.style_color(imgui.Col_.window_bg, theme.get_color("bubble_vendor")):
-     render_main_interface(self)
-   else:
-    render_main_interface(self)
-  except Exception as e:
-   sys.stderr.write(f"ERROR in _gui_func: {e}\n")
-   traceback.print_exc()
-  
+  result = _render_main_interface_result(self)
+  if not result.ok:
+   if not hasattr(self, '_last_request_errors'): self._last_request_errors = []
+   self._last_request_errors.append(("_gui_func", result.errors[0]))
+
   self._handle_history_logic()
   if self.perf_profiling_enabled: self.perf_monitor.end_component("_gui_func")
   return
@@ -7487,6 +7482,30 @@ def _load_fonts_mono_result(app: "App", font_size: float, config) -> Result[bool
    original=e,
   )])
 
+def _render_main_interface_result(app: "App") -> Result[bool]:
+ """Drain-aware variant of L1123 _gui_func render_main_interface call.
+
+ Extracts the OUTER render-loop try/except from App._gui_func into a
+ Result-returning helper. The legacy wrapper MUST NOT break the render
+ frame even if the error drain itself fails (per task constraint on L1123).
+
+ [C: src/gui_2.py:App._gui_func (L1123 legacy wrapper)]
+ """
+ try:
+  if app.is_viewing_prior_session:
+   with imscope.style_color(imgui.Col_.window_bg, theme.get_color("bubble_vendor")):
+    render_main_interface(app)
+  else:
+   render_main_interface(app)
+  return Result(data=True)
+ except Exception as e:
+  return Result(data=False, errors=[ErrorInfo(
+   kind=ErrorKind.INTERNAL,
+   message=f"ERROR in _gui_func: {e}",
+   source="gui_2._render_main_interface_result",
+   original=e,
+  )])
+
 #endregion: Phase 3 Render-Loop Result Helpers
 
 #endregion: MMA
diff --git a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
index 4c73a599..23302bcd 100644
--- a/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
+++ b/tests/test_gui_2_result.py
@@ -295,4 +295,44 @@ def test_phase_3_l742_load_fonts_mono_result_failure():
  assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
  err = result.errors[0]
  assert err.source == "gui_2._load_fonts_mono_result"
- assert "mono font missing" in err.message
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+ assert "mono font missing" in err.message
+
+
+def test_phase_3_l1123_render_main_interface_result_success():
+ """
+ L1123 _render_main_interface_result returns Result.ok=True on success.
+
+ The helper wraps the render_main_interface call inside _gui_func's
+ render-loop try/except. On success it returns Result(data=True).
+ """
+ from src import gui_2
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.is_viewing_prior_session = False
+ with patch.object(gui_2, "render_main_interface") as mock_rmi:
+  result = gui_2._render_main_interface_result(app)
+ assert result.ok, f"Expected ok=True on success, got errors: {result.errors}"
+ assert result.data is True
+ mock_rmi.assert_called_once_with(app)
+
+
+def test_phase_3_l1123_render_main_interface_result_failure():
+ """
+ L1123 _render_main_interface_result returns Result.ok=False with ErrorInfo on failure.
+
+ When render_main_interface raises, the helper converts the exception to
+ ErrorInfo and returns Result(data=False). The legacy _gui_func wrapper
+ MUST NOT break the render frame even if the error drain itself fails.
+ """
+ from src import gui_2
+ from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+ app = MagicMock()
+ app.is_viewing_prior_session = False
+ with patch.object(gui_2, "render_main_interface") as mock_rmi:
+  mock_rmi.side_effect = RuntimeError("render blew up")
+  result = gui_2._render_main_interface_result(app)
+ assert not result.ok, f"Expected ok=False on failure, got data: {result.data}"
+ assert result.errors, "Expected at least one error on failure"
+ err = result.errors[0]
+ assert err.source == "gui_2._render_main_interface_result"
+ assert "render blew up" in err.message
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