diff --git a/base-action/src/parse-sdk-options.ts b/base-action/src/parse-sdk-options.ts
index a2c58d5c..0cd65580 100644
--- a/base-action/src/parse-sdk-options.ts
+++ b/base-action/src/parse-sdk-options.ts
@@ -204,6 +204,9 @@ export function parseSdkOptions(options: ClaudeOptions): ParsedSdkOptions {
   const modelFromClaudeArgs = extraArgs["model"] || undefined;
   delete extraArgs["model"];
 
+  const maxTurnsFromClaudeArgs = extraArgs["max-turns"] || undefined;
+  delete extraArgs["max-turns"];
+
   const additionalDirectories = extraArgs["add-dir"]
     ? extraArgs["add-dir"]
         .split(ACCUMULATE_DELIMITER)
@@ -308,7 +311,11 @@ export function parseSdkOptions(options: ClaudeOptions): ParsedSdkOptions {
   const sdkOptions: SdkOptions = {
     // Direct options from ClaudeOptions inputs
     model: options.model || modelFromClaudeArgs,
-    maxTurns: options.maxTurns ? parseInt(options.maxTurns, 10) : undefined,
+    maxTurns: options.maxTurns
+      ? parseInt(options.maxTurns, 10)
+      : maxTurnsFromClaudeArgs
+        ? parseInt(maxTurnsFromClaudeArgs, 10)
+        : undefined,
     allowedTools:
       mergedAllowedTools.length > 0 ? mergedAllowedTools : undefined,
     disallowedTools:
diff --git a/base-action/src/run-claude-sdk.ts b/base-action/src/run-claude-sdk.ts
index f83edf5e..4d3ec73a 100644
--- a/base-action/src/run-claude-sdk.ts
+++ b/base-action/src/run-claude-sdk.ts
@@ -208,6 +208,17 @@ export async function runClaudeWithSdk(
     throw new Error("No result message received from Claude");
   }
 
+  if (
+    resultMessage.subtype === "success" &&
+    !resultMessage.is_error &&
+    sdkOptions.maxTurns !== undefined &&
+    resultMessage.num_turns > sdkOptions.maxTurns
+  ) {
+    const message = `Claude reported a successful result after ${resultMessage.num_turns} turns, exceeding the configured maximum of ${sdkOptions.maxTurns}`;
+    core.error(message);
+    throw new Error(message);
+  }
+
   // subtype "success" with is_error:true means the run errored without producing
   // a real result — treat it as failure so CI does not show a misleading green check.
   const isSuccess =
diff --git a/base-action/test/parse-sdk-options.test.ts b/base-action/test/parse-sdk-options.test.ts
index 813bafdf..fc524e15 100644
--- a/base-action/test/parse-sdk-options.test.ts
+++ b/base-action/test/parse-sdk-options.test.ts
@@ -521,6 +521,31 @@ describe("parseSdkOptions", () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe("max turns handling", () => {
+    test("should map --max-turns from claudeArgs to sdkOptions.maxTurns", () => {
+      const options: ClaudeOptions = {
+        claudeArgs: "--max-turns 60",
+      };
+
+      const result = parseSdkOptions(options);
+
+      expect(result.sdkOptions.maxTurns).toBe(60);
+      expect(result.sdkOptions.extraArgs?.["max-turns"]).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+
+    test("should prefer the direct maxTurns option", () => {
+      const options: ClaudeOptions = {
+        maxTurns: "25",
+        claudeArgs: "--max-turns 60",
+      };
+
+      const result = parseSdkOptions(options);
+
+      expect(result.sdkOptions.maxTurns).toBe(25);
+      expect(result.sdkOptions.extraArgs?.["max-turns"]).toBeUndefined();
+    });
+  });
+
   describe("environment variables passthrough", () => {
     test("should include OTEL environment variables in sdkOptions.env", () => {
       // Set up test environment variables
diff --git a/base-action/test/run-claude-sdk.test.ts b/base-action/test/run-claude-sdk.test.ts
index cb503184..0657fb9a 100644
--- a/base-action/test/run-claude-sdk.test.ts
+++ b/base-action/test/run-claude-sdk.test.ts
@@ -128,4 +128,71 @@ describe("runClaudeWithSdk", () => {
       coreErrorSpy.mockRestore();
     }
   });
+
+  test("fails closed when a successful result exceeds maxTurns", async () => {
+    const consoleErrorSpy = spyOn(console, "error").mockImplementation(
+      () => {},
+    );
+    const consoleLogSpy = spyOn(console, "log").mockImplementation(() => {});
+    const coreErrorSpy = spyOn(
+      await import("@actions/core"),
+      "error",
+    ).mockImplementation(() => {});
+
+    tempDir = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), "claude-sdk-"));
+    process.env.RUNNER_TEMP = tempDir;
+
+    const promptPath = join(tempDir, "prompt.txt");
+    await writeFile(promptPath, "test prompt");
+
+    const initMessage = {
+      type: "system",
+      subtype: "init",
+      session_id: "session-123",
+      model: "claude-opus-4-7",
+    };
+
+    const successResultMessage = {
+      type: "result",
+      subtype: "success",
+      is_error: false,
+      duration_ms: 960000,
+      num_turns: 73,
+      total_cost_usd: 0,
+      permission_denials: [],
+    };
+
+    mock.module("@anthropic-ai/claude-agent-sdk", () => ({
+      query: async function* () {
+        yield initMessage;
+        yield successResultMessage;
+      },
+    }));
+
+    try {
+      const { runClaudeWithSdk } = await import("../src/run-claude-sdk");
+
+      await expect(
+        runClaudeWithSdk(promptPath, {
+          sdkOptions: { maxTurns: 60 },
+          showFullOutput: false,
+          hasJsonSchema: false,
+        }),
+      ).rejects.toThrow(
+        "Claude reported a successful result after 73 turns, exceeding the configured maximum of 60",
+      );
+
+      const executionFile = join(tempDir, "claude-execution-output.json");
+      await expect(readFile(executionFile, "utf-8")).resolves.toBe(
+        JSON.stringify([initMessage, successResultMessage], null, 2),
+      );
+      expect(coreErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        "Claude reported a successful result after 73 turns, exceeding the configured maximum of 60",
+      );
+    } finally {
+      consoleErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+      consoleLogSpy.mockRestore();
+      coreErrorSpy.mockRestore();
+    }
+  });
 });