diff --git a/hmdriver2/hdc.py b/hmdriver2/hdc.py
index e1ff09c..6a36d97 100644
--- a/hmdriver2/hdc.py
+++ b/hmdriver2/hdc.py
@@ -49,6 +49,38 @@ def _build_hdc_prefix() -> str:
     return "hdc"
 
 
+# Each mission ends at `isKeepAlive`. Do not require the dump's closing `}` —
+# that token belongs to `current mission lists:{ ... }`, so including it made
+# findall swallow every mission as one match (issue #52).
+_MISSION_BLOCK_RE = re.compile(r'Mission ID #[\s\S]*?isKeepAlive: false\s*')
+
+
+def _is_foreground_mission(block: str) -> bool:
+    """True if the mission is in FOREGROUND (ability or app state)."""
+    return 'state #FOREGROUND' in block or 'app state #FOREGROUND' in block
+
+
+def _parse_current_app(output: str) -> Tuple[Optional[str], Optional[str]]:
+    """
+    Parse `aa dump -l` output and return the foreground (package, ability).
+
+    When several missions match, prefer FOREGROUND over BACKGROUND (issue #42).
+    """
+    if not output:
+        return (None, None)
+
+    foreground = []
+    for block in _MISSION_BLOCK_RE.findall(output):
+        if not _is_foreground_mission(block):
+            continue
+        bundle_name_match = re.search(r'bundle name \[(.*?)\]', block)
+        main_name_match = re.search(r'main name \[(.*?)\]', block)
+        if bundle_name_match and main_name_match:
+            foreground.append((bundle_name_match.group(1), main_name_match.group(1)))
+
+    return foreground[0] if foreground else (None, None)
+
+
 def list_devices() -> List[str]:
     devices = []
     hdc_prefix = _build_hdc_prefix()
@@ -216,29 +248,8 @@ def current_app(self) -> Tuple[str, str]:
             Tuple[str, str]: A tuple contain the package_name andpage_name of the foreground application.
                              If no foreground application is found, returns (None, None).
         """
-
-        def __extract_info(output: str):
-            results = []
-
-            mission_blocks = re.findall(r'Mission ID #[\s\S]*?isKeepAlive: false\s*}', output)
-            if not mission_blocks:
-                return results
-
-            for block in mission_blocks:
-                if 'state #FOREGROUND' in block:
-                    bundle_name_match = re.search(r'bundle name \[(.*?)\]', block)
-                    main_name_match = re.search(r'main name \[(.*?)\]', block)
-                    if bundle_name_match and main_name_match:
-                        package_name = bundle_name_match.group(1)
-                        page_name = main_name_match.group(1)
-                        results.append((package_name, page_name))
-
-            return results
-
         data: CommandResult = self.shell("aa dump -l")
-        output = data.output
-        results = __extract_info(output)
-        return results[0] if results else (None, None)
+        return _parse_current_app(data.output)
 
     def wakeup(self):
         self.shell("power-shell wakeup")
diff --git a/tests/test_current_app.py b/tests/test_current_app.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3f2d3b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_current_app.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from hmdriver2.hdc import HdcWrapper, _MISSION_BLOCK_RE, _parse_current_app
+from hmdriver2.proto import CommandResult
+
+
+# Sample from https://github.com/codematrixer/hmdriver2/issues/52
+# photos is BACKGROUND; yang is FOREGROUND. current_app must return yang.
+ISSUE_52_DUMP = """User ID #100
+  current mission lists:{
+    Mission ID #275  mission name #[#com.huawei.hmos.photos:phone_photos:com.huawei.hmos.photos.MainAbility]  lockedState #0  mission affinity #[]
+      AbilityRecord ID #6842
+        app name [com.huawei.hmos.photos]
+        main name [com.huawei.hmos.photos.MainAbility]
+        bundle name [com.huawei.hmos.photos]
+        ability type [PAGE]
+        state #BACKGROUND  start time [864068282]
+        app state #BACKGROUND
+        ready #1  window attached #0  launcher #0
+        callee connections: 
+        isKeepAlive: false
+    Mission ID #298  mission name #[#com.xiaotuo.yang:entry:EntryAbility]  lockedState #0  mission affinity #[]
+      AbilityRecord ID #7051
+        app name [com.xiaotuo.yang]
+        main name [EntryAbility]
+        bundle name [com.xiaotuo.yang]
+        ability type [PAGE]
+        state #FOREGROUND  start time [892956626]
+        app state #FOREGROUND
+        ready #1  window attached #0  launcher #0
+        callee connections: 
+        isKeepAlive: false
+ }
+"""
+
+PHOTOS = ("com.huawei.hmos.photos", "com.huawei.hmos.photos.MainAbility")
+YANG = ("com.xiaotuo.yang", "EntryAbility")
+
+
+def _hdc_with_dump(output: str) -> HdcWrapper:
+    """Build an HdcWrapper that never talks to a device."""
+    hdc = HdcWrapper.__new__(HdcWrapper)
+    hdc.shell = lambda cmd, error_raise=True: CommandResult(output, "", 0)
+    return hdc
+
+
+def test_mission_regex_matches_one_block_each():
+    blocks = _MISSION_BLOCK_RE.findall(ISSUE_52_DUMP)
+    assert len(blocks) == 2
+    assert "com.huawei.hmos.photos" in blocks[0]
+    assert "com.xiaotuo.yang" in blocks[1]
+    assert "com.xiaotuo.yang" not in blocks[0]
+
+
+def test_parse_issue_52_dump_prefers_foreground_yang():
+    assert _parse_current_app(ISSUE_52_DUMP) == YANG
+    assert _parse_current_app(ISSUE_52_DUMP) != PHOTOS
+
+
+def test_current_app_issue_52_dump_returns_yang_not_photos():
+    hdc = _hdc_with_dump(ISSUE_52_DUMP)
+    assert hdc.current_app() == YANG
+    assert hdc.current_app() != PHOTOS
+
+
+def test_parse_empty_dump():
+    assert _parse_current_app("") == (None, None)
+    assert _parse_current_app("User ID #100\n  current mission lists:{\n }\n") == (None, None)
+
+
+def test_parse_background_only():
+    dump = ISSUE_52_DUMP.replace("state #FOREGROUND", "state #BACKGROUND").replace(
+        "app state #FOREGROUND", "app state #BACKGROUND"
+    )
+    assert _parse_current_app(dump) == (None, None)