diff --git a/src/hooks/shared/prompt-async-gate.test.ts b/src/hooks/shared/prompt-async-gate.test.ts
index 6f326bc60..c9062a855 100644
--- a/src/hooks/shared/prompt-async-gate.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/shared/prompt-async-gate.test.ts
@@ -243,6 +243,125 @@ describe("promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle", () => {
     expect(promptCalls).toBe(2)
   })
 
+  test("#given promptAsync dispatch never settles #when dispatch timeout elapses #then reservation is released for the next caller", async () => {
+    // given
+    let promptCalls = 0
+    const neverSettles = new Promise<void>(() => {})
+    const client = {
+      session: {
+        promptAsync: async () => {
+          promptCalls += 1
+          await neverSettles
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const first = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_dispatch_timeout",
+      input: { path: { id: "ses_dispatch_timeout" }, body: { parts: [] } },
+      source: "test:timeout:first",
+      settleMs: 0,
+      dispatchTimeoutMs: 1,
+      postDispatchHoldMs: 0,
+    })
+    const second = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_dispatch_timeout",
+      input: { path: { id: "ses_dispatch_timeout" }, body: { parts: [] } },
+      source: "test:timeout:second",
+      settleMs: 0,
+      dispatchTimeoutMs: 1,
+      postDispatchHoldMs: 0,
+    })
+
+    // then
+    expect(first.status).toBe("failed")
+    expect(second.status).toBe("failed")
+    expect(promptCalls).toBe(2)
+  })
+
+  test("#given promptAsync rejects after dispatch #when a second caller races immediately #then post-dispatch hold still blocks duplicate", async () => {
+    // given
+    let promptCalls = 0
+    const client = {
+      session: {
+        promptAsync: async () => {
+          promptCalls += 1
+          throw new Error("post-dispatch failure")
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const first = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_post_dispatch_reject",
+      input: { path: { id: "ses_post_dispatch_reject" }, body: { parts: [] } },
+      source: "test:reject:first",
+      settleMs: 0,
+    })
+    const second = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_post_dispatch_reject",
+      input: { path: { id: "ses_post_dispatch_reject" }, body: { parts: [] } },
+      source: "test:reject:second",
+      settleMs: 0,
+    })
+
+    // then
+    expect(first.status).toBe("failed")
+    expect(second).toEqual({ status: "reserved", reservedBy: "test:reject:first" })
+    expect(promptCalls).toBe(1)
+  })
+
+  test("#given a similarly named sibling route #when reservedByPrefix uses a strict family prefix #then release does not clear sibling reservation", async () => {
+    // given
+    let promptCalls = 0
+    const client = {
+      session: {
+        promptAsync: async () => {
+          promptCalls += 1
+        },
+      },
+    }
+
+    // when
+    const first = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_prefix_sibling",
+      input: {
+        path: { id: "ses_prefix_sibling" },
+        body: { parts: [{ type: "text", text: "continue" }] },
+      },
+      source: "model-fallbackx:message.updated",
+      settleMs: 0,
+    })
+    const released = releasePromptAsyncReservation(
+      "ses_prefix_sibling",
+      "model-fallback-abort:session.error",
+      { reservedByPrefix: "model-fallback:" },
+    )
+    const second = await promptAsyncAfterSessionIdle({
+      client,
+      sessionID: "ses_prefix_sibling",
+      input: {
+        path: { id: "ses_prefix_sibling" },
+        body: { parts: [{ type: "text", text: "continue again" }] },
+      },
+      source: "model-fallback:session.error",
+      settleMs: 0,
+      postDispatchHoldMs: 0,
+    })
+
+    // then
+    expect(first.status).toBe("dispatched")
+    expect(released).toBe(false)
+    expect(second).toEqual({ status: "reserved", reservedBy: "model-fallbackx:message.updated" })
+    expect(promptCalls).toBe(1)
+  })
+
   test("#given two internal prompt calls race for one idle session #when they dispatch concurrently #then only one prompt is accepted", async () => {
     // given
     let promptCalls = 0