diff --git a/archreview/plans/R2-01-s7-fault-hardening-plan.md.tasks.json b/archreview/plans/R2-01-s7-fault-hardening-plan.md.tasks.json
index 06a23643..106e06ab 100644
--- a/archreview/plans/R2-01-s7-fault-hardening-plan.md.tasks.json
+++ b/archreview/plans/R2-01-s7-fault-hardening-plan.md.tasks.json
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
     {
       "id": 8,
       "subject": "RED->GREEN: cancellation-during-I/O marks handle dead (T6 read + T7 write; per-item OCE catches set _plcDead before propagating)",
-      "status": "pending",
+      "status": "completed",
       "blockedBy": [7]
     },
     {
diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
index 0fc53c50..91d1d7f8 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7/S7Driver.cs
@@ -521,6 +521,17 @@ public sealed class S7Driver
                     results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(value, 0u, now, now);
                     _health = new DriverHealth(DriverState.Healthy, now, null);
                 }
+                catch (OperationCanceledException)
+                {
+                    // Cancellation observed mid-PDU abandons a half-read ISO-on-TCP response on the
+                    // single gated stream — the handle must be reopened, not reused (STAB-15a). Mark
+                    // dead (we hold _gate) and propagate: the caller cancelled, nobody consumes the
+                    // batch. Marking is unconditional on OCE (not routed through the type classifier):
+                    // whether bytes moved is unknowable, and a false positive costs one cheap reopen
+                    // versus permanent desync for a false negative.
+                    _plcDead = true;
+                    throw;
+                }
                 catch (NotSupportedException)
                 {
                     results[i] = new DataValueSnapshot(null, StatusBadNotSupported, null, now);
@@ -1057,8 +1068,12 @@ public sealed class S7Driver
                 }
                 catch (OperationCanceledException)
                 {
-                    // Let cancellation propagate rather than turning it into
-                    // a status code — the gate is still held so Release() runs in finally.
+                    // Cancellation observed mid-PDU abandons a half-written ISO-on-TCP request on
+                    // the single gated stream — the handle must be reopened, not reused (STAB-15a).
+                    // Mark dead (we hold _gate) and propagate: the caller cancelled, nobody consumes
+                    // the batch, and Release() still runs in finally. Marking is unconditional on
+                    // OCE — a false positive costs one cheap reopen versus permanent desync.
+                    _plcDead = true;
                     throw;
                 }
                 catch (NotSupportedException)
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReconnectTests.cs b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReconnectTests.cs
index ab9ffdf8..026f4abd 100644
--- a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReconnectTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.S7.Tests/S7DriverReconnectTests.cs
@@ -291,6 +291,66 @@ public sealed class S7DriverReconnectTests
         factory.Created[0].Disposed.ShouldBeTrue();
     }
 
+    // ---- STAB-15a: cancellation observed mid-I/O must mark the handle dead ----
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     T6 (STAB-15a). Cancellation observed WHILE a read is in flight abandons a half-read
+    ///     ISO-on-TCP response on the single gated stream — the handle can't be reused. The OCE
+    ///     must propagate (caller cancelled; nobody consumes the batch) AND mark the handle dead so
+    ///     the next read reopens. Before the fix the read path converted the OCE to a Bad snapshot
+    ///     and kept the desynced handle.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Cancelled_read_marks_handle_dead_and_next_read_reopens()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeS7PlcFactory();
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(Options(), "s7-cancel-read", factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        factory.Created[0].ReadHangsUntilCancelled = true;
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.CancelAfter(50);
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            async () => await drv.ReadAsync(["W0"], cts.Token));
+
+        // Fresh-token read reopens a fresh connection.
+        var recovered = await drv.ReadAsync(["W0"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        recovered[0].StatusCode.ShouldBe(0u);
+        factory.Created.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        factory.Created[0].Disposed.ShouldBeTrue();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     T7 (STAB-15a). Cancellation observed while a WRITE is in flight likewise marks the
+    ///     handle dead before propagating (the OCE already propagated pre-fix; the reopen is what
+    ///     was missing).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Cancelled_write_marks_handle_dead_and_next_read_reopens()
+    {
+        var opts = new S7DriverOptions
+        {
+            Host = "192.0.2.1",
+            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250),
+            Probe = new S7ProbeOptions { Enabled = false },
+            Tags = [new S7TagDefinition("WW0", "DB1.DBW0", S7DataType.UInt16, Writable: true)],
+        };
+        var factory = new FakeS7PlcFactory();
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(opts, "s7-cancel-write", factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        factory.Created[0].WriteHangsUntilCancelled = true;
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.CancelAfter(50);
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            async () => await drv.WriteAsync([new WriteRequest("WW0", (ushort)1)], cts.Token));
+
+        var recovered = await drv.ReadAsync(["WW0"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        recovered[0].StatusCode.ShouldBe(0u);
+        factory.Created.Count.ShouldBe(2);
+        factory.Created[0].Disposed.ShouldBeTrue();
+    }
+
     // ---- fakes ----
 
     private sealed class FakeS7PlcFactory : IS7PlcFactory