diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/Historian/HistorianQualityMapper.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/Historian/HistorianQualityMapper.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d84318a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/Historian/HistorianQualityMapper.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Backend.Historian;
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Maps a raw OPC DA quality byte (as returned by Wonderware Historian's <c>OpcQuality</c>)
+///     to an OPC UA <c>StatusCode</c> uint. Preserves specific codes (BadNotConnected,
+///     UncertainSubNormal, etc.) instead of collapsing to Good/Uncertain/Bad categories.
+///     Mirrors v1 <c>QualityMapper.MapToOpcUaStatusCode</c> without pulling in OPC UA types —
+///     the returned value is the 32-bit OPC UA <c>StatusCode</c> wire encoding that the Proxy
+///     surfaces directly as <c>DataValueSnapshot.StatusCode</c>.
+/// </summary>
+public static class HistorianQualityMapper
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Map an 8-bit OPC DA quality byte to the corresponding OPC UA StatusCode. The byte
+    ///     family bits decide the category (Good &gt;= 192, Uncertain 64-191, Bad 0-63); the
+    ///     low-nibble subcode selects the specific code.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static uint Map(byte q) => q switch
+    {
+        // Good family (192+)
+        192 => 0x00000000u,             // Good
+        216 => 0x00D80000u,             // Good_LocalOverride
+
+        // Uncertain family (64-191)
+        64 => 0x40000000u,              // Uncertain
+        68 => 0x40900000u,              // Uncertain_LastUsableValue
+        80 => 0x40930000u,              // Uncertain_SensorNotAccurate
+        84 => 0x40940000u,              // Uncertain_EngineeringUnitsExceeded
+        88 => 0x40950000u,              // Uncertain_SubNormal
+
+        // Bad family (0-63)
+        0  => 0x80000000u,              // Bad
+        4  => 0x80890000u,              // Bad_ConfigurationError
+        8  => 0x808A0000u,              // Bad_NotConnected
+        12 => 0x808B0000u,              // Bad_DeviceFailure
+        16 => 0x808C0000u,              // Bad_SensorFailure
+        20 => 0x80050000u,              // Bad_CommunicationError
+        24 => 0x808D0000u,              // Bad_OutOfService
+        32 => 0x80320000u,              // Bad_WaitingForInitialData
+
+        // Unknown code — fall back to the category so callers still get a sensible bucket.
+        _ when q >= 192 => 0x00000000u,
+        _ when q >= 64 => 0x40000000u,
+        _ => 0x80000000u,
+    };
+}
diff --git a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/MxAccessGalaxyBackend.cs b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/MxAccessGalaxyBackend.cs
index 35cf733..a537263 100644
--- a/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/MxAccessGalaxyBackend.cs
+++ b/src/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host/Backend/MxAccessGalaxyBackend.cs
@@ -431,19 +431,11 @@ public sealed class MxAccessGalaxyBackend : IGalaxyBackend, IDisposable
         TagReference = reference,
         ValueBytes = sample.Value is null ? null : MessagePackSerializer.Serialize(sample.Value),
         ValueMessagePackType = 0,
-        StatusCode = MapHistorianQualityToOpcUa(sample.Quality),
+        StatusCode = HistorianQualityMapper.Map(sample.Quality),
         SourceTimestampUtcUnixMs = new DateTimeOffset(sample.TimestampUtc, TimeSpan.Zero).ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
         ServerTimestampUtcUnixMs = DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.ToUnixTimeMilliseconds(),
     };
 
-    private static uint MapHistorianQualityToOpcUa(byte q)
-    {
-        // Category-only mapping — mirrors QualityMapper.MapToOpcUaStatusCode for the common ranges.
-        // The Proxy may refine this when it decodes the wire frame.
-        if (q >= 192) return 0x00000000u;       // Good
-        if (q >= 64) return 0x40000000u;        // Uncertain
-        return 0x80000000u;                     // Bad
-    }
 
     /// <summary>
     ///     Maps a <see cref="HistorianAggregateSample"/> (one aggregate bucket) to the IPC wire
diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Tests/HistorianQualityMapperTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Tests/HistorianQualityMapperTests.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8e75348
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Tests/HistorianQualityMapperTests.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+using Shouldly;
+using Xunit;
+using ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Backend.Historian;
+
+namespace ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.Galaxy.Host.Tests;
+
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class HistorianQualityMapperTests
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     Rich mapping preserves specific OPC DA subcodes through the historian ToWire path.
+    ///     Before PR 12 the category-only fallback collapsed e.g. BadNotConnected(8) to
+    ///     Bad(0x80000000) so downstream OPC UA clients could not distinguish transport issues
+    ///     from sensor issues. After PR 12 every known subcode round-trips to its canonical
+    ///     uint32 StatusCode and Proxy translation stays byte-for-byte with v1 QualityMapper.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((byte)192, 0x00000000u)] // Good
+    [InlineData((byte)216, 0x00D80000u)] // Good_LocalOverride
+    [InlineData((byte)64, 0x40000000u)] // Uncertain
+    [InlineData((byte)68, 0x40900000u)] // Uncertain_LastUsableValue
+    [InlineData((byte)80, 0x40930000u)] // Uncertain_SensorNotAccurate
+    [InlineData((byte)84, 0x40940000u)] // Uncertain_EngineeringUnitsExceeded
+    [InlineData((byte)88, 0x40950000u)] // Uncertain_SubNormal
+    [InlineData((byte)0, 0x80000000u)] // Bad
+    [InlineData((byte)4, 0x80890000u)] // Bad_ConfigurationError
+    [InlineData((byte)8, 0x808A0000u)] // Bad_NotConnected
+    [InlineData((byte)12, 0x808B0000u)] // Bad_DeviceFailure
+    [InlineData((byte)16, 0x808C0000u)] // Bad_SensorFailure
+    [InlineData((byte)20, 0x80050000u)] // Bad_CommunicationError
+    [InlineData((byte)24, 0x808D0000u)] // Bad_OutOfService
+    [InlineData((byte)32, 0x80320000u)] // Bad_WaitingForInitialData
+    public void Maps_specific_OPC_DA_codes_to_canonical_StatusCode(byte quality, uint expected)
+    {
+        HistorianQualityMapper.Map(quality).ShouldBe(expected);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((byte)200)] // Good — unknown subcode in Good family
+    [InlineData((byte)255)] // Good — unknown
+    public void Unknown_good_family_codes_fall_back_to_plain_Good(byte q)
+    {
+        HistorianQualityMapper.Map(q).ShouldBe(0x00000000u);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((byte)100)] // Uncertain — unknown subcode
+    [InlineData((byte)150)] // Uncertain — unknown
+    public void Unknown_uncertain_family_codes_fall_back_to_plain_Uncertain(byte q)
+    {
+        HistorianQualityMapper.Map(q).ShouldBe(0x40000000u);
+    }
+
+    [Theory]
+    [InlineData((byte)1)] // Bad — unknown subcode
+    [InlineData((byte)50)] // Bad — unknown
+    public void Unknown_bad_family_codes_fall_back_to_plain_Bad(byte q)
+    {
+        HistorianQualityMapper.Map(q).ShouldBe(0x80000000u);
+    }
+}