diff --git a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient/OpcUaClientDriver.cs b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient/OpcUaClientDriver.cs
index d1bd8853..0222a7cf 100644
--- a/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient/OpcUaClientDriver.cs
+++ b/src/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient/OpcUaClientDriver.cs
@@ -1242,7 +1242,7 @@ public sealed class OpcUaClientDriver : IDriver, ITagDiscovery, IReadable, IWrit
     /// </summary>
     internal TimeSpan TeardownBudget { get; set; } = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(4);
 
-    /// <summary>Test seam: the wire delete of one subscription. Production calls the SDK's silent delete.</summary>
+    /// <summary>Test seam: the wire delete of one subscription (unsubscribe + shutdown). Production calls the SDK's silent delete.</summary>
     internal Func<Subscription, CancellationToken, Task> DeleteSubscriptionAsync { get; set; } =
         static (subscription, ct) => subscription.DeleteAsync(silent: true, ct);
 
@@ -2050,7 +2050,7 @@ public sealed class OpcUaClientDriver : IDriver, ITagDiscovery, IReadable, IWrit
             // RemoteSubscription is the exact instance that was added, so `-=` removes it
             // cleanly.
             DetachNotificationHandlers(rs.ItemHandlers);
-            try { await rs.Subscription.DeleteAsync(silent: true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+            try { await DeleteSubscriptionAsync(rs.Subscription, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false); }
             catch { /* best-effort — the subscription may already be gone on reconnect */ }
         }
         finally
@@ -2555,7 +2555,7 @@ public sealed class OpcUaClientDriver : IDriver, ITagDiscovery, IReadable, IWrit
             // closure.
             try { rs.EventItem.Notification -= rs.Handler; }
             catch { /* best-effort */ }
-            try { await rs.Subscription.DeleteAsync(silent: true, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false); }
+            try { await DeleteSubscriptionAsync(rs.Subscription, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false); }
             catch { /* best-effort — session may already be gone across a reconnect */ }
         }
         finally
diff --git a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient.Tests/OpcUaClientStaleNoSubscriptionTests.cs b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient.Tests/OpcUaClientStaleNoSubscriptionTests.cs
index 9990c8b1..8c7ea995 100644
--- a/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient.Tests/OpcUaClientStaleNoSubscriptionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Drivers/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.Driver.OpcUaClient.Tests/OpcUaClientStaleNoSubscriptionTests.cs
@@ -184,3 +184,106 @@ public sealed class OpcUaClientStaleNoSubscriptionTests
         ShouldBeDeclaredLost(drv, seen, "the delete belonged to the released session");
     }
 }
+
+/// <summary>
+///     Gitea #764 residual: the server's DeleteSubscriptions can be slow (&gt; <see cref="OpcUaClientDriver.StaleNoSubscriptionGrace"/>).
+///     The server answers the stale publish only once the delete is done, so the grace runs from the delete's
+///     COMPLETION, not its start.
+/// </summary>
+[Trait("Category", "Unit")]
+public sealed class OpcUaClientSlowDeleteTests
+{
+    private const string SpeedRef = "Plant/dev/Speed";
+    private const string AlarmRef = "Plant/dev/TempHi";
+
+    private sealed class ManualClock(DateTimeOffset start) : TimeProvider
+    {
+        public DateTimeOffset Now { get; set; } = start;
+        public override DateTimeOffset GetUtcNow() => Now;
+        public void Advance(TimeSpan by) => Now += by;
+    }
+
+    private static (OpcUaClientDriver Driver, ManualClock Clock, List<DriverConnectionLossEventArgs> Lost,
+        TaskCompletionSource Gate, TaskCompletionSource Started) New()
+    {
+        RawTagEntry[] tags = [new(SpeedRef, JsonSerializer.Serialize(new { nodeId = "ns=0;s=Speed" }), WriteIdempotent: true)];
+        var drv = new OpcUaClientDriver(new OpcUaClientDriverOptions { RawTags = tags }, "opcua-764");
+        var session = new Mock<ISession>(MockBehavior.Loose);
+        session.SetupGet(s => s.MessageContext).Returns(new ServiceMessageContext(SdkTelemetry.Context));
+        session.SetupGet(s => s.NamespaceUris).Returns(new NamespaceTable());
+        var clock = new ManualClock(new DateTimeOffset(2026, 11, 10, 12, 0, 0, TimeSpan.Zero));
+        drv.Clock = clock;
+        drv.SetSessionForTest(session.Object);
+        drv.SetNamespaceMapForTest(NamespaceMap.FromTable(new NamespaceTable(), tags));
+        drv.SetHealthForTest(new DriverHealth(DriverState.Healthy, clock.Now.UtcDateTime, null));
+        var lost = new List<DriverConnectionLossEventArgs>();
+        drv.ConnectionLost += (_, e) => lost.Add(e);
+        var gate = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        var started = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        drv.DeleteSubscriptionAsync = async (_, _) => { started.TrySetResult(); await gate.Task; };
+        return (drv, clock, lost, gate, started);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task A_slow_data_delete_still_attributes_the_stale_error_to_the_delete()
+    {
+        var (drv, clock, lost, gate, started) = New();
+        await using var _ = drv;
+        var first = drv.AddSubscriptionForTest([SpeedRef]);
+
+        var unsub = drv.UnsubscribeAsync(first, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        await started.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        clock.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30)); // the delete takes far longer than the grace
+        gate.SetResult();
+        await unsub;
+
+        drv.AddSubscriptionForTest([SpeedRef]);
+        clock.Advance(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(850));
+        drv.RaisePublishErrorForTest(StatusCodes.BadNoSubscription);
+
+        lost.ShouldBeEmpty("the grace runs from the delete's completion, not its start");
+        drv.GetHealth().State.ShouldBe(DriverState.Healthy);
+    }
+
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task A_slow_alarm_delete_still_attributes_the_stale_error_to_the_delete()
+    {
+        var (drv, clock, lost, gate, started) = New();
+        await using var _ = drv;
+        var first = drv.AddAlarmSubscriptionForTest([AlarmRef]);
+
+        var unsub = drv.UnsubscribeAlarmsAsync(first, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        await started.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        clock.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+        gate.SetResult();
+        await unsub;
+
+        drv.AddAlarmSubscriptionForTest([AlarmRef]);
+        clock.Advance(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(850));
+        drv.RaisePublishErrorForTest(StatusCodes.BadNoSubscription);
+
+        lost.ShouldBeEmpty("the grace runs from the delete's completion, not its start");
+        drv.GetHealth().State.ShouldBe(DriverState.Healthy);
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>Positive control: a slow delete does not extend the window beyond grace after completion.</summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task After_a_slow_delete_completes_the_grace_still_expires()
+    {
+        var (drv, clock, lost, gate, started) = New();
+        await using var _ = drv;
+        var first = drv.AddSubscriptionForTest([SpeedRef]);
+
+        var unsub = drv.UnsubscribeAsync(first, TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        await started.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        clock.Advance(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(30));
+        gate.SetResult();
+        await unsub;
+
+        drv.AddSubscriptionForTest([SpeedRef]);
+        clock.Advance(OpcUaClientDriver.StaleNoSubscriptionGrace);
+        drv.RaisePublishErrorForTest(StatusCodes.BadNoSubscription);
+
+        lost.ShouldHaveSingleItem().Reason.ShouldContain("subscription lost");
+    }
+}