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 262ff018..066c703e 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
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     {
       "id": 2,
       "subject": "RED: poll-loop-survival test T2 (subscription survives connect-timeout outage) + caller-cancel pinning test T4",
-      "status": "pending",
+      "status": "completed",
       "blockedBy": [0, 1]
     },
     {
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 57567c54..d39ae618 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
@@ -183,6 +183,70 @@ public sealed class S7DriverReconnectTests
         drv.GetHealth().State.ShouldBe(DriverState.Degraded);
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     T2 (STAB-14 regression). A subscription poll loop that ticks during an
+    ///     unreachable-host outage (each reconnect times out) must SURVIVE and recover: a Good
+    ///     <c>OnDataChange</c> must arrive after a Bad one once the host returns. Before the fix
+    ///     the timeout-born OCE escaped <c>ReadAsync</c>, the poll loop's bare
+    ///     <c>catch (OperationCanceledException) { return; }</c> read it as teardown, and the loop
+    ///     died permanently — no recovery event ever fired (10 s deadline trips).
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Subscription_poll_loop_survives_a_connect_timeout_outage_and_recovers()
+    {
+        var factory = new FakeS7PlcFactory();
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(Options(), "s7-poll-survive", factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        var tcs = new TaskCompletionSource(TaskCreationOptions.RunContinuationsAsynchronously);
+        var sawBad = false;
+        drv.OnDataChange += (_, e) =>
+        {
+            if (e.Snapshot.StatusCode != 0u) sawBad = true;
+            else if (sawBad) tcs.TrySetResult();
+        };
+
+        // First poll tick drops the socket (marks dead); the next two reconnect attempts hang
+        // until the internal connect-timeout CTS fires; then opens succeed again.
+        factory.Created[0].NextReadThrows = new PlcException(ErrorCode.ConnectionError, "dropped");
+        factory.OpenHangsUntilCancelledCount = 2;
+
+        await drv.SubscribeAsync(["W0"], TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(100), TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        // Must observe a Good change AFTER a Bad one within the deadline — proves the loop lived.
+        await tcs.Task.WaitAsync(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10), TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+        sawBad.ShouldBeTrue();
+    }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    ///     T4 (pinning). Real CALLER cancellation during a connect must still propagate as
+    ///     <see cref="OperationCanceledException"/> — the STAB-14 fix must not over-rotate into
+    ///     swallowing genuine cancellation. Passes before and after the fix.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task Read_still_propagates_caller_cancellation_during_connect()
+    {
+        var opts = new S7DriverOptions
+        {
+            Host = "192.0.2.1",
+            Timeout = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), // long, so the CALLER token fires first, not the internal timeout
+            Probe = new S7ProbeOptions { Enabled = false },
+            Tags = [new S7TagDefinition("W0", "DB1.DBW0", S7DataType.UInt16, Writable: false)],
+        };
+        var factory = new FakeS7PlcFactory();
+        using var drv = new S7Driver(opts, "s7-caller-cancel", factory);
+        await drv.InitializeAsync("{}", TestContext.Current.CancellationToken);
+
+        factory.Created[0].NextReadThrows = new PlcException(ErrorCode.ConnectionError, "dropped");
+        await drv.ReadAsync(["W0"], TestContext.Current.CancellationToken); // marks dead
+        factory.OpenHangsUntilCancelledCount = 1;
+
+        using var cts = new CancellationTokenSource();
+        cts.CancelAfter(50);
+        await Should.ThrowAsync<OperationCanceledException>(
+            async () => await drv.ReadAsync(["W0"], cts.Token));
+    }
+
     // ---- fakes ----
 
     private sealed class FakeS7PlcFactory : IS7PlcFactory