diff --git a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane/Redundancy/RedundancyStateActor.cs b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane/Redundancy/RedundancyStateActor.cs
index 0afcf188..b082e49d 100644
--- a/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane/Redundancy/RedundancyStateActor.cs
+++ b/src/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane/Redundancy/RedundancyStateActor.cs
@@ -22,9 +22,18 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActor : ReceiveActor, IWithTimers
     public const string Topic = "redundancy-state";
     public static readonly TimeSpan DebounceWindow = TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(250);
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Default interval for the periodic heartbeat re-publish. DistributedPubSub does not replay
+    /// to late subscribers, so a node that subscribes just after a change-driven publish would
+    /// otherwise never learn its role until the next membership change. The heartbeat re-publishes
+    /// the current snapshot so any missed subscriber converges within this interval.
+    /// </summary>
+    public static readonly TimeSpan DefaultHeartbeatInterval = TimeSpan.FromSeconds(10);
+
     private readonly ILoggingAdapter _log = Context.GetLogger();
     private readonly Akka.Cluster.Cluster _cluster;
     private readonly Action<object>? _broadcastOverride;
+    private readonly TimeSpan _heartbeatInterval;
     private bool _dirty;
 
     /// <summary>Gets the timer scheduler for this actor.</summary>
@@ -32,19 +41,28 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActor : ReceiveActor, IWithTimers
 
     /// <summary>Creates a Props for creating a RedundancyStateActor.</summary>
     /// <param name="broadcast">Optional broadcast override for testing.</param>
+    /// <param name="heartbeatInterval">
+    /// Optional periodic heartbeat re-publish interval; defaults to
+    /// <see cref="DefaultHeartbeatInterval"/>. Injectable so tests can use a short interval.
+    /// </param>
     /// <returns>Props for actor creation.</returns>
-    public static Props Props(Action<object>? broadcast = null) =>
-        Akka.Actor.Props.Create(() => new RedundancyStateActor(broadcast));
+    public static Props Props(Action<object>? broadcast = null, TimeSpan? heartbeatInterval = null) =>
+        Akka.Actor.Props.Create(() => new RedundancyStateActor(broadcast, heartbeatInterval));
 
     /// <summary>Initializes a new instance of RedundancyStateActor with no broadcast override.</summary>
-    public RedundancyStateActor() : this(broadcast: null) { }
+    public RedundancyStateActor() : this(null, null) { }
 
     /// <summary>Initializes a new instance of RedundancyStateActor.</summary>
     /// <param name="broadcast">Optional broadcast override for testing.</param>
-    public RedundancyStateActor(Action<object>? broadcast)
+    /// <param name="heartbeatInterval">
+    /// Optional periodic heartbeat re-publish interval; defaults to
+    /// <see cref="DefaultHeartbeatInterval"/>.
+    /// </param>
+    public RedundancyStateActor(Action<object>? broadcast, TimeSpan? heartbeatInterval = null)
     {
         _cluster = Akka.Cluster.Cluster.Get(Context.System);
         _broadcastOverride = broadcast;
+        _heartbeatInterval = heartbeatInterval ?? DefaultHeartbeatInterval;
 
         Receive<ClusterEvent.IMemberEvent>(_ => MarkDirty());
         Receive<ClusterEvent.LeaderChanged>(_ => MarkDirty());
@@ -52,6 +70,7 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActor : ReceiveActor, IWithTimers
         Receive<ClusterEvent.CurrentClusterState>(_ => MarkDirty());
         Receive<ClusterEvent.ReachabilityEvent>(_ => MarkDirty());
         Receive<RecomputeNow>(_ => PublishIfDirty());
+        Receive<Heartbeat>(_ => { _dirty = true; PublishIfDirty(); });
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -64,6 +83,11 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActor : ReceiveActor, IWithTimers
             typeof(ClusterEvent.LeaderChanged),
             typeof(ClusterEvent.RoleLeaderChanged),
             typeof(ClusterEvent.ReachabilityEvent));
+
+        // DistributedPubSub does not replay to late subscribers, so re-publish the current
+        // snapshot on a recurring heartbeat — any node that missed the change-driven publish
+        // converges within _heartbeatInterval. Idempotent: consumers re-cache the same role.
+        Timers.StartPeriodicTimer("heartbeat", Heartbeat.Instance, _heartbeatInterval);
     }
 
     /// <inheritdoc />
@@ -128,4 +152,15 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActor : ReceiveActor, IWithTimers
         public static readonly RecomputeNow Instance = new();
         private RecomputeNow() { }
     }
+
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Marker message fired by the periodic heartbeat timer. Forces a re-publish of the current
+    /// snapshot regardless of the change-driven <c>_dirty</c> flag, so late subscribers converge.
+    /// </summary>
+    public sealed class Heartbeat
+    {
+        /// <summary>The singleton heartbeat message instance.</summary>
+        public static readonly Heartbeat Instance = new();
+        private Heartbeat() { }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Tests/RedundancyStateActorTests.cs b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Tests/RedundancyStateActorTests.cs
index 5f0df58e..f48b7a5d 100644
--- a/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Tests/RedundancyStateActorTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Server/ZB.MOM.WW.OtOpcUa.ControlPlane.Tests/RedundancyStateActorTests.cs
@@ -43,6 +43,29 @@ public sealed class RedundancyStateActorTests : ControlPlaneActorTestBase
         probe.ExpectNoMsg(TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(500));
     }
 
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Verifies the periodic heartbeat re-publishes the CURRENT snapshot even when no new cluster
+    /// events arrive — so a late subscriber that missed the change-driven publish converges within
+    /// the heartbeat interval. The first message is the self-join publish; the second proves the
+    /// recurring heartbeat fires with no intervening cluster event.
+    /// </summary>
+    [Fact]
+    public void Heartbeat_republishes_current_snapshot_without_cluster_events()
+    {
+        var probe = CreateTestProbe("heartbeat-listener");
+        Sys.ActorOf(
+            RedundancyStateActor.Props(
+                broadcast: msg => probe.Ref.Tell(msg),
+                heartbeatInterval: TimeSpan.FromMilliseconds(300)),
+            "redundancy-heartbeat");
+
+        // First publish: the change-driven self-join snapshot.
+        probe.ExpectMsg<RedundancyStateChanged>(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+
+        // Second publish: the periodic heartbeat re-publish, with NO new cluster event sent.
+        probe.ExpectMsg<RedundancyStateChanged>(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(2));
+    }
+
     /// <summary>
     /// Regression guard: the snapshot node id MUST be the canonical <c>host:port</c> form (matching
     /// ClusterRoleInfo.LocalNode/ToNodeId), or every consumer's